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nexus_crossings2024-04-07 05:08 pm
deniabilities) wrote in nexus_crossings2024-04-07 05:08 pm
This is what getting older feels like.
It's been quite a while since Janet Ford has found herself in the Nexus. That's what getting caught up in reality can do to you: busy with a handful of high-profile cases, coping with the aftereffects of said cases and her own desire to save everyone, plus working toward her boss's inevitable retirement. Surprisingly. it's the last one that bothers her the most. Janet is used to dangerous situations and she's been through her fair share of emotional stress. But a workplace without the man who handpicked her and stewarded her career, that feels like being on a tightrope without a net.
That means she doesn't complain or seem too confused when her door appears and deposits her in the Nexus plaza one more time. At least it's after she's gotten home from work so she's changed into jeans and a Washington Nationals T-shirt (it is baseball season after all!). She takes her time to walk around this time, taking the place in to see what's changed. Wondering how many of her old acquaintances are still here from her last appearance or if she might make some new friends. Janet has never been a frequent visitor to the Nexus, but she still cares about the people she meets here. And truthfully, she can always use new friends, because she tends to feel alone more than she likes to admit.
But that's the kind of existential thinking she pushes out of her head as she glances about, tucking her hair back behind her ear. She takes in the scenery until she's walked far enough to get out of people's way but not too far away from the action; the interaction is her favorite part of being here, after all. She finds a bench that has an excellent sight line back to the plaza and decides to stretch out her legs and relax while coming up with the inevitable question. This time, it's one she's sure everybody is going to have different answers to: "When did you start feeling grown up?"
That means she doesn't complain or seem too confused when her door appears and deposits her in the Nexus plaza one more time. At least it's after she's gotten home from work so she's changed into jeans and a Washington Nationals T-shirt (it is baseball season after all!). She takes her time to walk around this time, taking the place in to see what's changed. Wondering how many of her old acquaintances are still here from her last appearance or if she might make some new friends. Janet has never been a frequent visitor to the Nexus, but she still cares about the people she meets here. And truthfully, she can always use new friends, because she tends to feel alone more than she likes to admit.
But that's the kind of existential thinking she pushes out of her head as she glances about, tucking her hair back behind her ear. She takes in the scenery until she's walked far enough to get out of people's way but not too far away from the action; the interaction is her favorite part of being here, after all. She finds a bench that has an excellent sight line back to the plaza and decides to stretch out her legs and relax while coming up with the inevitable question. This time, it's one she's sure everybody is going to have different answers to: "When did you start feeling grown up?"