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Post by Rebecca Walker on Mar 25, 2009 8:34:29 GMT -5
March 24th, 2009 Betty's Books Becca walked into a nice looking bookstore. It looked cozy which she wanted. She had been walking around for awhile and it was still chilly outside so she needed a warm place to relax while searching for anything thrilling that she could read. She haven’t been able to pick up a book for a long time. The last book she remembered reading was Mohinder’s father’s book. She undid her light tan jacket as she walked to the fiction section looking for her next daydream which didn’t involve powers or evil people chasing you. The bookstore was a nice claming place. There was some noise with a low soft music playing in the background. It even had a fireplace which was lit but it didn’t off enough heat to be sweating. As she thought about the last book she read she wondered if they had it. She walked to that section finding the book Activating Evolution. Her face sadden when she saw the twenty percent off sticker on it. “Aw Dr. Suresh.” She turned the book over touching the picture of the man’s face. “All this work and people think you were insane.”
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Post by jack on Mar 26, 2009 16:08:09 GMT -5
Jack strode along the sidewalk, his dog Apollo trotting along at his heels. He almost never bothered to keep Apollo on his leash anymore - he was so well trained he just followed Jack everywhere - although he still had the leash in his pocket. He slowed and stopped in front of his favorite bookstore - just a small, cozy little bookstore that he frequented. Clipping Apollo's leash to his collar - it was one of those stores that dogs were allowed in - he entered the bookstore, wandering around the aisles, not looking for anything in particular.
He skimmed over the mystery section, seeing the shelves stocked with several copies of his latest book, and moved on to the action/adventure section. Despite the fact that he spent much of his time researching for and writing mystery novels, he still liked to read them occasionally, but he much preferred adventure and science fiction novels.
As Jack moved past a woman in the aisle, Apollo paused, sniffing at the woman's hand. Jack gave the leash a slight tug. "Come on, Apollo," but he didn't move. Jack glanced over at the woman. "Sorry about that," he apologized quickly.
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Post by Rebecca Walker on Mar 27, 2009 8:20:36 GMT -5
Becca was lost in thought till she felt something cold on her hand. She looked down spotting the cutest dog she had ever seen. “Aw hey Apollo.” She bent down now petting the dog looking up at its owner. “Its no problem. He is a husky?” She states while starching the dog behind its ears. “I always wanted one but my dad said we couldn’t get one.”
Probably because he was scared he would accidentally freeze it. She smiled at the man who looked familiar. “You look familiar.” She gets up taking out her hand holding it out for a proper introduction. “I’m Rebecca Walker but please call me Becca.” She never referred to herself as Rebecca only when she needed money or was involved with the law would she use her proper name. She couldn’t piece together how she might know him but he did look like someone she had seen before. “Have we met before?”
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Post by jack on Mar 27, 2009 16:58:19 GMT -5
Jack grinned when the woman bent down to pet Apollo, not minding at all, asking if he was a husky. "He's actually a white German Shepherd," Jack said. Not many people knew that there actually were white German Shepherds, most people thought there were just the black and tan shepherds. "Yeah, I love dogs."
The woman stood and extended her hand towards Jack, introducing himself as Becca. She went on to say that he looked familiar, a reaction that Jack was finally used to - it had taken quite a while for him to get used to people he didn't know recognizing him from his books. He smiled and shook her hand. "Jack Delaney," he introduced himself. "And you've just met Apollo." He grinned.
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Post by Rebecca Walker on Mar 28, 2009 13:45:35 GMT -5
“Delaney?” She questions looking over at a poster which had the man‘s face on it. “You’re the author Jack Delaney.” She smiled at him as she shifted her book to her other arm. “So shouldn’t you be writing another great story?” She patted the dog’s head as he came a bit closer to her. “I must admit I’m a fan though I hardly have time to read anymore.” This was her lucky day. First she got time off to head to Dc and now she meets a famous author. “What book number are you on now?”
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Post by jack on Mar 29, 2009 0:02:02 GMT -5
Jack laughed slightly at Becca's realization who he was. That, also, happened quite often. There was the initial, "you look familiar but I can't really place where I know you from or if I actually do know you" and then there was the often slow, sometimes sudden realization that he was, in fact, that author.
