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Post by daphne on Dec 17, 2008 10:56:17 GMT -5
15th December, 2008
It had been three days since Daphne had finally met Matt Parkman and he'd caught her eye in more ways than she'd imagined possible. He was funny and cute looking, and he was very kind and friendly.
They had both agreed to work with Angela and spy on Arthur Petrelli at Pinehearst even though Daphne was scared out of her mind about going back since she saw the painting of Arthur killing her. However, Matt had said he would protect her, and she knew he would. She just knew he wouldn't let anything harm her. She couldn't say why she knew, she just did.
So today, was the day they had finally arranged to meet up for dinner and a drink, it was like their official first date. and Daphne was actually quite nervous about it, as well as excited. She said she would meet Matt there, and now she was sitting at their booked table, with her hair styled as normal, wearing a blue strapless satin dress with a white shawl wrapped around her shoulders.
The waiter arrived and asked if she wanted anything to drink, so she smiled and asked for a bottle of House Red and he nodded, and came back a few minutes later, pouring her a glass. She smiled again, "Thank you" she said and the waiter bowed and took his leave again. She took a sip of her wine and waited for Matt to arrive, he wasn't late at all, Daphne was in fact a little early.
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Post by parkman on Dec 18, 2008 4:25:28 GMT -5
He was late.. very late. Of course, it was always like this for him, whenever something good was happening in his life, something bad made him stuff it up, in this case, a flat tyre causing him to be late. Fixing it had taken a lot longer then expected, so when he finally got going, he was at least 30 minutes late.
If she was still their, he was going to have to make it up to her, big time. He was surprised she had even agreed to go on a date with him so soon anyway. Of course, he didn't have time to park the car, he just got out and ran inside, throwing the keys behind him as he ran past the valet, dropping a 10 buck note from his pocket also.
As he ran inside, he scanned the room, shocked, to find Daphne waiting for him, still sipping at her wine. Why did she wait, when she could of zipped off and been all over the world. He ran to the table. "Oh my god, Daphne I'm so sorry, my tyre was flat and I couldn't get here and i didn't have your number so I couldn't call you..." He said, mumblling half the time.
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Post by daphne on Dec 18, 2008 15:40:54 GMT -5
After sipping on wine from her second glass, it was obvious now that Matt was going to be late, but Daphne found she didn't care. She couldn't help it if her time keeping was punctual, a lot of that was to do with her ability to run extremely fast. In fact the whole time she'd been sat there waiting for Matt, she could have been half way around the world and back, but she figured she'd sit and wait for him.
There was just something about Matt, and she didn't want to miss out on a date with him, so she was going to wait. Of course she would get involved with a detective she thought, FBI and Angela wanting him to do things for them, he was bound to be busy.
So, when Matt finally came running in and apologising Daphne found herself waving her hand and smiling at him. "Doesn't matter, you're here now, and that's all the matters" she said to him kindly. "But maybe we should rectify the number thing" she added pursing her lips slightly but with a smile, as she quickly wrote her number down and handed the piece of paper over to him.
"I was beginning to wonder if you'd changed your mind about the date right enough" she added with a grin. Just then the waiter came over to them, bowed and smiled.
"Are you ready to order yet?" he asked, of course Daphne was more than ready, but with Matt having just arrived, she looked over at him with a smile, "Matt?" she asked, before she would give her own order to the waiter.
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Post by parkman on Dec 21, 2008 4:36:54 GMT -5
To his surprise, Daphne was more then happy with him, she didn't even care that he was late. What was going on here? Why didn't she care? It was just plain odd. Matt didn't get it, but he smiled and was just happy that she didn't.
She smiled when he said that he didn't have her number, and she wrote it down on a piece of paper for him and gave it to him. He just laughed, just like what happened in the movies and on TV, but she pulled it off.
"Of course I hadn't changed my mind, Daphne" He smiled back at her. When the waiter came over and asked them if they were ready to eat, he smiled and his stomach rumbled. He looked at Daphne, guiltily.
"Umm, Yeah, I'll have the lobster" he said, folding up the menu and handing it to the waitress. "And some champagne for the young lady and I"
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Post by daphne on Dec 21, 2008 17:37:42 GMT -5
Had Daphne been too kind on him for being late she began to wonder, was it not a girl's duty to be mad when her date was late? But somehow Daphne couldn't find it in her heart to be mad at Matt, she just couldn't. But she could maybe joke with him about it, just a little.
