Little Miss Mind My Own Damn Business
Brian, George and Gordon walk quietly down the street. It is 8:30 in the morning. It is still cool outside and there is a freshness in the air that feels exciting. This is so different than the circulating stale air of the mother ship. This morning they are to meet with their most promising prospects, and take them on an all day trip. Then the Visitor Friends will then have a chance to enjoy everything that they may want to do, as the senior officers will see to that. The Youth Corp's job is to continue to connect with the human's, and enforce how much they can have by aligning themselves with Visitor Friends. Which includes monitoring their own people, and pledging themselves to the Regime.
The shuttle has arrived early so Brian has decided today would be ideal for his friends to meet Robin. No, reason for it other than the three would be in the same neighborhood at the same time.
"I am wondering Brian if it is too early. I know your Daniel; George's, Lawrence; and my Allison are awake, but they are awaiting the shuttle. Yet, I am thinking the others in these houses are not quite awake." Gordon says as he looks around with no one in sight.
"Yeah, it is quiet. Not sure about not being awake. Maybe they just don't want to be outside yet. You know that news story about their scientists plotting against our people. Could be they are a bit leery seeing us and our shuttle. Anyway I was hoping to kill a few minutes." Brian kicks a small stone and watches it skip across the sidewalk. "Less time with the mystery meat."
George hits Brian hard on the arm, and says. "Bad joke. Why would you say that? That's not like you."
"Hey, that hurt!" Brian shrugs, "Sorry, bad mood. I keep having that idiot dream, where I die and my parents and brother are there to greet me and take me home. Sorry. Getting really old that dream. I want it to end. Maybe not end, I mean not have the stupid dream anymore."
Gordon looks up at the mother ship above them. "Remember your father still lives and even so it is just one of those reoccurring nightmares." Suddenly Gordon frowns, and quickly changes the subject. "Hey, do you really think that they will give those idiots guns? We don't even carry a gun. Kind of scary."
Brian stares at Gordon trying to figure out what to say. "Ah, the gun I don't know. They are scheduled to begin weapon practice. As for me with a gun. Well, as badly as I score in gun practice each time. Yeah, better off no gun. Still, we may all likely be ordered to if things continue the way it looks." Suddenly he hears the sound of a ball bouncing, and turns the corner. "Hey, wait."
He can see a young girl with a long blonde ponytail bouncing a basketball. "Let us go waste a few minutes." Then he points in the direction where the sound is coming from.
The three of them walk up to the girl, and Brian calls out in her direction. "Hey, Little Miss Mind My Own Damn Business, how are you this fine morning?" He can't keep the smirk from his face.
George and Gordon look at each other with obvious delight at actually meeting, Little Miss Mind My Own Damn Business.
"Oh, you. Why don't you just keep on, walken' on." Polly turns her back on him, and over her shoulder says. "Robin is not here, she is staying at a friend's house."
Brian stands there with his two friends who are standing a bit behind him. "Why don't you come over and meet my friends. They would love to meet you."
"Drop dead!" Polly says over her shoulder, and continues bouncing her ball. "Seriously are you still standing there? I have no interest in your little Friends group. Yet you keep showing up, and bothering me."
In a low voice so that Polly can't hear, Brian whispers to his friends. "Isn't she awesome?"
"You sure this isn't your sister? Looks like she came to Earth to terrorize you." Gordon says narrowed-eyed.
Brian looks towards Polly and says, "I heard some school around here is going to hold a rally against Visitor Friends tomorrow."
The ball stops bouncing, and Polly walks across the wet grass and stands directly in front of Brian breathing hard in anger. "That's right and I am going to be there. You bet I am going to be there."
"Totally awesome. I am going to be there as well, and I will be looking for you. I promise. I swear. I will find you and stand right next to you." Brian's eyes take on a wicked glint that can be seen through his Visitor glasses.
Polly glares in anger, and she begins to walk away. Suddenly she turns yells. "Oh, hell! You will, won't you?"
"You know I will, Little Miss Mind My Own Damn Business. I will take great pleasure in it." Brian glances over at his friends, and nods his head. They nod back in response.
Polly throws the ball at Brian as hard as she can in anger. She turns, and walks away although not running her stride is heavy and most definitely not happy. He in turn just catches the ball, and drops it at his feet as he turns and walks away.
The three of them stroll away from the house in a very slow stride. George and Gordon tease Brian about his sister from another planet.
After a few minutes George says, "Wait you are going to be preparing for the big Visitor Friends meeting. Got to take advantage of all that fun," He raises a brow and makes a face, "Why, did you say that about going to that rally?"
Gordon stares at Brian. "Won't matter, does not take a mind reader to see that girl won't be there now even if her family allowed it. Of course, she could just go after school if she really wanted."
George shakes his head, "I know why you did that. That's because they are going to do a profile tomorrow, and note each of those there. After that fun conversation the two of you had, well you know she won't show up for sure."
"Ah, you saved your little sister. She won't know that, and if she did she would never appreciate what you did." Gordon says.
Brian shrugs and grins. "Doesn't matter. I hate myself sometimes for things I know I am doing, but still I just go out and I do it anyway. So I guess, I can go well. . . .at least today I did my own subtle rebellion."
"Besides that rally may not happen now." Gordon shakes his head and frowns. "Been weird the last couple of days. Scary their scientists doing that stuff."
George lifts a brow, "Wonder did their scientists really do what they said?"
"Things being said on the ship. Not sure," Brian shrugs. "Does not seem like they would be able to seize any of our ships."
"Things said on the ship?" George asks.
"I don't know that they were trying to protect their people from us, but it's a real joke." Brian says frowning, "Just thinking it is odd that it is their biomedical, and anthropological scientists. You know, not soldiers. Plus, they got all of Earth scientists to get this going without us monitoring that activity."
Gordon nods, "Yeah. They sure coordinated that one fast." Then he shakes his head. "Well, hate to say it, but better we believe what we are told. Remember until told otherwise it is the humans that did this to themselves. We have nothing to do with this. It is their scientists. We are not manipulating anything."
Suddenly the sound of quick footsteps can be heard before they can continue their conversation.
"Brian!" It is Daniel who runs out across the street with a gym bag in hand. "Hey, I am all ready. You know, I could have just met you at the shuttle."
The three Youth Leaders smile at each other. Their day has begun.
Brian reaches to the back of his neck and squeezes. Stress is moving in, and his neck is already stiff. He gestures to Daniel. "George and Gordon, I think you have met my teammate Daniel." They both nod.
"We are teammates?" Daniel has a large grin on his face.
"Sure, more like colleagues." Brian says quietly. Then he looks across the street, and watches Polly race over the lawn to pick up her ball. Once she seems him, she raises a middle finger up at him. He puts a hand up his chest as though he was happy to receive the gesture. Polly marches back into her house, and slams the door.
"Sorry about her. She's a little girl, and doesn't know any better." Daniel nods his head towards the house. "I will talk to her parents. Don't worry about it. This won't happen again."
"Please Daniel don't do that. As you said, she is just a little girl. The child has no idea of proper etiquette. Besides it will make it seem like you and I have no patience. You and I, are of course bigger that then that kind of behavior. We don't condone, but it allows us to appear above that kind of behavior."
"Sure Brian. I got it. We are better than them." Daniel smiles and turns as footsteps come closer to them. Other human Visitor Friends are joining them.
Brian rolls his eyes up as he watches Daniel join his friends. 'Oh, please save me from this.'
"Coming Brian?" Daniel says with a near urgent tone.
"Sure," Brian says, but thinks, 'Wish I wasn't.'