[For: work_with_it, heaven_helps, gothams_mayor, a_carrion_crow]"I think I can handle it," Andrew Stephens insisted ( Read more... )

[Takes place about 3 weeks after last post].The beginning of the evening was going off without a hitch. Dalia was at City Hall, in the auditorium usually reserved for City Council meetings. The mayor was up on stage right behind his press secretary, Eric Sheehan, about to be introduced. It was a 'town hall'-style meeting, so security was in full ( Read more... )

Note: Takes place about 2 weeks after the last entry.The luncheon had been exhausting to plan -- it was an event hosted by the Mayor, bringing together many Gotham dignitaries, from councilmen to philanthropists, all in the name of 'building a better Gotham.' Dalia was preoccupied the entire time, making sure everyone was in their correct seats ( Read more... )

It was after dark -- nearly 9:00PM -- when the Mayor's town car pulled up to the Dent residence in one of Gotham's more suburban neighborhoods. Andrew Stephens wasn't entirely surprised to find that Dalia still lived with her parents, and while he did wonder how that affected her social life, he kept it to himself ( Read more... )

Takes place immediately following this.

"Sorrow you can hold, however desolating, if nobody speaks to you. If they speak, you break down."

( Dalia ran out of the coffee shop... )

Dalia headed into the coffee shop. She was tired from a long day and a bit emotionally shaken, not that she'd admit to it, but going home would mean having to deal with her parents. She didn't want to defend her job or answer the questions. Not yet, anyway. James was interesting to talk to - the handful of times they talked - and she'd probably ( Read more... )

Don't know which parts to believe.

Also serves as an RP thread for arkhams_dr, questionorigin and a_carrion_crow.

Why am I doing this again? Dalia had been asking herself the question all day. Now it was finally time for her to leave work and head over to Crane House for dinner with Duela and Jonathan (and presumably Joshua, who never missed out on an opportunity to condescend to her) and she was still questioning ( Read more... )

*calls Duela's cell, waits for answer*

It was early - sooner than she needed to be at work, but it was her first day on the job. True, she was still working at the same place, but it was different. She wasn't an intern any more - a mere gofer. She was an aide to the Mayor with an actual salary and everything. Dalia wanted to start her day off right ( Read more... )