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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	veryperceptive 2011-05-06 05:38 am UTC (link)
	And there will be plenty of seafood alfredo now, for the both of them. GK admittedly watches Eli eat a bit more than he eats himself, but he manages. "There's... some stuff I want to tell you, Eli." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-07 01:52 am UTC (link)
	Eli's got a half a shrimp in his mouth when GK says that, so he nods waiting for him to speak. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-07 01:56 am UTC (link)
	"I've...only ever told Zoe this, but... I think it's important to be honest in relationships, so I'd better start." He takes a breath. "I'm meta. And I bet that seems like a silly thing to get worked up about when you've told me all that stuff about you, but, like I said. I've only ever told Zoe." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-07 02:19 am UTC (link)
	"Cool," Eli says easily. It's easy for him to accept a metagene cause, well, look at him! "What can you do?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-07 02:28 am UTC (link)
	"It's a really dumb ability," GK says sheepishly. "If I look at somebody too long, I see something they want. Not why they want it, or what they'll do to get it, but just something they want." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-07 03:11 am UTC (link)
	"That's very interesting, actually." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-07 03:14 am UTC (link)
	He shrugs. "It can get weird. 'Course, most people it's just money, sex, security, a fight." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-07 03:40 am UTC (link)
	"So when you see something that's not that, you know you've got a problem." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-07 03:41 am UTC (link)
	"It gets a little awkward sometimes, yes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-08 03:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Hurm? No, I mean like someone is going to cause trouble or something." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-08 03:10 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, yeah, that too." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-08 04:52 pm UTC (link)
	If GK was expecting Eli to flee in terror or something in regards to his revelation of his particular metagene ability, he'll be sorely disappointed. Growing up around super heroes has made him rather blase about it all. "Could be worse." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-08 04:54 pm UTC (link)
	GK smiles. "I guess it could, yeah." A breath. "There's... something else I wanted to tell you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-08 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Could just be able to see through dry wall. That would be a stupid and useless power." He chews on some more shrimp before asking. "What?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-08 05:07 pm UTC (link)
	"...I looked up your parents." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-08 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	Eli looks highly uncertain as to how to react to such a revelation. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-08 05:35 pm UTC (link)
	"That was pretty rude of me to do without asking, and I'm sorry. But I thought it was about time you knew." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-08 06:09 pm UTC (link)
	"How long have you known?" He's not angry or upset or anything like that. He's still not sure how to think about such things. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-08 06:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Yesterday evening. They're in L.A. They've got a middle-school-age son named Eli." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-08 10:50 pm UTC (link)
	"With wings?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-08 11:09 pm UTC (link)
	GK nods. "So yeah. You're here. If things work out better this time around, then your family has another shot." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-05-09 02:33 am UTC (link)
	He's going to sit here in shock. He doesn't know how to react or even think about it because he never really allowed himself to think about seeing his dad alive again or anything like that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

veryperceptive
2011-05-09 02:36 am UTC (link)

"They've got no way of knowing that I was checking into them or why. You still don't have to have any contact with them, but... I think it would be a good idea for you to start thinking in the slightly longer-term, Eli. Maybe you'll want to see them someday. Or at least take the similarities in the timeline into account for your future plans or something. I'm not trying to pressure you into anything, but... I want you to have options."

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	half_angel_eli 2011-05-11 01:15 am UTC (link)
	Eli fiddles with a bread stick, gazing over GK's shoulder into nothingness. Kyle is standing over GK's in all his hallucinatory green glory nodding seriously. "You should listen to him," not there Kyle says. "He knows what he's talking about." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-05-11 01:19 am UTC (link)
	GK sees the unfocused look past him. He reaches for one of Eli's hands. "Okay. No more nagging tonight. I swear." Pause. "I...really like you, Eli." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)