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The champagne flutes shimmer like fallen stars across the ballroom, their rhythmic clinking blending into the low hum of Gotham's high society. Crystal chandeliers cast a golden, oppressive glow over silk and tailoring, but out here on the balcony, the night air is a crisp relief, carrying the faint, sweet scent of jasmine from the gardens below. Barbara Gordon glides toward the stone railing, her long red hair fluttering in the breeze as she takes a measured sip of her drink. Behind her, the glass doors remain ajar, spilling slivers of light and muffled music into the darkness. She lets out a long exhale, the tension in her shoulders finally beginning to dissolve. The evening had been an exhausting gauntlet of 'well-meaning' conversations—endless queries about her chair, her recovery,…