Seattle, the invitation for Dinah

[basic_powers]

He is a man of his word, and one more than capable of figuring out how to get people in and out of his world with little issue. That's why he and Dinah emerge from the third stall of the Unisex bathroom of the Seattle Public Library. It's clean, quiet, and most importantly of all, devoid of security cameras.

"Be this portal ever so humble."

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[raptorcanaria]

Dinah gives him a sideways look, dying to ask another question.

"I've only been in a plane twice," she admits. She doesn't need to, after all. "To Japan and back. What is it that you don't like?"

[basic_powers]

"It's not the heights, or the flying, I've hang-glided before without a single jitter, and gone spelunking when I was a kid." By far more risky ventures. "But you put me into a plane or a jet and I'm like this.."

It's a short turn from the calm man, and he's clearly having fun pretending that he's in an airplane seat.

"'What's that stewdardess, oh no I'm quite fine, no I'm not constipated, eh? no not my first time flying, just always like this!'"

[raptorcanaria]

Dinah laughs at him mockingly. "I bet there's a great story behind that!"

[basic_powers]

"Oh that was the first and last time I ever flew in a plane, and that was going to college." Beauford laughs, relaxing back. "I can't explain it, but sitting in a plane freaks me out completely."

[raptorcanaria]

"Makes my computer thing easier to live with," Dinah says lightly.

"It's probably easier to live with than my total inability to cook."

[basic_powers]

"Why do you have a thing about computers, if you don't mind me asking?"

[raptorcanaria]

"Not a clue," Dinah says, laughing at herself. "I just don't trust them. They're too smart for inanimate objects."

[basic_powers]

"Pffft, they only do what they're told or programmed to do." Beauford laughs then pauses. "Granted, there are a couple of Robotis Americanus Sapiens living in my world."

[raptorcanaria]

Dinah gives him a smirk that says mine too. "Robots are different, though," she says. "They know they're people."

[basic_powers]

"True, True." Beauford nods, "I know there's one who regularly does information diving to make sure judicial records in Kansas are kept in neat order."

[raptorcanaria]

"...I have no idea what that would involve," she admits.

[basic_powers]

"The patience of a saint."

[raptorcanaria]

Dinah laughs out loud. "Doesn't everything involving the judical system?"

[basic_powers]

"I really meant the patience to deal with hundreds of people on a daily basis," Beauford snickers into a woolen mitten. "But you're right, the paperwork too."

"...But it could be worse, he could be stuck spending hours counting the fines in bales of rice."

[raptorcanaria]

"Tell me you don't know someone who does that?"

[basic_powers]

"......History major? ...Bad Fuedal era joke."

[raptorcanaria]

"I don't even get it in context," Dinah says cheerfully. "I dropped out of college to get married."

[basic_powers]

...Count Beauford boggled as he just stares.

"...uhm..erm."

[raptorcanaria]

"What?" Dinah says, guiltily. "You never met a college drop out before?"

[basic_powers]

"Acutally, I'm stuck on the part where you said you were married. You mentioned dropping out of college before." He says, quietly, recovering from the train of thought derailing.

[raptorcanaria]

"For like, three months," Dinah saya hastily. "It was a terrible idea and a terrible marriage."

[basic_powers]

"...well, at least you got out of it quickly." Beauford, replies softly. "I'm sorry that it came to that."

[raptorcanaria]

That's a drmaaic reactio to just another chapter in the history of Dinah's terrible taste in men. She frowns.


"...something I'm missing?"

[basic_powers]

"...Bad relationship, commitment rings, everything. Four months later.." He waves his mittened hand not quite looking her in the eye. "...Three years ago."

[raptorcanaria]

"Ow," Dinah says, with feeling. "I'm sorry, Beauford."