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Bak ([info]punching_bag) wrote in [info]marinanova,
@ 2013-04-01 11:48:00

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Entry tags::mingle, aidan reilly, aradia megido, artemis crock, asami sato, bak chang, calliope-caliborn, dawn summers, derek morgan, dick grayson (all-star), elena gilbert, euphemia li britannia, hei, helix wamtani, jean-luc picard, kitty pryde (aoa), kitty pryde (evolution), klara guildsen, lacus clyne, penelope garcia, piter de vries, rebecca crane, richie foley, roxy lalonde, sam winchester, sougo okita, spencer reid, spike, tear grants, terry mcginnis, xander harris, yuuki kuran, yuuri shibuya, yvaine, zero kiryuu

Mingle: Event Kick-Off
[ It was mid-morning. The sky was clear and it was a (not so) very blustery day. It was cool but it was always cool. It was neither too warm nor too hot.

Lukewarm.

And that was just how Bak preferred it. Especially since he had in hand his very important, extra special concoction of wonderful forgetfulness on hand! Bak could stand teasing, but even this was getting ridiculous.

Hefting the bag a little higher so it fit snug into the crook between elbow and shoulder, he stepped off into wild world of Marinanova and promptly had to grab onto his hat.

Opps. He always forgot about that step down.

Taking another step, he nearly tripped again, this time on a rock. Frowning, Bak starred at the offending piece of debris and then he kicked it.

And yelped.

And then held his foot, dropping his bag in a near blinding rush of ”Eeeek!” as he dived for the paper bag, watching as with a POOF half of the contents disappeared into the wind, leaving him sneezing and dazed on the ground wondering what the heck had just happened. Clearly, his own formula had been getting the best of him. It happens when one sneaky scientist messes with the formula and Bak spent the better part of the morning putting the final touches of the mixture together.

Heightened emotions indeed.

Bak will rue this day assuming he survived it. ]


((ooc: Consider this post an open mingle and the start of the Marina Feelings Roulette Event! Creating your own posts is, as always, highly encouraged. And, unless you got an extra hefty dose of it right off the bat (re: by being in proximity to Bak when it happened) feelings should gradually start to go haywire later in the day with strongest feelings in the afternoon and tapering off again as evening descends. For more info on the details, please go here. Have fun!))



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[info]mysterymelody
2013-04-05 09:27 pm UTC (link)
[Her routine is unchanged. Train at the hall in the morning, then search the library for anything new, check in at HQ, read for a bit either indoors or out, and patrol over the course of the day. How she is while going about her regular activities is what's different.

Pulling the cap off normally tightly lidded emotions means that rather than the habitual, nonchalant attitude while going from point A to point B, no-nonsense and rarely distracted, Tear's instead all smiles as she rather frequently pauses to maybe examine an interesting(or cute!) bauble in a shop window, or watch a particular person's actions curiously, or perhaps observe something happening nearby. You can easily hear her humming if you're close, or even snatches of verse at times as she sings out softly, some words discernible and some oddly not translated by the communicators; she goes between them fluidly]

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[info]rack_em_up
2013-04-05 10:14 pm UTC (link)
[Cross is, as ever, appearing out of seemingly nowhere, cigarette perched between his fingers. The difference between today and all others is his easy smile.]

It looks good on you. [He taps a fingertip to his own grin in case she missed his implication.]

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[info]mysterymelody
2013-04-06 01:41 am UTC (link)
[His appearance doesn't startle her, but she does cock her head to the side at his seeming off-the-wall comment, but rolls with it. Her smile doesn't diminish, but there is a somewhat quizzical angle to it]

Yours too. It's real, even-- not sarcastic or teasing or anything.

[oops what mouth filter]

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[info]rack_em_up
2013-04-09 05:56 pm UTC (link)
[Strange day or not, he likes pure honesty. Though the day being what it is, what would ordinarily be a smile is more like a laugh. Not quite, but closer.] I do have that ability. I just need a reason.

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[info]mysterymelody
2013-04-10 05:30 pm UTC (link)
Hmm... [Clasping her hands behind her, she twists to and fro in place a bit; to help the faint restlessness] And what are some of those reasons? For future reference.

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[info]bottomless_pit
2013-04-06 06:56 pm UTC (link)
[ Hei was ambling, hands in his pocket, white shirt partially unbuttoned, and (of all things) a smile covering his lips as he lifted his head for once to enjoy the breeze and the rustle of leaves above. In fact, that's how she'll find him, happily observing the splay of light as it fell through the trees in the park rather then the people around him. Except it only takes one snap of a twig to get him to start, turning his head with a bemused smile to look directly at Tear. ]

Oh, hello Tear. [ he lowered his head briefly in a nod but he doesn't start there as per the usual. ] It's a good day, today, isn't it? [ There's no polite distance, just warmth. It's as if that kiss and all it's consequences never happened. ]

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[info]mysterymelody
2013-04-10 05:32 pm UTC (link)
It's a gorgeous day. There's even a breeze.

