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Wish Fulfillment Meme
(AKA a slightly different AU meme)

ROLL IT OR DON'T WHATEVER
THIS IS NOW AN ALTERNATE REALITY
(Disclaimer: Characters don't actually have to be aware anything's different and it probably works better if they're not anyway, this is wish fulfillment right here)
 

1. SUPERHERO WORLD: Put on your capes and keep your undies on the outside kids, it's time to save the world. Only those with the coolest names and the least crappy powers can survive in a world that doesn't understand. And something about responsibility I guess.
2. PIRATE WORLD: Because a whole meme dedicated to pirates isn't enough, it's never enough, never. Swash those buckles and put Errol Flynn to shame.
3. COWBOY WORLD: More lawless outlaws and people who don't need no stinkin' badges. Just make sure you're not the kind who wears flamboyant pink or you might mess up the timeline.
4. ROCK STAR WORLD: Sex, drugs, and stupid-looking outfits. From Gaga to Mercury to Richards to Jones, these proud innovators of the musical world (and other guys who played music I guess) pioneer new ways to look ridiculous and still get laid all the time. CATCH A PIECE OF THAT MAGIC AND BECOME A JUKE BOX HERO.
5. ROBOT WORLD: I don't even know anymore I'm just throwing this in here for the hell of it. You're robots. I guess do whatever robots do when they're not fantasizing about calculators.
6. DETECTIVE WORLD: Hard-boiled flatfoots chase crooked criminals in the black-and-white streets of a vaguely early 1900's America because that's the only place that ever had hard-boiled detectives, shut up, it's historical fact.
7. POTPOURRI WORLD: ROBOT COWBOY ROCK STARS. WHO ARE ALSO DINOSAURS.

I rescind the apology I was going to give for this meme because robot cowboy rock star dinosaurs.

Comments

[hackingyoursensors]

[He grins.]

Good work. Let's get out of here.

And let's find out who owns that box.

[backwordscompatible]

This is where you take over. You're the intel guy.

[hackingyoursensors]

Gimme a sec.

[He walks nonchalantly over to the main desk. He can't out-and-out dig through the files, but he can perhaps accidentally bump a closed file off the desk and look at its contents on the ground.

...2396... The mayor?

He caaaaarefully replaces the file and walks back over to Zatanna.]

It belongs to the mayor. This just gets more and more suspicious.

[backwordscompatible]

[As always, she is forever impressed by his complete lack of discretion and sheer luck at not getting caught.]

No kidding.

The question is: is he a part of this, or is he just another victim?

[hackingyoursensors]

[He's very impressive in that regard, yes. Hey, if he can't break the law, he doesn't really know what to do when it comes to info-gathering.]

Good question. Maybe it's blackmail? Either on him or on someone else.

[backwordscompatible]

That would explain why the city's not-so-finest would be working to cover up a crime scene.

[hackingyoursensors]

Now it's starting to come together. This is why these are my favorite kinds of cases.

[backwordscompatible]

Mine too.

Great minds think alike.

[hackingyoursensors]

Good, because we're going to need both our minds to solve this one.

[backwordscompatible]

I'm certainly not going anywhere.

[hackingyoursensors]

[He grins]

Let's see...I wonder if there's any chance we could talk to the bank manager and find out what was in that box. If he even knows.

[backwordscompatible]

He's gotta know. Or at least have a vague idea. Safety policies.

Any chance he's one of your "contacts"

[hackingyoursensors]

No.

But the assistant manager is.

[backwordscompatible]

Worth a shot.

Where's the assistant manager's office?

[hackingyoursensors]

Over here. [He leads her down a small side-hallway. There are two doors, one for the manager and the other for the assistant manager. P. J. Williams.

...except...do you hear arguing?

Dick stops himself from knocking on the door and listens more closely.]

He's arguing with someone...I think it's about the safe deposit box.

[backwordscompatible]

[She presses her ear against the door]

It's the mayor!

[hackingyoursensors]

[He strains to hear what they're saying. It doesn't help that they can only hear half of the conversation. But it's clear that the assistant manager had failed the mayor in some way. Why only him and not the manager?

He give Zatanna a questioning look. "This is super weird."]

[backwordscompatible]

["Way weird" She raised en eyebrow in return.]

[Quietly backing away, she motions with her head for him to follow her back to the car.]

I have a feeling you're not the only one using him as a "source"

[hackingyoursensors]

Apparently not. But why does the mayor have the assistant manager at a small bank like this in his pocket?

[backwordscompatible]

I haven't the slightest.

[hackingyoursensors]

[He opens the door and flops in the driver's seat, looking thoughtful.]

Me neither. I guess we'll have to find out.

[backwordscompatible]

How? It's not like we can ask the mayor directly.

[hackingyoursensors]

We do the boring thing: research. We need to see if the mayor or the assistant manager were involved with any shady dealings. And we need to know what was in that deposit box.

[backwordscompatible]

Town records?

[hackingyoursensors]

[He nods] Ready for a trip downtown?