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Bart Allen | Impulse (killerspeed) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-07-03 15:21:00

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aidan reilly, artemis crock, bart allen, mgann morzz, richie foley, seven of nine, zatanna zatara

Day 226 | voice + closed action
Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope y'all are enjoying the snow and the amazing hot cocoa they've put out for us today, 'cause I certainly am.

So I know this is super last-minute, but we should do a "Secret Santa" gift exchange too. For those of you not from planet Earth, Secret Santa is this thing where we gather a group of people, randomly give each one a name, and y'all then have to buy that person a present. If that sounds like something y'all would be up for, let me know! The more people we can get for this, the better.

I'm still working on the logistics, so I can't exactly answer every question. I can, however, promise a ton of fun.

[action / closed to Wally, M'gann, Artemis, and Zatanna]
[Sometime later, Bart heads over to Wally's apartment with a couple of large gifts in tow. Family should stick together on Christmas, right? Even if he's not technically family yet. He doesn't know if he'll run into Wally's roommates, but he still felt kind of responsible for them. Sure, they could handle themselves. He didn't doubt that, but it was Christmas! Who was going to help them make dinner? Or decorate the tree? Or sing cheesy Christmas carols at the top of their lungs? They needed a cool uncle for some of that, didn't they?

Bart takes a deep breath before knocking on their door. It's funny, how he's so nervous about something this simple, but he can't help it. For the first time in years, he'll get to celebrate Christmas with family, and that's kind of fantastic.]

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	voice; killerspeed 2013-07-06 02:26 am UTC (link)
	Awesome! Can I get a name to go with that? Or do these devices record that and I just haven't figured out how? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-07-06 03:42 pm UTC (link)
	Oh! Oh yeah, sure thing — I'm Aidan. Aidan Reilly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-07-08 08:33 pm UTC (link)
	Nice to meet you, Aidan! I'm Bart Allen. I'll send you another message once I've figured out how many people we're doing for this thing. ... Sorry I can't be more specific than that. I, uh, I've never really run one of these before. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-07-09 08:08 pm UTC (link)
	That's okay — I didn't even know this kinda thing existed until just now, so if you're doin' it wrong I sure can't tell! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-07-10 12:40 am UTC (link)
	Wait, seriously? What kind of world did you come from, man? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-07-10 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	One that isn't Earth? [ Laughing a bit. ] There's a lot of stuff you Earth-folks got that we don't. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-07-11 04:10 am UTC (link)
	[That... would actually make sense.] Maybe, yeah, but I bet you've got some stuff that we don't. Isn't that how the whole "other planet" thing works? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-07-12 12:49 pm UTC (link)
	Mmn, I suppose. Come to think of it, people're usually kinda weirded out when I talk 'bout goin' off-planet or hangin' out with aliens. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-07-13 06:27 am UTC (link)
	That's prolly because we don't have the tech to visit them yet. I know a couple of aliens myself, but they came to Earth first. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-07-13 07:32 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe... I don't remember who came to us first. Didn't really pay attention in history class, t' tell you th' truth... but travelin' between planets ain't a big deal, as long as you got the money for it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-07-14 02:38 am UTC (link)
	[He laughs softly.] Figures it'd be about the money at some point... but dude, visiting other planets? Is still a huge deal. People're still freaking out about the almost-invasion we had last year. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-07-15 10:12 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah? What kinda aliens were they? I mean, did they get close enough so you could get a look? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-07-22 06:43 am UTC (link)
	[He's trying SO hard to hold that laughter in.] Definitely, mi amigo. My best friend's a Kryptonian - though he's been on Earth for like, forever - and we know this Martian dude who hangs out with us sometimes. I heard something about a White Martian before I came, but I haven't met it yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-07-23 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, that's cool! I guess it ain't such a shock, comin' here then? I ain't heard of none of those races, but uh... my boyfriend's an omwati. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-07-31 03:45 am UTC (link)
	Not really. This place's a snooze compared to home, believe it or not. Omwati? I don't think I've heard of those either. Would it be species-ist to ask what they're known for? Or what they look like? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

redclayheroics
2013-07-31 06:30 pm UTC (link)

I don't think there's any harm in askin' what he looks like... actually you might've seen 'im around. He, uh. Kinda sticks out.

His skin is blue an' his hair is kinda white-ish an' real fluffy. His kind are naturally really good with machines and technology, but Helix is... I don't know, he's just real smart and can teach himself pretty much anythin'. [ So much admiration in his voice here. Hero worship, or close to it. ]

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killerspeed
2013-08-02 11:27 pm UTC (link)

[Bart can't help feeling envious. He knows he's gonna get married some day - if his nephew wasn't lying - but to hear Aidan speak so lovingly about his boyfriend (partner?) is kind of fantastic.]

Blue skin, white hair... and your go-to tech guy, huh? He sounds pretty amazing. I'll have to call him up sometime.

I'm guessing he looks human otherwise, right? No, like, extra tentacles or paws or tails or anything I shouldn't mention upon seeing him? [That wouldn't be the voice of experience talking. Of course not! Bart wouldn't ever flaunt his human privilege around.]

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	redclayheroics 2013-08-03 04:12 pm UTC (link)
	He is pretty amazin'. [ Trying hard not to gush, but hey. That's what boyfriends are for. ] And yeah, he's pretty human aside from th' color. Kinda uh... light an' short though, so I wouldn't point that out if I were you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

killerspeed
2013-08-03 08:39 pm UTC (link)

[Gush all you want, bro. Bart's pretty content to listen here.] Most people don't like being reminded of their height, man. I completely get it.

[Mostly because he's just barely the same height as most of his friends. Just before he speaks again, he makes the whole thing private.] So you're getting a present for Richie. You know him? If not, I can give you some information to go on so that you don't end up buying him like... I don't know, a dishwasher.

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	redclayheroics 2013-08-06 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	Oh! Yeah, I uh... I kinda know him. I haven't gotten him anything yet though so that would be good. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-08-10 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	I just met him today, so I'm not super knowledgeable or anything... but the dude seems to like his tech. [He thinks.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-08-11 09:19 am UTC (link)
	That just made it a whole lot harder... ain't too good with th' tech thing, to tell you th' truth. [ It kind of scares him. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-08-12 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, man, seriously? I can totally relate. I'm actually kind of surprised I haven't broken this thing yet... But you know what? It doesn't have to be tech. Any kind of present's great, since the thought's more important than the actual gift. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-08-13 07:13 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, that's what I'm thinkin' too. Back home we'd always give each other useful stuff... like, if I knew your gloves are gettin' old or you lost your scarf or somethin', I could give you a new one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-08-13 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	Scarves are good! I don't know if we have a ton of those around here, since the weather's so warm usually. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)