Dinadan Palmer (sonoftheatom) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-10-04 16:18:00

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Out of the Loop (Open to Petra and anyone who wants to answer Din's email)
A month after he should have been, Dinadan Palmer is finally back in Ivy Town. Just far less mobile than usual. Even failed assassination-attempts can take a lot out of a guy, and this one had been a lot closer to 'successful' than anyone would have liked. But it didn't succeed, the assassin and conspirators had been caught and put away; and as far as Dinadan knows, no one up here knew that his current state wasn't caused by a really bad training accident. All's well.

...Well no, not so much according to the news articles he's reading on his laptop between sips of tea and soup. Everything looks like it's heading south at a pretty good clip, and this time he doesn't have a mysterious instruction manual to deal with it. At least he finally knows why his father and Dr. Choi have been so busy lately.

He fires off a quick email to the YJLA and the Teen Titans to let them know that he's back in town and willing to do whatever he can to help while confined to his bed, and sets his empty dishes off to the side. Then, with one eye on his email, he starts working on making the mountain of make-up work he has for school a little bit smaller.

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	gal_gardner 2010-10-04 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	A layer of frost might as well come through the receiver. "Hi." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2010-10-04 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	Oh. Crap. "Petra! Hi!" Dinadan says, sitting up straighter against his pillows. "I'm really, really sorry I haven't been in touch; I had an accident down in New Morlaidh right before I was supposed to come home and I've been pretty out of it since." Oh man, oh man, she's going to kill him for being a terrible boyfriend. Oh geez. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2010-10-04 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	"I was wondering why you never returned any of my calls, or followed through on our plans..." She says smoothly. "Your dad ended up filling me in." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2010-10-04 10:22 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm really, really sorry," Dinadan repeats, cringing even more. "I just recovered enough to travel yesterday, I really should have called you and let you know that I was okay. I'm really sorry." Something about what she said niggles at him a little, but niggling feelings are less important than apologizing until she doesn't hate him in the face anymore. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2010-10-04 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	"I get why you told everyone that cover story, but really, are you going to be okay?" Petra gets right to the point. There's a pause, and you can almost hear the smile creeping back on her face. "I could always come play nurse for you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sonoftheatom
2010-10-05 09:22 pm UTC (link)

Cover story? Wha--

Oh. That's what she meant by his dad filling her in. Dinadan hunkers down against his pillows, covering his face with a hand.

"I'm going to be fine," he says. "I'm past the worst of it now, really; it's just that recovery takes awhile."

Her offer makes him laugh a little under his breath. "I'm flattered, but I look pretty terrible right now. Not to mention that Dad called Dr. Kettering over to keep an eye on me, and I'm not sure if he remembered to put his pants on today."

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	gal_gardner 2010-10-06 02:33 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I've had days like that. The pants thing, not the reco-- Well, I've had days like that too." She shrugs to herself. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2010-10-06 05:50 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, but you're not an elderly male physicist who, while brilliant, occasionally forgets to take his meds," Dinadan says. "He's an awesome guy, don't get me wrong, but..." You know. Crazy-brilliant scientist-types. She knows, right? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2010-10-06 01:17 pm UTC (link)
	Petra lets out a throaty chuckle. "Yeah.... pretty sure you'd rather see me with my pants off. So... you in need of a bodyguard or something next time you go back?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sonoftheatom
2010-10-06 08:02 pm UTC (link)

"Infinity doesn't cover the amount of 'yes' to preferring you with your pants off over Dr. Kettering," Dinadan says. He switches his phone to his other ear and rubs his hand over his face. "And no, I don't need a body guard next time I go down. First of all, I'm a nearly-grown warrior-prince of the Amazon rain forest with an outsider for a father, I've always been aware that there are people out there who want me dead and are willing to do nasty things to achieve that goal. Secondly, bringing in an outsider as a body guard would be an insult to the Katarthan warriors who serve my family, and that would add fuel to the fire of those who want me dead. Thirdly and most importantly, you're my girlfriend. It is not your job to jump between me and poisoned arrows."

He thumps his fist down on his bedside table to punctuate his point and then winces, scowling at the spoon lying innocently between his hand and the table top. Ow.

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gal_gardner
2010-10-06 08:05 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah well, it's not my job to fight monsters and super-villains either, buut I do that because I can, and because somebody needs to do it." Petra replies. "Can't have some moron offing you before we even get to the point where I do that thing to your ear that you like without you turning orange." She smiles.

