THWACK-SLIDE!
The trio slammed onto the wet gravel of a rooftop penthouse three blocks south of Rockefeller Center, skidding across the slick surface before ducking under a glass canopy.
Felicia detached her harness with a crisp CLICK, shaking her wet silver hair out like a rain-drenched cat. Natasha landed smoothly on her feet, immediately unholstering her twin pistols and sweeping the perimeter before signaling that the landing zone was secure.
Jack collapsed onto an outdoor lounge sofa under the glass awning, wiping running black eye makeup from his cheeks with the sleeve of his wet royal-purple jacket. A low, breathless giggle bubbled out of his throat, echoing against the glass roof as the rain drummed violently above.
"Oh, Moscow..." Jack rasped, looking up at Natasha with glowing crimson eyes. "Did you see Steve’s face?! He looked like a disappointed high school principal!"
Natasha holstered her guns, stepping over and offering him a dry towel. A quiet, amused smile played on her lips despite the freezing rain. "You almost got us shot by three S.H.I.E.L.D. marksmen, clown."
"Almost doesn't count in showbiz, darling!" Jack cackled, taking the towel and dabbing at his wet forehead.
They slipped through the floor-to-ceiling glass doors into an unlisted penthouse safehouse—a luxury apartment seized from one of Fisk's shell companies. The room was warm, illuminated by glowing monitors and the golden light of the rain-streaked Manhattan skyline outside.
[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION: GRAND QUEST AVAILABLE!]
Quest Name: "THE ANARCHY BANK EVENT"
Primary Objective: Seize control of Wall Street's digital clearing house and erase $500B in consumer debt, high-interest mortgages, and predatory loans live on air.
Secondary Objective: Force Tony Stark and S.H.I.E.L.D. to choose between protecting corporate assets or rescuing the civilian grid.
Reward upon Completion: Synchronization Level 50.0% ➔ 65.0% + Unlock [Joker's Anarchy Domain] (Local reality rewrite field).
Jack stood in front of the central holoscreen, his bloodshot eyes sparkling with an intense, intoxicating light as the red system text burned in his vision. Sixty-five percent synchronization—the threshold where his reality distortions would expand from temporary tricks into local domain manipulation.
Felicia tossed a bag of uncut diamonds onto a glass coffee table, pouring three glasses of bourbon from a crystal decanter. "Wall Street? Jack, after tonight, the New York Stock Exchange is guarded by two battalions of National Guard and S.H.I.E.L.D. mechanized units."
"Which makes it the ultimate Robin Hood act," Natasha observed, taking a glass and handing one to Jack. Her steel-grey eyes narrowed as she analyzed the system prompt. "Erasing debt across the Tri-State area isn't just chaos, Jack. It makes you a folk hero to four million people. Fury won't be able to enforce martial law if the entire public actively protects us."
Jack took the glass, swirling the amber liquid as a slow, razor-sharp smile stretched across his scar. The neural hum of [The Royal Flush Command] vibrated happily between the three of them.
"We aren't just robbing the bank, girls..." Jack purred softly, raising his glass toward the storm-swept skyline of Wall Street in the distance. "We're burning the ledgers! TO THE ANARCHY BANK! HAHAHAHA!"
Current Status:
Synchronization Level: 50.0% (Targeting 65.0% via "The Anarchy Bank" Quest)
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