Petra Gardner (gal_gardner) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-11-20 23:11:00

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Dishing out Dirt (meme response)
Petra had decided to have a Girls Night. The problem with that being that most of her acquaintances, of good or ill repute, couldn't quite keep up with her. Cat was busy with wedding planning, and Avia had plans for the evening with Will. Dee couldn't keep up, and Cindy usually had some line about avoiding creating potential blackmail material.

So, she'd called Maria.

"So, I'm planning on getting shnockered on the dime of any impressionable men or women that think they have a shot with me this evening. Interested?"

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	crossbow_bat 2013-11-21 09:51 pm UTC (link)
	Maria hadn't been out drinking since that one night with Cat where she said too much, but it was time to go out again. "Yeah, I'm game. It's been awhile since I've been out. Where do you want to meet?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2013-11-23 06:53 pm UTC (link)
	"The Broken Axle. It's a dive bar a couple blocks off Broadway. Gets a good crowd of grad students. Drafts are watered down, but they've got a good selection of imports." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-11-24 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	"I've been there before," Maria said. There wasn't a bar in or around Gotham that she hadn't been to. "Wasn't impressed, but it'll do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2013-11-26 05:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Cool. I'll grab us a couple bar stools and longnecks. See you there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-12-01 12:13 am UTC (link)
	"I'll see you there," she said and hung up the phone. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2013-12-01 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	As promised, Petra is waiting. Not quite dressed to kill, but certainly dressed to do some very bad things. She pulls out the stool and slides over a bottle when she pots Maria arriving. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-12-02 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	Maria was dressed in a simple pair of jeans and a blouse. Leather jacket and boots completed the outfit. "Hey you," she said and slid into the empty seat next to Petra. "Thanks." She grabbed the bottle and took a long pull. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2013-12-04 06:28 pm UTC (link)
	"So how are day, night, and late night treating you?" Petra takes a pull of her own, turning on her stool to survey the bar. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-12-06 12:04 am UTC (link)
	"Busy," she replied. "All three make for no free time. What about you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2013-12-06 03:15 am UTC (link)
	"Working the equivalent of double shifts at Warriors, ever since I finally gave in to Daddy and let him start me training for management. He wants me on the board of directors someday... Besides that, just trying to line up schedules with Din, outside of monitor and reporting duties for the team." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-12-09 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	"I know what that's like," Maria said. "I've been putting in more and more time at Wayne Enterprises." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2013-12-13 04:44 pm UTC (link)
	"It's just, what the heck is anyone going to expect of me? I'm a waitress. I'm a damn good waitress, but I don't really see myself as the boardroom type." A beat. "Aside from one time with Din when I was showing him around the home office." She grins. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-12-14 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Bruce seems to think that I'll settle down and be respectable if I work." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2013-12-15 05:07 pm UTC (link)
	"And do you believe that?" Petra takes a swig of her drink, raising an eyebrow. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-12-17 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	Maria laughed. "Oh hell no. I'll never settle down or be respectable." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2013-12-17 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	She laughs and clinks her bottle against Maria's. "The pioneers settled. Gardners conquer." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-12-20 01:02 am UTC (link)
	"Well I'm not going to conquer anything, but I'm not going to settle or be responsible. That's just not me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2013-12-22 12:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, well, it's not like I think he's being unreasonable." She smiles softly. "Can't trust the business to someone who won't love it. Don't know if I'll make it grow as much as he has, but that's what hiring people smarter than me is for." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-12-22 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	"I know, I'm just not ready to be the corporate type," Maria said. "I'm still young and don't want to become stuffy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2013-12-27 02:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Same here. I'm in my prime. Put me behind a desk once I start to act old." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-12-29 12:43 am UTC (link)
	Maria picked up her glass. "Here's to never acting old." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2014-01-12 01:06 am UTC (link)
	"Drink to that anytime." Petra clinks hers to Maria's. "So... since I mentioned Din.. anyone you should be mentioning?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2014-01-12 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	Maria shrugged. She wasn't sure what was going on, or not going on, with Tomas. She had also been seeing Mike. It was complicated. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2014-01-30 01:16 am UTC (link)
	Petra raises an eyebrow, but then shrugs in return. "Okay, okay..." She nods her head towards the jukebox. "Want to find someone to dance with here, or a different club?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2014-01-30 01:28 am UTC (link)
	"Wherever has something you can dance to," she said. "Though karaoke would be better." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2014-01-30 06:38 pm UTC (link)
	A quick scan of the bar to confirm, and she shakes her head. "No such luck here, got a place in mind?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2014-01-30 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	"I know a few places." Maria was a huge karaoke fan. "Though if you want some eyecandy, the club I used to work at is having ladies night tonight. There will be some nice male strippers." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2014-01-30 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	"Ohhh!" Petra claps her hands, eyes filling with hope. "Is that the one where they do the last-gen superhero costumes?" She lets out a happy growl. "I've been following their Nightwing's tumblr..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2014-02-01 01:07 am UTC (link)
	"Um. No. I don't go to that one." It would be too weird. She dealt with the real costumes and didn't need to see guys wearing them and taking them off. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2014-02-01 01:40 am UTC (link)
	Petra distinctly does not have that hangup. "I'm still sold on it. Just need to stop somewhere and load up on singles." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2014-02-01 02:16 am UTC (link)
	"Let's roll. I need some eyecandy." And to get her mind off of two other guys. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2014-02-01 12:00 pm UTC (link)
	Not long after, Petra and Maria are seating themselves by the stage, Petra already sorting out bills. Drinks are ordered, and anticipations are high. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2014-02-01 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	Maria loves seeing naked guys just as much as the next girl, but two certain someones were on her mind and she would rather see them naked. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2014-02-01 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	Petra, using her keen powers of observation, figures something is up when Maria misses the second offer for a lap-dance. While one of the dancers is in her own lap, she nudges her shoulder. "Hey, you okay? You seem kind of distracted." She asks as she stuffs a single into a waistband. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2014-02-02 01:11 am UTC (link)
	"I'm fine," she said. "Just thinking. It happens on occasion." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2014-02-02 01:15 am UTC (link)
	"You look like you're doing a lot of it at once." Petra replies, dismissing the current dancer with a firm swat across one cheek, replacing him with another in short order. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2014-02-02 01:18 am UTC (link)
	Maria shrugged. "I've had a lot on my mind lately." She was still trying to figure out this whole Tomas thing. It wasn't easy or simple. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2014-02-02 02:02 am UTC (link)
	"Well, let's get something on other parts of you. Hey cowboy, my friend's lonely." She stuffs a fiver in another waistband, and directs a dancer to Maria. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2014-02-03 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	Maria sighed. She appreciated the gesture, but her heart and mind just weren't into it tonight. "Thanks, Petra." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gal_gardner 2014-02-05 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	A dance and a half is enough for Petra to catch on that it's not working. "Karaoke?" She shoos the menfolk away. If Maria's not ready to talk, she's not going to pester her, but damned if she's not going to try to show her a good time anyway. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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