[She quips back casually. The sight of him doesn't throw her, send her scrambling mentally to figure out how to appear, how to respond, how to feel, like normally. Or what had become the norm now.

No, opposed to normally, she just feels warm, the pleasant and enveloping kind that has nothing to do with the fake sun, and there's no hesitation as she comes up to him familiarly, little or no concern at all for space as she easily reaches out to do up one of his buttons, a light and maybe teasing smile in place]


But that doesn't really mean you can leave your shirt open, you know. [Geez, was he in too much of a rush to dress properly?]

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[info]bottomless_pit
2013-04-14 01:31 am UTC (link)
[ he stares with bemusement at her casual contact, not moving to stop it or hinder her progress. She was warmth and sunshine and...

He frowned. ]
The buttons don't like to stay. [ and he preferred the freedom of movement the looseness provided. Being constricted by his usual combat wear was... wearing. ]

Does it bother you? [ suddenly, looking down at her fingers against the stark whiteness of his shirt, he didn't want her bothered at all. He hadn't, in truth, wanted that for a while. She had been a rare friend. ]

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[info]mysterymelody
2013-04-15 03:29 am UTC (link)
Then you should-- Eh? [Looking up to his face from watching her fingers work at his shirt, she's caught off guard. She hadn't been bothered, actually, just thought it was the natural thing to do, but now that he mentions it... she can't help her eyes briefly flicking down to his lower neck and collarbone area-- the warmth becoming more pronounced in her face, she even feels it creep up in a faint flush.

Rather than appearing uncomfortable however, her smile is still present though shy now]


W-well, no... Not really.

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[info]bottomless_pit
2013-04-28 04:27 pm UTC (link)
[ his smile is brief and blinding as he cheerily answers back ]

Then it's fine as it is, isn't it?

[ Cheeky? Perhaps, but Hei doesn't feel like cooperating, or conforming, or any number of things he does consciously and subconsciously to ensure he doesn't stick out more then necessary.

It wasn't necessary; or so he's been learning. ]

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[info]mysterymelody
2013-04-29 01:17 am UTC (link)
Hmm. [Her hands linger a moment, getting the button to stick, before dropping] That's one way to reason it...

[She steps back, putting some space between them again as she clasps her hands behind her, but still no discomfort is present. In fact, it's a good angle for her own almost equally brazen smirk]

But it still looks rather silly.

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[info]bottomless_pit
2013-04-29 02:12 am UTC (link)
[ Which hits him straight in the solar plexus. It's a good thing he works out almost everyday. He can withstand a hard hit to the gut. ]

I'll attempt to keep it buttoned then. [ he glanced down then, fingering the hem of his shirt and subtly tugging one button free to prove a point. ] Or a t-shirt might be better.

[ he does, contrary to popular belief, own a few. ]

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[info]mysterymelody
2013-04-29 03:26 am UTC (link)
[The action also tugs her mouth down into a tiny, petulant frown, briefly] Might be better not to undo someone's help, too.

...I could just get you decent shirts myself. [Thoughtfully]

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[info]bottomless_pit
2013-04-29 03:46 am UTC (link)
[ he looked guilty for only a brief moment as he quickly does up the button ]

Ah... that's okay. I wouldn't want to be a bother.

[ and he doesn't. Not in that sense at least. ]

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[info]bottomless_pit
2013-04-29 03:50 am UTC (link)
... But if you do, can you get them in white? [ he's not even sure why he's asking, except this is the easiest conversation he's had in a while. It's... nice. ]

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[info]mysterymelody
2013-04-29 10:49 pm UTC (link)
[Okay, that's funny, and a little cute-- both redoing the button and actually, surprisingly asking. It brings back her smile with almost hopeless ease, but she brings up a hand to hide it while trying to appear as if she's thinking it over. Even though it should be a foregone conclusion to him that she will]

Why white?

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[info]bottomless_pit
2013-05-01 03:19 am UTC (link)
It's looks cleaner.

[ And he was too used to hiding each speck of dirt and fleck of blood in the folds of cloth and the black of his "standard" uniform. The white simply reminded Hei that he wasn't just Hei but Li and every other alias he's assumed. He could be the boy attending school or the man waiting tables for extra money.

