Re: quicklog: selina/steph -- marvel penthouse.
Do you think he'll come back? A lot of us just come back eventually. [Stephanie was still prodding, and it was clear she was trying to delay the inevitable as long as possible. Which she knew wouldn't really be that long. Rubbing the back of her neck, she sighed and she poured them another round, though she didn't take this shot just yet. Her arms, fingers and toes tingled and she could feel some tightness unravel just a touch.] I- I don't know. I guess I idealized this place. You know how that other Gotham is, and you know how everyone there is. [She rubbed her face.] I didn't really have anyone there. The family was worse off than we are-- well. They were. Now I guess we might just be on par. [A dismissive hand.]
My mom was working with the mob, Eddie wasn't...well, you know. [A sigh, and she picked up that shot glass, eyeing its contents.] I only had Leslie. So I tended to remember this Gotham as better than it was. [A shrug.] And it's not. It's not this idyllic place I liked to think it was. It's better than that Gotham, but still. [She took the shot finally, wiping her mouth before speaking again.] Sometimes I catch myself wondering if there was a point to come back at all. Maybe things would have been better for everyone. [And, of course, Selina knew what that everyone really meant.]