{Danny} Just Her Luck

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

Mystic pays at the door and heads inside the museum quickly. Oh, no! The show in the planetarium is going to start in three minutes! She goes quickly over to the elevator, and presses the button. Then she looks straight ahead and sees the "out of order" sign. Crap! She turns and looks at the stairs. The planetarium is only on the second floor...but the doctor said to avoid stairs if at all possible. She just happens to see someone whisper to someone else after looking at her. See, Mystic, she's screwed up badly--all she wanted was the money for college. So she decided to become a surrogate mother. But when the biological parents found out there were three babies, they started arguing, divorced, and abandoned Mystic. She's only four months now, but it looks more like six, because they're triplets. That's why everyone's whispering--it's obvious that Mystic is young (she's only 18)--and they all assume she's a slut, when in truth, she's never even kissed before. Mystic Pearl sighs heavily. She’s going to have to take the stairs--she just does not want to miss this show. So she heads up the first flight of stairs, heading for the planetarium, holding carefully onto the railing. She has on a long black skirt, with a white top.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

Danny made a few steps towards the stairs. He was clad in the usual clothing...a HCO tee, Aeropostale Jeans, and boots. He never found the need of dressing up to go to any place, especially a museum. He had planned on visiting the planetarium. He'd heard the show might interest him, being a man of aviation. His boots made a blunt "thud" as he approached the stairs. He took the steps two at a time, attempting to make the show on time. He was in good shape; a muscular body carried him briskly up the stairs. He noticed a figure a few stairs above him who seemed to be in a condition that didn't allow stairs. He took a few steps and stood next to the girl. "Are you okay?" he asked quietly..."Do you need some help?" he finished, attempting to be friendly.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

Mystic looks a little starled, but glances over at Danny and manages a small smile. "Huh? Oh..I'm fine.." Nobody ever randomly approaches her, even if she does seem to need help. They all assume 'hey she got herself into this mess now she's gotta deal with it'. That has some truth, but it isn't all her fault. She looks him over briefly--taking only a couple seconds at most, not wanting to seem like she's flirting--and starts to think that he's kinda cute. But he also seems nice. Is that even possible?

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

Danny smiles nicely. "Are you sure?" he asked with an honest look. "I'm just going to the next flight. I could help you if you needed it." he commented. If the girl needed help, he was certainly going to help her. That was the kind of person he was. The girl was quite pretty...but of course he wasn't going to say anything to a perfect stranger.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

She pauses for a second, lightly tilting her head. "I'm just going to the planetarium..for the show." She doesn't normally go out much, but today, for some reason, she didn't feel like staying home. So she just happened to notice that there was a show here, it sounded mildly interesting, so she came. No real logic behind it. She might stay afterword to explore a little bit. "What about you?"

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

Danny laughed lightly. "Same here...I figured it might interest me somewhat, considering what I do." he said with a smile. "Forgive my rudeness...I'm Danny...Danny Walker." he said, extending his hand.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

She smiles sweetly, cheeks flushing lightly as she shakes Danny's hand. "I'm Mystic Pearl..Nice to meet you." She's not sure why her father named her that--or maybe it's one of her mom's completely random suggestions that her father decided to honor, since she died? Oh, well. She kinda likes it--a lot better than a normal name, since she's definately not ordinary.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

"Nice to meet you. Mystic...that's a nice name." he said sweetly. He cracked his knuckles uneasily and chewed on his bottom lip nervously. He didn't usually act this way around girls, especially strangers, but she had a strange effect on him. Danny had a something about him that aroused questions in people, though he didn't completely understand it. Maybe it was something to do with his past...maybe not. He hoped that his 'something' wasn't making the girl ask herself questions, making him appear 'weird'.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

She glances over at a clock on the wall nearby. "Umm...the show's about to start..Don't wanna be late, do you?" She laughs a little, and starts heading up the stairs again, though slowly, and half-watching Danny as she does so. She hopes he doesn't assume she's trying to get away..she actually wants him to follow. Something about him is..different. He's much nicer than any other guy she's known.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

"No, of course not. he said, starting up the stairs after her. "Hey...you wouldn't want to...sit with me at the show would you?" he asked nervously. He didn't want her to think he was some sort of freak...but he did want to get to know this girl.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

She blushes some more, but smiles and nods. "I'd love to.." She's still keeping her guard up--not all guys that seem to be nice stay that way for very long.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

He smiled and offered his arm. "Shall we?" he said with a laugh. She seemed nice, but a little nervous around him, though he didn't seem to know why. He was a gentleman, he'd been raised to be that way.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

With a small laugh, blush fading away, Mystic carefully slips her arm through Danny's. She starts up the stairs slowly, eventually getting into the planetarium room--luckily there are still other people coming, so they must not be too terribly late--she stops inside the door and looks around for somewhere to sit.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

"Come on...I found a couple seats over there..." he said pointing towards an area near the left of them. He gently tugged at her arm as he took a couple steps towards the empty seats.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

Mystic nods and follows along. She smiles as she sits down, grateful that the seats weren't too terribly far away. The lights dim a little, and the show starts--the announcer dude starts rambling on about the constellations, and mythology.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

Danny smiles, also grateful for the closeness of their seats, for Mystic's sake. His eyes are on the show but his mind is somewhere else. His attention is focused on the girl who had joined him. She was pretty, and she seemed nice enough.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

She pays attention, until they start talking about the planets, and how Venus is the goddess of love in Roman mythology. She looks at the ceiling--where they have a light-up model of the sky and constellations--but every once in a while, she sneaks a glance at Danny. He's cute but...well, she just doesn't think a guy could love her..like this. Besides, she's never really flirted..ever.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

Danny glanced over, and caught her glancing at him. He blushed lightly, but he turned to her. "It's okay..." he said softly. "Pretty girls like you...well, it's definately okay." he said in a hushed whisper.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

"Okay.." she says quietly. But apparently, the guy behind them hears her, because he whispers harshly, Shut up and watch the show! Mystic blushes and immediately obeys. She doesn't rebel at all, compared to others her age. She's just way too nice.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

"Hey," he says in a hushed whisper. "You wanna get something to eat after the show?" He hoped in his head that she would say yes, but he doubted that someone that pretty would ever even want to be with somebody like him.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

Her cheeks flush. She nods slowly. "I'd love to.." Despite having excellent grades all through school, she doesn't remember a thing about cooking from the Home Ec. classes she took, and at home usually ends up making stuff that probably isn't good for her or the babies.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

Danny smiled. "Great. I hoped you'd say yes." he said softly. His cheeks flushed ever so slightly. He was usually comfortable around anybody, even strangers, but this girl....something about her caught him and made a different side come about....a shy, nervous side.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

Mystic can only smile back as she watches the rest of the show, all the while secretly hoping Danny would hold her hand.

By the end of the show, Mystic never wants to anythnig to do with space or the stars ever again. It's quite boring, for her, though she's interested in most things. The lights turn back on. Mystic yawns a little, standing up carefully.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

Danny smiled. He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye during the show. He slipped his fingers between hers and held her hand softly. He waited for her to pull away...

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

Her cheeks turn bright red--she doesn't remember ever holding hands with a guy before--and she gives a soft, shy smile. She isn't sure what to say, so she remains silent, so she doesn't sound like an idiot.