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whydowescream ([info]whydowescream) wrote in [info]dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-06-26 22:59:00


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Entry tags:jayhawk, mourning dove

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Once the whole mess was finally, completely over, there was time to talk.  There were a lot of things Ruth was feeling uncertain about.

Uncertainty wasn't normally her thing, really.

"Let's find somewhere we can talk?" She asked Jay.


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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 02:20 am UTC (link)
"I owe you a couple dozen milkshakes, and that was before the save. Let me get you one, then we can talk?"

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 02:23 am UTC (link)
Ruth mananges to force a small smile. "Sounds like a plan."

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 02:28 am UTC (link)
He's quiet the rest of the way to the food court, then pulls a seat out for her, and goes to one of the few stands left open.

He gets her a jumbo cherry-vanilla milkshake, grabs a large coke for himself, and then a large cheese fries to split. It became their standard order here, since its all cheap but plentiful.

He settles in across from her, setting her drink in front of her and giving her first grab of the fries while he settles in.

"I'm so, so sorry."

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 02:31 am UTC (link)
"Thanks," she says as she takes it.

"I know. And I... I just kind of need to establish that if that had all happened entirely under your own will, I would never speak to you for a very long time."

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 02:41 am UTC (link)
"I'm surprised that you ever want to talk to me again at all, no matter how it happened. I screwed up, and I wouldn't blame you if you don't want to see me anymore."

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 02:52 am UTC (link)
"That's their responsibility, not yours." Pause. "Although -- and I realize we've only been superheroes for a figurative five minutes, so it's not like you had a better one -- there are obviously some serious flaws in your 'getting all up and flirty when dealing with criminals' technique."

"But anyway, this is not one of those ridiculous cases of blaming the girls who seduced the helpless boy, they did something to you. They did something to me too; I was so angry... except..." Ruth pauses, takes a breath. "Everything I was angry about were things I would probably have been bothered about it anyway; it just got harder to control. Now, what they did to you looked considerably different, but.... but I need to ask. Before all this happened, were you happy with our relationship?"

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 03:19 am UTC (link)
He sighs. "Obviously that was flawed, yes. I don't know what came over me, just... seemed like the right thing to do. But ok, let's put that aside and answer the question... its complicated. Why do you do all the extra studying? Put in the time reading and preparing for a demanding job that doesn't pay much, and has a lot of difficulties, like attending funerals, comforting people on death's door, helping counsel families through difficulties? You could be happier, right now, going to the mall, partying, going out with friends. And its something I've struggled with, because I always thought fast dates, hanging with the girls in short skirts, driving fast cars and drinking myself stupid made me happy... and they do. Its quick, its easy, it doesn't require anything of me... and I'm good at that. I fall back on easy like a champion. But there's no fulfillment, it'll just lead to more of the same until I do something even dumber than usual and, if I'm lucky, spend my life in prison or kill myself. You're the only person who ever really believed there was any other options for me. Most of the time, I don't believe it, and I love you more than I have words for. You're everything I really, truly want, and I want so badly to be the guy who deserves you - but I have a tough time seeing that guy in me, and I'm not very good at doing the right thing when its hard. You're a lot stronger than I am."

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 03:52 am UTC (link)
She listens, and bites her lip hard to prevent a snapped 'Don't Talk Like That!' about getting himself killed.

"Jay, it's not... you're not weak. It's just... I mean, how could I go around partying all the time when I've got Gail and Jane and Clara at home needing a good example? There'd be nothing easy about it. I have backup, that's all; and I really think that's all you need when you get right down to it. If you really were Mr. Path of Least Resistance, you wouldn't have tried to man up just now about screwing up; you'd be whining about everything that happened today ruining your life. But that's not you."

She set her hands on his. "I love you, Jay."

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 03:58 am UTC (link)
"I love you too, Ruth. I wish I could promise I'll never screw up again... but all I can guarantee is that I'll try not to. I don't want to mess this up. I can just aspire to be as strong as you keep telling me I am."

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 04:04 am UTC (link)
"Good, because you're not shutting me up about it that easy." Ruth pauses for a moment to drink her milkshake for a while, delay the next thing.

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 04:12 am UTC (link)
He takes the time to dig into the fries, happy to escape talking about uncomfortable topics for a few moments, anyway.

