http://notapreacher.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] notapreacher.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] tampered2008-06-19 02:04 pm

Log: Completed

When; Thursday around 1
Rating; G
Characters; Abby Sciuto ([livejournal.com profile] caf_pow_girl) and Gren Eckener ([livejournal.com profile] notapreacher)
Summary; It's only lunch and that is all...
Log;

The first time he saw this fountain was the first time he was here in the City, although he didn't pay it much attention at the time. As a rule he likes it outside better than inside; he prefers the fountain to the carousel; he's glad he's working because it means he can afford to take someone out to lunch; he has no idea what Abby looks like. That was the one crucial piece of information he forgot to get from her while they were chatting. He couldn't even use his standard you'll recognize me; I'll be the one with the saxophone around his neck line because... he doesn't carry it everywhere.

Only when he's going to a gig... or thinking there might be trouble. That case has made a weapon more than once. Today he sits by the edge of the fountain, his face turned up to the sunshine. It's one of the things he missed on Callisto, and with all that snow and being so far away from the light, this seems like a little bit of a luxury. It's already a much better day than yesterday, even if he doesn't know who to look for. If this lunch is meant to happen, it will. And if it isn't... he can just say he's been working on his tan.

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-19 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Abby isn't sure what Gren looks like. She had forgotten that part when she'd talked to him about lunch. But she isn't really worried about that. He's sure to be here. At least, she's convinced herself of that.

Looking around, she sees someone with his face turned to the sun. Well, that could be him. Or it could be someone else. Only way to find out is to ask.

She walks over with smile and tilts her head to the side. "You're Gren right? Because if you aren't I'll go ahead and leave you alone. But I'm supposed to meet him here."

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-19 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
She takes his hand hand and gives it a good shake. "A lifeline to strangers? Well, someone else did mention that to me before but no."

She smiles in an oblivious manner. Truthfully, she's smarter and more observant that she appears but she's just happy to have been a help last night. "I guess it's a good thing I accidentally hacked you then." Without a break in between she immediately continued. "Does the cafe work for you? They have good food there. Jack took me to the place when I first arrived here. Usually I have lunch at the hub but I do go there sometimes."

Having lunch with people isn't something she normally gets to do very often in her world. On a normal day she's down in her lab and away from people. Except for Gibbs and the others coming to visit her. All of this free time is strange.

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-19 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"Let's see..." Her face switches to a determined thinking one. How long had she been here? Last month was when she arrived. And that was before the mirror thing since she'd helped Jack with that.

"About a month and a half." A nod of confirmation then she continues to the next question. "And I'm a Forensic Specialist."

One of the best too. She usually doesn't bring that up right away though. Even if it is a true fact.

She looks ahead of them as she explains. "For the police force here anyways. At home I focus on military crimes with NCIS. I'm not military though. Just civilian."

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-19 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"There is for me. I work in the forensics department." She looks around and smiles at the people that walk by them. She hasn't got a clue who they are but she is a people person. And her smile grows when she gets a smile back or a wave. The City is great for its variety of people. That's one of the things she has come to love about it. True the curses weren't great but they really weren't so bad in the end.

She pauses for a moment. "I'm not the one who makes arrests though. I just analyze evidence brought to me. Fragments...DNA...fingerprints...things like that. Sometimes blood splatters too. Depends on what I need to help solve."

Her stops in front of the cafe and looks around. "Inside or outside?"

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-19 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
She nods as she looks over the menu. Maybe a sandwich. That would be good. A cold one though. Not a hot one. "I walked out of the elevator at NCIS to find myself here. Jack came and got me to bring me back to the hub where the others live. The hub is really just three apartments with the walls torn down between them to make it one big place."

Looking up she is still smiling. "I just felt like smiling to the people. At home, I'm usually in my lab so I don't get to see a lot of others. Unless I'm dating. Then on my days off I see more." She shrugs like it's the simplest thing in the world to think about.

She looks down at the menu again at picks something. And water here. This place didn't serve Caf-Pow!. Though, maybe she could suggest it sometime. Reki liked it for one.

"I don't really know any of those people. But it was nice to see them."

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-19 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
She blinks several times then laughs and she shakes her head. "I didn't think this was a date at all! And really, you don't have to repay me. I like talking with you. Even if this only the second time we've talked."

