Comedic
The Comedian exhaled smoke, then stuck the cigar between his teeth and smirked at an annoyed Adrian as they watched Alex talking to Rorschach, "Y'know Ozy, she's nineteen and isn't afraid of kicking someone's ass, including yours. Alex is a pistol. Hope you can handle her."
Remembering
Alex stood there in the rain, and remembered the Comedian.
It had only been a month ago she'd seen him. She was sitting in her apartment, attempting to sleep. The door was kicked in, practically off it's hinges. The Comedian, even at age 67, hulked and towered over Alex, and still intimidated her. Alex jumped up and sat upright in her bed; the Comedian slumped next to her. He was insanely intoxicated. He muttered, "Alex, I know you never wanted the fucking Keene Act. This city, this world. It's a fucking joke. A joke! When we went our seperate ways, it was for the worst. Look at me, I'm a fucking failure, sobbing to a kid about my problems. And look at you. You and that fucker...Veidt. You and him hate each other. I can't even talk to my..friend's daughter, Laurie. Look at the Watchmen. Look how much of a fucking joke we are."
Firsts
"Do you still feel attachment to Adrian?" Laurie asked, her and Alex sitting in the coffee shop on a cold, rainy night. Alex had felt the attachment to Adrian ever since she gave her virginity to him when she was eighteen.
Permanent
Alex sat on her messy bed, the TV's screen the only light in the tiny apartment in the nighttime. She sipped on the hot tea from an old mug from the kitchen. She almost choked when a Viedt commercial came on. She always tried to avoid them, but Adrian seemed to own New York City. As the commercial played, Alex rolled her eyes.
Migraine
The throbbing of Alex's migraine seemed to not let up, even with two aspirins. With working at the night shift at the cafe on the Broadway strip, she seemed to get little to no sleep, or respect, from the men that she served or her boss. Sometimes she wondered if Adrian was right, that it was better when people knew who you were and what you had done to get respect.
Mood
"Come. Pay a visit to Daniel." Rorschach said, ready to leave. Alex sighed and looked up at him, "I'm not really in the mood tonight..." Rorschach looked at her, his mask changing around and said, "You're sitting there feeling bad about yourself. Have better things to do. Come." Alex rolled her eyes but obeyed.
Caught
"He fucked you! Ha, ha!" The Comedian cackled, Alex's cheeks flushing in embarassment. She was running around in Adrian's shirt and his boxers.
Rapid
Adrian watched on the first night of patrol as Alex jumped across the roof tops, sprinting. She was rapidly fast, but never as fast as Adrian. He watched her, knowing that she was violent. She was just too young to know it yet.
Funny
"So, Adrian seems to be doing well." Dan sighed, eating Chinese food as Rorschach had half his mask off while eating with Dan. Alex sat on the kitchen table as the three of them watched TV, Dan bringing up Adrian as a Veidt Enterprises commercial came on. Alex rolled her eyes as she heard the song that was in the commercial - Unforgettable by Nat King Cole - the song that had played when Alex gave Adrian her virginity.
Nostalgia
Alex twirled the flute of champagne in her hand, glancing up at Adrian. "Remember that guy who chased us around, practically begging us to beat him up? He kept challenging your fighting abilities." Adrian laughed, something Alex rarely heard out of him, "He was really odd, wasn't he? We saw him on our first patrol together." Alex smiled meekly, excited that Adrian remembered their patrols together.
Hitting
Alex punched Adrian in the face at least six times, barely inflicting pain upon him. His cheek and lip was bleeding, his eye bruised, his blond hair in his right eye, looking defeated. "Stop it!" Alex felt the tears streak down her cheeks, "Just fucking hit me!" Adrian stood there, looking at Alex, shaking his head. He refused to strike her.
Agreement
The rain poured quickly, drenching Alex, who held her grey pea coat together. Adrian held the umbrella over her and she attempted to smile at him. Adrian offered, "What do you say we catch up or something? I'll take you out to dinner, we can talk." Alex gave him an attempted smile, "Only if you're not too busy."