Case 31: Turnabout Movie

[little_thief]

[Kay opens her eyes, apparently having drifted off in a daydream for a minute while she was waiting for Yamamoto to pick her up for their big date.  But when she comes to, she isn't on the front porch of her house at all - she's in a car.  At a drive-in.  With... Lucas?  Okay, not so bad, but it's certainly not the steamy date at Makeout Point with her boyfriend that she's been fussing about all week long.  She's got her purse with her, but is suddenly wearing the ridiculous 50s fashions of the town instead of her usual skirt and boots.]

"Aw, geez!  Seriously, Mayfield?  It had to be tonight, of all nights?"

[She sighs, trying to open the car door and getting nowhere fast.]

Comments

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I think so, too. It's, um. Really powerful, though. I'm not even too sure what happens when I use it.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

What does it look like?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

It's kinda blue. There are a lot of colors and a lot of . . . hexagonal shapes. And then things go 'aaaaaaaaahhh' and they stop trying to kill me.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

That sounds pretty awesome!

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I'll show it to you sometime if I ever get it back.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Cool! I'd like that a lot.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . How about you, Kay? Are you looking forward to getting something back?

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

I have back most of the stuff that really mattered to me... but I guess more stuff that my father gave me would be nice.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . Your dad? Are the two of you really close?

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Well, we were.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . Oh. Um. So he's . . .

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Seven years ago.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, Kay. I shouldn't have asked . . .

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

It's okay. You didn't know.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Um. . . . I probably shouldn't ask this, either, but . . . Do you still think about him a lot?

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

...Yeah. Every day.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Oh.

. . . Me, too.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

[Kay smiles sympathetically, patting Lucas on the shoulder.]

"It's okay. I'm sure both our fathers would be proud of us."

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Oh. I . . . was thinking about my mom. My dad . . . I think he's still alive.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Oh... well, I'm sure your mom would be proud too.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I was just wondering . . . if it got easier to deal with as more time passed.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it gets easier. I haven't forgotten my dad, but I can remember the good times and smile, y'know?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Lucas nods slowly.]

I hope I can do that someday. It's still hard to think about, though . . .

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Well, if you ever want to, you can talk about it to me...

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Kay.

. . . Maybe some other time. It's kind of a really long story.