It was subterfuge and desire all in one ]

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[info]mysterymelody
2013-05-02 02:31 am UTC (link)
Until even a slight smudge, and then it looks worse than other colors would. [She's accepted hiding all that with her darken shades, long already. The white and pastels she truly enjoys... she learned after coming to the Outer Lands that they didn't keep well with the active life one led on the surface.

They stayed pristine only in the artificial light and stagnant time of Yulia City]


It stands out, too. [Yet another point she avoids]

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[info]bottomless_pit
2013-05-06 01:14 am UTC (link)
Then you shouldn't get it dirty.

[ He almost says it with a laugh, his eyes crinkling slightly as he spoke. He was teasing, but he meant well by it. And it was good training in the end; it honed one's reflexes. ]

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[info]mysterymelody
2013-05-07 09:56 pm UTC (link)
[Her eyebrow quirks incredulously; anyone who does what she does without getting dirty either isn't doing it with any kind of effort or is some superhuman. Well, anyone who cares that much about clothing shouldn't be doing what she does in the first place]

So I decide to wear white one day and I just shouldn't... say, get into a fight to help someone, or do any work at all, really. I see.

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[info]bottomless_pit
2013-05-16 01:37 am UTC (link)
[ that's what his overcoat is for. And the fact that it's bulletproof doesn't hurt it either. ]

Haven't you ever gone out to just... have fun?

[ he asked the question with a sudden need to know. After all, the emergency can't be helped, but one should still be able to minimize the losses. Especially one of Tear's intelligence. ]

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[info]mysterymelody
2013-05-17 02:53 am UTC (link)
Well, no.

[It comes out unhesitatingly, honest. It's a matter of course, after all-- there was never anyone where she was, then never any time with what she had to do, and eventually it just... never factored as important, in her mind.

If she has time, it's better spent on something else]

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[info]bottomless_pit
2013-05-20 02:49 am UTC (link)
[ he frowned ]

But you have hobbies, don't you? Your singing, and your book club... [ He shook his head then, because he knew her singing was part of how her artes took shape. He should have known better because contractors were good at what they did for no other reason then they had to be.

Enjoyment never factored into it. ]

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[info]mysterymelody
2013-05-21 09:41 pm UTC (link)
You're right... I do enjoy doing these things, while I'm doing them... [She drops off, mulling the fact now that it's right in front of her, before turning a wry smile at him that's actually more meant for herself] But I suppose I've never considered them as "fun".

[She wonders what she considers "fun", really. Probably something trivial, unnecessary, that serves no end purpose or goal. Singing is calming, prayer, and indeed how her artes come to life. Reading passes time, increases her knowledge, helps her consider other opinions and views from her own]

That's pretty sad, isn't it?

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[info]bottomless_pit
2013-05-23 05:02 am UTC (link)
[ Hei shook his head immediately, without hesitation ] No, one shouldn't force one to have fun. [ although sometimes, sometimes it does help. ] If you enjoy it; that should be enough.

[ and he means it. "fun" can always come later. And if one didn't enjoy a thing, Hei would never have kept watching the stars as long as he had, not since they turned fake. They were still in the sky, shining, bright... and always out of reach. ]

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(no subject) - [info]mysterymelody, 2013-05-25 03:20 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]bottomless_pit, 2013-05-26 01:01 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mysterymelody, 2013-05-26 09:05 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]bottomless_pit, 2013-06-03 03:31 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mysterymelody, 2013-06-07 01:56 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]bottomless_pit, 2013-06-13 02:55 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mysterymelody, 2013-06-16 11:12 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]bottomless_pit, 2013-06-25 04:57 am UTC
sorry for the double tag, just looked back and saw I typo'd orz - [info]mysterymelody, 2013-06-27 02:19 am UTC
no worries - [info]bottomless_pit, 2013-07-05 01:45 am UTC
<3 - [info]mysterymelody, 2013-07-05 08:39 pm UTC
ugh, how can they be so damn cute? - [info]bottomless_pit, 2013-07-05 09:39 pm UTC
it's only because they'll never become an official thing ^_^ - [info]mysterymelody, 2013-07-07 04:15 pm UTC
nope, they'd still be cute even if they were official. - [info]bottomless_pit, 2013-07-13 07:18 pm UTC
an adorable trainwreck - [info]mysterymelody, 2013-07-16 06:20 pm UTC
until someone stabbed the other in the back - [info]bottomless_pit, 2013-07-20 09:44 pm UTC
p much - [info]mysterymelody, 2013-07-21 06:48 pm UTC
a good place to fade to black? - [info]bottomless_pit, 2013-07-28 08:00 pm UTC
works! - [info]mysterymelody, 2013-07-29 06:42 pm UTC

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