𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐄. the batman

001. oopsy daisy, you lost a finger

OCTOBER 5TH, GOTHAM CITY CENTER, 23:45.

Grace crouched on top of one of the buildings near the main square. Even though it was almost midnight the city streets were still filled to the brim, cars were honking at eachother and people were yelling. The criminals were just starting to come out from the shadows which meant it was time for the Ghost to pay them a visit.

Or the infamous Batman. Of course.

Grace always found that name funny. Batman...Who would choose that as a "Hero" name out of everything, she always thought. Although she did find it fitting. The Batman also came out in the night and did similar things Grace did. Copycat.

She didn't have a problem with the guy but at the same time she didn't like him either. Sometimes he got to someone before her and Grace would only find the aftermath. Then she would go home annoyed and complain to Kiara over a glass of whiskey, as if she were a child. It bothered her how she had to keep the bat in mind whatever she may do. He had eyes everywhere. But so did she.

That's why she took the chance of finding the man who she watched enter one of the most expensive hotels of the city. He was a bit on the rounder side, as she observed. Atleast he would be an easy target, Grace was getting a bit tired anyways. Even though she took pills to keep her awake, her tiredness, which has been building up by days or weeks, made her distracted.

After a few minutes the suite up top lit up and Grace lowered the binoculars from her eyes. Her target finally arrived to his room. He has been here for the past two days which is why Grace knew his routine by now. He would go have a shower for about 45 minutes, and that would give her the time to sneak in the suite.

Once the man dissapeared from the main living area it was showtime. Grace stuffed the binoculars back into her small bag and stood up on the edge of the roof. It would take her about 5 minutes to jump across the four buildings to get to the hotel balcony, but she felt optimistic tonight. She grabbed her rope with a hook on the end and threw it over to the next building watching it as the end hooked onto something. Grace pulled on the rope and once she saw that it wouldn't move she quickly swung over to the next roof. She wasn't scared of doing that anymore, although her first time ended with a few broken bones.

Within a few minutes she jumped over to the last roof and the said suite was right infront of her. Grace looked at the clock and if she calculated correctly then the guy would come out in 10 more minutes. She threw the rope over to the balcony and swung over so she could grab the stone. Grace climbed up and there was a glass door separating the room from her, but that wouldn't cause any trouble for her. She grabbed a bobby pin from her hair and after a few seconds the door swung open.

Grace stood up once again and slipped inside, not forgetting to close the glass entrance to make it seem like it wasn't touched. She looked around the suite and remembered where the thing she came for was at. The girl was once in the hotel suite because of an event so she already knew the layout of the rooms. Who knew it was such an advantage to be wealthy sometimes.

The suite was painted gold and white with the decorations matching the colour scheme. A few couches were scattered here and there, a huge grandfather clock, and a bunch of tables and closets. Grace scanned the area and saw some papers on one of the tables and quickly rushed over. She flipped through the piles and quickly understood the situation. This guy was in dept and was seeking help from none other that the Penguin, but with all that money he would ask to buldoze an orphanage full of children and build a club there. Of course, these men never thought about others, they only did everything for their own benefit.

Grace knew there was something fishy with this man. That's exactly why she decided to give him a visit but she needed to get something else too.

Suddenly she heard the water turn off which signaled that the man would be out soon. Grace needed to be quick. She snuck into the bedroom and saw a safe there so she immediately knew that was where the guy hid away his treasure. The only problem was that it needed his thumbprint.