When Ianthe Thatcher, a 21 year old Gotham City native reluctantly accepts a seemingly promising position at Arkham Asylum, her path takes an unexpected turn.
In addition to the crumbling state of her city and the proximity of her workplace to the...
The dark, cold day in Gotham continued on as Bruce and I parted ways.
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I wondered if I'd ever see my brother again.
I hadn't even realized that after all this time that Christmas was only a few weeks away. I wondered if I'd be spending it alone, like I had for so many years, or if I'd have a place at the Wayne's table...
Unlikely, but the sliver of hope remained.
But right now, none of that mattered. I had to find Jonathan. I had tried calling and texting him a handful of times, but to no avail. I decided I would to go to his loft to see if I could find anything—find him. Though a part of me knew he wouldn't be there, it was a start.
When I got there, I was met with a feeling I was all too familiar with.
Ransacked.
The entire loft had been ransacked. The chaotic mess before me turned blurry as tears stung at my waterline. Never again did I think I would have to behold this feeling of a home being destroyed and violated. First my apartment. Now Jonathan's loft. I suddenly felt like I had no place, no belonging in this city.
But this wasn't about me. Not right now.
Suddenly, something in my mind clicked.
I knew where Crane was.
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I hopped in a cab and made by way to Arkham Asylum and devised a plan silently in my mind.
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It was later in the day by the time I got to the asylum, but still within operation hours. I put up my friendly, happy-go facade and walked into the ancient building with humble confidence.
At the front desk, riddled with security guards, per usual, I put my plan into action.
"Hi, I'm an employee here. My name is Ianthe Thatcher and I'm one of the Client Case Notation Specialists. I've been out on leave for a couple weeks due to personal reasons. I haven't been able to get in contact with my supervisor, Dr. Jonathan Crane, and wanted to see if he was available so I could speak to him about returning back to work."
