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Day 40: Sun Room [Fourth Shift]

Apr 09, 2009 09:14

Well, that was... special. No wonder he was losing respect for this place--the fearful Martin Landel was coming undone, most probably with boredom. So scary. Even Nursey seemed a little exasperated, though that most likely had more to do with X's constant insistence to stay in the Sun Room rather than go inside the Greenhouse ( Read more... )

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thecamellia April 9 2009, 18:12:54 UTC

[Superboy!]

Spending a little time in the Greenhouse had been calming, and lunch had been quiet for her, but in a small way, the calm was almost as difficult to deal with as the terrible danger that came around at night.

Were the staff really a part of it? Were Michiru, and Thursday Next, and Toph somewhere safe? What had happened to the souls of the slain shinigami? And what about the faceless people on the intercom, who could sound so amicable and silly? Were the people she’d met here and the people she’d tried to rescue doing all right? Was… Black☆Star all right? Her parents, her friends, her home? Did they even know she was gone ( ... )

gottabetactile April 10 2009, 05:25:03 UTC

Kon was quieter than normal as he was led away after lunch. He still felt bad about Bart getting hurt last night, even if it wasn't that bad it was still something that wouldn't of happened if he'd said something or been there.

He didn't feel like going to the Greenhouse - he'd never done much gardening and didn't really feel like learning now - so wound up in the Sun Room. Which was boring but maybe he could check the bulletin board and... do something.

Wandering discontentedly over to the board, he paused as he caught sight of a familiar face standing in front of it. He hadn't spoken to Tsubaki since they had lunch together, not that he didn't think she couldn't take care of herself but it was good to see she was doing alright. Coming up alongside her, Kon said as cheerfully as he could manage, "Hey, babe. How's it going?"

thecamellia April 10 2009, 07:04:41 UTC

Tsubaki turned at the sound of a familiar voice, drawn out of her musings. The spark of relief that came to life inside her brought a smile to her face. No one called her 'babe' except Superboy, and he was one of the people who came to mind when it came to her worrying about people's wellbeing ( ... )

gottabetactile April 11 2009, 03:05:45 UTC

Kon relaxed a little at Tsubaki's cheerful greeting, his grin becoming more sincere, though he was still feeling pretty bummed out. "Glad to hear it babe."

He shrugged off her question about him, not really wanting to talk about it. He'd been feeling great this morning but now, not so much. A distraction was always welcome though, if he started brooding and being all gloomy Robin would probably come beat him up for stealing his gig. And that would not be cool.

"A friend of mine from home showed up here the other day," he offered instead. It wasn't like anyone could've missed Bart's notices or not seen who they were addressed to so she should already know.

thecamellia April 11 2009, 04:24:36 UTC

"I saw that you seemed to have found someone you know on the board," said Tsubaki.

She tipped her head, wondering about the boy in front of her. Was that the problem? She didn't think that was all of it. His lack of an answer alone would be hard for anyone not to notice.

"I'm sorry they showed up here," she continued, "but it's nice to have someone you know around, isn't it?" That there was someone familiar to rely on wasn't a bad thing in her mind. Still smiling, she reached out to touch his arm. "Are you doing anything before dinner? We could sit and catch up."

gottabetactile April 11 2009, 07:08:49 UTC

"You know I always have time for my best babe," he replied happily. Leading the way over to a couch in nice patch of sun Kon playfully offered her a seat, like they were in some sort of fancy restaurant or something.

"It is pretty cool having him around," Kon agreed, grinning as he thought about introducing Tsubaki to Impulse. Too bad Bart didn't have his costume here so he couldn't without giving away Imp's secret identity. Even though she came from a different world he couldn't just give it away like that. He did wonder what she might think of Bart, he could be a lot to cope with.

"He's one of my team mates from my world. And one of my best friends. Has anyone from your world showed up?" Even though he could totally deal with this place on his own, it was reassuring to have someone around to watch his back. It did kind of suck being on your own. Hopefully Tusbaki had someone she knew around for company too, though she could totally manage on her own as well.

