A grown man and a little girl walk into a comic book shop

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WHO: Mitchell Hundred and Mindy Macready
WHERE: a local...comic book..... shop
WHEN: Saturday morning??
WARNINGS: uh none
SUMMARY: two people in a comic book store with all the indie and knock offs you could ever want
FORMAT: quick??


[ He wasn't slacking off, not really, but taking a few hours away from City Hall was almost necessary to get him away from the nightmare. He'd have to get back soon, but taking some time off... it wasn't a weight off his shoulders, but it was better than yelling over the phone to someone in DC until they disconnected.

Unfortunately, it wasn't like he could pick up old back issues, or anything that he really wanted. He'd been pulling some of the independent titles, trying different things out, but nothing was quite as good as reading an old issue of Superman. He was in his casuals, a jacket with the hood up, and a ballcap doing a good job with his sunglasses to keep his identity a secret. So he was flipping through an issue of Starman, eyeing the door with no lack of caution. ]

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[ it makes her think of kick-ass but he has potential. and she has no choice to depend on him.

well, not here.... god, how the fuck is he going to survive without her? ]

So, whaddya get?

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[ He lowers his voice a bit. ]

It's a little weird. I can talk to machines. Like computer and phones.

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[ her eyes widen (and she's not even faking it). she gasps a little, plays the card. ]

Wooaaah!! [ a pause as she "remembers" to lower her voice too ] That's so cool!

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[ He laughs, a bit awkwardly. ] Yeah, I suppose it kind of is. [ NOT ]

So are you an import, or just a gawker, kiddo?

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[ there's a pause as she doesn't answer it, thinking it over. on the one hand, she doesn't like the idea of giving herself away as an imPort outright... but on the other hand, she doesn't know how much information she can get from being anything else.

she kicks her foot, looks down at the ground ]

I-I think I'm an import.... Gosh, it's so much stuff to remember.

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You can read, right? [ He points in the ambiguous direction of the DOI ]

The Department of Integration has some good information about all of this. Did you show up in the porter building? [ He was starting to think she was a little special :( ]

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[ HAHAH MITCHELL

she wibbles more and her eyes water up. there's a sniffle and she mumbles ]

Y-yeah, it was so much to take in.... It's so scary here...

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Yeah, I know it is. [ He crouches down to eye-level with her. ] Believe me, I do know. There are people out there trying to make sure we're all safe.

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[ she sniffles again, rubbing at her eyes to just seal the deal. she can't help but wonder why his voice sounds so familiar though. ]

And -- and we just gotta trust these people? That they'll protect us no matter what?

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Well shit, the Avengers are here! I'd say multiple decades of comic issues is a pretty good track-record when it comes to these things, don't you? [ Restraint with his mouth. He does not have it. ]

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[ she can't really bite back the smile that's forming on her lips, probably the only honest thing she's said or done so far while talking to him. even if it's still hard to wrap her mind around... if it's hard for her to believe ]

That is pretty fucking cool.

[ oops ]

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[ UHHHHHHHHHHHH He gives her a look. She's starting to sound familiar. ]

Hey, watch your fucking language! [ y e p ]

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[ and with that, she realizes that he's the guy from the network. the mayor.

fantastic. ]

I'm just a little girl. You shouldn't be swearing around me.

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[ He grimaces. ] Probably not. [ He'll admit it, but you can't take away his cursing in public addresses!! ]

Still, I don't think you should be swearing up a storm either.

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[ again, that urge to bite back a sneer. everytime someone tells her she shouldn't be swearing, she wants to shoot something ]

Gosh, I'm really sorry, mister!

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Yeah, well. [ He awkwardly shifts, and stands. ] Just wait until you're older, huh?

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[ she forces up this huge smile and nods enthusiastically ]

Yeah, sure! I guess it doesn't matter when I'm a fucking grown-up or something. [ oopsie ]

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[ Blink. ]

Wait a minute. Have we spoke before?

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[ Mindy scrunches her face at him ]

No? This is the first time we've met, mister.

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[ He waves a hand. ] Never mind, you just seem familiar, is all.

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[ she kind of brings her hand up to her mouth, and in a hushed tone: ]

Maybe you're going senile in your old age.