After passing him over her cell number, he said of course he hadn't changed his mind. She was going to pounce on this, if she'd be able to keep a straight face, she might just be able to pull it off.
"Well, that's good to hear, I almost did though, any later Parkman and I might not have been sitting here" she said, with her face as straight as possible and her lips pursed, keep your cool Daphne, keep your cool she kept saying to herself.
When Matt asked for what he wanted, the waiter then looked at her. Ooh, Matt had ordered champagne, how nice she thought. She smiled at waiter, "I'll have the scampi please, thanks" she said as the waiter took his leave with their order.
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Post by parkman on Dec 21, 2008 18:18:26 GMT -5
When she told him that she almost changed her mind about it, he looked up at her face, and laughed. She was trying as hard as she could to keep a straight face, it was so obvious. He read her mind, kept hearing her say "Keep your cool Daphne" to herself. He sent a thought to her head, making her straight face be ruined because he told her to admit she was joking.
Once Daphne ordered, and the waiter walked off, he told her. "I was actually surprised that you agreed to come, I mean, a beautiful girl like you, with a guy like... me?" He said to her. "But I'm glad that you did."
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Post by daphne on Dec 21, 2008 19:34:52 GMT -5
Daphne was desperate to keep her cool, to keep her face straight when she'd told Matt she'd have left if he'd been any longer, but he must have been able to read her mind when she was telling herself to stay cool. Because he'd put a thought into her head which made her admit she was kidding and she began to laugh.
"You'll pay for that Parkman" she said with a pout, and then laughed again a little.
She raised her eyebrow when he went on about her agreeing to go on the date with him. What did he mean, a guy like him. She rolled her eyes and reached across the table to take his hands in her own.
"Don't say such things Matt" she said, dropping her teasing name for him when she used his surname. "There's nothing wrong with you, and already I can see you're kind and sensitive, okay so a bit nosey with the whole mind thing, but I can live with that" she said and laughed. "And I'm glad that I did also" she added as she smiled at him. Then the waiter came with their champagne, so Daphne let go of Matt's hands and allowed the waiter to pour their first drinks and put the bottle into the ice bucket in the middle of their table.
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Post by parkman on Dec 22, 2008 6:33:55 GMT -5
He thought it was cute when she pouted and told him that he would pay for making her admit it. He just laughed. He wouldn't actually admit to her that he thought it was cute, good thing she couldn't do what he could. Although he did think that he should stop doing it, it was an invading of her privacy, she probably didn't like it.
His guess was confirmed when she told him he was a bit nosey with his ability. "I'm sorry, I'll stop it" He said to her, smiling guiltily. Finally the waiter came with the champagne, so Matt took his glass and held it up, preparing to make a toast. "To Primatech" He said to her grinning.
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Post by daphne on Dec 22, 2008 18:50:35 GMT -5
Daphne really didn't mind Matt having fun with her the way he had. So long as it was only ever in fun, she wouldn't mind, she'd be annoyed if he kept doing it on purpose however, although she could just be careful about what she was thinking.
"I said that with a laugh Matt" Daphne replied when he said he was sorry and would stop. "I'm not saying it wouldn't get annoying after some time, but you know it might come in handy when say, I'm in trouble and can't talk, I can say what I need to say to you with my mind and you just read it" Daphne explained with a grin on her face, cocking her head to the side for a few moments.
She raised her glass also, "To Primatech and to us" she said with a smile. This was their first date, but Daphne hoped it would be one of many to come.
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Post by parkman on Dec 22, 2008 19:19:53 GMT -5
Daphne proved to him that reading minds was a good thing with her little speech. It would come in handy, and it made him feel better about himself. But then, when would she ever be in trouble. If she was held at gun point, she could just zoom away. What could possibly happen that Daphne couldn't escape from.
"When would you ever be in trouble. I can't think of any situation that you couldn't get out of" He grinned at her. It was true though, he seriously couldn't.
When she raised her glass, she toasted to them aswell. He agreed. The date was going good so far, aside from him being late, he was hoping that she was thinking the same thing, and would agree to a second with him, and by the way she was talking, he guessed she would.
