littleladylord (littleladylord) wrote,
@ 2011-11-12 01:56:00

Bendytime: Right after the Whole Thing.
Well, that had been eventful. And now, Cindy was standing here, trying to ignore the hunger. Lots, and lots of hunger. Either for food or for that smoking hot Amazon that she'd decided to stop staring at so much. So she was singing a song under her breath to try to distract herself.

"Who wants to be some handsome, stuffy playboy?/Who wants to face the bad guys all alone?/ The last thing that I need/ is to be a romantic lead./ I want to grow up to be Peter Lorre/ and steal the girl for my own."

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	littleladylord 2011-11-12 07:06 am UTC (link)
	"The others have their own affairs that people like Harry and Lenny shouldn't be dragged into. So yeah, I think our sticking together might be best." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godownswinging 2011-11-12 02:20 pm UTC (link)
	A bit more thought. "That makes sense, yes. So we will watch over them while they learn. Eventually, our enemies will show themselves." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-11-12 03:59 pm UTC (link)
	Cindy smiles and nods. "I can make arrangements for a place for us to all stay together." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godownswinging 2011-11-13 05:37 am UTC (link)
	"That would be very generous of you. If you can manage that, I can definitely help protect people. So, with all these people knowing you, are you another descended from heroes I should have heard of, but have not?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-11-13 05:38 am UTC (link)
	"Well, my parents aren't heroes precisely, but they've worked with them, so I know a lot of the gang. Dad's a metahuman, and he and Mom have both done business with heroes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godownswinging 2011-11-13 05:53 am UTC (link)
	"Ahhh, yes. The blonde girl seemed to think I should know her. Pretty enough, but not famous where I'm from. I have a lot to catch up on. You know Black Adam, perhaps? Or Seraph?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-11-13 06:20 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, Petra's based in New York," Cindy says smiling. "Sounds like you haven't been there much. I've heard vaguely of Seraph, and Black Adam is famous, of course, but my family don't know either of them personally." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godownswinging 2011-11-13 06:24 am UTC (link)
	She nods. "I know Black Adam, Kahndaq is not far from my home. I haven't ever been to New York, but I know of it, a little." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-11-13 06:25 am UTC (link)
	"Where is home, then?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godownswinging 2011-11-13 06:34 am UTC (link)
	"Egypt, mostly - in the ruins of the City of Women. A long way from the cities. Sometimes Kahndaq, but not often. Moved around the Middle East and into Africa at times." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-11-13 06:36 am UTC (link)
	"...I'll have to work on my Masri," Cindy mutters. "Is it okay to ask why your family moved around so much?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godownswinging 2011-11-13 06:42 am UTC (link)
	Saishu brightens. "You speak Masri?" she inquires curiously. "My second language. My mother and I. She was... not welcome back in the City of Women, after she chose to marry. When she returned after my father died to see if they would take me back and raise me, they were gone. So we lived as nomads while she taught me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-11-13 06:47 am UTC (link)
	"Only a tiny bit. The different variants of Arabic are kind of intimidating all at once. That's... rough, about your mother." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godownswinging 2011-11-13 06:48 am UTC (link)
	She nods. "She understood the rules, and why they were there. She made her decision... and perhaps after he died, they might have allowed her back. But love does strange things." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-11-13 06:49 am UTC (link)
	"...Yeah. I bet." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godownswinging 2011-11-13 06:53 am UTC (link)
	Saishu chuckles. "I mostly have her word on that. But you sound very uncertain. Are you not seeing anyone?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-11-13 07:18 am UTC (link)
	Cindy smiles sheepishly. "No, I never really have." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godownswinging 2011-11-13 07:21 am UTC (link)
	"Never? I have trouble believing that. You're very cute... I would have thought you would have had a... boyfriend, is it here? Or are you keeping yourself apart for your family arranging a marriage? I'm sorry, I don't know the American custom." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

littleladylord
2011-11-13 07:29 am UTC (link)

Cindy blushed. "Arranged marriages are fairly rare here," she starts out informatively. "I haven't had a boyfriend because i have never found a boy I was interested in dating. As for...girlfriends, I wanted to wait both until I was sure that was an appropriate course to pursue, and until... well, you're very flattering, but until I'd managed to showcase my better qualities for people."

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	godownswinging 2011-11-13 07:33 am UTC (link)
	"Ahhh, so this is one of the nations where it is inappropriate to date a girl? Pity. That got to be too much for the girl I saw for a time in Israel." She sighs. "Too bad, you have many nice qualities." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-11-13 07:36 am UTC (link)
	"Not compeltely inappropriate, just ... it's generally best to think about whether it's something one really wants to do, because people like my mother will... definitely ask if it's something one's sure one wants to do, and ....... thank you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godownswinging 2011-11-13 07:40 am UTC (link)
	Saishu is obviously trying to follow that, tilting her head and considering. "So... unless I mistook your look before, would it be inappropriate, or an issue with your mother... or not, if I asked you to... coffee, maybe?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-11-13 07:41 am UTC (link)
	Cindy's still a little in shock. "...I have plenty of time to explain things to my mother, and it wouldn't be inappropriate at all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godownswinging 2011-11-13 07:47 am UTC (link)
	"Oh good, then perhaps you would go to coffee with me, if you and your mother wouldn't mind too much?" she replies with a small grin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2011-11-13 07:48 am UTC (link)
	"...That would be wonderful." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)