Gilbert Kinkaid Walker (veryperceptive) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-03-25 00:21:00

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Ms. Torres, you've got a lovely daughter.
The zombies started coming back to life. Intact. Wow. That was.... way more awesome than anything he was hopingfor here. He vaguely remembered something like that from the papers, but he'd thought Uncle Jed was just going with a forcibly Happy Ever After as he read.

He went looking for Zoe in the mess and chaos, blood still running down his cheek.

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	veryperceptive 2011-03-25 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks." A pause as he sheathes his cleaned swordstick and hangs it in its place behind the dollhouse. "Did you find any?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

zoe_torres
2011-03-26 06:20 am UTC (link)

"No, but calling it a dreamhouse was kind of silly. Whoever dreamed it up was on drugs." Zoe located the towels and headed for the shower.

If she was the squeamish type, the sight of her in the mirror would have made her scream. As it was, it got a sigh and thanks that Mom hadn't seen her like this. Her clothes would be bad enough.

Fifteen minutes later, every second of them needed to scrap and soap the dried gore from her hair and skin, she was out and back into her dirty clothes. At least she was as clean as she could be under then. Her hair was the next job to tackle as she tried to get the tangled mass under some sort of control. "Thanks, GK. Now Mom won't have a heart attack thinking some of that was mine."

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veryperceptive
2011-03-26 06:26 am UTC (link)

"Yes, well, the whole Barbie schtick is tacky as anything."

GK had taken the time to change out of his 'Sliver' clothes into something else. Not something clean. That just wouldn't do right now. But a shirt and jeans out of his dirty-laundry hamper. The bright red line across his now-clean face could wait. He couldn't put fresh makeup on it without risking severe infection.

"No problem. Best to prevent as much cardiac arrest as possible. Here, I've got some detangler." He grabbed a bottle of product and a comb. "May I?"

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	zoe_torres 2011-03-26 06:30 am UTC (link)
	She hesitated for a moment before nodding. "What do you do when you're not beating people with stick?" she asked, finding a spot to sit down. Oh great, the gay guy friend is going to get a really close look at her split ends because who had time to get them trimmed? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

veryperceptive
2011-03-26 06:38 am UTC (link)

"I do makeup at the theater," He begins as he sprays the stuff on her hair and combs it out. "I put off starting college," Goodness gracious, he would talk her into letting him take her to the salon when they were less pressed for time, or at least giving it a basic cut himself. "And I go on dates with hot guys who turn out only to have agreed to it because they thought I was female," he adds sheepishly.

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	zoe_torres 2011-03-26 06:42 am UTC (link)
	"Seriously? Hot doesn't usually equal dumb, but I guess it could." She sat completely still while he worked. She could tell he was trying to go easy on her, but her hair had never given anybody a break in the cooperation department. "I've had a couple of dates where the guys thought the same thing about me until I broke somebody's hand." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

veryperceptive
2011-03-26 06:53 am UTC (link)

GK continues resisting the urge to go all Alexander the Great on the Gordian knot.

"He really didn't mean any harm. Just... only saw and heard what he wanted to, I guess." More combing. And combing, doing his best not to just tear at it. "And yeah, I'd officially argue that putting hands where they can get broken might win in the dumb category -- you might want to consider olive oil. I don't have any on hand right now, but i hear it can do wonders."

