Dinadan Palmer (sonoftheatom) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-04-20 03:46:00

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Well, You See, There's This Guy...
Dinadan's baking when it happens. Muffins this time, in bulk, since they're nice to have around for easy breakfasts, and they've only got a few left from the last batch in the the freezer. He's (naturally) had a few mishaps, but he's not expecting anyone to come by today, so it doesn't matter that he has flour in his hair.

He looks up from the half-filled muffin tin when he hears someone at the door, brows furrowing in confusion. See: not expecting guests today. But he heads for the door, in case it's a package delivery, or someone his dad forgot to mention was coming by, or someone in need of help or a cup of sugar or homework clarification, or to tell him that there'd been a horrible accident at the school and his dad was dead, or--

Dinadan peeks through the peephole to see who's on his stoop today.

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	dc_parent 2013-04-20 02:43 pm UTC (link)
	And he'll get an extreme close-up on one Guy Gardner, currently using his teensy reflection in the outer part of the peephole to pick something from his teeth. (Reply to this)(Thread)

sonoftheatom
2013-04-21 10:09 am UTC (link)

Well, hello there sudden flood of adrenaline. How incredibly unhelpful you are!

Dinadan suppresses the urge to panic. After all, if Guy Gardner was here to kill him, he probably wouldn't be letting the door stop him. There would be enraged howling and property damage. He's probably just here to talk. Dinadan can definitely talk to him.

Probably.

Catching sight of himself in the hall mirror, Dinadan spends a few moments frantically attempting to brush the flour out of his hair. The result looks like an alarmed, territorial, and flour-dusted animal has taken up residence on his head. Another several seconds are wasted patting it flat(ish) again. He takes a deep breath and opens the door.

"Hello, sir," he says, hoping he looks reasonably harmless and not at all like a Lothario seducer of innocent super-heroic daughters. "Would you like a muffin?"

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	dc_parent 2013-04-21 11:32 am UTC (link)
	Guy smiles down at his friend's son. "Hey there Danny. Love to, but only if it's something low-fat. Insurance physicals are next month, and last I got my cholesterol checked I'm practically a solid..." He steps in, headed for the kitchen. "Definitely take some coffee though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sonoftheatom
2013-04-21 11:40 pm UTC (link)

Dinadan is briefly thrown by "Danny", since most people who shorten his name tend to go with the first syllable instead of the last, but he shuts the door and follows Mr. Gardner back to the kitchen.

He'd be concerned because: knives, but knives kind of pale in comparison to a Green Lantern ring.

"Apple and oatmeal muffin it is, then," Dinadan says, fetching one of said muffins from the cooling rack and putting it on one of the small plates and handing it over to Mr. Gardner. "I'll get started on the coffee."

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	dc_parent 2013-04-21 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Four sugars. No cream." He sits with his arms folded, making a hand with his ring to take the muffin and plate, munching away as he watches Dinadan. "So... you're my Petra's boyfriend." He looks around the kitchen. "You bake a lot." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sonoftheatom
2013-04-22 09:55 am UTC (link)

Dinadan only hesitates briefly in the coffee preparation. There's a glorious moment where the frantically spinning wheels in his head finally gain some traction. It's a nice feeling, he wishes he could find out exactly what triggers it so he could do it more often instead of running around frantically like a chicken with its head cut off.

"Yes sir, I am," he answers. "And yes, I suppose I do. Everyone needs a hobby."

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	dc_parent 2013-04-22 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah.. I get that... My old man had baseball cards, my father-in-law had a collection of bear and walrus skulls from his hunts..." He finishes the muffin. "Good muffin." He puts the plate down on the table and leans back in his chair, steepling his fingers. "So... I understand you're taking my princess to the jungle with you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2013-04-22 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank you." Dinadan presents him with a mug of coffee, made to spec, taking a sip from a mug of his own. "And yes sir, that's the plan. First though, we're going to make sure that we're not going to have any nasty surprises with the Atom belt, and get her comfortable with the technology in a controlled environment." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2013-04-23 04:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Hmm." He takes the coffee, taking a long sip. Then he drops the elephant in the room. "And are you having sex with my little girl?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2013-04-24 12:05 am UTC (link)
	There's a moment where Dinadan thinks his brain is going to skitter out of control again, but his mouth has formed the response almost before the worry can coalesce. "Yes sir. Naturally, it's something that we discussed at length beforehand, and we are both very diligent about protection." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_parent
2013-04-24 12:11 am UTC (link)

Guy grunts and finishes his coffee, slowly. Then he stands up and moves to stand toe to toe with Dinadan, looming over him. He uncrosses his arms, and puts one finger out, pushing it not gently but not roughly into his chest.

"You be good to my girl, Danny Palmer. You understand me?"

He takes a step back and sits down at the table again. "When you get back from your jungle trip, you and me are going fishing." He pauses again. "Can I get another muffin?"

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sonoftheatom
2013-04-24 01:58 am UTC (link)

Dinadan obligingly rocks back a little on his heels when Mr. Gardner pokes him, but doesn't otherwise blink or flinch.

"Yes sir, I understand," he answers. When Mr. Gardner sits back down again, he smiles an fetches another muffin.

"Fishing, got it. I'll let you know my schedule once it's solidified a bit more."

It might even be fun. He'd never gone fishing in a place where he wasn't mostly worrying about piranha.

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