[She wishes it was just bad memories.] Not exactly.
My family has... this group that's been going on for years. We were called the Royal Flush Gang. Our gimmick was that we dressed like playing cards, and we always made a point to act more 'sophisticated' than any other criminal, but we were still just thieves. [She laughs a little, but it sounds fairly bitter.]
We committed a bunch of robberies all around the country, which is why we were always on the move. The reason why we went back to Gotham was because my dad had a score he wanted to settle with Batman. It was like some kind of obsession he had, and I almost left because he kept on doing things that were going to get us slagged. [But her mother convinced her not to.] Anyway, we ended up getting caught and we all spent some time behind bars.
After we got out, [her family tricked her into believing that they were being held hostage as a test of her loyalty] things didn't work out so well. So, I left and started a new life for myself. Got myself an apartment and a job... I had actually used the money from that to bail out my brother, before I was brought here.
[Melanie sighs. She's never gone into so much detail about her past, and even though she went straight, it still doesn't change what she and her family did back then.] I know it's kind of a stupid move to tell you this [especially after kissing him], but... you deserve to know. There's no point in me keeping secrets here, anyway.
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My family has... this group that's been going on for years. We were called the Royal Flush Gang. Our gimmick was that we dressed like playing cards, and we always made a point to act more 'sophisticated' than any other criminal, but we were still just thieves. [She laughs a little, but it sounds fairly bitter.]
We committed a bunch of robberies all around the country, which is why we were always on the move. The reason why we went back to Gotham was because my dad had a score he wanted to settle with Batman. It was like some kind of obsession he had, and I almost left because he kept on doing things that were going to get us slagged. [But her mother convinced her not to.] Anyway, we ended up getting caught and we all spent some time behind bars.
After we got out, [her family tricked her into believing that they were being held hostage as a test of her loyalty] things didn't work out so well. So, I left and started a new life for myself. Got myself an apartment and a job... I had actually used the money from that to bail out my brother, before I was brought here.
[Melanie sighs. She's never gone into so much detail about her past, and even though she went straight, it still doesn't change what she and her family did back then.] I know it's kind of a stupid move to tell you this [especially after kissing him], but... you deserve to know. There's no point in me keeping secrets here, anyway.