There were always stories unfolding in fragments of time, just as Gotham always had its inconspicuous little alleys.
Batwoman had always had many plans for her city, but the most important was to make it better—to turn it into a city without Batwoman, with no more fear or pain.
But unfortunately, reality did not allow that. It was like altering a building on a blueprint without being able to make the actual building change.
So Batwoman was still here.
Still, she did have enough money to construct buildings in the real Gotham City. Lots of them.
After taking the city back from Bane, Bruce increased investment in the education system.
She used money to open channels with the state government and bought a large section of the unfinished-building district near the eastern coast. She built Wayne Academy there—plainly put, an enormous vocational school.
Perhaps once teenagers learned a trade there, they would no longer join those so-called "street activity groups"?
No, Batwoman was not that naïve. In her eyes, there were only criminals and suspicious people who had not committed crimes yet. Her reasons for building schools were just as dark: it would improve her control over grassroots intelligence in the city.
For example, students in automotive repair classes would likely go into car theft after graduation. Their skills would certainly be better than those of self-taught thieves, allowing them to seize a larger market share and higher standing, forcing the criminal industry to compete internally.
And because they had come out of her own school, Batwoman would acquire all their information over several years of observation—even how often they talked in their sleep, or what color underwear they preferred.
She was a contradictory person, holding ideals in her heart while always making preparations for the other possibility.
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