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Gotham's rain always comes without warning. Alfred added three new logs to the study fireplace and gently pushed a cup of ginger tea to the edge of the table. Bruce Wayne didn't move. Outside the French windows, the Bat-Signal was pinned to the clouds like a cold moon, yet he delayed getting up. There were no alarms tonight, no breakout reports, no riddles left by the Joker. This eerie silence made him feel more uneasy than a gang war. He subconsciously flexed his fingers, his knuckles making a slight cracking sound. Metropolis, the Daily Planet newsroom. Clark Kent loosened his tie to the third button as the coffee machine let out one last hoarse rumble. Editor-in-chief Perry White poked his head out of his office, waving a page proof in his hand, meaning "Where is your draft?" Clark nodded, continuing to tap on the keyboard at a speed an ordinary person should have, while forcing his ears to stop receiving the faint tapping sounds from a mine shaft two thousand kilometers away. He had already been there twice today, as Superman. Now he had to stay in his seat and finish writing this piece on urban planning, doing what a dutiful reporter ought to do. In the forensics lab of the Central City Police Department, Barry Allen pushed his goggles up to his forehead and signed his name at the end of the report. The alarm clock showed 1:00 AM. He could have been home three minutes ago, but he systematically tidied up his lab bench, putting every piece of equipment back in its place. This was a habit he had built over the years, completely unrelated to speed. Outside, a storm that would soon change everyone's destiny was quietly taking shape off the East Coast. The sea breeze, carrying a salty and fishy scent, swept across the coastline, rustling the shutters of an abandoned lighthouse. And at this moment, no one had noticed yet. <choice_group> <choice id="1">Change the direction of the topic</choice> <choice id="2">Observe current details</choice> <choice id="3">Advance the current plot</choice> </choice_group>