Petra Gardner (gal_gardner) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-10-29 23:08:00

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A Tasteful Abduction (Before Starry)
Okay, this, this was gonna be awesome. Petra wasn't much of a plotter, by her own admission, but she thought she'd figured this all out pretty well. The menu, the location, and the special gear she'd had one of Auntie Bea's friends hook her up with to carry the important items even in her preferred method of transport. Capping it off was the timing. She knew Din's routine, got on well enough with his dad to put in a call that Din wouldn't be making it to school that day due to being sick, and she knew the route he took to get there.

So as he rounds a corner, he'll have to stop rather quickly to keep his face from planting into the ties on the front of her blouse.

"Well hey there, handsome."

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	sonoftheatom 2011-11-02 09:19 pm UTC (link)
	Dinadan blinks a couple times as her words filter through to his brain. "Oh. Huh. Cool." He smiles and steps forward, planting a kiss on her lips. "Uh, can we stop by the school anyway? I have a paper due today, but I can stick it in my teacher's mailbox instead of turning it in during class." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

gal_gardner
2011-11-02 09:22 pm UTC (link)

Petra kisses back, biting his bottom lip softly when she pulls back. "Mmmm, sure thing sweetie. You just go ahead and shrink down and tell me where to go, and I'll drop it off so we don't blow your cover." She nods to the basket.

"It looks normal, but it's insulated and has a small air supply so I can carry you and the food with me without any ill effects when I fly. I hope bread, cheese, wine, and danishes are an acceptable picnic lunch. It's not my usual fare, but it just felt more appropriate for the romantic getaway theme."

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	sonoftheatom 2011-11-03 04:54 am UTC (link)
	Dinadan looks at Petra, then at the basket, then back at Petra again. "'Where are we going?'," he says, shaking his head and smiling as he pulls his backpack off his shoulders so he can retrieve his paper. "'And why am I in this hand-basket?'" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2011-11-03 11:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Just to the middle of nowhe---" Petra blinks, then bursts out laughing. "Oh honey, good one." She takes the paper from him then lets him tuck himself away. She hurries on to his school and drops it off. She checks on him once they're outside again. "You okay in there? This is going to get a little bumpy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sonoftheatom
2011-11-04 12:26 am UTC (link)

"Well, I've tucked the knife away so that there is no chance of my bleeding all over your carefully-packed foods, and I'm reasonably certain that I've found a space where I won't get crushed during transport," Dinadan answers from from somewhere inside the basket. "So I suppose the answer depends on whether we're doing safety tests before we attempt to go anywhere."

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gal_gardner
2011-11-04 12:38 am UTC (link)

"That'll do." Petra blows a kiss at him, then looks around to make sure no-one's looking, before taking off. She flies just towards the edge of the atmosphere, waiting until the Earth rotates beneath her just right, before plummeting back down. When she eventually slows her descent to ice-sliding, she's setting them down in a mountain-ringed valley somewhere in Africa, miles of miles away from any humans.

"Still alive?" She opens the basket.

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	sonoftheatom 2011-11-04 03:02 am UTC (link)
	"Yes," Dinadan answers, poking his head out of the basket. "Also very grateful you included that heat-pack." He shields his eyes from the sun and looks around. "Did you bring sunscreen?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2011-11-04 06:51 am UTC (link)
	"I'm thoughtful like that." Petra answers smugly. "And there should be a few disposable packets in there. I'll need some assistance." She smiles as she reaches in to help him out of the basket. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2011-11-04 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	Dinadan crawls halfway out of the basket before pausing again and looking around suspiciously. "This isn't Australia, is it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2011-11-04 07:48 pm UTC (link)
	"No honey, it's not the 'supervillain lair' country you're scared of. We're in Africa, and I promise to protect you from any hippos or lions." Petra smiles, taking out a blanket and spreading it for them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sonoftheatom
2011-11-06 09:06 pm UTC (link)

"I'm not afraid of Australia, I am naturally and sensibly wary of it," Dinadan says, crawling the rest of the way out and hopping to the ground where he grows to his more human size. He goes to fetch some rocks to hold down the corners of the blanket, then shades his eyes and looks around again.

"Won't this get kind of warm for you? I know you're not a fan of higher temperatures."

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gal_gardner
2011-11-06 09:11 pm UTC (link)

"It's almost dusk, locally, and the sun goes down behind those mountains over there a bit sooner, so I should be okay. I'll let you know if I think we need to leave. You just make yourself cozy."

She walks a few dozen paces out from the blanket and goes about building an ice-wall, just to make sure nothing sneaks up on them without having to scale it and make a bunch of noise.

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sonoftheatom
2011-11-06 11:16 pm UTC (link)

Dinadan does as he's told, returning to the blanket and reaching into the basket to find the sunscreen. He still has the remains of his summer tan, but showing up with a sunburn after having been out "sick" would be a little difficult to explain.

He makes sure that he leaves enough for Petra. With her skin tone, she'd definitely burn worse than he ever would.

He also keeps an ear out for the sounds of approach. Some habits don't die at all.

