littleladylord (littleladylord) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-05-18 17:58:00

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Let's Do Lunch.
Cindy Lord had heard rumors, and they hinted at something up with which she would not put.

She dialed. "Michael. We need to talk. Have you eaten?"

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	littleladylord 2011-05-18 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Meet me in half an hour at Sala on the Bowery in New York." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-05-18 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	He doesn't want to. He really doesn't. He'd rather sit and sulk here. But he knows better. He shouldn't be. "See you in thirty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-05-18 08:52 pm UTC (link)
	A glass of Dr Pepper and a tray of appetizers are already waiting at their table when he arrives. "Hello." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-05-18 08:56 pm UTC (link)
	Michael looks slightly ragged when he comes to the table. He appreciates the food and the Dr. Pepper, but judging by the slightly frazzled appearance it looks like he has had a lot on his mind. "Hey Cindy. This looks really good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-05-18 08:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Good. Drink up. You look like hell." She smiles. "Aren't you glad you'll always know I'm not Asking Nicely for anything?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-05-18 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Feel like hell. Had a lot to think about recently," Michael says as he grabs a small piece of chicken and pops it in his mouth. He smiles at the mention of Asking Nicely. "So, what brought the call on? You wanted a time out away from the better half? Your dad trying to expand?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-05-18 09:06 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm worried about Traya. I don't have BFF privileges to intrude too much on breakup grief, but I want to know how much of verbal bitchslap Jai may or may not need. You'd know more than I. Spill." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-05-18 09:22 pm UTC (link)
	Fuck. "Yeah. I guess they broke up, but there was something weird about the whole thing. The way he talked, it sounded almost like he remembered what he said and saw when he was a black lantern." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-05-18 09:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Some of the people who were Black Lanterns do remember what they said and saw. What should that matter now that he's himself again?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-05-18 09:31 pm UTC (link)
	Double fuck. "When Jai attacked the YJLA headquarters, it was only Traya and I there. The thing using him made assumptions about us being there alone. I guess it had an effect on Jai as well." Never mind the fact the feelings it saw from your end were there, right? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-05-18 09:33 pm UTC (link)
	There's a long pause, and Cindy's face gets stern. "Oh, I am going to let him have it. How's Traya handling it? You see more of her than I do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-05-18 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	"She's..." Michael hesitates. "I've been avoiding her, too." Damn it, I can't even lie about it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-05-18 09:41 pm UTC (link)
	Cindy's face gets colder. "...Her boyfriend dumps her for getting near another guy while he's dead, and you Scarlet Letter her for it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

masterofmatter
2011-05-18 09:45 pm UTC (link)

Damn it. Damn it damn it damn it.

"It's because..."

Admitting it will be better than just letting it fester.

"It's because I've started to feel something for her. And I don't know how to handle that."

Michael has now stopped eating. he holds still, expecting to get chewed out. He knows he's wrong for having feelings for Traya, and now he just expects to get the earful he deserves.

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	littleladylord 2011-05-18 09:47 pm UTC (link)
	Cindy looks at him for a moment, shovels a spoonful of gazpacho in her mouth, and continues staring while she makes herself finish it. Finally. "So, since you don't know what to do, your solution is to leave someone who's just had her hurt crushed, and is probably feeling inexplicably guilty when she shouldn't have to, as alone and isolated as possible?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-05-18 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	"I deserved that." Michael stares at his Dr. Pepper. He feels a bit too ashamed to look Cindy in the eye at the moment. "I deserve more, actually. When she and I ran into one another, after she and Jai broke up, we talked about why he was acting weird." Deep breath. "I told her." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-05-18 09:53 pm UTC (link)
	"...you told her then ignored her. In her place, that would make me feel like a whore. And she didn't even do anything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-05-18 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	Now that got under his skin. "Traya is not a whore. She is innocent of all of this. This whole damn thing is my fault." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-05-18 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	"I know she's not. But no, no, no, be willing to share credit, Michael. This whole damn thing is your and Jai's fault. And he'll get his, trust me. All you can do is apologize to Traya about being a jackass!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-05-18 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	"...I should do that, shouldn't I?" A look of "God I'm being stupid" is now on his face. He reaches into his pocket to check if he has Trayas number...when an idea strikes him. Talking about the night that Jai attacked Traya and him... "Huh. I think I know what to do to make things right. With all involved." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-05-18 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Wait... wait... 'I have an easy way to fix everything' almost never ends well." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

masterofmatter
2011-05-18 10:09 pm UTC (link)

"Didn't say it was going to be easy. And I'd need consent."

Michael thinks again.

"Something I know about the Matrix is that whoever is in it will share minds. The farther away from the mind, the less contact, but that's how it happens. And i can bring more people into it..."

Maybe its the exhaustion, or the guilt, or maybe its an actual idea he's got stuck in his head, but he starts thinking some more about it.

"I don't know if it will work, but it'll be a step in the right direction."

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	littleladylord 2011-05-18 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	"So if you could get Jai's head far enough out of his ass to agree to use it, you could use it to get it the rest of the way out? It's a thought. Or you're shoving Traya bareminded into the mind of some asshole she loved tremendously who unjustly thinks she's a bitch." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-05-18 10:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Fuck. Didn't think about that." Michael relaxes a bit. "I just want to help. Traya and Jai don't deserve this at all. I'm just a damn flat third wheel that fucked up the whole machine. it may not be a fix and it may not even work, but letting them see what the others feeling would let them be in the others shoes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-05-18 10:17 pm UTC (link)
	Cindy thinks, then nods. "It's definitely better than leaving her alone." She chows down on more gazpacho. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-05-18 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks, Cindy." Michael grabs a french fry. There's a lot of work to be done, but its a relief to have it out in the open. "I mean it. Thank you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-05-18 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	"You're welcome." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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