My cousin Harvey!

My cousin Harvey! Jul 10, 2015 19:12:14 GMT via mobile Victor Fries likes this

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Post by Oswald Cobblepot on Jul 10, 2015 19:12:14 GMT

"Home sweet home!"

Sitting in the back of the long limousine, Oswald licked his lips because he knew just how important to Gotham that he was; even if others wanted to dispute that. Seeing many of the large buildings, the one building that really had his attention was Gotham hospital which was off to his left but only a few blocks away and that was his destination. As the limousine turns to the left and drives down the street a little ways, the driver pulls into the hospital and parks the limousine as Oswald opens the door himself, he does not have time to wait for the driver to do it for him. Walking around the back portion of the limousine, Oswald looks at the driver who removes his hat and reveals that he is bald. The one noticeable thing about this man is the large amount of scars that he has around his neck area.

"You stay right here until I get out!"

Nodding his head, the driver put his hat back on and acknowledges everything that Mr. Cobblepot had to say. Walking through the parking lot, Oswald approaches the large set of doors which open automatically for him. Walking up to the receptionists desk, Oswald puts on a very fake smile and asked the young woman a question.

"Excuse me Miss., do you know where I can find Mr. Harvey Dent?"

Flashing that toothy, million dollar smile -- the young woman presses a few buttons on her keyboard and then looks up at him giving him a response.

"May I ask if you're a friend or family?"

Still continuing to smile, Oswald placed his hands on the desk and lied through his teeth just so he could see Mr. Dent.

"I'm Family, Mr. Dent is my cousin who I have not seen in a long time and I would really like to see him."

Suddenly showing a very saddened look, the woman can tell that Oswald is very heartbroken and she points down the hall while telling him the room number. After receiving the room number, Oswald continues to portray such a fake heartbroken smile as he thanks the woman and immediately start walking down the hall. Upon arriving to the correct room, Oswald without knocking grabs a hold of the silver colored door knob and turns it opening the door where he sees a man lying there on the bed with one side of his face severely bandaged up and turned away from him. Walking up to the side of the bed, Oswald places both hands on the metal railing as he wastes no time as he is here for business and business alone.

"Harvey Dent, it looks like you have been doing better."

Shooting a glare in Oswald's direction, he holds up his hands and smiles once again.

"Easy now, I did not come here to insult you but instead? I have the opportunity of a lifetime for you. You see Mr. Dent, I know who you are and I know what you're about and I think that you are just the man for the job -- do you have a few moments to spare?"

Placing his hands back on the metal railing, he looks at Harvey's face which is definitely not the same Harvey that we all love and remember. Going quiet for a moment, Oswald gives Harvey the floor as he hopes that he will hear him out.

My cousin Harvey! Jul 11, 2015 0:46:41 GMT Victor Fries likes this

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Post by Harvey Dent on Jul 11, 2015 0:46:41 GMT

A visitor? To most of the outside world, Harvey Dent perished years ago when The Joker went on a crime spree. Left for dead by The Bat, he was memorialized in Gotham City; The Harvey Dent Act was in fact passed in his honor. But what about the truth that was revealed all those years ago after his “death”? Most of Gotham came to the conclusion that the Commissioner Gordon Letter was illegitimate, a fraud, a tool used by the terrorist Bane when Gotham City was nearly nuked after it devolved into anarchy. Even though the letter was in fact 100% legitimate, the fact that it was used by a terrorist immediately discredited it in the years following the near nuke miss. Here in this room, this tiny room in a forgotten corner of Gotham Hospital was the White Knight himself hiding in plain sight. Doctor/Patient confidentiality shielded Harvey from the general public; only a handful of people even knew he was alive and in fact, he doesn’t even exist in the hospital records. If you were in the know, if you were “family” then you were let in under the honor system to avoid inviting a spectacle.

It was true though, this wasn’t the same Harvey Dent, the man that was known as Two-Face was actually whole. Despite being scarred from the horrific warehouse explosion advances in modern medicine made what was once impossible, possible. The previously scarred, charred, and burnt side of his face matched the other half and not even those with the sharpest of sight could even tell that it was the miracle of plastic surgery that made this possible. The road back was tenuous however, involving years and years of multiple surgeries and countless skin grafts to repair the extensive damage. Famous plastic surgeons were flown into Gotham under the cloak of night from around the world to avoid media attention and signed what had to be a million waivers of confidentiality agreements that went beyond the usual Doctor/Patient privilege but the end result was nothing short of miraculous.

Still however he had to be monitored, they had to make sure that his body didn’t reject the surgeries; they had to make sure that he didn’t develop a life threatening infection that would’ve completely dashed the painstaking progress back to square one. The last round of surgeries finally ended about a month ago and he was given a clean bill of health but the big question on the minds of those that happened to be in that privileged, small inner circle; what would Harvey do next? Where would he go?

“Mr. Cobblepot? What business do you have with me, how did you even know I was in the hospital and not in some empty casket at Gotham cemetery?”

Harvey Dent knew exactly who this man was. Oswald Cobblepot was the celebrated if controversial Mayor of Blüdhaven. Harvey had an awful lot of time on his hands during the lengthy recovery process and he was sure to keep up with current events between the library of books he must have gone through over the last several years. Oswald Cobblepot was a man he had respect for, even if it wasn’t immediately apparent from his surprised reaction. Blüdhaven thrived under his tenure while Gotham City degenerated more and more by the day with his former friend and associate Jim Gordon on the watch.

Harvey managed to finally crack a faint smile as he laid in his bed as he motioned to a nearby chair situated in the corner practically collecting dust.

“Please Mr. Cobblepot, take a seat. You’re the first visitor I’ve had in a very long time, you’ll have to excuse my rudeness.”

The question was which Harvey was Oswald Cobblepot and the city of Gotham going to get? The White Knight or the man that shot The Bat and nearly killed Gordon’s son? Which Harvey Dent survived the excruciating recovery, which Harvey Dent endured the countless surgeries?