Entrance Post

[pc-cooper.livejournal.com]

[Pre-Milliways and Pre-Torchwood: Her life is normal, and this is how it should always be.]

After her normal, normal day as a Police Constable for Cardiff, Gwen Cooper just wanted to go home. Maybe Rhys had some food done, if he was home yet (and if not, oh God, there was that delicious pie on the counter...and she could just have wee piece and he wouldn't notice, hopefully).

Of course, when one really wants to go home, that's when Bar pulls patrons in and makes them whirl about and lose all sense of...what the hell is going on.

The door opens and she walks through the door, with a look of "whut." on her face.

Huh. This...is not...her apartment.

[ooc: the mun may leave...but she'll let you know. s'just new years eve with the family, y'see.]

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[pc-cooper.livejournal.com]

"Gwen Cooper." She offers, a small smile in place. "Cardiff, Wales...2007." She looks around a bit more. "Yes, it's weird. I...end of the universe?"

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"Nice to meet you, Gwen. Don't think I ever met anyone from Wales. But yes, the end of the universe. Big bang time, I think. Take a look." He points at the conveniently located viewing window. "Wild out there. But safe in here. Magic." As if magic is perfectly normal.

[pc-cooper.livejournal.com]

Gwen stares at the window. "But...magic?" She turns to give him a sardonic look. "But..."

She blinks and just stares out the window again. Uh..hmm.

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

Knox watches her stare. He just shrugged that view off back then, didn't he? "Yeah, it sounds...well, totally ridiculous. And it is. The whole place is like that. But if you're here long enough, it begins to seem...well, just as weird but a lot less hard to face. I've been coming here for months now, and I'd rather be here than my bar back home."

[pc-cooper.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I would never not want to be home." She smiles suddenly. "My life is great right now. I've got a great boyfriend, Rhys. He makes the most delicious food...and a job, I'm a PC...oh look at me, I'm ramblin' on about my life."

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"Well, if you can still see the door you came through, you can still get home. And maybe you can bring your boyfriend. The food here is great. Bar can serve anything!" He pauses.

"But what kind of job do you have? You're a personal computer"

[pc-cooper.livejournal.com]

"No! A Police Constable. I work for Cardiff Police." She grins. "And the door..." She turns to glance at it, still there. "Yes, there. Good."

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"That's good. I know some people who are stuck here, and it's not always fun." Though on occasion, some people thrive that way. "And you're a cop. That's interesting. Crime rate high in Cardiff?" For the first time, a touch of preofessional curiosity seeps into his voice.

[pc-cooper.livejournal.com]

"Oh, it's...alright." She shrugs. "I'm mostly doin' bar fights and such. Not so much the big crimes."

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"Well, that's important, too. BAck home some of the seedier bars can be very bad." He's trying not to sound condescending, but a little does seep in.

[pc-cooper.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, well. I'm more for a desk job anyway. Want a family soon. Don't want to be in danger and all that." Gwen shrugs.

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"But where's the fun in that," he says with a little cheek.

"Anyway, I should tell you more about this place. You feeling thirsty?"

[pc-cooper.livejournal.com]

"But it's what I want," She says, a tad snappishly. "And sure, I guess."

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

Funny. He neer thought that he would find a female cop not wanting to be a female cop odd. He's been here too long, most likely.

"Then just ask for one. For anything" Knox has guided her to the Bar. "First one's free."

[pc-cooper.livejournal.com]

"Alright." She says, a bit skeptical. "Uh...Guiness."

And lo. There is one. She raises her eyebrows. "Well...huh."

And then she proceeds to not sip it, but gulp it. 'Cause beer makes this place easier.

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I reacted that way, too. First person I met here could turn invisible, too." He smiles.

"After this, you have to pay. Though you can run up a tab."

[pc-cooper.livejournal.com]

"Well that's not bad." She murmurs at the beer. "S'good."

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"Yep. I like to order food from all the best restaurants in Gotham and impress my friends." Or at least the female ones. "Though if you really want to eat your boyfriend's cooking, I think you can even do that."

[pc-cooper.livejournal.com]

"Huh." She nods, tipping the rest of the glass back.

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"Better tel you the rules next. First, no violence, so you can take a little time off." He smirks.

"Second, no public displays of nudity or sex. If you and your guy wanna, there are rooms here.

"And third..." He pauses. "This one I never quite got. No business. Not sure if that menas you can't bring the boss here and draw up contract, or if it means that you can't bring any grudges here. You'd have to ask Bar Security, I guess."

[pc-cooper.livejournal.com]

"Well, I don't have any grudges with anyone...except that bloke who gave me a black eye once. But still, not gonna act on it."

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"Good. Cop or not, thet secuirty here will arrest you"

[pc-cooper.livejournal.com]

"I get it." She nods.

[gotham-knocking.livejournal.com]

"Then you're set. My advice? Go explore." Knox figures a cop can handle this place.

[pc-cooper.livejournal.com]

"Thanks." She smiles. "Nice to meet you."

And she goes. To explore. And then go home.