Retaliation can escalate beyond what anyone anticipates. A sensible approach.
[ If a little boring; mercy is more interesting when it's true mercy rather than practicality. But he doesn't begrudge her for her practicality either. ]
His cheerful companion. No, I have not. She's something of a mystery.
It would be nice to say there was another reason. Usually there would be.
[But not with him. Not even now, when she's seen something more underneath.]
Harley Quinn, Harleen Quinzel. She was his therapist, and he manipulated her. Warped her. We've all got our dark sides, are ugly impulses, and he used that.
She thinks she loves him. Maybe she does, in a sick kind of way. I think even he feels some kind of...connection.
His right-hand woman, as it were. One molded specifically for the task. I've seen similar relationships many times, and seen how they end. In tears, or death, or blood - or, very rarely, in escape.
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bodilesswarrior) wrote2023-08-15 05:50 am
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You yourself don't seem the sort to go half-cocked on anything. You're the type to prefer a plan, solid, no mistakes.
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I do. Not that I don't see the power of improvisation, of course. Being too rigid is its own mistake.
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Are you planning to do something about him, or are you waiting to see what he does?
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[She feels no need to front with him, either to soften herself or cajole someone else. It's very refreshing.]
I also don't know what abilities the Porter gave him, or his partner in crime. Did you talk to Harley, too?
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[ If a little boring; mercy is more interesting when it's true mercy rather than practicality. But he doesn't begrudge her for her practicality either. ]
His cheerful companion. No, I have not. She's something of a mystery.
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[But not with him. Not even now, when she's seen something more underneath.]
Harley Quinn, Harleen Quinzel. She was his therapist, and he manipulated her. Warped her. We've all got our dark sides, are ugly impulses, and he used that.
She thinks she loves him. Maybe she does, in a sick kind of way. I think even he feels some kind of...connection.
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She's left before, at least in my timeline, but never permanently. I don't know if being in a new environment will make it better or worse.
[Influenced by the kryptonite, she thought there was a possibility of turning it into a healthy relationship. In her right mind, not so much.]