Maggie could tell as they weaved in and out of traffic how excited the woman behind her was about the ride. Then she had to remind herself that this wasn't the same Kara Danvers she knew. This was her twin. Linda.
Unconscious as the move was Maggie finding her hand drifting back into Linda's almost as soon as her bike is parked and locked in its space. Not that Kara 2.0 seems at all upset by the move. If anything, she's intrigued by it even blushing a little as she lets Maggie lead the way over to the elevator.
Maggie's hand drops from her own as soon as the pair reach her floor. Thanks to her enhanced hearing Linda can already pick up on the happy whines of a dog the closer they get to Maggie's apartment. Maggie herself seems more relaxed as well as she fumbles for her keys. Linda catches them for her when she inevitably drops them in her own excitement.
'Thanks." Her dude whispers taking them back from Linda's outstretched hand.
The door already opens for them however showing a disheveled yet happy young woman around Alex's age standing in the doorway. "Thought so." She smiles stepping out of the way quickly as Linda is tugged into the apartment fast the door closed and locked before she could really get her bearings. Good thing too considering not a half-second later Maggie is set on by an energetic whirl of happy barks and eagerly given kisses.
"Oh, yeah Rory, Mommy missed you too sweetie." Maggie coughed seeming to take the greeting in stride as she finishes settling herself into a seated position on the floor.
"Pitbull shepherd mix. Isn't she a beauty?" Linda can only node in answer trying not to somehow trip over the air itself while the rather beautiful young woman Linda had yet to be introduced to helps her maneuver around them into the apartments small living room. "Dang. Has anyone ever told you, you look a heck of a lot like Supergirl?" She gushed once she'd gotten a good look at Linda in the low lighting of the room.
Red Daughter hesitates at the question, but Maggie is there for a save despite still being detained by rogue puppy kisses. "She gets that a lot actually. Jamie this is my friend Linda. Just got in this afternoon. She's helping me with a new case at the moment." Linda let out a low breath realizing a little late that it was a bit on the cold side when Jamie shivered and rubbed a hand over her uncovered arm muttering about a sudden cold chill. "Lin this is my puppy sitter, technology and lab assistant wiz and thankfully on a night like this my next wall neighbor Jamie."
"What did I somehow lose my best friend title at some point today?" Jamie pouts making Maggie laugh and reach over to playfully punch her in the leg (really, she couldn't reach any higher from her current position.) "Shut up Geek."
"Love you too Shrinky Dink." Linda laughed aloud at the sister like banter that reminded her so much of the kinds she saw between Alex and Kara back home.
It's a soft pawing at her legs that draws the Kasinen's eyes toward the floor.
Maggie's dog was now sitting obediently at her side sniffing eagerly at the leg of her borrowed pajamas. "Hello, little one." Linda felt safe using her native tongue on the animal seeing as Maggie and Jamie were too busy joking with one another at the moment to pay them any mind.
Rory's pink tongue lolled out of the corner of her mouth as she reared up on her back legs bracing her paw against Lind's leg as she stretched up still sniffing intently at her clothes while also eagerly seeking attention. When she and Jamie are finished with their bickering Linda will ask if Maggie knew how the pup had lost her right front leg.
The small one had said already hinted she'd found the adorable dog without a home on the Gotham streets but Linda wonders if that was the whole story. Although, going by the scaring Linda guesses she won't like the answer, but for now, she was content to show the dog as much affection as she could.
Taking a page from Kara's memories Linda kneels cautiously her hand outstretched as she'd seen Alex show her sister on many occasions when the two were young when they greeted a new dog. To her surprise, the dog in front of her doesn't seem bothered by the little tremors of nervousness making her hands shake.
Instead, Rory gave a bark that could only be described as recognition sending her running toward Linda's chest burrowing her head against the stunned alien's stomach.
"Wha…. oh, come on Ror. You just met her and you're already letting her give belly rubs? With me it took what two solid weeks?"
