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Jaime Elizabeth Davies (finder) wrote in silverage,
@ 2011-08-12 23:40:00

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!log, jaime davies, zack fair

Snow!
Who: Jaime, Zack
What: Snow! Snow forever! and some fliers
When: Saturday morning
Where: Central park
Rating: Low
Status: Complete

So, the moving-out discussion had been a bust. Well, no. It had been a 'think about it and make a grown up, responsible decision' discussion, which was somehow worse. She was still moderately grumpy at Erik for having played the 'remember your past' card, because she struggled so hard to forget her past. Her past sucked.

Her past also bore a strong chance of repeating itself, if she wasn't careful. That, really, was what pissed her off about the whole course of the discussion. She couldn't argue when he was right. If the wrong people caught wind of it, if she wound herself into a position they could take her again ... there was every chance she'd wind up in a lab. There was also every chance she wouldn't make it out again.

She'd thought about that on the train ride down to the city. She was safe at the mansion. She was sheltered at the mansion. There were people like her there. People who understood the particulars of their unique situation. But the city was huge, and why shouldn't she be able to hide in it?

It wouldn't hurt, she decided, to see what was for rent -- and what kind of jobs there were around. On a lark, she had some fliers made up and decided to plaster them around town. They were simple, plain things that just announced her finding service. She hadn't put her number on it, but she thought if she stood near where she could see most of them, she might find some interested parties.

Then again, she had a feeling the snow was keeping most people in. After managing to nail a few fliers to a few posts, she rolled up the remainder and shoved them into her jacket pocket before she looked around. All the snow, and no one to fight with. With a shrug, Jaime swapped her gloves for mittens and set about creating a snowman. Maybe some adventurous kids would show up to help, or someone else would be along to chat. Either way.

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finder
2011-08-16 12:46 am UTC (link)

Jaime had to grin, but she kind of liked the enlightened opinion of some of the people coming into this time. Maybe it would catch on and spread. Like a wildfire. If she was lucky.

"You'd like to think that, and I completely agree with you," she assured him. "The majority of guys here though are ... well, guys." She frowned because that hadn't come out right. Zack was a guy, and she wasn't trying to lump him in with them. "It's just ... they don't really think outside the box, you know? Their mom was a housewife, barefoot and pregnant and all that, so obviously their wife should be the same way. Women in the workforce are a joke to them. Like a cute puppy doing tricks or something. They give it a pat on the heads and say 'now go away. Men are working.'"

Jaime shrugged. "There are people starting to make little jabs at trying to change it, but it's a constant uphill battle. We win the right to vote and they think we should be happy with that without wanting more. But ... you know. Baby steps. We'll get there." Jaime didn't think women would ever be on exactly the same level as men, not as long as it remained a male dominated society, but she thought that in twenty, thirty years or so, maybe they'd be allowed to have all the same jobs as men.

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herosheart
2011-08-20 03:47 pm UTC (link)

"I'd want my mom to live the kind of life she wanted," Zack said in response to the description of why men around here behaved the way they did. "Back home, at least where I grew up, women worked, too. It was kind of stupid for them not to. I mean, we didn't really have much, so everyone needed to pitch in. Guess that's more a country town thing than anything to do with my planet, but I don't see why cities should be any different."

Zack knew that women weren't completely equal with men in the workplace back home, but they definitely had a better lot than what Jaime was describing to him. "I'd like to see a guy from around here try to tell Scarlet she's a joke. She's one of the board executives of the company I used to work for, and she's scary. Not the good kind, either. She'd probably have the businessmen from around here crying in a corner after five minutes alone with her."

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finder
2011-08-20 05:05 pm UTC (link)

"I bet ... out in the country, women do work. Manual stuff. But here in the city it's ... if you live here, you've got money enough to do it, generally speaking. So the guy works and brings home the bacon and all that, and the woman's supposed to keep the house nice, have dinner ready, and keep the kids corralled so they don't bother daddy who had a rough day at work." She shrugged. "I don't agree with it and I won't be pigeonholed into it, but ... a lot of women like it. So, great for them."

She grinned a little as he explained about Scarlet. "Think I'd like to see that," she admitted. "A lot of them could use a little kick in the pants. Literal or otherwise," she said.

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herosheart
2011-08-22 12:17 am UTC (link)

Zack laughed and shoved his hands in his pockets. "You'd probably get along great with one of the women I used to work with. Her name's Cissnei. She doesn't take any dirt from anyone, either. She's a good person, though. One of the best." She'd risked her life and her career to help Zack and Cloud. He was more grateful to her than he could say.

"So. Since we're bucking the system, should we be completely childish and spend the rest of our afternoon playing in the snow? I don't have anywhere else to be, and you looked like you were having a ton of fun before I interrupted."

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finder
2011-08-22 12:33 am UTC (link)

"Nah. The only way to keep from being a doormat is to stand up to people who try to push you where you don't want to go. There's a time and place for bending, but ... not all places and not all times."

Jaime grinned to him. "That was my grand plan for the day," she admitted. "Staying out here until I got cold, and then going to warm up with some hot chocolate before heading back out here. You're welcome to stick around," she oh so generously offered. "I'll even spring for a cup of coffee or chocolate or whatever for you," she teased him playfully before she started to pull her mitten back on. If she was going back to sticking her hands in the snow, she was going to make sure they could at least be covered if not completely warm.

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herosheart
2011-08-22 12:46 am UTC (link)

"I'm game," Zack agreed. "Show me your northern ways for I am hopeless in the snow."

He really was. That was half the reason he'd done such a horrible job of infiltrating the base in Modeoheim when he'd been sent after Genesis. That base held some of his worst memories, and it would be nice to build more pleasant associations with snow and winter weather in general.

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finder
2011-08-22 01:10 am UTC (link)

"Excellent," Jaime said. With that decided, she turned away to the half-formed snowman, whereupon she proceeded to introduce Zack to the wonders of cold and snow and ice and of course, snow balls. No winter activity was complete without at least a few thrown snowballs.

She appreciated having company, and she figured they might even attract a few others to join in the festivities.

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