Vacation Day (for Myra)
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The appointment has been set for very early in the morning, a reminder that he keeps all hours, not just the late ones. The coordinates he's sent Myra land her somewhere that the very first and overwhelming impression is one of fog. In her day and age, only a daring pilot would dream of taking off in it, but this is a modern airport with a very small, if often unmanned control tower, from which it's already clear this is simply a low-lying and temporary blanket of mist that will burn off quickly once the sun is truly up. Already a watery light is filtering through.
The building at her back is a shabby hangar, and is no different from any she's seen in her own time, if just a little more weathered. On a private airfield, not much changes but the planes.
The Shadow, dressed in a button-down shirt, light jacket, and jeans, is holding two thermoses. It should be easy to guess the contents, but he looks fairly alert already. "Morning." He has either slept a little better, or is simply covering for it well. Possibly there is some combination of the two.
The building at her back is a shabby hangar, and is no different from any she's seen in her own time, if just a little more weathered. On a private airfield, not much changes but the planes.
The Shadow, dressed in a button-down shirt, light jacket, and jeans, is holding two thermoses. It should be easy to guess the contents, but he looks fairly alert already. "Morning." He has either slept a little better, or is simply covering for it well. Possibly there is some combination of the two.
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Date: 2009-05-01 12:43 am (UTC)The fog is very low, and lies in pockets between hills and trees. As they climb she can see hills that rise up out of it, clear and quiet in the early morning. The more distant terrain has a very misty look, but somewhere off in the distance are mountains, a muddy sort of green and deceptively small from the air.
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Date: 2009-05-01 01:00 am (UTC)"All over. I didn't just fly, I took cruises, safari trips... anything to keep myself busy. keep moving. After a while it was more grueling than my work has ever been. But I did take a long trip West and back."
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Date: 2009-05-01 01:18 am (UTC)"I should make myself do this, though, maybe once a year. Your head feels clearer up here... and I don't mean from your ears popping." He flashes Myra a brief smile.
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Date: 2009-05-01 01:36 am (UTC)That may be slightly unflattering, but tact is not his natural forté.
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Date: 2009-05-01 01:52 am (UTC)As the plane begins to level out, his pose in the pilot seat grows more relaxed and he puts the thermos between his knees to unscrew the cap. "I can't promise not to bring up something about work today, though." After all, he has little else in his life.
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Date: 2009-05-01 02:37 am (UTC)He tilts the controls, letting the plane climb a little higher. There's more air traffic than there once was, and he has to adjust his altitude to avoid becoming a nuisance to commercial flights. "Have I mellowed, then? And is that good or bad?" It's nagged at him ever since Vincent said it.
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Date: 2009-05-01 02:48 am (UTC)"Well, most of my time spent with you has been doing our usual work. I wouldn't say mellowed, but you're definitely a better conversationalist. My Shadow, if he's not filling the role as Cranston, I hardly get more than a 'Report!' out of him. Talking to him as Allard or any other guise is just about impossible."
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Date: 2009-05-02 05:44 pm (UTC)"Thinking of the Nexus and its encouragements, who else have you found yourself talking to? Anyone besides the obvious?"
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Date: 2009-05-02 09:56 pm (UTC)"A lot of youngsters." The moment the words escape him, he gives a grimace. "I meant that without the bias of my own age. I've met some kids still in college, or at the age for it, but trying to fight crime in costume on the side. It's a little unnerving, I didn't start at that age. It's reassuring to see so many vigilantes around the place, though."
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Date: 2009-05-02 11:53 pm (UTC)"I guess I could be considered some sort of middle ground, but I really don't do much as Myra besides talk to my parents, and use it as a more secure avenue of communication." She shrugs. "I mean, I used it recently to follow around the errand boys from the alternate world, but that's one of the few times I've ever done that. I guess I'm just not as comfortable in my own skin, as I am as Ming."
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