A little about me

[reluctant_gargoyle]

It occurs to me that I've made mention of a lot of things and people, without really going into a lot of detail.  So I suppose that's what the big purpose of all this is.

This is me and Goliath.  We're mates now, so basically it's like being married.  He looks a little grumpy in this shot, but believe me, he actually can smile.




This is Hudson.  He's over a hundred years old, not counting the gang's thousand year nap.  He's a bit of a TV junkie.




This is Brooklyn (in front), Lexington (in the middle), and Broadway (in the back).  Great guys, if typical teenagers.  Brooklyn, especially, is Mister Cool and Moody,  Lex is a tech-head, and Broadway's a great chef and a good detective.



This is Angela.  She's the daughter of Goliath and Demona.  In human terms, she's my step-daughter.  She grew up on a mystic island where time moves slower, but now she lives with us.



Bronx, our watchbeast, looking happy to see Hudson.



Matt Bluestone.  My old partner on the force.  Conspiracy nut who also happened to be right about some of it.  Our best and closest human friend, though he still sometimes says I turned into a Gargoyle just to get out of doing paperwork.



Cagney, my cat.  She likes to nap on top of Bronx.  He doesn't seem to mind.



My father, Peter.  I was following in his footsteps when I joined the force.



My mother, Diane.  Not even the same species as her anymore, and she still nags me about grandchildren.



My sister, Beth.  She's going to med-school.  I'm very proud of her.  Currently the only Maza kid without wings.



Derek, my brother.  Or as he calls himself these days, "Talon."  He'll always be Derek to me.  Xanatos and Sevarius turned him into a Mutate, but he's made himself a life, helping the homeless, along with Maggie and Claw.



Maggie Reed.  Poor kid.  Girl came up from Ohio to follow her dreams, and now she's a Mutate.  She and Derek have found happiness in each other.  We're friends, of a sort, but I think it bothers her a lot that I don't want to be human again, while that's all she can dream about.



Claw.  The strong-silent type.  Really about as sweet as a big teddy bear.



Four of the clones.  Malibu and Brentwood in the foreground, Burbank and Hollywood in the back.  They give us the creeps, but Derek's taken them in and is trying to teach them about free will.



Delliah.  The clone of me.  The twin sister I never wanted.  Creeps the living hell out of me, but it's a lot better having her with Derek's Clan than working for Thailog.

Comments

[harley-is-love.livejournal.com]

Bronx sort of makes me miss my puppies.

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"You had dogs, Harley? What kind?"

[harley-is-love.livejournal.com]

"Er. Actually two Hyenas. Cute little guys and so sweet."

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"Er... if you say so, Harley. Considering I've had a woman named Hyena try to kill me on several occasions, I've got a hard time thinking of them as 'sweet.'"

[harley-is-love.livejournal.com]

"I do miss them. But now I got a new pet. A naked mole rat, from a nice kid in the Nexus."

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"From Ron? Sounds cool. What'd you name it?"

[harley-is-love.livejournal.com]

"Doc. After an old friend."

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"Sounds nice."

[evil-god-monkey.livejournal.com]

"Sort of makes me want to visit you guys even more."

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"Things are actually pretty normal right now, Faye, so any time you feel like it's probabbly pretty good."

[evil-god-monkey.livejournal.com]

Faye smiles. "Sounds good."

[dragon-paragon.livejournal.com]

Big Bad Kakyoin: That's the crew, huh? Can't wait to meet 'em! *BBKakyoin wonders if it would be a good idea to bring a keg to the meeting. Elisa probably wouldn't appreciate the mess, but on the other hand, it would be pretty fun.*

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"I think they'd like you, Kakyoin. I'll see what I can put together so you can."

[dragon-paragon.livejournal.com]

Big Bad Kakyoin: I'm in! I'll bring some cards, we can get some poker going. I hope they're not broke. *BBKakyoin shows off a particularly fox-like grin.* Cause I could use some winnings.

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"You do know we don't actually have any money, right? I was footing the food bill before my whole mess started, and while we did do a few quick computer tricks to get what I still had in my account transfered elsewhere, it's not like we've got any disposable income."

