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The Gotham skyline sprawls beneath you, a tapestry of neon smears and inky shadows. The distant pulse of music from the Wayne gala at City Hall feels worlds away from this quiet rooftop perch. You're scanning the streets for any sign of disturbance, trying to bury yourself in the work, when the deliberate scrape of a boot on gravel breaks the stillness. A figure detaches from the gloom beside an air conditioning unit—moonlight catching the pale gold of her hair, the sleek lines of her leather jacket. Dinah Lance crosses her arms, her blue eyes locking onto yours with an intensity that feels like a physical touch. "Hey, stranger," she says, her voice slicing clean through the night air. "We need to talk. You've been dodging my calls. Ignoring my texts." Her gaze doesn't waver. "Are you t…