littleladylord (littleladylord) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-09-23 02:46:00

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Should've Taken that Left Turn at Orchid Bay
Cindy had taken the train down from Gateway to Star to have this conversation with her mother at one of Claire's many offices. She supposed it was worth the trip. It had gone... okay.
"And this isn't some kind of joke?" her mother had said. "You seriously..."
"Yes, Mom. I seriously have a girlfriend."

And then her mother had had a meeting. Again. Cindy, sighing, had started walking huffily back towards the train station when her mother had managed to put the business out of the way long enough to call her cell phone -- not to insist she come back, but to ask if this sudden abrupt love life had anything to do with her dad not paying enough attention to her.

As Cindy sighingly explained and argued and discussed and asked that things not be about her dad for moment, she made the mistake of continuing to walk while concentrating on her flustered conversation.

She walked quite a long way, in fact. Eventually, she realized this.

"Look, Mom, I'm going to have to call you back."

Cindy hoped like hell she could get a taxi out of here.

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	zoe_torres 2010-09-24 02:26 am UTC (link)
	"Vigilante," Zoe said as she rose and went to a small fridge next to the filing cabinet. She removed a bottle of water and handed it to Cindy. "That's where I met Red Robin. If he comes back to the neighborhood, I'll consider that he might help." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-09-24 02:31 am UTC (link)
	"Oh. Not that different from you mom after a fashion, then, just a very, very different angle." Cindy drinks it down with interest. "It's a hell of a profession." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2010-09-24 02:49 am UTC (link)
	"The law moves too slow or stops for a lapdance and a beer at the strip club a few streets over. We have no choice down here. Heroes don't come this far. I'm surprised you didn't notice how the neighborhoods got worse when you walked this way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-09-24 03:31 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, well, I was being very stupid. And gosh, the authorities sound lovely." "To be gratuitously honest, I'm actually interested in the vocation myself, which, meta or not, I am obviously very unsuited for as yet. Long way to go before I could try a hand at it, and I probably still wouldn't be suited for a place like this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2010-09-24 03:42 am UTC (link)
	Zoe blinked a few times. That made no sense to her whatsoever, based on her life experiences. "Yeah, it's not for everybody. You're trying to become a vigilante?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-09-24 04:00 am UTC (link)
	Cindy smiles. "Plenty of room for hairsplitting, but I'd like in on stopping things that need stopping through force and other legally questionable ways, yeah. Of course, all things considered, I get to usually stay very safe until I figure out how to be capable." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2010-09-24 04:11 am UTC (link)
	"That's a good idea. You don't want to get involved until you're ready." Was this girl for real? "So you and your friends are figuring out how to forceful and legally questionable things?" Because there had to be friends. Cindy didn't look like she'd try it alone. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-09-24 04:30 am UTC (link)
	"It's slow going," she freely admits. "I can't get through a decent self-defense lesson without bruising. And gradually losing my ability to stay on top of what's going on isn't a good sign, I admit," she says, looking out the window and frowning. "But it's been a weird couple of months." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2010-09-24 05:17 am UTC (link)
	"Important thing is sticking with it. Why'd you choose it?" Zoe was curious. She knew why she was doing it, but a rich kid picking this sort of life? Crazy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

littleladylord
2010-09-24 05:54 am UTC (link)

She shrugs slightly. "Honestly? Because being a corporate weasel is going to come very, very easy, and I know there's other ways I can be really useful if I work at it enough. Dumb as it sounds -- and I know, it all sounds dumb right now -- I guess I'm trying to see if I can be more than just me, and if that would do anybody any good." She shrugs again and checks out the window for her taxi.

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	zoe_torres 2010-09-24 06:04 am UTC (link)
	Zoe considered Cindy's words. "No, that doesn't sound dumb," she finally said. "It's a smart thing to know what your limits are and what you're capable of becoming. I hope you make it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-09-24 06:20 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks, Zoe. Really good to meet you, aside from the apparent necessity for it. Good luck, seriously. And I hope it works out with Red Robin; a lot of those guys really mean business." Look's like her ride's here. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2010-09-24 06:25 am UTC (link)
	Zoe unlocked the door for Cindy. "Thanks. Careful where you walk and take a friend next time, 'kay?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-09-24 06:27 am UTC (link)
	Cindy nods, says thank you again, and gets going to the train station. She's memorized the name of the office, and there will be a thank you note, though she hasn't determined to her satisfaction yet what courtesy requires there. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2010-10-08 05:15 pm UTC (link)
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