littleladylord (littleladylord) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-08-22 00:48:00

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Workout time
Her hair gotten up, Cindy followed to the JSA's workout room. And tried to calm herself down.

She was normally a very private person about That Sort of Thing. There never seemed any point in mentioning her preferences to people because she didn't expect to be dating for a long, long time. Maybe after she'd had time to really establish herself. Market herself. Really showcase her brains and capabilities. Maybe then someone would want her.

Today had blindsided her. But she wasn't complaining.

And besides it was good to get started on the training right out. She had a lot to learn.

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	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-08-23 01:16 am UTC (link)
	Cindy looks horrified. "Oh." There's nothing she can say here that won't sound lame, so she'll settle for a "Good to hear he got his ass kicked, anyway." "Toes? Really? That's impressive. Of course, you've got extra limbs to involve in the beating-people-up process -- that also add to your looking fantastic -- so you've got plenty of options." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-08-23 01:20 am UTC (link)
	"I mostly use the wings for flying, actually." She smiled. Bet Cindy didn't realize she could do that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-08-23 01:30 am UTC (link)
	"Oh. I've got to admit, it's strange to try to figure how that works. Is it hard to get the initial lift? Does...does it get complicated if you try to carry something?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-08-23 01:32 am UTC (link)
	Nic didn't ask. She just picked Cindy up by wrapping her arms around her and with a couple of beats of her wings, the two girls were in the air and had gained quite a bit of altitude, enough so that Nic started gliding a bit. "Did that feel difficult to you?" She was beaming. Nic loved to fly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-08-23 01:39 am UTC (link)
	Oh goodness. "Nope, you're obviously very good at this," Cindy says as soon as her breath stops hitching. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-08-23 02:57 am UTC (link)
	"Practice. Lots." She swooped down a bit. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-08-23 02:59 am UTC (link)
	Cindy gasps a little. "Great view," she eventually says. Of course, she's actually quite obviously got her head turned to look at Nic when she says it. One may take that as one will. Then, back to looking at the ground. "Right there, Cafe Dejeuner." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-08-24 03:50 am UTC (link)
	"Excellent." Nic either misses that Cindy's staring at her or chooses not to mention it as she swoops down and delivers them directly in front of the cafe. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-08-24 04:15 am UTC (link)
	And in they go, and it's a nice little place, and does indeed serve breakfast 24/7. The smell of various kinds of cooked pig wafts through the air. They take a table, and the waitress is possibly strangely fast to come and take their drink orders. "Lemonade, and a preliminary side-order of maple bacon, and ...?" She then looks to Nic. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-08-24 04:16 am UTC (link)
	"Bacon. Just bacon. And coffee. With extra bacon on the side of the bacon. Please." "...I, uh, like bacon." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-08-24 04:21 am UTC (link)
	Cindy smiles and nods. "And a.." quick glance at the menu. "Blackberry omelet," she tells the waitress cordially, but not technically politely. And there will be scurrying to acquire the drinks and food. And she looks to Nic. And looks. "So, are you going to be in school this year?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-08-25 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	"Yep. My brother will probably try to staplegun me to the seat, too. I'm kinda wigged out about it. I haven't been to a real school in several years. Hell, this is the first time in ages I've actually been stateside for more than a few months. Typically this time of year I'm in Cairo." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-08-25 06:12 pm UTC (link)
	Cindy listened. "Well, high school here's probably going to be pretty different than Cairo, but I'm sure you're going to do fine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m.

hawkgirl
2010-08-30 01:14 pm UTC (link)

Nic snorted a little.

"You say this, but I'm not exactly the easiest kid to get along with. I've got a reputation for being trouble with a capital T and the primary reason why my brother has the hateface on all of the time. In Cairo I'm an oddity on the level of vestige of an old goddess--the wings lead to comparisons to Isis. Here...well. I've watched after school specials. I give myself a day before I'm expelled for macing someone."

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	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-08-30 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	Cindy gives this exaggerated consideration. "Okay, I'll admit bringing the mace could maybe lead to problems," she says cheerfully. "I guess it's a good thing my school's so good; no strong impulses to Ask Nicely." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-08-31 01:03 am UTC (link)
	"Ask Nicely?" That sounded of interest. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-08-31 01:09 am UTC (link)
	"My meta abilities. They're a little creepy, unfortunately. Hypnotic suggestion. But I have to be really really polite when I say it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-08-31 01:17 am UTC (link)
	"That....is kinda cool. And yeah, a little creepy, but still cool. Like...how polite?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m.

littleladylord
2010-08-31 01:24 am UTC (link)

"Well, with most of the desk jockeys Dad paid overtime to help me practice, if all I wanted for them was to stop in their tracks, it didn't tend to take more than a please. Minds that happen to be tougher, or asking them to actually do something, it's more of the 'if you would be so kind,' and as things get more complicated, it'd be time to break out the Judith Martin books, you know? That's how the mental focus works. Etiquette. It's why I make sure never to ask anyone I care about for anything with polite language. So they won't have to wonder."

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	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-08-31 01:30 am UTC (link)
	"That seems like a reasonable plan. You explain this to them though, right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-08-31 01:34 am UTC (link)
	"Most of them, yeah. Fortunately, 'Thank you' isn't creepy, so I can still say that." They have, by this point, been inundated with a near infinite supply of bacon. Cindy munches lightly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-08-31 01:58 am UTC (link)
	Nic was well aware of the arrival of bacon and, for the moment could only smile as she consumed. And consumed. And consumed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-08-31 02:00 am UTC (link)
	"...Is the bacon supply in Cairo ever problematic?" Cindy asks after a moment, considering the tendencies of the region and all. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-08-31 02:18 am UTC (link)
	Nic paused. "You have no idea how hard it is to get bacon in Egypt." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-08-31 02:20 am UTC (link)
	She listens and nods. "So it's been quite a relief, and you've still got the instinct that the well's gonna run dry, huh?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)