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Steph's sitting in the rafters. Not, for once, out of any particular desire to Lurk; things are going well, lately. Just out of a vague feeling that if she doesn't spend some time up high in the shadows she'll go crazy.

Besides, she likes the rafters. They're quiet and warm and comfy - well, comfy compared to rooftops, at least - and you can see almost everything going on below.

You can take the girl out of Gotham...

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"This guy. Grey skin, cracked all over, one blind eye - Likes going 'round without a shirt on, y'can't miss him," He grins. "Called himself Lord of Pain before he got killed."

"He's here?"

Steph has no idea what a vibroblade actually is, but she can guess.

"Someone in this bar gets off with - vibroblades?"

"Haha, no. Y'can't miss him if you go to the past of my galaxy," He laughs. "Not here. Y'think I'd be sitting and calmly discussing him if he was?"

"That's a relief. Because can I just totally register an EW?"

A beat, and she adds "Also, your galaxy is weirder. I rest my case."

"You haven't told me the weirdest thing from your galaxy yet, though."

"Our world has a lot of weird things. I don't know. Hmmm ... well, there's some guy who was, like, a giant moth, and turned into this big quivering pink thing and had a thousand little red-haired babies who were actually, like, fully-formed at birth? That's the weirdest thing I've seen. But I've heard of weirder."

"See, that's weirder even than a guy who gets off on vibroblades," Atton grins. "Giant moth with thousands of little babies? Weird."

"Little man babies." Steph shudders in recollection. "...Your galaxy doesn't have chocolate, though! Now that's weird!"

Atton blinks slightly.
"... Chocolate?"

"... chocolate!"

Steph is appalled.

"You've been here for how long now and you've never had chocolate?!"

"What? Just 'cause I'm not eating your strange Earth ... things ..." Beat. "What the kriff is chocolate, anyway?"

Steph shakes herself free of the shock.

"Stay right there. Don't move. This is vital," she orders, slipping off the rafter she's been lying on and dropping lightly to the floor to run towards the bar.

Atton snorts, lying back on the rafter he's on and waiting for her.

Atton does not understand. He will be Educated!

By means of having M&Ms thrown at his head, first, and then Steph realises this is too slow and jumps from floor to booth-top to rafters to hand him a bag containing a Vast Selection of various Earth chocolates.

"Chocolate," she announces.

"Right," Atton says wryly, tossing one into his mouth. "How's Sulko, then?" He asks as he chews. It comes out a bit garbled.

"Zuko is fine, thanks for asking," Steph says, nabbing a handful of M&Ms for herself and sitting down cross-legged. Then she grins, and ducks her head. "He's great."

"Anyone given him the Long Ridiculously Threatening Monologue, yet?" Atton asks, swallowing a chocolate and grabbing a handful of M&Ms. "Either of the Long Ridiculously Threatening Monologues, that is."

"...there's more than one?"

"At least two. Probably more."

"I only know one. I tried giving it to my brother's boyfriend and we totally hate each other now though. He tried to set my head on fire."

Setting Steph's head on fire does not endear you to her, as a general rule. Unless you're Zuko, possibly.

"Wow. Touchy much?"

"Yeah, totally. Or maybe I just have a knack of pissing people off." She grins. It doesn't bother her that much.

"Seriously, what did you say to get him to set you on fire?"

"Just the usual, as far as I know!" Steph protests. "You know, hurt him and I'll hurt you, uh, I may have threatened torture, but who takes that stuff seriously? As if I'd torture anyone!"

"Y'know, just threatening to beat him up would've worked fine," Atton grins. "Maybe he didn't expect it," Blink. "Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever got a Long Ridiculously Threatening Monologue for years now."