For Jessica
Apr. 7th, 2012 10:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The changing of the island to the old west had thrown off Valkyrie's date plans just a bit. She had actually planned a really cool date with Jessica only to have the entire island screw things up by changing into the American old west. It was like they were stuck in a horrible theme park.
The one saving grace was that she had been able to coax a decent looking outfit from the clothing box, where most of her friends had been stuck in some really horrid dresses.
As it was, with a few days preparation she'd been able to figure out a fairly decent substitute for the date she had originally planned. All in all, it had taken a little bit of hard work and a note to Jessica to meet her closer to 3 o'clock than to one but it was going to be worth it. If things went well, maybe she'd have to see if Jessica wanted to try her original idea once they got back home. In the mean time, she thought this would be pretty fun.
The fact that Jessica was so fun was the only thing keeping Valkyrie from being overly nervous at the moment. This was her first official date with a girl, which was kind of a big thing. Did she like girls? Did she just like Jessica? Are you there God, it's me Valkyrie?
Well, either way, whatever was going to happen was going to happen soon. Unless, of course, Jessica stood her up.
The one saving grace was that she had been able to coax a decent looking outfit from the clothing box, where most of her friends had been stuck in some really horrid dresses.
As it was, with a few days preparation she'd been able to figure out a fairly decent substitute for the date she had originally planned. All in all, it had taken a little bit of hard work and a note to Jessica to meet her closer to 3 o'clock than to one but it was going to be worth it. If things went well, maybe she'd have to see if Jessica wanted to try her original idea once they got back home. In the mean time, she thought this would be pretty fun.
The fact that Jessica was so fun was the only thing keeping Valkyrie from being overly nervous at the moment. This was her first official date with a girl, which was kind of a big thing. Did she like girls? Did she just like Jessica? Are you there God, it's me Valkyrie?
Well, either way, whatever was going to happen was going to happen soon. Unless, of course, Jessica stood her up.
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Date: 2012-04-09 05:38 am (UTC)The last thing she wanted was to date someone, only to need them to help her kill the person she was cheating with on them. That was so not fun and very much avoidable by not having a steady boyfriend or girlfriend.
"And yes, let's go," Valkyrie said, reaching down to pick up the picnic basket at her feet. "I thought we'd have a picnic and, weather permitting, a bit of a surprise. But it's a short walk to the place. For the record, I had a totally cool science experiment date planned before everything went Spaghetti Western on us."
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Date: 2012-04-10 08:32 am (UTC)Which, I mean, I'm pretty open about it, but there was thought there. Kind of an interesting thing about the gender roles we're not worrying about -- because obviously -- is that in Peter's memories, he kind of mostly did that, because that's where the expectation is. But here I am, going along for the ride.
A little fun, a little strange. I wouldn't say off-putting. But maybe I'll get the next one, if it turns out a next one is an actual thing. We'll see.
"Okay, now, don't tell me. Mid-afternoon, weather permitting... if we're robbing a train car, I dressed all wrong. Also I have moral qualms."
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Date: 2012-04-10 06:55 pm (UTC)Also, she aimed to have people pleased with her, at least she aimed for that with the person she was going on a date with. Call it vanity, but she liked being liked. Probably something she should work on at some point.
"And it was going to be a stagecoach," she said. "Although given our respective outfits, I feel like I should be trying you to train tracks or something. Although I'm lacking a mustache to twirl, if that's the case."
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Date: 2012-04-11 06:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-04-11 06:26 am (UTC)"But I mustache you a question, who would come to my rescue? Or would I do my own rescue? Or in your scenario, is it all a hoax to get the train to stop so we can rob it?"
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Date: 2012-04-11 06:30 am (UTC)"What did I say about my moral- wait, tying a girl to train tracks, clearly those qualms were a clever ruse," I say. Maintaining, naturally, the mustache of evil. "So we're robbing it. We're really very clever. Maybe we're robbing it to retrieve already ill-gotten gains. It's a bandit train."
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Date: 2012-04-11 06:40 am (UTC)"We could take over the bandit train and use it for our mobile headquarters, roaming from town to town to administer justice. Also, we'd have to blow up a safe. There's always a safe on a train to blow up."
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Date: 2012-04-11 06:50 am (UTC)"There must have been good money in being the guy who made train safes. That, or people were always getting mad at him for not bomb-proofft-"
The downside of draping your hair over your upper lip is sometimes it gets in your mouth while you're happily chatting. I figure, with a slight cough, that that's enough hairstache for now and flick it back. "...proofing," I finish.
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Date: 2012-04-11 06:29 pm (UTC)"And suddenly my date idea of having a picnic in a rickety-but-dry shanty and hopefully watching one of the storms seems like a rather boring date compared to the train robbery-slash-liberation."
