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."

Comments

[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."

[basic_powers]

"...I'm not so much these days." He smiles. "Bad memories, certainly, but they are gone."

Beat, along with a very happy smile. Make that a very dorky happy smile.

"And I've been seeing someone else these days."

[raptorcanaria]

"Oh?"

Yay gossip! "Anyone I know?"

[basic_powers]

"No, not likely, 'local' girl." He says with a smile. "Never quite found her way to that hole in the wall we both enjoy."

[raptorcanaria]

"Am I going to meet her?" Dinah insists gently.

[basic_powers]

"She said she'd be working tonight, but..." A dawning look of 'oh shit' comes over his face.

"...crap."