Margery Daw Grundy (seesaw) wrote,
@ 2012-10-15 01:09:00

....because she can't work any faster
In the Safe World, it was Fall.

Fall was good. She could concentrate okay in Fall. Very blustery day. That was all right. As the weird flashy lights from Uncle Eddie's Machine faded, Margery tried to remember the rules. It was safe here, but don't trust anyone who looks like Papa or Uncle Eddie or anyone in the family, because they're not. Everybody was different; everybody was new.

All the new people around here, however, were running away. "I don't want to hurt anybody!" Margery assured. But no one seemed to be listening.

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	seesaw 2012-10-15 03:11 am UTC (link)
	"I'm Margery, and --" she begins before she looks up and freezes. "...ultras" And her entire childhood is going to trump sorting out Uncle Eddie's warnings for a moment as Margery runs. But she has no idea where she's going. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-10-15 03:13 am UTC (link)
	Well, that's not good. Not good at all. Thankfully, he can keep pace with her without too much problem, taking care to try not to herd or crowd her. "Margery, wait!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	seesaw 2012-10-15 03:17 am UTC (link)
	She just runs, until she sees she isn't getting away, but she's still not dead. Not even hurt. Everybody's different. Everybody's new. Even....? She stops. Still keeping back, but facing him, teary-eyed. She shouldn't think about Papa right now, and what happened to him, but she can't not think about it. "...it was supposed to be safe here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-10-15 03:22 am UTC (link)
	"Here? Where are you from? If someone is after you, I might be able to help you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

seesaw
2012-10-15 03:28 am UTC (link)

"But you're a --" She stopped. "Everybody's new, everybody's different. ... But someone who looks like you killed Pa-- killed my father. But Uncle Eddie says this is a new... 'fa-cet of reality. He said I'd be safe, that if it worked, he -- I shouldn't talk about Uncle Eddie. They haven't caught him yet. Why do you want to help? I'm not selling anyone out!"

There is only so much you can brief an honorary niece in a few minutes' assembling the machine and pushing the buttons about a society that works completely differentlty.

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	first_son 2012-10-15 03:39 am UTC (link)
	He lowers himself down to ground level, trying to be less intimidating. "Someone who looks like me?" That's not good news. "I'm not asking you to sell anyone out, and I'm not going to hurt you. I'm Superboy - if you really are from a different reality - which I'm starting to believe..." stranger things have happened, by far, "then you have a lot to learn." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	seesaw 2012-10-15 03:42 am UTC (link)
	They're the same height now, and she still looks terrified of him, though she's trying to calm down and pay attention. She nods. "Ultraman. He killed him on a Saturday. Because it was funny that way. I'm Margery Daw Grundy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-10-15 03:52 am UTC (link)
	"I'm familiar with Ultraman. He's fought my dad several times. I'm Superman's son - Superman being Ultraman's counterpart in this reality. So you're Sir Grundy's daughter? With the Grundys, its always possible he'll return... its happened before, I'd guess, depending on how like our Solomon Grundy he really is." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	seesaw 2012-10-15 03:55 am UTC (link)
	She starts to smile and nod. "That's... that's a good point. Uncle Eddie wanted to get us out, though. He said if it looked like it worked, he could send the littler ones someday, but he started with me because I'm older and tougher." She wiped her face where tears had already started to seep out of the chalk. "Guess I don't look very tough right now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-10-15 04:10 am UTC (link)
	He reaches out a hand to her, but doesn't touch her yet. "I know Grundies better than that. If he sent you ahead, I'm sure you're more than up to it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	seesaw 2012-10-15 04:12 am UTC (link)
	She looks at Ultrab -- Superboy's hand. This is hard. She slowly reaches for it to shake, though. "What... what do I do now, though?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

first_son
2012-10-15 04:22 am UTC (link)

He shakes her hand, carefully. "Nice to meet you, officially now. First, we need to find a place for you to stay, and some things to help you better understand this dimension and how its different. I don't want to go too fast with this, and obviously need to be careful. But I think we can put you up somewhere safe and find you some newspaper, or an internet connection for research purposes."

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	seesaw 2012-10-15 04:25 am UTC (link)
	She listens and nods. "Maybe newspaper. I don't want to break things." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-10-15 04:34 am UTC (link)
	"I'll see what I can do. Any food allergies? Or favorites? I'll see what I can find for you... or, if you're hungry, maybe we can get something for you first, and I can field some questions. As soon as we get you settled, though, we'll see what we can do for the other children." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	seesaw 2012-10-15 04:39 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not allergic to anything, but I like cabbage and rhubarb best. And... and that's a good plan." A pause. "Thank you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-10-15 04:51 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, cabbage abd rhubarb... you sound like you're from the syndicate universe, alright. I'll see what I can find... and maybe try pizza while we're at it meanwhile." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	seesaw 2012-10-15 04:57 am UTC (link)
	"...'Kay." She'll follow, trying not to be nervous. This was all very new. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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