[ WP ] Write a hackneyed Soap Opera scene that incorporates as many /r/WritingPrompts cliches as you can manage .

`` I'm sorry, Batman, but I just ca n't do that for you. If I make an exception for one person, everyone will want another fifteen minutes to talk to their dead loved ones.'' When I stared directly into his cowl he met me with a tortured expression. The dozens of separate numbers floating above his head were changing erratically. 
 
 Some of those numbers were showing values that made no sense, and others that had been counting down were starting to count back up. They all appeared suddenly, more every day. 
 
 `` But what I saw...'' He started. `` I made a deal with you, and I held up my end of the bargain. The Devil is never allowed to lie as long as the conditions are met!'' His anger began to flare, after what he saw it was understandable. 
 
 `` I offered to let you speak with the three deceased individuals you cared about most for fifteen minutes. It is n't my fault that the only person you saw was the Joker.''
