Frances Barton | Hawkeye (hotshot_hawkeye) wrote,
@ 2013-01-10 21:04:00

Meme: Song prompt.
Look inside, look inside your tiny mindThen look a bit harder'Cause we're so uninspired, so sick and tiredOf all the hatred you harbor

Frances poked around on her phone waiting for Martin to pop up from his meeting and go off for food, leaning up against the side of the office building he was currently in. If the lights flickered or the windows blew out, she'd know the meeting went.... sour and she needed to get in there. Hey, she could be a very believable bodyguard when the guy paid her in gold freaking doubloons. And by the way, she was now being followed by the Archival Squad for more. Looking up, she scowled at the picketers across the way and swarming the train station. Oh look at all the people's days you all are ruining, congrats. She sighed and kept playing Bejewelled, checking the time once more.

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	magic_hands 2013-02-13 01:16 am UTC (link)
	To him invisible was the height of sneaky. But he had to remember you needed to keep quiet for it to work. The milkshake shuffles away from her and there's an invisible glare aimed at her. Hey! Cue slurping sounds and the milkshake level slowly going down even though the drinker was nowhere to be seen. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-02-13 01:23 am UTC (link)
	With a victory smile around her spoon, she watches the retreating milkshake move to safety. Invisible glares are sadly not as effective as visible ones, but she's sure it's a zinger. "It's a great job, I can't even see the shake vanish from the straw. Which is creepy-looking, so don't." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-02-13 01:36 am UTC (link)
	Naturally, he takes that as encouragement and more shake disappears. He even decides to be sneaky enough to make his straw disappear too. Why he did that becomes clear a moment later when the level of her own milkshake drops a bit and there's some invisible snickering. Take that for sneaky! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-02-13 01:49 am UTC (link)
	Looking down, she sees the tide lowering in her cup. "Oh hell no," she declares and starts in on her straw, apparently trying to race Martin. Because that will not be regrettable later on. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

magic_hands
2013-02-13 01:53 am UTC (link)

Dig the hole deeper Frances! Because archers talking to themselves in diners and intensely slurping down milkshakes with that look in their eyes didn't exactly speak of sanity to begin with.

A race is it? Oh he was good at milkshake races. Time to show his milkshake expertise! Just as enthusiastically, though the invisible version, Martin starts on his invisible straw again, intent on beating Frances at her own milkshake race.

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	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-02-13 02:08 am UTC (link)
	No one has ever accused a Hawkeye of having a firm grasp of sanity. Anyone who fires arrows at Doombots wouldn't be considered '' all together." Yes this is going to hit her like a ton of bricks but she carries on, watching the milkshake vanish lower and lower by nearly full centimeters. Winner has to make the slurpy noise and she is focused. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-02-13 04:59 pm UTC (link)
	Her invisible opponent is no less focused, this was the sort of focus used for learning the new interesting spells when you knew the Dr. was watching. No way was he going to lose to her at a milkshake contest. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hotshot_hawkeye
2013-02-13 06:37 pm UTC (link)

All of his intense study-like focus is for naught, because Frances hits the bottom with a very loud slurp. "Fuck yeah!" she announces and stands up with arms up in the air in victory. And since the place is mostly empty, she doesn't startle anyone but the guy behind the counter, who she gives a thumb's up before sitting back down.

"Nice try, Pip, but age and experience trumps once again." Ignore the dirty allusion please, he's a kid.

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	magic_hands 2013-02-13 06:58 pm UTC (link)
	There's an audible hmph from her invisible companion along with an award worthy pout-glare combo...which was unfortunately invisible too. Martin and his invisible straw go back to their own milkshake to sulk over the loss. No fair. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-02-13 07:49 pm UTC (link)
	Them's the breaks. She smirks and twinges just a little, patting her stomach. I'm going to regret pounding that down I know it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-02-13 07:53 pm UTC (link)
	He sulks a bit longer then decides it's okay. Because he got to drink nearly half her milkshake. And he still had his to go too! So he'd won after all right? More milkshake was totally a win. You milkshake was good though. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-02-14 01:31 am UTC (link)
	I'm known for having good taste, she teases and mock-preens. If we had raced with yours it would have been just as tasty, just a longer competition. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-02-14 01:37 am UTC (link)
	No no, we couldn't use my milkshake because then I'd get less milkshake overall and that wouldn't do. Not at all, this way he sneakily got to have an extra half a milkshake! There's a few small blue sparkling lights and all of a sudden the young mage is there and visible again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-02-14 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	Less milkshake? Poor baby, she commiserates and pouts in sympathy. Oh to be young and have the metabolism of a cracked out hummingbird. She waves at him once he reappears. "Nice return, very simple. No poofy smoke or anything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-02-15 08:21 am UTC (link)
	Less milkshake is terrible! He absolutely insists. There were no milkshakes to be had in the Sanctum so the only time he got any was when he went out with somebody who'd buy milkshakes. "Oh, I can do poofy, it wouldn't be hard but this is the usual way it works. And people would stare more at poofy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-02-16 12:57 am UTC (link)
	"No no, streamlined and efficient is nice. And you don't accidentally trip the fire extinguishing system," she adds and points up to the ceiling. "Decade old water sitting in pipes is not the best shower ever." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-02-16 04:51 am UTC (link)
	"Ewww," he wrinkled his nose at the thought. After a thoughtful sip of his milkshake he shoots her his biggest eager eyes he can muster. "Frances?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-02-16 02:20 pm UTC (link)
	Uh oh, she knows that look. She squints back cautiously and lifts her eyebrow. "Yes?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-02-16 03:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Next time? Can you teach me how to shoot and about guns? Pleeeeease?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-02-16 08:49 pm UTC (link)
	Snickering, she nods. "Next time no one's attacking either of our turfs, give me a blue sparklie-avatar and we'll set it up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-02-16 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	Success! It didn't seem like anyone else was willing to teach him and even he knew that lessons from Kelly weren't the way to go. "Yesss! I will, I promise! Will I get to try shooting things?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-02-17 12:51 am UTC (link)
	She smiles and nods. "We will figure a way out to do it. But you have to swear on... the hat, to listen and obey all commands I give." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-02-17 01:05 am UTC (link)
	He beams then nods very seriously. "Okay, I can do that. Promise to listen to everything you say." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-02-17 01:12 am UTC (link)
	"Good." She smiles and leans back. "Then they won't worry about you beign credentialed or not. It'll be fine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-02-17 01:17 am UTC (link)
	Frances was fun, so he's betting that following her commands wouldn't mean there was no fun to be had. Some people could be buzzkills. Especially with fun stuff that you weren't really supposed to do. "My credentials? What credentials do I need?" Apprentice to Sorcerer Supreme wasn't enough? But that was a good one! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)