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Tweak says, "Party like a rock star."

Lorna Dane (geek_magnet) wrote in devolve,
@ 2011-01-26 21:40:00

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alisa_tager, bobby_drake, guthriespawn, jean-paul_beaubier, jimmy_proudstar, kitty_pryde, kurt_wagner, lorna_dane, ororo_munroe, paige_guthrie, sam_guthrie, sharon_smith

Open to Everybody
Who: Everybody watching the fireworks outside
What: Watching the fireworks outside
Where: Outside
When: Evening
Rating: PG?
Status: Complete

Lorna was settled on the roof with a mug of cocoa in her hands waiting for Jubilee to do her thing. She'd set one of the cameras trained on the area, so anybody who didn't want to brave the snow and cold could watch from the camera room.

"Okay, they need to hurry the hell up," she said, even the slight green glow around her and Jubilee got brighter, along with the heat she was emanating. "I cannot keep this up forever."

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aflyonthewall
2011-01-27 08:53 am UTC (link)

"Just because I'm invisible doesn't mean you can't bother me. It's just... More of a natural state for me I guess. Like you have to be tall, I feel like I have to be invisible."

Alisa nodded to both as she felt she should learn both. It'd be more than useful. Although really, training program after training program was really her own doing. Who really needed to do like high school classes any more? SATs were a thing of the past and there was a new world order. It required the ability to track, hide and fight. "Sounds like a good plan. And probably best to start now when there's snow. I assume it would be harder to hide but easier to track."

She glanced up at him when he mentioned John and the way the world seemed to crumble around and inside him. "Hm... I think we have enough white around here with all the snow."

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little_jim
2011-01-27 09:03 am UTC (link)

"I said I was glad I was wrong about that," he reminded her gently. "And I understand. Exactly because of that. We are our powers make us, denying that only hurts people."

Jimmy offered her another small smile. "Yeah," he agreed. "And it is and it isn't. Depends on the kind of snow. There are a lot worse things to try and hide tracks through."

His world had crumbled around him when John had died. He'd only finally really started recovering from it and making his own path when his tribe had died. Remembering John meant remembering them. And the overwhelming loss.

He did chuckle at her words. "Probably," he agreed wryly.

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aflyonthewall
2011-01-27 09:12 am UTC (link)

"I know. I'm just, you know, elaborating. Or talking to hear myself. Something." Alisa scratched the back of her head with a mittened hand which was actually kind of hard to do as they were pretty thick.

"Sucking mud?" she started to guess. "Clay dirt? Oil? Fertilizer. Definitely fertilizer." Another one of those times where the smell would likely get to Jimmy - hiding tracks in fertilizer.

Alisa kind of felt at fault for ruining his mood - she didn't know how really but she did. And though she couldn't really properly hug him, she could at least hug his arm.

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little_jim
2011-01-27 09:20 am UTC (link)

Okay, he had to chuckle at her list. "Sucking mud," he agreed. "Oil really doesn't leave tracks until you get out of it. I don't think I could trudge through fertilizer. I hope I never find out."

He felt badly for being moody, especially since he'd invited her to sit with him. The squeeze of his arm was comforting. He patted her hand gently with own massive and gave her a small smile.

It wasn't her fault at all.

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aflyonthewall
2011-01-27 01:29 pm UTC (link)

"True for oil but once you get out of it, it leaves a hell of a trail." She giggled a little when he agreed about the fertilizer. See, she knew how to deal with him - it was just a matter of putting it into practice, wasn't it?

For a lingering moment she wasn't exactly watching the fireworks... But watching Jimmy, sucking in her bottom lip. But when she realized she was doing it, she looked away sharply and was suddenly invisible again. Fireworks. Focus on the fireworks.

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little_jim
2011-01-27 03:59 pm UTC (link)

Jimmy let out a little snort. "I imagine it would," he agreed. He was surprised at the giggle. It was not a sound he'd heard from her.

He almost felt her watching him and looked up just in time to see her look away. Then she disappeared from his sight, although the slight weight of her arms was still around his arm. Carefully, he gently rested a hand on where he could feel hers were and turned his attention back to the display.

The way Jubilee was cutting loose now, he might not be able to watch directly much longer. He put up his other hand to shield his eyes, squinting a bit. It was still beautiful.

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aflyonthewall
2011-01-28 05:12 am UTC (link)

Alisa smiled a little, "I remember one time dad's car has an oil leak. My brother's dog got completely covered in oil after rolling around in it. We had paw prints everywhere." Telling the story didn't even bother her. Maybe it should have but... That sort of thing was long past over.

But her smile had faded with Jimmy's and talk of John. She bit her bottom lip and twisted her hand - not to get away but until they were palm to palm, fingers together even though it meant she had to spread them a little.

She settled into silence, watching the colored sparks fly through the air... Jubilee was quite talented.

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little_jim
2011-01-28 06:47 am UTC (link)

Jimmy has to laugh softly at that. "I bet," he agreed. It was nice to hear her talk about her past at all. Actually, it was nice to hear her talk.

He was surprised when she turned her palm towards his and laced her fingers through his. Jimmy squeezed Alisa's hand gently, the only indication he noticed.

Settling into a comfortable silence was more than fine with Jimmy. The had really turned out better than he had expected.

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