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
2010-08-31 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)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-08-31 02:54 am UTC (link)
	"Nah. I just eat like this. It requires a lot of calories to power winged flight." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-08-31 03:00 am UTC (link)
	"That makes sense," Cindy says, nodding, smiling, nibbling, and...staring. Just a little. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-09-02 12:16 am UTC (link)
	Nic noticed the subtle staring and had to admit to herself that she kind of liked it. It confused her, but she enjoyed it. "...you don't go out much?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-09-02 12:22 am UTC (link)
	"Well, that depends on what sense of the term one uses," Cindy says. "I eat in cafes quite frequency. Otherwise, no, I don't go out much at all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-09-02 12:23 am UTC (link)
	"I meant with girls. Like me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-09-02 12:32 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, by that definition, I really...don't go out." She looks at her plate. "I...always figured girls who were actually interested me were on the schedule for...some time after I got my MBA. And girls like you..." She blushes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-09-02 12:35 am UTC (link)
	"Like me what?" Nic sat down her bacon and looked at Cindy curiously. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-09-02 12:43 am UTC (link)
	"...I just didn't figure that when I did start going on dates, they'd be as pretty as you. Sorry if that sounds corny." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-09-02 12:48 am UTC (link)
	"That doesn't sound corny at all, really. It sounds honest. I just didn't realize that you were so...focused on other aspects of your life." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-09-02 01:00 am UTC (link)
	"Well, yeah, I've tried to be pretty focused at school. And at St. Elias, well... if I asked anybody out, and she said no, or said yes and regretted it, it would kind of put a tension in the living environment, you know?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-09-02 01:07 am UTC (link)
	"I thought tension was a normal part of the experience?" Nic wasn't sure, but she assumed as much, considering her own adventures with awkward. "So this is all totally new for you, huh?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-09-02 01:11 am UTC (link)
	Cindy considers that first statement. "Maybe, but at a boarding school, where everybody's in pretty close quarters, it just seemed like too much risk for too slim a chance." Cindy smiled a little sheepishly. "Yeah. Gee, I'm usually much better at marketing than this. I keep making it clear that I don't know what I'm doing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-09-02 01:16 am UTC (link)
	"Is ok. Everyone starts somewhere." Nic grinned for a moment and she recognized that Cindy would probably need a little...nudge. Nic could do that. Quietly and with her hawk-like grace, Nic stood up a little, leaned over the table, grabbed Cindy's face...and kissed her. "There." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-09-02 01:26 am UTC (link)
	There's a brief little low sound as Cindy's kissed, and it's not just of surprise. She manages to overcome the shock to kiss back a little -- one should always contribute to the things one is interested (very, very interested) in, after all -- but it's all too brief. "Oh," she says quietly, then smiles, staring all the more. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-09-02 01:29 am UTC (link)
	"That wasn't awkward now was it?" A little physically weird, yes. Surprise-kissing someone over a table was a little strange, but it was still good. Nic felt a bit accomplished. "We could do it again and stuff." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-09-02 01:43 am UTC (link)
	"That'd be really nice." Their food is getting finished; their check is being brought; Cindy's platinum card is being handed over. And her eyes barely leave Nic for an instant. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. hawkgirl 2010-09-02 01:45 am UTC (link)
	"Then we should get out of here so we can do that then." Nic stood up, waiting only half-patiently for the receipt to be brought to Cindy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Monday, 5:55 p.m. littleladylord 2010-09-02 01:56 am UTC (link)
	Cindy...has to just round the tip up considerably. Very good at it though she normally is, this is no time for decimals. It's signed. She rises and scurries to escort Nic out into the night. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)