Characters[]
- Silas Helvig
- Luke Fox
- Kathy Duquesne
- Rocky Ballantine
- Sonia Alcana
Location[]
- SoBMC Clubhouse, Otisburg, Gotham City, NJ
- August 26th 2016, 2127 EST
VOX Archive[]
- Silas Helvig: [scoff] Look, I'm just asking for you to put in a good word with the Saint for me is all.
- Luke Fox: Silas, brother... I like you. So believe me when I tell you that you don't want to be part of the Inner Circle. It's not all it's cracked up to be.
- Silas Helvig: Said like someone who wants to keep the power all to himself.
- Luke Fox: Yeah. [chuckle, beer bottle lid twisted off] You know me too well. [slurp] Whoa, Sy... Who is the hottie over there in the corner booth?
- Silas Helvig: Oh, brother... You don't want any of that. [slurp, satisfied lip smack, sigh] I'm telling you that's nothing but trouble.
- Luke Fox: Yeah? Well, so are we. [chuckle, slurp]
- Silas Helvig: [chuckle] Fair enough, but it's your funeral, you understand? That's the daughter of Carlton Duquesne.
- Luke Fox: Duquesne? Oh, I know Duquesne. He builds parks and the like in the projects. I seem to remember he had a building named after him at Brentwood.
- Silas Helvig: [scoff] That's what he wants the sheep to think. That's not who he really is.
- Luke Fox: And who is he really?
- Silas Helvig: You made Sergeant-At-Arms and you don't know who is the exporter of weapons for the Penguin?
- Luke Fox: I thought the Penguin got his wares from the Triad.
- Silas Helvig: Duquesne is the Triad.
- Luke Fox: [chuckle] You're pulling my leg. I've seen Mr. Duquesne. He's a big ol' dark-skinned African brother, Sy. If he's Chinese, I'm Kryptonian.
- Silas Helvig: He married into the Triad. He used to run with the Lords of the Avenues or some such street gang back in the day but when the Triad was looking for a slice of Gotham's pie, well Duquesne made his move.
- Luke Fox: Oh yeah? Hmm... [slurp]
- Silas Helvig: I see that look in your eye, Luke... I know you're the Wingman, but let me be yours and advise you not to do-
- Luke Fox: Yeah, yeah... Hold my beer. I'll be right back. [footsteps]
- Sonia Alcana: [scoff] Now you done it, Kathy... He's walking over here.
- Roxanne Ballantine: Let this one down easy, will you? He's my boss' kid.
- Kathleen Duquesne: Hey there. You need something?
- Luke Fox: [chuckle] Yeah, as a matter of fact... I do.
- Kathleen Duquesne: Yeah? What's that?
- Luke Fox: I need to buy you and your girlfriends here a drink or two.
- Sonia Alcana: Okay. I changed my mind. He can stay... I'm having whiskey sours.
- Kathleen Duquesne: Well, thanks for the offer... but I think we can afford our own.
- Sonia Alcana: Huh?
- Kathleen Duquesne: Shush, Sonia. You knew I was picking up the check anyway... So, no thanks. We're good here, Mr. Fox.
- Luke Fox: [chuckle] Do I know you?
- Kathleen Duquesne: You don't know who I am?
- Luke Fox: You're, uh, Carlton Duquesne's daughter. That's all I know... I'd like to know more.
- Kathleen Duquesne: We went to school together, Mr. Fox, and you don't even know my first name?
- Luke Fox: You keep calling me Mr. Fox... Do you know mine?
- Kathleen Duquesne: [chuckle] Touché. Okay, you've earned a chance to buy us a round. Have a seat. So, what is your name? Please don't tell me it's Wingman...
- Luke Fox: The name's Luke.
- Kathleen Duquesne: Hello, Luke. My name's Kathleen, but everyone calls me Kathy and these are my gal pals: Sonia and Rocky.
- Luke Fox: Pleasure to meet you.
Trivia and Notes[]
- Debut of Kathleen, Roxanne and Sonia.
- Story continues in VOX Box: Countdown - 11 Months Ago.
- Roxanne's boss and Luke's father is Lucius Fox.
- Silas eventually becomes Sergeant-At-Arms in the Sons of Batman, after Luke is outed as a Mole by Heretic in VOX Box: Meeting of the Masks.