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	gal_gardner 2011-11-07 01:34 am UTC (link)
	Petra returns to her boyfriend and sits down next to him, turning the bare parts of her back and shoulders to him. She was dressed rather loosely for fall back home, but here it was just light enough to stave off heat exhaustion. "You mind, sweetness?" She goes as far as batting her eyelashes at him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2011-11-11 01:41 am UTC (link)
	"Sure." Sunscreen sunscreen sunscreen. Dinadan makes sure he covers all of her bared skin, and beneath the edges of her clothes in case they shift. He's still keeping an ear out for anything approaching, but other than that, he's very focused on what he's doing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2011-11-11 04:04 am UTC (link)
	Petra coos contentedly under that attention, putting her hair back in place afterwards and helping set up lunch. "So what have you been up to lately?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2011-11-23 03:46 am UTC (link)
	Dinadan shrugs, picking idly at the material of his pants. "Nothing much. School, weapons' training, baking. Just trying to get back to the usual. Got to spend time with my friends back home over the summer, that was nice. How about you? Anything big going on I should be aware of?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2011-11-23 04:01 am UTC (link)
	"You have a lot of friends in New Morlaidh? I know you told me there's always been... well, I know it's complicated. I haven't been up to much." Petra shrugs. "Daddy's been pressuring me to step up to a manager position, but I'm not really interested. Balancing crime-fighting, work, and fun is enough already without being the one opening or locking up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sonoftheatom
2011-11-24 07:19 am UTC (link)

"Well," Dinadan says drying, "I am kind of a big deal there." He chuckles a little at his own joke. "It's not all political intrigue and terrifying animals trying to eat me. I've got a lot of friends -- sure, some are in it more for the politics, but there's a solid group who spend time with and fight beside me because they like me."

He leans back on his elbows, drumming his fingers against the blanket. "I could see that. At least you don't need to make excuses for your boss when your communicator goes off."

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	gal_gardner 2011-11-25 12:44 am UTC (link)
	Petra serves her boyfriend a bit of cheese, hoping for his approval, as she smiles. "I'm glad. You kind of made it sound kind of bleak except for your mom and your bird." She chuckles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2011-11-25 02:18 am UTC (link)
	He accepts the cheese and fidgets with it for a moment. "I didn't mean to make it seem like that. It's not actually bleak down there, it's really beautiful. It's dangerous, but not really more than being the kid of a super hero, I guess." No one down there had ever actually succeeded in killing him, after all. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2011-11-25 06:59 pm UTC (link)
	"Good then," Petra replies, cutting herself a slice of bread. "Because I've been thinking it's about time I meet your royal mom. After that we can have you meet my parents." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2011-11-26 07:51 am UTC (link)
	Oh yeah, they'd been talking about doing that around this time last year, hadn't they? Dinadan pushes his darker thoughts away, distracting himself momentarily with the cheese. "Sure, that would be cool. I'm heading down over winter break again, you can tag along, she'd love to meet you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2011-11-26 01:43 pm UTC (link)
	Petra cozies up to her boyfriend and hands him some bread, before putting her head on his shoulder. "Awesome; and really, don't be scared of meeting Daddy. He's harmless, mostly." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2011-11-28 06:44 pm UTC (link)
	"'Harmless' she says," Dinadan replies, taking a bite of the bread. "One of the most strong-willed Green Lanterns in the universe is 'harmless'." He's teasing, sort of. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2011-11-28 07:00 pm UTC (link)
	She smiles and munches on some of her own food. "Well, sure, when you put it that way..." She kisses his shoulder and nudges him in the ribs. "What's your mom like? Am I at risk of the 'You're not good enough for my baby' talk?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2011-11-30 05:21 am UTC (link)
	"Mother's...well, she's always been about following your emotions and doing what's right; so you're probably not going to get any speeches like that from her," Dinadan says. "She's pretty straight-forward, especially when she's speaking English. She's a good queen too, and a good mother." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2011-11-30 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, I never doubted that last part, not with you being such a prize." She gets them each a danish. "Any good conversation topics? I'm going to be about as out of my element as possible." She gives a haggard grin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sonoftheatom
2011-12-03 02:01 am UTC (link)

"She'd probably like hearing about Warriors," Dinadan says after a moment's thought. "And she's very proud of New Morlaidh in general, so you can always fall back on asking questions about it if you get stuck. She might ask you about your thoughts on lawns -- apparently, there's some joke she and dad have never told me about going on there." He shrugs. "She'll probably keep the conversation moving herself, she feels that's part of being a good hostess. If the topics get too weird, don't be afraid to ask her to change the subject, but again, you'll have to say it pretty bluntly. She won't be offended."

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	gal_gardner 2011-12-03 02:30 am UTC (link)
	She polishes off her danish and nods. "Sounds like a classy broad. I think I'll be okay. Petra helps herself to some wine before laying with her head in Din's lap. "So... tell me something I still don't know about you." She smiles up at him, reaching up to touch a finger to his chin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sonoftheatom
2011-12-09 07:29 am UTC (link)

"...I don't think I've ever heard anyone refer to my mother as a 'broad' before," Dinadan says, cocking his head to the side. "She'd probably get a kick out of it, but the moment would get overwhelmed by the explanation."

He purses his lips, combing his fingers through her hair. "Um. Let me think. You know about the toy oven and the baking, and the first aid kit, and you're probably aiming for something more romantic than depressing..." Hrmm. "Have I told you how I got Tris yet?"

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