>>5463476“Alright, let’s just try and focus on the facts as we know them. What would be the best place to start…?” Kaldur muses, still munching on a slice of pepperoni pizza.
“Is there any security footage to review, something that might shed a bit of light on his MO?” Hawkman asks, evidently deciding to throw the team a bone.
Jaime shakes his head.
“Nada. All the security footage at S.T.A.R. Labs was throughly purged before they made their escape. The cops practically swarmed the place and couldn’t find a thing.
If we hadn’t been there, they probably would’ve gotten away without anyone the wiser.”
“This is getting us nowhere!”
Cassie slams her fist onto the table, causing it to wobble slightly and earning herself a warning glare from Hawkman.
She does her best to restrain herself, but is obviously failing.
“You’ve had the most experience with his fighting style, what can you recall?” Kaldur probes, gently.
“He’s quick on his feet, nowhere even remotely close to Wally, but still above any regular athlete. I’d probably outpace him in terms of raw speed, but he has an economy of motion that’s difficult to match. It was hard to pick out an overall style, but it had a kind of military precision at its core. Don’t let that fool you though, he fights dirty and he’s really good at it.” Cassie admits with a kind of grudging respect.
“So he’s had some fancy training, I’m telling you; I can take this guy!” Connor interjects, infuriating Cassie.
“Either contribute something useful or-“
Kaldur defuses the argument before it can get any worse.
“I think we’ve accomplished all the we can on this front. Let’s move on to the psych profile and his known associates.
From what we’ve seen, he’s not a lone wolf. He operates with a partner at least, maybe even a full team. Furthermore-“
“Where are you pulling all of this from, anyhow?” Connor bluntly interjects.
“Batgirl was kind enough to provide us with sanitized copies of official reports involving known crimes perpetrated by Gunsmoke and his accomplices.” Kaldur says, gently chiding Connor for not keeping up-to-date with his briefings.
Wally, completely oblivious to this byplay, skims over the collected documentation with his customary speed.
“Y’know, the key words in that that sentence are <span class="mu-s">”known crimes”</span>. Do we even known how long this guy’s been active? What if he’s got some bag of tricks that he’s purposefully hiding from us?”
Jamie laughs.
“You’re starting to sound like Batman.”
Wally crosses his heart in mock horror.
“That may be the worst thing you’ve ever said to me. As for his goons, at least there’s one mystery solved. If he’s got some kind of hacker savant in his corner, that might explain where all of that security footage went.
Cassie, M’gann? You remember anything else noteworthy? Anything that might help us get a handle on this guy?”
