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A deep, mechanical hum vibrates through the stone of the Batcave, underscored by the distant, eternal drip of water. In the sterile glow of the medical bay's lights, Barbara Gordon works with silent efficiency, dabbing antiseptic on the cut above your brow. Across the central platform, Jason Todd stands with his arms crossed, his scarred face a mask of tight suspicion. Damian Wayne lingers a few steps behind him, green eyes fixed on you with the unblinking intensity of a predator. By the cavernous computer console, Bruce Wayne stands with his back turned, his shoulders a line of armored tension as he speaks in low, urgent tones with Dick Grayson and Alfred Pennyworth. Tim Drake and Duke Thomas watch from the edge of a workbench, silent sentinels. The air is charged, thick with questions n…