Pearls

After leaving the press conference Orime went into Wayne Enterprises. She approached the woman working at the front desk. "Get me in touch with whoever is currently acting as the CEO. We have things we need to discuss. Tell them Miss Obara the majority shareholder is here." The woman at the front desk called Lucius Fox. "Miss Obara Lucius Fox will be down shortly."

Orime took a seat and leafed through some magazines. "Man of the Year, Bruce Wayne." Five minutes go by and Lucius Fox still hasn't shown up. The woman at the front desk was on the phone and computer not paying attention. Orime went to elevator and went to the highest floor and found the CEO's office herself. The secretary wasn't there. She better be running an errand or in the bathroom. At this time of day, it is unacceptable to be away from your desk for any other reason. She went to the CEO's office door and it was locked. She turned to her liquid metal form and slipped in between the gap in the doors.

She called down to the front desk. "Tell Mr. Fox I got tired of waiting for him and found the CEO's office myself." On the desk was a journal, it was Bruce Wayne's, it was covered in dust. She brushed off the dust and left it. So disrespectful to let dust build up on it like that. At least they didn't read it. She looked around the room. Mrs. Wayne's pearls from the night she died. She noticed the display case for the pearls was crooked. "Unusual." She rubbed her chin. She looked at everything else on the shelves. Everything else is placed just perfectly. This is not. Why? She picked up the display case carefully and looked at it. She noticed the bottom of the case was not smooth. "Unusual." She went to put it down and noticed the shelf was not smooth and clearly had some kind of mechanism in it. The Batcave I presume or a panic room, maybe both.

Orime was about to activate the mechanism when Lucious entered the room. "Miss Obara you wanted to see me." When Orime turned around the resemblance to Bruce was unmistakable. "I assume you saw my press conference just across the street?" Outside the press was still gathered reporting on the news or making segments for later broadcast. "Yes I did Miss Obara. You plan to take over as CEO." Orime sat down on a rather nice couch. "As everyone is well aware now Bruce was Batman. Based on the technology he and his allies used in their war on crime and the technology this company has publically announced it's fairly obvious this company supplied them with it, not surprising. Considering Bruce's very public reputation as a playboy partying at clubs and his nightly outings as Batman he didn't sleep during the night. Unless he was a metahuman that meant he had to sleep during the day, I assume that he slept here in his office. I have no way of knowing for sure. But if I am right that means Bruce was a figurehead, he was the face, he signed off on things, but someone else made the decisions. Again no way for me to know for sure. I am guessing you were the real leader of this company." Orime stood up. "Until I get to know this company just as well as you and Bruce I want you to continue to make all the decisions. I will be the face. I will sign the documents. But the most important thing is this company keeps supplying the Batfamily with whatever they need. As for the Justice League, I am assuming they were funded by Bruce through this company. Unless one of the Batfamily steps up and takes Bruce's place that stops today. Now show me everything." As they were leaving the office Orime noticed the secretary was back. "Set up a meeting with the board to vote for a new CEO. A formality as I own and have the proxy vote for 51% of the company but it must all be done above board." The secretary looked at Lucius Fox and gave a nod of approval.

Meanwhile Kate was in her car informing everyone who knew their secret about Orime. It was a short list. Once she was done she texted Orime the name of the restaurant. Once Orime got the text she called the restaurant and bought the place out at twice their normal revenue for a night.