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Tweak says, "I AM smiling!"

anothermonster (anothermonster) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-02-01 22:41:00

Entry tags:

:mingle, aidan reilly, carl grimes, charlotte charles, euphemia li britannia, kanji tatsumi, kitty pryde (aoa), martha jones, nico di angelo, peter parker (stnas), sam winchester, shallan davar, spencer reid, trowa barton, yuuri shibuya

Superhero Party Mingle
The time has come! All of the stars have aligned at it is...

Superhero Party in Quatro Park! Some decorations have been put up, mostly appearing to be comic book action words like 'BLAM!' and 'POW!'. There is a table for food with picnic-ish style fare. A few placards for the food are mildly punny for another who has read comic books. Another table is set up for make your own masks for those that weren't prepared. There are a few games out, but periodically Carl will host the foam sword "battles" set to music that is not fitting for a sword fight just for amusement value.

Anyone can come to the party even if they just want to be themselves and not pretend to be a superhero.

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	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-02 07:31 pm UTC (link)
	It has it's moments. [Smiling at him. They met.] Also, being alive is good. I recommend it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-02-02 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	So I've heard. I wasn't really planning on exploring the alternative anytime soon, if I can help it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-02 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	Better not. [Both immortal from here on, okay?] Hey... I did see Nathan after he got his disc. [Good time to talk about their kid?] He doesn't want to go home. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-02-02 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	I don't blame him. [ He hasn't checked up because ~~he's a bad person~~ you can't look back in this job, but he can guess. ] Do you know what he got? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-02 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	He said it was just him in hospitals looking dead inside. I don't want that for him either. [It's good no one else is getting hurt, but that's no kind of life.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-02-02 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	That... sounds a lot like what's actually facing him. I haven't checked up on him back home. It's... it's a closed case and he wasn't even directly involved in it. [ So work ethics but also personal reasons to not get bogged down too deep in stuff like this. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-03 03:46 am UTC (link)
	But...I mean, you wouldn't let that happen now, right? If you were both back? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-02-03 07:34 am UTC (link)
	I, uhm. I don't really have much of a choice. It's been seven years, Kitty. Even if I could go talk to him — which I doubt I'd be allowed to do — I'm not sure it'd do much good. His mom had him committed. I don't have any legal right to get involved. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-03 06:57 pm UTC (link)
	[She looks down, not liking any of those answers.] I forgot about the time difference. [Which is a big enough problem, though it does surprise her a little he sounds so defeated about it already given how hard he looks out for him here.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-02-03 08:47 pm UTC (link)
	[ He nods. The time difference makes... well, all the difference. ] If I could go back until that time, if I could... could keep in touch, then I would. He's better off here, either way. I don't think he ever would've been able to be this well-adjusted back home. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kitty_has_claws
2016-02-03 09:25 pm UTC (link)

[She reaches out and takes his hand, giving it a squeeze before meeting his eyes again. It feels better to hear he'd want to try even if the prognosis is grim. Of course he would.]

I guess it's kind of hard to plan for it in a place like this. [Getting people back home is the goal. It's part of what the force is working toward, but the logistics? They can't know. All they know is they can come here, so they can probably go back. They don't know the possibilities or the limitations.] He just looked so sad.

Getting kind of attached to him. [Told him she loved him.]

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thisiscalm
2016-02-04 09:34 am UTC (link)

[ A couple of weeks ago, that brief squeeze would've been unwelcome but now he finds comfort in it. Amazing what a couple of decent days can do. ]

Yeah... he's easy to get attached to. [ A little smile. ] Even though he wasn't even our UnSub, Nathan is... he's one of those people that stick with you. I've handled hundreds of cases by now. The one he was peripherally involved in was so long ago and yet it doesn't really feel that way.

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	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-04 02:19 pm UTC (link)
	[A couple of weeks ago she'd have been too nervous about the potential rejection to offer or seek the comfort it brings.] So many people you've helped. Your world was lucky to have you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-02-04 02:58 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know about that... [ He shrugs. ] It's a job. There's only so much we can do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-04 03:32 pm UTC (link)
	I know, but it's something, right? It's hard not knowing if you've left people in a better place once you're done. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-02-04 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	I know we do good work, it's not that... but we're only called in when there's a serial killer on the loose. More than three victims, spread out over more than a month. That's a lot of people we never get the chance to help. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-04 03:40 pm UTC (link)
	[She nods, understanding the frustration that comes from not being able to do more.] We were usually only there to try to stop massacres. There were a whole lot of people starving and dying of treatable injuries and diseases or being picked off by people taking advantage of the situation. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-02-04 03:42 pm UTC (link)
	[ Are they still holding hands? If not he'll take hers, giving it a squeeze. ] We'll never do enough... but maybe that's okay. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-04 03:48 pm UTC (link)
	[Maybe so. It's hard to lose that connection again once forged. She squeezes back.] Kind of has to be. [There's a soft smile, maybe just a little sad, but understanding.] Was there anyone you saved that meant a little bit more? One that made it feel extra worth it for awhile at least? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-02-04 03:55 pm UTC (link)
	[ He actually has to give that some thought. Who meant more that he actually saved, not counting Nathan? Adam? No, he was never really saved. Tobias... not really. Who has he even saved? ] ...Sammy. I think I've told you about him before... an autistic kid, couple of years ago. [ This is what happens when you only identify with the villains. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-04 04:00 pm UTC (link)
	[She nods.] I remember. He's why you learned the piano, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-02-04 04:01 pm UTC (link)
	That's the one. I'm not sure how he's doing these days either, but I'd guess he's okay considering the circumstances. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-04 04:13 pm UTC (link)
	I hope so. It's good to have a win. [She can't name very many either. There are people she saved but most of them looked at her with such fear or scorn. She gives his hand another squeeze and then withdraws it.] Do you want to steal some food and get out of here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-02-04 04:19 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, please. [ Save him from this kiddie party. ] Where do you want to go? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-04 04:26 pm UTC (link)
	Mm, we could hit up the theater for a movie? We'll have all the best concessions. [How long has it been since they just watched a movie together?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)