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Leon Vance (leon_vance) wrote in omega_reality,
@ 2011-04-08 16:47:00

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*complete, 2011 04, character: april kepner, character: brian kinney, character: derek morgan, character: dominic vail, character: g callen, character: john connor, character: marty deeks, character: nell jones, character: sam hanna, character: savannah monroe, character: sean hanna, character: tim riggins, dead: eric beale, dead: henrietta lange, dead: jenna hanna, dead: kensi blye, dead: leon vance, dead: michael westen, dead: nate archibald, dead: neal caffrey, dead: parker, dead: penelope garcia, dead: peter burke

RP: Official Party
Who: Everyone
Where: Military CO's home
When: Friday, April 8, 2011
Summary: After the visit, it's time to party, or pretend to

The visit had gone as well as expected. They all knew that official visits only showed you what they wanted you to show, and that was exacty what Leon had done. He hadn't even shown them the best and brightest, too afraid that they would be too afraid if they saw some of what they had accomplished in three months. No, it was a juggling act between not showing too much, but showing enough progress to justify the current budgetary expenses. All in all, Leon was confident that they had done an okay job.

That left them with the party. A few more hours to go and they'd be free. The party was held at the CO's home. All top officers were present. Unlike the usual parties, spouses were missing. He was sure that no one was pleased with that, but they couldn't allow civilians in a base like this. That meant that almost everyone present was in uniform, except for the ICIS employees.

Hetty had done a great job, especially considering the short time they had. Everyone looked impeccable. Now, if their words would be as impeccable, they'd make it through the night unscathed.

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Re: Savannah/Kensi

kensi_blye
2011-04-09 11:01 pm UTC (link)

"Mmhmm I could see why that would give him a heart attack," she said with a grin. She didn't know Brian too well despite them being in close quarters but she'd gathered enough from the few run-in's she had had with him. "What was his answer, just out of curiosity? A plain no or something more descriptive?"

"Well no but it's easy enough to move in or conceal weapons under which is all I'm interested in. Heels can be discarded easily enough," She shrugged. "I rarely think of clothes save for their usefulness in either undercover or day to day. They can be pretty, sure, but mostly they've got to let me do my job," she said, fingering the necklace she was wearing. "I'm weird that way, I think. Some female agents dress up a lot more but I'd rather be comfortable."

"Complete opposite. He actually answers questions," Kensi shook her head again. "That's going to take some getting used to but we're getting there slowly. Mostly, I wonder what the hell is going on and pinch myself occasionally."

"He should but the Callen I know doesn't," She followed Savannah's line of vision and smiled slightly. "You've been a big influence on all three of the men here, haven't you?"

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Re: Savannah/Kensi

savannah_monroe
2011-04-09 11:12 pm UTC (link)

"There were a lot more curses that went with the no," she said giggling. "It was sort of funny to hear, although I could have done without all the cursing. There's no need for it."

She didn't exactly think guns when thinking dresses and there was a reason why she had a bag after all. "It'd take forever to get a gun from under this gown." No, her bag was just fine. "I haven't had a chance, so I don't know, but I'd rather be comfortable all the times."

Savannah laughed. "Yes, he does that, pretty much always. It's nice, although G answers questions, too. He answers a lot of them, and yes, I know what you're going to say, but it's not the Callen you know or I know. It's just that no one wants to push with him. He's the tough guy and everyone acts like him. I'm not a tough guy. I'm a girl. I'm okay with that, and if I have to do what he says, then he has to answers questions. It's only fair."

She smiled again when Kensi saw G. "I've been an influence on two of them. Sam just goes along. I guess I reminded them that there's a world out there that doesn't involve work, dogs, TV, Sunday dinners, the whole nine yards."

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Re: Savannah/Kensi

kensi_blye
2011-04-09 11:22 pm UTC (link)

Kensi was going to answer everything else but when Savannah spoke about G, she ended up forgetting the rest of what she was going to say. It was just so alien to everything she had thought about him - She knew he was a nice guy and looked after his team but she also knew his past was still kind of a mystery and that it was best not to talk about it.

"That's just not the man I know. He was in charge back in LA so we didn't question him on anything really and we all went home and did our own thing at the end of the working day. Things were a lot more secretive there though and I know he was dealing with his own stuff," She wondered if she was saying too much but decided Savannah probably knew that and more. "Here it's, weirdly, more chilled out by far. It's hard to get used to when I'm used to working over and above almost 24/7. I felt I had to work a lot harder being a woman... Training, undercover, all of it. I wanted to be part of the team as much as I could."

She looked at the younger girl. "And are you feeling good about it all? I know it must have been a shock ending up here, especially considering you were just finishing university and all."

