Gilbert Kinkaid Walker (veryperceptive) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-04-07 20:57:00

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Moving On.
His apartment was impeccably neat again. No laundry on the floor. No constant risk of damage to the dollhouse. No piglet accidentally knocked places. No having to constantly check for the smell of alcohol.

GK was single again. And he knew it was better this way, that GK hadn't been able to help him and he was better off going home, but that didn't make it easier.

...the sound the flat of his blade made as it hit an assailant while he got the other with the stick-sheath made it just a little easier.

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zoe_torres
2013-04-08 12:03 am UTC (link)

It was weird for GK to instigate the fight, but Zoe shrugged and dived in with both feet. He'd talk when he wanted her to listen.

In the meantime, the bad guys weren't being really bad, so shooting them wasn't the immediate option. She held palm-sized rocks in her fists while she swung and kicked, waiting for that moment when one got too close and she could flick a wrist and have the satisfaction of two round eyes staring down a cocked barrel.

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veryperceptive
2013-04-08 12:30 am UTC (link)

And one will do just that, and end up staring just so, and try to scurry backwards, but get coldcocked in the back of the head and fall down. Other times, he might've let a guy like this run, but tonight GK didn't feel like taking chances.

"So," he said to Zoe, collecting weapons and dusting off and sheathing his own, "Where's the best place around here to donate a bunch of clothes, men's size large?"

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	zoe_torres 2013-04-08 12:43 am UTC (link)
	"Church thrift store, two blocks over," Zoe said promptly. "Are you sure you want to donate? Those clothes aren't anywhere near fashionable." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-08 12:46 am UTC (link)
	"This stuff? Ew. No. I don't know where it's been. But the stuff I'd gotten Eli is clean and warm and could do somebody some good. He's... gone home, I think. Which is good. Better for him. All that." He looked at his feet as he finished filling his weapons bag. "I'll drop the clothes off at the church store later. Thanks." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-08 12:57 am UTC (link)
	"Wait wait wait, when did this happen?" And why was she only hearing about it now? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-08 01:01 am UTC (link)
	"Night before last. It's over; it's better this way; nothing to be done about it now." He's trying to be efficiently calm about it, but his throat catches a little. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

zoe_torres
2013-04-08 01:19 am UTC (link)

She stared a few moments longer, unable to fathom why anybody would leave GK. He was practically perfect. There was that fussy thing he did when your (her) hair wasn't conditioned enough, but it wasn't enough to make anybody leave him.

Mouth opened to start blasting Eli, she abruptly swallowed her words. It hurt. A lot.

"C'mon." She nudged his arm with her elbow as she passed him. "We'll get some coffee and cinnamon rolls at the diner."