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 04:18 am UTC (link)
And so they'll have their rest from it for a while, but eventually.

"So, there's another thing. We're not over. We can get through this, okay. But... and this might be unnecessary, 'cause I don't know if your memory is fuzzy or what, but at any rate, as much as I normally say honesty is important -- so maybe this makes me a hypocrite, I don't know, and I'm not sure I care -- I...I can't know what they did while they had you. I just can't. I can't know what happened; because I can just tell I won't be able to take it." A deep breath. "Okay?"

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 04:34 am UTC (link)
He nods. "The only thing I'll say about that, ever, then, is that nothing happened that makes me love you any less. If you say we're not over, then you're my girl, and I'm yours as long as you can put up with me, flaws and all."

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 04:41 am UTC (link)
Ruth doesn't say anything, just leans over and kisses him.

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 04:46 am UTC (link)
He returns the kiss. Somehow he doesn't feel like he deserves this. He screwed up, she had to rescue him, and he didn't make any guarantees... but he's not going to complain. Just wonder at how lucky he is to have Ruth.

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 04:54 am UTC (link)
And it'll be a long, thorough kiss before she mutters, "Came this close to kicking your ass, you know.." The language, while not one of her absolutely avoided terms, is Highly Unusual.

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 05:00 am UTC (link)
"And I would have deserved it. But I like this option much better." he replies, kissing her again.

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 05:07 am UTC (link)
"Me too." And she enjoys it. And then...

"So ... On another note, I'm not sure what the official Team Morgenstern Policy is going to be on superheroine stuff."

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 05:24 am UTC (link)
"We're going to have to figure that out... and then figure out how to tell my mother without giving her a heart attack."

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 05:30 am UTC (link)
"Yeah, that's going to need to be handled...carefully."

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 05:37 am UTC (link)
"Yeah, she's going to need some serious help from your dad... we probably better tell him first."

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 03:39 pm UTC (link)
Ruth nods, solemnly, then smiles. "Well, we'll definitely know some more people in California now."

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 03:44 pm UTC (link)
"True, and we won't be the only newcomers. Tim isn't even from this dimension. Apparently he showed up recently."

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 03:44 pm UTC (link)
"You mean like an alternate reality? Oh, that's got to be hard for him."

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 03:48 pm UTC (link)
"Yeah, lots of differences, and that was just talking for a little bit. He seems to be getting along ok, but yeah, I'd guess its been rough."

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 03:57 pm UTC (link)
Ruth nods. "The girls seem nice, although they really haven't been the most themselves for most of it."

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 04:41 pm UTC (link)
"Yeah, I'm not sure of all the details, but the little bit I learned about the cheerleaders' gems... well, I'm guessing things weren't easy for all of you."

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 04:53 pm UTC (link)
"Yeah." A sheepish smile. "I threw Scarab in the fountain. She was so affected, all she did was scramble to pocket all the coins." She shrugs. "One of the boys back at the tower is a telepath. He helped a little."

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 04:54 pm UTC (link)
"That's good. Maybe we ought to have him check us all out, just to make sure there's no lasting damage?"

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 05:08 pm UTC (link)
"That's probably a very good idea."

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 05:51 pm UTC (link)
"Lovely, this whole thing is going to take a lot of getting used to. And you know... just because we have powers doesn't mean we /have/ to be super heroes. If you want to just live a normal life and all."

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 06:08 pm UTC (link)
She looks at him. "Yeah, it's going to take a lot of getting used to, but the powers didn't happen in an industrial accident, Jay. Didn't it feel like some sort of vocation to you, too?"

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 06:13 pm UTC (link)
"Oh, I know what I'm doing. I get super strength and speed, /of course/ I'm going to go fight crime and leap small buildings. But I didn't want you to feel pressured."

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 06:19 pm UTC (link)
"I appreciate your trying to be considerate, then. But I'm in."

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[info]rockchalk
2010-06-27 06:49 pm UTC (link)
"Ok, just figured I' say it. But I don't know, I kind of like the idea of going out adventuring with you... and you look really cute in that outfit."

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[info]whydowescream
2010-06-27 09:31 pm UTC (link)
Ruth smiles. "Likewise."

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