Iris West/Impulse (catchmeifyoucan) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2009-10-11 17:37:00

Entry tags:

cait curry, dinadan palmer, inactive - allanah dibny, inactive - henry jordan, iris west, npc - cerdian, npc - jai west

Sixteen Candles
Bendytimed to late September, early October

The cake's on the kitchen counter and everything's ready. The food is on a long table in the living room, various snacks and assorted boxes of pizza. Fun, upbeat, lively music plays in the background.

Invitations have been sent out weeks in advanced and the West house is ready for a slew of guests.

And Iris...is ecstatic. Ever since she was a little girl, she's dreamed of this. Her Sweet Sixteen. Well...technically her and Jai's Sweet Sixteen...even though Sweet Sixteen always seemed like a girl thing anyway so did that make it what, a Sour Sixteen or something for him?

Anyway....

Technical terms aside, she was as hyperactive as ever, in her brand new light blue dress and white ballet flats. Invitations had been sent out to everyone, family and friends alike.

A wide grin on her face, she zipped around the room, making sure that everything was perfect, and avoiding tripping over Jai, who was reading a book (like always) on the floor in the living room.

The doorbell rings, and her grin widens.

"I'll get it!"

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	still_waters 2009-10-17 05:09 pm UTC (link)
	He nods. "That sounds about right..." He winks at her. "When we found out a some of Lady Mirona's clothes in a storage closet just after Lord Piran came out of it. That... livened up the party a little, if I recall." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-10-17 05:31 pm UTC (link)
	Cait laughed. "It did. Daddy was so mad." Then again her father mad or angry was nothing new. "We had a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	still_waters 2009-10-17 05:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Or the right place at the right time. I suppose it depends on your perspective," Cerdian shrugs. "I know Lord Piran's fiance was glad to hear the news before the wedding, even if the timing wasn't the best." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-10-17 05:42 pm UTC (link)
	Cait nodded. "She ended up marrying a soldier. I think she had enough of the nobility after that incident." Cait could completely understand that. She couldn't stand the nobility either. "How are you doing? What have you been up to?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	still_waters 2009-10-17 06:47 pm UTC (link)
	He gives another shrug. "You know. The usual. Titans. College." Then he grins at her. "I'm surprised to see you on the surface, though. There's got to be a story behind that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-10-17 06:59 pm UTC (link)
	It was her turn to shrug. "Not too much of a story. Mom thought it would be good if I spent some time on the surface. I spent a few years with Grandfather and after he passed I moved to Metropolis. My father has made few threats to drag me back to Atlantis." Mostly because there was a boy involved. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	still_waters 2009-10-17 07:09 pm UTC (link)
	Cerdian rolls his eyes a little as he sighs. "Unsurprising, really. Arthur's always been very protective of you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-10-17 07:14 pm UTC (link)
	"I believe the term is over protective, but I can't really blame him too much." Cait would have had another older brother if Arthur Jr. hadn't been murdered. Cait understood her father's desire to see her safe, but Dad did take it too far once and awhile. There was also the Ty factor. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	still_waters 2009-10-17 07:25 pm UTC (link)
	"And then he can't be too happy about you having met someone," Cerdian points out. "Speaking of which... where is Ty?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-10-17 07:31 pm UTC (link)
	"You could say that. I think he fully expects me to grow up to be a spinster or something." She shrugged. "Ty's around." "What about you? Seeing anyone?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	still_waters 2009-10-17 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	He shakes his head. "Nothing exclusive, no," he admits. "And I think your dad just wants to protect you... and doesn't see why that's a problem." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-10-17 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Daddy has issues," Cait said. It was a well known fact to people who knew her father. "Mother keeps him in check most of the time, but I'll always be his little girl." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	still_waters 2009-10-17 07:50 pm UTC (link)
	"And hopefully he'll realize that, too, and let you be yourself." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-10-17 07:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Fat chance. Okay, enough about Daddy's issues. We both know he has them and won't ever get over them." Cait hated talking about her father most of the time. "How's your dad? I haven't seen him in ages." Not a surprise though. Dad and Garth had issues. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	still_waters 2009-10-20 04:54 am UTC (link)
	"He's doing well," Cerdian nods. "He was glad to see you guys saving us all from Mongul." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-10-20 05:06 am UTC (link)
	"Good to hear that. I wish I could have talked to him after that," she said. She had been busy dealing with her own father. "It would have been nice to catch up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	still_waters 2009-10-20 05:09 am UTC (link)
	"You should come by!" he suggests. "Have dinner or something. Dad and Tula would be happy to see you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-10-20 05:22 am UTC (link)
	"I wouldn't want to impose or intrude. But tell him I said hello the next time you talk to him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	still_waters 2009-10-20 05:27 am UTC (link)
	"I think he'd like to see you," Cerdian insists. "Bring Ty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-10-20 05:36 am UTC (link)
	"Why don't you clear it with him and set something up and then Ty and I will be over? That way no one is caught off guard or surprised." Cait always went the route that would cause the least amount of waves. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	still_waters 2009-10-20 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Next Tuesday," Cerdian says with certainty. "7 PM. Bring Ty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-10-20 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	Cait eyed him. "Fine. Just make sure you tell your dad so he's not surprised." Cait shook her head and then hugged him. "I've missed you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	still_waters 2009-10-20 10:43 pm UTC (link)
	"I've missed you too," he tells her, hugging her back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-10-20 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	She released him and smiled. "I've monopolized enough of your attention. Go mingle and have fun." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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