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	veryperceptive 2013-04-08 01:23 am UTC (link)
	He nods with a slight affirming sound, not trusting his voice, and follows. Coffee and cinnamon rolls was a good plan. Yes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-08 01:47 am UTC (link)
	At the diner, Zoe matter-of-factly pushed GK's weapon bag under the table before she sat down in the booth. Just like she did it every day. The shift manager turned a blind eye. Zoe had been a good customer over the years. Handy one, too, during a robbery in which a salt shaker saved the day. She pushed the menu away and fixed a look on GK. "You okay?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-08 01:54 am UTC (link)
	He'd cleaned off all makeup earlier, not just to go eating, but in case of tears. His stuff was waterproof, but sometimes, one never knew. "...I'm going to be. Still more luck with guys than my family has had in close to a hundred years, so there's that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-08 02:14 am UTC (link)
	"Jed better not have luck with guys while he's dating my mom." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-08 02:17 am UTC (link)
	And Zoe manages to elicit the prissy countertenor giggle, albeit softly. "No, Uncle Jed bypasses the whole bad luck with guys issue by dating a particular awesome lady instead. Very smart." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-08 02:26 am UTC (link)
	Zoe nodded and smiled a bit. She wasn't a comforter, but she'd try for GK's sake. "The Triangle doesn't help the luck any. I never had any luck here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-08 02:28 am UTC (link)
	"And that's saying something. You practically make your own luck. And you know you could totally land a hot guy if you wanted one." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-08 02:57 am UTC (link)
	"The smart ones don't want me, and the gangs want to put my ass to work on the street," she said with her usual frankness. "My best friend is a guy who has the same bad luck I do with guys. What's that say about us?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-08 03:03 am UTC (link)
	"How many of the smart ones have you actually met? The gangs well, it's a funny coincidence of opinion, since we have such strong views on what should happen to their asses as well." GK's mood is clearing up a little. He orders a vast amount of cinnamon rolls. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-08 03:07 am UTC (link)
	"You're a smart guy, but you aren't from around here and you're competition if we ever find one in the Triangle." She doubled the order and added coffee. "So I never met a smart guy in the Triangle that wasn't using his smarts for profit in drugs or other things. Pretty sure a good smart guy doesn't exist. Like Santa Claus." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-08 03:16 am UTC (link)
	"We do not, it is clear, work in the best place to meet good, smart, extra-points-if-they're-mentally-healthy guys. Mostly the kind begging for retrophrenological treatment." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-08 03:20 am UTC (link)
	"Left the dictionary in my other pants. Begging for what?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-08 03:22 am UTC (link)
	GK smiled. "A violent attitude adjustment." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-08 03:28 am UTC (link)
	"Well, that we can do." She raised her cup to toast him. "We're good at that. It helps when they keep begging for it. So now we're looking for smart guys who appreciates our delicate way of retrophrenologically handling difficult situations. Still don't think we're gonna find them in the Triangle. We're gonna be old cousins together." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-08 03:31 am UTC (link)
	He toasts. "We're pretty darn good at it. And you're probably right. Well, I can't think of many better ways to grow old." He smiles. "Thanks, Zoe." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-08 03:47 am UTC (link)
	She smiled back, but thanks were something she didn't take so well. GK was family and you looked after your family. "Tell me I can shoot the next guy who doesn't appreciate how great you are." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-08 03:48 am UTC (link)
	"That may well be an option by that point." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-08 04:03 am UTC (link)
	"It won't be that long. We'll start hunting bad guys in the hero territory and meet a few of them. We can teach them a few things about kicking ass on a budget and how to dress better." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-08 04:05 am UTC (link)
	"That does sound nice. Why does anyone wear a cape who can't pull off the actual practical uses of the Zorro effect. I know I can't, so I don't choose to put a 'trip me' sign on my back." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-08 04:11 am UTC (link)
	"Think of all those colors clashing with skin tones. They need help. That doesn't even count their hair styles. They could use a few pointers, maybe some bottles of olive oil for conditioning." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-08 04:12 am UTC (link)
	"They really, really could." Zoe is the best almost-cousin ever. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-08 04:19 am UTC (link)
	"We'll day trip over to Star City," because Star City was a world away from the Triangle, "next week and see what we can stir up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-08 04:21 am UTC (link)
	"That sounds perfect." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-12 06:39 am UTC (link)
	She smiled, sort of, and dug into a cinnamon roll. Her next mission would be finding a guy for GK. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-12 02:14 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, and also, family trip to D.C. in a few weeks while Uncle Jed annoys Senators. Want to come?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-14 02:24 am UTC (link)
	"Does that mean you'll be in my closet picking out my clothes?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-14 02:30 am UTC (link)
	"Quite possibly." Boy's honest. "But I can try to rein it in a little, if you need me to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-14 02:41 am UTC (link)
	"You know I'd pick the wrong thing. That's my secret power." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-14 04:30 am UTC (link)
	"Trying to beat me out for most embarrassing metagene, huh" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-14 04:46 am UTC (link)
	Zoe rolled her eyes. "Just don't let me embarrass Mom and Jed." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-14 04:48 am UTC (link)
	That actually gets GK looking slightly serious as he nods. "You won't. Ever." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-15 12:22 am UTC (link)
	"The longer she and Jed are together, the more chances I'll have to embarrass her in front of somebody important. You keep me from doin' it too much." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-15 03:12 am UTC (link)
	"Then I'll keep at it. But Uncle Jed wouldn't hold it against your mom even if you wore tacky flamingo lipstick in front of a Senator. See how I came up with the most horrific and implausible thing to illustrate the extremity of the situation?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-15 04:06 am UTC (link)
	"You didn't even faint, either," she teased with a straight face. "You're the one that'd be apologizing for me if I wore flamingo lipstick." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-15 04:22 am UTC (link)
	"Yes. Yes, Indeed. I'm glad I can always trust you not to do that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-15 04:58 am UTC (link)
	"You can trust me to have your back no matter what." She paused to let the waitress freshen her coffee. "What about flamingo socks? Can I have those if I promise never to wear them outside my room?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-15 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	"But...but what if someone comes in your room? I mean, I know straight guys don't always appreciate color-coordination, but..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-17 04:02 pm UTC (link)
	"GK, if a guy ever makes it into my room, I'll kick his ass back out if he's that worried about what I'm wearing on my feet." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-04-17 05:15 pm UTC (link)
	"All right, that's granted," GK admits (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2013-04-18 01:42 pm UTC (link)
	"And probably from Gotham, the way my luck runs." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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