[open] dancing queen young and sweet

[dancingmd]

who: Beverly Crusher, as a teenager
what: Flower-swap that leads to a deaged Beverly
when: April 9
where: Riverview Central Park
warnings: n/a


i. blossom picnic

[All of this is... weird, to say the least, waking up on a strange planet with no memory of how she got here, with only the word of a very concerned-looking older woman clutching a bunch of blue flowers (Nana would know what they were, surely, but it doesn't look like anything they grow on Caldos) that she's safe. She can't say why exactly, but she does trust this woman implicitly, as if she's known her all her life. So when Lucretia (the woman's name - she really is very nice) tells her she's actually thirty years older and that a magic flower turned her back into a teenager she accepts it much more readily than she ought to or normally would.

And now she's here, at a picnic, wondering if there's anyone else here that she's forgotten, anyone else who knows her as Dr. Crusher (which is cool as hell, by the way - and she's in Starfleet!!!), not plain old Beverly Howard. It's an uncomfortable thought but ice cream always makes everything better, right?

She stands staring at the menu, taking an impossibly long time to decide.]

I don't know which one I should get...

ii. dances

[Once she starts feeling more comfortable with this whole situation, she can't help but be drawn to all the dancing going on, especially out on the streets. And while adult Beverly is an excellent dancer, teenage Beverly is simply phenomenal (After all, it isn't that long ago that she won several big championships). Pretty soon, she's got a little crowd watching her tap dance on the sidewalk, her feet going at a frantic pace and her grin as big as they come.

Or perhaps later you might see her outside a jazz club arguing with a bouncer.]

Come on, I'm seventeen, that's practically the same thing! [Sorry, kid, but he remains firm. She huffs.] Yeah well... your music probably sucks anyway!

[Great comeback, A+]

iii. wildcard

[Got another prompt in mind? hmu!]

Comments

[dancingmd]

[Even as a teenager, Beverly loved kids, so she beams when the little girl, looking every bit the role of a tiny reporter, comes up to talk to her.]

That's the problem! I like too many things!

What's your favorite ice cream?

[11calls]

Maple Walnut!

[It was a weird flavor, but Alex is a tiny Canadian, so it works. But she grins as she considers.]

The best one is at this place by my Grandpa's house, so I don't know what this one is like.

[dancingmd]

Oh, I don't think I've ever tried that before!

Would you like to try some with me?

[11calls]

Sure! I love trying things with people! We can get a sundae and have them add other flavors if you want to try more things.

[Alex pointed to the menuboard sign, and then she leaned in and whispered a bit.]

Just in case you don't like it.

[dancingmd]

[Oh, a sundae, huh? Well, Beverly can certainly go along with that.]

That's a good idea! What do you think we should get on it?

[11calls]

[Alex is just going to grin super broadly, even though she thinks that's a silly question, Beverly.]

Hot fudge and whipped cream and sprinkles!

'M Alex, by the way.

[dancingmd]

That sounds perfect! [She grins just as broadly right back at her.] And my name is Beverly!

[11calls]

Nice to meet you, Beverly!

[Alex is just going to take her hand and tug her a bit closer to the ice cream counter.]

So maple walnut. Do you want chocolate too?

[dancingmd]

Well, of course! You always have to have chocolate!

[11calls]

Chocolate is the best!

[Alex is just going to beam at Beverly for a moment while studying the flavors intently again.]

What do you think would go with them?

[dancingmd]

Hmm... maybe we should try something fruity too! So we can test everything!

[11calls]

Black raspberry goes well with maple and chocolate. And so does strawberry too, I guess? It can be like a waffle.

[Alex really loves waffles, okay?]

[dancingmd]

Oh! Like breakfast ice cream?

[11calls]

[Beverly, you are Alex's new hero, and her eyes go big and round and fill with amazement before she whispers:]

Do you think they have waffles?

[dancingmd]

Only one way to find out, right?

[11calls]

[Alex is going to beam up at her and then throw her arms around Beverly's waist.]

You are the best! We have to be friends now!

[dancingmd]

[Oh! So this is happening! Beverly's a little surprised by the quick affection, but she laughs and pats Alex's head.]

Okay, sounds like a deal to me! I don't have very many friends yet here.

[11calls]

Me either.

[Alex's voice is soft, and she leans forward like she's confiding a secret to Beverly.]

But I'm going to make so many friends.

[dancingmd]

I bet you will! Especially once you start going to school!

[11calls]

I go to school back home! But there's not a lot of people there!

[dancingmd]

Mine either - I live waaaay out from everybody else!

[11calls]

Yeah, my dad wanted a change from Vancouver so we went to live in a smaller town for him to be a police officer there. So it's weird.

[dancingmd]

Vancouver... that's in Canada, right?

[11calls]

Yep! That's where I live!

[Alex just grins proudly at that.]

And yeah, I do like hockey!

[dancingmd]

[She grins. This girl is so cute!]

I bet you'll never guess where I live!