boosted_gold (boosted_gold) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-06-06 19:20:00

Entry tags:

goldstar, inactive - alex rice-matthews, inactive - henry jordan

Flying Blind
Riley looked at himself in the mirror and curled up his face. This was so not his style, on any level. He was wearing a necktie for crying out loud. Yes he'd promised Henry he'd clean up and wear a suit, but this was so weird. He didn't do the suit and tie thing, and he'd certainly never been on a blind date before. He'd never been on ANY dates before. It just wasn't something he'd really made a priority in his life. He'd never even really thought about what his 'type' was.

Henry had made some valid observations though, and he'd been persuasive. Henry usually was. He did need to get out more. As it was lately, he'd bee spending every waking moment not in school on patrol, with or without Dinah.

Should he have told Dinah he'd be busy tonight? He can always tell her if she contacts him.

He sits down, fidgeting with the buttons on his sleeves, waiting for Henry to call with the info about where to meet his mystery date.

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	lantern_kid 2010-06-07 12:45 am UTC (link)
	His phone rings. Once he answers, Henry greets him. "Hey, Riley. You about ready to go?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2010-06-07 12:46 am UTC (link)
	Riley practically pounces on the phone, slightly wired. "Yes, yes this is Riley." He clears his throat. "So what's the plan?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

lantern_kid
2010-06-07 12:52 am UTC (link)

"So the plan is this. You said that you weren't sure what you wanted. So I'm being a little... experimental here. So there are really two possibilities. 1: You'll discover it's something you like. 2: You'll figure out it isn't, in which case, I hope you'll make a new friend instead of a dating partner.

"So you're going to meet in front of the lions at the public library in New York. You know the place, right?"

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	boosted_gold 2010-06-07 01:28 am UTC (link)
	"...how experimental are we talking here? Yeah, I know where it is." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-06-07 01:31 am UTC (link)
	"You'll see," Henry replies. "Okay. Be there by 7:30. You should have plenty of time. See you later!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2010-06-07 01:36 am UTC (link)
	"All right, I guess I'll see." Riley rolls his eyes. Before Henry can hang up, he throws in a disclaimer. "I reserve the right to invoke lemon law on this!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

notthelantern
2010-06-07 02:18 am UTC (link)

At around 7:20, Alex Rice-Matthews arrives at the Lions. He's in a suit of his own and actually a little nervous despite his smile. He wasn't sure what to think when Henry called to tell him about a blind date but was happy to go on it. It had been too long since he'd had one anyway. Even if he did still have Goldstar on his mind.

Either way, he pushes those thoughts aside and focuses on the upcoming date as he leans back against one of the lions. "Ten minutes and I find out which guy Henry set me up with..." he trails off, waiting.

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	boosted_gold 2010-06-07 02:21 am UTC (link)
	Riley arrives at the stroke of 7:30, per Henry's instructions, looking around. He figured the other person would have some way of signalling him, since Henry hadn't volunteered any such information to him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

notthelantern
2010-06-07 02:27 am UTC (link)

As 7:30 rolls around, Alex takes a breath and looks around. All Henry's told him about how to find his date is that the guy would have some very noticable green on him. Scanning around, his eyes narrow when he doesn't see much green at first. Then he catches sight of Riley and blinks.

Shrugging, Alex approaches casually. "Excuse me," he greets. "You wouldn't happen to be here for a blind date, would you?" he asks.

