Gilbert Kinkaid Walker (veryperceptive) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-07-08 22:08:00

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Playing House.
GK loved having Eli over. He admittedly spoiled the guy a bit, what with the cooking and the massages and certain other things. And he tried not to seem too neurotic about putting Piglet back whenever Eli accidentally knocked him over, or reaching to sort the laundry a little differently than Eli was doing it.

And it was a lovely time, but eventually. "Eli? We need to talk."

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	zoe_torres 2011-07-16 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	Zoe straightened from her lean against the building wall. "Didn't you have a date tonight? Must've ended early." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-16 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	"He needed the rest. A lot." Sigh. "I think, anyway. I don't really know what he needs. At one point, I couldn't even tell if he was talking to me or a hallucination of the Green Lantern. Although he promises only the Green Lantern is an idiot, not me. My own fault; I fell for the mentally ill guy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-07-16 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	That was an awful lot of information for an easy question. "He's talking to hallucinations? He hasn't tried to hurt you, has he?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-16 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	GK was having a sad day! Talking too much can happen on sad days! "Yes and no, respectively. Spot anything interesting yet?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-07-16 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	She gave him a long look. This Eli didn't sound right, but other than promising to shoot him if he hurt her friend, there wasn't a lot she could do. "Been watching the traffic coming into the Triangle. Mostly heading over to the South side, which means somebody's doing business and there's too many people. We'll head to the North side. Always good for robberies." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-16 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	He nodded. "Good plan." Although it was annoying that they had to avoid where the most action was happening, even if it was the smart thing to do. Well, as smart as anything they did was. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-07-16 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	"You're itching to kick ass tonight." It was an observation rather than a question. "You don't want to go North." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-16 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Nooooo," he admits. "But that doesn't mean it's not the better plan. I'm just...frustrated." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-07-17 12:04 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, she knew how that felt. A lot. With a sigh, she turned them toward the North, using the alley network she knew so well. "All right, just this once, but if you get killed, you're explaining it to your mom and Jed." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-17 12:06 am UTC (link)
	"I am prepared to be yelled at through a Ouija board," he say, smiling. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-07-17 12:09 am UTC (link)
	The smile was better. "About your boy, though....talking to people that aren't there is never good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-17 12:12 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. He's been through... a lot of crap. It's bad enough I almost thought about getting him a professional, but who's going to just try to treat him for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder without wanting to lock him up or drug him or decide it's really five zillion other problems that have nothing to do with it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-07-17 12:20 am UTC (link)
	Zoe had the same opinion of therapists. She'd seen more than her fair share when she was young and angry and hadn't figured out how to channel it. "How about a priest or reverend?" she suggested. "He'd get to talk, at least. Might even find one who knows something about it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-17 12:25 am UTC (link)
	"...That's a thought. He's agnostic, but it might still work. They've got the confidentiality thing and all, like doctors. And lawyers, for that matter, but the only lawyer I'd trust totally does not need to hear about Eli's problems." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-07-17 12:39 am UTC (link)
	"He doesn't have to believe to talk to one. Probably easier if he doesn't so he can't be talked into joining a monastery or something." Zoe's knowledge of religion was woefully lacking. "Maybe that team you said he's on has one they talk to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-17 12:43 am UTC (link)
	"Good point." GK's not that great on modern religion, either. "I'll try talking to him about that, although he hasn't been much for talking about them lately." GK looked around at their surroundings carefully. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-07-17 01:08 am UTC (link)
	Zoe carefully did not ask why Eli isn't much for talking lately. That could lead to information she didn't want to know. "We're getting close to the triangle part of the Triangle. Drive-by shootings happen here a lot." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-17 05:06 am UTC (link)
	"Fortunately, I'm really good at ducking." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-07-17 02:30 pm UTC (link)
	Zoe opened her mouth to say something and stopped when she heard the sounds of fighting from a dark alley. Instead, she gestured for him to follow her in. A quick flick of her right wrist slid the silenced, wrist mounted gun smoothly into palm. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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