Jai West (dareyoutorun) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-04-02 20:36:00

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She's Like The Wind
Jai West is four minutes early, but doesn't know if Traya will consider that late. He's inherited his father's and great uncle's ability to be late, even though he's The Fastest Boy Alive.

His face is healed from the attack he suffered from an alien gorilla earlier this week. The rest of the team is okay, although it was strange to be kidnapped as part of a plot to bring Henry and Katima together (don't even get him started on that). He hopes that Henry and Katima have something real, but he's sure that's not going to tie itself up nice and pretty for everyone involved.

He's wearing some of the new clothes that Iris helped him pick out: black shirt, blue jeans and black boots as he waits for her to arrive at the mall. Jai's even decided to come to Traya's town to keep nosy little sisters (re: Iris) from tagging along for updates.

He takes a deep breath and resists the urge to run home and change for the third time.

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	dareyoutorun 2010-04-03 03:14 am UTC (link)
	Oh man. She wants to see Clash of the Titans?! She's perfect. he thinks. Aloud he says: "Yeah, sure. That one looked kind of cool. Besides, Liam Neeson is playing Zeus. That's like almost too much badassery for a single movie." he smiles. "What are you hungry for?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-03 03:32 am UTC (link)
	Jai was pretty perfect too, as far as she was concerned. Suitably geeky and everything. "How about Chinese? Pretty good China Buffet here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2010-04-03 03:36 am UTC (link)
	"Chinese it is." he nods. "I love orange chicken. What's your favorite? And how are you feeling? Are you okay from everything that happened?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-03 03:45 am UTC (link)
	"I like the chicken teriyaki, which is kinda more Japanese, I know, but they've got that too," Traya said, trying to make sure she wasn't babbling. "Fine, I guess. Feel a little guilty that I got nabbed without even getting to put up a fight." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dareyoutorun
2010-04-03 03:49 am UTC (link)

"Hey don't feel bad. You weren't the only one." he says, trying not to remember how much getting thrown through a wall hurt like hell.

"That entire thing was crazy. And, it was all connected to the Lanterns. You'd think those rings came with a 'no drama' setting at some point." Jai said, chuckling a little.

"Really, though, Henry bailed us out on that one, along with Katima." he says, trying to think of something else to talk about.

"Chicken teriyaki is amazing. Do you like egg rolls?"

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	tiny_tornado 2010-04-03 03:55 am UTC (link)
	"You okay?" she asked. "I know you took some pretty big hits." She nodded. "Lantern stuff's pretty crazy. Like they're giving the rings out in cracker jack boxes sometimes." She nodded. "Oh yeah. Big time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dareyoutorun
2010-04-03 03:39 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, I'm good. Eric healed us up pretty well, which is why I get to enjoy your company today." he says with a smile.

"You can throw a rock and hit a Lantern these days." he says.

"Egg rolls are great. Irey and I can eat them by the ton, which means Mom usually has to buy them by the truckload. Living with two other speedsters makes for increased food buying." he says.

"And I thought my Mom was going to follow me out on this date today with all the questions she was asking and all the fussing she did." he laughs.

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	tiny_tornado 2010-04-03 09:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Our food bill's not too bad," Traya said. "It's the electric bill that gets high." She giggled. "My mom was fussing like crazy too. Though I was more afraid Dad was going to try and follow me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dareyoutorun
2010-04-03 09:27 pm UTC (link)

"Your dad and my mom could be lurking around here somewhere, watching us?" he says, mock-seriously. "I'll have to be careful not to stare at you the whole day. It'll at least keep me from running into a wall and making a fool of myself, right?" he asks.

They made it to the Chinese food place and Jai got them an open table.

"Oh, the Math Team at my school is going to the state competition this week. If we win, then we get to go to Regionals in Fawcett City. Fawcett City High School has the best math team in the Midwest.

I'm excited about it. The caliber of problems they want us to work out is insane." he says, ordering a raspberry iced tea.

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	tiny_tornado 2010-04-03 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	Traya giggled when Jai suggested he'd make a fool of himself. "You're not making a fool of yourself," she told him. She beamed when Jai made his announcement. "Oh, that is awesome! Wish my school had a math team," she said. "You want help studying for that?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dareyoutorun
2010-04-03 09:44 pm UTC (link)

"Really? I would love the help! The team can only study in the morning before school and for about an hour after. We try to set stuff up at someone's house, but it's hard because a few of the guys play sports." he says.

