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Tweak says, "I smell like a basking tomato"

Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) (kitty_has_claws) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-03-28 23:22:00

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:mingle, aidan reilly, jack harkness, kazuki makabe, kitty pryde (aoa), nico di angelo, pavel chekov (au), sam winchester, suzaku kururugi, yuuki kuran, zero kiryuu

[Day 369] Defense Force Mingle
[Video | Closed to Defense Force]
This afternoon we're going to do a thing. Be at the headquarters. If you know someone who isn't a member, but they're interested in joining you can bring them too. [She knows it may not be the best day after hearing this morning's announcement, but since the wardens played with them yesterday she knows the day should be clear of their interference and they have some new recruits so they should probably all meet each other.]

[Action | MINGLE!]
[The thing in question is on the roof of the headquarters. Kitty brought food and drinks which thankfully she did not prepare. It's all snack-sized finger foods. She wants everyone to have a chance to know their teammates better. She isn't going to force any group activities but there are some tables and chairs for people who want to relax more or maybe play a game. She did leave a few decks of cards out.]

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	nico_di_angelo 2016-03-30 12:22 am UTC (link)
	Seems that way. [He checks over his cards, but gives her a nod. Ladies first.] You haven't been out much. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2016-03-30 12:53 am UTC (link)
	[... She doesn't look up from her cards. Swallowing thickly, she nods, her bangs lowering a touch.] I've had a bad couple of days... [She doesn't know how much Yuuri has said if anything at all, though. Even still, she starts to get the game moving.] ... Do you have a queen? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2016-03-30 01:01 am UTC (link)
	Bad days happen. [He gets them too, all the time. But he doesn't say it. He doesn't know her well enough. Yuuri hasn't said anything either. Nico slides a queen over.] I'm not like Yuuri. I'm not a people person, or very social. So, I'm sorry I haven't welcomed you properly. Oh, um, any threes? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2016-03-30 01:27 am UTC (link)
	[Not ones like this, though. She just nods quietly.] It's fine. Not everyone is. I'm just glad that Yuuri seems to have such a good friend. [She can tell that they're close.] Have you spoken with Ai-chan yet? [Their newest roommate. Even though she's mostly stuck to Yuuki's side since her arrival. While asking she passes over his requested three.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2016-03-30 01:49 am UTC (link)
	Um, yeah. He's great. [Can she tell how close? How thick are the walls in the apartment? Not that they were keeping it a big secret or anything, but... Wait, there was a question...] Who? No, I don't know who that is. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2016-03-30 02:00 am UTC (link)
	[Be careful what you do with vampire ears and a vampire nose around...] Ai-chan. [S-Surprise...] She's, um... my daughter. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2016-03-30 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	...Oh. How old are you? How old is she? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2016-03-30 04:12 pm UTC (link)
	I'm... seventeen. [Just turned not all that long ago.] Ai-chan is sixteen. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2016-03-30 04:29 pm UTC (link)
	...... Yes. That makes perfect sense. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2016-03-30 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	[ Right??? ] T-Time...! I don't understand it here at all. How in the world am I supposed to be a mother when I'm still just a kid myself? [The question that's been nagging at her since Ai's arrival. Outside of the devastating news she received. She's only a year older right now.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2016-03-30 04:52 pm UTC (link)
	It's weird here. But, you know, you're the same age. It's not like you have to raise her... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2016-03-30 04:54 pm UTC (link)
	But I'm her mother, I'm responsible for her. [ . . . Except Yuuki doesn't even know how to take care of herself yet either, she's aware that she's a mess. And all she's done the past couple of days is cry on her.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2016-03-30 05:00 pm UTC (link)
	Isn't she old enough to take care of herself? I mean, she's almost as old as you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

trappedinresin
2016-03-30 05:02 pm UTC (link)

What? No way. Even teenagers need their parents.

[She really wishes that hers were still with her! And Headmaster, well-- he's her adoptive father and she loves him, but she's not sure where they stand any more either.]

She thinks of me as her mother. [Because she is. Even if she's not yet... ] I can't let her down.

[ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] Do you think there's parenting books here?

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	nico_di_angelo 2016-03-30 05:32 pm UTC (link)
	You're a teenager. [But he won't argue further. He's been adopted here, and he wouldn't know what to do without Chuck and Phanan now. (They, however, are adults.) He sighs.] There are probably books in the library. [....] It's good that you want to look out for her. My sister took care of me for a long time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2016-03-30 05:35 pm UTC (link)
	[Ah... sibling talk................... ....] Older? Or younger? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2016-03-30 05:41 pm UTC (link)
	[He didn't mean to spark a conversation. He was just trying to be nice. He told Chuck he would try harder. He doesn't like talking about her.] Older. A few years. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2016-03-30 05:48 pm UTC (link)
	That's the same. [ . . . ] My brother was older too. He... was always protecting me. [Even when she hasn't agreed with the methods. Always... he was protecting her in his own way.] You must miss her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2016-03-30 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	[Bianca had been more caretaker than protector, up until everything went haywire. Then she wanted to strike her own path, away from him. He nods.] I... Yeah. I do. She...she's been gone a while now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2016-03-30 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	[She doesn't think he just means from the dome or anything. She knows better.] I'm so sorry. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2016-03-30 06:30 pm UTC (link)
	It's ... [Not fine. She died, and he let that go, but then she sought rebirth without even saying good-bye. He shrugs half-heartedly.] Whatever. Your daughter is living with us, then? [Did you notice that clever transition?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	1/2 trappedinresin 2016-03-30 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	[But it can't be as simple as that. Only that, it's difficult to talk about, isn't it? The loss of a sibling is enough to break a heart. So powerfully gut wrenching.] I-- huh? [Tears...? When is it that they began to fall?] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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trappedinresin
2016-03-30 06:51 pm UTC (link)

[Lifting her hands up she rubs at her eyes. She promised herself she would stop crying for Ai's sake. And here she is again. Head dipped low she swallows thickly and attempts to clear her throat.]

Sorry. I'm-- [She takes a deep breath.] Sorry. T-That's right. Ai. [Focus on Ai.] Yuuri-kun, h-he said she can have her own room. But she's been sleeping with me. [It seems belated to ask if it's fine now.]

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	1/2 nico_di_angelo 2016-03-30 07:49 pm UTC (link)
	[Shit. Why is she crying? He doesn't know what to do. Um. This is why you don't talk about things like this.] (Reply to this) (Parent)

	2/2 nico_di_angelo 2016-03-30 07:52 pm UTC (link)
	No, it's fine. Um. It's Yuuri's apartment, so whatever he says really... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)