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Date: 2012-04-13 05:11 am (UTC)Mostly I've heard that applied to, like, the movies, but train robbery-slash-liberations probably tie in, as well.
"Plus if it pans out I'm going to be totally impressed by your meteorological prowess."
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Date: 2012-04-13 07:14 am (UTC)"There's the picnic spot right there," she said, pointing to small hill and what amounted to a couple of posts with some lumber leaning along the side of it. Not the most impressive looking structure, but it would do the job, she'd made sure of that.
"And I tested it, so if it does actually rain, we will stay dry. Also if it rains we had better hope this keeps going as well as it has been because otherwise we'll be miserable and trapped together or miserable and walking home through the rain."
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Date: 2012-04-13 07:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-04-14 04:29 am (UTC)"It wasn't," Valkyrie admitted. "But what I want you to take away from this is not that I'm a terrible carpenter, but that I'm willing and able to drag lumber all the way out here."
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Date: 2012-04-14 07:52 am (UTC)It's just a very nice level of forethought, really. Preparation and consideration and all that. Not going to lie, it's winning me over. Not that I was under, really, but there's more of the over, now.
"I'm impressed. But prepared to take all this back if I get rained on."
(Not really, because what's a little rain?)
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Date: 2012-04-14 06:23 pm (UTC)"That's what your hat is for, to protect you from the rain. At least, that's what I'm going with. And it's no big deal, you're worth it. I mean, even if we don't fall madly in love or whatever... you're fun. I like hanging out and talking with you."
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Date: 2012-04-14 10:00 pm (UTC)"You're totally worth building a rickety shelter for, too. What with the also being fun and pretty and such."
Abuptly I unlink my hands and clap them. "Now, give up the goods." Beat, and then to clarify, "What've we got in the basket o' food?"
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Date: 2012-04-14 11:17 pm (UTC)"But I've got some drumsticks in here, biscuits, some tea, and I actually found a few slices of apple pie."
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Date: 2012-04-15 12:18 am (UTC)Then I'm distracting by having to pause to figure out how to sit down in the prairie get-up. In any dress, actually, it's a bit trickier than pants. The things you learn. You have to kind of fold.
"Which, actually, I am starving. In addition to statistics I am also big on food."
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Date: 2012-04-15 02:43 am (UTC)"Well, that one I can't claim any advanced planning on my part for. I mean, I knew the stats and the science experiment would be a big hit but the food was just sort of something to do while we talked."
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Date: 2012-04-15 02:54 am (UTC)Ha. As if this get-up ever couldn't be, it's basically designed to make any level of indecency impossible. Oh, those old-timers.
"I'd take points off, except for the part where I'm not picky. About food, anyway."
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Date: 2012-04-15 04:17 am (UTC)That was stretching it beyond reason, but she felt like she could make it work in an upside-down logic sort of way.
"So what are you picky about?" Valkyrie asked, opening up the basket to begin distributing the food. "I'm guessing the accuracy of statistics is one of them."
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Date: 2012-04-15 04:33 am (UTC)I think I'll avoid it. Besides, I'm fine where I am. It's a picnic, so even if I am by nature a percher, I can sit.
"Um, so, let's see. Statistics, definitely. Adherence to the scientific method. References to old pop culture properties? It's not really a long list. Oh, and hair products."
Not... actually a joke, really. I'm kind of vain about my hair, because my hair is awesome. Best hair of all the clones, I don't care what Peter says about that Kaine guy.
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Date: 2012-04-15 05:48 am (UTC)Fortunately, they were all things that Valkyrie could appreciate. Maybe she wasn't that into the scientific method or old pop culture references, but she could appreciate them still.
"And making sure people stay safe at parties. I meant to ask you... why do that? I mean, it's just that not many people would. I think it's cool that you do, and I'm glad you do. I'd just like to know why."
That seemed like it was a big thing. Most people didn't do that. Valkyrie didn't even do that, and looking after people was her job.
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Date: 2012-04-15 06:45 am (UTC)"That's- it's a thing. It's kind of a whole thing," I say. "Do you want the speech? It's not a lecture, it's just- an explanation of how it's a thing. Of my reasoning, there."
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Date: 2012-04-15 07:07 am (UTC)A speech sounded promising, that meant it was more than just being the responsible one. Or at the very least, there was a good reason for her to be responsible.
The island was full of a bunch of superheroes and police officers and who knows what, but she'd never really heard of why anyone did that. She knew that assuming 'because they were drawn that way' did a disservice to them, but she'd still never heard why from anyone. She was curious, because she didn't know anyone else she could talk to about become a hero.
Maybe Jessica wasn't a hero in tights, but someone that was willing to man a hydration station at a party had to have a good reason to do it.
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