[She hears you out on the porch, Charlie. She opens the door to peer outside, dressed as warmly as possible. There's a fire going in the fireplace inside]
On purpose. Are you mean enough to keep me out here? This outfit's surprisingly warm, but it's still pretty freakin' cold out. [And she's got canned food jammed in her coat pockets. And some chocolate that she might share if Babs is nice.]
Yeah, I'm actually going to make you stand out in the snow. I'm not that horrible, Charlie. Come in. [She steps aside so Charlie can get inside. They've got canned food in the house, since after the nuclear apocalypse Babs decided to stock up. Bats are always prepared]
I knew I'd win you over! [Charlie slides in through the door eagerly, glad to get out of the cold. She doesn't take her boots off like a polite houseguest, but she didn't walk there, so it's not like she's tracking snow in either.]
I just wanted to make sure everyone was holding up okay here.
Don't get ahead of yourself. [As soon as Charlie's in the house Babs will close the door again. There's no reason to be letting in more cold air than necessary]
Really? Well, thanks for the concern I guess. We're fine. Mostly. It might be a different story once we run out of firewood. It's even colder upstairs than it is down here.
You're a little weird. [Because you're so normal, right Babs?] But you probably already knew that so I guess it was pointless of me to say. [She leads the way into the living room, going to poke at the fire]
I guess that's true. Being a teleporter must be convenient at times like this. Do you want something to drink while you're here? We have...[Stares at the stuff next to the fireplace] Tea. And hot chocolate.
Yeah, you're not the first person I've heard that from. [Charlie invites herself to sit down on a sofa.]
It's totally convenient. It would have sucked if I lost my powers like last time. And I'd kill for a hot chocolate. Thanks. [WAIT. THIS IS YOUNGER BABS
what if she takes her seriously BACK PEDDLE BACK PEDDLE FREAK OUT] Uh- Totally kidding about the killing thing, that would be morally wrong and I totally don't do that.
[And now it's time to stare. Charlie, you are the strangest teenager and she doesn't even...oh hey, is that a smile? Maybe a little one. Your weird nervousness is sort of funny and endearing]
I didn't think you were serious about it. I think I would have heard about it by now if there was a teenage girl running around murdering people for chocolate drinks. [Just going to get on making that hot chocolate] So are you always so nervous around people or is it just me?
You never know. The power's been out, there could be one on the loose right now. [Charlie watched too many horror flicks back in Metropolis. This makes sense.]
If someone's going to commit murder, I really hope it's over something bigger than hot chocolate. Though I guess people have been murdered for dumber reasons before.
Charlie? Are you here on purpose or on accident?
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I just wanted to make sure everyone was holding up okay here.
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Really? Well, thanks for the concern I guess. We're fine. Mostly. It might be a different story once we run out of firewood. It's even colder upstairs than it is down here.
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You're running out? I could probably go find some if you need me to.
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Not yet. We should be fine for another few days. You shouldn't be out in the cold any more than you absolutely need to be anyway.
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It's cool. I can get to places and back faster than most people, so I'd rather do it if anyone needed anything.
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I guess that's true. Being a teleporter must be convenient at times like this. Do you want something to drink while you're here? We have...[Stares at the stuff next to the fireplace] Tea. And hot chocolate.
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It's totally convenient. It would have sucked if I lost my powers like last time. And I'd kill for a hot chocolate. Thanks. [WAIT. THIS IS YOUNGER BABS
what if she takes her seriously BACK PEDDLE BACK PEDDLE FREAK OUT] Uh- Totally kidding about the killing thing, that would be morally wrong and I totally don't do that.
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[And now it's time to stare. Charlie, you are the strangest teenager and she doesn't even...oh hey, is that a smile? Maybe a little one. Your weird nervousness is sort of funny and endearing]
I didn't think you were serious about it. I think I would have heard about it by now if there was a teenage girl running around murdering people for chocolate drinks. [Just going to get on making that hot chocolate] So are you always so nervous around people or is it just me?
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I'm not nervous! I'm just, uh--
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Fidgety? That describes you pretty well too.
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Can we try a different adjective like awesome?
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There aren't any marshmallows so you'll just have to settle for plain hot chocolate.
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So. Babs. I kind of know almost everything about you. Is there anything you want to know about me?
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