Set a Bat Among the Pigeons

[andthebat]

There's a particularly unusual creature in the aviary today.

 

The Batman isn't happy to wake up at the top of a tree surrounded by birds for many reasons, but chief among them is the fact that the birds are loud. He'd been jarred awake by a parrot screeching right near his ear and his startled motions when he'd jerked into an upright position had resulted in a massive cloud of panicked birds fleeing from the big weird animal. Naturally, they'd raised a cacophony of squawks, chirps, tweets and twittering in the process, and his ears were still ringing a little from the initial uproar. 

But the bird had at least left the Batman alone up there, perched on top of a particularly thick branch several stories above the ground. The height doesn't phase him, but the fact he doesn't recognize the tree- or the massive room it seems to be in- is enough to disconcert him when the last thing he remembers is heading back to the Manor after a long night chasing down the Penguin. 

 

He does wonder if this might be some sort of Penguin-related scheme, but even with the earlier screeching the birds don't seem hostile enough, or even that interested when he's merely sitting around and trying to get his bearings. Not to mention even Penguin wouldn't be dumb enough to leave the Batman untied.

 

Sitting in a tree all day isn't going to get Batman any answers of course, so he unfolds his wings and leaps off his branch, swooping in circles around the aviary and keeping an eye out for anything or anyone that might be able to shed some light on the situation.

Comments

[lostlegacy]

She laughs. "Nooooo! I woke up in the castle."

Waking up in a tree would be pretty fun, though!

[andthebat]

"Then I hope you managed to avoid any run-ins with the birds. Turns out they don't appreciate monsters disturbing their nests." The Batman takes a glance at the nearest window. Are they near the exit yet, he wonders? He can't see much outside except for fog.

[lostlegacy]

Another giggle. "They were really loud when you fell on their tree."

Sophie doesn't notice his impatience, and instead keeps pattering along.

[andthebat]

A grimace. "I know. I think my head's still ringing."

Batman won't make a big show out of his impatience either, but he does ask, "Just how large is this castle?"

[lostlegacy]

She shrugs. "I dunno."

She really doesn't. Every time she explores the place, there seems to be something new to find.

[andthebat]

...That doesn't sound entirely promising. The Batman looks at Sophie with an expression of slight concern.

"Sophie," he says, "Do you know where you're going?"

[lostlegacy]

"Yeah." She sounds insulted. "We're going outside."

Come on, her memory isn't as bad as Gee Girl's! Geez.