Maggie only laughed at her friend's overly wounded expression the longer the dog on Linda's lap preened at the tenderly given attention she was being given. "Okay well how about you two hang out here while Ror comes and helps Mommy pack for her mini-vacation."
Linda had made a quick warning call to Eliza before they'd left the lot that ended in the Danvers monarch insisting Maggie stay for at least a night maybe two with her at the house. Give the pair a chance to catch up on what was going on in each other's lives and Eliza was more than alright with the company.
"Honestly Maggie, you can even bring the dog if you like."
As much as Maggie wanted to, she'd shut down that offer. Rory was more like Maggie in that regard in that neither wasn't exactly keen on what some say was the safest way to travel. She knew if Linda was anything like Kara, she would never in a trillion years think of dropping her dog mid-flight, but she wasn't going to risk her puppy baby getting airsick on her.
The pair had just disappeared into the back bedroom when a growl that wasn't from the low volume tv sounded making Jamie look over at the yet to sit down visitor. "Oh, are you hungry?" the puppy chow hadn't lasted the elevator ride to the precinct parking lot.
Reluctantly, seeing as her stomach was continuing to betray her Linda nodes. "Here." Jamie offers digging around in her backpack for a few seconds before holding out a small sandwich-like object wrapped in clear and purple plastic. Linda eyes it with both curiosity and caution. This young woman's kind energetic nature reminded her so much of Mikhail it was almost like a physical wound.
"Yeah, I know I like the strawberry kind the best too, but the sores always seem to be out of them." The twenty-something woman sighs turning her attention back to what was going on, on the screen.
"Really Ja, an Uncrustable?" Maggie joked pausing on her way to the bathroom to pick up her toothbrush with Rory right by her side while Linda unwraps the offering with curious fingers examining it from every angle. "What they are amazing and vegan so even you can have one." Jamie defends finding the new girl's analysis of the simple sandwich incredibly amazing that she'd even started filming it on her phone.
"Okay, I'm trusting you two to not completely trash my place while I take my girl out for a few minutes to stretch her paws." Maggie announces already kneeling to clip on Rory's leash as she drops her overnight bag on to the counter.
"Okay, this is too fun. I'm making you a strawberry one for comparison." Jamie laughed seeing Linda's grinning expression as she finishes off the snack-sized sandwich.
Linda nodes with a soft "Yes please." In agreement. It's not until Jamie's eyes meet Linda's again that the Kasnien realizes she'd said those two words in her more native tongue.
"Wow cute and multilingual." Jamie blushes turning away toward the kitchen.
It's only a splash of bright orange against the dark black of the bag that catches Linda's eye making her pause for a second look. She'd seen that shirt before from Kara's memories. More to the point of the times when her literal twin sister had literally dropped in on their Alex and her new girlfriend leaving usually Maggie to scramble into the very shirt she was holding rather than face a red-cheeked super without some form of covering.
"Oh, hey you found it. The shirt that gave Ror her name."
Linda is ashamed to say she let out a surprised squeak at the sudden voice at her elbow. "Sorry. Yeah, Mags said I should like wear a bell or something. I'm like a ninja." Jamie grins setting down a freshly made strawberry and peanut butter sandwich. Linda returns it but can't make herself let go of the shirt she'd pulled from Maggie's overnight bag.
Neon orange with fading yellow lettering. 'Hello Sunshine'
"I was wondering where Mags hide the original. The one she lets Ror lay on then use as chew toy is way too new, but the little devil princess doesn't seem to know the difference."
"Rory. Short for Aurora." When Linda still hadn't caught on Jamie spelled it out farther this time pointing to the shirt in Linda's hands. "It's another name for sunshine. Or in this case the dawn but that is a form of sunshine, so it works out."
Linda hastily but gently tucked the shirt back into the bag this time zipping it up when she heard the sounds of Maggie stepping out of the elevator.
"Works every time." Maggie smiles shifting a now asleep Rory in her arms as Linda closes the door behind her. "Now let's go before I change my mind." She sighs still rocking the sleeping pup in her arms.