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Tweak says, "You love me so much!"

Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) (kitty_has_claws) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-09-29 19:19:00

Entry tags:

felix gaeta, haruka kuran, ianto jones, jae-ha, john constatine, kija, kitty pryde (aoa), miranda lotto (au), nico di angelo, pavel chekov (au), spike, yuuki kuran, zero kiryuu

Day 395 Open Video
Video | Open

I think we could all use a distraction.

[Or maybe that's just her thinking about how it's been awhile since the wardens have launched something at them. The kites barely seem to count. Is something big coming? are they just counting down the days until 400? Another anniversary festival or something...worth waiting for? In probably all the wrong ways.]

So, let's play a game. It's called I Never. It's usually a drinking game, but I'll leave the type of beverage up to you. All ages. [As if anyone stops the kids from drinking booze here anyway.]

I'll say "I never went to prison." If you have gone to prison—and spoiler alert, you have—then you drink. If you're not using video then figure something else out or stop being so difficult. The objective is to find things out about each other while not getting too drunk or hydrated yourself, so normally you'd pick a true statement for yourself so you don't have to drink. But that's really up to you. [She might drink a lot just because she's done a lot of things.]

I'll start us off, I never shoplifted...from a store that hadn't already been abandoned.

(OOC: It's not a mingle, but you can feel free to threadjack others!)

Action | Closed to Chekov
[Not long after the video goes up there's a knock at his door. On the other side is Kitty, looking a more put together than usual and carrying a couple of bags. One has liquor. The other has food. What do?]

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	Private kitty_has_claws 2016-09-30 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	[Forgiven.] There's no reason it shouldn't but...I think sometimes watching the world end might have made me a little pessimistic. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private didwhaticould 2016-09-30 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	The apocalypse will do that, sure. [#relatable] You'll be fine. Even if it doesn't work out, you're tough. You'll make it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private kitty_has_claws 2016-10-01 11:05 am UTC (link)
	You think so? I guess I wonder how many times you can put humpty dumpty back together again. ...That was probably too Earth-y for you, wasn't it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private didwhaticould 2016-10-01 12:45 pm UTC (link)
	Well... I don't know what humpty dumpty is, but I've seen plenty of people fall apart and put themselves back together. I hear it gets easier every time you do it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private kitty_has_claws 2016-10-01 03:56 pm UTC (link)
	Easier, huh? You sure about that? [For the biggest struggle is an ever shifting support network and the loss of old, bad coping mechanisms without the knowing healthy replacements. Growth is hard and not all related to the losses.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private didwhaticould 2016-10-01 04:10 pm UTC (link)
	No. I'm just trying to be positive. [He thinks he's right, though. Hopes.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private kitty_has_claws 2016-10-01 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	[That earns a laugh.] Fair enough. Maybe I could try that. I've tried everything else. So, how are you doing? Any other strange girls kiss you to make a point? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private didwhaticould 2016-10-01 04:36 pm UTC (link)
	It can't hurt. [You know what can hurt, though? Saying things. Also: not saying things. Life is an endless lose/lose situation.] You were the only one. The other girl was more into biting. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private kitty_has_claws 2016-10-01 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	[She opens her mouth to respond and then looks at him more thoughtfully.] Is this about to get kinky or attack-y? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private didwhaticould 2016-10-01 04:41 pm UTC (link)
	I was thinking glossed-over-y. The robot doctors were extremely efficient, everyone's forgiven, and everything's fine now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private kitty_has_claws 2016-10-01 04:51 pm UTC (link)
	Felix... [She usually uses his last name.] Are you okay? I mean, that can be hard to go through. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private didwhaticould 2016-10-01 05:11 pm UTC (link)
	I'm fine. [It's an automatic response. It's not true, either, and he kind of wants to let someone know that he's not completely okay. Kitty's doing that thing where she's since and using his name, so maybe...] I'm better. Dealing with the hospital was hard... figuring out how to talk to Martha has been harder. But things've been worse. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private kitty_has_claws 2016-10-01 06:09 pm UTC (link)
	Why didn't you say anything sooner? [Is it a strange question? They don't know each other that well, but she would have visited in him in the hospital. Talked to him. Been there. She knows how hard it is to be alone in these things.] She was changed? A vampire or something? [What else bites? Cannibal? Werewolf?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private didwhaticould 2016-10-01 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	I didn't know what to say... I didn't want to ask for anything. [Not strange, but difficult to answer. It's not a matter of a lack of closeness so much as a habitual tendency to withdraw instead of reaching out.] She said she was a vampire with no soul. Whatever that means. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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kitty_has_claws
2016-10-02 06:53 pm UTC (link)

Yeah. [She's not sure how well she would have done reaching out, especially if she was new. It was more lucky coincidence that she had Jack and Pavel to comfort her after her attack.]

That's what Spike was while he was still snacking on people. But I think she's usually human so I assume she's back to that now? [She wasn't actually changed by a vampire, was she?]

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	Private didwhaticould 2016-10-02 08:06 pm UTC (link)
	[He appreciates that she seems willing to leave things at 'yeah.'] Yes, she's human again. Sorry if this is a strange question, but... do a lot of people here have a history of snacking on other people? [Because it sure sounds like it and that's alarming, okay.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private kitty_has_claws 2016-10-02 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	Define a lot. [More than she's comfortable with.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private didwhaticould 2016-10-02 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	...More than two? [He's going to have to spend another week hiding in his apartment, isn't he.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private kitty_has_claws 2016-10-02 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	Yes. More than two. But they have other sources and they don't want to take it from unwilling people. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private didwhaticould 2016-10-02 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	Fine, but how many more than two? Does someone keep an eye on them? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private kitty_has_claws 2016-10-02 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	Listen, I know you went through something recently, but just because someone could hurt you doesn't mean they will. That's the kind of thinking that got people hating my kind before Apocalypse even made his move. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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didwhaticould
2016-10-03 12:43 am UTC (link)

[There are a number of things that he wants to say to that and most of them could come off as hostile without extremely careful wording; finding a balance between public safety and personal freedom has been an endless, losing, and occasionally violent struggle at home.

Gaeta has to pause and think about his response.] I understand that, but if someone has a history of hurting others—of their own volition, not when the wardens are playing with them—it's not unreasonable to be cautious.

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	Private kitty_has_claws 2016-10-03 10:15 pm UTC (link)
	[She nods and she knows it's complicated. She doesn't want to target anyone because they're vampires, but yes, if people have been hurt then that's a different thing.] Spike's the only one with history. Unless you count Martha. [Which she wouldn't since it took a big change to get her there.] And his circumstances have changed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private didwhaticould 2016-10-03 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	Martha wasn't herself. I don't know much about Spike or his circumstances, but if no one thinks that he's a threat... [He'll trust their judgment. There aren't a lot of other options.] Sorry for being less than fun. I'm sure this isn't what you wanted to talk about when you started your game. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private kitty_has_claws 2016-10-05 12:39 am UTC (link)
	There are members of the force staying close to him. [Threesome-level close.] Don't be sorry. I just wish you hadn't been alone for that. It's not easy. I might have gotten a little attacked that day too. Clearly, we should have stuck together. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)