Mark Clearwater (handofnabu) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-08-04 23:52:00

Entry tags:

dr fate, inactive - nicolette hall, team - jsa, will freeman

Some days you feel like a bum.... (Open to JSA, Post-Thangarian Invasion)
Mark was frankly surprised. He hadn't even realized he hadn't taken care of the paperwork for the lease on his apartment. So with what little dignity he had he found himself staying at the brownstone.

It hadn't actually mattered. Since he was one of the older members of thew new JSA it actually made sense to stay around. Of course he still was deeply embarrassed he was currently homeless. He tried to not let anyone know about that. He was away early every morning for work and tried to stay out of everyone's way.

Then he had another patch of bad luck. The budget was getting cut. The library he worked at couldn't afford to keep him around. It sucked.

So instead of being perfectly reasonable about the bad luck he did NOT want to talk about he was drinking beer and eating dry cheerios.

Obviously he wasn't in a good mood. And he was going to have to learn to talk to someone on the team.

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	hawkgirl 2010-08-10 04:51 am UTC (link)
	"Chances are likely that I'll be grounded or kidnapped by aliens as these are the two things that USUALLY happen to me it seems." She looks at Mark. "C'mon Captain Unconsciouspants...you need a holiday with people. I can your bodyguard if you want." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	handofnabu 2010-08-10 04:56 am UTC (link)
	"....Why are you calling me that?" He frowns faintly. "I don't do vacations. I always end up in bars with bar tabs longer than your mace," he says carefully. "When I get bored I drink bad beer and eat really bad bar food. That isn't exactly healthy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2010-08-10 05:07 am UTC (link)
	"Well, you still got a couple of months to meet people, and by then hopefully we could help with the other stuff." Wills attempt at optimism is good, but he's not fooling anyone. "At least she won't go out of her way to embarrass you, like she has me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hawkgirl 2010-08-10 05:09 am UTC (link)
	"Um, you were once unconscious on the floor and I found you which makes you mine. Duh. And Will's right. Hell, we can set up some Dog Whisperer program or shit and train you for holidays!" Yes, she's already daydreaming of a collar with a little bell. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	handofnabu 2010-08-10 05:12 am UTC (link)
	"What?!" Oh just the way to put him at ease. "I'm not a puppy. You can't just..." He is taking that the wrong way possibly. She can call him a dirty old man, possibly. "I'm just not comfortable with strangers. Plus there's the fact people will expect..... I don't know. I don't know who they expect me to be. It's weird." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	geekgreek 2010-08-10 05:13 am UTC (link)
	"Nic! Will chokes out. "He was Doctor Fate when he came here. You can't just claim the most powerful magician ever!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hawkgirl 2010-08-10 05:15 am UTC (link)
	"Uh-huh, totally can and totally did. He's mine now. I'll pee on him if I have to." She arched a brow severely in warning. "I found him, I claimed him. Mine. Now, about socializing you. How do you feel about the mall?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	handofnabu 2010-08-10 05:19 am UTC (link)
	"If you pee on me..... I will drop you in Lake Erie," Mark says in a very calm tone. Right it is best to be reasonable. "Approach it with caution. Soccer Moms shop there and they are scary. Run if you see groups of five or more of them. They may bite," he says in a slow steady tone. He might be kidding. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2010-08-10 05:22 am UTC (link)
	"Okay, all the peeing and Erie-dropping has to stop. Now, Nic, Mark is a grown man. How many grown men do you see just 'hanging out' at the mall. just the creepy ones!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hawkgirl 2010-08-10 05:24 am UTC (link)
	"C'mon,Will? He doesn't drive a white van or have a moustasche! He's totally not creepy. And with enough makeup I kinda look mostly legal. We'll be fine...except soccer moms are often rabid and do bite. That's what mace is for. My mace. Yes. We're going to the mall. First trip, no leash. C'mon, Captain!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	handofnabu 2010-08-10 05:28 am UTC (link)
	"Not all adults who go to malls are creepy. Where do you think our clothing comes from? Magic?" He rolls his eyes. "I could get shoes. Need a new pair sort of. The ones I have are uh.... About to fall apart." He wiggles one foot and yes they do look kind of bad. He frowns at Nic. "No leashes ever, please. I'm a grown man. Not a toddler or your pet mutt." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2010-08-10 05:31 am UTC (link)
	"I was kinda looking forward to that Dead Serious game...' "Okay, I guess mall wouldn't be too bad. Plus, we have to reign in nic, too. Make sure that a ravening pack of jocks don't take her down like lions taking down a gazelle." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hawkgirl
2010-08-10 05:35 am UTC (link)

Nic just looked at Mark, her eyes growing wider and more round, then filling with tears, then the lower lip sticking out into a lethally perfect pout, complete with the Hurt Feelings expression.

"I don't claim everyone. Is special." She sighs, wings drooping. "Yeah. Everyone's gotta keep an eye on Nic. She'll just get kidnapped again or worse. I'll go get my tracking device and wallet. Not sure where Rex put the chains."

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	geekgreek 2010-08-10 05:37 am UTC (link)
	"I...I'm sorry, i was...trying to joke, I didn't mean that. I mean..." Open mouth, insert foot. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

handofnabu
2010-08-10 05:38 am UTC (link)

Oh god. Oh God. She was upset.

"I'm sorry Nic. I'm...." He should go for the truth. "While I understand how other people feel, I'm not used to people trying to include me. Ans I don't think you'll get eaten alive or anything. I think it's the other way around."

He smirks trying to sound like he's being nice. "I bet you'd eat a whole gaggle of jocks alive. And laugh about it too. You seem to be a.... Very cheerful sort. Not like me. I'm boring."

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hawkgirl
2010-08-10 05:42 am UTC (link)

"Actually, boys don't like me. They'd probably ask me where Mickey is. No one likes me much on my own in general. So, are we getting you shoes and attempting to socialize you? We have a one misunderstood and/or angst-ridden person rule and I get dibs for the time being on account of smelly Thanagarians and my inability to get a date that isn't trying to get into Mickey's pants via me."

She scratched at a wing a bit.

"And you're not boring."

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geekgreek
2010-08-10 05:50 am UTC (link)

"Okay, you know what, no."

Will was getting sick of the girl who obviously had a better social life and chance at dating than he did mope like this.

"You're worried on not getting a date? You're Hawk-frikkin'-girl. I'm lucky if a girl looks twice at me, and I can guarantee you there are plenty-o-droolers for you. You have good friends and a lot going for you in every department, so you really need to stop this."

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	hawkgirl 2010-08-11 03:30 pm UTC (link)
	"I scare people. And girls look more than twice at you. You just don't really notice. How about you find my droolers and I'll find your girls?" (Reply to this)(Parent)

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