The Legion of Doom had a few unwritten rules.

One of them was simple:

Villains came and went.

Some were permanent members.

Some disappeared for months.

And then there were seasonal villains.

Villains who only showed up during certain times of year, or lived outside Gotham and treated the city like a temporary hunting ground.

So when a familiar face walked into the Hall of Doom, nobody was particularly surprised.

Lex, however, had already heard she was back in town.

He looked up from the files on his desk as she entered.

“Back already?”

Grodd leaned forward, studying her.

“Interesting. I thought she only visited during the winter.”

Riddler adjusted his hat.

“Perhaps Gotham has become sufficiently interesting again.”

Harley grinned from across the room.

“Ooooh, she’s back! I missed her!”

Joker tilted his head.

“Now this is a pleasant surprise.”

Bane folded his arms.

“Her return is convenient.”

Lex closed the folder in front of him.

“Exactly.”

Everyone looked toward him.

Harley blinked.

“You already got a job for her, didn’t you?”

Lex stood.

“She’ll be here for several weeks.”

Riddler smiled knowingly.

“And naturally, you’ve decided to exploit the opportunity.”

“Use the resources available to me,” Lex corrected.

Bane gave a quiet grunt.

“A distinction without much difference.”

Joker laughed.

“Oh, let him have his little corporate vocabulary.”

Grodd glanced toward Lex.

“And what exactly do you intend to have her do?”

Lex looked toward the mission board.

“Something useful.”

Harley groaned.

“Poor girl can’t even visit Gotham without getting recruited.”

Lex picked up the mission file.

“She came back to town.”

He placed the file on the table.

“I simply made sure her timing was productive.”

The others exchanged looks.

Seasonal villain or not, one thing was certain.

Nobody came to Gotham without eventually ending up on Lex’s payroll—or his mission board.