young_swimmer (young_swimmer) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2009-09-29 17:59:00

Entry tags:

cait curry, iris west, team - teen titans, tyler darnell

Picking up the pieces
Cait stood in the wrecked apartment and looked around. The place was a complete and utter disaster. There was water damage and a huge gaping hole in the one wall. So much for getting her security deposit back. The place was completely ruined and unlivable.

Which lead to the most pressing issue. Where were her and Ty going to live? She didn't have enough money to put a deposit down on another apartment, not that anyone in their right mind would rent to her, and she wasn't about to ask her father for money. Mom was an option, but it would still be asking one of her parents for help. She didn't want to ask for help if she could prevent it.

Cait sighed and started sifting through her personal belongings. The items that were not damaged and the ones that were salvageable were put into cardboard boxes. The ones that had been ruined were tossed into trash bags. Thankfully most of the books had survived and Cait wouldn't have to pay to replace the ones from the library.

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	all_powerfull 2009-09-30 05:50 am UTC (link)
	"Given enough time, I could fix it, but either way, we can't stay here. After what happened, they might let us stay a while at Titans Tower though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-09-30 06:01 am UTC (link)
	"It's an option," she said. "I could also speak to my mother. She would help us get another apartment." Cait didn't want to ask her mother for help, but she knew if she did her mother would help. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2009-09-30 06:22 am UTC (link)
	"If you did that, your father would find out sooner or later and hold it over your head. There has to be other options." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-09-30 06:28 am UTC (link)
	"Nothing I do will please my father, so I guess it wouldn't matter. I guess we just need to decide if we want shared living quarters or our own place again." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2009-09-30 06:30 am UTC (link)
	"That's up to you. I'm just happy to have a place to live with you, and still among people. I don't really eat, sleep, breathe... so I'm easy. I just want to be with you, and have your parents have as little over your head as possible." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-09-30 06:37 am UTC (link)
	"A place of our own would be nice," she said as she looked at him. It would also buffer them, possibly keep them out of the hero hijinks. Cait really didn't want to be a part of the life and the further she was away from it, the better. "Though I suppose we could stay at Titans Tower until I speak to my mother." It beat sleeping on the street. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2009-09-30 06:45 am UTC (link)
	"Or we could always create a place underwater somewhere. No worries for rent, less likely to run into trouble if you really prefer to avoid the Titans. We can set up anywhere. If you want to keep working, I can teleport you back here anytime." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-09-30 06:51 am UTC (link)
	"And my father would have easier access to me. Not to mention I like the surface. I like being on the surface and I really enjoy my job. Besides, once you get a job it would be easier for us to commute." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2009-09-30 06:59 am UTC (link)
	"Which I'm happy to do if we can find something low enough on stress and not requiring a degree. Regardless, you can keep your job. Even if we move somewhere else, I can get you there in no time every morning." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-09-30 07:07 am UTC (link)
	Cait shook her head. "No. I'm not going to use you as my method of commuting to work. I will talk to my mother and until then, I guess we can beg for some living space at Titan's Tower." Sometimes it just helped to talk through things instead of letting them run around in circles in one's mind. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2009-09-30 07:11 am UTC (link)
	"Titan's Tower is a bit of a commute. And especially if there's some kind of stipend, I could always join the Titans. I need help with my powers, and I can give them some extra muscle now and then, and you can keep up with normal life." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-09-30 07:20 am UTC (link)
	"We will never have a normal life," she pointed out. "But Titan's Tower may be okay for awhile." It would give Ty a chance to learn to control his powers. Cait knew just how much it could help him and help his confidence. If relocating would help Ty, Cait would do it in a heartbeat. She could always get a job anywhere. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2009-09-30 07:23 am UTC (link)
	"It occurs to me that with your abilities, if we moved to the west coast and the Titans, you could do very well for yourself at Seaworld. Its still a bit of a commute, but not that much in comparison." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-09-30 07:25 am UTC (link)
	"There's an aquarium in San Francisco. I could probably get a recommendation from my boss. A job shouldn't be a problem." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2009-09-30 07:28 am UTC (link)
	He nods. "You could get a job in any aquarium in the country, easily. Just a thought, depending on where you work, and what I can get helping the Titans, we might be able to get a place sooner. I've heard good things about San Francisco though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-09-30 07:34 am UTC (link)
	"It's worth checking out," she said. "I will talk to my mother so we won't have to stay with the Titans for long." She looked around the destroyed apartment. "You know, maybe this happening was a good thing. We can both start over in San Francisco and there will be a country between me and my father." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2009-09-30 07:52 am UTC (link)
	"If we do talk to the Titans, you probably don't need to talk to your mother. Yes, your dad is going to be upset regardless, but giving him an excuse to come visit and have something he thinks they have over you is just asking for more trouble." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-09-30 08:03 am UTC (link)
	"We'll see what happens," she said. "One thing at a time, I guess. Probably the best way to take things." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2009-09-30 08:08 am UTC (link)
	"Agreed. Let's pack everything up here. Talk to the Titans and see if they're willing to take me on. Then we can look at next steps." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-09-30 08:15 am UTC (link)
	"I think we're just about done here," she said as she looked around. She looked at the hole in the wall. It was now covered with plastic, but the outside was visible. Idly she wondered how much she was going to be charged for that on top of not getting the security deposit back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2009-09-30 08:22 am UTC (link)
	He doesn't need to be a mind reader to know just what she's worried about. "I'm pretty sure insurance against stuff like this is standard in Metropolis, it should be ok. I can try and fix it, if you think that would help any." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-09-30 08:25 am UTC (link)
	"I know. We'll see. I'll leave my name and cell number with the landlord in case I do owe money for the damages." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2009-09-30 08:33 am UTC (link)
	"Ok, fair enough. Get all your bags and boxes together and we'll head for San Francisco. I can at least make the moving easy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-09-30 08:36 am UTC (link)
	"I only have these four boxes," she said as she motioned to the stack of four boxes. Two were clothes and the other two were mostly books. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2009-09-30 08:41 am UTC (link)
	He extends one hand, lifting the four boxes, and his one, telekinetically. He extends the other, manifesting the ring and creating a yellow platform for her. "Step on board. Next stop, San Francisco." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)