Joey Mason (the_element_son) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-01-22 18:58:00

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inactive - calypso, inactive - lian harper, joey mason, team - outsiders

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Outsiders HQ

Joey was sitting on the couch (feet up on the table, of course) in the Outsiders' living room, watching TV and drinking a beer. All together, it had been a pretty good day. Slept until noon, Baywatch rerun marathon on the tube, fresh jalapeno dip from the fridge, new bag of potato chips, and all the beer he could drink.

His cell phone went off and the caller ID told him it was his mother. He flipped it open, muting the TV. "Hey, Mom. What's up?"

If he still had anything like blood, it probably would have gone cold right then. "Dead? You're sure?"

"No, look, Mom, I didn't mean it like..."

"Yeah, okay. I'll be home soon. Just hold on until then."

"Love you, too."

He flipped it closed, looked at the beer bottle in his other hand and frowned. With a grunt, he threw it against the wall, where it shattered.

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	terra_mater 2011-01-22 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	Calypso was nearby when Joey threw his beer bottle against the wall. That didn't sound good in any possible way. She entered the room and watched him for a moment before speaking. "Are you alright, Joey?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-22 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	Joey shook his head. "Depends on your definition of all right," he said. "Just got off the phone with my mom." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	terra_mater 2011-01-22 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	She walked closer and raised her brow. She could tell something was wrong. "Do you want to talk about it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-22 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	Joey made a face, then shrugged. "My no-account father got himself killed." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

terra_mater
2011-01-22 11:43 pm UTC (link)

She paused when he said his father died. He may not have shown his emotions like a lot of other people, but Calypso was no dummy. It affected him. But she wasn't about to treat him like a child. She'd remain respectful.

"I'm sorry for your loss," she told him. She also sat down on the couch and looked at the television. Calypso didn't deal with these situations often.

"Do you know how it happened?"

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	the_element_son 2011-01-23 12:00 am UTC (link)
	"Mom said something about an accident at one of Grandpa Simon's factories," Joey said, shaking his head. "What the hell was the damn fool doing there?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	terra_mater 2011-01-23 12:09 am UTC (link)
	"Do you plan on going there to find out?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-23 12:16 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I guess so. Mom's pretty broken up, anyway. Guess she still loved the guy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	terra_mater 2011-01-23 12:22 am UTC (link)
	"You seem adversely affected as well, Joey. Maybe you did, too?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-23 12:30 am UTC (link)
	Joey frowned. "Dunno why I would. Guy never did anything for me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	terra_mater 2011-01-23 12:36 am UTC (link)
	"Certain things don't have clear explanations, or any explanations at all. It's just a feeling you have." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-23 12:48 am UTC (link)
	He clenched a fist. "Maybe. Mostly... mostly I'm just angry that this means I've never gonna get the chance to have it out with him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	terra_mater 2011-01-23 01:10 am UTC (link)
	She hesitated for a moment, then moved her hand over his fist. "I've heard people say that nobody is really gone. That they're in your heart still. I honestly don't know how much of that is true, but maybe you can try it? It might help, I think." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-23 01:26 am UTC (link)
	Joey relaxed, just a smidge. "It's not fair," he said, quietly. "Hated him just about all my life, and then he just goes and dies on me? 's not fair..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	terra_mater 2011-01-23 01:42 am UTC (link)
	She clenched his fist just a little, and put her other hand on top of it. "No, it isn't. But you will at least be able to get some answers, even if they are not directly from him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-23 02:02 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah..." he said, after a moment. "Yeah, you're right." He managed the smallest of smiles. "Thanks, Cal. You're all right." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	terra_mater 2011-01-23 02:06 am UTC (link)
	"You're welcome. And you're alright, too, Joey." She manages a smile of her own. "Please, feel free to come to me if you need to talk. I'll be there to listen." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-23 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	Joey nods. "I will, Cal. 'ppreciate it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	terra_mater 2011-01-23 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	She gripped his hand one last time and then stood up. "Good luck, Joey. I'll see you when you get back." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-23 07:50 pm UTC (link)
	Joey got up as well. He needed to pack. "See you 'round, Cal." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	the_element_son 2011-01-23 01:32 am UTC (link)
	Joey'd packed a small suitcase, and headed to find Lian. Only fair to let the boss know what was going on. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2011-01-23 01:34 am UTC (link)
	Lian could be found in the monitor room, going over some intel. She turned when she saw Joey. Her eyes noticed the suitcase. "Everything okay, Joey?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-23 01:35 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, look, ah," he began. "My idiot-father went and got himself killed. Mom's real broken up and, I, ah, kinda need a couple days off..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2011-01-23 01:39 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry to hear that, Joey. Yeah, of course you can take a few days off, I mean your dad just died..." She trailed off, her eyes getting a little teary-eyed. "Sorry," she said, "Hormones have mostly calmed down but they still get a little weird." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-23 02:01 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, don't worry about it," Joey said. "Don't know how long I'll be." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2011-01-23 02:18 am UTC (link)
	"There anything you need me to do?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-23 02:26 am UTC (link)
	He shook his head. "Nah. Well. Maybe..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2011-01-23 02:32 am UTC (link)
	"You only need to tell me what it is, you know." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-23 02:34 am UTC (link)
	Joey frowned. "Maybe it's nothing. I dunno. But my old man was an idiot, but he wasn't, ya know, stupid. Some old industrial accident shouldn't've been enough to kill him." He rubbed his chin. "It don't all add up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2011-01-23 03:10 am UTC (link)
	Lian nodded. "It does sounds a little fishy, Joey. I mean, he has the same abilities as you, right? And there's not really much that can hurt you, either. Did your mom say what kind of accident it was? An explosion or some machine going haywire and causing some kind of havoc?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-23 03:32 am UTC (link)
	"She didn't say. Dunno if Grandpa told her," Joey admitted. "Either way... it don't add up." He kind of shrugged helplessly. "I'm hardly the old man's biggest fan... but even I didn't want him dead. Only... I don't really know how to go about findin' anything out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2011-01-23 04:03 am UTC (link)
	"There are a couple of people on this team that more than capable of investigations you know," Lian said with a bit of a smirk. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-23 04:15 am UTC (link)
	"Oh yeah?" he asked. "You know any of 'em?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2011-01-25 02:27 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I'd say I do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-25 03:09 am UTC (link)
	Joey relaxed a little. "So yeah. Anything up that kinda alley would be... great. I just wanna know the truth, you know?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2011-01-25 03:28 am UTC (link)
	Lian nodded. "I understand," she said. "We'll find what really happened with your dad, Joey. I promise." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_element_son 2011-01-25 03:45 am UTC (link)
	"'preciate it, boss lady." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	rightontarget 2011-02-04 02:07 am UTC (link)
	(DONE) (Reply to this)

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