Cryptid Rules Wasn't Supposed To Be Its Own Story. It Was Supposed To Be A Small Writing Prompt, But

Cryptid Rules wasn't supposed to be its own story. It was supposed to be a small writing prompt, but it just kept spiraling....

Anyway, I said I was gonna get the next part (probably the final part) out today, but feelings have been felt and I barely have it in me to mindlessly play Minecraft for a bit.

Cryptid Rules will have another part, just not today

I'm fascinated by how the formatting of different social media sites affect how text is read.

For instance, a line break on Tumblr indicates a new idea.

sw would have been so much shorter if one clone decided to murder palpatine in his office because. who are they gonna arrest. sadly the suspect looks like 1000+ other men and all of them forgot what they did last friday night

I hate having to teach people phone etiquette

Honestly? I'm pretty sure Jason would rather die again than wear the Batman suit. I think Dick's the same way, but mostly because he had to wear the suit when he thought Bruce was gone. But, he's much more likely to help out if he has to.

None of the kids (except Damian) want to be Batman. Maybe, once upon a time, Jason would've considered taking up the Batman mantle, but Batman didn't avenge his death, so all the magic is gone.

Dick told B to his face that he didn't want to be Batman. He told Dinah that he didn't want to be Batman. He fully expected to have to take up the mantle before he found other options. And look where that got him. He still has to become Batman for a time.

Anyway. Most of my knowledge comes from fanon. The Jason I know best would rather die again than put on the suit.

None of the others could pull off replacing Batman for a time without immediately getting caught

A funny thought just came to me, so here's a new writing prompt:

The Justice League doesn't think that Batman has a civilian identity. For the most part, he only ever comes out at night, adding to the nocturnal rumors, but he has been seen during the day when there are huge problems or bigger rouge attacks.

And, because the JL don't think he has a civilian identity, they naturally assume that none of the other Gotham Vigilantes do, either. Signal, the only consistent day shift, is obviously a different breed than the rest. All of the others are nocturnal.

Extra points if they think they're a group of cryptids.

One day, Bruce and Tim are needed to help set up at WE for a press conference. One that Lois Lane is covering. At the same time, the JL Is having a meeting. Normally Dick would put on the Batman suit, but Nightwing is needed at the meeting, too. They can't say that Batman is off world, because all of those trips are logged and followed by the Lanterns. So, the next logical thing to do is for Nightwing to tell the JL that Batman and Red Robin were needed as civilians, but he will make sure to pass the information on to them, as well as record the meeting.

"Batman doesn't have a civilian identity," Is the response he gets. "None of you do, right?"

Nightwing, for all his training, doesn't react outside of his smile getting slightly bigger. "You don't think we have secret identities?"

"No, we kinda just assumed you all just hid away in a cave or something when you weren't needed or on duty."

Oh, these sweet summer children. Nightwing is trying very hard not to laugh at them. "We, we do have secret identities, we don't do nothing when we aren't in costume."

"Are you sure?" That's the Flash. "'Cause I'm pretty sure we'd recognize you guys out of costume." Kudos to him for being so confident about that. "Most of you only have tiny masks over your eyes. That's not enough to cover an identity."

Nightwing takes a glance at Superman, not that anyone can see his eyes move behind the domino mask. The alien's eyes have shifted left.

"I've been to Gotham plenty of time," Green Arrow speaks up, "I know I haven't seen everyone in the city, but I'm pretty sure I'd recognize your build. It's pretty distinct."

Bold. All of the Wayne Clan have met Green Arrow in and out of costume. They've actually met most of the JL in and out of costume. Should he tell them? Nah, that's not funny. He can't wait to tell the others.

If I've just met you and am quiet for a bit before suddenly being open and talkative, it's not cuz I'm shy. I was just calculating what personality would work best for you to make this interaction as smooth as possible