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Tweak says, "Ridiculous! "

Rose Jean Frost (diamondclaws) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-06-03 21:02:00

Entry tags:

logan, rose frost

who. Logan and Rose
what. A Talk
where. England
when. Tonight
why. Rosie has some news she needs to break to her daddy.

After some pleading, Emma had finally snapped. She glanced up from the computer screen, away from a school-wide memo, to focus on her daughter. "No, Rose, I'm not your personal messenger," she said flatly. "If you want your father to know about you, you'll have to tell him yourself."

Rose had pouted and tried to get her way. Emma had been unmovable and eventually shooed Rose out of her room. So Rose was alone and needed to talk to her father. She took a deep breath and left him a message and waited.

She lounged in the living room on a pale couch, arms crossed over her chest. Rose looked thoughtful as she waited for her father. She wasn't sure how he'd take her news. In order to butter him up, she thought of all the possible ways she could make the night more pleasant for him. Maybe she'd treat him to dinner. At his favorite place. Which was, undoubtedly, a bar. Maybe that wouldn't be quite such a good idea.

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hasapoint
2008-06-04 11:31 am UTC (link)

Logan enjoyed spending time with his daughter, and he enjoyed getting out of the house every now and then. He didn't smoke in the house, so he took advantage of outdoor time whenever he got the chance. There was a cigar in his pocket, and he hoped his teenage daughter wouldn't give him a lecture about smoking it. He didn't like having to ignore her.

He walked into the living room to meet her, an eyebrow raised at her posture. She'd told him nothing was wrong, but she looked like she was in pouting mode.

"Ready?" he asked. He'd wait for her to bring whatever-it-was up.

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diamondclaws
2008-06-04 06:13 pm UTC (link)

Rose perked up a bit at the sight of her father. She didn't hide the fact that he was her favorite parent. Rose ignored the way her stomach jumped a little. She wasn't looking forward to breaking news to him.

"Yes," she said, rising. They walked to the door, and then were outside. It was a nice night, cool but not cold. "How are you, daddy?" Small talk. Rose wasn't terrible at it, but it was obvious she wanted to talk about more than their days and the weather.

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hasapoint
2008-06-04 11:59 pm UTC (link)

Logan gave her a smile before heading out with her. Once out the door, he pulled out the cigar and his lighter.

"Good," he answered as he put the cigar in his mouth. He meant it. Things seemed a little smoother in the house than they had been. He tried to stay out of the Cuckoo business, but there was less tension there. He probably didn't care as much as he should about one of them being in a coma. The one Rose liked was okay, and that was as close as he came to caring. "You?"

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diamondclaws
2008-06-05 03:32 am UTC (link)

"Same," Rose said with a little smile. And then she noticed his cigar. She frowned a little. Rose had told Logan on more than one occasion that smoking was a disgusting habit. Even though it wouldn't hurt them, second hand smoke was dangerous for the others. Especially the baby. And it stunk. Rose's sensitive nose would smell smoke on his clothing days after the cigar had been put out. But she couldn't complain today.

"So..." she looped arms with her father, trying to ignore the sense of disapproval that remained in the back of her head.

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	hasapoint 2008-06-05 12:00 pm UTC (link)
	Logan knew the girls didn't like it, and he'd cut back a lot. Really only did it when he was outside or at the bar, and tried to remember to wash up afterward. He lit the cigar, turning his head away from Rose as he exhaled. "So?" He thought he might have an idea where this was going, but he waited for her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

diamondclaws
2008-06-05 05:58 pm UTC (link)

"So," she repeated slowly, glad he wasn't blowing smoke in her direction. Rose fell silent. She wasn't the type to blurt. Which meant she needed to think her words through. "I wanted to talk to you about something. So that you weren't caught off guard," she began. "Gar and I are going to be..." she only hesitated a second, "dating." She prepared for whatever might come from Logan, expecting the worst and hoping for the best. Gar had been around the house plenty of times. Logan had seen him, maybe even shared a few words with him. Rose wasn't sure if her father would approve.

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hasapoint
2008-06-06 12:00 pm UTC (link)

Somehow, accepting that he had a teenage daughter from an alternate universe was a lot easier than accepting that his teenage daughter was dating. But he'd been expecting it.

He was quiet for a while. Gar wasn't really the first person he'd pick for his daughter to date. He'd probably want her dating someone like--no. He wasn't going to finish that thought. And he didn't like that pause before 'dating', either.

"He's going to treat you with respect," he said finally. "I don't care if he's playful or a joker or a goddamn hyena, he's not gonna be making comments in front of me or your mother or the rest of the world. If I hear one word about locker room talk, I'm gonna cram his face in a wall." He probably wouldn't. And Rose could certainly handle herself. That was one reason he was as okay with this as he was.

