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Jane Doe-Smith ([info]jdoesmith) wrote in [info]dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-10-19 22:40:00


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Entry tags:inactive - jane doe-smith, inactive - robert queen

So it struck me down
Jane didn't like worrying people. She especially did not like to worry those who she had let herself get close to. Of course this meant trying to avoid talking about the fact she never slept undisturbed for the most part. It meant not thinking about how much she wanted to know things that were pretty much impossible to find out.

Eventually Jane moves from where she had exiled herself to. The training room she had set up for herself always faintly smelt like sweat. There was also a faint smell that caught Jane's attention then she sighed.

"Shoulda wrapped my hands," she grumbles twisting her writs to work out the cramps. She had pounded the hell out of the punching bag and had apparently hurt one knuckle while being so aggravated from the nightmares that had struck her. The blond grumbled to herself then moved to go wash her hands off in one of the bathrooms. The light burned her eyes as she flicked it on and she winced as she got a look at herself.

"I look like shit," she mumbled not wanting to wake her lover who should still be asleep. Not like her. She should really try and get some rest. If she got some rest she would look and feel much better.


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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-20 01:40 am UTC (link)
"You look beautiful." Robert says. One moment he's not there and the next moment he is. Jane is probably used to how silently he moves, even when they're both awake.

"Are you all right, Jane? I've seen you up in the middle of the night before, but I didn't say anything before now. I figured you just didn't care for sleeping.

Do you want to spar or talk? I...have something to tell you anyway." Robert says.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-20 01:44 am UTC (link)
"Talk I guess?" She shrugs rolling her shoulders.

"I don't normally sleep well. Never have. I have..." She shudders rolling her shoulders and tightening one arm around herself. She isn't going to shut him out.

"Can we get out of here? Go in the kitchen or somethin'."

She suddenly felt caged in even though there was room to move around in the bathroom. Something about it was throwing her off.

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-20 01:56 am UTC (link)
"Yeah, sure." he says, turning and going to the living room.

"Tell me what's wrong, Jane." Robert says.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-20 02:00 am UTC (link)
She follows after him. She makes more noise than him. The sound of her shoulder popping as she stretches and falls in line after him filled up the very brief silence.

"I..... Get nightmares. Violent ones. Nothing from my time as a PI. No back when I got taken in by my old man. Before that. I don't remember anything but..... My mind. It's blank. I just know there's something..... Bad. And I don't know what it is. But it's crippling pretty much."

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-20 02:06 am UTC (link)
Robert stiffens as Jane mentions her past. He still things of Natasha Irons' words from earlier, about there being people who are looking for Jane, who don't have good intentions toward her. It makes him worry that she'll be here alone without him, though he knows she can take care of herself.

He sits down on the couch, the extends his arms to get her to sit down and relax with him.

"Jane...if you could find out what you didn't know...would you do it?" Robert asks.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-20 02:12 am UTC (link)
Jane settles against him. Tucks under his arm and shut her eyes.

"Maybe," she says after a moment. She feels so safe huddled against him. She normally didn't care about touchy feelly crap. She gets it though. She certainly won't tell him she's in love with him. He'll have to figure that out on his own. He's a smart guy though.

"I mean. I always wanted to know. I want to know why I'm so good at being a detective. Like a natural almost. And I only started getting really decent at fighting because I started sparring with you." That wasn't true. She could kick ass when it came to street level punks.

He probably saw her go into bars to start fights when she was itching for action. She did very well in brawls for someone so small.

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-20 02:26 am UTC (link)
He listens to her speak, mostly because he loves the sound of her voice, almost as much as he loves her. Of course, she probably already knew that. Living with a natural observant and curious woman was often an exercise in watching himself.

She knew what he liked to eat, his favorite beer and his dominant hand. She'd also figured out that he liked pistachios and jalapeno potato chips before he'd told her. Coming home one day to find those among the goodies on the shopping list earned her several kisses.

Most of all, she'd saved his life and taken him in when he had nowhere else to go.

"Jane, I told you once and I'll tell you again; you're a natural fighter. I've met some good ones before, but you...you've learned everything I taught you faster than I did. You've knocked me on my ass a few times. You've also handled yourself well against man-eating tiger gods." Robert says, stroking her hair.

"I met someone today who told me that they...might know the answers you're looking for." Robert says, choosing honesty once again.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-20 02:39 am UTC (link)
Oh she loved surprising him. It was fun and always ended up with one of them getting a twinkle in their eye she enjoyed. She was also sure that he enjoyed it too.

She loved the time they shared. She looked up at him with a surprised look on her face.

"Someone.... knows?" She was just well, shocked.

