It was quiet in the Carey residence a few days before Christmas, and Alphonse sat in the living room while a fire roared in the fireplace next to him. Since it was winter, he looked more like a dork than he usually did. He was wearing a sweater; a wool, pull-over sweater which itched. It was just the kind of sweater that someone's grandparent would get them as a kid because "Oh, sweety, that looks cute!" when they really want to say "HAHHAHA, LOOK AT THAT DORK, THIS WILL HELP HIM BUILD CHARACTER!" This sweater was, of course, a gift from Alphonse's grandfather.
He'd hoped he wouldn't be seen by his friends or teammates while wearing that garb, and he definitely didn't want Barbara to walk in despite the plans they'd made for tonight. Alphy told Barbara to show up around eight so they could talk, hang out, and exchange gifts. In his back pocket, he had his gift for Babs. On a whim, he stood up and set his book - A Christmas Carol - down on the side table before walking to his front door. With a sigh, he took a deep breath and slowly peeled the door back on its hinges...
Barbara watched from her seat on the couch, long bare legs crossed, her white chunky-knit sweater dress coming just down to her mid-thigh. While Alphy had gotten up, she had crossed from her hiding spot in the kitchen, having wiggled quite unlady-like through the window in there. Amazingly, she had made it through with both black pumps still on her feet. A brown paper parcel sat next to her on the couch, and she glanced at it nervously, wondering to herself if Alphy would even like it.
Clearing her throat, she raised her eyebrows at Alphy, who stood at the door. Of course he knew that she would be extremely punctual, arriving on the dot every time they specified a time to meet. Doors were overrated. He should remember that she had only used it once in all their times of meeting at his house. Well, scheduled and unscheduled. "Eagerly awaiting company, Alphonse?"
First, Alphonse accidentally shut his head in the door as he looked outside, then he winced and pulled back inside to shout, "You scared the heck out of me Babs!" In an attempt to hide his embarrassment, he held up his hands, to his head where he hit himself. As he made his way over to the couch, he opened his eyes enough to examine Barbara's attire, and his thoughts were then clouded with fuzzy, weird feelings of "Babs is attractive." Alphy was still sorting through the emotions he had for Barbara; Christmas only amplified the feelings he felt. Cordiality and friendship was the purpose of the season, wasn't it?
"So," Alphy slid onto the couch next to Barbara and smiled, "what were you up to before tracking dirt into my mother's kitchen?" He pointed over his shoulder at the footprints on the otherwise perfectly clean floor that he'd mopped earlier that afternoon. It didn't matter, but he thought of a funny joke about kitchens before deciding not to spew it out in case of taking another Batgirl to the knee. That would save him more pain now that he was older. He was an old man after his birthday a few days before! It was funny to think that he was older than Barbara. "Thanks for the surprise party, by the way. I'm getting old, aren't I?" Alphy spoke as his hand crawled along the couch towards the gift and the gift-giver.
Her intent wasn't to make Alphy injure himself, so she winced slightly as he shut his head in the door. Dork. When he came over to the couch she sat on, she caught a glimpse of him checking her out, and it sparked a blush. Maybe she should have worn pants. Pants would probably have been a better idea. Especially with her stunt with the window. And of course he would bring that up just as he sits down. "Hey now, there's only a little bit of dirt. It'll sweep right up. I'll do it before I leave." She rolled her eyes at him with a smile. "I wasn't doing much. Rewriting some security programs for my network. I'm also working on a satellite interface, incorporating in facial recognition and the like for the team. Help us get a little quicker notice when things start going wrong in this city." Barbara shrugged one shoulder, bored with it. It was almost done, really. Just needed a few more tweaks. When he mentioned the surprise party, she smiled. "You're welcome. It's not always easy to surprise you. I think I've got it down, though." If today was any indication.
"Before you leave?" Alphy questioned her as he leaned closer and teased, "What if you want to stay for a while?" He was hoping she'd spend the night, or day considering how nights and crime fighting seemed to go hand in hand, because everyone seemed busy lately. Other days, everyone in the Titans seemed far to serious. All he wanted tonight was to be plain old Alphy and spend time with his friend.
Barbara's mention of a satellite, facial recognition, and knowing about problems as they happen made Alphy blink. It raised a question about what technology could do. Could it tell the future? Alphy tapped Babs on the shoulder and spoke seriously, "You aren't going to spy on people with those, are you? You aren't going to identify threats before they happen, are you?" He leaned away for a moment as he waited for an answer. This was a moral dilemma that he didn't want to face. Hopefully, since he knew Babs, she wouldn't dare think of invading someone's privacy like that. On the other hand, a lot of bad things could be prevented. People wouldn't get shot as often, and there would be less pain in the world.
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The roleplay takes place after the series end of the original Teen Titans animated show, but does not include the movie Trouble in Tokyo. Since then Robin has been on something of a recruiting spree, and many new young heroes have found themselves a home in Jump City as well as Titan Tower.
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