Thomas Kyle (cantkeepmeout) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-03-24 18:07:00

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Stir-crazy at the Manor
It's been a few days stuck mostly in his room and Thomas feels like he's going to go crazy.

So far he'd manage to avoid questions about how he'd managed to get that badly injured (he hated to admit to any kind of failure) and more awkwardly, how he'd managed to come home the next day all stitched up. And far better than he could have done. But the too-much-pain excuse to avoid questions wasn't going to fly much longer.

Still, he's so used to going out almost every night to fight crime that being confined to a bed both by certain people and by his own injuries was getting to be too much. What was he supposed to do? Just lie there? No, screw what Alt-Dad might say or glare. This was too much.

Carefully limping down the stairs, he starts making his way towards the living room. At least he'd get the giant TV to entertain him.

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	crossbow_bat 2012-03-24 07:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey, it's the walking wounded coming out from his cave," Maria said as she saw him hobbling along. "How's the recovery going?" She was in her Huntress costume and getting ready to hit the streets for the night. Candy Starr had the night off. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-03-24 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Slow," he grumbles. He glances at the costume, wishing he could go out too."And if only I was allowed in the cave. Someone banned me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-03-24 08:00 pm UTC (link)
	"It's for your own good," she said. "If you're in the cave, you won't be able to resist going out. Enjoy the vacation." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-03-24 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm fine, I could at least use the training equipment," he huffs while trying to look like he can actually stand properly. "Hardly a vacation when you're stuck in one room. Got anything interesting lined up for tonight?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

crossbow_bat
2012-03-24 08:08 pm UTC (link)

"No, you can't," she said. "You're barely standing now and don't even try to tell me you aren't. Camp out on the couch and catch up on movies. He can't complain if you're doing an impression of a couch slug."

Maria shrugged. "I've got a lead on an incoming drug shipment. Going to see if the delivery goes down tonight. If it does then I can wrap them up and deliver them to the cops."

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	cantkeepmeout 2012-03-24 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	"It's not that bad," he lies. "Fine, nothing funny, I can't take laughing. Got any recommendations? If you say the second Lord of the Rings I can't speak to you anymore." "Ah, good luck on it then. There was an arms one a week or so ago the Maronis tried stealing from the original buyer. But they sent some amateurs to do it. That was a fun one." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-03-24 08:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Princess Bride, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Fifth Element, The Losers, RED, Lethal Weapon 1 or 2, etc." "Thanks. Hopefully I won't spend the night just sitting on stakeout." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-03-24 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	"That second one on your list will have me ripping stitches! But good that there are no Ents on that list. I was cheering for them to burn. People who liked them need to go fight an actual walking tree. But thanks." "Those are the worst. Then you feel like you've wasted the night." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-03-24 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	"What do you have against Ents?" she asked with her head tilted in confusion. "Exactly," she agreed. "Though I have heard reports of some gang activity, so if my drug dealer thing doesn't pan out, I'll go beat some of them up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-03-24 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	"They're too similar to some of the walking trees Ivy used to like using. Man are those things a pain to take down. And they want me to cheer for them in a movie? Most certainly not," he explains. "There's always gang activity around here sadly." Pause. "Watch out for the ones with knives and in large groups," he tacks on. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-03-24 09:28 pm UTC (link)
	"You're such a baby," she teased. "I know. I can take care of myself." She smiled. "Besides, I have a guardian angel watching out for me." He flew, but he didn't exactly have wings. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-03-24 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Can't hear you, too busy cheering for the burning of the Ents!" "Ah yes, your own Kryptonian. I forget, does he have that spit-curl thing too? Maybe I should get some guardian angel of my own. Could be useful." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-03-24 09:47 pm UTC (link)
	Maria laughed at him. "Not /my/ Kryptonian," she said. Though there was a part of her that did wish Jon was hers. He was one of her best friends and he would always remain as such. She frowned for a moment. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-03-25 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	Maria returned home four hours later with a grease stained brown paper bag in her hand. She was sore, tired and in pain, but it had been a productive night. Now she was going to see if Boy Wonder was still awake and hungry. She wandered into the living room. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-03-25 04:59 pm UTC (link)
	Being unable to drag himself very far around the manor meant he was dependent on other people bringing food. He's stretched out over the couch, feet and head propped up with pillows, and quite bored. When he sees Maria he perks up,"Hey! Rough night?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-03-25 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Fun night," she said and dropped onto the couch next to him. "They put up a fight. I like it when they put up a fight." She shoved the bag at him. "For you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-03-25 05:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks," he smiles as he sits up a bit to grab the bag. "It's even better when the amateur ones think they can win. One guy pulled a shoe on me once." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-03-25 05:14 pm UTC (link)
	"These weren't amateurs," she said. "But it's one less drug ring in town. How's the imprisonment going?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-03-25 05:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Progress is progress," he agrees. "Eh, not so good. I've managed not to pull any stitches today at least." He won't mention he came close to it by tripping over the remote, that was uncharacteristically clumsy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-03-25 05:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Well I guess it's good that you're not aggravating your injuries even more," she said. "Mr. Disapproving-Looks around?" She was of course referring to Bruce. Maria got a lot of disapproving looks from her uncle. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-03-25 05:31 pm UTC (link)
	"He came by not too long ago, during the one time I was getting up to change movies. I swear he timed it that way just so he could be all 'No moving or we're having all those stitches redone, you're lucky to even have them.'" The last part is done in a rather accurate, if unflattering, imitation of Bruce. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-03-25 07:14 pm UTC (link)
	"He always knows the best moment to come by," Maria said. "I was seriously injured once and he used to come by when I thought about getting up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-03-25 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I think that's what he's doing here, hoping to glare me into sitting still until he gives me a clean bill of health," he grumbles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-03-25 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Scary enough it works," she said. "At least it did for me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-03-25 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	"I think he realizes he needs to do more glaring for me," he admits as he pokes some stitches to check them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)