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-20 02:46 am UTC (link)
"This person says that her employers have information about your past. In order to get it, I need to do some work for them. Now, they also said that someone from your past is after you, and I'm not going to let you get hurt while I'm not here.

I'd like you to take a vacation of some kind until I finish this job. Once I get the information, I'll bring it to you and we'll go over it together." Robert says, starting at the ceiling.

"I have to leave tomorrow to go to Star City. Where Oliver is." Robert says.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-20 02:53 am UTC (link)
"Oh hell," Jane mutters looking surprised. She couldn't believe that this was happening.

"I haven't been able to talk to Mia yet about you." She can feel a headache forming in her head. She rests against his chest hiding her face.

"Can do. I have way too much money. Being a good PI pays well. I'll use cash to pay for everything. That way they can't track me easily. I'll be in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. I can rent a cabin, keep busy."

It's odd how quickly she can form a plan. But it works.

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-20 03:05 am UTC (link)
"Well, it's not like I won't come back to you, Jane. I can meet Mia and we'll all...go out to dinner or something. I'll also pay you back for putting me up here for so long." he says.

Robert blinks as Jane rattles off her plan. He'd expected her to maybe have an idea of what to do after a minute of planning, but it seemed like she'd been planning this ahead of time.

"Have you seen anyone already, Jane? Has anyone come after you?" he asks quickly.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-20 03:12 am UTC (link)
"I..." She blushes and looks up at him.

"I had a secret plan to kidnap you for a weekend or so?" She smiles sheepishly and strokes his chest with a shy look on her face. "I thought it would be fun to plan out just how I'd 'kidnap' you. I even planned some fun things to wear for you to have fun getting off latter--"

She trails off with a shy look on her face. She doesn't like showing her hand. This was 'different'.

"Not really. New people in the area? Yes. Young couple moved in down the street. Not dangerous. The woman is pregnant. Just found out. Was recently disfellowshipped from the Jehovah's Witnesses for dating and sleeping with a worldly man. They're as dangerous as kittens. Haven't noticed anyone else though. Think I should've?"

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-20 03:43 am UTC (link)
"/Now/ you tell me. I would have willingly been kidnapped by you, and only you, Jane. However, I'm now demanding that you create a plan and kidnap me, sometime. I'd like to see if I can figure out where we're going before we get there." Robert smiles, kissing her forehead.

"I like your ideas for our free time, Jane. You'll have to show me what outfits you had in mind." he says, still grinning.

She informs him of the people she's seen recently and his grin vanishes, as he tries to decide if he should check them out himself.

"You're a smart woman, Jane. You'll know if someone's off. Please...just promise that if someone does try to hurt you that you won't give them a second chance to do so." Robert requests.

He'd kill anyone to protect Jane, but he knows she's not the same as him, which he's glad for.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-20 03:54 am UTC (link)
Jane gets this amused smile on her face. She loves playing with him in so many ways. And it is probably because she loves him and enjoys the way they can egg each other on. "My next plan? Will involve rope."

Jane can tell he is thinking. She knows he will check the young couple out. It is in his nature to be protective.

She chuckles and nods. "It's why I'll bring a gun and a bow with me. Why don't you know?"

She smiles wolfishly. "It's hunting season."

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-20 04:03 am UTC (link)
"Rope? Oh, I thought we were past that stage. I'm going to buy a pair of handcuffs just for you as a souvenir when I come back." Robert smiles.

"Oh, it's hunting season? Well, I think I've caught /my/ prey." he smirks, tickling her a bit.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-20 04:07 am UTC (link)
"But rope is so much fun," Jane says with a delighted smile. Handcuffs are lots of fun. She enjoys finding new ways to play with them. And Robert is a little too good at untying her knots.

"...Prey?" She blinked the squeaked loudly trying to escape. She was very ticklish! He should know that.

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-20 04:15 am UTC (link)
He does know this and he tickles for a bit before he stops and just settles with her in his arms.

"I could die while I'm gone, Jane. In case that happens, you should know that I knew there was something about you from the moment we met on that rooftop. Of course, the way you took out those thugs was nothing short of awe-inspiring.

But...you've been there for me almost more than anyone else in my life. I don't want to lose that. I want to come back to you when this is over, if you'll let me.

Because I love you." he says.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-20 04:19 am UTC (link)
Jane was staring up at him she knew he was serious after he stopped tickling her. She smiled up at him then listened to him.

Oh. Well even with all her skills she hadn't known that.

"You better come back," she says firmly. "Because I love you too. I was sure you knew that though. I...Knew it when you ended up on my door step. Not consciously. But you scared me."

She looks at him seriously. "It was worse than my nightmares. I hate seeing people I love hurt."

