Dibs Eternity

When your second job is saving the world, a relaxing night of gaming with friends isn't a luxury, it's a necessity. Monopoly, Mario Kart, and Scrabble are paired with takeout food, but the details don't matter. What matters is remembering what matters, the people that matter, the ones for whom you risk your life. Of course, being willing to die for someone and being willing to share your food are two different things especially when you're Kryptonian.

There are two potstickers left on a plate when Alex shows up late for the get together. She's still peeling off her coat, as she looks down at them and says, "Those are mine. Dibs."

Kara snorts, an unladylike noise that might not suit Supergirl, but it's as much of a Kara Danvers accessory as the smear of pizza sauce on her face. "As if. You snooze you loose, Alex. I already called dibs."

Alex prepares to argue, gets ready to pull out some archaic law on dib calling (which she just made up on the post) and say that dibs must be called again when a new person enters the room, but Brainy is quicker, backing up Kara as he says, "Yes, Kara did something which is apparently called "Dibs Eternity" on all potstickers that enter this residence. Though I'm not familiar with this piece of 21st century nomenclature, Nia has informed me that just like the now well-known "Double Dog Dare You", it exists."

Alex only has herself to blame. Kara was just a confused teen when arriving on Earth, and teaching this alien invader (in Alex's family) laws like 'dibs' and 'no take-backs' was just too tempting to avoid. So Alex stares at Kara who rises and stares back at her. It's a silent standoff, and Alex can hear the whistling music from a western standoff playing in her mind... though that's probably Nia whistling. Finally, with a cocky smile that should have alerted Kara to the upcoming sneak attack, Alex says, "Fine." Then, as her sister, wearing a smug but short-lived expression of victory, flops back onto the couch, Alex lurches forward over the food and drags her tongue along the surface. The action is made all the more satisfying by Kara's expression of horror.

"What... but... that's cheating!" Kara fumes, unleashing the power of the pout to little effect.

"Nope." Alex lifts a potsticker, taking a slow and infinitely pleasing bite. "I licked it, so now it's mine."

"Those are the rules," Nia says, as she takes a drink and settles back to finish putting away Scrabble pieces. "Now that Alex is here, we need new teams for whatever game is next."

"What, that's for real?" Kara asks, not willing to shift to the topic of games and away from her pilfered potstickers.

"As real as dibs eternity," Alex replies.

"Huh." Kara's head tilts as if aware of something outside the range of normal human hearing. "That works with everything, even people?"

"Yeah, not gonna answer that," Nia says. "So, what are the new teams?"

The front door opens again, this time to Lena's presence, as she finishes up a phone call and smiles over at the group. "Sorry, I'm late, but I had a vendor that was being particularly difficult. So, what are we doing? Have we picked teams?"

Before anyone can answer, Kara replies, "Yup," and pats the seat next to her which Lena quickly fills. "You're on my team for eternity. Alex just taught me a new rule. It turns out that you're mine." The resulting spray of wine from Alex covers the remaining potsticker and streams down the side of Brainy's face.

"Wow, TMI, Kara," Nia says, as she grabs the paper towels from the floor and begins the cleaning up process. "T. M. I."

Lena's gaze scans the room from Kara's smug expression, to Brainy's wine-drenched face, and finally to Alex's poorly veiled aggression. "What did I miss?"

"A shovel talk," Alex replies between coughs. "Put me on your schedule for one."