I believe in Gotham City

[pm] I. Forget. Nothing. Criminals aren’t homogeneous, and people like you and I aren’t the law. You don’t get to live forever, Jason. Morons who come after you will try to follow your example, and all you’re doing is setting a dangerous precedent. It’s irresponsible and reeks of short-term gratification.

Um. Okay. But all things considered, my PR department isn’t really a waste of time and resources. Compared to other peoples, it’s absolutely tiny. I do a lot of the work myself, to be honest.

[mask] There are better things to be worried about than your ego. 

[pm] Once again you mistake my choices for being easy. As much of a monster as I am you think I am, it is not easy. It is necessary.

[pm] Show me otherwise, Jason. Prove me wrong. Because sacrificing your principles for poorly justified revenge is easy. Mercy and support of the law isn’t.

How so? 

[mask] The concept is so self-explanatory that a gnat could write a thesis on it.

[pm] Taking care of the crime in this city. Once and for all. Making sure no other fathers lose their sons or daughters.

[pm] And what’s in the fine print, Red Hood? The ends justify the means? Methods and brutality are irrelevant as long as you get an easy fix to a hard problem?

[pm] A team of undead members sounds great to me.

[pm] And what exactly would ‘joining you’ entail?

What point?

[mask] That your horde of publicity generators are a useless waste of time and resources.

[pm] Why’s that?

[pm] I am doing something good with it. Instead of dismissing what you created, you could join me. 

[pm] You really wouldn’t want me to do that. 

[pm] Back to that? We’ve never left it. I dismiss you because you’re out of control, and you don’t intend to do something good with your rage. My failures Your experiences don’t justify that.

Not really. I have a huge fanbase, so newsletters are in pretty high demand.

[mask] You can stop making my point for me anytime you want.

[pm] Okay, Psych. I’d rather be facetious than referred to as a child. And you’re really one to talk about passive-aggressiveness. Where do you think I learned it from? The League isn’t too big on being subtle, so I doubt it was there.

[pm] At eighteen twenty-four, you’re not as old as you think you are. And I guarantee that if you learnt anything from me, you’ve lost it since, Red Hood.

Neither do I! That’s why every issue of Shining Star Weekly is made from 100% recycled material!

[mask] The fact that it’s made at all is baffling.

[pm] I think you’ve got a different definition of tantrum than most people. Facetious would be more apt here.

[pm] Or, it’s an example of your passive-aggressiveness. Note how you immediately objected to “temper tantrum,” instead of mentioning this facetiousness business earlier. 

[pm] Tantrum? Really?

[pm] If you have some better term for people who recommend Shining Star merchandise to me, I’d like to hear it. Until then, my point remains valid.

[mask pm] I could say the same to you.

[pm] Better? Is your childish temper tantrum finished, then?