Gilbert Kinkaid Walker (veryperceptive) wrote,
@ 2012-06-13 23:04:00

Road Trip Meme: Zoe
To the extent that GK Walker knew how to drive, he knew how to drive in the rain. He was from Seattle, after all. However, a little ways into this trip up to Seattle to hear Uncle Jed and Zoe's Mom's big news ... "Zoe, it's starting to get a lot worse."

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	zoe_torres 2012-06-14 05:35 am UTC (link)
	"It's not a lot worse yet," Zoe said with a grim edge to her voice. "It will when we get there." She had a grip on the door handle and one on the seatbelt buckle. "Why did we decide to drive again?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-14 05:39 am UTC (link)
	"Because the plane was grounded? Zoe, it's going to be okay." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-14 05:42 am UTC (link)
	"Watch the road!" she snapped, unfairly but unable to help herself. It wasn't the road or the storm, but... "What did they get themselves into? What's so important we had to be there immediately?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-14 05:57 am UTC (link)
	"Watching. Watching. I don't know, but I mean, it wouldn't be the end of the world even if it was something really surprising, like their getting married." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-14 06:01 am UTC (link)
	"They could have said that over the phone and waited for the weather to clear up. What if they're not getting married? What if .... what if he knocked her up?! She's a lawyer!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-14 06:14 am UTC (link)
	"Okay, now i'm confused. how'd the lawyering get into this?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-14 03:59 pm UTC (link)
	"Because it does!" Zoe did not like storms, she did not like mysteries, and she really did not like it when something could be happening to her mother and she wasn't there to stop it. She made an great effort to calm down. She /was/ calm. She had to be. She lived by her guns and emotion was a liability. "How long is it supposed to rain?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-14 04:05 pm UTC (link)
	"The weather people gave it a 50/50 chance of going on through the night." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-15 02:37 pm UTC (link)
	Zoe sat silently for a mile before she made another sound. It lasted until she couldn't stand the sound of the wipers scraping the windshield. "Do you really think they might get married?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-15 03:55 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't know. Uncle Jed really likes her. And he likes to do weird things sometimes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-15 04:22 pm UTC (link)
	"My mom is not a weird thing." A crack of thunder sounded right about the car and Zoe jumped in her seat. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-15 04:23 pm UTC (link)
	"I meant marriage. It's not, like, typical in our family." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-15 04:28 pm UTC (link)
	"It's not typical in my family either, I think." She looked over at GK in the driver's seat. He was way too calm about this. Too many secrets and he was fine. Crazy storm outside and he was fine. Edgy gun nut in the seat next to him and he was fine. How did he do it? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-15 05:56 pm UTC (link)
	"So they might be finding a new way to be adventurous by doing somethign like that. Or maybe not. Thing is, Zoe, I can't really look at you right now because Mom Safe is written in such large letters I might go blind and then we'd crash, but I just want to say that it's going to be okay." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-15 06:02 pm UTC (link)
	Sometimes he was just so Normal GK that she forgot he could do that. "Okay," she finally said. "Don't crash the car. We might get in trouble." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-15 06:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah. Techniaclly speaking and all, car accidents are usually worse than weddings or even babies." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-16 04:52 am UTC (link)
	The fear of crashing was the only thing that kept Zoe from elbowing GK. "I could drive. If you wanted." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-16 05:03 am UTC (link)
	"Real nice of you to offer, Zoe. No." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

zoe_torres
2012-06-16 05:13 am UTC (link)

"I know how to drive." She did. Had a license and everything She didn't drive much, though. Hardly ever.

"The thing is," she said, flinching when the lightning seemed too close for her liking. She solved that problem by closing her eyes. Then opened them because she was convinced deep down that they'd crash if she didn't watch the road. "The thing is, Mom's happy. I want her to stay happy."

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	veryperceptive 2012-06-16 05:16 am UTC (link)
	"I know. I'd just rather you didn't right now. And yeah. She's happy. Staying happy is good. Me, I figure the Walkers have burned out all their bad luck. That's why I'm so damn spoiled. Everything'll be okay." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-16 05:29 am UTC (link)
	"You're not spoiled." GK was the least spoiled person she knew, and she'd known some huge entitlement jerks growing up. Prissy, yeah, but not spoiled. He was apt to cringe when she ignored something vitally important like hair conditioner. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-16 05:36 am UTC (link)
	"Eh, compared to the crap Uncle Jed went through, or plenty of other people, I've had it easy. But thanks, Zoe. I apprecia -- for the sake of various deities, mister, it's raining; tailgating me isn't going to make me go faster." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-16 05:43 am UTC (link)
	Zoe turned in her seat to peer through the rear window at the car riding too close to their bumper. "Slow down a little, see if he gets the message." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-16 05:45 am UTC (link)
	And very, very carefully, since he doesn't want to be hydroplaned into, GK does so. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-16 12:18 pm UTC (link)
	The lights seemed to back off for a moment. Then they got closer. Zoe got an itch between her shoulders, a signal that she wanted to shoot something. She wasn't wearing her wrist mounted guns, but the 9mm was within her reach. "Maybe if we pulled over and let him go by." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-26 01:05 pm UTC (link)
	"Maybe. I almost want to stare at him and see what's so darn important he wants to risk everyone's lives." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-26 01:17 pm UTC (link)
	"No! It might blind you and we'll be forced to let me drive. Take the next turnout. If he's determined to risk a life, he can risk his own." And if he wanted to make something of it and follow them, she'd be happy to make it a certain thing and get rid of some of the stress riding her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-26 01:18 pm UTC (link)
	GK concedes the point and pulls over appropriately as the rain gets even worse. "This is just getting ridiculous." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-26 01:25 pm UTC (link)
	"You were the one that made it a point of saying you needed to be careful so we didn't wreck," she said. "This is being careful and responsible. Mom'll say you're such a good influence on me again. I'd have raced him just to see how crazy he wanted to get." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-26 01:37 pm UTC (link)
	GK sighs. "Yes, that was sensible. But the storm is ridiculous." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-26 01:56 pm UTC (link)
	The car passed them at high speed, sending more water over the car. Zoe felt a pull as if a bad guy were getting away and she had yet to fire a single shot or throw a rock. "If I didn't know better, I'd say the storm was planned to keep us on the road." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-26 02:00 pm UTC (link)
	GK groans. That kind of splashing leaves spots. "The gods themselves conspire against us," he says, grinning. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-26 03:17 pm UTC (link)
	She grinned reluctantly. "Can I shoot them?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-26 03:28 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes. Should we actually run into Zeus or Thor or some other supernatural being responsible for this situation, you can totally shoot them. But I have to say, they'll probably just flirt." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-26 03:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Right. Just goes to show the gods are idiots." Good humor somewhat restored, she watched the storm out of the passenger side window. "I didn't mean it the way it sounded. About Mom and Jed getting married, if that's what they're thinking about doing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-26 03:59 pm UTC (link)
	"Being official cousins wouldn't be so bad, right? But I understand. You're just worried." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-26 04:09 pm UTC (link)
	"No, it wouldn't be so bad. It's just that Mom... She's Mom. She's been through a lot. I want her to be happy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-26 04:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course you do. Can't always enforce that with good aim, though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-26 04:35 pm UTC (link)
	"I can scare off most of it with good aim. But I like Jed. I don't want to hurt him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-06-26 04:47 pm UTC (link)
	"He likes you, too. And wouldn't care to be hurt." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2012-06-26 05:12 pm UTC (link)
	"Are you watching the road? You know what I mean, GK." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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