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Laurel Lance (i_crylikeabird) wrote in we_coexist,
@ 2011-03-23 20:39:00

Entry tags:

dinah lance, jake chambers, snake plissken

Bowling! (Jake, Snake, and anyone else who wants to bowl)
Dinah parked and then led Jake into the bowling alley. There was only a small sense of trepidation at the thought of bowling-not one of her strong suits. But Jake had chosen, and Dinah was glad to give Jake the chance to do something that other kids his age enjoyed, something that didn't revolve around death or crimefighting or any of the other bizarre aspects of either of their lives.

Granted, the main reason for the outing was so that she could meet his much older potential friend who just happened to be a gunslinger. So, not quite normal. But she wasn't about to tell him that he had to make friends his own age and couldn't have any friends beside that. It wasn't a fair thing to do to a kid who had seen and experienced so much more than anyone his age could imagine. This wasn't Star City, where there had been a school that nurtured children from tough, violent upbringings. Not that that had gone over so well for Sin anyway, but Dinah shoved those memories to the back of her mind.

She'd asked around, checked every possible place she could, and the Institute was the only school. There were no other choices, no programs that would allow Jake to meet others that might have more in common with him than some of the kids at school.

And the fact remained that this man had saved Jake's life. For that, Dinah was grateful. She was wary about the idea of Jake spending time with someone that might encourage him towards gunslinging, but she would have a hard time disliking someone who had gone out of his way to save Jake.

Dinah glanced down at Jake as they neared the counter.

"Let me know when you see Snake. He did say he would meet us here?"

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i_escape
2011-03-28 02:48 pm UTC (link)

Snake didn't have many feelings about being thought highly of by a young boy. Then again, Snake never really had taken to such considerations about himself. Back where he came from, everyone knew him. He'd become a figure of the anti-establishment. Not by choice, but by principle. He had refused to conform to the changes in American society. He was the proverbial thorn in the side of most politicians and their street-governing police underlings.

But he was right. The world had gone in the wrong direction. And despite his crude and callous disposition (which gave him the appearance of not caring,) he was doing what he thought necessary to put the world back on the track to the right direction.

"Yes, ma'am."

He finished off the beer with a long swig and set the bottle back on the bar counter with an empty clank. Then he straightened his posture and started for the entrance into the bowling alley.

He hoped she didn't get around to lecturing him on good role modeling behavior either. Because he wouldn't listen. No matter how cute she was.

It went against his better nature.

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i_crylikeabird
2011-03-30 01:17 am UTC (link)

Dinah nodded her approval. While she would rather he didn't drink, at least he was willing to leave the bar for the time being.

She debated taking a few minutes to lay out a set of ground rules, but then decided it would probably be better to address things as they came up for the time being.

However, before she let Jake spend time with this man alone, she fully intended to make those rules clear.

Dinah turned and made her way out of the bar, walking slowly enough that he could catch up to her and walk with her if he wanted. Her eyes scanned the bowling alley for Jake.

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