She leans forward, curiosity written all over her face. Club where he works. That's what he'd said.

"Which club do you work at? And what do you do there?" He seems to be a calm person. And it doesn't bother her at all that women aren't his style. He definitely isn't the first person she's met who's like that. It does make her curious about something else though. And she decides to go ahead and ask about that too. "Is there a guy you have your eye on?"

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-19 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Tenor sax." She thinks for a moment then her eyes widen. She's seen him before and didn't know it! "You're in Blue's band? I've seen you preform then! Once. Because Blue said he'd like it if I came and listened to him."

Her smile stays in place as she nods. "I haven't been there on Saturday's though. I will this Saturday to see you play. You are going to, right? I mean, it would be kinda bad to go and not see you there."

Jazz is actually not her preferred style of music but she didn't mind it. Besides, she had friends...because she already considered Gren one too...who played it. So why not go listen some times?

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-20 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
"You grew up on Mars?" No one in her timeline did. At least they didn't yet. They were planning on it. And things were in the works. Still, no one is at the present time. So, it's something new for her that he did. They served iced tea there too. This is the first time she's met someone from the future.

She takes a sip of her water wishing it was her favorite soda. That tastes much better. And it had the caffeine she wants. However, she does need to sleep tonight since she hasn't slept the past two nights. She didn't need a third night added to that. Tony would be upset with her if that happened. Jack, Ianto, and Tosh too. Well, lots of people here would be upset with here. Maybe Christian as well. She didn't know him well enough yet to know.

"What's it like there?"

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-20 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
She helps herself to her sandwich as she listens. Just like here hm...only no clock. Not that she ever really noticed it anyways. Apparently being around people did that along with music. Since she always seemed to have both the clock was the last thing on her mind.

"Have you always done music?" This is her next question after he's finished telling her about Mars. And saying that was living on Callisto. What she really wants to hear is him telling her about something he seems to love so much. Like Tony and his movies. Besides, it helps her to get to know him better. He's already really interesting too. She'd have to keep talking with him in the future.

Continuing to eat, she watches him. He's really very nice. And easy to get along with. She's always liked that about people. Though, not everyone has both traits.

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-20 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
Yep. She's right. He's a music lover. A passionate one. That isn't something many can claim. But Blue is like that too. It's like they breath in the music and survive on it. It reminds her so much of her own job. She really just can't picture doing anything else.

"I don't mind you going on about it like that. I like listening to you talk about the sax and music. Because you so obviously love it even before telling me you do." She takes a drink of water. "That's really nice. It's like the stories you here about great musicians who can describe music in a way no one else can. I like that."

She smiles at him and takes another bite. The sandwich is pretty good. It's something new compared to what she usually gets.

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-20 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
"It always seemed interesting. So, I went Louisiana State University to triple major in sociology, criminology and psychology. Then I went on to Georgia State University to major in criminology and forensics. Later, NCIS hired me. I guess I just really like the field. No. That's not quite right. I love the field." She stops for a moment trying to keep her words straight. She didn't want to confuse him or anything. Not about this. "Forensics is different from other lines of work. You have to understand how things happened to solve the crime. It's a series of puzzles before you. Who does the fingerprint belong to? Who was the murder? That kind of thing."

Another pause as she drinks more of her water. "You have to be one of the best to be hired by the military as a civilian. And I am. There are only a few people in the world who can commit a crime and leave absolutely no forensic evidence behind. I'm one of them. Of course, I would never actually commit a crime where that was necessary but I can do it."

The further she gets into it, the more her hands get involved. Like she's trying to have him picture everything and is trying to show him.

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-20 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
She perks up at his comment. It's true. Her work is like a religion to her and she makes sure not to make mistakes on it. Not when it means so much. Careless things like that can be left to others.

"A forensic sculptor huh? I usually use a computer. I even updated the latest program out so I can have better pictures. Once, I hypnotized someone in order to get an image from a memory he had. But I have made sculptures of things before."

Her eyes suddenly blink as if she finally caught up with what else he'd said. Then she laughs since she can see he's joking. She hopes he's joking. He had better be joking. No...she decides then and there that it's definitely a joke.

