Clara Morgenstern (keepstargazing) wrote,
@ 2013-01-09 00:53:00

Even Santa Claus Believes in You!
"So your Mom was a superhero?" Clara asks, watching Mikal string the bow.

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 04:43 am UTC (link)
	"My mom and dad both, yeah. Really, most of the people I knew growing up." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 04:45 am UTC (link)
	"Gee. I don't have a lot of context. Your dad was Arsenal... what was your mom's heroine name?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 04:51 am UTC (link)
	"Uhm, Troia, Wonder Girl, Darkstar... and a brief stint as Wonder Woman." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 04:54 am UTC (link)
	"Wow. We... don't really get a lot of Wonder Persons at home. Dad has one of Wonder Woman's -- the regular Wonder Woman's; I guess she's your aunt. Wow. -- anyway, one of speeches in ... um ... a book." She blushed a little. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 05:04 am UTC (link)
	"My Aunt Diana? Yeah, she's in a lot of books. Which one?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 05:08 am UTC (link)
	More blushing, Clara looks down. "Screwing for Virginity: Thoughts by Soldiers on Peace." She clears her throat. "But anyway, wow. Wonder Woman is your aunt. That's pretty out there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 05:11 am UTC (link)
	He chuckles and nods. "I know that one. Always been one of the contradictions of the Amazons... warrior society all about promoting peace and diplomacy. I guess it is though... never thought about it much. That was always just the way things were." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 05:19 am UTC (link)
	"Well, of course it would be normal when, y'know, it's normal. It's just, we know a lot about the Flash and Superman, and now I know about Hawk and Dove stuff because of my sister, but for the most part back home, the Amazons might as well live at the North Pole for all we know about them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 05:20 am UTC (link)
	"That's right, you are from the Flash's home town, aren't you? I've been to the museum once. Amazing place. And your sister is the new Dove?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 05:27 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. The museum is really neat. And yeah, she is. She seems pretty happy with it. It all sounded so strange and storybookish secondhand, you know?" A smile. "And now I've got new circumstances and magic-type friends, too." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 05:29 am UTC (link)
	"The ring couldn't have made a better choice." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 05:31 am UTC (link)
	She glows -- not from the blue, just figuratively. "Thanks, Mikal. I really appreciate that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 05:37 am UTC (link)
	"You seem to have a knack for it. And it sounds like some of the 'hope' stuff runs in the family." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 05:49 am UTC (link)
	"Heh. Yeah. Faith and Love are big hits, too. Classic Preacher's Family and all. We're hardcore at believing in things." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 05:54 am UTC (link)
	"I bet. Though I'd always heard that the preacher's kids were supposed to be the biggest hellraisers." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 05:59 am UTC (link)
	"That's just a 'failure to channel energy properly,' Dad says." Clara offers the insider expertise. "Also, we don't believe in Hell, so that helps." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 06:05 am UTC (link)
	"Well, that's helpful, anyway. I know both mom and Aunt Diana have been to a couple underworlds, so hard to disbelieve entirely, but there may be something to that - at least in a traditional sense. I haven't figured out the whole cosmology thing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 06:11 am UTC (link)
	"Probably some sort of temporary -- cosmically temporary -- measure, or other unusual circumstances. Probably plenty of ways for a place to be underworldish without involving actual eternal damnation. 'Cause that shouldn't happen." When there's only one thing your religion is really not supposed to believe in, you believe in its absence pretty hard. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 06:13 am UTC (link)
	"Absolutely. Like I said, really wouldn't know. And my parents aren't terribly fond of Hades, so can't really ask the closest thing their religion has to an expert." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 06:19 am UTC (link)
	"Well, that's understandable." Pause. "But anyway, no, can't raise hell. Haven't got one. That's why my troublemaking is so much more sophisticational and stuff." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 06:26 am UTC (link)
	"Well of course. Troublemaking should be treated like the art form it is. What bit of trouble are you most proud of so far?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 06:33 am UTC (link)
	"I got the person playing the wake-up music at camp to replace the regular stuff with Helter Skelter." She'd done it by asking nicely. So sneaky. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 06:34 am UTC (link)
	He chuckles. "That is pretty good. Camp is a natural place for pranks, of course." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 06:43 am UTC (link)
	"Yep. It was very appropriate. So...do you have a lot of superpowers?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 06:46 am UTC (link)
	"It was." He doesn't mention any of his own exploits. Possibly less appropriate. "Not really. A few basic things come with being an Amazon - super strength, speed, durability and flight, mostly." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 06:47 am UTC (link)
	"Four's a pretty decent number, for superpowers." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 06:57 am UTC (link)
	"Nice, easy to remember number. Not as versatile as a power ring, but it works. I suppose most of the Amazons also get the bracelets and some things like that - but I didn't get those. I'm pretty decent with my bow, though. I usually bring that with me. Not quite the same, but still, its a family thing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 07:00 am UTC (link)
	"'Course. And all the more apt for being awesome with." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 07:04 am UTC (link)
	"Well thanks. I do try to keep up the awesomeness quotient." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 07:08 am UTC (link)
	"Awesomeness is a tough responsibility, but we seem to be managing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 07:16 am UTC (link)
	"Well yes, but we were all over the place til you got here. I mean, sure, we had potential, but we really needed our cute blonde commando to put it all together. You even more than make up for Damian. That takes talent." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 07:36 am UTC (link)
	Hot pink blue lanterns are apparently the fashion in the vicinity. "Gosh. Thanks, Mikal." "And I'm sure Damian will come around," she adds quickly. "But yeah, until then, you're definitely worth it, too" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 07:41 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks. Maybe one of these days we'll even get my cousin to loosen up a little. You should spend some more time teaching her how to cause trouble. I don't think she quite got the idea." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 07:44 am UTC (link)
	There's just a slightly chiding look as Clara smiles. "Janie's great, and not everyone's going to have the same exact inclinations, and I know you two care about each other." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 07:48 am UTC (link)
	"Of course I care about her. I just wish she'd relax and have a little more fun now and then." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keepstargazing 2013-01-09 07:48 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I'm sure she can have a lot of fun." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apollos_bow 2013-01-09 07:50 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, I know she's capable of it. She's just kind of tightly wound and worried about everyone else so often. I figured a natural troublemaker like you might be able to help her out." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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