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Post by daphne on Dec 22, 2008 20:19:44 GMT -5
Daphne thought about what he said about her getting out of any trouble. He was wrong. It wasn't that simple. There were at least two people, no make that three people she might not get away from that easily. Arthur for one, one touch from him and her ability would be gone. Two, The Haitian being around who can negate powers, and of course Sylar himself.
"Well one touch from Arthur Petrelli can drain me of my powers Matt, and when I don't have my powers, I'm nothing" she said softly, with a sad edge to her voice. "Then when The Haitian is around, he can negate powers, and of course Sylar himself, I might not be quite fast enough to get away from him" she explained to him, maybe now he'd understand what she was trying to say about the mind reading coming in handy.
Just then the waiter arrived with their food, Daphne smiled as her scampi was laid down in front of her. "Thank you" she said as she continued to smile. Then the waiter put down Matt's lobster to him, before bowing and leaving them alone again. Just at that point, Daphne took her glass and raised it again.
"To more of this" she said, so he would know she was happy with him, and more than happy to have more dates in the future.
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Post by parkman on Dec 22, 2008 20:33:04 GMT -5
She disagreed, there was at least 3 people that could defeat her, that she couldn't escape from, she was explaining it to him. When she mentioned Arthur taking her powers, how she would be nothing, he neither understood nor believed it. "Of course you would be something Daphne"
Then she went on to talk about the Hatian, obviously that made sense. The Hatian's abilities allowed him to shut down anyones abilities around him. It was really annoying. Matt knew first hand.
When she mentioned Sylar, and how she might not be fast enough. That would only be if he caught her. Plus, if Matt was their, he could make illusions in Sylars mind, make him see many Daphne's, or none at all even.
Matt's lobster arrived, and before he ate, Daphne held up her glass and toasted again, to more of this. Which was a good thing, because now Matt knew she wanted to do this again. "To more of this" He agreed.
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Post by daphne on Dec 22, 2008 22:20:06 GMT -5
Of course Matt would say she would be something. He didn't understand, of course he didn't understand, why would he, he didn't know the truth. She sighed, lowering her head. "I wasn't always like this Matt" she said, her voice barely audible.
"You know everybody got their powers after the eclipse right?" Daphne said softly, "Well before that eclipse, I was nothing Matt, I always dreamed to be able to walk and run, and when the eclipse happened, I got the ability to run really fast, without the ability, I'm nothing" she repeated just as sadly as she did before, going into her bag, and bringing out a photograph which showed Daphne wearing her leg braces. She handed it over to him, "See, I wasn't always like this" still keeping her head low.
When Matt toasted back, she smiled at him again. She liked him, and she definitely wanted to spend more time with him. She began to eat her scampi because by now she was fairly hungry.
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Post by parkman on Dec 22, 2008 22:41:25 GMT -5
He didn't understand what she meant where she said she wasn't always like this. He agreed, he got his abilities after the eclipse. Since then his ability has just gotten stronger. When she said she was nothing before the eclipse, he was just about to disagree, before she got ou a photo out of her bag, of her wearing leg braces.
"What? What.. You had? Polio or something?" He asked, he was confused, he couldn't imagine it. I mean, the fastest girl in the world has polio, it just doesn't make sense. He didn't care though, he kept a straight face, he didn't want her to think that he thought less of her because of it.
"Its ok Daphne. I don't think less of you." He said, smiling helpfully.
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Post by daphne on Dec 22, 2008 23:47:16 GMT -5
She looked over at him sadly as he asked her what it was she had. He had almost guessed what the problem was, but not quite right. "No Matt, not polio, I have cerebal palsy, that's what the leg braces are for" she explained and then sighed before pursing her lips slightly.
"So all I had ever done was wish I could run, and then when the eclipse happened, I found I could not only walk, but had this ability to superspeed" she said, telling him more of her story and background. She figured if they were going to get into any sort of relationship he had to know the truth about her past.
"Well I was kind of hoping you wouldn't think less of me, I just wanted you to understand that I'm nothing without this power Matt, nothing" she insisted as she ate some more of her scampi. It was so easy to talk to Matt, another reason why she felt as if they would get on very well together.
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