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	boosted_gold 2010-06-07 02:51 am UTC (link)
	Riley's tempted to turn around and look first, but that wouldn't be fair. "Yes... I am." He turns around and faces... a guy. Huh. Interesting. "Hi, I'm Riley." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notthelantern 2010-06-07 03:06 am UTC (link)
	Alex looks Riley over as he turns and nods in approval. "Hiya. I'm Alex," he replies, offering a hand. "And here I was half expecting Henry to be playing some kinda prank on me," he says with a chuckle. "You look great, dude. Love the hair." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2010-06-07 03:18 am UTC (link)
	Riley looks him over in return. He's not bad looking, even if he'd never really considered dating a guy. (Riley hadn't really considered dating at all.) He'd go with it for now. His grin does break across his face at the compliment though. "Thanks, yours is nice too. And it doesn't count as paranoia anytime Henry's concerned." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notthelantern 2010-06-07 03:36 am UTC (link)
	Alex keeps that grin up, shifting a little to show off a bit better when he feels he's being checked out. "Thanks. I finally got it to do what I want it to for tonight," he laughs a little. "Yeah. He's always scheming something," he says. "So. Where we headed, Riley?" he asks, making a mental note to thank Henry later. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2010-06-07 04:56 am UTC (link)
	Riley pulls out the notes Henry had given him. "Apparently we have reservations at..." He blinks. "At 'I'd Tapas That'." He looks up. "So yes, Henry. As you can see. So we've got half an hour to make it out to the far end of Brooklyn, meaning we need to go right now." He grabs Alex's arm and makes a beeline for the nearest subway station. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notthelantern 2010-06-07 05:06 am UTC (link)
	Alex pauses a moment at the name of the place they'll be eating and then laugh. "Oh man, how'd they get away with naming it that?" he asks. "Well at least he wants us ac-" Alex is cut off by being suddenly grabbed and tugged along. He stumbles a moment but gets into the running easily enough. "Having fun already!" he laughs, letting Riley lead the way. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2010-06-07 05:21 am UTC (link)
	Riley chuckles as he swipes them through the turnstile, managing to squeeze into a packed car right before it takes off. It really had been a while since he'd been on the run like this with someone besides Dinah. He did need to get out more, Henry was right about that. ...my this train's crowded. "So... you live in New York?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notthelantern 2010-06-07 05:34 am UTC (link)
	Alex laughs some more as he's pulled into the train, rather amused when he's pressed so tightly to Riley. He takes just a moment to make note on the other young man's body but is snapped quickly out of it by the question from Riley. "Yep," he replies cheerfully. "At least now anyway. I used to live out in LA. What about you? Native New Yorker?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2010-06-07 05:42 am UTC (link)
	"Nah, I'm from Gotham. I--" He shifts his comment, not sure if he should mention flying. Crap, that's right. Henry never mentioned if this guy was a crimefighter of any sort. "-got spotted train-fare by Henry to get here for our... date." Still feels weird to call it that. "I visit NYC often enough though. Know my way around at least." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

notthelantern
2010-06-07 05:58 am UTC (link)

"Gotham's a great place," Alex replies. "I've been a couple times," the young man chuckles before going on. "Ever see the big bad bat out there?" he asks.

"Nice of Henry to not only set us up on this date but pay for the whole thing," Alex remarks, idly wondering just what his friend is up to. Shaking it off, he looks back to Riley. "Ye[. Once ya get used to NYC, it's one of the easiest cities to navigate."

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	boosted_gold 2010-06-07 06:14 am UTC (link)
	"Eh, he's not the boogeyman everyone makes him out to be." Riley shrugs. He and Dinah really need to meet the new guy sometime. Let him know how things are gonna be now. Blue & Gold are in town now. "Yeah, Henry's a meddler, but he usually puts his money where his mouth is when he gets up to it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

notthelantern
2010-06-07 06:36 am UTC (link)

Alex nods. "Yep. I imagine there's no reason to be afraid of him if you're not a criminal," he reasons. "So, I take it you're not a bad boy then, Riley," he teases a little.

"Yep," he agrees, quite pleased with this whole set up. "Packed train, eh?" he remarks after a moment. Not that he was complaining. "We're gonna have to move quick if we don't wann a get tampled at our stop."

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	boosted_gold 2010-06-07 11:27 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, that right there goes right over Riley's head. "No, I'm not." He blinks at Alex. What a weird question. He looks around at the crowd. "Yeah. Hopefully we can grab seats soon. I tend to just let the crowd move around me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

notthelantern
2010-06-07 03:20 pm UTC (link)

Alex blinks a few times, giving Riley a quizzical look. Eventually he decides that Riley really wasn't just messing with him there and his smile returns. The lantern reaches out to pat the green haired young man's arm. "Yeah...you're too cute to be bad," he says.

He lets out a thoughful noise as he looks around the crowd. "I dunno..." Alex trails off, pressing a little closer to Riley under the guise of giving someone else more room. "I don't mind standing like this."

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	boosted_gold 2010-06-07 03:36 pm UTC (link)
	Riley grins. "Well thanks, you're not too bad yourself. Do you work out?" He gives Alex a light punch on one arm. Hm. Flirting. Interesting. Oh... oh hey there. "Umm.. okay." He clears his throat slightly. This is new. "If it's okay with you it's okay with me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notthelantern 2010-06-07 04:00 pm UTC (link)
	Alex smirks after the punch and nods. "Yeah. I keep in shape. Jogging and weight training," he says. "Judging by the way you wear that suit, you work out too, right?" he says. "Cool," he says, tilting his head a bit. He's enjoying this date so far. "We'll be sitting when we get there anyway," he adds with a little chuckle. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)