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

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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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	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. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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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	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." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2010-06-27 04:41 am UTC (link)
	Ruth doesn't say anything, just leans over and kisses him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2010-06-27 05:30 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, that's going to need to be handled...carefully." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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

	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." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2010-06-27 05:08 pm UTC (link)
	"That's probably a very good idea." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2010-06-27 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	"I appreciate your trying to be considerate, then. But I'm in." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	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." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2010-06-27 09:31 pm UTC (link)
	Ruth smiles. "Likewise." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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