"You know, committing the perfect crime is almost impossible. There are so many variables to look out for. Like splatters of anything can tell you what happened or what kind of a weapon was used."

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-20 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
She just smiles at him and nods in agreement. It's true after all. And that's something she's really very happy about. It meant getting to meet a new person. Though, maybe she wouldn't tell Tony about this new friend of hers. She has a funny feeling that he's keeping a watch on her other friends that she'd told him about.

"See? It wasn't all so bad. Well, it was but it came out okay in the end. That's saying something." She is still talking with her hands. The excitement hasn't really left her and she's just tired enough to not really notice it. "But I'm glad you don't want to commit any crimes. Really. You know, you're too nice of a person for that."

Her eyes catch sight of her hands and she looks at them like she's baffled as to how they got up there. But she doesn't put them down. Instead she just shrugs and starts talking again. "You know something else, Gren? I like you. Not in the whole having feelings for you or anything like that. I mean, you're not into women...which I don't mind at all by the way...but I just thought you should know. People like knowing when others like them after all."

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-20 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
She takes Gren's words exactly how he means them. But, it's a pity women aren't his style because he knows just the right words to make one really happy. Then again, he could find one someday. One really never knew with this kind of thing.

"Thank you. And yes. We really should this again. But I'll make sure to come to the club on Saturday. That way I can hear you play. I'm looking forward to it. Just need to make sure I tell someone. People seem to worry about me here more than they did at home. Or I could just be noticing it more now."

She seems sad for a moment as memories of the Director come to her. Really, she's noticing things like this more since her breakdown. That she has friends who really care about her. She's always known they did but...Why did a death make you appreciate things more? The sadness vanishes as she covers it up with a smile since she's really just fine.

"I'll make sure to get a good seat when I get there. I wouldn't want someone to block me or anything like that."

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-20 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
Well, she isn't really used to such politeness but she definitely likes it. It's something new. And he's offering to get a table for her up front too. That would make things easier for her.

"Really? Thank you, Gren! But I won't get sick of you. At least, I don't think I will. Maybe I'll become a fan of yours." She stands and is grinning now. He has a nice laugh. A nice smile too.

She ignores the money on the table. Even she knows when she won't win a fight if one gets started. Besides, she can always try to pay the next time. Or try to anyways. She's stubborn but sometimes there is just no winning things like that. No matter what.

"What time do you go on?"

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-20 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
"You're such a gentleman, Gren. Not a lot of guys are like that. I like that about you." She glances inside the cafe at the clock. She still has time before she needs to meet Christian. In fact, he's probably still wandering around with his look-alike.

"Let's walk back to the fountain. Then I can wait for Christian there. Oh, and I'll try to bring my roommates with me. Maybe I can get Tony to come. I guess I should ask him. But I think I can at least get Christian and possibly Ianto to go."

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-20 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
She takes his offered arm with a laugh. "You know, not a lot of guys are like this. Most just let a girl or a woman...or whatever she wants to be called handle things on her own. I mean, I can take care of myself all of that but this is definitely different."

A smile flashes at him. "It's fun." She isn't used to describing something so simplistically but it works. This is just that. Fun.

Then she studies him for a couple moments. "You should smile more, Gren. You have a really nice smile. It's kind of, I don't know...gentle. Not quite but the word works."

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-20 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Right. No smiling while you're playing the sax." She gives him a nod of confirmation like it's a serious thing. Well, maybe it is. Somewhat. "And I don't know about a mutual admiration society. The name sounds fun though."

She notices the fountain and frowns at it. She is enjoying this and the fountain means it's basically done. There is Saturday though. And talking to him more often. She intends to make sure she does more of that. "I know! You could smile before and after pieces!"

This time she looks up at him with a bright look. To her the idea is brilliant. And then people will get to see him smile. She could even show the others that she is thinking of bringing what it looks like. "Then you don't have to worry about smiling while playing."

[identity profile] caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-20 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
"You're welcome, Gren! See you then." She waves at him when he turns. He's not the only one looking forward to Saturday and she's already deciding how to convince people to come with her.

And she goes over to sit on the edge of the fountain to wait for Christian...

[ooc: The End~ *squeals from loving the thread~*]