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-20 12:20 pm UTC (link)
"Well, not only will I come back, but I'll come back in one piece, Jane. I don't like seeing you scared or upset, like tonight." Robert says.

He's silent for a moment before he decides to ask his next question.

"Jane, what happens in your dreams? Can you tell me anything about them?" he asks, wanting her to talk about what was originally bothering her.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-20 01:37 pm UTC (link)
"Good," Jane says firmly with a solid look at him. She would be very upset if he was hurt.

She bites her lip then decides to try and explain. "I'm never quite sure what it is. Everything is this--- dark eerie blue. I know I'm cold. I can't move. Can't control anything. And... It's like. It's like I know something terrible is happening. But I can't move and no matter how hard I try I can't fight it."

This is the part she hates thinking about. "And I've seen others there. I know they were real and .... A lot like me. And I can hear them being put down. Something was wrong with them. Some of them aren't strong or good enough. So they had to go. And I can't help them either. I'm just as helpless as them."

This is starting to upset her again. She doesn't like thinking about it.

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-20 02:05 pm UTC (link)
Robert sees that this is upsetting Jane, but his curiosity is also piqued. The Jane described her dream, the less it sounds like one. He is no expert, but he has a hunch.

"Jane? You have been having this same dream for a long time now, right? What if this isn't just a nightmare, but a real memory trying to break through? Sometimes our minds use our dreams during sleep to tell us things our waking minds won't think about. And you, my love, are the definition of a workaholic." Robert says.

"Have you ever thought of writing down your dreams? You might give yourself some clues that you haven't picked up on prior to this." he says.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-20 07:11 pm UTC (link)
"Things similar to it, yes. I always thought this was connected to my past. I just can't remember anything before I woke up in that shipping yard." She glances up at him and nods.

"I have a box. I used to write what I remembered down." She continued to just stay curled against him. "Now mostly I just write down what I see. The idea of forgetting everything I've experienced is.... Scary."

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-20 08:03 pm UTC (link)
Robert nods and smiles, trying to offer Jane comfort. He was offered little comfort growing up, so he's still not great with it as an adult, but he tries for Jane.

"There is definitely a starting point, Jane. If these people are still watching you, they may want to make contact. Or maybe they already have..." Robert says, thinking.

"Have any of your cases lately been odd? Like, something that didn't add up or a client who didn't want to meet? Or seemed eager to meet with you?" he asks.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-20 08:19 pm UTC (link)
Jane nodded.

"Missing person case. Couldn't find records on the person they wanted me to locate." Which had been very weird.

"hen I contacted them about it.... The number I had? Wasn't a real number." She looks very unhappy with this information.

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-20 08:23 pm UTC (link)
"That could be something. Did you get paid?" he asks.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-20 08:26 pm UTC (link)
"Yeah. They put down a deposit. Which I remember because it was higher than the standard going rate. It was through a money order though so not sure how much that will help," Jane admits the last part with a frown.

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-20 08:58 pm UTC (link)
"How long ago did this happen? Any other cases like it?" he asks, a picture forming in his mind. Having a detective for a girlfriend (is that what she is?) definitely makes a person ask more questions than normal.

"If these people exist, they're watching you and closely. Be careful and leave word with several people on where you're going, okay?"

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-20 09:11 pm UTC (link)
"About a month go. I haven't gotten any other odd cases." She rubs her nose.

"The oddest thing I ever came across was a journal that predicted my exsistance from the 1930s. But I think that was more of a magic thing. Not connected to this." She nods sharply. "I will."

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-20 11:29 pm UTC (link)
"Good. I don't want you getting hurt before I come back with the handcuffs." he jests.

"Are you going to be okay in New Hampshire?" he asks.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-21 12:54 am UTC (link)
Jane nods slowly.

"Yeah. I've been there before. I know a few of the locals. They know me. They'll keep an eye out if I ask. It's a small town so everyone knows when something weird is up."

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-21 12:56 am UTC (link)
"Okay. Then I'll resist the urge change my mind about this trip to stay and watch out for you." he says.

"How is your hand? Do we need to wrap it?" he asks.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-21 01:00 am UTC (link)
Jane chuckled and shrugged. "I should ice it. And now you know why I eat so much. I exercise when I need to force myself to sleep. It ain't healthy but it works."

She stares at her hand. "Hell. If I do end up getting pushed into the costumed business like I feel like I've been since last October... I might actually sleep better, ya know. I'll be too busy to remember whatever it is that has me actin' like this."

She looks back up at him. "What do you think? I'd rather not stand out while helpin' out my friends..."

This is a big subject change.

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-21 01:57 am UTC (link)
"I think you'd make a great vigilante, Jane. But you sound like you know a few already." he grins.

