yet you cannot live without me

[riddleman]

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[riddleman]

You are ultimately more driven by emotion than I am, you fall in love far easier than I do, you act irrationally, guided by feelings, and if you ever grow tired of me, I have nowhere to go.

[beaky]

Why would I grow tired of you? Edward, you're in all my longterm goals. You're all I want.

My mother used to say, when you find your true love, you hold on to them. You're my true love, Edward. And mother was never wrong.

[riddleman]

If you say so. I trust that you mean it, Oswald. There's no doubt about that and there never has been.

Now tell me who exactly talked like that about me.

[beaky]

The newest kingpin on the scene, the idiot who so rudely broke into my club last week. He seems to be personally going after me. He wants my attention.

I would never work with a man like that. He's too chaotic.

[riddleman]

What's his name again?

It's rude. It does grate me that if I was a woman, this would be taboo. You don't go after the wife unless you're out for blood.

So to say.

[beaky]

One of the sons of Enrico Inzerillo. Everyone just calls him Inzerillo, I never learned the first name.

They want to split us apart, they're jealous of us and what we can do. It's not fair.

They shouldn't say these things to us, Edward. It just makes me angry. I'm sorry I was angry at you instead of him. I admit, I was embarrassed. I didn't want you to think I was being stupid, even though I kind of was.

[riddleman]

Jack Inzerillo? I know who you mean. I'll think about what to do.

Being angry at me was stupid. But he was the one not showing you respect. Falcone wouldn't talk like that. Why can't everyone we deal with be more like Falcone? At least Maroni protected some good restaurants, what has the Inzerillo family ever done for Gotham?

[beaky]

I think that's the one. Either way, the whole family is a thorn in my side, I don't dare which one bites it.

I do miss Falcone, he had class. So few men have class these days. I do wish the men with class tried to kill me less but that is a hazard of the occupation. I can't say I miss Maroni but he had good business sense. The others do not. I don't think the Inzerillo want to help Gotham, they just want to exploit it.

[riddleman]

The oldest son is Jack. It's usually the oldest one who's the biggest asshole. Then you have the dumber ones and then there's always one who actually wants to be a pacifist. Typically dies first. Very by the numbers.

Do you want to take the Inzerillos on your and Butch's style or do you want my help?

[beaky]

Are you basing all of this from mob literature? Because you're not wrong. There is a pattern. There's also usually a younger sibling who wishes to conquer the empire and kill the older sibling while the middle is usually a pacifist.

I want you to help. I want to do it together. I feel it's more fitting that way.

[riddleman]

No, I'm basing it of having studied Gotham's history and the history of every single mob family we ever had and currently have. But it helps that the whole city is build on cliché.

Good. I'll think up something.

[beaky]

We really do. I love it. It's part of why I'm so in love with our city. We know our roles and we play them well.

You're so smart

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[riddleman]

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Tell me if you want to wipe the family out or be gentler.

[beaky]

Wipe them out.

But first dinner and they a romantic night in bed :D

[riddleman]

You can let Butch know.

And do ask his opinion, in case any part of his family is entangled, I don't need surprises.

[beaky]

I asked. He said no, they're not but he wants us to bring back sushi for him. He's been a good boy, I said yes.

We'll form a plan tonight. I'm thinking something brutal and painful. Maybe with fire.

[riddleman]

I assume you know what he likes.

Sounds like fun. Do you know much about where they are based? I'll have to research who all is a member.

[beaky]

Yes. He told me as well as if I didn't. Heartbreaking!

I don't, no. I know they run the gambling racket in the Narrows these days and they have a casino in the west side Gotham.

[riddleman]

You do forget things. I'm not accusing you, just pointing out facts. I can't always tell what is easy to forget and what is not, to other people.

Oh, gambling.

What is the dealer's biggest nightmare?

[beaky]

I remember things Butch tells me. I like him, I like to know things about him. Same with you. Though yes, I do forget things. I'm a person. People often do that. Except you, apparently.

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Is this a riddle or a real question?

[riddleman]

Yes. I have never done that. There has only been a few events in my life where I couldn't remember and then it has been my own mind playing tricks on me. Other than that, I remember every moment as if it just happened. Everything I've ever seen or heard or done.

Bit of both. The House losing.

[beaky]

Like when you forgot you dragged your dead girlfriend into the police station to play find the body with yourself? I must say, Ed, you've had a fascinating descent into madness.

Ah. Too true.

[riddleman]

I had to find myself, so to say.

I think the best part of that story is that nobody ever figured that part out. GCPD is a brain trust indeed.

They have slot machines there, Oswald.

[beaky]

It is startling. No wonder our fair city is always overrun with the worst of the worst. Our cops aren't wise.

Slot machines?

Those are pretty entertaining.

[riddleman]

Yet you still don't want to kill Gordon.

Yes, sure, because a system that ensures you lose and has nothing to do with logic is so entertaining.

Whatever. My point is that I can hack them.