September: Gotham rp for manorly_wayne

[rachel_dawes]

She's in the office first thing on Saturday morning despite having left late Friday night. Breakfast consisted of strong black coffee and day old donuts. The tension headache has been working it's way from her neck to her shoulders. There are four files spread out across her desk. The newspaper on top of them has two separate stories that catch her

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[manorly_wayne]

He's about to explain to the concerned citizen (who seems likely to attempt a citizens arrest using her handbag as a deadly weapon) that he is in fact an officer of the law (flash an AMEX card in her direction - shiny like a badge) and lay some of the infamous Bruce Wayne charm on a little too thick (always a little too thick) when he's interupted.

"Rachel."

Rachel Dawes.

There she is - one of the only people who doesn't vanish completely from Bruce Wayne's conciousness the moment she leaves the room. If he thought in terms of love, which he doesn't, not really, the word isn't one he is prone to abuse, but if he thought in terms of love, he may stretch the definition and abuse it in her name.

It's been a while.

"Would you believe I'm not entirely sure how many cars I have to be impounded - and I'd like to avoid having my answer thrown out on a technicality, ADA Dawes

[rachel_dawes]

The concerned citizen seems determined to write the license plate number down. It's hard not to laugh. Who else in Gotham would park a Lamborghini in a no parking zone in Gotham besides Bruce Wayne? Maybe the elderly lady skips over those headlines

[manorly_wayne]

Bruce helpfully dictates the number to the woman, even going so far as to offer to write it down for her - she doesn't seem charmed or amused. If she knows who he is - and how could she not - she's making a point of not caring.

Then she's gone and Rachel and Bruce are alone. Well, as alone as anyone is in the City of Gotham at 2pm on a Saturday.

"Botox. Appointment at 3pm."

Clearly a lie. When men like Bruce get procedures done those procedures come to them. Not to mention the fact Bruce Wayne is incapable of being on time for any appointment, let alone an hour early.

"And... you're moonlighting as a parking inspector in your spare time? Does the new DA know you have a secret life outside of his office?"

[rachel_dawes]

If Rachel was the girl she'd been back before Bruce left years ago her cheeks would have flushed at the mention of the DA and a secret life. The fact was she and Harvey had been seeing each other for some time, but had tried to keep it low profile. That had proved nearly impossible once he entered the race for DA. Rachel hasn't been that girl for years though so there is no flushing of her cheeks.

"My cell phone battery died. I didn't realize it until Mom tried the office line to reach me."

Which reminded Rachel that she really needed to call Harvey and remind him about dinner. She could do that when she returned the office.

"Make sure the Botox straightens out that weird unevenness on the left side of your face. Maybe you can convince Vicki Vale to only photograph you from the right from now on."

There is no weird unevenness, and she knows he's absolutely aware of that. Picking on Bruce is a habit she learned as a child though so Rachel can't quite give it up.