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Re: Savannah/Kensi

savannah_monroe
2011-04-09 11:39 pm UTC (link)

"He's in charge here," she pointed out. "I don't think that his role is different or that he is a different man, though. It's that the situation is different. You didn't go home with him, and you have that mentality that I saw from student that came from elsewhere, that you have to prove that you are as good as a man. G says that I sent the feminist movement back, but why do I need to be as good as a man? I can be as good as I can be, which means better at some things and worse at others. We are different, and there's nothing wrong with admitting that. I'm better at being a woman and a mother and comforting and helping. I can make the end of the day better for everyone and that's as important if not more than knowing how to shoot, although I can do that too," she ended with a grin.

Savannah shrugged. "Some days are good, some aren't. You know how it is. And when it's good, then we have parties and sweet tea. When it's not, I have two wonderful men that let me cuddle with them." She chuckled. "I doubt many people would try that with G, but it's actually very nice."

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Re: Savannah/Kensi

kensi_blye
2011-04-09 11:44 pm UTC (link)

"I guess my dad had a lot to do with it. My mom wasn't around so I was pretty much glued to my dad; he taught me how to shoot, how to camp, how to work on cars, a lot of things. I was more tomboy than girly-girl even before he died," she explained. "So that influenced how I am a lot. I'm not the caring, motherly type. It's just not me, never has been."

"I certainly wouldn't. I can only imagine his face if I tried to hug him for no reason," She tried to imagine the look and shook her head, only seeing incredulity written all over his face. "Somehow I don't think I'd get away with it in quite the same way as you."

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Re: Savannah/Kensi

savannah_monroe
2011-04-09 11:56 pm UTC (link)

Savannah chuckled. "I don't know, maybe it's just me. I might have grown up with my mother, but she's not very motherly. She can be very controlling. I don't know... I guess she must have done something right, though, because I still love her, and I think I came out pretty good. My daddy is wonderful too. I used to watch TV all over him. I still do it with G. It's nice."

She grinned. "Maybe, but it took time for him to get used to. The random hugs threw him at the start. I think it's because he was in shock most times that I've survived. Or maybe, I just remind them that they can be men and not just agents. I know everyone tells me how different Marty is, but he's been like this since I met him. Or maybe I'm just strange."

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Re: Savannah/Kensi

kensi_blye
2011-04-10 08:03 am UTC (link)

"You're very... I don't know the words for it. I've never met anybody like you in LA, put it that way. You remind me a bit of some of the girls I met when dad was stationed down in the South when I was younger though," Kensi didn't mention that she hadn't gotten on with the girls back then. They had been very friendly, all smiles, until she'd been approached by one of the football team for a date. Then the girls made it very clear that she was considered an outsider and didn't fit in - Whilst acting as nice as pie, of course.

Kensi didn't say anything for a moment when Savannah mentioned Marty, taking a sip of her drink instead. There was still a camaraderie between them but without working together, Kensi knew it would dwindle and that made her sadder than she liked to admit. "He was a good partner and despite his teasing, he got down to the job. We all know he's a good guy, he would never have been included in OSP if he wasn't... It was Marty that projected this image of chasing anything on two legs with a pulse."

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Re: Savannah/Kensi

savannah_monroe
2011-04-10 03:59 pm UTC (link)

Savannah laughed, probably louder than it was polite, but she couldn't help. "I am from the South, maybe that's why. It's part of who we are. It's why me and Tim got along so well from the moment we met. We opened our mouths, and everything felt like home. You got very definite types down South, that's for sure, but we're not all the same either. You just learn your types and know how to act with each, but we're just very polite about it."

She looked at her, and probably she did it more than she should, but G said that she was good reading people, maybe because she knew little and she wanted to learn, or maybe it was just nature. "He respects you a great deal, and I'm sure both of you were good agents. I can't see G putting up with people who didn't know what they were doing, not in a place where there are choices, unlike here." She nodded. "I'm sure he was. Y'all seem to have images that you want to protect and project, and he had his. At least until someone started why, and eventually he had to answer, at least to himself, if not me." She looked at Kensi, smirking. "Maybe someone will ask you the tough questions, and then we'll be planning your wedding. You'd look wonderful in a wedding gown."

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Re: Savannah/Kensi

kensi_blye
2011-04-10 04:10 pm UTC (link)

"You must have been a breath of fresh air for him," she said with a smile. "I've only started to get to know him since being assigned to MCRT but he seems nice enough. We've worked out a system of free beers for him doing his assignments and I think Dom was going to make it so he could get his emails through his phone and not have to check his laptop."

