boosted_gold (boosted_gold) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-06-09 01:36:00

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Due (Matrimonial) Diligence
So... getting married. It was a thing now. A thing that was actually going to happen, not at some nebulous far off point in the future, but within the year. Riley and Dinah didn't want some big drawn out engagement. There'd been vague discussions of dresses and guests lists and venues, but Riley was really on the fringe of all that. Oddly enough, Uncle Ted and Dad had taken over most of the planning, with various interventions by Aunt Sue.

Riley and Dinah, for their part, knew that pre-marital counseling was a sound idea, so they'd checked with Ruth about the idea and set up a schedule. Riley was meeting with her first, before Dinah's session, and then both of them.

So he's waiting in his usual room at the Tower, a few healthy snacks and drinks on hand out of gratitude to Ruth, along with a small gift-wrapped box as a thank-you present.

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	whydowescream 2013-06-09 03:16 am UTC (link)
	Ruth was precisely on time. She had a notebook. "Hi, Riley. I'm glad the two of you decided to do this. Let's get started. How did you feel about proposing?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2013-06-09 04:49 pm UTC (link)
	Riley thinks about his answer. "I felt like Dinah and I make each other happier than anyone we know. There's no one else I could imagine spending my life with, and nobody I would trust to make her as happy as I want to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2013-06-09 08:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay, and what would you say, personally, are your top five goals for the next ten years? Not Counting marrying Dinah." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

boosted_gold
2013-06-09 10:05 pm UTC (link)

Another moment's thought. "After renting twice or so, buy a house with Dinah. Go through a couple apartments first so we know what we're looking for in the long run.

Make sure she finishes college to her satisfaction.

Promote the Boost Foundation's global presence, so we can help more people.

Work on being more independent with the Time Master thing, so that I'm not just taking Rip's orders.

Not sure if it'll be within ten years, but not too far after that time span, have one kid and adopt one."

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	whydowescream 2013-06-09 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	"Very interesting. Okay, one last question. Is there anything you're not comfortable talking to Dinah about?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2013-06-09 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	A little concern and thought this time. "Only a dream I had about Cait, which we talked about anyway, but I'm not really comfortable talking about that with anyone. The only thing besides that is certain things I know from time travel that I'm not supposed to do anything about." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2013-06-09 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, dreams can occasionally be awkward for everyone, and of course professional confidentiality, of whatever sort, isn't something to worry about either." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2013-06-09 10:43 pm UTC (link)
	"It was a sex dream." Riley cringes, going over the events of it in muted detail. "Been awkward being in the same room as her ever since, just a little less and less as time goes by." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2013-06-09 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Riley, considering the day you and I had a while back, I think I'm extremely qualified to say that vastly embarrassing awkwardness doesn't have to be an obstacle in relationship stuff. The important thing is that you were willing to talk to Dinah about it anyway, despite the discomfort. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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	Dinah whydowescream 2013-06-09 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey, Dinah. Thanks for doing this." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Re: Dinah bwa_ha_ha 2013-06-09 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey, no prob," Dinah said. "And thank you, too." It really had seemed like a pretty good idea. The two of them were, she was certain, meant to be together. But it had also always only ever been the two of them, and it had taken them some time to get to the relationship phase through a lot of awkwardness. So a little pre-work wasn't a bad idea. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Dinah whydowescream 2013-06-09 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	"So, for starters, how do you feel about the proposal?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Dinah bwa_ha_ha 2013-06-09 10:41 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, good question off that bat. "I was a little surprised. We hadn't really talked about getting married, but only because I think we both knew it was going to happen sooner or later. Riley... Riley's always been the guy in my life. We've known each other all our lives. He's my other half. My best friend." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Dinah whydowescream 2013-06-09 10:43 pm UTC (link)
	Ruth smiles. "Yeah, I know the feeling there. Okay, can you tell me your top five goals for the next ten years? Aside from getting married." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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bwa_ha_ha
2013-06-09 11:03 pm UTC (link)

Wait, future planning? That was a thing she was supposed to be doing? Okay, yeah, mostly joking.

"Okay, let's see," she began, ticking things off on her fingers.

"Finish up my Bachelor's degree, and complete my masters after that.

Start up my own software company.

Find a place to live with Riley outside of the Tower. Plenty of really nice apartments or condos if you know what you're looking for and have a trust fund.

Kids, someday, assuming I'm capable of having them with Khaji fused to my spine. Or adoption if that doesn't work out.

And once goal two is up and running well, or in part and parcel to it, come up with solutions and ideas to help make Gotham a better place for people to live."

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	Re: Dinah whydowescream 2013-06-09 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	"All nice. So, is there anything you're not comfortable talking to Riley about?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Dinah bwa_ha_ha 2013-06-09 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	Dinah's chipper demeanor took on a more worried tone for a moment. "Only that... I worry about him, tripping all over time's back end. I've gone with him a few times, but I know there's more to all of that than he tells even me. I worry what all that might do to him. I worry that he might not come back." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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whydowescream
2013-06-10 12:23 am UTC (link)

"Now that you're both in here after the preliminaries, just want to remind you before we resume: obviously, I've got no authority in whether you get a marriage license, and I'm not here to convert you to my admittedly fabulous religion, but talking about this with people is part of the seminary schtick, and I'm hoping we can cover a lot of stuff that'll help you two feel more grounded going in."
Deep breath.
"Okay. Your 10-year goal lists seem pretty compatible, even if you have different approaches: Some focus on Dinah's education, some focus on finding the right place to live, some focus on your respective careers outside of Titans stuff, public outreach, and kids."

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	Re: Both boosted_gold 2013-06-10 12:55 am UTC (link)
	"If we were signing up for anything, yours would be first in line, Ruthie." Riley grins. He just looks positively glowy, squeezing Dinah's hand, as Ruth continues. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Both bwa_ha_ha 2013-06-10 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	Dinah gave Riley's hand a squeeze in return. "Sounds pretty good," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Both whydowescream 2013-06-11 02:24 am UTC (link)
	"So...how would you say you two handle disagreements?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Both boosted_gold 2013-06-11 09:44 am UTC (link)
	Riley blinks. "I.. can't really think of any disagreements we've had." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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bwa_ha_ha
2013-06-11 10:16 pm UTC (link)

"We've had disagreements," Dinah amends. "Usually nothing big, though. Just usually over whether something's a good idea or not. We run back and forth on what could go wrong, the possibility of those things going wrong, and one or the other of us gives in.

...Sometimes in exasperation.

But then we kiss and make up. Even if... especially if, it blows up in our faces."

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	Re: Both whydowescream 2013-06-11 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay. Definitely worse ways..." So far, at least, none of this is going like her father's confidential horror stories. "Though a precedent of 'whomever is more annoying about it wins' isn't totally the best way either, admittedly..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Both boosted_gold 2013-06-11 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Sometimes she shows me her boobs to win, but I really think that counts more as an amiable compromise." Riley explains. "And to be fair, there's a few times I've pretended to drop something by accident." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)