"It's a tough life and people aren't always going to thank you for saving their lives. The question is: are you comfortable stepping out of the shadows and getting more involved?

You can't have any fear or doubt in your mind if you're going to be on the streets at night. I, for one, would love to patrol with you sometime, though." he says.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-23 09:07 pm UTC (link)
Jane chuckled recalling her past encounters with the costumed crowd. "It was by chance I met most of them."

"Of course I am. I wouldn't talk about doing something if I haven't seriously thought it over." She smirks a bit. "I don't go off half-cocked about things. It ain't my style."

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-24 02:39 am UTC (link)
"You and chance seem to get along really well." Robert observes, hugging her.

"If you're sure you want to do this, then I support you one hundred percent, Jane, and I'll help you any way I can. Do you know what you'd call yourself?" he asks.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-24 02:49 am UTC (link)
"Maybe I secretly have a meta gene for good luck," Jane offers up with a laugh.

Oh now she gets to really yank his chain. "I was thin' of Kestrel. To honor a dear friend' of ours."

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-25 12:56 am UTC (link)
"I'd believe that one, with as many scrapes as you get into and come out of in one piece." Robert laughs, remembering the first time he saw her start a bar-fight.

He really thought he would have to kill someone that night, but Jane handled herself well. The only thing better than that was after the bar-fight. He grinned at the memory.

Her mention of Kestrel earned her a quizzical look.

"So what you meant to say was that I now need to go put an arrow in Kestrel before I leave so that he doesn't come after you for baiting him. Did I get that right?" he asks.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-25 01:19 am UTC (link)
Jane's eyes crinkle with amusement. She obviously enjoyed every little scrape she got into. Hard to say why she did, it was just another quirk.

Oh now Jane is laughing. "I won't be out there until you get back. And... I know he'll eventually come after me. Remember what we did to him? I know if I were him I wouldn't forget. I just plan on being ready."

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-25 05:08 pm UTC (link)
"All right, that works. Are you going to wear a costume? Do I need to start looking for reasons not to stare at you if you're wearing tight leather?" Robert asks playfully.

"And if he comes after you while I'm gone, be careful and don't get heroic. Deal with the situation and then get to safety, please." he says.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-25 05:19 pm UTC (link)
"A costume makes sense Body armor, after all," Jane says with a faint smile. She knows he'll probably stare if he sees what she plans on wearing.

"Of course I'll run. He isn't someone I could face without back up. He's too.... Tough," Jane tries to reassure him. "Hell. If it comes down to it, I'll run to my friends. They know about him."

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-25 05:45 pm UTC (link)
"Okay, okay. I'm sorry. You were taking care of yourself long before I showed up and you've gotten this far while I was out of the picture for a long time. I'm not trying to take over your life, Jane. I swear." Robert says, trying to reign in the desire to protect someone who, in truth, saved /his/ life when he was nearly killed by a murdering psycho.

"You're going to be fine and I'm going to come back with the information you need, and then you can tell me how you want to handle it from there. Does that sound fair?" he asks with a smile.

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-25 07:10 pm UTC (link)
Jane relaxes a great deal. She had not been happy when he seemed to over react. She had been used to taking care of herself. As much as she loves him, she doesn't want to have to prove she can take care of herself.

"It does." She leans in to kiss his cheek. "I'll take care of myself. And you better take care of yourself, Mr Queen."

She smirks. "I don't want to have to get stern with you."

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-26 03:14 am UTC (link)
"I promise I'll do my best to stay safe, since I know that if I get hurt, you'll nurse me back to health, then beat me up for getting hurt in the first place." Robert chuckles.

Though, he's pretty sure Jane would do just that.

"And the last thing a guy wants to tell people is that his girlfriend beat him up." Robert jokes.

A year ago, Robert would never have made jokes with anyone, much less someone he could say he was in love with. Jane's presence was a calming influence on him. He didn't feel like he had to be on guard at all times with her, like he did most people.

"But I /do/ like it when you're stern with me."

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[info]jdoesmith
2010-10-26 03:28 am UTC (link)
Jane chuckles again. "I know you're going to try. I can't stop you from doing this either, so I'll try not to beat you up over this latter."

She tilts her head and one eyebrow goes up. "Girlfriend? Why, I like the sound of that."

So that's what they are then. Good, she really does like that. "I like it when it ends happily, which it normally does."

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[info]hunters_moon
2010-10-27 11:46 pm UTC (link)
"Happy endings are good whenever one can get them." Robert smiles.

"So...are you sleepy yet or do you want to do something?" he asks.

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[info]dareyoutorun
2010-11-04 01:22 am UTC (link)
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