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abetterlie

Universal Studios (rp for Kara)

Jun 30, 2007 11:45

After decades of fights about the subject, Los Angeles now has a subway. What's more, one that has a station at the Universal Studios. Considering Kara's aversion to cars, Connor decides to use it, though he is aware this could also get him accused of being tight ( Read more... )

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kara_marie June 30 2007, 09:34:07 UTC

If Kara was half as psychic as she fancies that she is, she would be able to correct some of Connor's assumptions about Karaness. She would be able to tell him, no, instruct him, that she does not hate animals -

'Hey, Buddy,' She'd tell him. 'I'm the Vegetarian. Don't call ME a HATER ( ... )

abetterlie June 30 2007, 09:51:25 UTC

Connor, sadly, has a tendency to lie to make things easier for himself in certain situations. Mostly of the family type. The truth is that Potter I - IV has been dumped into his brain along with High School (though college was all his own, and so were Potter V - VI); thank you, Cyvus. But he's fairly sure that if he admits this, he'll hear something about having it easy again - yet another assumption! - and so he lies without blushing ( ... )

kara_marie June 30 2007, 10:10:20 UTC

"They're so boring."

She complains, through the hug, through his compliment, almost. And really, that is the worst insult she could give something, give a book or a movie or even a person - boring. You can forgive something a lot of flaws if it doesn't bore you to death with them.

"And, and, and!" Kara continues with the complaint. "They're not even realistic, you know? I mean, if it was at least realistic, I could stomach it, but I read them and I just think - that's just not right at all! It's all so stupid and wrong. If you're going to bore me you could at least be, like, right about it and not totally wrong, wrong, wrong ( ... )

abetterlie June 30 2007, 10:16:59 UTC

"You read Stephen King?" Connor exclaims, referring to the kids who find IT and taking that to mean the novel "It". His tone is both surprised and delighted, because he happens to like King's novels. Well, most of them. "It is great, but my favourite is The Talisman."

He produces the Universal Studios programm. "I circled the rides that sound like fun," he explains, "but if you like It, than maybe we can add the Revenge of the Mummy show?"

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kara_marie July 3 2007, 12:04:23 UTC

"In my sometimes I think more about the desert." She says. "But only in the sometimes. Mostly I think LA is okay - it could be worse - thanks - "

And Kara takes the soda and the sentiment it carries with it.

"It could be worse. It could be Kansas... Sure, let's ride through, why not? Maybe we'll see someone famous. That's always the hope, right?"

abetterlie July 3 2007, 12:22:57 UTC

Connor doubts it, but doesn't say so out loud, not wanting to be a spoil-sport. Besides, he's wrong. The big ride through the whole area also traditionally crosses sets where filming takes place, so there is the theoretical chance they might spot a starlet or two.

"As long as it's not Orlando," he says, only half kidding. "That would be awkard. Last time I saw him was at the burial." He shudders, not just because that brings back the time when they thought Cordy had died but because it brings back the burial itself, the whole operatic - he had hated every second of it. Anyway, on to better subjects.

The traditional highlights of the big tour include meeting the white shark from Jaws while seemingly crossing a lake, a simulated avalanche, being in a tunnel that gets flooded and seeing the Bates Motel from afar. The narration by the guide is recorded by now, though there is one member of the security staff travelling with the wagons for insurance reasons. Connor finds a bench in front of one train for Kara and himself ( ... )

kara_marie July 3 2007, 12:44:12 UTC

"I saw a documentary on David Hasselhoff. I felt bad for him. Did you know his one attempt at pay per view was on the very same night OJ did his whole kill the wife and flee on TV gig? Poor Hoff. But I don't think he'll be here... he's probably in Austria or something, he's very big in Europe. He, like, sings or something. I saw it on the E! True Story ( ... )

abetterlie July 3 2007, 13:23:07 UTC

There is actually a KITT model to be visited here, Connor saw it in the programm, and if she likes David Hasselhoff, maybe he'll take her there later. The one thing about Hasselhoff he can remember is that the guy starred in Knight Rider, after all. Kara bringing up OJ reminds Connor:

"I always wondered whether OJ is a client of Wolfram and Hart's. Would explain a lot. But I don't know what he could give themThen she talks about the funeral, and Lionel Luthor, which brings back memories of the man's visit in New York, complete with smarmy talk about his parental concern for Harry, and then Harry telling him what happened with Lionel after Norman Osborne's death, and he wonders, again, why it was so wrong to kill humans, before doing what he always does when his mind goes there; thinking of his own victims. Kara goes on about Lionel hating her, and Lex, and talk about victims. Neither of the Luthors would ever been able to harm her or be anything to her if it hadn't been for ( ... )

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