The Date

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- Oh come on, you've lived in Gotham for so long and you don't even know any good places to take a girl? - I asked a guy about my age sitting next to me at the bar.The guy was a regular Gotham cop, albeit a pretty successful one, named Stefan Wells. The only thing that makes him different from the rest of us is that he was able to face every villain in Gotham and survive, and so many times in a row. He and I originally met to discuss the Joker's imprisonment and the date my superiors had set to take him out.

But since I was pretty bored just discussing business, I called him to the bar, and there we talked business and continued with the simple business of life.

- Well, there's nothing to do in Old Gotham, there's a good chance you'll run into pickpockets or burglars, and most of Old Gotham is a slum, and the rest is old mansions of rich people like Wayne," Stefan said, sipping his whiskey.

- And the government doesn't care about these slums and they're not going to change anything? - I asked, frowning slightly.

- Huh, the government wasn't there and never will be. Wayne's trying to rebuild Old Gotham, but at this rate, he'll only complete it when he's old enough. Though... Maybe if your squad is as good as you make it out to be, even the government and private businessmen will invest in Old Gotham when they're sure there won't be any Freaks," he said, a little tipsy.

- Don't worry, my squad is even better than you think," I mumbled, relaxedly sipping my rum, which had a rather weak effect on me because of my physique.

- Okay, New Gotham has a couple of interesting places to go with a girl. I haven't had a girlfriend in a long time, though, with my job," he sighed sadly, but after he finished his whiskey, he continued, "The most commonplace places are the movie theatre, the city theatre, and the amusement park. For those who are richer there are some more places, like art and historical exhibitions, or restaurants. Well personally I would recommend you to go to the Gotham Crime Museum, which was created in conjunction with the police, quite an interesting place.

Actually his words sound quite doubtful, though... Knowing Semilia, she would really like a place like a crime museum more than some ordinary cinema or amusement park. And going to some restaurant is a classic, except in this case I'd need a pizza place. That's obviously more of a girl's thing.

- Well, thanks for the advice, mate, have a rest, and I'm off," I said, after I'd specified the addresses of all the places he'd advised me.

- Yeah, let's go," he muttered quietly, finishing his tenth glass of liquor, a tough guy.

And I was counting the time until my date with Semilia, and preparing a plan. It was now twelve o'clock in the morning, and we had agreed to meet at three o'clock in the afternoon at the hotel. And Semilia had gone shopping again, apparently to get dressed up. That's all right, she's a girl. And this desire of hers only shows that I mean a lot to her and she wants to always remain beautiful in my eyes. I guess... I have some knowledge of psychology, but I can't say I'm an expert in it.

Anyway, I've already made a rough plan for our walk. First we'll go to a usual cafe to have a little snack, still I think that the girl will want to eat after shopping. After that we'll walk around New Gotham, admiring the sights, and we'll reach the police station, next to which there will be a crime museum. After that we'll move towards Old Gotham, where we'll have fun, maybe we'll even come across some criminals to deal with, that's fun for us. And then we end up at a fancy restaurant in Old Gotham that belongs to Bruce Wayne. That sounds like the perfect plan to me. I think it's gonna go great.

Actually, Old and New Gotham are just two areas of the city that differ in structure and standard of living. They're slums and housing for the rich. But despite all this in the Old not only slums, but also many old mansions of the most famous and influential families of Gotham. All in all, this city is pretty weird, but there's nothing you can do about it.

Before it's time for a date, why don't I buy myself some new clothes? That's not a bad idea, I'll do that.

After a quick walk down the street, I went to the first shopping centre I could find. It wasn't hard to find the right shop there either.

- Excuse me, I need a suit that's casual but serious," I said to the shop assistant who came over to help me.

- Hmmm, sure, I have just the thing for you," she said, and led me along. I was handed a few suits to try on, and so I went to try them on. I ended up liking one of them, because it was the only one that was comfortable and loose enough that I could even fight in it.

- You don't look bad, but you're missing some zest. Mmm, here, try this on," she said, handing me a red tie.- It does look good," I said, looking in the mirror. I think I look good in clothes like this. I think it looks good on you.

- You do look lovely, Mr Kent. And...um, can I have your autograph, my little brother is a fan," she said a little shyly. And I don't have any fans anymore. That makes my black heart a little happy.

- Sure, how do you sign? - I asked her, taking the small notepad from her hands.

- 'From Major Argent for Jimmy,' she said with a small smile. Heh, apparently they just call me Major Argent, so to speak, that's what my superhero nickname is.

- Here you go," I gave the girl the notepad and went to the cash register to pay for the costume. After that I counted the time and realised that I still had almost two hours to go. All right, I'll wait. I went into a regular cafe near our hotel, ordered myself a cup of coffee and got a cigarette. I could smoke, drink coffee, and browse the news.

After a couple of hours I came out of there and moved towards the hotel, but on the way out of the cafe I noticed my companion. And to be honest, sometimes I'm amazed at how she can get prettier and prettier every time.

