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“Sure, why not?”
    Adam rolled his eyes. “It’s good to see such enthusiasm.” He teased.
    She smiled. “While I know how scavenger hunts work, I’m not sure how one at a con would work.”
    “It depends on the rules of the hunt.” He grabbed her hand and tugged her toward the booth. “Let’s find out.”
    They were greeted with friendly smiles by people working the booth. “Come and sign up and be entered to win two tickets to next year’s Con.”
    There were laminated pages on the table. Julie picked one up. It was the rules and the regulations, and instructions on how the hunt worked.
    “The pictures need to be taken of the following people and places. You need to get a picture with the person, and selfies with them in the background don’t count. Please upload the pics to Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #ScavengerCon. The pics will be shown on a slideshow in the main concourse. Good luck.”
    One of the people behind the table asked. “Are you cosplaying?” Julie nodded. “I’m playing Catwoman from the 1960’s tv show.”
    “Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, or Lee Meriweather?”
    “Julie Newmar of course.”
    “Excellent choice.” He turned to Adam. “And you?”
    “1960’s Batman.”
    “So as you are the supervillain and superhero of your fandom, for the last item on the list you need to find a different hero and villain to take a pic with.”
    Julie looked at the list of items and looked at the very last one. “Find a hero and villain from the same fandom and take a picture with them either committing a crime or stopping the crime.”
    “Will you choose to side with the villain or the hero?” the guy behind the table asked.
    “Villain,” Julie said at the same time Adam said “Hero.”
    Everyone laughed. Adam signed his name and turned the clipboard to Julie, who also signed up. They were both given a list of things they needed to get pictures of. “Good Luck!”
    As they walked away, Adam nudged Julie with his shoulder. “We’re going to help the hero, right?”
    She gave him a look. “Oh come on, it’s the villains who get to have all the fun.”
    “You think so?”
    “Of course. Just look at who we’re representing. Sure you have the Batcave and all the technology within, however all of that tech is
only
used to apprehend bad guys. Imagine having all that computing power to play games or to plan fun heists.”
    “But saving the world is a worthwhile endeavor!” he stated, getting into the discussion. The twinkle in his eye let her know that he was playing along and not taking the conversation too seriously.
    “Let me ask you a question.”
    “Shoot.”
    Julie held up her hand with finger pointed and thumb up in the shape of a gun. “Bang.”
    Adam laughed. “What do you want to know?”
    “What would happen to Batman, if he didn’t have Catwoman, Penguin, The Riddler, or any of the other villains to fight? Wouldn’t he be out of a job?”
    Adam thought about that. “I guess so, why?”
    “What would happen to Catwoman if she didn’t have Batman to foil her crimes?”
    A frown crossed his forehead. “I’m not sure.”
    The elevator doors opened as Julie smiled. “She’d be incredibly wealthy and planning bigger and better heists. In my opinion, Batman needs villains to exist, but the villains don’t need Batman.”
    “Hmmm.”
    She took two steps into the crowded elevator, turned and saw a chagrined look on his face.
    “I don’t think that’s quite right,” he replied.
    One of the other occupants heard her and chimed in. “But without the heroes would the supervillains ever rise to power, or would they remain two-bit criminals, never rising above petty larceny?”
    Julie turned. “No, I don’t think so. In
Batman,
the villains always try to get Batman out of the way first. And not only do they come up with creative capers, they also design elaborate plans to do away with the do-gooder and his pesky sidekick.”
    Adam’s eyes flashed and he turned