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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2014 16:28:19 GMT -6
slathered from head to toe in sunblock, gen was ready for a nice scenic walk. though the winter weather put somewhat of a damper on the whole affair with all the flowers being dead and the walkway being covered in a slippery, thin coat of ice. but the high line really was the best option nyc had to offer that time of year. she had no intention of bracing cold water fronts, or renting a car to drive to a ski resort.
gen hopped up and down trying to keep herself warm and checked her watch. she'd agreed to meet dan at the first stairway on tenth avenue around ten that saturday. it was ten till and she wasn't too sure of his punctuality. she could be standing there for ages freezing her california girl butt off before he showed up.
with nothing better to do, she decided to stretch. even if the walk wasn't going to be strenuous, being prepared never hurt… her grumbling stomach reminded her that she'd only had a cup o coffee that morning. maybe she could convince dan to go out to brunch with her afterwards. her treat, if that's what it took to drag him out in public.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2014 2:09:54 GMT -6
 Google Maps was probably the best innovation in the field of navigation this side of the compass. Despite the fact that Danny had rolled out of bed late after ignoring half a dozen alarms, had a long hot shower and then breakfast- Google Maps made it so that he was not late to his meeting with Gen.
His little portal making ability sort of helped too, depositing Danny a minute's walk from their predetermined meeting place. And as Danny approached the park, walking briskly he spotted a figure that looked suspiciously like Gen.
Was he late? Danny hurriedly fished out his phone and glanced at the time; five to ten, good he wasn't late.
'A wizard is never late, nor is he early- he arrives precisely when he means to.' his mind supplied immediately, bringing a wry smile to Danny's face.
Still bearing a small smile walked over to where Gen was standing.
"Hello there! Hope I didn't leave you waiting for too long now?"
NOTES: here's danny!!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2014 3:41:41 GMT -6
"no you didn't. i got here a bit early cause of the subway though." she rolled her eyes. "and my god, you're awfully chipper this morning," gen snorted, bending down to touch her toes. one, two... "so i was thinking that after our little winter wonderland walk we could go out and grab a bite to eat. i'm thinking eggs benedict or french toast and the like." ten, eleven. she pressed her nose into her knees, finding her hamstrings a bit tighter than usual. it was no wonder though. anything below sixty degrees just made her want to curl up and die. so she'd not been exercising at all. not even bikram yoga. she could barely get out of bed in he morning.
it would suffice to say that she was not built to withstand what people actually considered winter. gen could feel her ears freezing and her nose running. she sniffed up some watery snot...
nineteen, twenty. she stood up with her hands on her hips and rolled her neck. "i was hoping you'd be up for that," she said smiling.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2014 9:38:20 GMT -6
It was sort of sad that such a mundane form of transport such as subway had managed to beat out his portals. Meh, whatever; Danny would bet that his wake-up routine had been infinitely more pleasant than Gen's.
The blonde observed his companion silently as she went through her stretching exercises -should he be doing that too?- before her jab at him being too 'chipper' caught him.
"I'm sorry; I'll be sure to overdose on 'teenage angst' more liberally from now on." Danny replied dryly.
Perhaps she should stretch a bit after all, it would be too embarrassing if he broke down with cramps halfway through their little workout. Danny carefully placed his feet, making sure he wouldn't trip on the slightly slippery surface, and then stretched his arms as high as they could go. Immediately afterwards he bent down and tried to touch his toes. In doing so he almost missed out on Gen's offer.
Winter wonderland walk? Nice use of alliteration. But snark aside- breakfast...he had already had some. Did he need to have it again, and more importantly did he want to so blatantly reject one of the few people from uni that he actually got along with?
"Why don't we wait until after our little 'winter wonderland walk'?" Danny offered "But yeah I could probably use a cup of coffee or something."
Noticing Gen was done with her workout, Danny stopped his own workout and got ready to get going.
"Shall we go then?" he asked "Ladies first." he added with a snort.
NOTES: here's danny!!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2014 4:05:23 GMT -6
she laughed, throwing her head back. "oh, please do. i love angsty teenage boys. i have such a hard-on for them." gen shook her head in disbelief at her own words. she could really overdo it sometimes. "anyway..." her voice trailed off.
she began trotting up the steps taking them two by two. better get to get started and out of the cold as soon as possible. she called over her shoulder to dan. "so i checked with the staff earlier this morning, and they said that they cleared the walkway. so we shouldn't run into any problems or ice. but uh, the weather might turn pretty fowl later. good ol' polar vortex might bring us some crazy wind and snow... so we should be ready to get outta here at a moments notice." she slowed her pace down, taking the steps one by one now. the freezing winter air was rough on her face, and going fast made the wind blow right through her three layers of flannel, fleece, and down. she shivered and pressed onwards and upwards.
upon reaching the top of the stairs, gen stopped for a moment. "hey dan," she called out to her friend. "uh how much traction does your leg have? like... did they give you rubber soles to put on that thing? cause i know most people wear real shoes... but that's not really your thing?" gen bit her lower lip. "i'm just a little worried about you slip n' sliding all over the high line." she thought to rephrase what she'd said. a little damage control maybe. "i mean anyone can slip, but you know. they didn't make ice skates out of metal for nothing..." nailed it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2014 7:11:17 GMT -6
Danny nearly tripped over himself when Gen mentioned her...thing for angsty teenage males. Really when she said she made metal appendages...
No. No! Bad Danny! Marinating in the awkward silence that resulted from Gen's statement Danny was more than a bit grateful when Gen decided to start up a conversation again even if her topic was the weather. Really, the weather? Of all the stereotypical ice breakers...still beggars couldn't be choosers, so Danny decided to just roll with the topic.
"Don't worry, quick escapes are sort of my specialty." Danny answered with a wry grin.
Of course, when she changed the topic Danny was left wishing that she had stuck to her earlier line of discussing the weather. Really, it was not like he wanted to go slipping and sliding all over the highway- nope Danny took good care of himself. Still, robot limbs were Gen's specialty, so maybe she had some right to ask after his own leg.
"Nope, no figure skating for me." Danny snarked at Gen "I got rubber pads for the soles of my foot and for the toes. Besides they gave me a grooved design to help increase friction."
"Too bad they can't do anything for the cold though." the blonde added with a theatrical shiver. Seriously, in this weather it felt like he was lugging around a limb made of ice rather than metal.
NOTES: here's danny!!
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