Gilbert Kinkaid Walker (veryperceptive) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-03-25 00:21:00

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Ms. Torres, you've got a lovely daughter.
The zombies started coming back to life. Intact. Wow. That was.... way more awesome than anything he was hopingfor here. He vaguely remembered something like that from the papers, but he'd thought Uncle Jed was just going with a forcibly Happy Ever After as he read.

He went looking for Zoe in the mess and chaos, blood still running down his cheek.

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	veryperceptive 2011-03-28 12:11 am UTC (link)
	"It's certainly very active here. Actually, if you wouldn't mind yielding the use of your kitchen, I could really go for making some pain perdu." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-28 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Michelle was briefly surprised, but gestured for GK to make himself at home. With Zoe out of the room, it was far easier to talk to the young man. Not interrogate, regardless of what her daughter believed. Or what Michelle would admit to doing. "What brought you here to Star City?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-03-28 12:28 am UTC (link)
	GK washes his hands and starts preparing the eggs, the bread... "There weren't any openings at the Seattle theaters, and the college here's good for when I get around to it. I'm taking my time there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-28 01:21 am UTC (link)
	"Are your parents in Seattle? They must be worried after the reports of trouble we had. You should call them as soon as possible." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-03-28 01:24 am UTC (link)
	"I've done my best to keep Mom informed. I'll call again after the food's done." He soaks the bread in the eggs, gets it all in the pan and starts frying it up. "Yeah, she, Grandma, and Uncle Jed all live together in Seattle." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-28 01:44 am UTC (link)
	"It is a good college in Star City. I couldn't get Zoe to take classes on the campus, but she agreed to take online classes so I count that as a victory. I have to take my victories where I can get them when it comes to her." Michelle smiled with some pride. "Is your family active in the theater?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-03-28 01:50 am UTC (link)
	"Not really. They go often and have lots of theater friends, but Mom's just a writer and Uncle Jed's a photographer-slash-political-activist. But they've been really supportive -- do you have any cinnamon?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-28 02:17 am UTC (link)
	"In the cupboard next to the stove." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-03-28 02:19 am UTC (link)
	Zoe's bedroom door opened and closed. She'd changed into the clean version of the clothes she'd been wearing. "Step back, Counselor, and let the guy relax." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-03-28 02:21 am UTC (link)
	"Aw, thanks, Zoe," he says as he puts just a dash of cinnamon on what he's too prissy to call French Toast as he pills some on a paper plate. "But she's got nothing on Grandma. Not a single question about why I haven't got a girlfriend or boyfriend yet." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-03-28 02:45 am UTC (link)
	"Mom's got a lecture on that too," Zoe said, reaching over the pain GK used for the steaming kettle. "'I want you to go out and have fun like other girls your age, Zoe.'" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-28 02:47 am UTC (link)
	"I'll have to write a new lecture because I can see you've managed to make a friend," Michelle shot back, laughing softly. "I'm sure your grandmother wants to know that you're happy, GK." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-03-28 02:52 am UTC (link)
	"I know, I know. Awesome. Now we can have tea and actually-not-toast." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-03-28 03:16 am UTC (link)
	"If you use teabags. Otherwise you're just going to have to use a teabag." She took down a container from another cupboard to get individually wrapped teabags. "Your usual, Mom?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-28 03:20 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, thank you. While you tell Zoe she's an autumn, you said? That she's an autumn, you can tell her of the joys of using the oven for something other than warming her socks in the winter." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-03-28 03:28 am UTC (link)
	"I... can do teabags. Whatever you've got is fine. And yes. An autumn. And I wouldn't want to pressure, but I do pretty decent cupcakes if you want me to show you sometime, Zoe." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-03-28 03:44 am UTC (link)
	"Do I look like Betty Crocker or Mrs. Fields?" Zoe dropped tea bags in three cups and poured the steaming water in. "I'm fine with my skill level in the kitchen, and with my wardrobe. It works for me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-28 03:45 am UTC (link)
	"Pay no attention to the grumpy girl, GK," Michelle laughed. "She sounds tough but I have hope." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-03-28 03:55 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, I include cupcakes among basic survival skills, but that's just me. ...On the other end of the spectrum, would you want to check out opening day at Papp Stadium? I promise my being a Rockets fan is not exclusively about how they look in their uniforms." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-03-28 04:11 am UTC (link)
	She paused in handing her mother a cup of tea with a spoon. Star City /did/ have a stadium. She'd never been there. Sports weren't her thing. Her mother gave her one of those significant looks and nodded to GK's back. "Are they worth looking at in their uniforms? That would be the only reason I'd go." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-03-28 04:18 am UTC (link)
	"Extremely worth looking at. Plus, the pitcher is, admittedly, not the world's finest, so I'm sure you'll have an interesting critique, having done it a little yourself once." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-28 04:21 am UTC (link)
	"Zoe, you are not allowed to throw peanuts at the players," Michelle warned, recognizing a certain gleam in Zoe's eyes. "You should go and enjoy yourself." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-03-28 04:23 am UTC (link)
	"Both sides or just the Rockets?" Zoe asked. "Sounds like a good afternoon." Then a few hours of patrolling afterward and it would be a perfect day. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-03-28 04:27 am UTC (link)
	"That depends whether the umpire is watching," GK says, giggling. "Awesome. And while I'm getting to mark my calendar, Ms. Torres, do you like Jacobean revenge tragedies?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-03-28 04:38 am UTC (link)
	"I can't say I've seen any, GK. You're speaking of a theater play? I love to go to plays and movies." She rarely had the time but she adored movies and plays. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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