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Tweak says, "... Have A Nice Day"

Jeanne-Marie "Aurora" Beaubier (jeanne_marie) wrote in x_fluff_x,
@ 2008-11-01 16:08:00

Entry tags:

aurora, quicksilver, sunfire

A night out! What a concept.
Who: Aurora, tag Sunfire and Quicksilver
Where: Bar/club in Manhattan
When: Friday night, January 8, 2010
What: Blowing off some steam. And getting drinks.
Status: Incomplete
Rating: PG-13

Aurora hadn't been out with people in awhile. Sure, she'd go out by herself, meet up with whomever she met up with (even if she didn't know who the hell they were), and have herself a grand old time. It was easy for her, being that person. Why she'd managed to stay stuffed down so long while boring, meticulous, irritatingly shut down Jeanne-Marie ran the show, Aurora had no idea. But she was out again, stretching her legs, and remembering exactly why it was so easy for her to lead.

It wasn't surprising to Aurora that when she went back to the X-Men, there was no overwhelming show of glad that she was back. Jeanne-Marie hadn't seemed to forge a relationship for crap, and Aurora was sort of glad to have a clean slate. There were those there that she already knew, but no one that Aurora wasn't fine to be around again. And there were many new faces to her. It was nice, it was like getting to start over with Alpha Flight again, but with a lot more people, and quite a few very powerful people.

New Years had come and gone, and apparently, leaving beer in the fridge was a one way street to no longer having beer in the fridge. Either way, Aurora wasn't too upset about it. Besides, she'd apparently struck up conversation enough to have company for the night. Aurora called a cab to meet her at the gate to the mansion earlier in the night. She didn't want the responsibility of a car. Besides, parking in Manhattan was a fiasco unto itself. She'd made plans with Shiro, and waited for him by the front door. When he finally showed up, Aurora smiled warmly. "Ready for a night out?"

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jeanne_marie
2008-11-01 04:12 pm UTC (link)

Aurora directed the cab driver to a bar that she'd heard was mutant-friendly, one that wouldn't get them into too much trouble if anyone decided to show off. She settled into the back seat and watched the city whirl by from the windows. When they arrived at the bar, Aurora followed Shiro inside, smirking at his question. "My tastes vary with the wind, but a Long Island iced tea sounds good." Hell, if she was going full boar, she at least had a cab ride home.

She pulled up a stool, sitting with her back to the bar to take in the room. When the bartender approached, she swiveled to place her order, then turned back, leaning her elbows against the lacquered wood, eyeing the room again, noting that a man down the bar seemed to be interested in their presence, but making it look less obvious. Which he achieved, for the general populous. Aurora, on the other hand, was not the general populous. "So, Shiro." She smiled at her companion, looking him over him quickly. "Tell me something interesting about yourself. I'm not sure we've ever spoken before today, have we?" Her memory was as unreliable as a Ford. "You have a sister at the mansion, right?"

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hikagi
2008-11-01 04:21 pm UTC (link)

Shiro smirked a little, "Long Island Iced Tea. I liked those when it is hot out." That was a good summer drink to him but he paused for a moment and finally also ordered a Long Island Iced Tea, "Let's see who gets drunk faster, yes?" He gave her a look with mischief sparkling in his dark eyes. When he got his drink, he took a sip and pondered it for a moment. Finally, he shrugged a little, "Not bad." With that, he took out a cigarette and lit it with a little bit of plasma from his thumb. "I never need a lighter..."

At Aurora's question, he looked thoughtful for a moment. Sure, there were lots of interesting things about him. He worked and lived with the yakuza for five years and they were probably still wondering what happened to him. His uncle was anti-mutant. And so was he for a while. But no, those were stories he would have to be much more drunk, "Ano... I lived in Switzerland and Belgium for the first seven years of my life. What about you?"

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son_of_m
2008-11-01 04:44 pm UTC (link)

Pietro's eyes frowned for a moment. Was it his imagination or did someone just react to his movements? How bizarre. He quickly empties his martini then started on ordering another. From the corner of his eye he looked the two down. One of them- the one who had reacted his movements in speed, was certainly a looker. A predatory smile cropped in for a moment. The other? Well he looked uncomfortable, at least to bar hopper like Maximoff.

He leaned back form his stool, wondering if he should go in. That impatient buzz kicking in. He was curious, and that was dangerious.

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jeanne_marie
2008-11-01 04:48 pm UTC (link)

Aurora turned and grabbed her drink, grasping the glass in one hand and the straw between her fingertips. She took a long sip, then smiled. "Of course. There's nothing bad about 4 different types of liquor and a splash of coke to knock you on your ass." She grinned, then set her drink on the bar. "And about getting drunk first... I might have a slight advantage on you, since I metabolize things ridiculously quickly. But if you really want to try it, you're picking up the tab." She watched him as he lit his cigarette with his thumb, shaking her head. "Now, that's a party trick." She glanced around, waiting for someone to come over and tell him to put it out. Instead, she noted the bartender slide an ashtray toward Shiro, then moved away from them, attending to others along the bar.

She watched Shiro as he spoke, listening to each word. "Oh, nice. I've always wanted to go to Switzerland. I hear they have good skiing." She smiled again, then her face turned thoughtful. There were interesting things about her, yes. But how many did she want to share? "Hmmm. Well, I'm sure you've heard I have a brother, though I'm not sure what he's up to at the moment." She frowned slightly, feeling the slight ache that being away from Jean-Paul always seemed to bring up in her. Her face cleared of it's frown, and she grinned at Shiro again. "I once punched a polar bear in the head. Is that interesting?" She laughed lightly, going over the memory of it in her head. Boredom and a love of seals had driven her to that one. "I didn't hurt it or anything. But it's not something a lot of people can say."