[dragon-paragon.livejournal.com]

Big Bad Kakyoin: I figured you wouldn't, ever since most stores adopted the 'No humanity, no service' policy, but they've gotta have some odds and ends they'd be willing to part with.

Speaking of which, how do you plan on getting food once that runs out?

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"Matt and my parents have agreed to chip in on that, when the time comes. They were already handling the buying and bringing end of the food, anyway. I'm not really one hundred percent comfortable with that, but... not a lot of other options, really."

[dragon-paragon.livejournal.com]

Big Bad Kakyoin: Covering the food bill for a clan of Gargoyles can't be cheap...Where do they get scratch like that? *Hmm...BBKakyoin knew a few ways to get money, but most of those weren't viable due to his condition. They weren't strictly legal, either, so Elisa would probably take issue with that. Still, he couldn't just stand by.*

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"Cheaper than you might think, if you know where to shop. And we're pretty solid for a while still... We made a good bit when I had my parents sell my car. That thing was a classic, found a nice collector who wanted it."

[dragon-paragon.livejournal.com]

Big Bad Kakyoin: Apparently I don't know where those places are. When I spent some New York, everything was highway robbery.

Hey, what's the lifespan for a Gargoyle, anyway?

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"That's, ah, actually a good question. Because we turn to stone to sleep, we really only age about half as much as humans, and we're longer lived to begin with. So since I was a twenty-six year old human, I'd be fifty-two if I'd always been a Gargoyle. And if you ever mention that to anyone, I'll make you regret it.

But the real fact of the matter is that no one knows. I mean, Hudson's over a hundred and still ticking. Gargoyles typically died in battle, dying of 'old age' is pretty much an unknown."

[dragon-paragon.livejournal.com]

Big Bad Kakyoin: 26?! Wow! I never would have guessed! *That wry smile that indicates mischief returns to BBKakyoin's face.* I could've sworn you were 40!

Woah, woah, I understand you're getting into the whole Gargoyle thing, but let's not get carried away. You're no allowed to die in battle, ok?

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"...Do I need to get the 'bad cop' in here?"

"Hey, I'm not exactly eager to be pushing up daisies either. Survived plenty of near-death experiences anyway. I'm just repeating what the others have told me."

[dragon-paragon.livejournal.com]

Big Bad Kakyoin: Aw, come on, gramma, I'm just having a little fun.

Ok, good. We don't live in the 10th century anymore, and, frankly, it wasn't all that great anyway.

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

Elisa laughs at that. "You durn kids and your fun! In my day, we had to glide fifteen miles through a blizzard just have a time that was 'ok'!"

"The guys certainly seem to like the present better."

[dragon-paragon.livejournal.com]

Big Bad Kakyoin: *BBKakyoin shares the laugh-He was probably going to get crotchety before Elisa does. The thoughts associated with age, however, bring a sad pall to his current mood.* Let me guess; It was uphill, both ways, and you lived in a hole in the road?

They haven't even gotten to do any of the fun stuff yet!

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"Yep. Well, except for the uphill part. But believe me, gliding was harder in those days! Not like this fancy city-gliding you get today!"

"Hey, they've gotten to do plenty of stuff. Concerts in Central Park, sneaking into the theaters to see movies, tv, heck, Brooklyn, Lex, and Broadway built a motorcycle once."

[dragon-paragon.livejournal.com]

Big Bad Kakyoin: *BBKakyoin hunches over, making the impression of holding a cane is a wobbling grip.* Hey you whipper-snappers! Get off my air currents! I'll call the police on you! Well, I guess you won't have to do that part, but spare me the part about when all of this used to be farmland, ok?

Oh, hey, I guess they have done a lot. *BBKakyoin had been referring more to clubbing, but concerts and hot rods weren't bad either.* We oughta go bowling or something after all this anti-Gargoyle stuff blows over.

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

Elisa laughs at the performance. "All right, all right. But just this once."

"That sounds like it'd be fun. Haven't done that in a long time."

[dragon-paragon.livejournal.com]

Big Bad Kakyoin: Alright, then, you can tell me after tonight's bingo session. And when do I get to meet the rest of the Clan? I'm pretty sure Derek and Maggie'll kill me if they hear another pun.

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"Soon, soon. I promise."