She was dressed in black again, but now in something more casual, which I still liked. I think today we can move on to the next stage in our relationship. She's going to be my girlfriend tonight, I'm sure of it.

- I knew you'd be here," she said, and then she looked at me and walked around me a couple of times, "That's a pretty stylish suit, it suits you even better than the last one.

- You're not bad at all either. You're getting prettier and more alive every day, and I like that," I said, giving her my hand.

- It's all thanks to you. My natural charm increases with you," Semilia said, taking me under her elbow.

I turned round and led her into the same cafe I had just left. The waiter came to us almost instantly, waiting patiently for my order. I leave a decent tip every time I come here, even if it's just for a cup of coffee.

- You're hungry, aren't you? - I asked her.

- You know me very well, I won't mind a little snack," she said, looking at me and ordering a couple of cakes.

- Aren't you afraid of gaining weight? - I asked her with a laugh.

- You know that with our work it is impossible to get fat. And my power won't let me do that, not at all," she said, smiling.

I decided to just order another glass of coffee and smoked again. In general, this habit and in my previous life was not the most useful or pleasant, but I do not really want to get rid of it, it helps to sink into my thoughts and calms me down. Besides, in my situation, death from lung cancer is the last thing on my mind.

Our order arrived, and we were silent for most of the meal, because it's not very polite to talk while eating. However, we did have a few words with each other. However, the snack was not very long, and soon we left the cafe.

- Knowing you, you've already prepared the whole plan for our walk today, right? - she asked me as I led her through the streets of Gotham.

- But don't worry, you're going to enjoy the day," I told her.

- Well, I hope so," she said.

Then we just went on talking about trivial things... But for us they were trivial, but everyone else would find it strange to talk about people who could destroy cities and murderers. However, the opinion of people who are strangers to us has never really bothered me and Semilia. And so we enjoyed our conversation together, almost oblivious to reality. Because of this, I almost missed our stop, which was the Museum of Crime.

- And this is where you decided to bring a girl on a first date? - she asked me sceptically.

- Tell me what you don't like. - I answered with a question for a question.

- Well, I like it, but it's not a normal place. We're not ordinary people, though, so let's go take a look," she told me, pulling me forward.

It wasn't very crowded inside, in fact there were only a few old men there, and not a couple like us. That didn't embarrass us in the least, though. Semilia liked this place, not only because she knew a lot more about our enemies, but also because of the strange, slightly frightening atmosphere.

The streets of Old Gotham were in the old style of the city, which was very similar to the Gothic style. Also, it gets evening pretty quickly on autumn days, so we were walking down them right as the sun was setting.

People around us were not very decent, on the contrary, there were more rabble, not quite decent. There were even a couple of outright bandits. But nobody dared to approach us.

On the contrary, some of them went away quietly at the sight of me and hid in the alleys. Well, I was wrong to expect an attack on my humble person, after all, after only one battle I already have an intimidating reputation.

And this walk Semilia also liked, although I heard a lot of phrases about my strange taste in choosing places for dates, but the girl did not even try to hide her satisfied face.

- Well, it's time for the final part of our date," I said as we pulled up in front of a very upscale restaurant in the same Gothic style.

- This one already looked like something a little more classic. Come on, let's go," the girl pulled me inside.

I had already agreed on a table, so they quickly escorted us to it, showing me in. I was getting hungry myself, so I ordered a juicy pork steak and some potatoes on the side. Semilia, on the other hand, ordered two pizzas, as I had also taken into account that there should be pizza there.

The dinner itself passed in a rather pleasant silence, in which we did not want to disturb each other. Well after the meal we were brought some alcohol and decided to talk.

- It was a lovely evening. I don't remember ever having a good holiday there in my life, and my life has not been very short," Semilia complimented me.

- Of course, what else did you expect me to do? I planned everything perfectly," I told her, sipping the blood-red wine with a slight raspberry flavour.

- Oh, you are so good looking, just the perfect man that all girls dream of," the girl said with a smile, laughing at me.

- Yeah, it's so hard to be perfect. Every day I wake up with a feeling that this world might not be able to hold all my beauty and grace," I supported her joke, sipping some wine again.

- All right, it's time to get to the point. Honey, would you like to be my girlfriend? - I said rather abruptly, seeming to even stun the girl a bit. However, she just sighed and smiled.

- What a long time you've been procrastinating. Of course, I agree. You have won my heart, for which you can already be considered great,'' she said with a sigh.

- Oh, it wasn't that long," I mumbled.

- Oh, well, not long at all. I've given you so many hints, and you've only just realised that you're asking me to be your girlfriend," she said.

- I just didn't want to rush things," I started to justify myself. Eh, we've only been together for a few seconds and I'm already making excuses....

- Okay, sweetie, I understand," she smiled and kissed me. I was a little taken aback at this point, but I still joined in the kiss. It was just a normal, innocent kiss, but somehow I was happier than I'd ever been in my life.

Still, I really like this new life, as complicated as it is....

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