"A wedding gown?" Kensi wasn't sure whether to be horrified or amused and gave the girl a thin smile as a compromise between the two. The only time she'd ever considered it, she'd been left alone, and Kensi wasn't going for that sort of rejection again. She preferred doing the leaving over being left and knew she had issues about it. It was one of the reasons she had felt shunned when she hadn't been on OSP; she felt as if she wasn't good enough and so they were turfing her out. It was completely illogical, she knew that, but it was still how she thought. "I'm not the marrying type no matter how many questions you ask."

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Re: Savannah/Kensi

savannah_monroe
2011-04-10 04:19 pm UTC (link)

"He is nice. And he is your typical running back, captain and all around football hero." She was sure he'd find a way to get Kensi to do his work soon enough. Rally girls spoiled them rotten. Of course the comment about the phone had her laughing again. "He must have skipped the part where he doesn't check his phone messages and texts. I usually call him to tell him what's going on, or just go and see him. It's the only way he actually knows that he has a text."

Savannah found it cute how she looked scared of the idea. She was also amused that Kensi would think that she would make a difference. "No, not my questions. It has to be the right person asking the questions, someone that gets through those walls of yours," she said with a warm smile. "It'd be sad if it didn't happen, but I have faith that God ha a plan for all of us. One day you'll find that man, and then I'll be planning your bachelorette party, and yes, you can tell me that I'm crazy. I know Marty told me plenty of times. I tend to be right a lot more than people think, though."

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Re: Savannah/Kensi

kensi_blye
2011-04-10 04:29 pm UTC (link)

"I gathered even though he doesn't talk about himself all that much. He's way too good at managing to talk about nothing," She shook her head. "Yeah, I gathered that part. He mentioned he didn't like computers or have a laptop or a cell... I think Dom about passed out at that part."

"Great, way to make me paranoid about all men asking me questions on my personal life," she said with a smirk. She knew Savannah was relentless about true love and God and all of that, she'd learned that much from a few conversations from her and from talking to those around her. "I'm not having a bachelorette party so you'll have to put that party dress away or go set April up with somebody. I don't want the family, two kids and a dog, Savannah."

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Re: Savannah/Kensi

savannah_monroe
2011-04-10 04:42 pm UTC (link)

"He does. You just have to know what he's saying." It seemed pretty clear to her, but then she spoke the same language as Tim. "I didn't have one either. Laptop that is, and I have one of those old flip phone, which I only took when I left campus. I think I made G pass out when I told him, I never bothered with my cell if I was going out with them. I mean why need the phone if all the people I want to talk to are with me, right?"

Savannah chuckled. "That's not how it works. When it's the right man, you'll answer no matter how paranoid you are, or how many times you say that you aren't interested. That person will break through your walls whether you like it or not." She knew that Kensi didn't believe her, but she had hopes, and there had to be the right guy here. If she had found Marty, against all common sense and expectations, Kensi could find that one man that would make everything right. "I'm not setting anyone up and I'm not planning anyone's party just yet. I'm just saying that I'll be more than happy to organize it when you're ready. You never know, you live with a lot of handsome men, maybe one of them is the right one." Someone like Tim or Derek would be so right for her. Maybe Derek, he knew about feelings, understood how a person thought. Maybe she should try and set them up.

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Re: Savannah/Kensi

kensi_blye
2011-04-10 05:51 pm UTC (link)

"He seems to say more when he doesn't talk about something or changes the subject," she mused. "Oh, he would about pass out at that but that's only because we use technology like we drink water. It's vital to what we do. If I had never been an agent, I doubt I'd be much different to how you were."

Kensi raised an eyebrow and looked skeptical. "Nobody on the team told you, did they? I had a fiance once and he left me," She didn't go into the details, she didn't think it was any of Savannah's business. "So excuse me for not wanting to do that again. As for the men in my house, I don't think Morgan's policy on sharing goes as far as beds and that's without pointing out that one's gay, one's my partner, one's my boss and one's far too young."

She shrugged. "Not everybody has one true love and all that jazz. If we did then people wouldn't get divorced or be alone or be in marriages they're unhappy with. You seem to have found it which, good for you, but not everybody gets or even wants that."

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Re: Savannah/Kensi

savannah_monroe
2011-04-10 06:47 pm UTC (link)

"That's true," she said, chuckling. "I won't tell him so he doesn't pass out. We wouldn't want to hurt him."

Savannah snorted. "You know them. Do you really think that they would tell me things about you?" She nodded. "I can see why you wouldn't want to do it again." She didn't think it was right or it mattered if the right person came along. "I don't think that the fact that he's your boss matters and age matters even less or I wouldn't be with Marty." Sam and G covered the other point, but she didn't say.

"Whatever it's good for you, I guess," she said with a smile, although she was sure that one day Kensi would find the right person, and then all of her ideas would be irrelevant. "Oh, look I'm beckoned." She supposed as the only women around they were expected to play nice. "I'll see you later."

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