masterofmatter (masterofmatter) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-06-15 13:53:00

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A resolution, but at what price?
Michael was glad that the crap that had been happening was now all but over, but now he finds himself rather...well, depressed isn't the right word. That has waaaaay too many connotations for him than he's comfortable with. Melancholy? Meh. He really doesn't know the right word for it, but its obviously negative but its not as crushing.

Not like the whole situation with Briana.

So, after going through his phone, he settles on a single number. This person has been a friend of his since he began his side project (hobby? whatever), and she did have an interest in what was happening, albeit indirect.

So Michael makes a call to one Miss Lord.

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	littleladylord 2011-06-15 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	"If you haven't manned up yet, this better be an emergency, Michael," is how Cindy answers the phone. Cindy makes it a policy never to leave her friends confused as to whether she's using her mannerly mind control on them. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-06-15 06:28 pm UTC (link)
	Michael glares at the phone for a second. "Yeah. I did. Almost blew up the Matrix but its done. I'm also gonna need to talk to someone about it. When are you next free?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-06-15 06:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Almost blowing up the Matrix is not what I was expecting. I can cancel on Mom. When can you get here?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-06-15 06:32 pm UTC (link)
	Michael checks the time on his phone. "'bout fifteen. Where do you wanna meet?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-06-15 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Dad's place in New York. You know the address from the work stuff. I'm home alone, but there's food, and we won't have to worry about eavesdroppers." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-06-15 06:35 pm UTC (link)
	"Cool. Heading off once I can find a good-" Michael sees a porta-potty. And no one around it. "Found one. On my way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-06-15 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	Cindy will have drinks and sandwiches available by the time she comes to the door. "Hey." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-06-15 06:43 pm UTC (link)
	Ooooh, drinks and sandwiches. "Hey, Cindy. hope you're ready for a rather...interesting story." Nom nom nom. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

littleladylord
2011-06-15 06:49 pm UTC (link)

She lets him help himself. "I am. Hoping for a happy ending, of course, but I'm willing to take plenty of definitions of 'happy'. But the most important thing is, you took the first step. I take it your Matrix idea had some kind of ... complications? You didn't try to force things, did you? Jai's head seemed pretty well firmly up his ass last few times I saw him. I always thought he was better than that."

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masterofmatter
2011-06-15 06:53 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, it was the Matrix idea. And, well, apparently that head up Jais ass wasn't just Jais. The Black lantern he was was in there, too. I guess that that other Jai was influencing him, and seeing the other personality in the Matrix put it together."

Michael clenched his hand a bit.

"We fought within the Matrix after Ronnie found it. The bastard knocked Ronnie out of the Matrix after Ronnie cut it off of Jai. It-"

Another pause.

"It tried to come after us all, saying the same crap that they have said before. I...I burned it. I don't know what happened, but I did. Within the Matrix."

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	littleladylord 2011-06-15 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	Cindy's eyes widened, then narrowed as she listened. "Good for you. The jackass needing burning. Your Ronnie okay?" The Firestorm Matrix wasn't exactly her specialty. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

masterofmatter
2011-06-15 06:59 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, he is. Because he has so much experience with the Matrix, its like losing a cell signal to him. I was able to get a hold of him not too long afterwards, when the whole thing was over."

Michael takes a breath.

"Well, after the DeadJai was taken care of, we all promised to talk to one another after this. Jai and Traya went to talk to one another about it, and eventually Traya and Jai will talk with me when the time comes."

Michael gives kind of a weird smile.

"Also, that idea, about the emotion sharing? It worked a little too well. Our minds touched instantly. I saw everything Jai and Traya went through these last couple months. It...it was a lot."

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littleladylord
2011-06-15 07:11 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, that'd be pretty intense." Especially with Michael's feelings and such in relation to everything. She claps a hand on his shoulder sympathetically.

"But the important thing is that you're all talking. I don't give a damn if she takes him back, but I'm glad this shunning Traya like she's Hester Freaking Prynne crap is over and the guilty party has... apparently been fried, which is kinda nice, in its way." She grinned, then sighed. "How're you holding up, Michael?"

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	masterofmatter 2011-06-15 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, I found out what Traya felt for me, which was friendship and nothing more. So I'm gonna step back from that kind of stuff. I'm 'Oh' for 'Two' now when it comes to ladies, and I have a lot more important things to deal with right now," Michael said, taking a quick swig of whatever this drink was. It was sweet and good. "Still...it does bug me, a little bit." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-06-15 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh?" It's not a dismissive 'oh'. It's an I'm-not-going-to-say something-uselessly-cheery-even-if-it's-accurate, so go on, 'oh.' (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

masterofmatter
2011-06-15 07:21 pm UTC (link)

"My first girlfriend was a crazy bitch who threatened me with fishhooks. the second gal I've been interested in...well, you know. 'Oh' for 'Two'," Michael says as he sits down. Well, perhaps sits isn't quite the right word. He sort of slumps down.

"Still, in this second one, it's right for me to step aside. If Jai and Traya don't get back together, then I have a chance, if I wanted to take it. If they do then at least I'm not involved in a love triangle anymore."

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	littleladylord 2011-06-15 07:25 pm UTC (link)
	"So what does 'stepping back from this kind of stuff' entail?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-06-15 07:29 pm UTC (link)
	"I dunno. Just letting them figure it out without the crap thats happened. A real talk between the two, to get a resolution." Michael takes another swig. This stuff is good. "What is this? It's delicious?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-06-15 07:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Raspberry cordial. And yeah, I understand about Jai and Traya. What I'm wondering is, oh, say that pretty chick from the Shadowpact walked up and asked you out one day. How would that fit into this 'focusing on important stuff' plan?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-06-15 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, I got school, a job, and now my hobby. I wouldn't be against the pretty gal asking me out, but I have a lot to do on my plate anyways without worrying about a gal." Michael begins to smirk. "Unless you're willing to lend me your girlfriend for the time being." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-06-15 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	Cindy's eyes narrow. "Michael, you need those fingers to do drafting assignments and stuff, right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-06-15 07:41 pm UTC (link)
	"I kid, I kid! Don't make me break my fingers!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-06-15 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	"All right, you're excused, this time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-06-15 08:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Good to know.You know I ain't like that. You know I felt terrible just for feeling something for someones significant other." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-06-15 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	"I know. And you shouldn't be so hard on yourself. Traya's a peach. It happens. You're not the first person in the world to be sad about not being her type." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-06-15 08:24 pm UTC (link)
	"I know I shouldn't." Another sip. He needs to pick this stuff up. "Thanks a lot for hearing me out, Cindy. You may not be a peach, but your some kind of sweet." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-06-15 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	Cindy blushes slightly. "Thanks, man." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-06-16 02:08 am UTC (link)
	Another smirk. "I suppose you're more of a cranberry, sharp and a little bit biting, but overall sweet." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-06-16 02:09 am UTC (link)
	Cindy laughs. "Nice one. I'll have to remember that." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	masterofmatter 2011-06-16 02:28 am UTC (link)
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