Maria Helena Grayson (crossbow_bat) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-06-16 21:52:00

Entry tags:

alina vasquez, huntress, jo kent, jon kent

Karaoke Night
Maria's social life had taken a huge hit with the undercover gig and working at Wayne Enterprises. What social time she did have she saw Tomas a few times. She finally got a free night and it was time to pick on a favorite target. She called Jon and told him to meet her at her favorite karaoke bar and to bring his little sister and Alina if he were inclined.

She thought about dragging Thomas, but decided to give him a break. She could use the good karma later.

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	softersteel 2013-06-30 05:15 am UTC (link)
	"Hard to say with certainty, but may well be best to suit up for that one, yes. That much wit in the house, we're going to stoop to the lowest forms occasionally." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-06-30 05:28 pm UTC (link)
	"Stoop to the lowest forms of what exactly?" Maria asked as she took her chair. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-07-02 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	"I suspect she's referring to my punning. Not that I do it too often. Mom is the one with the painful and lethal wit, when she chooses to use it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	softersteel 2013-07-02 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	Jo nods. "Indeed, I was referring to the lowest form of wit: the common pun. And yes, Mom's can be horrific. She read too much Dorothy Parker at a tender age." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2013-07-03 12:48 am UTC (link)
	"I was checking with her on what I should expect from meeting the parents," Alina elaborates. She grins at Jon. "Your answers might be colored by a desire not to send me fleeing in terror." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-07-03 12:53 am UTC (link)
	"I have a solution. I can meet them first. After me, they'll be more than happy to meet you." Maria held no illusions about herself. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-07-03 12:59 am UTC (link)
	Jon chuckles. "They've already heard, and we finally have the go ahead to start trying to work out meeting families and sharing identities with the need-to-know circuit." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	softersteel 2013-07-03 01:07 am UTC (link)
	"You know how it is. In some states, you have to get blood tests if it starts getting serious. In Delaware, you have to swap familial secrecy pacts." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2013-07-03 01:53 am UTC (link)
	"I think Texas is jokes about burying one party or the other in the desert, but I've convinced my parents that threatening Jon would just be embarrassing for everyone." She looks thoughtful. "Back-up probably involves the consumption of foods covered in hot sauce." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-07-03 05:54 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't bring guys home to meet the folks. Not to mention if I did it would be Bruce and we all know what he's like." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-07-04 02:23 am UTC (link)
	"That would just be asking for trouble. Meanwhile, my mother has been wondering forever when I was going to bring someone home." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	softersteel 2013-07-06 04:33 am UTC (link)
	"Jon can fortunately stomach hot sauce better than the average Kansas-Delware crossbreed. And yes, she has. Wondering loudly." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-07-08 03:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Oooh! I'm up!" Maria said and stood up. She bounced over to the stage and did Pistol Annie's "Hell on Heels". (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2013-07-09 04:17 am UTC (link)
	Alina downs the rest of her drink at Jo's confirmation and sets her glass back down with a 'thunk'. She is definitely going to be devoured alive by Jon's mom. "Did you build up a tolerance to hot sauce, or does that fall under the whole 'indignity proof' package?" she teases Jon instead of expressing the other thought aloud. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-07-09 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Good genetics, I'm afraid. Came in very handy for being able to handle some of the alien culture food though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

softersteel
2013-07-09 10:36 pm UTC (link)

Jo watches and appreciates Maria's performance. Although she can't help but observe. "Literally speaking, that is a pretty good Faustian bargain, devil-side: instead of just bargaining after one soul, spread a little tarnish over a million, most of whom will probably spread the pain around. And, of course, if someone was literally willing and determined to do that-- sorry getting a little chatterboxy there. I wonder how much sugar they put in this. Anyway, Alina, don't look so nervous."

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	crossbow_bat 2013-07-09 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	Maria's song ended and she went to the bar and got another round of drinks. Soda for all, but hers may have had some rum in it. "Another round of drinks," she said and placed the glasses on the table. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-07-10 02:33 pm UTC (link)
	Jon grins at Jo's assessment - easier than talking while Maria is going all out on her flirty songs, really. "Yeah, you'll do fine." he assures Alina. "And I'm looking forward to meeting your family." he responds, glancing up to nod gratefully to Maria as she comes back with the next round. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	softersteel 2013-07-10 04:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course she'll do fine. If anything weird's going to happen, it'll be our trying to illustrate you're not really indignity-proof." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-07-11 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	"You're practically the poster girl for the girl next door. You'll be fine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

collateralmagic
2013-07-16 05:37 am UTC (link)

"Oh, I'm sure it will be," Alina says, shaking her head. "But I'm still the one going hi, I'm dating your son, to the woman who looked at the Big S and went yeah, I can take this guy in a fight over who's turn it is to do the dishes."

She points at Jon and Jo. "Your mother has whatever the female equivalent is to cojones the size of Texas, and being nervous about meeting her is entirely reasonable." Under the table, she hooks a foot around Jon's calf. "Fortunately, I like you too much to chicken out."

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	first_son 2013-07-16 02:17 pm UTC (link)
	Jon is about to speak - pausing a second when she starts playing footsie - then continues. "Oh no, Dad won that fight. He does the dishes every night, just like he was raised to do in Smallville. Who has to vacuum is where they argue - or hand it off to one of us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	softersteel 2013-07-17 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Like when they'd first gotten that small, lightweight new vacuum, and Mom taped that toy Microphone to it..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-07-17 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	Maria just chuckled. Parents could be inventive when it came to getting kids to do chores. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2013-07-19 04:05 am UTC (link)
	Alina sticks her tongue out at Jon. "My point still stands, regardless of the actual reality of the matter." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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