littleladylord (littleladylord) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-07-13 23:38:00

Entry tags:

avia free, cait curry, cindy lord, corinna prince, dinadan palmer, dinah kord, firestorm, goldstar, inactive - traya smith, iris west, jerry carr, jon kent, npc - jai west, petra gardner, tyler darnell

25 July: It's My Party
Four different kinds of gourmet Macaroni and Cheese. Stacks upon stacks of different finger sandwiches, with the yards worth of crusts used to make a couple of heated trays of bread pudding. A pineapple-banana-pecan cake possibly bigger than the birthday girl herself. A small table of vegan stuff, just in case.

Cindy couldn't stop grinning at it. Had she found awesome caterers or what?

The band specialized in swing covers of hard rock songs, but could play just about anything. There was a dance floor. All her friends from school were there, dressed to the eights.

Of course, all Cindy's friends from school didn't really fill up the little reception hall. And she certainly didn't have a big family. But that was okay, more room for her ~~soon-to-be-colleagues~~ fellow super-brats.

And so she scurried, from arrival to arrival, for cheerful welcomes.

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	first_son 2010-07-14 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	"Workaholics, as always, but good. Yours?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-07-14 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	"The same, in their own way. Mom and Dad are more...cornercutting than one often associates with the term, but they sure keep busy anyway," Cindy says cheerfully. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2010-07-14 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	"What's the latest project? And should the rest of us be ducking and covering?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-07-14 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Dad's working on consulting with various local governments about clean-up, reconstruction, and insurance issues for 'extraterrestrial and superhuman incidents.' Doesn't seem happy with who is and isn't returning his calls, but I think everybody's safe for now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2010-07-14 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm sure he isn't, but your dad has burned some bridges that can be hard to rebuild. Still, sounds like a good cause." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-07-15 12:12 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, that's Dad. A metaphorical flamethrower safety video sometimes. Here's hoping the current stuff works out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2010-07-15 12:15 am UTC (link)
	"I certainly hope so, though he seems to be doing ok... despite himself, sometimes. How've you been?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-07-15 12:19 am UTC (link)
	"I'm doing great. Been doing a lot of thinking in anticipation of the big 1-6. Thing is, Jon, I was kind of hoping I could get some advice." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2010-07-15 03:38 am UTC (link)
	"Of course. How can I help?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-07-15 03:53 am UTC (link)
	"How did you first get started at the heroics stuff? I mean, did you dad just explain things, or... I'm really not sure how people learn the ropes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2010-07-15 04:07 am UTC (link)
	"I was a JLA brat, so a lot of the adults kind of helped teach me. Dad did a lot of it... though really, he tried to make sure he wasn't pressuring me. I had to kind of convince him it was really what I wanted." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-07-15 04:10 am UTC (link)
	Cindy listens and nods. "Mine just said it wasn't up for discussion until I turned 16." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2010-07-15 04:13 am UTC (link)
	"If I were you, I'd start by talking to the Dibneys and J'Onn. They're good with training, and know your dad and all... and still work with him anyway." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-07-15 04:27 am UTC (link)
	She listens, nods again. "Good point. That's an idea to take under consideration there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2010-07-15 04:29 am UTC (link)
	"J'onn is probably a good choice anyway for helping with your kind of abilities. You thinking of trying out the superhero life?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-07-15 04:33 am UTC (link)
	"I guess he would. I don't have control issues or anything. I've got a good handle on them, don't even get nosebleeds." She nods. "Mmhmm. The moratorium expires today. I can start exploring my options." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2010-07-15 04:38 am UTC (link)
	"That's good to hear, but always nice to talk to an expert with similar powers. You might also look into the Titans or JSA - they both do a fair amount of field training." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-07-15 04:55 am UTC (link)
	"The Titans are a bit crowded with people who are really new at it these days, from what it sounds like. I kinda feel like I'd be making it overkill. Hadn't really thought of the JSA." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2010-07-15 04:58 am UTC (link)
	He nods. "Well, the Titans did get their start as the teen titans... newcomers are part of their tradition. The JSA trainees have been making a pretty good showing... and have things set up for training newcomers, ever since Stargirl and all showed up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

littleladylord
2010-07-15 05:07 am UTC (link)

"...Yeah. Good point." Cindy tries to keep her voice schooled evenly. She was putting a lot of effort into essentially branding herself as responsible, shrewd, and totally on top of things. She had to avoid sounding disappointed just because an idea wasn't going just the way she'd envisioned. She had to take the advice under consideration in a mature way as shrewd individuals do.

"I'll see about getting in touch with J'onn. Thanks."

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	first_son 2010-07-15 05:13 am UTC (link)
	"No problem. If there's anything I can do to help, let me know. We can always use more good people in the field." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-07-15 05:30 am UTC (link)
	"Cool. Hey, got you a party favor." And she grabs from the appropriate table the neatly rolled up set of papers indicating anonymous donations at well-reputed local Kansas and Metropolis food banks. She flashes a small smile. "I figured since it was for you, Anonymous'd be about right. Just my guess." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2010-07-15 03:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Wow.... thanks, its perfect. And yeah... I appreciate that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-07-15 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Great. Okay, gotta scurry around for a bit. Enjoy the food, and I'm sure you can find somebody to dance if you want to." She'll smile again and then hurry over to other people. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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