boosted_gold (boosted_gold) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-11-23 19:10:00

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The Spirited of St Louis
A package arrives for one Cynthia Lord, wrapped in bright blue and gold wrappings. A small attached card reads "Are you ready for an educational field trip?"

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boosted_gold
2010-11-26 03:20 am UTC (link)

Skeets secures himself under Riley's hat again.

"Beats the hell out of me. Maybe he just had enough money to pay someone with the resources. He seemed more interested in the organ as a trophy than anything else. I'll let Rip sort him out." Riley shrugs.

"Man I'm hungry now..." He checks his notes, then grumbles. "Great... can't get a hot dog for two hours. Oh well." He shows Cindy the notes. "Your call, still your day."

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	littleladylord 2010-11-26 03:26 am UTC (link)
	"I want to watch them hawk Fairy Floss for half the price of admission for a while, before we go for the hot dogs or ice cream cones. That okay with you two?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2010-11-26 03:35 am UTC (link)
	"Fine by me," Dinah said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2010-11-29 03:14 am UTC (link)
	Riley leads the girls on a roundabout path until the smell of faintly burning sugar tinges the air. A man in brightly colored, for the era, clothing is drawing a crowd near, taking tufts from one larger piece and brandishing them at children as he spiels. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-11-29 08:14 am UTC (link)
	And Cindy watches downright gleefully. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2010-11-29 05:53 pm UTC (link)
	"God, that smells good," Dinah said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2010-11-30 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	Riley gives Cindy a nudge and a smile. "Glad you're having a good time. Rumors had reached my ears that, for some shocking reason, you're not always so fond of me and Dinah." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-11-30 10:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Shocking. One wonders how such gossip comes about." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2010-11-30 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah," Dinah said. "What on Earth about us could bug you, L-Nor?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2010-12-02 01:06 am UTC (link)
	"Truly mystifying." Riley grins, steering the girls on another path and towards the hot dog area. Skeets' voice comes from under Riley's hat. "Miss Lord, I've just conducted a telescopic scan of our destination. Do your own studies into the history of the Fair indicate any prevalence of hats shaped like pickles?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-12-02 01:41 am UTC (link)
	Cindy's glare at Dinah is interrupted when she turns to Skeets, perplexed. "No, not at all. ...Oh gosh, Don't tell me there's another one..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2010-12-02 02:11 am UTC (link)
	"...Well, that's... different." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2010-12-08 02:31 am UTC (link)
	Riley hurries them, carefully, along the path until they can see what Skeets is on about. Expecting to find a fight in progress, Riley is rather surprised to find one of the worst-dressed villain(?)s he's ever seen, giving out... free wasabi for hot dogs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_independent 2010-12-10 12:05 am UTC (link)
	"Come one, come all!' the Condiment King barked. "Taste the flavor of Japan! Feel it set your taste buds aflame! Feel the power of Wasssaaabbbiii!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2010-12-10 12:06 am UTC (link)
	"...Okay,, now I know that's not historically accurate." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-12-10 12:13 am UTC (link)
	Cindy sets her teeth on edge. "Temporal condiment terrorism? Really? He thinks this is worth disrupting a great moment in marketing history?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2010-12-10 12:26 am UTC (link)
	"I find it very hard to acknowledge someone with a pickle for a helmet as a 'terrorist'." Riley shakes his head. "There's nothing in my research notes about the dangers of wasabi hitting the American market early, but still.." He turns to Dinah, holding up a fist. "Three-count, then shoot." He shakes his fist up and down. "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2010-12-10 12:51 am UTC (link)
	"Remind me to have a frank discussion with Rip about not telling us things ahead of time," Dinah muttered. She shook her own fist up and down, putting out paper. Riley would probably chose rock. He almost always chose good, predictable rock. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2010-12-10 01:25 am UTC (link)
	Curses! Foiled by the paper of Dinah's silky smooth palm once more! "Okay, go have fun. Holler if you need backup." He hands over the temporal cuffs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-12-10 01:35 am UTC (link)
	"Careful of the stands!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

bwa_ha_ha
2010-12-10 01:44 am UTC (link)

"When I am ever anything but careful?" Dinah asked. "...Except for the time with the blowtorch. And the teleporter malfunction. And the computer virus. And... well, besides all those?"

She took the cuffs from Riley and headed over to the Condiment King.

"Um, excuse me?" she started. "But I really can't let you do that. And I'd really prefer not to hit anybody in that dorky a hat. You obviously have enough problems without me doing possible dental work."

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	dc_independent 2010-12-10 01:50 am UTC (link)
	"Foolish girl! None can stop the power of Wasabi! I, the Condiment King, will transform the tastes of a nation and usher in a new and early era of Flavor!" He pulled some sort of gun on her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2010-12-10 01:59 am UTC (link)
	"Or you'll confuse them so much that hot dogs will never catch on, you moron..." Cindy couldn't believe this was happening. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2010-12-10 02:09 am UTC (link)
	"Don't let the dress get stained! Rip won't shut up if I affect his period collection stuff!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

bwa_ha_ha
2010-12-10 02:33 am UTC (link)

Dinah managed--barely--to resist the urge to laugh in the would-be super-villain's face. He might have seemed ridiculous to her, but he was obviously quite serious about his goals here.

Fortunately, she was more than capable of taking him down, especially with surprise on her side. She right foot shot out from underneath her dress, striking him hard in the kneecap and bringing him down to his other knee.

"Oh," she said. "Did I do that?"

A second blow across his neck brought him down. She slipped the cuffs on him once she was sure he was out.

"That," she said, "is for mom, apple pie, and ketchup."