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Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) (kitty_has_claws) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-08-16 21:54:00

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jack harkness, kitty pryde (aoa), lelouch vi britannia, nathan harris, nico di angelo, pavel chekov (au), spencer reid, ton phanan

Day 389 : Video/Action : Anniversary
[Kitty appears on the video with bruises from a failed strangling fading on her neck. Things got rough a couple of days ago.]

So, it's Day 389 which also means it's been a year since I got here. And since the only other one who made that length of time is gone now, I guess I'm the reigning champ of sticking around. Celebrate or mourn it with me at Lyrical I guess. Funny hats are a plus. [She doesn't really know how to feel about it, but she figures it will be better to be not alone.]

Everyone's invited. [That was for Reid. Just in case he forgot, but if newbies want to party too then she doesn't really mind. She'll be set up on a small, comfy couch nursing a drink and listening to the music she requested from the music station. She isn't actually wearing a funny hat...yet?]

[Private to Chekov]

Hey.

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	Re: Action kitty_has_claws 2016-08-26 04:33 pm UTC (link)
	In that case, I'm going to need to hear a song since we're in the place for it. But you can buy me a drink first. I'll allow that. (OOC: Poor guy! She would have known that he wasn't really fine but let him end it for the moment.) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Action foreverjack 2016-08-27 05:23 pm UTC (link)
	Well, I'm glad to hear I didn't scare you off my singing that day! Some people weren't so complimentary! [Specifically Ianto, and he has no intention of bringing up that name today.] I'd buy you a drink if they'd accept payment, but I strongly suspect it'll be free. Anyway, what are you drinking? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Action kitty_has_claws 2016-08-27 05:25 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, you and your strict adherence to reality. Mm, surprise me. Sweet, but not too sweet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Action foreverjack 2016-08-27 06:59 pm UTC (link)
	Well - virtual reality. [Murmuring, amused.] All right, one virtual sweet-but-not-too-sweet cocktail coming up! [He grins as he slips behind the bar and goes into the full Tom Cruise routine (minus the shaker shaking because it's not that kind of cocktail) as he puts together a paloma for her.] Ma'am, your drink! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Action kitty_has_claws 2016-08-27 09:22 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, made personally by a Captain no less. [She takes the offered drink and sips.] Mm. That's actually really good. [Oops, did she sound surprised?] What is it? Does it have one of those embarrassing R-rated names? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2016-08-28 06:17 am UTC (link)
	[He shrugs, smiling.] Easier than trying to explain it all to the bots - and more fun! [He grabs a beer for himself and comes back to her, quirking an amused eyebrow.] Actually, no. It's called a Paloma, which means dove in Mexican, so nothing significant in the name; I just thought you might like it! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-08-28 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	Well, thank you. I do like it. It's a good thing you made it here or who knows what I might be drinking. [She gives him a soft smile.] How are you holding up? [She knows she already played this game once but it was over the communicator and maybe he just needed more time to process before giving a real answer.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2016-08-29 04:28 pm UTC (link)
	You ask that as if you're not the one still wearing the evidence of getting half-strangled. [Typically, charmingly, evasive.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-09-10 12:18 am UTC (link)
	The body took a little hit. I've had worse and in a virtual environment it's not as bad. [Virtual or not it hurts and leaves a mark. Conceptually it might not be as bad.] The emotions made it out more or less in tact. Seems like you had more stacked against yours. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2016-09-13 03:50 pm UTC (link)
	He lets out a long breath, and ducks his head for a moment. "...Yeah. I have to say, that night was not the most fun I've ever had." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-09-18 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry I couldn't be there for you and that she wasn't ready to be there in the same way. You did right by both of us." She reaches over to give his shoulder a squeeze. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2016-10-04 03:08 pm UTC (link)
	He manages a little smile, and leans into her touch enough to make it clear just how all right he's not. "It's all right. You - she did fine. I'm sorry I didn't suss something was up with Ianto sooner so that didn't have to happen at all!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kitty_has_claws
2016-10-05 08:18 pm UTC (link)

"It's okay." She wishes he had but only to spare both of them. Sure, she could have done without it too, but from all appearances she's pretty sure she came out on top even if her other self hadn't. She remembers the fear and vulnerability, but she doesn't feel it the same way. She knows she's not immortal or invulnerable but she also knows she can take care of herself in a way the other girl had never learned.

"Hopefully next time they skip us or just change us all so no one has to be the odd man out."

