can you say 'brain dead'?

[lavandarlizard2]

I sure can... O.o Delighted as I am to be gainfully employed again, I have to admit that this past week has been just... surreal. Phones and people and noise... I'll get used to it. Eventually. >_>

If you emailed me this week, sorry for not getting back sooner. Tomorrow will likely be my catch-up day. *crawls off to sleep late*

In the meantime... ^____^




BFB – Part 100 – Speed Trap


Duo lifted his chin into the wind of the highway. Damn, but he loved driving like this! He was so glad Heero had taken the time to teach him to drive and allow him to indulge with this car. Sure, he wouldn’t need to drive if he ever managed to get his porting skills under control, but it was terrific recreation and he just loved doing it. He glanced sideways to where Heero was comfortably basking in the top-down sunshine. What a guy… What a fabulous guy…

His excellent hearing picked up a wailing sound from behind them; he glanced in the mirrors, but the traffic was just heavy enough to make the view useless.

“Heero,” he asked instead; “Is that a siren coming up behind us?”

Heero raised up in the seat and turned to glare at the pocket of traffic behind them. “Sounds like it. Sheriffs, I think.”

“I better get over, then,” Duo sighed, checking the lane beside him. He began moving over along with some of the other vehicles, as Heero continued to watch the road behind them.

“Coming fast,” he muttered, narrowing his eyes. The car was quite low to the ground, so his vantage wasn’t the best.

Traffic parted behind them suddenly, and a large blue pickup truck was *right there* with three angrily wailing sheriff’s cars right behind it.

“It’s a chase!” Heero snapped. “Stay put! No telling which way the fool will go!”

Duo made a strangled noise, his hands tightening on the wheel and his eyes flicking to the mirrors. He lifted off the gas and then the pickup was on their bumper.

It swerved right, then left and clipped the left rear of the car before roaring on down the road. Duo gasped as the car fishtailed, threatened to skid, almost spun and finally righted itself. Heero had grabbed hold of the wheel, as well, helping the Banshee manage the out of control vehicle. At some point in the seconds of panic, Duo remembered to jump on both the clutch and the brake and came to a sharp stop sideways on the right-hand berm.

Comments

[pellsfan.livejournal.com]

Yikes! I'm glad his out of control porting ability didn't decide to wake up then! Me thinks another little adventure may be at hand? *sweet Duo eyes*

Glad you're back to work. Does wonders for the ego, doesn't it?

[aikonamika.livejournal.com]

Eeep. o_o That is...scary? Yes, scary. They are alright? Yes? Please?

...in other news, congrats on Chapter 100! *throws confetti at you*

[sunhawk16.livejournal.com]

Well, that'll pretty much ruin your afternoon! O.O Kinda of a nice mental image though, of Heero lazing in the passenger seat. ^_____^
A hundred? It really is? Wow, I should have baked something! :P

[merula31]

Oo. Hope they're okay!

100??? Yay!!! *tosses confetti*

Noise and phones and people... oof. One you get into the swing of it, I'm sure it will all seem normal? Bri went to his orientation this week- it was an eye-opening experience for him...

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

It's kind of weird, because if you count all the ii kibarashi, it's really 150. ^___^

There is just so *much* detail... One form that can come back six different ways, each of which has to be dealt with differently. O.o And every time I feel like I have something down, here comes another variation. The place is just busy as hell, and this has been a slow week. O.O I think a regular week might send me screaming into the parking lot....

Orientations are kind of... scary, in a way. They load you up with tons of info and then kind of abandon you like a rabbit on an freeway. Hop like mad or end up smushed. >_> And HR people are so... cheerful.

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

Heero enjoys the Banshee's enjoyment. ^___^ [was that sappy?]

I had to run to the pharmacy this morning and they had mint M&Ms half price! I splurged on a bag. ^___^ If the kid touches them, I will disembowel him. >_>

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

Is that... chocolate confetti?! O.O *gets snow shovel* Yum!

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

That's the thing with a random ability; you never know when it'll strike. ^.o

I think it'll be a couple of weeks before my ego comes out of hiding... >_> I mostly feel like crawling under the desk and whimpering. I know I'll get used to it, but right now... *eep!*

[yanagi-wa.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you got a job. Hope all goes well there.

Bet Heero's glad Duo didn't port out and leave him there, wrestling with an out of control car. Great chapter.

[rochan01.livejournal.com]

Wow, 100!
*cheers*

[sunhawk16.livejournal.com]

Sappy? Maybe a little, but it's sort of slid in there side-ways so it's not blatant sap. ^_____^
I broke down and got out the bag of chocolate chips and the peanut butter jar last night... >_>

[thekittywolf.livejournal.com]

hehe. Job getting to you too. I'm waiting for the normal crowd to be back after new years to see if I can get into the groove of things. You and I will both survive. :)

Heero's never going to let Duo back into a car, is he? LOL. :)

Thanks for the fic and congrats on 100 (or 150) "parts".

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

Thank you! As you can see, I am brain-dead and lagging far behind. >_> Oops... ^___^

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

Duo's wild porting seems to be a mix of anger and fear; this was just a fear moment. ^___^ But I imagine Heero could handle it, if it happened. ^.o

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

The first two weeks totally wiped me out. Phones, people, noise; all the things that make me want to retreat under the desk with a can of mace.

I start upstairs this week, though, so less phones, less people and way less noise. ^___^

I think Heero may have to break out his wizardry to protect Duo in the car next time. ^.o

[thekittywolf.livejournal.com]

break out his wizardry!? awesome. He's done very little of that, hasn't he? relying mostly on sheer Wyvern style to get his way.

Yeh. The first bit going to work can be mind numbing and soul wrenching, and that's just for me, starting at a quiet tech company. I can't imagine how much worse it is if you have to pick up phones and be pleasant to random customers! Is it better now?

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

Upstairs is a lot quietier, so that's much better. I have an orientation tomorrow and then I go back and start learning the real job. I did find out that the normal training period is 25 weeks, but they're going to do mine in 12. O.O That's scary.

[thekittywolf.livejournal.com]

*shrugs* could just mean they have confidence in your abilities. Or that they really really really really really need you. Either way.... :)

Orientation has become this ominous word. I always associate it with overly bubbly speakers, powerpoint slides, and "team building exercises"...

some day this paranoia should go away, shouldn't it?

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

Go away? O.o Don't count on it. Orientation is usually populated by cheerleader types. >.< Perky is a dragon's natural enemy.

I hate powerpoint; does no one ever proof the damn slides before they get projected on a wall for the whole world to see that the author has no ability to spell or use a spellcheck? The training guys today were quite good; not so perky as to raise my hackles, but I counted over a dozen misspelled words in their powerpoints. =p And I doubt it would be PC to point that out to them. Maybe after my probation period is up. ^.o

[thekittywolf.livejournal.com]

:) Don't bother. I think the real point of having typos in power point slides is to actually make you annoyed enough to stay awake throughout the presentation. Gives at least the illusion that you're paying attention and interested so that the random people who come in and judge the presenter can see that the audience is very involved and "thinking deeply".... little do they know the content of those deep thoughts are bordering on homicidal.

err.. did I say homicidal? I meant... constructive. criticism. you know....