From our window we could see

[velveteened]

Date & Time: June 24, 8 pm
Location: Unit 403
Characters: Kate Kane, Gilbert Nightray, and Oz Vessalius
Summary: Gilbert offers to make Kate dinner. Oz wants to meet his mysterious lady friend.
Warnings: SHENANIGANS

( he'd been curious.

gil had been acting really strangely, oddly surprised at oz coming to the apartment at this time. oz had only wanted to ask about something trivial and not so important it needed to really be dealt with now; but the fact that gilbert had asked just that -

if it really can't wait, if oz can't make do for a bit, he can't go anywhere right now but later...!

- had made oz decide to change his plans.

so gilbert is now off to search nearby shops and stalls for a local specialty, because rhubarb berries are totally real and being sold nearby but if he doesn't hurry he'll miss out for the whole rest of the summer!!!! - and oz waits to investigate just what it is gil had been expecting. )

Comments

[gevurah]

[ She stares at him, baffled for a moment before her confusion gives away into amusement. ]

Right; they don't have private jets in your time. [ She chuckles softly. ] Traveling's nice as long as you enjoy moving all the time.

[retraced]

A private what?

[More words that just don't match up with anything he understands, and his imagination isn't good enough to draw anything more than a very solid blank.]

[gevurah]

Airplanes; they're big and fly up in the sky. [ She motions with her hands to indicate a wingspan. ] We've got ships to cross the ocean, but with a plane it's much faster. Smoother, too.

I bet you could find books in the library about them.

[retraced]

[The bombs that had fallen had come from things flying in the sky, but Gil hadn't stopped to watch them at the time. Chains flew, but for the life of him he couldn't picture getting on Raven's back and letting the giant bird fly him across the country. Though apparently this happened with Barma and Leo and Vincent what the hell, canon.]

At least the library here is more or less the same...

[Now to just wait for the librarian to be in a good enough mood to help him find a relevant book without giving him the stink-eye.]

Thank you for explaining everything to me. These questions probably get annoying after a while.

[gevurah]

[ Don't fly on the flaming bird of death, Gil.

It's easy for her to picture people soaring in the sky, wings or not. Superheroes can do that. ]

Hardly. Other universes are interesting to hear about.

[retraced]

[He turns his eyes back down towards the table. Just let him apologize for being awkward without being nice in return, sobs internally.]

The food is the same, at least. [And then, deflating:] Sort of.

[gevurah]

[ She chuckles and finishes off the rest of her bowl. ]

This place tries. It's better than nothing.

[retraced]

[He puts his own spoon down when he notices that she's finished. He has a few bites left of his own.]

Was it really okay...?

[gevurah]

[ She nods as she dabs at her mouth with a handkerchief and sets it down neatly on the table. ]

It was great, Gil. Thank you.