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Tweak says, "Don't be a drama princess."

ᴡᴏʟᴠᴇʀɪɴᴇ (adamantiums) wrote in dunwichgame,
@ 2024-05-20 02:10:00

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!log/thread/narrative, !npc appearance, ∙ plot: 016 it's dangerous, ◌ inactive: logan howlett 2

Jubilee

Logan

WHO Jubilee & Logan • WHERE Pickman • WHEN May 19th
That was new. WARNINGS TBD

"And apparently he didn't like it."

Logan had been sharing a room with Morph for roughly a week now. No big deal.

Or at least, Logan had thought it wasn't a big deal.

He remembered talking with Morph that one night. He remembered the lull in their conversation, the way Morph had gone quiet. Logan remembered not asking about it. And maybe, he should have. Because at least then, maybe they wouldn't be playing the avoidance game right now.

Logan had seen Morph in passing some time after that party. They had smelled of other people and Logan had gone through one of the most bizarre experiences of his entire life. He had become irate. He was jealous of people he didn't even know. And that just didn't make any sense.

Morph was his friend. Always had been. When Logan had originally joined the X-Men, he had gone through a rough patch of fitting in. He didn't get along with anyone, save for Jean. And Morph. Morph had been the one and only person who could make him laugh, and it had stayed that way for years.

Logan knew why he had gone through bouts of jealousy with Jean. He loved Jean. There was no way around it. Seeing her with Scott had sent him into a foul mood for days on end in the past. It didn't make sense to Logan that he would feel that same jealousy over Morph. Morph was his friend, but they could do whatever they wanted. Logan had never been possessive of them before.

..then again, Logan had never smelled other people on them in the past. So. That was new. And apparently, he didn't like it.

So here was Logan, avoiding his own apartment and sulking in the hallway. He hadn't even seen Jubilee approaching until it was too late. Logan tried to wipe that sour look off his face, greeting her with a (forced) pleasant, "Hey kid, how's it going?"

CODING

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frostplot
2024-05-23 02:37 pm UTC (link)

"Can I drive?" Jubilee was already leaning into the passenger's seat, making grabby hands for the keys that were just a little bit too far away. But not really far enough where she couldn't eventually lean in and nab them, just as soon as she got proper permission.

Not that she'd always wait for it, but the Jeep was new to Dunwich, and Logan was in a terri-bad mood, so maybe he deserved a little spark of joy. Or a second spark of it, seeing as Jubilee was already here, thank you very much.

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adamantiums
2024-05-23 09:18 pm UTC (link)

"No." Which was a firm answer but he might budge on that in the future, when things were less hectic.

Logan started the Jeep and they were on their way, speeding away from Pickman as if this ice cream trip were an emergency. The real reason, of course was that Logan really didn't want to be anywhere near that place right now. Too many bad vibes.

Logan didn't say anything as they drove along. Instead, he turned on the radio, opting for classic rock over uneasy silence.

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frostplot
2024-05-26 03:11 pm UTC (link)

Yeah, she'd kind of figured she wasn't getting behind the wheel this time around, even if she could have argued that she knew how to fly a jet! And had a driver's license thank you very much.

Still. Passenger's seat it was, and when Logan turned on the radio, she even took the time to fiddle with the knob in order to find something worthwhile -- even though the music of now was way weirder than the music from 1997. "Alright," she said, not bothering to turn the music down. Logan had super senses, he could hear just fine. "What bug crawled up your butt?"

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adamantiums
2024-05-26 09:35 pm UTC (link)

Logan made a face that absolutely, positively implied that he didn't want to talk about it. And for a minute there, he didn't. He just focused on the road. The music was loudly playing, but he didn't particularly hear it. All he could hear was his own thoughts while he tried desperately to come up with something to tell Jubilee instead. An excuse, a diversion.

Eventually, he figured a simple it's nothing wouldn't be enough for Jubilee, so he settled on a somewhat vague, "Morph's been acting weird."

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	frostplot 2024-05-29 04:38 pm UTC (link)
	Jubilee was not so easily swayed or tricked, so it was probably for the best that Logan gave up on that particular line of thinking -- she wouldn't have stood for it anyway. She let her attention move on to playing with the window, cranking the knob until it was halfway down. "Weird how?" she asked, eyebrow raising. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

adamantiums
2024-05-30 08:50 pm UTC (link)

"They threw this party with that Meggan girl. Morph was just all over the place, like they wanted to be distracted. And, y'know - maybe they're just trying to enjoy a town that doesn't care that we're mutants. But it's just not like them to just suddenly fool around with a buncha people."

Which sounded a touch possessive of him. Which was only confirmed with Logan added, "I don't like it."

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