- Alfred: “Mr. Wayne, a reminder. Tonight is that loathsome party hosted by the odious Mr. Shreck, may we RSVP in the resoundingly negative?”
- Bruce: “Not interested.”
- ―Alfred to Bruce[src]
Events Surrounding[]
Following Penguin's sabotaging of the Batmobile at the Relighting of the Tree Ceremony Bruce returned to the Batcave in the inner turbine core of the vehicle, jettisoning the two sides. Alfred briefly admonished Bruce about how he would restore the body of the car and matters of security before the pair successfully sabotaged the final Cobblepot Rally.
Restoration of the Batmobile[]
Bruce Wayne spent the entire Saturday of December 21st restoring the Batmobile to near completion in the Batcave. Afred reminded him of the Maxquerade Ball taking place later in the evening and Wayne initially agreed to RSVP in the "resoundingly negative." Moments he looked up from making a repair and pondered if Selina Kyle might be there, and decided to prepare for an appearance at the party after Alfred had already torn the invitation to shreds.