Housewarming

[gotham_knocking]

The new apartment awaits its guests. Brand new folding chairs line the walls of the dining room, and the living room is as clean as possible.

Almost everything is ready. Let the housewarming begin!

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[alwaysroomforhope]

When Steph arrives she's wide-eyed and looking around a little wistfully. It's not her Gotham, the air smells too clean and the skyline is wrong, but it still smells like Gotham.

She heads for the kitchen with the wine she brought, grinning at everyone she knows and everyone she doesn't equally.

Re: Mingling

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"Hey, kid. What kept you?" It's not so much that she's late as that Knox figured she'd be first, given that it's Gotham and all.

Re: Mingling

[alwaysroomforhope]

"Oh, my mun's a giant flake," Steph says, rolling her eyes.

Steph offers him the bottle, and looks a bit sheepish. "...had to work up the courage," she admits, screwing her face up expressively. "Don't tell anyone," she leans in to whisper, "but apparently coming to visit a different version of your home is kind of scary."

Well, it was mostly that she wasn't sure she'd still be corporeal, because it's so similar to her Gotham. It's an immense relief to find that sheis.

Re: Mingling

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"Oh." He really didn't think that Steph would be scared of anything. He should have given it some more thought. "Well, it IS Gotham. And that's plenty scary as it is.

"Or it would be on the other side of the border. This here is Bristol, and word is, it's not scary." He smirks.

Re: Mingling

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph grins at him. "Well, if anything does get scary, you totally have a bona-fide Bat-trainee. ... Okay, and Rachel and, like, a zillion others who'd kick more ass, but I totally claim first hit if there's anything creepy.

"This. Is. My. Town."

Her Batman impersonation would be dead on if her voice were a few octaves deeper.

Re: Mingling

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

Too bad Knox has never heard the Bat talk. "Oooh, that's creepy, too. That's what he sounds like?

"You get first dibs. Don't worry."

Re: Mingling

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph giggles. "Well, sort of," she confesses, giving honesty its due. "I mean, he's, like, about ten feet taller than me and twice as wide as that across the shoulders, so our voices are kinda different."

Re: Mingling

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"Ten feet? More like six. But definitely bigger.

"But he's not on the guest list, so you're the hero in charge today." He studies the wine bottle. "I think this is good stuff you got."

Re: Mingling

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph giggles. "I don't think he waits for guest lists," she confides, and then grins when he compliments her choice. "Bar's pick. She seemed to think it'd suit you."

Re: Mingling

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"Well, between you and me, beer suits me better. But Raps has been trying to expand my pallet just a bit. I even know how to use a corkscrew." He smirks, trying to show that he's really not quite that hopeless.

Re: Mingling

[alwaysroomforhope]

"Well, you're one up on me," Steph confesses, grinning. "I shoulda got you an instruction booklet instead, huh?"

Re: Mingling

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"Maybe. Or we can just let Raps teach me." He looks around the place. "Gotta say, having a woman's touch isn't such a bad tihng in my life."

Re: Mingling

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph grins. "Yeah? What was it like before?"

Re: Mingling

[longlonghair]

A face she doesn't know! :o!!

Rapunzel works her way across the room, a smile on her face. Any friend of Alex, after all...

"Hello! I don't think I've met you, before. I'm Rapunzel."

Re: Mingling

[alwaysroomforhope]

"Oooh! You're Alex's Rapunzel!" Steph beams at her, wide and glowing. "It's totally awesome to meet you!"

Re: Mingling

[longlonghair]

The grin is returned with a laugh.

"I am going to take a while guess, and say that you must be Steph. I've heard a bit about you, and have been meaning to meet you."

Re: Mingling

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph blinks, surprised into a laugh. "You've heard about me? I promise, it's totally not true ... unless it paints me in a good light, in which case it's totally true."

Re: Mingling

[longlonghair]

"He has had only nice things to say, I promise. He said you were a superhero, of sorts, from a different version of Gotham."

Re: Mingling

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph grins, only a little bit wistful. "Yeah ... I was."

Re: Mingling

[longlonghair]

"You miss it? It can't be easy to give up an exciting life, but Milliways is far from boring."

Re: Mingling

[alwaysroomforhope]

"Yeah, but ... well, Gotham, man," Steph explains, gesturing out the window and grinning. "At least Joker doesn't seem to come to Milliways any more. Man, that was weird."

Re: Mingling

[longlonghair]

"Good Lord! He was at Milliways? Next you'll be telling me Lex Luthor was there, too!"

Re: Mingling

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph's eyes go big and wide.

"He was?!"

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[longlonghair]

"No! No, no, no....I meant with the joker being there, it wouldn't be a surprise to see Lex Luthor there, too. If he showed up, I'm sure Alex would still be talking about it."

Re: Mingling

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph's mock-horror dissolves into giggles. "I was teasing, I know. But you know, he totally would, wouldn't he? In my world, he was President for a while."