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	foreverjack 2016-10-07 10:55 am UTC (link)
	He quirks an eyebrow at her, clutching at a slight distraction from the main topic. "I was changed too, remember? Or have you forgotten me singing to you in the coffee shop that morning?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-07 10:58 am UTC (link)
	"What? Does this mean you're not going to sing to me every time I get coffee?" Yeah, yeah, she knows he was changed, but he was still him. At least he seemed like just a singing version of him. "I'm addicted now." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2016-10-07 11:37 am UTC (link)
	He laughs. "I can sing to you every time you get coffee if you want! It was just that your other self didn't seem to know what to do with it!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-13 01:20 am UTC (link)
	"Does anyone ever really know what to do with you? We just hold on and hope we figure it out before the ride's over." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2016-10-13 11:56 am UTC (link)
	He laughs again, more genuine this time. "Exactly the way I like it!" He lifts his bottle in a toast to that and drinks. "Want me to sing you a song now?" he asks, glancing over towards the stage area. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-14 01:53 am UTC (link)
	She lifts an eyebrow. "You wouldn't really?" What is she thinking? Of course he would. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

foreverjack
2016-10-14 03:36 pm UTC (link)

"Wanna bet?" Oh, if she's daring him then she is so going to regret that!

He grins, and heads across to the stage and the song selections. He's been here before and he knows what's in their repertoire and there's one song that's just crying out to be sung to Kitty.

He starts the music, grins at her as the introduction plays, and then starts to sing, light and playful, definitely playing rather than making a big thing of it as he could, considering the lyrics.

"You'd be so easy to love
So easy to idolize all others above
So worth the yearning for
So swell to keep every home fire burning for

We'd be so grand at the game
Carefree together that it does seem a shame
That you can't see your future with me
Cause you'd be, oh, so easy to love"

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kitty_has_claws
2016-10-26 12:44 am UTC (link)

At first she's just smiling away, waiting to see if he actually does it. He does. Of course he does.

Is this a great choice or a terrible choice? Considering she has been thinking of herself more and more as "hard to love" there is something very reassuring about it. On the other hand, her relationship with Jack is complicated because even when you have a chosen, agreed upon trajectory, you still have to get your heart, mind, and body to follow suit and this song sounds perfect for unrequited love. Luckily, his tone helps a lot. Now if she could just pretend she didn't know the words.

She listens on, not wanting to interrupt mid-performance. Okay, part of her wants to interrupt, but she holds back.

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foreverjack
2016-10-30 05:13 pm UTC (link)

It's possible that this is actually a terrible choice, and by the time he's halfway through the song he's starting to suspect that it's swinging that way because, however hard he tries to emphasise the playfulness, there's a whole load of longing seeping through.

In an attempt to hold onto the lightheartedness (true to Cole Porter, who was always lighthearted), when the musical interlude comes he holds out his hand to her, his whole poise making it clear he's asking her to dance.

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	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-30 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, longing, what is she supposed to do with you? Luckily, he changes it to a question about will she or won't she dance and of course she will. She puts her hand in his and moves along easily with him as he continues to sing. She doesn't actually know the song but that's not the only thing that stops her from joining in. Just not a big singer. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

foreverjack
2016-10-31 04:06 am UTC (link)

Tamp it down rather than let it out to play. As in, the complete opposite of what he's doing.

At least they can dance. It might not really help with that tamping down the longing thing, but it does take the edge off by changing the emphasis. Because, after all, Kitty can dance. Well enough to follow his lead as he guides her through the sways and twirls of a fairly comprehensive musical theatre dance, just because he can.

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kitty_has_claws
2016-11-03 09:09 pm UTC (link)

It's not exactly the kind of dance she trained for, but neither is much of the partner dancing she does here at parties and get togethers with Jack apparently. But she still picks things up quickly and executes them gracefully. Just a little learning curve around the edges.

She smiles softly at all this. She's fond of Jack and this is nice. It doesn't exactly make her want to push him up against a wall and kiss him so that's good. (Not that she'd be opposed either.) But it doesn't exactly make her want to pull away. Is that bad though? She doesn't have that many people she's truly close to and it feels more and more like she's lost that in Reid. He was her lover, but he was her best friend too. She misses all of that. The familiarity. The "home" feeling she had in him that told her she was with family. Just not in a weird incestuous way. She still feels a lot of attachment to Reid, but she's not so sure the feeling is mutual and that just makes it lonelier. But Reid aside, she just needs her connections and Jack has been a strong one for a long time.

"Did you sing back home?"

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