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Heather Collins ([info]loveontherocks) wrote in [info]dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-07-07 21:31:00


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Entry tags:sapphire, topaz

A slice of life in the Windy City
It was a pretty normal Sunday in Chicago, home of the New Guardians.  Fortunately, for the novice super-heroes and possibly future guardians of humanity and the emotional spectrum, it had been a fairly quiet period for them, giving them time to live their lives, do a little heroing here and there, and otherwise do what they could.

A lazy Sunday, the perfect time for a baseball game on the television.   Cubs vs. the Star City Rockets.  Current score, Cubs 2, Rockets 1.  Bottom of the fifth, two men on, two strikes, a long single and...

"SAFE?!  How is that  safe?!  That ball was there way ahead of him!"


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[info]hope_on_wheels
2013-07-07 11:23 pm UTC (link)
Lenny sat next to Heather. While not a sports fan, he wasn't going to pass up a chance to hang out with his girlfriend.

"I thought it only counted if the player has the ball in hand first?"

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[info]loveontherocks
2013-07-07 11:43 pm UTC (link)
"It did! He caught it a good six inches before that guy got there!"

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[info]hope_on_wheels
2013-07-07 11:46 pm UTC (link)
"Okay..but doesn't have to touch the place or touch the player with his mitt or something?" Lenny asked, confused.

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[info]loveontherocks
2013-07-08 12:04 am UTC (link)
"...Okay, yes, he does," Heather admitted.

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[info]hope_on_wheels
2013-07-08 12:12 am UTC (link)
Lenny smiles and wraps an arm around Heather's shoulders. "It's okay."

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[info]loveontherocks
2013-07-08 12:54 am UTC (link)
"It's only the fifth," Heather said. "Rockets can still find this thing."

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[info]hope_on_wheels
2013-07-08 12:56 am UTC (link)
"Sure they can." He whispers into her ear teasingly, "All will be well."

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[info]loveontherocks
2013-07-08 11:21 pm UTC (link)
Well, that gets a laugh.

"Hmm. I don't know if that works. I think Cubs fans might be the biggest source of foolish hope in the universe."

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[info]hope_on_wheels
2013-07-08 11:25 pm UTC (link)
"You think so? If that's the case ol' Bird-Lady is probably all over this game."

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[info]loveontherocks
2013-07-08 11:52 pm UTC (link)
"See, it all goes back to the fact that they haven't gone to the World Series in over a hundred years, but every year, fans in Chicago and around the country get their hopes up that this is their year."

A beat.

"And it never is."

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[info]hope_on_wheels
2013-07-08 11:54 pm UTC (link)
"Whenever I want something to happen usually I make an internal bet with myself to do something I don't want to do if said-thing happens. Kind of a karmic trade-off," Lenny informs.

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[info]loveontherocks
2013-07-09 12:03 am UTC (link)
"Good idea," Heather agreed. "That usually work out pretty well?"

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[info]hope_on_wheels
2013-07-09 12:09 am UTC (link)
"Well the day I told myself I'd actually try and take this superhero business seriously, I ended up stuck in an elevator with you." he revealed with a smirk. "So yeah, it does at times."

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[info]loveontherocks
2013-07-09 10:14 pm UTC (link)
Heather leaned over and kissed him. "Well, I like that answer."

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[info]hope_on_wheels
2013-07-09 10:22 pm UTC (link)
He returns the kiss. "That's good to hear. Love's not my entity so my romantic dialogue is still a work in progress."

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[info]loveontherocks
2013-07-09 11:43 pm UTC (link)
"Well, as long as you don't go searching in cheesy movies or romance novels for suggestions, I think you'll do fine."

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[info]hope_on_wheels
2013-07-09 11:48 pm UTC (link)
He chuckled before looking back at the tv. "Is that good?" he asked, pointing at a play.

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[info]loveontherocks
2013-07-09 11:58 pm UTC (link)
"Oh, that's real good," Heather said. "It's a double play! See, the second basemen got the ball, tagged the runner out, and then threw to first to get the other guy out."

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[info]hope_on_wheels
2013-07-10 12:06 am UTC (link)
Lenny didn't really understand everything Heather said, but it was nice to see her so happy and excited so he went with it.

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[info]loveontherocks
2013-07-10 12:20 am UTC (link)
"All right," she went on. "Top of the sixth, and we're back to the top of the line up. Let's see some runs."

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