Lian Harper/Jade Arrow (rightontarget) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-12-03 00:47:00

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inactive - lian harper, npc - roy harper

Lian had found a charm in Cerdian's pocket when he died, along with a letter. In the letter, Cerdian explained that breaking the charm in her father's hospital room would help with him with his recovery, but he was a little fuzzy on the details.

Lian certainly wasn't going to turn down anything to help her dad. And she trusted Cerdian enough to know that it would work.

Lian stood in her father's room, one hand holding his, the other holding the charm that Cerdian gave her. She repeated the instructions that he gave her, hoping that it worked.

"Dad...if you can hear me, squeeze my hand. Just once."

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	rightontarget 2010-12-04 06:45 am UTC (link)
	Lian sighed. She couldn't lie to him. "I've been going through some stuff lately," she said, "But that's not important right now. You just came out of a coma." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_parent
2010-12-04 07:05 am UTC (link)

Roy's eyes narrow at his daughter. Whatever it is, she's trying to spare him, even though it's causing her pain. She used to get like that when she asked about Jade and why Jade wasn't there for her. But she didn't like asking because she always thought she was hurting Roy by wanting to know about her mother.

It had taken a long time for him to purge her of that line of thought.

His eyebrows raise as if he's asking the question again.

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	rightontarget 2010-12-04 07:12 am UTC (link)
	No. He'd just come out of a freaking coma, after getting shot by Damien's father no less. It wasn't fair to burden him. "Like I said, not important right now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2010-12-04 07:18 am UTC (link)
	Roy doesn't like being stonewalled, but he lets the matter drop for the moment. Once he's got these tubes out of his throat and he can speak, he's going to go after Lian with both barrels. For now, he just squeezes her hand and hopes that she can handle whatever is hurting her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2010-12-04 07:26 am UTC (link)
	Lian squeezed his hand back, looking straight out at the wall. "I really screwed up." She said after awhile. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2010-12-04 07:31 am UTC (link)
	Roy wonders exactly what's going on, but he doesn't press her. He just holds her hand and waits to see if she'll say anything further. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2010-12-05 03:40 am UTC (link)
	"I just wanted to make sure Mom got put away somewhere where she wasn't going to get out. I didn't intend for...all of this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_parent
2010-12-05 03:44 am UTC (link)

Just then the doctors enter the room and begin checking Roy over. Lian is asked to leave the room so that they can do what's necessary.

Two hours later, Roy has been settled in a new room with the doctors pronouncing his recovery "miraculous". Still, they want to keep him a few days for observation.

When Lian returns, he dad's Questioning Look returns as well.

"Now sit down and tell me everything." he rasps, his voice unused to talking after so long of a silence.

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	rightontarget 2010-12-06 04:49 am UTC (link)
	Lian left the room, getting coffee while the doctors examined Dad. When they said that it was okay, she came back in, sitting back down in the chair by his bed. "Well...it all started when I decided to go undercover in the League of Assassins looking for Mom." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2010-12-06 04:56 am UTC (link)
	Roy looks at his daughter thoughtfully. He knew, from several of his contacts, that Jade had been taking contracts from the League for a quite awhile now. He'd hoped to keep Lian from finding out, but that seemed not to be happening. "All right. I'm going to stifle the urge to ask you what the hell you were thinking by doing something that crazy. Go on." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2010-12-06 05:28 am UTC (link)
	"I ran into her on a mission with the Outsiders...and you know how Mom rattles my brains. I thought I could put her away for good. It was stupid, and I didn't tell anyone. I didn't want any one to get involved. " A pause. "I met someone there. Damien Wilson. He's the son of Deathstroke and Talia al Ghul. He's also the new Demon's Head." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_parent
2010-12-06 05:41 am UTC (link)

Again, Roy listens before speaking. He's had to develop that trait over the years raising a little girl into a woman, but what he hears brings a grim look to his face.

"So, you went on this mission without telling your team. You also didn't tell your /family/. You didn't tell Mia, or Ollie or Keith.

You also didn't tell me, Lian. I understand not telling everyone else, but you didn't tell /me/. I know how you get about your mother. I get the same way. I'm disappointed that you didn't feel you could trust me with this." Roy says, coughing a little bit. He hadn't meant to say that much at once, but it all just came out.

The information about Slade's newest offspring hardens the look even further.

"Lian, did he hurt or threaten you in any way?" Roy asks, fire in his eyes. If this guy hurt his daughter, he was going to get out of this bed, call Dick, Garth, Donna and Wally and they were going to go lay an old-school Titans smackdown on the League of Assassins, Slade and anyone else who'd had a hand it.

Ollie and Connor might even suit up one more time for this one.

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	rightontarget 2010-12-06 06:02 am UTC (link)
	Lian lowered her eyes. "I know. Out of all people, I should have at least told you. And I'm sorry I didn't, Dad." She continued to stare at the floor. "No. He didn't." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2010-12-06 06:19 am UTC (link)
	"Lian, if he did, you need to tell me. I'll make it stop." he says. "Or I'll make sure he never hurts you again." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2010-12-06 06:28 am UTC (link)
	"He didn't," Lian said. Another long pause. "We were sort of...involved." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2010-12-06 06:39 am UTC (link)
	Roy takes a deep breath. "Honey, being involved is like being pregnant. There isn't a 'sort of' to it. You were involved with him. Okay, fine. You broke it off and left. Did you find your mother?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2010-12-06 06:40 am UTC (link)
	At the mention of being pregnant, Lian was silent. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_parent
2010-12-06 06:45 am UTC (link)

Given that Roy's just come out of coma and not firing on all cylinders, he doesn't connect his daughter's silence to his recent words.

He thinks the silence has to do with Jade.

"Honey, it's okay. If you fond your mother, I'm not going to be upset. If you didn't find her, we can work together this time and make sure she's dealt with. You don't have to keep living with her hanging over your head." Roy says.

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	rightontarget 2010-12-06 06:49 am UTC (link)
	Might as well cut to the chase. "Dad...I'm pregnant." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2010-12-06 06:58 am UTC (link)
	/That/ stuns Roy Harper into silence, a feat accomplished by only a few people in his life. His face softens as he realizes the weight she's been carrying. "Is the baby Damien Wilson's, Lian?" Roy asks her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2010-12-06 07:00 am UTC (link)
	"Yes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2010-12-06 07:09 am UTC (link)
	It took Roy a moment to absorb what Lian was saying. Roy was going to share a grandchild with Deathstroke, the man who had tried to kill him, Ollie and many of his friends and allies at least ten times each. Now, their families were going to be bound forever...in more ways than one. "Come here, Lian." Roy says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2010-12-06 07:19 am UTC (link)
	Lian moved a little closer to the bed, waiting to hear an earful. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2010-12-06 07:20 am UTC (link)
	"It's going to be okay, honey. I'm going to take care of you. I promise." Roy says. "Dad is gonna make everything okay." he says, reaching out to hug her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)