Confetti, glowsticks, free hot chocolate for all the kiddies, and an awful lot of boys in blue -- it's New Year's Eve in Gotham City. This year, as with most other years, the main festivities are being held at Merchant's Square. Neatly affixed to one of the taller buildings, there's a giant, video screen and throughout the evening there will be
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She hasn't been in Merchant's Square in so long. It's somewhat gratifying to see that it hasn't changed all that much. More neon, maybe, and more trash in the gutters, but that's to be expected.
She cuts through the crowd like a knife, unconsciously, relaxing into the noise.
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"Sorry! Oh, sorry... did you spill anything? You can have mine!" She says loudly and cheerfully, somewhat louder than is strictly necessary to be heard over the crowd. Her coat is half falling off but she doesn't seem to mind, revealing tattoos. "Cool cigarette holder. Thingy."
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"No, no, you're fine. I'm fine. Thanks." Nothing got on her dress, anyway. That's good. Oh, is that whiskey? She was going with brandy, herself. She peers at the girl's ink for a moment. "Oooh, where did you get those?"
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Ah. A chatty one. She fumbles out a smoke herself, lighting it dreamily. "Man, Gotham rocks." ... well. That's a... special opinion.
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She's keeping an eye out to make sure that the Suicide Girl doesn't set herself on fire. "Gotham is... it's definitely Gotham. Hi. I'm Selina."
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"Born and bred. And I don't know about awesome, but I'm pretty okay." She's definitely amused. Or she will be up until her shoes get puked on. "I dunno, for my money, I like Florence. Paris would be great if it weren't for Parisians, but Florence... something about the place. Not like here, that's for sure."
But the rooftops are the best in the world. Of course, Carrie doesn't need to know that.
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Maybe just for New Year's.
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If it's possible to be smug and chipper and welcoming at the same time, she manages.
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