thecamellia April 11 2009, 18:12:40 UTC

She laughed quietly, at as much his insistence at calling her 'his best babe'--Tsubaki was sure he had a lot of 'best babes'--as his grand flourish. Despite the awkwardness of their first meeting (whether it'd been the bulletin board or on the stairs), Superboy was more gentleman than he was pervert, no matter what was said ( ... )

gottabetactile April 12 2009, 05:24:07 UTC

Taking the seat beside Tsubaki he grinned again as he thought about Bart. "Impulse? Yeah, he's a superhero, like me. He's a pretty cool guy." Kon wasn't going to mention Robin just yet for lots of reasons. Starting with that whole mess at lunch. But Imp was safe to talk about, so long as he was careful about the whole secret identity thing ( ... )

thecamellia April 12 2009, 06:04:37 UTC

Tsubaki just folded her hands in her lap and ducked her head, smile unwavering. “It's okay, because we'll all see our loved ones soon, so I'm not worried.” The quiet confidence in her voice wasn't a lie, not really, not in any way that was important. Superboy was right-she was making other friends here, friends she needed to protect with a clear heart. The fact that a lot of them were from different places, times, situations wasn't the defining factor to friendship, anyway, even if she found herself missing Black☆Star and the others more and more. But when it came to what he was getting at in that... particular... way of his...

If Superboy's idea of 'watching her back' involved touching her back like before, she could do without ( ... )

gottabetactile April 12 2009, 07:35:04 UTC

He should probably be more careful talking about Bart. Kon didn't think anyone would see his discussions with Imp on the bulletin board and him talking with Bart in person and put it all together but you never knew. He knew Tsubaki wouldn't try and hurt Bart or give away his secret identity but he still needed to be careful. Which meant he should probably stop talking about Impulse for now.

Tusbaki was pretty confident they were going to be out of here and home soon enough and while he knew it was true, especially with all the heroes here, it was good to hear someone else say it.

"Yeah, the other day they sent me to see this guy." Kon waved a hand about to dismiss it. He'd been thinking he could see what they said to Tsubaki, if they tried to pull something similar with her but if she hadn't had anything like that yet there wasn't much point talking about it. He didn't want to have to explain why it was bugging him. He'd told her about being a clone and all but the rest was kind of complicated.

thecamellia April 12 2009, 15:09:46 UTC

Hmm...

“Did something happen?” she asked.

gottabetactile April 13 2009, 05:25:55 UTC

"Nah! He just talked at me, that's all." Time to change the topic before he said something embarrassing. Fortunately that was easy enough, Superboy was always good at distracting girls. Kon quickly moved closer to Tsubaki, smirking as he reached out to drape an arm around her shoulders. "It's not important, I'd much rather talk about us, babe."

thecamellia April 13 2009, 06:37:17 UTC

The thought that definitely can't be all flashed across her mind when Superboy's arm suddenly found a place across her shoulders. It was a deflection if she'd ever saw one, and she probed his expression (so close up, it was easier than it should've been) with a tiny furrow in her brow. "As long as you're sure..." she tried, haltingly. "I'm always around to talk." Even if he didn't want to, or wasn't comfortable confiding in her, the offer was at least there... it wasn't as though she'd push...

... But there was something dangerous in the new topic Superboy had jumped to.

She'd just been thinking he wasn't a bad person, so it wasn't like she was worried about her safety or anything like that, but being wary was something different. Tsubaki wasn't sure how to put the feeling into words--she just hadn't been in such close proximity to someone acting like that to know what to think about it yet.Yet. Considering this was the second time Superboy had gotten so close, she figured it was something he did a lot ( ... )

gottabetactile April 13 2009, 22:45:14 UTC

Man, Tsubaki was freaked. He almost laughed at the way she seemed so worried just 'cause he'd gotten closer to her. Sure, he'd been kind of a jerk before, trying to cop a feel the first night they met, but he could behave. It did help that she was kind of worried about him. He was fine - it took more than some loon with too much time on his hands to get to Superboy, he just didn't want to talk about it. 'Cause that would be lame. But it was cool that she was concerned so he'd be nice.

Besides, her near panic at having him so close did help lift his mood, even if it was a little cruel.

"You're really something, you know? How come you haven't got a guy following you around making sure no one else tries something? Not that I don't think you can take care of yourself, but surely no guy in his right mind wouldn't be possessive."

thecamellia April 14 2009, 00:39:02 UTC

The furrow became quizzical, the only sign she gave as to her thoughts.

“I don’t really think…” The hesitant protest trailed off, and instead Tsubaki laughed once under her breath. “You don’t have to say things like that.”

She was well aware the dismissal was a pathetic attempt to deter him. It was beyond her to consider whether his words were realistic or not--she just knew he liked to tease, probably for the sake of teasing, especially in this case. That left no good way to respond. Not to mention that Superboy was asking about a subject she had little to do with, and that… made her feel a little uneasy. Inexperienced.

And in the end, it was only Superboy who thought that way…

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