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Billy sits in the rafters, watching the Bar below him. Next to him is a pizza carrier and soda in a strap bottle. A half-finished book sits there also and he smiles as he watches the crowd. He has beena round awhile and it never gets old for him. Of course, he is prtobably looking for a particular person.

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"Billy."

There is a masked boy crouched next to him. Not the full gear, just the mask and some casual clothes. Easier this way.

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Billy nods.

"Hey. How goes?"

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"Allright."

He cocks his head.

"That was a killer duet you and Steph sang."

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Billy blinks, then nods.

"Thanks."

He smiles.

"She is special."

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"Yup, she is."

He pulls a small device from his belt, still smiling. It's a little square, looks kind of mechanical. A push of a button, and it starts to blink, beeping softly. His mask dims somewhat, and he looks a lot more like Tim behind the mask then usual.

"Ever see one of these before Billy?"

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Billy eyes it sidelong.

"Not that I know of. What is it?"

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"Magic blocker. They are quite rare, for obvious reasons. Anything that's capable of negating magic in a 10 yard radius is definitely a useful tool, wouldn't you say?"

He's moved closer to Billy, without seeming to have moved. No magic, just a lot of training.

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"Probably a good thing... if it works on every kind of magic. But a smart person never relies on one mode of thought."

Billy shifts. It is a slight shift.

"What do you want?"

His voice shifts slightlytoo.

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Amd Jack is right there, in Billys face. And he's smiling. It is not a nice smile. Has Billy ever seen Batman smile when a plan is coming to frutition? Yeh, that creepy.

"Simple. You hurt her, I kill you."

And the steel in his voice says he can do it too. No messy breaking bones, or ripping out heart threats. When you get complicated, they don't fear you as much. Direct and to the point. A nod of the head, and then Hellspawn is gone, the little box left on the table beside Billy. Where it will remain in effect for another minute before melting down.

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And Billy shakes his head.

"If you had had the guts and smarts to ask around you would have knopwn better about me."

Then he turns his back and walks away from the point. the boy might have meant oit as a briother kind of thing, but the big threat never worked before, and it would hardly have worked if Billy did mean her threat. As it was, Hellspawn had made himself someone Billy would watch.