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[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

Knox's interview with Commissioner Gordon ran two days ago. By this morning, to his surprise and delight, PM had received over 500 letters commenting on the story. In point of fact, most of them renewed the decade-long debate over Gordon's ability, attitude and honesty and said nothing about his writing skills or his conclusions about Gordon or the GCPD. But this still served to confirm his sense that people like reading about cops as much as he likes writing about them.

Which means he's getting ideas. And jotting them down from time to time. Even as he sips his coffee and reads some of those letters (which he is only borrowing, so he's being really careful with that cup).

Come say hi.

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[mr-v-and-mr-c.livejournal.com]

"Shame, that."

"Get to torture people, though," says Croup happily.

"Yeah, that's fun." Vandemar brightens.

"Absolutely wonderful. Nothing brightens up my day like someone on the rack."

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"The Mob doesn't use the rack. Too old world." And he suspects that using it requiring knowing what it is. The crooks in Gotham were never that smart.

[mr-v-and-mr-c.livejournal.com]

No, they aren't.

"Oh, that's alright. We have plenty of other little toys."

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"Er, yeah. You probably do." He hopes this is a subtle enough invitation to not tell him about them.

[mr-v-and-mr-c.livejournal.com]

Sorry, Knox. Croup is searching through his pockets for examples.

"Thumbscrews . . . heretic's fork . . . more thumbscrews . . . witch's spider . . . iron collar . . . pear of anguish."

He drops the mentioned items on the table.

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

Well, there goes any chance of sleep tonight without a beer or two first. "I know I am gonna regret this...pear of anguish?"

[mr-v-and-mr-c.livejournal.com]

Croup holds up a pear-shaped piece of metal. He turns a screw, and it opens up into a sharp-tipped flower.

"Put into someone's mouth and turn the screw . . ." He smiles delightedly. "Not just their mouths, either. All sorts of painful things you can do with it."

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

Knox's face goes pale as his imagination comes alive for just long enough to make him wish he'd never, ever asked. "I so do not want to know that."

[mr-v-and-mr-c.livejournal.com]

"You shouldn't have asked, then." Croup smirks at him.

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I'm starting to learn that." And he decides it's time to ignore the creepy creepy men and hope they go away.

[mr-v-and-mr-c.livejournal.com]

Not going to happen, sorry.

"Heretic's fork isn't so bad," Croup continues, helpfully. "One end against your sternum, the other against your chin. Forces the head all the way back, which is somewhat painful and leaves you delightfully exposed."

"Makes it harder to fight the torturer," adds Vandemar.

"Thumbscrews are classic, of course. Break your fingers or even tear them off. Iron collars have spikes on the inside, hang the person up by them and it'll kill them eventually."

"Like the witch's spider," adds Vandemar, holding up a thing like a cross between a pair of salad tongs and a wicked set of claws.