Date Night

[kissmeandstopme]

Mandy Lord sat alone in her room, staring at the little chalkboard on her desk and the piece of chalk next to it, her hands folded in her lap.

The violet glove forms around the chalk and starts to lift it. The chalk even makse the / of the first A, but then keeps going right off the chalk board and into her ceiling.

So it went. More practice. She looks at the clock. More practice tomorrow. Time to get ready for her date.

And Mandy will be in the skies of New York precisely on time.

Comments

[bfg]

"I'm sure you'll get it. Yeah, weird how its easier to lift fifty tons and toss it around than it is to write or something." At least for him - the yellow rings are typically pretty good at subtle and precise. Just not where Brandon is concerned.

"This is one of the five shops that says they have the best corned beef in the city."

[kissmeandstopme]

"Hmm. They ever want to hire an arbiter for rigorous testing to determine that, I'd be happy to volunteer."

"Had to do any throwing fifty tons around since last I saw?"

[bfg]

"I'm sure they'd love to, if the judges had any authority in the matter. And... had to, no. But practice is a good thing."

[kissmeandstopme]

She nods. "Definitely. You should probably talk to your Dad about particular issues and health risks with yellow rings."

[bfg]

"Yeah, I will... though really, the big health risk is the obvious one."

[kissmeandstopme]

"The Sinestro Corps showing up and wondering why you haven't shown up for Fanboy Boot Camp yet?" she asked wryly.

[bfg]

"That would be the one, yeah. Dad only had one yellow bastard to worry about. So how about you, any issues with the Love Gestapo yet?"

[kissmeandstopme]

"I did my training. Everyone was really helpful, and most of the girls are really nice, even if there's a few looks if you're not romantically involved or widowed or something. It's the mental-illness possibilities I'm scared of, really."

[bfg]

"That's a good deal, anyway. And you seem to have your head on pretty straight."

[kissmeandstopme]

"Thanks."

Speaking not being rash and stupid.... "How's Liv?"

[bfg]

"Tired, sore, getting back to working out. I think she was going to spend some quality alone time with movies and a couch, last I heard. She did say she liked you, maybe you can catch up with her some time."

[kissmeandstopme]

"That's very nice of her." Pause. "Sorry I didn't have a less uncomfortable healing trick, by the way. It's the only one I've got."

[bfg]

"It healed her, that's all that matters." he replies earnestly. "She's my best friend and partner... sparring and work, now. I'm glad you have any trick at all for that."

[kissmeandstopme]

"So...mind an impertinent question?"

[bfg]

"Nothing wrong with those, hit me."

[kissmeandstopme]

"Did you ever try being anything else? I know it's rude to pry, but a girl's got a right to know if she's coming up on the rebound."

[bfg]

He shakes his head. "No. There's been a couple opportunities, maybe. And, you know, I'd have been interested, but she really isn't, and I don't want to wreck what we have trying to push or anything."

And he's pretty sure she wouldn't have given the green light here, otherwise. Right?

[kissmeandstopme]

"Uh...huh." Well. He seemed trying to be honest.

[bfg]

On this, anyway, he's being entirely honest, to his perceptions.

"How about you? Cute as you are, especially in the battle bikini, you have to have gotten some attention? Any boyfriends or maybes I should know about in the early going here?"

[kissmeandstopme]

"All-girl school and not into the Until Grad types. So not much dating, really. I'm weird for a Sapphire, I guess. I'll admit, I've had a few considerations, but I keep feeling like they probably wouldn't work out for long, or other people might get hurt."

[bfg]

"S'ok, I'm not precisely your typical yellow lantern, so we can be freaks for our corps together."

[kissmeandstopme]

She laughed. "Sounds good." And...sandwich. Mandy eats hers enthusiasticaly.

[bfg]

Brandon digs into his two sandwiches. Training table diet - which helps keep his budget limited too.

[kissmeandstopme]

"So how long have you been doing the hero ting?"

[bfg]

"Not long. Practicing with the ring a few weeks. You saw my first big, high profile thing. You?"