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Tweak says, "Aaaaaa-mazing"

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

Entry tags:

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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under_my_skin
2011-01-27 09:35 am UTC (link)

"I'll try to hold back," she assured him, nodding as she scooped up a couple of mugs for the twins. Truth be told, it had been a long enough time keeping it all to herself that she probably wouldn't have to worry about slipping up at all. She laughed when he yelled about the cocoa, backing toward the door with the mugs and suggesting, "You should just get a dinner bell. Ring it and we'll all come running."

She turned just in time to narrowly avoid colliding with Caro as she bounded in for some sugar and handed the twins' mugs out to Sam as Jeb ducked beneath their arms. She gave her older brother a smile before scooting out of Jay's way and heading back to wade through the crowd and grab her mug.

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steeljawbreaker
2011-01-27 09:40 am UTC (link)

"But then I'd have to feed all of you dinner, and we both know how that would turn out. I'd rather not poison my favorite people." Pete replied with a firm nod. "Besides, once you start using the bell then everyone else will know that it means dinner and you'll end up feeding, and consequently poisoning, like....everyone." Cooking was somewhat famously not one of Pete's strong suits, not after he'd actually burned through a stainless steel pan a few years earlier by leaving it on the stove for too long. Boiling water was harder than it looked, though at least he'd perfected it enough to make hot drinks since then. That's what five years and a good teacher got you.

As soon as kids started to pour in Pete began handing them mugs. He offered Sam somewhat of a sheepish smile before grabbing the last cocoa for himself, taking a drink from it before he said something notably stupid, in person this time. When the kitchen had been vacated again he laughed. "Think we'll need any more water for seconds?"

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under_my_skin
2011-01-27 10:10 am UTC (link)

Pete had a point, and she laughed as she juggled mugs and went to hand them out to Sam, who had already been on his way in to get cocoa for Annie and Lew. The twins seemed to be enjoying themselves, from what she was able to glimpse before her brothers went barreling through to grab some cocoa for themselves, thanking Pete before heading back out to watch the show.

She smiled and rolled her eyes at Lizzie and Mel as they brushed past, looking at her and giggling quietly. Even though they quickly disappeared through the door, she had a sneaking suspicion that they weren't going very far.

"Well, that depends," she took a sip of cocoa before continuing. "If you're actually asking, then no. I think seconds are a bad idea because they're just gonna be up all night with all that sugar. If you're just looking for excuses again, then yes. We definitely need more water."

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steeljawbreaker
2011-01-27 06:19 pm UTC (link)

Pete had a feeling that there were still people hanging out to see what was going to happen in the kitchen, so Pete looked back, calling out to the darkness. "Whoever's out there, could you bring Al out with you? I'm sure he'll want to be where all the action is."

The door opened a second later, and both Lizzie and Mel poked their heads in, calling to the pup who dashed after them, bounding out the door and down the few stairs onto the snow. The girls shrieking was enough of a warning that for the moment they were away from the door, and Pete took the opportunity to steal a proper kiss this time, pulling back before adding. "I'll put it in the microwave so we can just come back to it when people want more. I don't need to burn through another pan."

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under_my_skin
2011-01-27 06:44 pm UTC (link)

Paige wasn't exactly surprised when her sisters both popped in to call for the dog. She was absolutely positive that when she went back to her room to sleep, they'd both be asking her half a million questions, probably with Caro chiming in as well. It was something to look forward to, really. A sense of normalcy, no matter how much she had never really cared for those types of questions, even back home.

When the girls disappeared and Pete kissed her again, she smiled, leaning up and trying to ignore the fact that her face was turning ever so slightly red. She laughed at his suggestion, nodding. "It would be tragic if you did. You're gettin' better at boiling water without setting off smoke alarms."

"Did you want to go out there? Or..." She shrugged. Paige knew that they should go out, but there were things they needed to talk about and there were definitely alternate activities she could think of that she'd be just fine with doing, but given the fact that all eight of her siblings were there, probably with two of them already standing by the door again, most those activities probably weren't the best idea just then.

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steeljawbreaker
2011-01-29 04:48 am UTC (link)

"I learned by removing the battery on the alarm before starting and putting it back when I was finished. It took a while, but I can do it now." He sounded notably proud of himself even though the statement itself was rather pathetic.

"The fireworks probably won't last too long." Pete reasoned, smiling to himself, having been convincing himself already that ditching them completely wouldn't have been very nice considering Jubilee was putting an effort into them. "We can come back inside after, or if it looks like they're taking a while we can come back in before they're done." Seeing some of them was better than missing all of them, wasn't it?

He went for his jacket, which he'd plopped onto the counter some time before, pulling it on, though didn't bother with any other winter gear other than his boots. He could handle the weather for a little while. "We could watch a movie or.....something." The last word obviously wasn't indicating that he couldn't think of anything else for them to do, but he was being mindful of potential eyes and ears. "Sound like a plan?"

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under_my_skin
2011-01-29 05:56 am UTC (link)

"Probably not," she nodded. Jubilee couldn't keep it up forever... unless someone had given her sugar, in which case there was probably no telling how long she could go. "And I'd like to see at least part of them."

She watched him pull his coat on and then glanced toward the door, raising an eyebrow as she could have sworn she saw a blonde head moving far too close to the doorway for it to belong to somebody minding their own business.

"Movie or something sounds great," she nodded, grabbing both mugs and moving toward the door. Smiling, she raised her voice slightly and added, "Think I should announce that we're coming out of the trailer now and that Lizzie and Mel should hurry up and pretend they ain't standing right there?"

As she expected, there was a muffled shuffling of feet outside as the girls scurried back to their seats, and she smiled again at Pete. "So predictable."

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steeljawbreaker
2011-01-29 06:34 am UTC (link)

Pete was laughing again as he moved past her to open the door, peering out at the motion in the darkness as the girls found seats for themselves. Idly he wondered if it was going to be just as difficult to avoid being spied on once they decided to break off from the rest of the group later. For as long as he'd muddled over the idea of them being together he imagined that the curiosity of the other Guthries was always going to be something that would need to be dealt with. That and generally sharing. Thankfully he'd integrated himself with them so well that maybe they wouldn't notice to much. He doubted it.

"After you," he chirped to Paige, holding the door open so she could pass through with the cocoa, feeling a little bad that part of him wished the fireworks would end as fast as possible.

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