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

[raptorcanaria]

"No," Dinah says quickly. "there are lots of ways that most people don't even think of until they need it."

Snapper Carr, for instance, is indispensible.

[basic_powers]

"Cooking, cleaning, lawyer assistance, or even handling things like auto repair..." Beauford smiles. "Or right now, by making sure one of them at least has a relaxing evening."

[raptorcanaria]

"I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about," Dinah says idly, grinning into her drink.

They've made good progress on both of them.

"You forgot medical assistance."

[basic_powers]

"Ah, there's that one. Now..I don't have much training in law or medicine, but I'm decent with vehicles and electric engineering, and a dab hand at cooking."

[raptorcanaria]

"Which is one of the best things you can do," Dinah says. "My Mom and I have pretty much lived on Take-out since I was fifteen. It's not good for a body."

[basic_powers]

"...tell me something, Dinah." Beauford leans across, an odd sort of gleam in his eye. "You guys keep a freezer in your headquarters?"

[raptorcanaria]

Dinah looks up at him. Confused about where he's going with this, she frowns.

"I don't think so. But I bet we could get one. Why?"

[basic_powers]

"Well, you know that idea I had for Lucas? Making him a month's worth of meals in advance?"

[raptorcanaria]

"Which I still owe you big time for," Dinah says, smiling out of how fond she is of that kid. "That was aweso..."

Now she gets it.

"...ooooh."

[basic_powers]

Beauford just grins wide, savoring the moment when the idea dawns over Dinah.

"Now, I'm not sure if you guys have a budget for food or not..."

[raptorcanaria]

"We a budget," Dinah says. "It's got to be better than pizza picked up by Snapper and J'Onn's unlimited cookies!"

She grins and throws her arms around him. "Thanks!"

[basic_powers]

"Hey, like I said, I'm glad to help!" Beauford grins, just getting his root beer drink out of the way in time. "You're probably going to end up having to taste test a few to see if they'd be good for the team. I'm thinking a lot of high carb protein foods, since you've got a speedster on your team."

"And he probably has a metabolism of a hummingbird."

[raptorcanaria]

"I'm sure I can manage the burden of taste testing," Dinah says gravely. "It sounds important.

"Nothing fish-based though. At all."

She doesn't want to risk it.

[basic_powers]

"...Fish based? Do I want to know?"

[raptorcanaria]

"Aquaman," Dinah explains. "King of the oceans. He doesn't really like it when surface dwellers interfere."

[basic_powers]

"...no aquatically derived animal matter, got it."

[raptorcanaria]

Which is a shame as far as Dinah's concerned, because shrimp is amazing.

"Don't hold back on the chicken, though," she says, earnestly.

[basic_powers]

"Chicken, beef, mutton. Don't want to try pork, not sure who wants their food completely kosher."

[raptorcanaria]

"Good point," Dinah says. "I'll ask the boys if there's anything they prefer."

[basic_powers]

"Meantime...I think there's enough left of the two martinis for you to finish off on your own." Beauford grins. "You object to heading back to find a door?"

[raptorcanaria]

"No objections at all."

Dinah cheerfully necks the first before picking up the second.

"Thanks for an amazing afternoon. We should do this again."