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hikagi
2008-11-01 04:59 pm UTC (link)

Shiro took another long gulp of his drink, "Yes, I can feel all of it go through my blood. That is what makes it so good. Have you ever tried a Grateful Dead? It's fruity tasting and really girly. You'd like it." He took another drag of his cigarette and another sip of his drink before chuckling a little, "Sounds like a game. Whoever gets drunk first, picks up the tab. But I have a pretty high... ano... tolerance." Oh this would be amusing. "You like my trick? It took lots of practice to get it concentrated enough so it wouldn't burn it up all the way."

"Switzerland has good skiing but I only went when I was really small." He held out his hand to about how tall he was when that happened. "I have a sister and I'm sure you've seen her about. She's louder than me. Brothers or sisters are sometimes irritating." He wasn't drunk enough to lament on how guilty he felt for leaving her. "You punched a polar bear? How did he react?" He looked incredibly amused at this. "Why did you punch a polar bear?"

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jeanne_marie
2008-11-01 05:10 pm UTC (link)

She grinned, sipping her drink and nodding. "I don't believe I've tried that one, but I'll keep it in mind. Maybe that'll be the next round." She winked at him, then turned on her barstool, tucking her legs under the bar. She smirked at the fact that he had a high alcohol tolerance. "Good, that'll make it more interesting. This is going to be an expensive night, I think." She sipped on her drink again, letting her eyes scan down the bar. Again, she noticed the man watching the two of them, and she let her gaze linger for a moment. He seemed unable to sit still, quick fidgets happening that would've gone unnoticed to the normal, human eye. Aurora lifted a brow, then turned back to Shiro, giving him her full attention. "I can imagine. It's probably something like when I try to specifically focus light somewhere. It's a hell of a lot harder than it sounds to be a mutant flashlight."

Nodding as he said he'd only been in Switzerland when he was younger, Aurora listened to him as he continued about his sister. "Ah, yes. Well, Jean-Paul is quite irritating at times. He can be incredibly overprotective. He's always assuming I need a knight in shining armor to defend my honor, but sometimes, my honor is well beyond defending." She grinned, letting her chin rest into her upturned palm as her elbow rested on the table. Her fingers grasped her straw, and she spun the ice in her glass slowly. "The polar bear was more surprised than I was when I punched him. He yelped, ran away, then stalked the cabin I was camped out in for about a week. It kind of hurt getting supplies in. And I punched him because he'd been playing with a half-dead seal for about an hour instead of just eating the damned thing, and I got tired of listening to the poor thing crying." The sad part of the story was that she ended up having to put the seal out of it's misery. But the polar bear still ate well. "Not a lot happens in Alaska when you're stuck there, trying to find someone who doesn't want to be found."

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hikagi
2008-11-01 05:24 pm UTC (link)

Shiro nodded as he took a long drag of his cigarette. Oh how much he loved alcohol and tobacco. He was so busy relaxing, he didn't notice the fidgity fellow int he corner. If he was about to attack someone, he would notice it since he had been in many a bar fight. "What are your abilities?" he asked as he took a gulp of his drink. "I just can produce plasma and see things in heat signature. It's very cool." He didn't like it at first, though. It took close to a year for him to accept what he was. It was all those years he spent with his mutant hating uncle.

As she spoke about Jean-Paul being protective of her, Shiro suddenly looked very sheepish. He couldn't deny he wasn't protective of his sister. In fact, just a few days ago, he had an argument with her over this. Slowly, he turned towards Aurora, and gave her a grin, "Ano... brothers have to do that for their sisters. It is in the job description, yes?" He flicked his cigarette into the ashtray. "Brothers know what guys think and they do not want another guy thinking that way about their sister." He sounded slightly defensive over that comment. "Poor, polar bear and seal. Nature is... cruel sometimes, yes?" He tilted his head to the side, "Who were you looking for?" He felt that if he continued to ask her questions, she wouldn't ask about him so much.

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jeanne_marie
2008-11-01 06:03 pm UTC (link)

"My abilities?" Aurora lifted a brow. "I have a few." She lifted her hand off her drink, counting off her fingers. "I can fly, I've got superspeed, I can create light in different forms including concussive blasts, I have a high metabolic rate, fast reflexes, and... I think that's it." She laughed, shaking her head. "I've lost track. Most of what I can do isn't something I focus on, it's just there. But the main ones are flight, the light show, and I'm a speedster." She tilted her head to the side slightly, a curious look on her face. "You can see in infrared? That's pretty cool. Do you turn it on and off, or is it an all the time thing?"

She couldn't help the smile that crossed her face as Shiro spoke about the role of a brother. "Of course it's in the job description. I understand that it's innate. I'm incredibly protective of JP too, but it's gets to be a pain in the ass sometimes." She grinned, a devious look on her face. "And women know full well what guys think about too. Don't let us fool you. We're not stupid." She nodded knowingly, then turned back to her drink, finishing off what was left in the glass and sliding it forward for the bartender to bring her another. "Cruel is a nice way to put it." She nodded slowly, then looked at him, shrugging. "No idea anymore. I was sent to look for a lot of people." She didn't really feel like delving into that part of her past, since it was during her time with Weapon X.

"So, your sister. You said she's louder than you. What else can you tell me about her?" Aurora felt the alcohol beginning to drift through her system, not enough to affect her movement or speech in the slightest, but enough to allow her to unwind a little bit. The bartender brought her another, and she reached out for it, her movement uncontrolled and a lot faster than it should've been for trying to maintain a normal facade. Aurora forced her arm to a stop, then pulled the drink to her slowly, smiling at Shiro.

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