http://willbethenight.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2012-02-14 09:41 pm
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Ching Tai, Tuesday evening

Bruce had been less than clear-headed when he made a follow-up date with Darcy on Valentine's Day. He was hoping she didn't read too much into that. Still, it meant it was a night for something at least slightly fancy. The Chinese place would do for that.

He took a seat, waited, and tried not to let all of the frustrations of the day lead to him chatting up the hostess while he waited. He was trying to be at least SLIGHTLY classy, which wasn't easy this week.

[OOC: For that girl who was mentioned!]
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[identity profile] taseredagod.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
Bruce had overestimated Darcy by a just a bit and this was a bit fancier than she had expected. But food was food, and male company was even better than that, so Darcy wasn't going to complain. She was going to walk over and join Bruce instead.

"So where are we on the drink buying equation?" Darcy asked instead of you know, hi.

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Drinks are fine, but they should probably stay on a certain safe part of the table," Bruce said. "You look great tonight."

Also not a hi, but Bruce was just getting running starts this week.

[identity profile] taseredagod.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
"Aw, I'm not allowed to make a fool of myself twice?" Darcy said and pouted. "And thanks, you clean up pretty good yourself." She may have tried for some sort of an accent there. Good luck guessing which.

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, if you really want to and then claim it's part of your charm, I can probably accept that," Bruce said.

[identity profile] taseredagod.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
"It is totally and utterly part of my charm to keep wasting perfectly good drinks." Darcy informed him. "So what's your secret charm strategy, since you already know mine?"

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
"Just be myself," Bruce said. "And pay for drinks, even if they get wasted."

[identity profile] taseredagod.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
"I promise that drinks tonight will not get wasted." Darcy informed him, leaning on to the table.

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
"Then I definitely won't mind paying for them," Bruce said. "So aside from being a pretty, snarky, maybe slightly clumsy girl, what else should I know about you, Darcy?"

[identity profile] taseredagod.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
"I might want to argue with that third one." Darcy informed him. "Let's see. I'm from the middle of nowhere, I hate science with a passion, and I once tasered Thor. You?" The you was rather perky.

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
"As in the god of thunder?" Bruce checked matter-of-factly, before moving on. "I'm from a big city that probably doesn't exist in your world, come from a wealthy family, and helped fight a giant robot here in Fandom once. No deities, though."

[identity profile] taseredagod.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Yup." Darcy said, equally matter-of-factly. "We have a New York and a giant robot was throwing things at me once." She countered.

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Do you have a Gotham City? It's not the same as New York," Bruce said.

"You've had some real life experiences, haven't you?"

[identity profile] taseredagod.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
Darcy shook her head. "No Gotham City that I've heard of. Wrong comic verse Where's it supposed to be located? And I just had a summer internship that went weird." Slight understatement.

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
"Depends on who you ask. For me it's a little upstate from New York. Other people are from a similar Gotham in Jersey. I heard of one in Illinois. Each world it appears in seems to have pretty much the same people doing pretty much the same things there, though."

"I don't know if you've been in Fandom long enough for any of that to make sense to you yet."

[identity profile] taseredagod.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
Darcy blinked a few times. Then a few more. "Can I just not think about it too hard and just go with you being from New York?"

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
"It's probably easiest that way," Bruce said. "What was your internship for?"

[identity profile] taseredagod.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Assisting a something fancy and sciency scientist with her research. So mostly a lot of paperwork and remind her to eat and shower until things went wonky." Darcy summarized.

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
"So you go from that to a place filled with science types where things regularly go weird," Bruce said. "You're actually pretty well prepared for Fandom."

[identity profile] taseredagod.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
"Kinda? But yeah, I mean, I haven't gone screaming yet. Has anyone ever run screaming yet?" Darcy wondered, following that train of thought.

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Not that I've seen," Bruce said. "And I have to admit, I'm glad you weren't the first. I would have hated missing out on getting to know you."

[identity profile] taseredagod.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
"The feeling is mutual." Darcy informed him. "And you can still get to know me even better."

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
Bruce started to lean in a little over the table. "I have every intention to get to know you very well."

[identity profile] taseredagod.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
Darcy increased her leaning even more. "Don't you just love it when two people are both on the same page?"

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
"It can lead to some truly great things," Bruce said. Speaking of which, he was doing more than just leaning vaguely now. He was going in for the kiss.

[identity profile] taseredagod.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
Darcy was not going to be ducking that in any universe. And to avoid any possible drink knocking over, she very casually used Bruce to support her left arm. Or you know, tried to pull him a bit closer.

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
Bruce reached across the table to run a hand through Darcy's hair as they kissed. As far as he was concerned, this had been worth the wait.

[identity profile] taseredagod.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
Darcy would have argued that any continuation of the evening was also totally worth the wait, but her mouth was otherwise occupied and she really did want to avoid breaking the table or anything on it.

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
They really were in sync tonight. Bruce pulled back just enough to suggest, "Let's get out of here so we can really get to know each other."

[identity profile] taseredagod.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
"I've got a never-around roommate." Darcy agreed before continuing the kiss.

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2012-02-15 06:53 am (UTC)(link)
"Works for me," he said when he needed air. He dropped some money on the table to pay for whatever, then stood up and reached for Darcy's hand.

Not bad for a Valentine's date. Not bad at all.
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