>>5946180>>5946184>>5946206>>5946207>>5946244"I'm in, let's go learn about Kal Late." You say quickly.
Grey raises his eyebrows.
"First time I've heard someone get excited to dig through paperwork."
"Gotta learn to shuffle files sometime. right?"
"I guess that's true." He tells you as he shakes his head and muttering to himself. "Fucking Hawthorne."
"Excuse me, sir?"
"Nothing. Let's get to city hall, you still got that button up shirt?"
"Yes, sir."
"Then get changed cause, no offense, you don't smell the best."
"I know." You tell him coyly as you slip out of the site and into some fresh clothes.
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City Hall, you'd been of course since your graduation from the Academy was hosted here, but the last time you visited you spent most of your time being ferried through service entrances and back doors. Entering the front doors is a whole new experience, towering white stone statues flank a massive sign and old royal oak doors.
"Wow." You let out without meaning too.
"Mhmm, I'm sure I don't need to tell you but City Hall is one of the oldest buildings around Gotham, Mayor's have been saying for years they plan on renovating the place and making it a little less 'art-deco' but they always end up not going through with it."
"Probably have bigger stuff to worry about, looking after the city."
Grey scoffs.
"Probably just like living in a fancy building that makes you seem above the riff-raff. Politican's love their status symbols."
You sit on that thought for a moment as you open the door and let Grey step in. The lobby is no less impressive than the entrance, mottled marble floors with a massive bronze circle bearing the seal of Gotham City, you try to avoid spending too much time looking around like this is a field trip and instead keep your focus on Grey as he speaks with a receptionist. He pulls his badge and after a few moments pass she hands him two plastic key-cards. Grey passes a card to you and start's heading off.
"That's it? We don't need the treasurer or anyone to sign off on this?"
"Deb knows I'm good for it, you forget Hawthorne and I have been in and out of this place constantly the past few days, the treasurer gave the Commissioner the all clear and he passed it to Reiner who passed it to me. Doesn't hurt I've been at it for going on 23 years at this point." Grey leads as he speaks, leading you to your first keycard locked door and heading through, you both take a set of stairs that lead into a sub-level with nostalgic warm yellow lighting.
"Twenty-Three years and you're what age now?"
He gives you a raised eyebrow but answers.
"Twenty-Two and still feeling like it."
"You joined young."
"About as young as you are, left community college in my early twenties looking to make a difference. Now I'm looking to get a nice pension and a couple years of a relaxing hobby that involves as little reading as possible." As he finishes he stops in front of a much less impressive looking steel door.
