Gilbert Kinkaid Walker (veryperceptive) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-05-01 00:05:00

Entry tags:

gk, inactive - eli coyne, inactive - j'anna j'onnz, inactive - lian harper, npc - tim drake, team - outsiders, zoe torres

"I don't know half of you half as well as I would like"
His 18th Birthday. A pretty big deal. And GK was cheerfully wrapping presents, taking a cue from Hobbit culture like a rich, pampered, and geeky boy logically might as well do.

He'd already made sure presents would be waiting for his family when they got back from Switzerland. In the meantime, he had something for Zoe, her Mom, the gang at work, the Outsiders -- to be delivered in costume -- and, last but not least, Eli.

Once the ones for work were dropped off, he headed for the triangle with two packages. On the way, he checked the mail.

There was a card. He blinked in shock to see that the postmark was from England, the return address from the Holdaways' firm. Did they actually give a damn all of a sudden?
And then he read it, and he was barely past the 'Dear Gilbert, Congratulations on your 18th birthday' when he statrted grinding his teeth.

It should have taken more effort to read between the lines. They should have put more effort into looking like, after all this time, they were into something more than getting Grandma's account back. He guessed to people like that, eighteen years and nine months was just a little blip in in a nearly three-century business deal.

He folded the card and shoved it in his pocket as he headed to Zoe's. Very quickly, since he wasn't bringing his stick.

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	the_element_son 2011-05-01 10:00 pm UTC (link)
	Joey kinda half-shrugged. "If you say so, dude." He opened his own package and grinned. "Thanks, man." The question would get a raised eyebrow, if he had any. He shrugged again. "'s going, I guess." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-01 10:01 pm UTC (link)
	"You're welcome and thanks," he tells Lian smiling. "I hope you'll enjoy it. It's some good stuff. Welcome." And then he looks away. "Cool. I... met a guy who can tell I'm a boy and doesn't mind, so... I hope you have good luck, too," he mutters. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-05-01 10:27 pm UTC (link)
	J'anna was still poking pieces of Choco cake (the second one, the first one was consumed and on its way to digestionville now) as she walked in to see what was going on. "Howdy?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-01 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	"Hi! I'm guessing you're Manhunter? I'm Sliver. Sorry to be forward, but I brought something for you, too." He hands her a neatly-wrapped moleskine notebook with attacked pencil. Pause. "Is that a cake made out of Chocos? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-05-01 10:34 pm UTC (link)
	She started to be confused about who Sliver was, particularly with the giving of the gift, but the discussion of Choco cake distracted her. "It is! My boyfriend got it for me. There was another one, but I ate it already. This one uses ground Chocos in the actual cake part. There, uh, might be one piece left. Would you like it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-01 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	"If no one else needs it, that would be terrific, thanks!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-05-01 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Lian got cakes for everyone else. The Choco ones are mine to do with. Come with me to the kitchen." She motioned for him to follow. "So, uh, how do you know my name?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

veryperceptive
2011-05-01 10:42 pm UTC (link)

"I heard the names of everyone on the team, even the ones I didn't meet, when I came here once with Red Robin." It seems rude to start too soon on the fact that she was apparently dead at the time. "Could you give him his when you see him? He hands her the package for Red Robin. It contains excerpts from the humor writings of Lily Tomlin, and a book mark. The bookmark is 'randomly' placed at the line 'Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past."
And with a nod and smile to Lian and a slightly longer look at Joey, he'll follow her to the kitchen.

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	burningmartian 2011-05-01 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Ah. That makes sense. I was somewhat...dead at the time." In the kitchen she got a plate and a fork and served up the last of the cake. "You know he should be here somewhere. Perhaps you should give him the gift in person." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-01 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	GK sets his little stack down and accepts the cake. "Thank you. And that's a good idea. And I'm very glad you're better, by the way. May I ask a personal question?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-05-01 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	"Sure, I suppose so." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-01 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Is Red Robin the boyfriend you mentioned? Because I've had this theory that he had a hot meal and a hotter girlfriend waiting at home for him since the first time he and I worked together." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-05-01 11:34 pm UTC (link)
	That gave J'anna pause and a smile began to spread not only on her face but through the whole of her body. "Yes. Red Robin is my boyfriend." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-01 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank you for confirming; I like being right!" GK says cheerfully. "I hope you like the present. I'm afraid I got you and Q the same thing since I hadn't met either of you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-05-01 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm still surprised that you got us gifts." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-02 12:10 am UTC (link)
	"I wanted to do my birthday hobbit-style... it makes a lot more sense if you've read The Lord of the Rings. So, everybody I know in town gets stuff." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bloodred_robin 2011-05-02 12:59 am UTC (link)
	Red Robin comes up from the lab in his gear and nods to Silver. "You look well." he says. Then he looks to J'anna. "What's going on?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-02 01:02 am UTC (link)
	"Hey. You, too." He hands him the package. He figures the 'randomly' bookmarked part is something it wouldn't hurt this dude to read sometime. "Happy My Birthday. Celebrating hobbit-style." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	burningmartian 2011-05-02 10:31 am UTC (link)
	"I can honestly say that I have never read that, but it sounds like an interesting tradition. Today, aparently, is my birthday as well." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

bloodred_robin
2011-05-03 02:08 am UTC (link)

Tim takes the book, a little surprised to be receiving something on someone else's birthday, but he smiles all the same.

"Thanks, Silver. I appreciate it." he says, looking over the book. He notes the bookmarked area and opens to that page...at which point he notes the quotation inside.

He's not sure why Silver chose /that/ particular passage, but it was something he'd meant for Tim to see.

Curious...but appreciated.

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	veryperceptive 2011-05-03 02:25 am UTC (link)
	"You're welcome! And um, sorry to be pedantic, Red, but it's pronounced Sliver. Like the little annoying bits of glass, not the color." He shrugs. "Silly, I know. But I figured it'd work." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-05-08 12:10 am UTC (link)
	"It seems like it works." J'anna smiles at Red Robin. "I shared some of the cake with him. It's proof I can share chocos." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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