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Tweak says, "they're coming to take me away"

Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) (kitty_has_claws) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-04-21 09:43:00

Entry tags:

charlotte charles, deanna troi, elena gilbert, helen magnus, jack harkness, kitty pryde (aoa), nathan harris, spencer reid, terry mcginnis, ton phanan, tyki mikk

Day 268 [Open — voice & action] [Closed video & voice]
[It was the heaviness Kitty noticed first before her eyes were even open. At least waking up in Ton Phanan's body is a pretty good distraction against the pain she normally feels when she wakes up to find Reid went out to sleep on the couch again or even that thread of panic she tries to deny where she fears maybe he disappeared again instead. But this morning is all about figuring out what's going on and damage control. She starts by listening to the vague daypost.]

[Video | Private to Ton]
Stop touching my boobs. [The voice sounds and feels very wrong to her. She even clears her throat, but it doesn't change anything.]

[Voice | Private to Reid]
Hey. We have a situation. [She keeps her voice low since he's likely in the next room. She really wishes these things would text suddenly.]

[And a little later...]

[Voice | Open to everyone]
You've probably already noticed something strange going on. I want to get a head count here. Who is affected? Who isn't? Anyone in danger with this? Let me know and we can get the force working on it.

Oh, and this isn't Ton.

[Action | Open]
[It takes awhile before she's ready to test the new body out elsewhere but she isn't going to stay cooped up all day either. There's bound to be some chaos and she needs to do what she can...without her powers. And why are his wrists too large for her claws?]

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	thisiscalm 2014-04-22 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	...I hate this place. [ This groan says everything the words didn't. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kitty_has_claws
2014-04-22 08:57 pm UTC (link)

[She is not a fan that this happened, but it hurts to hear him say that. She wouldn't have thought twice about it before he disappeared. It's pretty normal to be upset and say things like that, but right now she's more than a little raw and sensitive when it comes to them and where he wants to be and who he wants to be with. So, right now hearing that he hates this place feels a lot like wishing he could just leave and forget it—and her again.

She's quiet for a long stretch, idly wondering if crying now would short circuit her new body. But she's not going to cry. She's going to take a deep, manly breath.]

Come in here? [She'd rather not spring it on Nathan if he's up and around.]

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thisiscalm
2014-04-22 10:18 pm UTC (link)

[ He hates that it screws with them, pulls the rug out from under their feet right when it felt like there was some solid ground again. Maybe he's a little raw and sensitive too, but of a different kind — a good thing just can't last in his world. He was getting used to taking the occasional punches, but lately it feels more like he's being kicked while he's down.

There's a beat of hesitation, but of course he wouldn't say no. ]

I'll be right there. [ And a short moment later, the door creaks open. ]

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kitty_has_claws
2014-04-22 10:39 pm UTC (link)

[She feels Ton's body tense when the door creaks open. She's already wondering and regretting asking him inside. Now he'll actually see her, but it's not her. She's been a little self conscious ever since she knew there was another woman he loved. This? This is a lot of self conscious. She's sitting on the edge of the bed, looking up at him with one good eye and one cyborg eye. All male.]

Hey.

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thisiscalm
2014-04-22 11:07 pm UTC (link)

[ There's definitely tension and for a moment he pauses in the door, drawing a short intake of breath and just letting himself get used to this whole... clusterfuck. It takes some adjusting but after four months in this fishbowl he's gotten pretty good at suspending disbelief. Moving the borders of reality. Whatever you want to call it.

At least she's tangible this time? He sighs softly, letting the door slide closed behind him as he steps closer. ]

Did it have to be this guy..? [ Lightly, in an attempt to break the tension. ] What can I do?

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	kitty_has_claws 2014-04-22 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	Who would have been better? [She looks up at him, eyes searching.] I don't know... I can't close my eye. [Nothing he can fix. She's just really aware of it.] I don't have my powers. ...And I have boy parts. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2014-04-22 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	Okay. [ Breath. Alright. Let's... let's deal with this. ] I can't do much about the first two right now, but uhm. Do you need... help? With, uh. [ Having boy parts. He will not actually handle the boy parts. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2014-04-22 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	[She smiles at that.] You're the best, you know that? Who else would offer help with my boy parts? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2014-04-23 12:02 am UTC (link)
	Someone should. [ He shifts his weight a bit, clearly unsure how to tackle this. Keeping it together tho, under the circumstances. ] Don't get me wrong, I won't uh... touch anything if I can help it but if you need, uhm. Advice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2014-04-23 12:04 am UTC (link)
	Yeah...makes a girl feel good to hear her boyfriend won't touch her. [She shakes her head.] I think I can figure it out. Just the things I'm thinking about right now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2014-04-23 12:17 am UTC (link)
	I wouldn't really be touching you, though. [ Boyfriend. That felt really good. ] We'll figure this out... or it'll go away on its own before we get the chance to, if I know this place. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2014-04-23 12:21 am UTC (link)
	Kind of what I'm hoping. Conscienti said strange things this morning. I didn't get it, but I'm assuming it means it's all part of the plan. Then again, I was expecting it to happen to you too... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2014-04-23 12:31 am UTC (link)
	In the past, there've almost always been a group of inmates that weren't affected by what was happening. Maybe I got lucky this time. [ Hmn. ] We need more data. Have you gotten any responders yet? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2014-04-23 12:35 am UTC (link)
	Just Ton. I wanted to make sure he had my body. He does. [Doesn't mention the boob thing.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2014-04-23 01:00 am UTC (link)
	Great... [ So maybe he's feeling a little possessive, boob thing or not. ] It can't be just you, can it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2014-04-23 01:02 am UTC (link)
	Probably not, unless some inmate did this to us for some reason. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2014-04-23 02:33 pm UTC (link)
	Do you know anyone capable of something like this? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2014-04-23 02:41 pm UTC (link)
	Piper and Zatanna maybe? Magic powers are a little hard to quantify. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2014-04-23 03:11 pm UTC (link)
	Anyone with motive? I don't really know either of them that well, but they don't seem like the kind of people who'd do something like this. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2014-04-23 03:22 pm UTC (link)
	Not really. I mean I'm the leader of the DF so I could be a target. Someone could be forcing them. It could be an accident. Someone not on the force could have powers we don't know about. I don't think it's that likely, but it's not impossible. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2014-04-23 03:49 pm UTC (link)
	You know... the Wardens did say something this morning... [ Something he wasn't paying as much attention to as he should've. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2014-04-23 03:59 pm UTC (link)
	Cryptic things. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2014-04-23 04:48 pm UTC (link)
	Empathy and footwear... [ Hang on. ] Walk a mile in someone else's shoes. Do you think that's what they're doing? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2014-04-24 03:34 am UTC (link)
	Oh... That actually makes sense. I mean, not real sense, but their kind of sense. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2014-04-24 12:14 pm UTC (link)
	To understand a warden, you have to think like a warden. [ So basically what he does at home at all times. ] So if this is intentional, there must be some purpose to the switches... and why it hasn't affected everyone. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)