“I blended comic books with psychology!” Nolan cried.

“I blended comic books with CHILD psychology,” Burton answered. “It’s called specialization.”

“I specialize!”

“Yeah, for older fans who would have never been into you if it wasn’t for me.”

“Granted,” Nolan said, “you made a masterpiece. Arguably two if it wasn’t so damn grimy and the Penguin didn’t say such pathetic lines. When Michael Keaton shows us he’s Batman it’s more compelling then when Ann Lewis assures RoboCop after he takes off his mask and sees he’s ugly and near unrecognizable. Touching stuff for a guy who specializes in child nightmares. Did you work on High School Musical?”

“How in the world did you expect to have a career without me?” Burton asked him. 

“Oh please,” said Nolan. “Jon Peters was the guy behind Batman, okay? Know how you can tell?”

Right about then, Jon Peters entered the room directly behind Nolan’s back. Burton would elect not to tell him. Instead he folded his arms and deviously let him say what he had to say about one of their higher-ups at Warner Brothers. “No, Chris. How can you tell that Jon Peters was the guy behind Batman?”

“Because!” Nolan replied like it was obvious as Peters watched with duelly folded arms. “Jon Peters takes source material and doesn’t study it until he needs something to read in the bathroom. This might take about ten minutes. That’s what your Batman movie’s like — the product of ten minutes of skimming to the interesting parts. He probably took everything he can get his hands on and brought it all to the bathroom with him. Once he flushed, the studying stopped and he went back to do whatever the hell it is Jon Peters does. I mean he blended the Long Halloween in with the old Batman and Robin comics. He didn’t even realize these were multiple separate different takes!” 

“Yes I did,” said Peters.

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!” Nolan leapt nine feet in the air, landing in Burton’s arms shivering. “Mister PETERS?! What are you doing here, sir?!”

“You have to ease people off the Adam West show, Chris,” informed Peters. “Tim’s movie was absolutely essential for your Batman movie. Otherwise, the public would have antiquated Batman Begins with Daffy Duck saying the f-word and heaving grenades at Elmer Fudd’s trailer. Played by Marky Mark.”

“You’re right,” said Chris. “I guess people outside of Frank Miller’s loyal readership really didn’t know Batman any other way then from the TV show.”

“That’s right,” said Jon. “Also, I forgive you for talking smack in the fictional sense.” 

“Me too,” said Chris. “Friendship is key.”