"I've just started writing another Malcolm Reynolds book," Jack said, absently scratching Apollo behind the ears. "It's going to be the..." he paused, thinking for a second. "It's going to be the seventh Malcolm Reynolds book, ninth book total." He nodded. I was just taking Apollo for a walk, thought I'd pop in here and see if I could find a good read." He turned his head slightly to see the book Becca was holding. "Any suggestions?"
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Post by Rebecca Walker on Mar 29, 2009 10:36:35 GMT -5
Becca smiled at him now counting on her fingers. “Wow I think I’m five books behind.” She chuckled at him. “Don’t hold it against me.” She didn’t really react to those who the media called famous because in reality she was taught to treat everyone with respect and gratitude. Her father was a therapist and had his less then crazy patients over for dinner in fact that she how she had met her very close friend Daphne Millbrook. So far Jack seemed like a nice guy.
“Oh.” She shifted the book in her hands yet again this time looking a little embarrassed as if she held a romance novel. “I got Activating Evolution its by the late geneticist Chandra Suresh.” She states now showing him the blue cover turning it over showing him the picture of the doctor. “His son is…” She cuts off now remembering she didn’t have a job. “well was a co-worker of mine for awhile.” She sighs a bit when she remembered what everyone thought of both doctors.
“I found it in the parapsychology section in-between hypnosis and alien abductions. It’s twenty percent off.“ Pointing to the sticker. “They didn’t take him seriously. They all think he was nuts. But not me.” She smiles at Jack as she thinks back on how much the book had helped her.
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Post by jack on Mar 31, 2009 14:35:16 GMT -5
Jack laughed. "Don't worry, I won't hold it against you. I'm just always happy to find someone who likes reading my books." Becca seemed like a very nice person, and he was somewhat relieved to find that she wasn't acting strangely just because he was relatively famous. Sure, it's not like he was Stephen King or some huge famous author, and he had been able to keep a relatively low profile considering the success of his books, but he still did run into the occasional crazy starstruck fan. And as flattering as that was, it was slightly alarming sometimes.
"Hmm, sounds interesting," Jack said, nodding as he looked at the cover of the book. "I've always been interested in science and the like - never wanted to into it as a career or anything, but I still like reading up about it." He nodded slowly again. "That looks interesting. I might have to go grab one of those for myself." He grinned.
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Post by Rebecca Walker on Mar 31, 2009 14:48:02 GMT -5
“Oh I do.” Becca smiles when he said he likes having people read his work. She thought it was cool that he was into science since most people weren’t. “Well its more about humans evolving.” She slowly trailed off not knowing how he would take the fact that Suresh was right all along. “To have powers. Teleportation, tissue generation; these are no longer simply theories.” She gave a small grin. “Well that’s what Dr. Suresh thought.” She moved a bit out of the aisle looking at Jack. “Sorry I must sound like someone who is promoting a book.”
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Post by jack on Apr 11, 2009 22:16:57 GMT -5
Jack listened with interest as Becca continued telling him about what the book was about, about humans evolving to have powers. "Wow, yeah, that does sound really cool," he said enthusiastically. Even among people who knew of the existence of other evolved humans like him, not a lot of people knew that he was one of those evolved humans with a "superpower," so to speak. He himself had only discovered his power in the last few years, and since then had read up more about other evolved humans, but he was still always finding out more about it.
Jack laughed. "No, it's completely fine. That sounds fascinating." He glanced over to the shelf, seeing another copy of the book and taking it down. "Hey, I was looking for something to read." He grinned. "Thanks for the suggestion."
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Post by Rebecca Walker on Apr 12, 2009 8:35:29 GMT -5
If only he knew. Becca smiled at him as she saw him take a copy of the book. Sure she loved the late Dr. Suresh’s work because it had helped her out a lot especially when her dad was busy with his new family and his new life. She loved Molly and her step mom but sometimes she couldn’t get over the fact that her dad had another daughter, it felt like she had been pushed out. She couldn’t talk about the secret because of her stepmother since she didn’t know and the book helped her through some tough nights.