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	zoe_torres 2011-03-26 06:56 am UTC (link)
	"I don't cook," she said. "Still. He didn't threaten you or anything, did he? When he found out you weren't a girl?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-03-26 07:06 am UTC (link)
	"Well, we'll find something that works for you. No, nothing nasty. We hadn't kissed yet or anything, so I was even spared any screaming grossed-outness. Just informed he was %100 straight. I probably should've figured it out from the start; not a lot of tough guys close to our age are queer, but I was kinda figuring I'd hit the jackpot." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-03-26 07:10 am UTC (link)
	"I'm still not going to cook. I'm pretty horrible at it." He was speaking a different language that probably would have been understood by other girls her age, but nowhere in his sentence did the words blood, bad guy die or reload appear. "No tough guys in the theater?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-03-26 07:18 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not trying to make you cook. I'm suggesting supplementary conditioner." Pause. "Although cooking's not that hard if you give it a try. I make a mean pain perdu myself. Naw, the guys at the theater are way too old for me, except for the ones on the lighting crew, who all have girlfriends." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-03-26 07:22 am UTC (link)
	"You mean put it in my hair? People do that?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-03-26 07:25 am UTC (link)
	"If they've got a certain texture of hair, and need results, yeah. Mine's not the right kind to for it, but it's one of several possibilities that could help yours." Pause. "Maybe we should just pull it back for now. The all clear'll be out soon, and then your mother'll expect us there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-03-26 07:30 am UTC (link)
	"You don't have to do if you don't want to." Zoe brushed a strand of hair from her forehead. "I can give her a story so you don't get interrogated about it. She can be pretty relentless unless you know how to cut her off." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-03-26 07:36 am UTC (link)
	"...Well, if you're ashamed of me," GK faux-pouts. "I'd like to go, and I'd be happy to let you do all the talking." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-03-26 07:38 am UTC (link)
	/That/ got an eyeroll. "She'll feed you. Take out because we're both pretty horrible when it comes to actual cooking. She'll even try to solve your problems." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-03-26 07:43 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I've got to admit, I'm starving and don't feel like cooking. So let's head out." He smooths her hair as much as he can and ties it back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-03-27 05:56 am UTC (link)
	She smoothed her hands over her hair from habit as well. It felt okay. Nice even. And not one word about her split ends. She was presentable enough that Mom wouldn't have a heart attack at the sight of her. "Thanks, Sliv...I mean, GK. That's gonna take some getting used to, using your real name and all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-03-27 06:01 am UTC (link)
	He smiled sheepishly. "Yes, sorry. I'm kind of paranoid about somebody trying to hold Mom and Uncle Jed liable for stuff if I get in hot water. But I can't very well give a stupid nickname to somebody's Mom." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

zoe_torres
2011-03-27 06:15 am UTC (link)

"That can't happen. You don't even live with them." Zoe double checked what she had on when she arrived so she didn't forget anything. After taking stock, the only things she didn't have were her house keys and her cell phone. Lost in the battles somewhere, but she would have to get a new phone tomorrow, and push for the locks to be changed tonight.

"But if you need to know, ask Mom. Ready to go? Don't know what the Triangle will be like, but the sooner we get there the sooner we find out what's been happening."

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veryperceptive
2011-03-27 06:26 am UTC (link)

"Ready to go. Things were okay-ish when last I saw it, at least." And they'll head out. "Good to know. They're definitely not informed or involved, yeah. Not their sort of way to try to help. Mom volunteers at hospices, and Uncle Jed lobbies senators for children's welfare issues and they both write a lot of checks. Not really a violent bone in their bodies." They walk. A very small amount of people are starting to venture out, now the the radio's getting reports that it's over.

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zoe_torres
2011-03-27 06:39 am UTC (link)

"Some of the gangs would take advantage to make some trouble, stage some snatch and runs if they thought they could get away with it since the cops were busy." She looked around as they walked. Curtains twitched in windows as they passed.

"She might've decided to go check on some of her clients nearby instead of me doing it when the trouble was over. Mom's pretty much fearless, but there's only one of her willing to help down here."

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	veryperceptive 2011-03-27 06:41 am UTC (link)
	"During the friggin' zombie apocalypse? I'll never understand people." GK sighs as he walks. "She sounds pretty cool." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

zoe_torres
2011-03-27 09:43 pm UTC (link)

"She is," Zoe said simply. "But people down here are good at surviving, anyway they can. If that means going out in a zombie invasion, smart doesn't figure into it."

They rounded a corner and Zoe looked up automatically to the windows of the apartment she shared with her mother. The windows weren't twitching, they were open wide and a pale face looked down on them. A hand waved and the face disappeared. "Brace yourself. I think we're going to be met at the front door."

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	dc_parent 2011-03-27 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	Michelle indeed made it down the stairs of the apartment house and opened the front security door for them. "Zoe, I've been so worried about you!" She threw her arms around her daughter before either could respond. "You..." She wrinkled her nose and thrust Zoe back to arms length. "That smell! Oh, look at your clothes! Are you all right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)