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zoe_torres ([info]zoe_torres) wrote in [info]dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-06-01 09:53:00


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Entry tags:gk, zoe torres

It isn't my birthday...
A brown paper package was just inside the door on a side table when Zoe returned home after an afternoon at the Star City library researching old newspaper archives. It bore her name and address, but no return address and no postage stamps.

Michelle wasn't home from the office yet, so she had no audience to ask her what it was or who had sent it. Suspicious nature taking over, Zoe hid it under her bed and ignored it until late that night. She carried it up to the roof and carefully opened it under the tiny beam of a penlight.

Inside she found a locked leather case. A plain white envelope contained a key on a chain. If this was Angie's idea of giving her more guns, it was too public. Zoe's condition was that none of the Suicide Squad dealings ever touch her mother or her home life. She didn't think Angela was so careless when she could have called Zoe to her office for a delivery.

All thought was gone when she opened the case and found a pair of wrist mounted guns. With the new weapons were boxes of ammo. Even in the low light, she could tell they were not an off-the-rack item. They were sized to fit her and she had an idea they would feel natural in her hands. Someone had gone to the trouble of arming her with a specially made item of the sort she wouldn't have thought to ask for, and provided ammunition to use them right away.

She'd talk to Angela about it tomorrow. Maybe.



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[info]veryperceptive
2011-06-01 09:31 pm UTC (link)
At this point, perfectly unaware of Zoe's new weaponized bracelets, GK chose to call.

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[info]zoe_torres
2011-06-01 10:23 pm UTC (link)
The sudden vibtration in her pants pocket at such a deep, spiritual moment (the only kind she'd ever known) nearly startled Zoe into dropping one of the wrist guns. She clutched them both tightly to her chest for a moment before self-disgust set in and she dug the offending item out.

"What?" she hissed.

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[info]veryperceptive
2011-06-01 10:25 pm UTC (link)
"Hi. It's GK. I was wondering if you were up for a study in retrophrenology, but if this is a bad time..."

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[info]zoe_torres
2011-06-01 11:04 pm UTC (link)
Zoe took a long breath. His easy tone was good at reassurance. "I'm on the roof at home. What kind of study is that?"

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[info]veryperceptive
2011-06-01 11:09 pm UTC (link)
A little relief that she sounds okay after all, and then that countertenor giggle at her question. "Well, phrenology is the study of someone's basic character by analyzing the bumps on their head. So retrophrenology would be trying to affect character by creating new bumps on the head. I figure we could get some midnight breakfast after?"

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[info]zoe_torres
2011-06-01 11:30 pm UTC (link)
She had to smile at the explanation. GK seemed to forget he was talking to a Triangle kid sometimes.

"You're talking attitude adjustments and food. That I can agree to. You out somewhere now?"

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[info]veryperceptive
2011-06-01 11:35 pm UTC (link)
"Yeah, coming up on that corner that's under construction not far from the office."

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[info]zoe_torres
2011-06-01 11:56 pm UTC (link)
"I'll leave a note for Mom that I'm studying with you and catch you on the way." She hesitated aa seoond. "GK, did you come by the apartment earlier today looking for me or Mom?"

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[info]veryperceptive
2011-06-01 11:58 pm UTC (link)
"No, this is my first attempt at contact today. Why?"

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[info]zoe_torres
2011-06-02 03:22 pm UTC (link)
Because I'm paranoid sometimes, that's why. "Just asking. I'll see you in a few."

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[info]veryperceptive
2011-06-03 12:10 am UTC (link)
"Great. See you then."

And he will indeed be in the right place in a few minutes. Mildly concerned about what's been up.

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[info]zoe_torres
2011-06-03 03:45 pm UTC (link)
Zoe slipped out of a shadow so GK would see her before she startled him. The new toys were back in their locked case and under her bed, though the key was in her pocket. She thought about using them tonight but decided GK didn't need to know about the delivery. She wanted to try them out first before using them on an outing.

"How's the day job?"

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[info]zoe_torres
2011-06-19 04:14 am UTC (link)
It didn't seem like that long until they were in the diner they'd intended to go after their patrol, the waitress getting them something to drink while they sat a little .... shell shocked over how close they'd been to getting shot. In the head. Shot in the head.

All her life in the Triangle, sometimes safe, a lot of times not safe, and that had been the closest call she'd ever had. She said as much to GK, scowling at her annoyance at the wave of fear that had come over her.

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[info]veryperceptive
2011-06-19 04:21 am UTC (link)
GK shoved the makeup-remover wipes deeper into his pockets.

"...Me too," he said, quietly, even though it went without saying. "Can't believe there were two other people on the rooftops, and we missed it."

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[info]zoe_torres
2011-06-19 04:24 am UTC (link)
"I can't believe we missed it either. Maybe...we're out there too much." She scowled harder. "That shot, right between us. That was an expert."

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[info]veryperceptive
2011-06-19 04:27 am UTC (link)
"Do you think we need a vacation?"

"Guess so. Pretty high-class anti-sniper sniper for a bunch of dealers."

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[info]zoe_torres
2011-06-19 04:31 am UTC (link)
"Yeah, it was. I wonder if the target is them, or us." Even as she said it, it didn't make sense. They were small time vigilantes at best. They stopped robberies, a few rapes and general trouble. "It can't hurt to stay off the street for a while."

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[info]veryperceptive
2011-06-19 04:36 am UTC (link)
"Maybe we'd better, if you promise not to go stir crazy and head out without me -- and here's the juice and coffee coming."

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[info]zoe_torres
2011-06-19 04:43 am UTC (link)
She cracked the first grim smile since they'd run from the scene. "Me, go crazy? Don't sound like me."

She poured sugar into the cup and stirred it for something to do with her hands even through she didn't like sugar in her coffee. When the waitress left to give them some time to think about ordering, she picked up the conversation.

"The fact is that the sniper was so good, we're not dead because the sniper didn't want us dead. I can make that shot, if I don't think about it first. It was dark and quiet up there. We didn't even hear the other guy until he fell down."

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[info]veryperceptive
2011-06-19 04:46 am UTC (link)
He smiles back. "So...you can tell this guy's insanely good because he reminds you of yourself. Works for me."

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[info]zoe_torres
2011-06-19 04:51 am UTC (link)
"I can tell he's good because we're still alive. We were inches apart, GK, and it went right between us. That's..." She blinked at the next thought. "The military has snipers that good. Whaddaya think, this government or a foreign one? Some ex-military working for somebody?"

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[info]veryperceptive
2011-06-19 04:55 am UTC (link)
"Hard to figure what a foreign government'd want with the Triangle, but ex-military have to find work where they can, especially if it wasn't a respectable discharge...." Pause. "You know, I would bet Red has friends in high places --" he just as quickly shakes his head. "But he wouldn't go for snipers. His whole style screams non-lethal force."

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[info]zoe_torres
2011-06-19 05:09 am UTC (link)
"He'd stick his cape in it," Zoe said with disgust. "Stir things up and disappear. They're all good at that."

She was about to say she'd check with Angela to see if she knew about any ex-military operating in her territory, but GK still didn't know what she did on the side. Her healthy bank account and specialized toys were still her secret.

Strangely enough, those thoughts made her feel more cheerful. She had options. That was real power.

"I still want waffles. Hungry or did that scare it out of you?"

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[info]veryperceptive
2011-06-19 05:12 am UTC (link)
"Definitely not enough to make me lose my appetite... enough that I'm surprised I didn't scream like a little bitch, maybe, but not to lose my appetite."

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[info]veryperceptive
2011-06-26 08:54 pm UTC (link)
((FINIS))

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