young_swimmer (young_swimmer) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-05-09 00:56:00

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Cait couldn't put off any longer. It was time to grab the shark by the tail and tell her parents of her engagement to Ty. She had thought long and hard about how to do it and the best way seemed to be that she tell her mother first and then tell Arthur.

She fully expected Arthur to go ballistic and be banished from Atlantis again. Of course that was if Arthur didn't lock her up and keep her under lock and key. No matter how it went it wouldn't end well. For a few moments she had thought about taking Pippi with her, but that would feel too much like cheating and Cait knew she would feel guilty afterward for manipulating Arthur.

Taking Ty along with her was totally out of the question. On a good day Ty had tenuous control over his powers. Around Arthur that control was almost non-existent. Ty already brought Atlantis to the surface and almost destroyed it in the process. This time she was sure Atlantis wouldn't survive.

Cait entered Atlantis with the usual fanfare (she hated it) and went to find her mother. Divide and conquer. Or at least divide and have an ally to keep Arthur from killing her.

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dc_parent
2012-05-09 02:24 am UTC (link)

Mera was fresh from a meeting with the Council, sitting in for Arthur while he was busy elsewhere. She had the look of someone who'd spent the morning herding cats.

Her smile for Cait, however, was wide and welcoming when she saw her oldest child approach. "I was just thinking of you," she said in greeting, "and wondering when I would see you next. This is a lovely surprise."

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	young_swimmer 2012-05-09 02:30 am UTC (link)
	Cait's smile was wide, but that may have some small part to do with nervousness she was feeling. "Mother," Cait said and gave her mother a hug and a kiss to her cheek. "It's good to be back. Even for just a short while. You look like you just wrestled a shark. Is everything okay?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2012-05-09 02:58 am UTC (link)
	"The usual wrestling with the Council. Your father wasn't in the mood and to keep things calm as long as possible, I agreed to sit in the meeting this month." She hugged her daughter a second time. "So tell me, is everything all right? You look..." Mera tilted her head, holding Cait out to get a better look at her face "...tired. You're not sleeping well?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-05-09 03:09 am UTC (link)
	"Wrestling with the council is never fun," Cait said. "Too bad we can't just dissolve it." Cait smiled. "I'm fine. I'm getting enough sleep and have been sleeping well. Work's been busy and the Titan's have been busy as well." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2012-05-09 03:13 am UTC (link)
	"That would do it." She paused. "How is Ty? Is he well?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-05-09 03:16 am UTC (link)
	Cait's smile grew. "Ty's great. He's doing more and more research and we see his mom often." There was a moment's pause. "Mom, Ty asked me to marry him. I accepted." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2012-05-09 03:31 am UTC (link)
	Mera blinked at her daughter. "I think we're going to need something stronger than tea." She put an arm around Cait and started for her private rooms. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-05-09 03:37 am UTC (link)
	Cait walked with her mother. "Are you upset about it?" Cait asked. Sometimes it was hard to tell what her mother felt about something. Arthur, and Cait for that matter, wore their emotions for all to see. Mera had always been a little more reserved. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_parent
2012-05-09 03:52 am UTC (link)

"I wouldn't say I'm upset. I'm concerned."

She closed the door behind them and motioned Cait to sit. Her tone of voice was selected with great care. It had taken so much effort to bring her family to an uneasy truce and she would not allow it to be torn apart again.

"You're so young and yes, I will say it, your father is going to create another trench in the ocean floor. How you planned to handle the situation?"

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	young_swimmer 2012-05-09 04:14 am UTC (link)
	"I know Arthur is going to go ballistic," she said. "It doesn't matter when I tell him. His reaction will be the same whether it's today or in ten years from now." Cait sighed and fell into a chair. "I was hoping you would help with that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2012-05-09 03:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Ty is a lovely young man. /I/ was hoping that giving your father and the Council a few years to see how much he provides for your happiness would ease everyone into the next step if it happened. I wasn't expecting you to rush into anything." Mera rubbed the bridge of her nose. "Persuasion is often more compelling when used sparingly." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-05-10 08:07 pm UTC (link)
	"I didn't exactly plan this and I didn't expect Ty to propose to me," Cait explained. "I wasn't going to tell him no." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2012-05-13 12:29 am UTC (link)
	"I understand how that can be," Mera assured her softly. "It is only an engagement, right? You aren't here to set a date?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-05-20 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	Is was well into evening before Arthur had a free moment and Cait could talk to him. She knocked on the door to the suite her parents shared. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2012-05-23 02:10 pm UTC (link)
	Mera opened the door. She'd made sure that it would only be the three of them for the evening. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2012-05-24 11:34 pm UTC (link)
	Arthur is getting used to the situation where Mera ensures privacy for a conversation with Cait. It always means its going to be something he doesn't like. "Caitria." he says, in greeting. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-05-24 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Father," she said and bowed respectfully. "Can we talk?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2012-05-24 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course." He's not going to like this. He can feel it already. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2012-05-24 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	He's about to explode. But they've been through this routine. He likewise clenches his fists, eyes his daughter with a less than pleased look, then turns his attention to Mera. "Did you know about this?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-05-25 12:10 am UTC (link)
	"I just told her," Cait said sticking up for her mother. "She didn't know until this evening." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2012-05-25 12:12 am UTC (link)
	"And, I'm assuming, would not be here if she'd forbidden it." Which would be the proper thing to do. Dating is one thing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2012-05-25 03:43 pm UTC (link)
	Arthur sighs. "Reasonable. And what's your take on this... situation?" He's not happy, but he's at least learned, when it comes to the bloc of the women in his life, that they are remarkably adept at getting their way if he goes in completely blind. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)