He didn't really trust Gar. But he trusted Rose. At least, he was pretty sure he did.

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diamondclaws
2008-06-07 12:09 am UTC (link)

"Daddy." Rose slowed and gave her father a Look. "What sort of girl do you think I am? If he doesn't respect me, I'm not going to stay with him. And I don't need you to fight my battles for me." She couldn't help but smirk. "If he does anything, I will hurt him myself." She grew a little serious. "But he hasn't been anything but respectful to me. And a good friend."

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	hasapoint 2008-06-07 12:30 am UTC (link)
	Logan nodded, taking another puff of his cigar, keeping the smoke away from her. He knew that Rose wouldn't put up with shit. Still. He wasn't really thrilled, but she couldn't be his little girl forever, could she? "I'm taking him camping," he said decisively. He wanted to get to know this kid. And a little extra intimidation couldn't hurt. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	diamondclaws 2008-06-07 12:34 am UTC (link)
	Rose was torn between amusement and slight horror. She knew how intimidating her father could be and she didn't want him trying to scare Gar. Gar was her friend. Friends didn't let friends be tortured by wildmen in the woods. "Daddy! No!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hasapoint 2008-06-07 12:41 am UTC (link)
	"Relax, darling," he said with a small smirk. "I didn't say anything about hunting." He'd be good. No torturing. A little healthy fear wasn't a bad thing, but he'd like to know the boy dating his daughter was man enough to not run away screaming at the thought of being alone in the same room with him. Maybe give the kid a chance to earn Logan's respect. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

diamondclaws
2008-06-07 12:50 am UTC (link)

Rose sighed. Her father was ridiculous. She knew this. "If you hurt him, I'm going to be... very unhappy with you," she said it almost sulkily. She didn't really think Gar would easily be frightened away from her. He was a hero back home. He'd faced some enemies who were at least slightly more frightening than the Wolverine. "And if you purposely try to scare him away from me, I'm going to be... even more unhappy." It was a lame threat. She couldn't really threaten her father with anything beyond the silent treatment.

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hasapoint
2008-06-07 01:41 am UTC (link)

"If he's a good guy, no need to scare him away, eh?" He did sort of want to like Gar. Would make things easier. Of course, he sort of wanted to eviscerate the kid, and those two tended to be mutually exclusive. He would do his very best to stay in line for his daughter. She was sixteen, she was smart and strong and she had to start figuring things out for herself. Didn't make him like the idea any more, though.

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diamondclaws
2008-06-07 01:47 am UTC (link)

"I don't want my b-," she corrected herself quickly. They were dating. Rose wasn't exactly sure if she'd call Gar her boyfriend just yet, "I don't want the boy I'm dating to be more afraid of you than of me," she said stubbornly. Rose raised a hand, balled it into a fist and extended her claws. "I can handle him. If I need to," she added quickly, "But I don't want to be thinking about that. It's not serious right now. I want to have fun and not worry about him turning into a jerk."

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	hasapoint 2008-06-07 01:52 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I want to know the boy my daughter is dating." His stubbornness and annoyed tone matched hers. He knew she could handle him. He didn't care. "You're the one who decided it was important enough to tell me." She wanted her father involved, she had it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

diamondclaws
2008-06-07 01:56 am UTC (link)

"I wanted to tell you so that it didn't come as a surprise. Because it's better that you know so that I don't have to sneak around." Rose had done that before, on more than one occasion back home. But she hated lying to her father. And with his sensitive senses, he must have realized she was spending time with boys anyway. She grumbled quietly, looking down at the ground and kicking a stone, "Maybe I shouldn't have said anything at all."

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hasapoint
2008-06-07 02:34 am UTC (link)

He shrugged. "Better chance of him not getting killed this way." His eyes were on the road ahead. He gave another shrug, conceding the point. "Up to him. Invite's open." Maybe he should've stuck to his guns. Would've helped if he'd had more experience parenting. He couldn't screw up that badly, right? Emma had a good handle on the parenting thing. If he fucked up, she'd yell at him and tell him how to fix it.

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diamondclaws
2008-06-07 02:45 am UTC (link)

Rose fell silent for a few minutes, arms crossed over her chest. Her face softened a little as they walked on. He was willing to concede a point. That was a big deal. And really, Rose couldn't stay mad at her father for long. He was her favorite. "Are you done smoking that awful thing?" She asked in a quiet, almost gentle voice. "We could go get something to eat."

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	hasapoint 2008-06-07 02:54 am UTC (link)
	He shrugged, stopping to put out the cigar on a rubbish bin. He wasn't happy about all this, but it was his daughter. He would have to put up with her growing up. Fucking teenagers. Almost as bad as telepaths. "Fine." (Reply to this) (Parent)