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boss-whale.livejournal.com

As Ted Kord showed him around the interior of Wayne Tower, Whale had to admit he was impressed. It was a testament to corporate power. When his plans come to fruition, corporate power and underworld power would be inextritably linked. Still, after he takes over WE, he'd make this his new home.

"Sir," His secretary had been on her cell phone before she whispered to him."

"Excuse me, Ted, business." Whale stopped to answer her. "What is it?"

"The Star City problem has been rectified."

Tobias smiled. He still intended to move into Star, but this Gotham opportunity couldn't be passed up.

"Good. Tell our friends we are grateful for this assistance."

"Speaking of whom, as payment for their aid they wish for..items of an otherworldy nature thatarrived in Gotham recently."

Whale briefly turned at that, but nodded.

"When this meeting with Kord and Fox is over, arrange a meeting with Mr. Wilson. I honor my debts."

"Yes sir."

Whale turned back to Ted as the pair caught up with him.

"Sorry about that."

Current Location: Wayne Enterprises HQ

mrs-dibny.livejournal.com

While the rest of the crowd is milling about getting drinks and ordering the roast duck or the lobster tail, making the world a better place has come up at Table #1. And it is table #1. Anywhere Bruce Wayne is sitting in Gotham automatically gets that distinction.

Jordan McIntyre beams at reclusive millionaire Ted Kord's conversation opener about, "being interested in everything." Lucius Fox leans in with his single malt scotch and listen intently.

"Good man!" Jordan enthuses, "Look at all the power and influence in this room -- almost humbling, isn't it? But really, how many of them are really looking to make the world a better place? How many are looking out for the little guy?"

Dr. Roxanne Ballentine ponders this to he left while he continues after a brief drink. "That's a lesson I learned from Thomas Wayne -- always put the needs of the many before the needs of the few, and the rest will follow."

And Sue Dibny, wife of the World Famous Elongated Man (really), who had been letting Ted drive the couple's conversation at the table thus far feels Bruce Wayne stiffen at the mention of his father ever so slightly. What Jordan doesn't know is that the man to her left is the Blue Beetle and to her right...Well, to her right is a man she's seen flip Superman over his shoulder. He thinks superheroes are a world away and inaccessible - all the while their own little secret worlds and drama are, in fact, being played out all over these tables, the buffet, and the dance floor.

The tension of Bruce Wayne, she knows from experience, is not a good sign. If he gets mad enough as Batman, Bruce Wayne will find a way to sabotage what they are doing. She locks eyes with Jefferson and nods quickly. Thanks for flirting with Ted, earlier, and being completely not smooth about it, honey. she silently comments to Dr. Ballentine across the table. Now, that he’s relaxed, *I* get to be the big shiny decoy...at least where Batman is concerned.

"Well, I guess the superhero set *tries*, but the view is a little distance from the moon." Sue comment. "That's all the more reason to create more everyday heroes, isn't that right Mr. Wayne."

She holds Ted's hand on the table, but she leans in attractively towards the other man. Any distraction she might cause can therefore be written off as the dress.

mrpierce2u.livejournal.com

*Jeff stands with Sue and Ted and observes the crowded ballroom -- a lot happening he didn't count on. Bruce never shows at these things, and Diana? Who saw that coming? And who is this Ibn character, anyway? And is that Jason Blood? Geez.

Ah, well. At least Sue and Ted are doing OK. Actually, Sue doing well was to be expected, but so far Ted's come through with flying colors. Bet he never expected to be this popular.

The string quartet finishes their song, and Jordan McIntire steps up to the microphone.

"Ladies and gentlemen of Gotham, it does an old man's heart to be back in the city he called home for most of his early life." Jordan toasts his glass, and it's hard to miss that he's toasting Bruce directly. "I want to thank Lucius Fox and Bruce Wayne for their genrosity in opening their city to us, to help raise money to defeat disease.

"My assistants tell me it would be crass to start announcing numbers so early in the night, so let me just say that we're doing pretty well." The crowd giggles lightly. The guy's a showman. He smiles. "We could do better. But we'll talk about that once you all have had some more wine."

A bigger laught this time, he's got them.

"In the meantime, if you all want to make your way into the dining room, dinner will be served."

The dining room nearly glistens beneath the crystal chandalier, placards at each setting announcing who's sitting where.

At the main table: Jordan, Lucius & Roxy, Bruce, Jeff, Sue & Ted.

Right next to it: Princess Diana, Ibn, Bono, Sen. Perkins, Mr. Tanner Kae and a Dr. Nancy Saunders.

The Grayson family at another table near the head, along with a few other assorted guests.

And so forth, a sea of the wealthy and powerful, sitting down to eat, drink and chatter into the night.

blonde-techie.livejournal.com

Lucius Fox isn't even what would be considered fashionably late. Working on Wayne Corp latest set of figures well over time to go to this...ball thing...he none the less strolls in well past the formal announcement time, confident that his substantial bank account and influence over one of the world's largest manufacturing and technological development corporations will allow him the privilege of working a little late to make sure all the "i's" are dotted and "t's" crossed back at the office.

The date on his arm is also a reflection of duty to the company more than a social call. Roxanne Ballentine was one of the best young minds he had seen at Wayne Tech in a good long time - even if she might be carrying herself more like a junior high age girl at an Easter formal out of sheer nervousness. As she straightened her violet floor length gown one more time and checked the blonde hair she had swept up into a functional bun, Lucius could help but laugh a bit under his breath. She'd dazzle them. More importantly, her idea would dazzle Wayne and make the company a heck of a lot of money. tracking Bruce Wayne could be trying though, and Lucius couldn't turn down an opportunity to bypass months of meetings and second-guessing for Roxanne's product. Besides, Mr. Wayne had a interest in these type of gadgets for reasons that were all his.

Now, she needed to relax. "Rocky, we all put our pants on one leg at a time, okay. Your going to be fine."

She smiled at her boss. She was equal parts flattered he would find her acceptable for something like this, hoping she'd be okay meet the unofficial prince of the city and that her idea would get the grant she needed to work on it, and completely overwhelmed by the whole ball atmosphere. She hadn't even been to her prom. She also heard Ted Kord would be here, and well... her was more of a rock star to her than Bono over the in the corner. Nerves, nerves, nerves!

"Easy for you to say, boss," she said as she eyed the dance floor with a nervous smile. "You aren't the office klutz."

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