whydowescream (whydowescream) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-01-29 19:21:00

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Accidents Happen (Meme: 3: 11)
Jay was in class; Ruth wasn't, and she found herself with nothing to do but worry about other people. Like Max, who'd barely set foot out of his lab lately. So Ruth went and got enough hotdogs for the both of them.

She knocked on the door of the lab.

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	semievilgenius 2012-01-30 01:11 am UTC (link)
	Max has to call upon every ounce of mental fortitude he has not to turn around for another look. "Okay..I can monitoring your signal from here." He shakes his head. "God I need more mundane hobbies." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2012-01-30 01:36 am UTC (link)
	"We'll think of some soon," Ruth manages reassuringly before scrambling carefully into the hallway. "Oh goodness..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-01-30 01:40 am UTC (link)
	"What's the matter, Ruth? I don't detect any hint signatures..are you cold?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2012-01-30 01:46 am UTC (link)
	"Yes. It's a bit cold. It's... oh gosh, it's obviously a bit cold -- you're sure nobody's here?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-01-30 01:48 am UTC (link)
	Max tries not to think of the results of what "being cold" would entail for Ruth. He shakes his head and takes a quick look at the scanner. "The closest heat signature is on the floor above us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2012-01-30 01:51 am UTC (link)
	"Okay. I trust you, Max... gosh, my room never seemed thsi far before." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-01-30 01:55 am UTC (link)
	"Can't say I blame you for feeling that way. ..damn..it really is cold..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2012-01-30 01:58 am UTC (link)
	"Iknowright? okay, about to turn the corner. Let me know if anything changes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-01-30 01:59 am UTC (link)
	"Okay..hold up! Go around the corner! The heat signature is coming down the stairs!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2012-01-30 02:03 am UTC (link)
	"Oh goodness.." Ruth hurries around the corner and stays close to the wall. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

boosted_gold
2012-01-30 02:22 am UTC (link)

The heat source walking down the hall has problems of his own on his mind. How could he have had a... a SEX DREAM about someone other than Dinah? Let alone about CAIT? He hadn't run into her yet, but it was only a matter of time, and oh it was going to be so awkward....

It didn't help that he still reacted to remembering the dream like any energetic teenage male would. Through the yellow of his visor, what looks like an orange blush will be across his cheeks even.

Just as he would have gone around the corner, he turns sharply on his heel, pacing the other direction, trying to think of anything else.

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	semievilgenius 2012-01-30 02:24 am UTC (link)
	Max whispered, even though he logically knew Riley couldn't hear him over the headset. "Ruth..go back down the hall and duck into the next room! There's a signature just a few feet from you around the corner!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2012-01-30 02:27 am UTC (link)
	"But--" that won't get her to their clothes, but she realizes she can't afford to talk about it right now. Ruth scurries. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2012-01-30 02:33 am UTC (link)
	Riley paces several yards the way he came, before he stops and just leans an elbow against the wall, pushing up his visor to pinch the bridge of his nose. Hard to tell if he's about to turn around and walk back again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-01-30 02:36 am UTC (link)
	Max keeps observing. "Hard to tell, but..it's just standing there, almost still." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2012-01-30 02:43 am UTC (link)
	Ruth peers out the door. "It's Riley," she whispers. "He is Just standing still." "Max, this is very wrong of me to say, but if he sees me, and says something.... Riley... I don't think I can handle it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-01-30 02:47 am UTC (link)
	"It's not going to happen, Ruth. I promise you." Max racks his brain..and decides to improvise. He went to his computer, fiddling with some sound bytes. He quickly connects this to the loudspeaker in the voice of Cait. "Riley, please come down to the ground floor." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2012-01-30 02:50 am UTC (link)
	"Finally... a distraction." Riley mutters to himself, starting to head off. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2012-01-30 02:52 am UTC (link)
	Oh, it's not right to lie, but Ruth can't help but be grateful. She starts to scramble back along the path to her room... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-01-30 03:02 am UTC (link)
	"Okay, you've got a solid opening to your room." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

boosted_gold
2012-01-30 03:07 am UTC (link)

Wait a minute... why is he wasting time with the whole hallway? There's a perfectly good window right around the corner. He'll hop out and fly down.

Riley abruptly turns around and makes a beeline.

He rounds a corner, and Riley, followed by the rest of Riley, bumps into something soft.

"I'M SORRY!" He says reflexively, before he even gets a look at who he bumped into. Then... oh dear lord.

"Uh.... hi, Ruth." He freezes like a deer in headlights.

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	whydowescream 2012-01-30 03:10 am UTC (link)
	And Ruth -- composed, ever-positive Ruth -- crumples too the floor, shielding herself as much as possible. And he was.... he was.... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-01-30 03:13 am UTC (link)
	Son of a bitch! Damn it to hell! Lazy freaking.. He turns the intercom back on in Cait's voice. "Riley, will you please come down here NOW!?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2012-01-30 03:59 am UTC (link)
	Riley is just staring, flabbergasted. "I... uh... I'm sorry?" He practically screams in terror when the new voice comes over the intercom. He hisses quietly to Ruth, trying not to look at anything other than her face. "You gotta hide me! I can't deal with Cait right now!" Even less so than he could have before, after bumping into-- Stop thinking that! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2012-01-30 04:02 am UTC (link)
	A few verses run through Ruth's head as she trise to quiet down. "Riley, I promise to keep you out of trouble with Cait today if you just stand up, turn around, and walk ahead as we go to my room, okay." Her voice only trembles with humiilation a little. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)