Eighteenth shot at a hot date // Locked to Lois Lane // And backdated a tad

[eatshootsnleves.livejournal.com]

[Roy would be pretty visible, halfway to the back at that table for two, even if he hadn't just stood up when Lois walked in. He's made a command decision to just roll with the surreality for the night, which is why he's giving in to the mischievous impulse to act like a gentleman - or at least act like Ollie - and pull out her chair.]

Evening. Find the place okay?

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[loisfuckinglane.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing a few of those are some of the other heroes zipping around this place?

[eatshootsnleves.livejournal.com]

Good guess. Superboy's part of the latest wave - him and the second Wonder Girl and them. Hell, probably the second Speedy, too.

Not the latest Robin, though. So far's I know.

[Short sigh.] Anyway.

[loisfuckinglane.livejournal.com]

So you have friends here at least. Or something like that.

[eatshootsnleves.livejournal.com]

... I have people who I used to know.

When I first got back there were more - old friends, good friends. Titans I'd known from day one. Then I actually stayed awhile and the castle started bringing in family. My Ollie. His Dinah. Speedy mark two. [Flinch.] My daughter.

Now they're all gone.

[loisfuckinglane.livejournal.com]

Maybe they'll draw your card to go home next.

[eatshootsnleves.livejournal.com]

[Snort.] Miz Lane, one thing I do know about all the people who've been around as long as I have.

None of us count on that.

[loisfuckinglane.livejournal.com]

[She tries not to think about what that says for Clark. :| ]

Then maybe you'll get pleasantly surprised.

[eatshootsnleves.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well. Historically that's not a huge part of the story of my life.

Unlike some people at this table I could name.

[loisfuckinglane.livejournal.com]

Meaning the fact that I've been here before and got my golden ticket out, or just in general?

[eatshootsnleves.livejournal.com]

In general, I should think.

But we're back to your future, here.

[Oh hey, is that the food? Distraction!]

[loisfuckinglane.livejournal.com]

I guess it's kind of a hard subject to avoid.

[Oh yes, food. Nom nom nom.]

So how about you pick the topic this time?

[eatshootsnleves.livejournal.com]

[Hmmmmmm.

Well, she asked for it.]

How'd you meet Ollie? I don't actually know much about his more or less recent exploits.

[loisfuckinglane.livejournal.com]

We... dated. For a short time. Actually.

[eatshootsnleves.livejournal.com]

[... Manages to only give a short cough.]

Oh.

[loisfuckinglane.livejournal.com]

It's alright, it was a few years ago. We've worked things out.

[eatshootsnleves.livejournal.com]

... What'd he do?

[loisfuckinglane.livejournal.com]

It... wasn't like that, really. It was more of what he didn't do, I guess.

[eatshootsnleves.livejournal.com]

[Shrug! The answer wasn't a simple 'he cheated on me, the lying bastard' so.] Hey, I hear ya.

But then you've known about him for awhile. [Why didn't you report him, reporter?]

[loisfuckinglane.livejournal.com]

Not... exactly.



Which was part of the problem.

[eatshootsnleves.livejournal.com]

. . . Oh.


And it wasn't... completely obvious?

[loisfuckinglane.livejournal.com]

I had my suspicions. But he went sort of above and beyond to convince me it wasn't true.

[eatshootsnleves.livejournal.com]

... Yeahhhh, that's true to form. [Eyeroll] Secret identities. More trouble than they're worth.

[loisfuckinglane.livejournal.com]

I used to sort of be the chairperson for that particular opinion society, but I guess I've come to... see both sides a little clearer.

[eatshootsnleves.livejournal.com]

Mmm. [Pause. Let him eat for a bit.]

... Depends on the person, too, I gotta be fair. [Offhand] Take the Bats for instance.

[loisfuckinglane.livejournal.com]

I honestly don't know very much about them.