This was not her Gotham, that much was obvious from the way it had all right angles and very modern architecture. It was like most of the things were in the right place but were just all wrong. Too much steel and concrete and light.
Selena had gotten used to strange, or so she'd thought, but this was toeing over that line where strange became potentially dangerous. And it wasn't exactly like she fit in. High gloss black vinyl and stiletto boots weren't exactly subtle, but then again neither was she.
So maybe this new town was a new opportunity. Hadn't that been what Bruce had said? Something about starting over. Hard to do less than that when you step into a whole new world. The air smelled different here, felt different even. There was a heavier note to it less.... whimsical maybe? Whatever it was it made her pay sharper attention to the world around her.
Fortunately, it was still Gotham, if the strange familiarity of it hadn't given it away every sign and newspaper stand did. The name was displayed everywhere. Selena walked over to look at a newspaper vending machine and checked the date, shocked at what it read. A stray ambled up beside her and rubbed at her calf. "Hello Kitty, looks like I'm not in Kansas anymore."
She scratched behind the cat's ears and received a soft pleasant purr before a car screeched around the corner nearest her. Gunfire erupted from the side window spraying backward at whoever might be behind it. Selena grabbed the cat and rolled them to the safety of the alley where she gave it a quick check and pat. "Stay here darling, the Cat needs to hunt."
She darted back out of the alley and charged off in chase of the car that had indiscriminately fired on anything in its way. She knew the streets and by taking a quick right she headed north enough to come out ahead of the driver on their narrow one-way street. With a grunt she shover a garbage bin in the path of the vehicle. The driver was caught by surprise, swerved, and ran into a fire hydrant.
Selena skipped over, avoiding the spouting water, and reached through the open window to slice at one of the armed thugs. "You should never try to kill someone you don't know, especially if you haven't even bought me dinner first."
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Selena had gotten used to strange, or so she'd thought, but this was toeing over that line where strange became potentially dangerous. And it wasn't exactly like she fit in. High gloss black vinyl and stiletto boots weren't exactly subtle, but then again neither was she.
So maybe this new town was a new opportunity. Hadn't that been what Bruce had said? Something about starting over. Hard to do less than that when you step into a whole new world. The air smelled different here, felt different even. There was a heavier note to it less.... whimsical maybe? Whatever it was it made her pay sharper attention to the world around her.
Fortunately, it was still Gotham, if the strange familiarity of it hadn't given it away every sign and newspaper stand did. The name was displayed everywhere. Selena walked over to look at a newspaper vending machine and checked the date, shocked at what it read. A stray ambled up beside her and rubbed at her calf. "Hello Kitty, looks like I'm not in Kansas anymore."
She scratched behind the cat's ears and received a soft pleasant purr before a car screeched around the corner nearest her. Gunfire erupted from the side window spraying backward at whoever might be behind it. Selena grabbed the cat and rolled them to the safety of the alley where she gave it a quick check and pat. "Stay here darling, the Cat needs to hunt."
She darted back out of the alley and charged off in chase of the car that had indiscriminately fired on anything in its way. She knew the streets and by taking a quick right she headed north enough to come out ahead of the driver on their narrow one-way street. With a grunt she shover a garbage bin in the path of the vehicle. The driver was caught by surprise, swerved, and ran into a fire hydrant.
Selena skipped over, avoiding the spouting water, and reached through the open window to slice at one of the armed thugs. "You should never try to kill someone you don't know, especially if you haven't even bought me dinner first."