"Seriously though, are you sure you're okay? Don't know if this comes as a surprise, but I'm kind of sweet on you, Dinadan Palmer."

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sonoftheatom
2010-10-10 07:27 pm UTC (link)

"That's different," Dinadan says. "If I were being attacked by monsters and super-villains, I'd be more than happy to let you help me out, but this isn't the same thing. And yes, I'm going to be fine. I'm out of the woods now, or else I'd still be in New Morlaidh. I'm pretty fond of you too, so I'm not going to lie; I look like I got nicked by a poison arrow, but I'm fine now. Or at least I will be."

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	gal_gardner 2010-10-10 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	"What exactly does getting nicked by a poison arrow entail in this case? You haven't started growing hair in new places and turning green, have you?" Petra inquires. "So... since the Amazon trip seems to be on hold, I was wondering if you'd be interested in something... else." Her voice pitches just a little on the last word. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sonoftheatom
2010-10-13 11:10 pm UTC (link)

"The Amazon is pretty straight-forward about its poisons," Dinadan says, leaning back into his pillows. "If it doesn't kill you, it just leaves you sick for awhile. No hair in strange places, and my skin just looks sort of grayish because, again, sick."

He runs a hand through his hair. "Well, I'm not up for much moving around right now, but if you wanted to come and visit and play board games or card games or watch movies or something with me, I'd be all for it." He'd just need to shower first. "And you can always come visit over winter break, if you can swing it with your schedule. It's a couple degrees cooler in the winter anyway, I know you don't like high temperatures."

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gal_gardner
2010-10-14 12:04 am UTC (link)

"Don't worry sweetness. You just lay back and I'll do all the work." She purrs, before it turns into a laugh. "Downtime together sounds great, same for hitting the Amazon in the off-season.

Besides that though... what would you say if I had plans for another weekend away somewhere? You, or better yet, we, could spend most of it in bed, but you'd be on your feet for a couple hours. How soon you think you'd be up to that?"

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sonoftheatom
2010-10-14 01:57 am UTC (link)

"I could probably manage being on my feet for a bit," Dinadan says after a moment's thought. "And worst case scenario, I can shrink down and you can carry me or something. Just give me some time to sell Dad on the idea."

Then again, it's not likely to be happening any time soon, what with all the stuff going on. Petra's probably going to be busy until all of the monsters running around are dealt with.

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	gal_gardner 2010-10-14 02:16 am UTC (link)
	"Groovy. I found this sweet little B&B that's got a culinary arts school nearby with pastry classes you can attend on the weekends. Thought of you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2010-10-14 02:46 am UTC (link)
	"...That sounds really, really awesome," Dinadan says after a moment. Shrinking down and being carried wouldn't work in that situation though, so he'll need that selling-the-idea-to-Dad time to recover a bit more too. But that's totally doable. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2010-10-14 02:58 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I figured you'd approve." She smiles to herself. "You take it easy, get some beauty rest, and I'll swing by soon for some quality time. Sound good?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2010-10-14 04:00 am UTC (link)
	"Just give me enough warning to shower first. I'm kind of stinky," Dinadan admits sheepishly. "I look forward to seeing you again. I've missed you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2010-10-14 04:03 am UTC (link)
	"No problem babe. I'll hit you up sometime in the afternoon, with advance notice." She makes a smooching sound against the receiver. "You be good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sonoftheatom
2010-10-14 04:07 am UTC (link)

Dinadan blushes, glances around briefly (even though he knows he's the only one in the room) and then makes a smoochy noise back. Hey, she has not only decided not to kill him for not calling sooner, but she's made date-plans, that is well deserving of embarrassing smoochy noises. Just not where someone from the Lighter Than Air club can hear and mock him forever.

"You be good too," he says. "Or, uh, bad. Or whatever makes you happiest, I dunno." Augh, why does he fail so hard at flirting?!

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	gal_gardner 2010-10-14 04:10 am UTC (link)
	She lowers her voice. "When I see you tomorrow you can tell me if I'm bad enough." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2010-10-15 01:57 am UTC (link)
	Oh yes does he fail at flirting. He's pretty sure he's blushing so hard that his ears will fall off. "See you tomorrow," he squeaks into the phone. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2010-10-15 02:30 am UTC (link)
	"See you." She smiles and hangs up. (end scene) (Reply to this)(Parent)

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