First_Son (first_son) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-06-02 23:32:00

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Learning to fly all over again
He's been pondering this for a while. Quite a while, really... but first Svalin... and then, just Jon being Jon has had him hesitant, and second guessing himself. He's still not intending anything serious anywhere... but socializing has been good. He can't deny it. Goosing Maria, much as he's sure he's going to be embarrassed later, also has him in a little less serious mood than usual.

Still, cute as she is, she also moves a little fast for him, especially after recent events.

He calls Alina's number, after looking it up in team records.

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	collateralmagic 2011-06-03 04:52 am UTC (link)
	Alina's phone buzzes and she answers it without even checking the caller ID. "You were supposed to be here half an hour ago. You keep pulling this kind of thing on me and I'm not covering for you and your boyfriend anymore." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-06-03 04:54 am UTC (link)
	"Sorry, I can be there in thirty seconds, but even I can't fly fast enough to reverse time." he replies with a grin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2011-06-03 05:03 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, hi Jon," Alina says, trying for cool and flippant in spite of the blood rushing to her cheeks. Juliana is definitely going to die for this. "I suppose that I can keep covering for you. What's up?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-06-03 05:04 am UTC (link)
	"Glad to hear it. You free tonight?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2011-06-03 05:12 am UTC (link)
	"Uhh...think so, lemme check." She reaches into her backpack for her assignments calendar and flips it open to the current week. "Yep, nothing that can't be moved. When do you need me?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-06-03 05:14 am UTC (link)
	"This isn't job related, if you have something going on, its not critical. I just wanted to know if maybe you'd join me for dinner?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2011-06-03 05:31 am UTC (link)
	Alina snorts, rolling her eyes skywards. "The only thing on the home-front agenda tonight is card games and no one wants to play poker with me anymore. Trust me, I'm free." Wait, hang on. Dinner? Is Superboy asking her to dinner. "Uh, sure, dinner sounds great!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-06-03 05:33 am UTC (link)
	Yep, he seems to be doing just that. "Great. What do you like, and where and when should I meet you? I don't have a car, and I know your teleporting is tricky... but we can either use the league's teleporters, or I can fly us... so pretty much anywhere is fine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2011-06-03 05:50 am UTC (link)
	"Not El Paso or Juarez," Alina says immediately. Her family would find out, and watching them try to run Jon through the intimidation gauntlet would just be embarrassing. "What's good in your neck of the woods?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-06-03 05:52 am UTC (link)
	"Metropolis has a bit of everything. My usual haunt is a great homestyle burger place, but if you'd prefer something else, there's at least decent options for almost anything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2011-06-03 06:00 am UTC (link)
	"Burgers work just fine for me," Alina says. Somehow, she's not even remotely shocked that his "usual" is a burger place. "Casual dress-code, I'm guessing?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-06-03 06:02 am UTC (link)
	"Yep, t-shirt and jeans, or whatever." He pauses, reminding himself that Alina will have a more traditional definition of 'whatever' than Maria, and he doesn't need to watch his words so much to avoid ending up blushing. "So, what time works for you? And do you want me to pick you up somewhere, or meet in Metropolis?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2011-06-03 06:13 am UTC (link)
	"I'll meet you there," she answers with a chuckle. "The point of staying out of El Paso is keeping you away from my crazy family until I find a place to hide the embarrassing baby pictures." Because this was a date, right? Worth making sure before she went through the trouble of emptying her entire closet out on the floor so she could choose an outfit. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-06-09 02:50 am UTC (link)
	Oh, he's noticed her legs... which surprised him a little. He usually doesn't pay that much attention with most girls he knows... which may be just the point. He definitely takes in the whole effort put into her appearance with a once-over, before meeting her gaze when talking. "Hey yourself." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2011-06-09 03:41 am UTC (link)
	Full points so far, Mr. Kent. Alina grins and slides into the booth across from him, tucking her purse between her and the wall. "This seems like a nice place," she says. "I see why it's your usual." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-06-09 04:48 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, best place in Metropolis, as far as I'm concerned." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2011-06-09 05:37 am UTC (link)
	"Somehow, you being a burger fan isn't all that shocking," Alina drawls, propping her wrist against the edge of the table. Okay, this is pretty normal so far. She can handle it, no problem. "So outside of our usual conversation topics, what's new with you?" Besides unexpected phone calls. Or including, whichever works for him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-06-09 05:40 am UTC (link)
	"Things have been... interesting. A couple sets of extra-dimensional visitors... massive zombie attack that included my dad... didn't stick, obviously... a change or two in the league's line up... yeah, eventful. You been keeping yourself busy?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-06-09 06:01 am UTC (link)
	He nods. "I know, I'm boring that way. Since getting back from the space tour, work has pretty much been life." he admits, keeping track of people around with super hearing, but comfortable enough here, otherwise, to talk work. "Rabbits in Lincoln costumes, really? Ok, that's weird, even for us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2011-06-09 06:10 am UTC (link)
	"See, you say 'boring' and then you say things like 'space tour'." Alina laughs. "I think your dictionary is different than mine. And yeah, rabbits in Lincoln costumes. With exploding eggs. Weird, but I've kind of come to terms with tripping over the weird stuff." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-06-09 06:12 am UTC (link)
	"With your powers, I shouldn't be too surprised. As for space... well, it was one of those... voyage of self-discovery things, I guess. A lot of time just out in the middle of nowhere, but also visiting some of the hotspots out there, over a year and a half. Nice to be home though. Lots to get used to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)