Gilbert Kinkaid Walker (veryperceptive) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-04-30 23:09:00

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I Just Work Here (Meeting Meme, For Jon)
GK was up far too early. His apartment had been too quiet. It wasn't time to call Zoe about their trip plans this weekend, or go to his actual job. So he decided to put in some time alone at the other job. Sliver was in the Triangle, catching sight of a young lady in a dark corner whose brightest want at the moment was for what seemed about to happen to Not Happen.

And if GK thought about it too much, he'd get sick. Right over his sleek grey work clothes. So instead, he draws on a family story that had often managed to seem lighthearted against all odds.
"Gentlemen!" he calls to the two muggers -- Vipers, it looked like. Weird to see them preying at first light with just two of them -- as he hurries forward, the sword sliding out. "It would seem the lady desires to retain both her purse and her honor. You'll excuse me if I intrude?" Hey. He had the swordstick, the name, he should be able to pull off the line Mom told him about.

Trip.
Whack.
Parry

Unfortunately, the backup a couple of guys like this might be expected to be travelling with arrived while he was taking them down. The girl screamed as the guns were raised. He barely got her down as the shots started to ring out.

Zoe was at home, several blocks away. The police took forever to get to the Triangle even when they came.

He may have misjudged this one.

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	veryperceptive 2013-05-01 04:58 am UTC (link)
	He smiles, although carefully not looking at him directly so much. "Appreciate the dignity save as well. I'd say I probably shouldn't have gone working without my partner, but then they might have kept it quiet too long, so I'm certainly not going to regret it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-05-01 05:33 am UTC (link)
	"Maybe, maybe not... but there's a young woman giving a statement right now that's certainly grateful you were there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-05-01 05:42 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks." A touch of prissy countertenor laughter. "You are way too good at this saying the right thing stuff. I try it, I just come across as naive. Which is, y'know, relatively true, but so it goes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-05-01 05:49 am UTC (link)
	"I'm only good at it because I believe it. The people who say those kinds of things are naive tend to be the ones who don't entirely buy it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-05-01 10:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah. You do. Cool," GK says, eyes still on their boots. "We don't meet a lot of you A-list types. Think the only JLA we've had out here was Kaotik, and that was an accident, however pleasant." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-05-01 11:03 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah. Unfortunately, there's a lot of world, and only so many of us to go around. I'm glad you guys are here. And Kaotik... yeah, that happens." he agrees, with a knowing smile. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2013-05-02 12:41 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, Definitely. A lot of stuff out there needing handling." He said it sincerely, though he felt a little disloyal. But hey, it wasn't like he was talking to Green Arrow. "And yeah, I'm sure it does. Please tell her I said hi; she's still got some of the best style I've ever seen." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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