Maria Helena Grayson (crossbow_bat) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-04-24 18:01:00

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The Calm Before the Storm (Open)
Maria finished up the report she was working on and shut down her computer. Another day working at Wayne Enterprise was over. It was time to go grab a bite to eat and then down the costume. Night was coming to Gotham and that meant its criminal element would come out. Maria grabbed her purse and coat and headed out of the building.

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	Re: At the pizza place anti_venom 2013-05-04 03:38 am UTC (link)
	"They help out from time to time, or help keep me from getting too bored on business trips. I think they're currently in DC though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place crossbow_bat 2013-05-04 09:05 pm UTC (link)
	"I so do not," Maria countered. "It's good that you get to see them. Some people go years without seeing siblings." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place cantkeepmeout 2013-05-04 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	He found it interesting that the man wasn't sure but didn't comment on it. "There would be none if you didn't," he teased Maria. "Yes, some do without good reason," he nodded. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place anti_venom 2013-05-04 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	He grins at Maria. "I'm inclined to believe him. Someone has to keep you on your toes." He shrugs at the rest of mention of family. "For work, we travel a lot. We keep in touch, but don't necessarily always keep close tabs. We get along well enough when we do catch up with one another, though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place crossbow_bat 2013-05-05 09:55 am UTC (link)
	"I don't need someone to keep me on my toes. I find enough entertainment and interesting things on my own." "I'd love to meet your sisters one day," she said to Tomas. "I'm sure they have some interesting stories about you to tell." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place cantkeepmeout 2013-05-05 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	"That'd hardly be fair if you did, after all, I haven't told him any of my interesting stories about you," he smirked and pointed out. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place anti_venom 2013-05-05 10:16 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm sure there'll be opportunities. I'd love to hear interesting stories about Maria. And I'll introduce you to my sisters one of these days, should they come into town." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place crossbow_bat 2013-05-09 12:15 am UTC (link)
	"You don't need to hear stories about me," she said with a grin. "Besides, Thomas exaggerates." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place cantkeepmeout 2013-05-09 02:28 am UTC (link)
	"Hardly. And anyway, for stories about her I need to understate things otherwise people would think I'm making it up," he smirks at her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place anti_venom 2013-05-09 04:02 am UTC (link)
	"See, I'll just listen to both versions of events, and average it out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place crossbow_bat 2013-05-09 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Right. I shouldn't let you two talk when I'm not around," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place cantkeepmeout 2013-05-12 03:21 am UTC (link)
	"Please, I'm sure I won't be ruining your reputation with any of these stories," he teased. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place anti_venom 2013-05-12 07:39 pm UTC (link)
	"That much I'm sure of. I've already decided I like you - now I just get to hear the amusing stories too." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: At the pizza place

crossbow_bat
2013-05-12 07:49 pm UTC (link)

"You know I don't give a flying fuck about my reputation," she said to Thomas. The only thing she did care about in terms of reputation was her reputation as Huntress. That one she worked on.

She looked at Tomas and raised a brow. He liked her? Well, it was starting to look like she'd have some company this evening. She did rather enjoy the last evening they spent together.

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	Re: At the pizza place cantkeepmeout 2013-05-12 08:13 pm UTC (link)
	"Exactly why I won't be able to ruin it." He did inwardly sigh at the look Maria gave the guy. Great, that meant he'd most likely have to find a way to excuse himself soon and hope AltDad knew better than to ask where she was or he'd just play ignorant on that point. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place crossbow_bat 2013-05-15 12:39 am UTC (link)
	Maria grinned and winked at Thomas. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place anti_venom 2013-05-20 04:51 am UTC (link)
	Tomas can at least be polite. Yes, he and Maria likely will have plans later - but that's later, and this is lunch. "So, Thomas - she's been a good tour guide, but suggestions are always welcome. Anything in particular I should see or do while in Gotham?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place cantkeepmeout 2013-05-20 06:18 am UTC (link)
	"What has she shown you so far?" He looked over at Maria somewhat curiously. Of course by the question he meant where in Gotham other than her place. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place crossbow_bat 2013-05-20 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	Maria gave him an innocent look. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place anti_venom 2013-05-21 06:18 am UTC (link)
	"Let's see... the modern art museum, her favorite restaurants, and then... what was that charity ball that we met at? The name of the place, I mean?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: At the pizza place

cantkeepmeout
2013-05-21 09:56 pm UTC (link)

He knows the answer but it'd seem odd if he was the one to answer the question. So instead he shrugs. "The history museum is one of the best, there's more good art ones scattered throughout the city, if that's the sort of thing that interests you. Most tourists like the rooftop gardens across the plaza for the added view of the city, stuff like that." Though top of Wayne Tower had the best view in his opinion.

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	Re: At the pizza place crossbow_bat 2013-05-22 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	"The best view is the top of Wayne Tower," Maria said. "Remind me to take you up there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the pizza place anti_venom 2013-05-22 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll try to remember, thank you. Rooftop gardens is generally more 'my thing' than artwork, but history... history is always important." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: At the pizza place

cantkeepmeout
2013-05-22 08:23 pm UTC (link)

His version of 'top of Wayne tower' was in costume and literally outside and balanced on the edge. "Well, Gotham's one of the oldest cities here so plenty of history to work through just with architecture and local stuff. But the history museum covers a greater period and era thankfully so there's always that. I'd recommend it myself. But yes, history is important." Best Egyptian collection on the continent by far.

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	Re: At the pizza place crossbow_bat 2013-05-22 08:53 pm UTC (link)
	"Some people have a thing for rooftops," Maria said. "If you would like to see the view from atop Wayne Tower, I'd be more than willing to show you," she said to Tomas. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)