all_powerfull (all_powerfull) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-03-04 19:38:00

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Happy Birthday, Princess!
When Cait gets home from work, Ty is all dressed to go out, not in his lab as usual.

<i>Happy Birthday, love. What do you think of going out for pizza to celebrate?</i> comes the telepathic question as she's heading up the walk. No huge deal, nothing fancy - but its always seemed to work fine for most of their occasions.

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	all_powerfull 2012-03-10 01:02 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, you usually seem to come home in good spirits, so I thought it was going well. They'll be promoting you to some kind of management in no time at this rate." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-03-10 01:24 am UTC (link)
	"I don't want to be a manager. I get enough of /that/ kind of stuff in Atlantis. I just want to help where I can." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2012-03-10 01:30 am UTC (link)
	"I suppose that's true, on Atlantis. And I know having you there has helped them out a ton." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-03-10 06:13 pm UTC (link)
	"I do my best," she said. "So what have you been working on while you're in the lab?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

all_powerfull
2012-03-11 01:57 pm UTC (link)

"Comparing what we know about a few alien technologies with current science right now to work on eliminating the rigors of large-scale warp travel. Obviously a number of alien cultures have ftl travel, but a lot of them have unique resources to work with like Nth metal, or physiologies that adapt to warp travel better, like the Tamaranians. STAR would like to potentially open a lot more of the galaxy to humans without needing superhuman assistance or a precious few recovered alien artifacts."

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	young_swimmer 2012-03-12 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Neat. Who knows, in a decade or two we could be colonizing space. There's an old Atlantean myth that Atlanteans went into space thousands of years ago." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

all_powerfull
2012-03-12 11:38 pm UTC (link)

"That's their goal, long term. First, they want to be able to have an exploratory force, and be able to send diplomats to potentially friendly races, not wait for them to visit or have to go through superhumans. The government would also like to hear they're close enough to start building protective measures, since so many aliens have invaded, and always needed to be turned away by the League, the Society and so on."

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	young_swimmer 2012-03-12 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Sounds like a lot to do," she said. "I'll stick to life on Earth and under the water and with you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2012-03-14 03:45 am UTC (link)
	"Definitely a lot to do, but its a fun project. Just a lot of variables and limited resources to overcome. But I'll always make time for you, love." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-03-14 03:58 am UTC (link)
	"I'm glad you have it to work on," she said. "And I'm sure one day you'll be famous for that work." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2012-03-14 04:13 am UTC (link)
	"As it is, I'm supposed to work on writing a grant soon. I might need to contact someone else in the hero business for some advice. I know the structure and format and all... but I'm still a little uneasy about asking for research money like that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-03-14 04:35 am UTC (link)
	"Maybe Dinah's dad?" Cait suggested. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2012-03-14 04:42 am UTC (link)
	He considers that a bit. "Maybe. Or maybe just Cindy Lord or Tess Holt. I think they both have some business classes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-03-14 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	Cait nodded. "Both are good choices," Cait said. "I'm sure both of them would be willing to help." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2012-03-15 03:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, kind of what I was thinking. Its kind of a tricky one, since STAR usually doesn't struggle that much for funding, but this is going to be one of those long processes, with about a thousand miniature projects on the way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-03-16 01:53 am UTC (link)
	"No matter what you do, I know you'll succeed with flying colors." She smiled and gave him a kiss. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2012-03-21 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	He returns the kiss with a small smile. "Not so much the grant writing, but the overall project is just my kind of thing. Lots of time, lots of math, end result being something helpful, but no time limits, no real expectations of a huge breakthrough any time soon, since so much of this is firmly in the realm of theory.... so no pressure." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-03-22 12:10 am UTC (link)
	"No pressure is really good," she said. Ty and pressure didn't mix well. Bad things happened when Ty was under pressure and Cait did everything she could to keep him relaxed. "I'm really glad you have this and can do it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2012-03-22 12:16 am UTC (link)
	"I'm pretty sure I can. The whole space warp thing is fascinating. And if the grant goes well, and they like the initial equations, its possible a paid research position may open up next year some time. No guarantees, might still be project by project... but its a possibility." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-03-22 02:20 am UTC (link)
	"I know you can," Cait said confidently. "We'll take one step at a time. Just like everything else." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2012-03-22 02:27 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, just day dreaming a little, I suppose. I like the apartment, but it'd be nice if I could help a bit more so things weren't so tight." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-03-22 03:24 am UTC (link)
	"They aren't that tight," Cait assured him. "We can pay the rent, eat and we have a little spending money. We're nowhere where we used to be." One of the pluses of being on Arthur's relative good side was that her parents gave her a living allowance each month. It helped with the expenses. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2012-03-22 03:37 am UTC (link)
	"And my mother has her house. I know... and I appreciate it. I'd just rather be sure I can really contribute." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-03-22 03:57 am UTC (link)
	"I know, but there's no pressure right now." She squeezed his hand. "We're in a good situation right now and things are good. When you get there, you get there. Besides, you do contribute. You're always there for me and that helps more than all the money in the world." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2012-03-28 01:58 am UTC (link)
	"To you." he agrees with a small sigh. "I just don't like feeling indebted to your parents, and like you're doing most of the work. I want to be able to pull my own weight some." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)