sunday morning in the east end

[sonia_alcana]

On her days off, it's rare that Sonia gets out of bed before noon. For starters, she's a night owl, and when she's working she tends to build up something of a sleep deficit. Then there's the fact that without much of a social life, when she isn't working she doesn't really have any tangible reason to get out of bed at a decent hour.

This morning, though, she's wide awake at 8:30 am. Slipping quietly out of bed, retrieving her service pistol from the safe in her closet, and making her way to the living room.

Someone is in her apartment, and she sure as hell did not invite them in.

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[alfonso_conde]

Bane looks around at the crummy apartment. "An auspicious start to our plan to take down the Gotham Democratic Party kingmaker. 8:45 on a Sunday morning in a tiny kitchen and your fly is down. It's like the second Continental Congress all over again."

[sonia_alcana]

"Fine, asshole, go ask Gilda to help you. I'm sure her kitchen is much more suited to your tastes."

[alfonso_conde]

"Hey, all I'm saying is that a voyage of many miles begins with a single step, and that we go to war with the kitchen we have and not the kitchen we want to have. Also, I'm sure Gilda's kitchen contains a distressing amount of bottled water, aspartame and Go-gurt." Bane hands Sonia a coffee topped with milk-froth and a pinch of cinnamon.

[sonia_alcana]

Sonia takes the mug and smiles.

There's something reassuring to her about how strident Bane is about everything. Or at least, it's reassuring when it isn't pissing her off.

She discretely does up her fly when he's not looking.

"I'd recommend not casting aspersions on Gilda Gold if you want to play politics against Thorne. Harvey Dent could be a significant ally for you. Although I'd recommend toning down your... you-ness... when you deal with him."

If there's a person in Gotham who is less impressed with rich assholes than Sonia is, it's probably Harvey Dent.

[alfonso_conde]

"Don't worry, Sugarshack. I'm the very soul of propriety." Bane says, whilst trying his level best to slap Sonia on the ass. "At any rate, I know better than to diss someone's ex when they're in an on-again off-again. Is there anyone who hasn't learned that one the hard way?"

[sonia_alcana]

Sonia yelps, and returns his smack on the ass by picking up the newspaper and swatting at him with it, as though he were a particularly unruly kitten.

She doesn't comment on the remark about Gilda and Harvey's relationship. She does, however, make a mental note of it.

"If you call me Sugarshack again, I will hurt you," is what she actually says.

[alfonso_conde]

Bane pulls up a chair, and stares off in the distance, deep in thought. Finally, he says: "Sorry, I should be thinking of ways we can undermine Rupert Thorne, rather than alternatives to 'Sugarshack.' I promise I'll be more on point now, Slapshot."

"I should call Dent. I need more information on Rupert Thorne before we can proceed."

[sonia_alcana]

"Just don't tell him I sent you, he might never speak to me again."

There's a slight pause.

"And just for the record, we're not... dating, or whatever. That means you don't get nickname privileges."

[alfonso_conde]

"What does dating have to do with anything? I'm not dating Stinky or Dr. McBiscuits. I haven't even introduced myself to 'Slappy' Dent yet."

"At any rate, I'll see about getting the media off your necks. If you think I'm a complication, just imagine fifteen guys with my exuberance and cameras to boot."

[sonia_alcana]

"I try not to," Sonia says, sipping her coffee. "I have my own job to do already, and it's not wrangling the media."

Which is good, because she'd be terrible at that.