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[bat_daughter]

[There's a stack of thick books next to her and a mug of coffee, and a look somewhere between exhaustion and boredom in her eyes. Helena has obviously been busy reading.]

Over thirty years of law to catch up on, plus an entirely different world history to go with it. I must have been crazy to think I could catch up on it in a snap.

If only my Columbia professors could see me now.

Still. Need to remember why I'm doing this. So I can put my legal skills back to use.

Anybody else face any career challenges when they got here?

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[bat_daughter]

That's what I've heard. A shame. Even if he isn't the same Bruce Wayne as my father, I'd have liked to have met him.

[cigarbribery]

Wouldn't that have been a little weird? I mean, he's both your dad and not your dad, at the same time.

Although you probably still might. Sometimes people come back, with or without memories of having been here before.

[bat_daughter]

[True. She can't exactly mention that she already has met one alternate version of her dad.]

True... still. Would have been nice. My dad died a few years ago.

[cigarbribery]

[Oh shit.]

I'm—sorry for your loss. [It's an empty platitude, and he winces as soon as he's said it. It's been years.] I didn't know him all that well when he was here, but he's been in the news a couple times. And I think there's still people related to him running around, I can try and find them, send you their names at least.

If that's not too weird.

[bat_daughter]

I think I've met most of them, actually, but thank you, Foggy.

Seems like this place rather likes my family.

[cigarbribery]

Really? I've heard of the Porter liking one specific universe a lot, but I've never heard of it taking a family from different universes. You guys must be really entertaining for it.

Any of them know who you are?

[bat_daughter]

Eh, I don't know if we're that entertaining...

[She shakes her head.]

They knew my mother, though. But all of them seemed surprised that she and my dad tied the knot.

[cigarbribery]

The universe the Porter seems to like? You look back far enough in the network, there’s going to be a post where they just blow up at each other.

...although granted, I think your family’s less intense. [he says to Batman’s daughter, with no idea of the sheer irony.]

I didn’t know a whole lot about Bruce Wayne, but he honestly didn’t seem to be the marrying type? Although, take what I say with a grain of salt, I’m going off what I read from the network and the tabloids.

[bat_daughter]

[That gets a smile out of her.]

Oh, we can have our drama. You should have seen my dad and Alfred fight over who got to carve the Christmas Turkey.

Aaand... well, he wasn't, for the longest time. Just had to meet the right person.

[cigarbribery]

Really? Was it anywhere near as bad as my parents practically going to war over who got to carve up the Christmas ham? Because I guarantee you, there's no way your drama can top that.

[he says to Batman's daughter.]

Well, congrats to him and your mom, then. I'm glad he found someone somewhere, after all.

[bat_daughter]

Heh. Sounds like families are all the same around carving.