“No problem.” Becca smiled at him as she walked out of the aisle then popped her head back in. “I just feel like you should be recommending books to me.” She bit her lip not sure if she should be asking her next question or not. “Would you like to discuss some books over coffee? I hear this place has the best stuff in DC.” She chuckled a bit. “I hear its better then Starbucks.”
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Post by jack on Apr 26, 2009 16:01:18 GMT -5
Jack nodded. "Well, depending on what kind of books you like, I sure have some recommendations." Becca paused and then proceeded to ask him if he wanted to discuss books over coffee. "That sounds great," Jack responded emphatically, smiling. "The coffee here is fantastic," he agreed, nodding.
As the two of them made their way to get coffee, Jack couldn't help but wonder. He wasn't sure how many "normal people" would be that interested in reading books about evolved humans, and he couldn't help but wonder if maybe, maybe Becca was another evolved human like him. As they sat down, he made up his mind to say something. "So...what got you interested in this book?" he asked curiously.
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Post by Rebecca Walker on Apr 30, 2009 10:12:28 GMT -5
As Becca sat down she looked at Jack almost blushing. “Well I’m kind of a sap for romance novels but I do love action books.” She put her face down not wanting to see his look at her secret. Then he asked her about the book. She had to lie to him as she had to lie to almost anyone she had contact with. She hated lying to everyone it was getting to be a problem.
“Well Dr. Suresh contacted my father asking if he wanted to help him with the book.” Lie one. It was in fact that he contacted her father but that was for his research. “He was a therapist.” She quickly added not wanting to sound too weird. “Sometime after my father’s death I met with the doctor and helped him out. I gave him my father’s notes or what little he had on the book.”
Lie two. She had spied on Suresh for a bit when Noah and Elle were too busy looking into Sylar. As far as she could tell the older man was kind. “He thought my po…” She was wrapped up inside her mind now letting slip of her own power. She really needed not to talk to anyone anymore.
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Post by jack on May 8, 2009 21:25:14 GMT -5
Jack put Apollo into a sit, looping the leash around the table leg - not that Apollo was going anywhere, but just to make sure. He sipped his coffee, listening with interest as Becca responded to his question about the book, nodding occasionally. As she finished her explanation, Jack noticed an almost imperceptible slip as Becca cut herself off from what she was saying, and if he was hearing correctly, she had started to say the word "power." Jack's brow furrowed slightly, thinking. He knew it wasn't confirmed or anything, but he put two and two together and was starting to think that, yes, Becca was an evolved human like him.
Jack looked down into his coffee, thinking for a minute before he started to speak. "I'm going to tell you a little story." He paused. "There was one night some years ago when I was taking Apollo for a walk in the park. It was getting on towards midnight and there was no one else around. Or so I thought. I figured no one would see me, so I let myself just be myself, and do what I can never do in public." He paused again. "I used my power to its full extent. But there was someone there. This old guy saw me and I didn't know what he would say." Jack took a sip of his coffee, continuing. "To my surprise, he just shot me a grin and said, 'Don't hide your gift, son.' "
Jack looked over at Becca now. "I figured out that what happens, happens. If someone finds out your secret, it ain't the end of the world." He stopped and was quiet, desperately hoping that he was correct in his assumption that she was also an evolved human, otherwise he would look like an utter and complete fool.
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Post by Rebecca Walker on May 9, 2009 10:09:44 GMT -5
Becca’s eyes grew huge as Jack let told her that he had a power. She looked around the room before talking in a hush tone. “You have no idea who is out there.” She pulled out a old business card handing it to him, it was a Primatech paper company one. “These people will hunt and lock you up for no reason what so ever.”
She sighed before looking at the book she had with her. “They killed Dr. Suresh because he was getting too close to the truth. I worked for those people because my sister got sick and I had no other choice.” She looks to the ground feeling like she had when Molly had gotten the virus. “You need to hide your gift if you still want to live.” She wasn’t trying to scare him but she just wanted to make him aware of the dangers out there.
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