Gilbert Kinkaid Walker (veryperceptive) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-05-01 00:05:00

Entry tags:

gk, inactive - eli coyne, inactive - j'anna j'onnz, inactive - lian harper, npc - tim drake, team - outsiders, zoe torres

"I don't know half of you half as well as I would like"
His 18th Birthday. A pretty big deal. And GK was cheerfully wrapping presents, taking a cue from Hobbit culture like a rich, pampered, and geeky boy logically might as well do.

He'd already made sure presents would be waiting for his family when they got back from Switzerland. In the meantime, he had something for Zoe, her Mom, the gang at work, the Outsiders -- to be delivered in costume -- and, last but not least, Eli.

Once the ones for work were dropped off, he headed for the triangle with two packages. On the way, he checked the mail.

There was a card. He blinked in shock to see that the postmark was from England, the return address from the Holdaways' firm. Did they actually give a damn all of a sudden?
And then he read it, and he was barely past the 'Dear Gilbert, Congratulations on your 18th birthday' when he statrted grinding his teeth.

It should have taken more effort to read between the lines. They should have put more effort into looking like, after all this time, they were into something more than getting Grandma's account back. He guessed to people like that, eighteen years and nine months was just a little blip in in a nearly three-century business deal.

He folded the card and shoved it in his pocket as he headed to Zoe's. Very quickly, since he wasn't bringing his stick.

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	half_angel_eli 2011-05-04 03:27 am UTC (link)
	Eli's more distracted about being in the restaurant and waited on. He's really used to going to fast food joints. It's a very strange experience for him. So is being on a date. It's all UNCHARTED TERRITORY. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-04 03:32 am UTC (link)
	GK's suddenly worried this was a bad call. His eyes sink to his water. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-04 03:51 am UTC (link)
	And Eli plays with the bread sticks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-04 03:53 am UTC (link)
	Pause. Then, "Leia or Padme?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-04 03:58 am UTC (link)
	"Leia. Unconditionally bad-ass chick. And she doesn't just randomly die." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-04 04:01 am UTC (link)
	"Exactly! Thank you. Plus, they could -- and did -- dress her like aScandanavian girl on St. Lucy's Day and she still has more Sheer Presence than someone in a wardrobe budget screaming I Am A Queen." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-04 04:02 am UTC (link)
	"Padme's wardrobe was ridiculous. What were they thinking with it? Costume porn, really, that's all it was." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-04 04:07 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. And you'd think I'd be into costume porn, but sometimes Less is More. Get obsessed with sheer spectacle at the expense of the purpose, which is to clothe some proper living characters, and, well...you get that." There's one of those dinner-for-two specials with seafood pasta and all kinds of trappings, so unless Eli objects, GK'll order that for them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-04 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	Eli has no problems with GK ordering for him. "Lucas got caught up in the WHEEE and not the story." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

veryperceptive
2011-05-04 11:44 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah. He vaguely remembered you're supposed to have a balance of humor and pathos, but instead of a rather living breathing woman who could both deal with issues of feelings and yell for someone to get the walking carpet out of her way, we got one set of 'I truly....deeply.... love you' and a pile of 'joke characters' that Did Not Amuse. Star Wars already had few enough strong female role models, did he ahve to make the closest thing to one in this simper a lot and then literally die of a broken heart?"

GK's managed to relax a little again.

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	half_angel_eli 2011-05-05 12:24 am UTC (link)
	"Part of it too, is that he kept more control over the script. First three movies he allowed other people to help write the dialog and stuff. The prequels he didn't." As has Eli. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-05 12:32 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah," GK groans. "Sometimes, you've just got to admit what your strengths and weaknesses are." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-05 02:21 am UTC (link)
	"He's George Lucas! He has no weaknesses! Weaknesses are of the Dark Side!" He waves a breadstick around (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-05 02:24 am UTC (link)
	GK giggles that prissy countertenor laugh of his, but the smile fades as he finds himself staring at a fellow diner who's staring at Eli. The one with "Sex" written across him in golden letters. His eyes narrow. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-05 02:37 am UTC (link)
	It takes Eli a moment to notice. When he does, he frowns. "What's wrong?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-05 02:39 am UTC (link)
	GK's eyes drop a little. "Sorry. It's dumb. I don't like the way that guy's looking at you. Especially... it's complicated, never mind." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-05 02:53 am UTC (link)
	"Which guy?" He doesn't look around just yet, that would be obvious. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-05 02:58 am UTC (link)
	"On your 8 in the white Prada suit." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-05 03:10 am UTC (link)
	With that, Eli gets up and goes over to the guy with a confident swagger in his step. It's an I mean business and you are a toadstool sort of swagger. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-05 03:14 am UTC (link)
	GK blinks, because he was not expecting that. The guy blinks a little, too. "Well hey there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-05 04:13 am UTC (link)
	"Hello there to you too. I've been told you're staring at me. Is there anything I can help you with?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-05 04:20 am UTC (link)
	"Well, if you and the young lady were done, there's a lot of things you could help me with." GK heard that and will lay down and die now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-05 04:23 am UTC (link)
	"Was that my boyfriend you were talking about? Because if it is then I have something to say to you." He cracks his knuckles. Which probably doesn't look to impressive from a skinny kid like Eli. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-05 04:28 am UTC (link)
	It's not very visually intimidating, but they are in the middle of a restaurant. "...Um, sorry, kid. My mistake. Let's not make a scene...." GK, meanwhile, has perked up. If he were a cartoon, he would have little hearts painted over his eyes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-05 07:31 pm UTC (link)
	Spreading his wings out, Eli leans over. "I suggest you take a moment and think about what you did and decide never to do it again. Because the Angels are watching you and you really don't want to piss them off." With that he snaps his wings closed and goes back to his table. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)