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The sun hammers down upon the grounds of Wayne Manor with a relentless, amber intensity, transforming the pristine lawns into a shimmering dreamscape. Through the open French doors, the heavy scent of sun-baked flagstones and languishing roses seeps into the cool, shadowed interior. A figure moves with unhurried precision: Alfred Pennyworth, clad in a practical gardening apron and gloves, bearing a stack of empty terracotta pots. He halts, his steady brown eyes alighting upon you, who is draped rather inelegantly across a poolside chaise lounge, their face a mask of utter capitulation to the climate. A faint, dry quirk touches the corner of his mouth as he deposits the pots with a soft thud. "Oh, come now. It is merely a seasonal warmth. Surely you can conceive of a more productive activi…