Heather Collins (loveontherocks) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-04-02 21:36:00

Entry tags:

azurite, crimson, emerald, plot - "like it or not...", sapphire, sphene, team - new guardians, topaz

With great fame, comes great danger
So, they had agreed to go the charity ball. Heather recognized a few people, she thought. The mayor, for one. Maybe a couple local celebrities. And sadly, a fair amount of media coverage inside, though the team had managed to escape at least some of the attention.

She was carrying a drink. Not because she could drink it, but because it at least gave her something to do with her hands. She was a little uncomfortable, she had to admit, with this much of an overt display of wealth and power.

But it was good for them and good for the city and, more importantly, good for the people they'd helped. She just had to keep telling herself that.

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	hope_on_wheels 2012-04-03 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	To Lenny's credit he doesn't show much of a surprised reaction. In fact, he studies her face a bit more. "Yes, yes I can." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2012-04-03 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	She smiled. "Yeah. I think it kinda surprised Harry and Jess when they went back to Opal with me. Realized it had never really come up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-04-03 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	"I can understand why they may have," Lenny said. "My aunt Carol is black actually. God it's been awhile since I've seen my cousins." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2012-04-03 11:03 pm UTC (link)
	"You should make time to," Heather said. "Family's important." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-04-03 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Wish I could. They live in Pennsylvania and we rarely get a chance to go out that far." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2012-04-03 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	"You do know we've got a tele..." Heather quickly cut herself off. "I'm sure if you asked, Cindy could probably wrangle up the family private jet?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-04-03 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	"My parents would never go for the teleporter," he laughs warmly. "I'm not asking Cindy to offer her private jet for personal use." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2012-04-03 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, I'd offer up personal transportation, but I don't think they'd go for that either. ...That and I've never tried flying that far before either." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-04-04 12:03 am UTC (link)
	"It's okay, Heather. I appreciate the thought," Lenny smiles reassuringly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2012-04-04 12:38 am UTC (link)
	She smiles. "You're welcome." "You missed out, not being able to fly." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-04-04 12:56 am UTC (link)
	He sighs. "Yeah, you think with a big, blue bird inside me that flying would be a given." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2012-04-04 01:33 am UTC (link)
	"If there's one thing I've learned about all this," Heather said, "it's that nothing makes as much sense as it should." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-04-04 02:36 am UTC (link)
	"Ain't that the truth," he said rhetorically. "They have anything non-alcoholic here?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2012-04-04 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Pretty sure I've seen sparkling cider," Heather said. She looked around. "Hmm. Wonder where Andy's gotten to?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-04-04 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Hmm, think we should try and find her?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2012-04-04 09:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Probably a good idea. Saishu's probably gonna stick close to Cindy, but Andy could probably use some watching." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-04-04 09:14 pm UTC (link)
	Lenny suppreses an involuntary shudder. Talking with Cindy hadn't made him any less uncomfortable with her and Saishu's relationship. "Yeah..finding Andy sounds good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2012-04-04 09:30 pm UTC (link)
	Heather scanned the crowd. "There she is. Let's see if we can't get you that drink on the way too." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-04-04 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Sounds good. Lead the way," he said with a playful gesture of his hand. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2012-04-04 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	Heather smiled and led them through the crowd, until the found Andy. "How you doing, Andy?" she asked. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fears_itself 2012-04-04 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	Andy was simply standing there when Lenny and Heather come to talk. Andy shifts a bit, looking from the two of them to the people around them. There is something making the android uncomfortable. "Am fine. Am being avoided. Why?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-04-04 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	Lenny looks around. "They probably don't know what to make of you. It's nothing wrong on your part," Lenny assured. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2012-04-04 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	"Chicago hasn't really had many super-heroes, I don't think," Heather said. "We're probably all kind of confusing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fears_itself 2012-04-04 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Understand. Is not Fear. Fear would be felt. Is...something different. Uncomfort?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-04-04 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	Lenny smiles comfortingly. "Discomfort. It's a more benign reaction to the unknown." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)