"But yes, if you want to study together, that would great. It also gives me more reasons to see you. Not that just seeing you in itself isn't a reason, but talking math with someone who loves it as much as I do is a great way to spend time." he says.

"How are the end-of-school preparations going?" he asks.

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tiny_tornado
2010-04-03 10:14 pm UTC (link)

Traya beamed. "Never had that problem. I was never good enough to be on any sports teams and didn't have half the coordination I needed to be a cheerleader. I'm, ah, actually kinda clumsy sometimes."

"Probably better if you come see me for that," she added. "I mean, I can fly pretty fast, but I don't do cross-country real well. I kinda... get lost."

"Those're going good," she said. "Mom's already planning my graduation party, I think. Pretty much settled on Metropolis U for college, and the only class I'm worried about is my English one."

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dareyoutorun
2010-04-03 10:23 pm UTC (link)

Jai blinked. "I can't see you as clumsy at all."

"Sure, I can come see you. I'm pretty good with the roadways around the country, so coming to you isn't a problem. Irey and I...kind of race each other all over the world any chance we get. Or we go to lunch in Mexico or China during school." he says.

"Metropolis U is awesome. I hear they've got a great journalism school, and they turn out lots of people who get hired at papers around the country.

Hey, how about I help you with your English if you help me with Math?" he asks.

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	tiny_tornado 2010-04-03 10:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Trust me, I am completely lacking in the coordination department sometimes," she insisted. "Lot of good programs," she agreed. "I'm actually going to be majoring in Meteorology, and there's a good program for that." She smiled. "Sounds like a deal to me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2010-04-04 03:10 am UTC (link)
	"Meterology? That is awesome. Maybe next time someone asks you to move the clouds, there actually be a reason for it." he smiles. "If you've got time next week, I can stop by and we can work on some stuff." he says. The waitress comes back with their drinks, and he orders egg rolls, fried rice and orange chicken. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-04 03:21 am UTC (link)
	"Oh yeah," Traya said. "I figure, who understand weather better than me? And it's math-tastic." Traya ordered much the same, only subbing in teriyaki chicken for the orange chicken. "Sounds good. I don't have any big plans coming up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2010-04-04 02:16 pm UTC (link)
	"That works. Then we'll hang out next week." he grins. "You mind if I try some of the teriyaki chicken?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-04 03:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh sure," she replied. "You mind if I try some of the orange?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2010-04-04 04:13 pm UTC (link)
	Jai picks up a piece of orange chicken with his chop-sticks and extends his arm to feed it to Traya if she'll accept it. "I hear that Clash is supposed to be pretty good." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-04 04:57 pm UTC (link)
	Traya leaned forward a little to accept the bite. "Mmm. That is good." She nodded. "I'm really excited to see it. The original was the first movie my parents saw together." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dareyoutorun
2010-04-04 05:00 pm UTC (link)

"No way. That's awesome! My mom loves the movie, but she says my Dad always falls asleep on it. Maybe our parents aren't really spying on us; they're just using it as an excuse to see the updated version." Jai jokes.

He makes a face after takes a bit of the chicken.

"Oh, look. You kind of got something on your lip. Right there." he says, a slight gesture at her lower lip.

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	tiny_tornado 2010-04-04 05:05 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, even Dad liked it, and he hardly likes any movies." Traya giggled at Jai's joke. She wiped her mouth with a napkin. "Did I get it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2010-04-04 05:16 pm UTC (link)
	Now or never, West. "Wait, you got--oh no. You missed a spot. Let me." he says, leaning in. Jai kisses Traya gently on the lips, smiling for a moment. Then he sits back down, and quickly snatches up a piece of teriyaki chicken with his chopsticks. "My plan worked." he grins, popping the chicken in his mouth. "The teriyaki chicken is mine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-04 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	Well. That was... nice. Really nice. And she'd walked right into it. And she'd do it again in a heart beat. "Good plan," she said, smiling. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2010-04-05 12:53 am UTC (link)
	"My plans always work sometimes." he says, taking up an eggroll next. The dopey grin on his face does not vanish and Jai feels just little more confident about today. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)