Remember Me? (imperator) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2016-06-25 03:35:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, furiosa, splendid angharad |
Who: Splendid and Furiosa
What: Getting ice cream
When: Early June
Where: An ice cream place!
Rating/Warnings:
Status: Complete Upon Posting
Splendid felt as if her days had been consumed lately by Valerian, and Max. It wasn't that she was complaining, by no means, but she didn't want to neglect the friendships that she had here either. She'd texted Furiosa asking if she wanted to grab some ice cream, and just hang out for a little bit. Valerian was left in Max's care once again, but only after she'd made sure that he was okay with it.
She didn't want to take advantage of his kindness, or him for that matter, but once she'd been reassured that it would be alright she'd gotten ready to go to the ice cream parlour. There was a nice place nearby where Splendid lived, and she'd already been there a few times. Splendid ordered herself a mint chocolate chip waffle cone and then found a table to sit at once her order was in her hand. "Any luck on the job front?" She asked, glancing over at Furiosa.
“Got an interview with Stark Industries,” she replied, pausing to catch a stray trail of melting ice cream with her tongue. “I hope that goes well. I love driving but I didn’t put in all those hours in online classes to be behind the wheel the rest of my life. And after our dreams… I want to make sure we get off our dependence on gas.”
"Oh?" Splendid's brows rose, a light smile tugging up the corners of her lips. "That's good! I hope that it goes well for you too." She started in on her own ice cream, and then gave a small nod. "I can understand. I think that what you're doing is a wonderful thing, and hopefully one day we'll be able to." Splendid doubted that it would be any time soon, but maybe with baby steps they could reduce the dependence on gas in the world. "How are things going with Capable?"
“Me too.” She spun her cone around a bit to get the other side. At Splendid’s question she started, getting ice cream all over her nose. “Good? Going good?” She wasn’t particularly interested in sharing private details, but it was Splendid, and if there was one person she’d share anything with, it was her.
"You've got a little something…" She pointed at her own nose, and then shook her head with a light laugh. "That's good. I'm glad it's going good." She wouldn't press for details from Furiosa, figuring that if she wanted to share anything with her that she would. Besides, as long as both of them were happy that was all that mattered to Splendid. "Things are going well with Max too." She shrugged, and spun her own cone around, letting out a long breath through her nose after she'd taken her lick.
Furiosa wiped the ice cream off of her nose and licked her finger clean. She was happy to get the subject off of herself. Part of her had been worried people wouldn’t approve. But they were all so close it was a silly fear. “That’s good, I’d hate to shoot him. Or run him over.”
"I'd hate for you to do that too." Splendid replied with a wry smile in Furiosa's direction. "I think he's too hard on himself some days. Well," her brows raised slightly as she tipped her head to the side, "nearly every day. I wish there was more I could do to help, but I think spending time with Valerian helps him enough." Her son had truly been a blessing, and it was rare these days that Splendid found herself tensing up if someone knocked on her door. That fear was still there, it was real enough, but she'd found happiness in her life and that seemed to make things better.
People were always the hardest on themselves. Furiosa hated herself for some of the things she’d done to earn the Warboys’ respect. She’d practically had to become one, herself. “Valerian helps, I think. And just being his friend. Understanding him. He’s as messed up as the rest of us.” She shrugged her shoulder. “But no one likes to be treated like they’re broken.”
Splendid gave a small sideways tip of her head, "That's true, on all accounts." Splendid replied before taking another lick of her cone. "Mmm," she swallowed before she began fully speaking again, "has Capable mentioned taking a vacation to you yet? All of us that is. I think we could all use one."
“If she has, its slipped my mind.” Furiosa was down to her cone, finally, and took a big bite out of it. “But you’re right, we could use one. Something ..mundane, almost. Some place with a lot of water.” She liked the idea of places with a lot of water.
Chuckling, Splendid lifted a shoulder. "Happens. There's so much going on anyway here, that it's hard to keep things straight." Splendid could completely understand things slipping ones mind. "I'm fine with that. We should all get together and discuss where we want to go. I'm fine with anywhere, just as long as it's not New York." Anywhere in New York really. "I'd like to go to Disney. One day. I don't know if Max would enjoy it, but Capable and I had talked about that too." Valerian wouldn't be able to do a lot, "I know Valerian wouldn't be able to do much of anything, so maybe it'll be better to wait until he's older."
“It might be a good idea to wait, but there are a lot of great characters he could meet. We could even go to Florida instead. Leave California entirely and just have a chance to… be a family.” They were a family. It was bizarre and yet welcome.
"There are. I just want him to experience that magic you know?" Because really that was all Splendid thought about when she thought of Disney. She finally had made her way down to her actual cone, and she took a dainty bite before nodding. "I like that idea." It was nice to be part of their little family too. Splendid had lost one, only to find another. "Fun in the sun, and no worries for a little while. Hell, we don't even have to go to Orlando, we can always head down to the Keys or somewhere else." Splendid knew that the beaches would be crowded this time of year, so maybe they could look at a few different places before settling on somewhere. "But yeah, I think we should all spend more time together, and I wouldn't even consider going anywhere without all of you."
Someplace not too crowded would be best for Furiosa, and definitely Max. She felt protective of the man, and too many people just didn’t jive well with him. “Maybe I can find a nice place that’s not too crowded. I’ll do some research.” If they pooled their money maybe they could rent a beach house.
"Sounds good. Let me know what you find." Splendid was all for finding a place where they could all just have some fun, and she knew that if anyone could find a place? It would be Furiosa. "Did you want to go see a movie, or go someplace else?" She asked, brows raised as she took another bite of her ice cream.
Furios definitely wasn’t ready to go home yet. She felt like she didn’t get to spend enough time with Splendid. “Lets hit up a movie. I’ve got the time if you’ve got the time. I’m sure we’ll find something relaxing to watch.”