Park [Wednesday Lunchtime]

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge had handwavily ordered lunch to-go from Luke's, and then headed to the park to set up for his and Rory's picnic date.

[ooc: Bridge is here for rory__gilmore, natch. But if you have any park-ish needs...]

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory, pleased with the relatively warmish weather, bounces out to the park. "Hi!" she says happily when she sees Bridge.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Hi!" Bridge chirps. "Grab a spot of blanket and sit down," he waves at the aforementioned blanket.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory smiles and plops down onto the blanket. "It's all pretty and warm and nice today!"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"It's like the weather knew," Bridge says solemnly. "And behaved itself just for us."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Thank you, weather!" Rory calls up to the sky, shielding her eyes. "Unless one of us has magic, weather-controlling powers, or something."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Well you do have the thunder and lightning thing going on when you laugh," Bridge points out.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory looks pensive. "This is true. Maybe I have very late-manifesting abilities."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Now the question is... are you going to use them for good or for evil?" Bridge asks with a grin.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Hmm." Rory leans back on the blanket. "Which is more fun?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge points to himself. "Cop." He reminds Rory.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory raises a brow. "So? Some of the most famous couples in history have been at complete odds with each other."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"I'm still obligated to point out that my side is better."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"But which side gets the cool outfits?" Rory has good priorities.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"When I get my Ranger powers, this'll have more colour," Bridge says, indicating his own uniform.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory bites her lip thoughtfully. "Can I be in blue, if I decide to work for good, then? I like blue. It brings out my eyes."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Sure," Bridge says, as if he has the authority to decide who gets to be what colour on a Ranger team. "It'd match your aura too."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Is my aura always blue?" she wonders. "What shade of blue is it, anyway?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Always blue. Kind of... a little darker than your eyes, actaully." Bridge nods. "Except if maybe you were really sick or really upset, it might go red or black in spots."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Ooh." Rory looks at him. "What color is yours?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge blinks. It's not exactly something he thinks about a lot. It's not something most people ask, either.

"Uh, kind of greenish and yellow?" he shrugs.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Green and yellow match blue, so that means we're compatible," Rory says happily, like she knows anything about this.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge just laughs and kisses Rory on the cheek. "Good to know."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory smiles at him. "I know these things. So what'd you get for foodstuffs?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Cheeseburgers," Bridge says, pulling them out of the paper sack they were in. "Which, I'd ask you not to tattle on me but my parents aren't really all that strict about it and it's not like you have my grandparents' phone number or anything, so I'm not worried."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I have connections," she replies, trying to look ominous but failing pretty miserably. "Yay cheeseburgers!"

She looks around for something expectantly, biting her lip a little.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"And carrot juice, of course," Bridge says, reaching in to the bag again.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory looks so woeful that it seems almost like she might burst into tears. "Oh. Thank you. How...sweet of you."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Please," Bridge rolls his eyes. "As if I'd do that. That'd be *mean*," he says, as he pulls out a thermos of coffee and pours them each a cup.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory leans over and kisses his cheek. "I thought maybe it was part of your Rory Needs to Eat Better Campaign."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"There are things that are good for you that also taste good," Bridge says wisely. "Carrot juice? Is not one of those things."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I've never had carrot juice," Rory says, cradling her coffee close to her. "That probably says a lot about my upbringing."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Be very, very glad you never had that experience," Bridge says, wrinkling his nose.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"My mom had me on this stuff by age five," she says happily, sipping at her lovely, lovely coffee. "And I'm five foot seven, so take that, stupid myths about growth-stunting."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Who comes up with stuff like that, anyway?" Bridge says with a thoughtful frown. "The growth-stunting myth, I mean."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Elderly married women," Rory says solemnly. "Or so I have heard."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Someone should complain to them," Bridge says decisively. "I mean, there's generations of kids who didn't drink coffee *or* go swimming for an hour after they ate, all because of those silly urban-legend things."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Can I also complain about the fact that I made this face for over an hour once," and Rory makes a very attractive and strange-looking face, "and it didn't actually stick?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Yes, that can also go in our strongly worded letter of complaint." Bridge decides.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I can write it," she volunteers. "I excel at using big words and intimidating people with my vocabulary!"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"As you just helpfully demonstrated, with the big words there," Bridge notes with a smile.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I wasn't even showing off," Rory says with a grin, sipping her coffee. "Though the point can be made that I may be somewhat stupid this month since I'm pretty sure I've poured all my intelligence into my applications."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

At some point in the afternoon, Anders comes cruising through the park on his Galaxy Glider at a leisurely pace. Almost as if he's doing a 'look, no broken bones' thing.

He waves at Bridge and Rory on his way past.