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srt (braver) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2008-07-11 10:51:00

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ace, complete, day 7, pheromones, temperance brennan

Day 7
Who: Bones and Ace
What: Bleeding Love
When: Early Afternoonish
Where: Courtyard, to start
Rating: TBD
Status: Complete

Bones had spent her second day holed up in her room slash lab. She didn't want to give anyone anything to observe. But if there were cameras in her room somewhere, it didn't make a bit of difference if she stayed there or went outside. So, this morning, she had decided that being observed or not, she was going to try to figure out where she was, and why she'd been brought here.

She showered, put on a fresh set of clothes. Clothes that were her style, and filled her drawers and closet. She didn't know where they'd come from, but her rebellion didn't extend to being dirty and wearing clothes two days in a row. She left her hair down, knowing that today was probably not going to produce any work for her. Wearing an outfit she might wear if she went out on a dig, jeans and a tanktop and hiking shoes, she exited her room.

She wasn't exactly sure where to start, but she figured that the plaque she'd been shown the first day was as good as anything. She walked down the hall, down the stairs and out of the building. She was almost thrown back by the sensation that hit her as soon as she inhaled. She blinked rapidly and shook her head like she'd just been struck in the face with a bat.

She could smell something faintly on the air, but it didn't register as anything odd. But she was starting to feel ... good. And it was strange considering she'd left her room in a rather irritated mood. She shook it off and headed for the courtyard where the plaque had been. She wanted to re-read it and try to make some sense of the situation.

She rounded the corner of the building and came face to face with another woman. "Sorry." She glanced into her face, blue eyes meeting her own and smiled. And then it happened, that gut wrenching feeling of love. What the hell?

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braver
2008-07-16 12:26 pm UTC (link)

She felt Ace's arm slide around her waist and urge her closer. She complied, scooting in so that they were pressed close together. Their faces mere inches apart after the first kiss, were drawn back to the second kiss as Ace dove in wholeheartedly. Bones didn't mind. Her head might be protesting the idea of kissing another woman, but her body was agreeing most passionately.

Brennan lifted her arm, her hand sliding back through Ace's hair to grasp at the back of her neck, kneading her fingers into the flesh, twining her hair around her fingers. The kiss seemed to last a lifetime, and it was much better the second time. Ace's surprise at being kissed had caused it to be somewhat stiff and awkward, but such was not the case now.

Her other hand gripped the table, using it for leverage to press her closer to the other female. She broke the kiss to breathe, taking shallow raspong breaths of air. She smiled, giddily happy for no good reason. She'd just gone against years of thinking she was straight to turing, if not lesbian, bisexual. It was mind boggling.

She shook her head and pulled back. "I guess you could wait longer than I could." She smiled guiltily and took another drink of her frappuccino, though she stayed where she was, her free hand still in Ace's hair.

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timevigilante
2008-07-18 01:58 pm UTC (link)

The small spark she'd gotten from holding Bones' hand was nothing compared to having the other woman pressed close to her, and no part of Ace was protesting anything. Kissing a woman was hardly new to her, though it had been so long since she'd felt this passionately about anyone. It was nice, better then nice, to have someone to care for -- maybe love, even if only temporary and not entirely her choice -- on this wretched planet. It didn't hurt that the woman was beautiful, and a good kisser, and intelligent (she was fairly certain, though they'd only talked for a short while.)

Ace grinned and nipped at her bottom lip lightly before Tempe broke the kiss. Returning the same giddy smile, she gave a sort of half-hug with her arm still around Bones, fingers playing lightly over her hip.

"No complaints on my end." Ace grinned, her own coffee neglected as her attentions were focused on Temperance, free hand reaching up to brush the other's hair back affectionately. "It's too bad we're stuck on this planet. First dates with me are usually more exciting...Bein' a fan of bones and corpses -- I could've taken you to Egypt, given you a tour of the the pyramids." Ace liked to play it big when trying to impress usually, but something like that wasn't hard when she had a time and space hopping motorbike. It's too bad it only worked on Earth.

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braver
2008-07-18 02:13 pm UTC (link)

Bones gave her a half smile and ducked her head slightly when her hair was brushed off her face. She laughed at the talk of a first date. "I've been to Egypt. A couple times, actually." She wasn't thinking about the idea that Ace could possibly take her back in time. "I'm a bigger fan of bones than corpes. Although, mummified remains are very interesting. Their method of embalming their dead was very advanced for the time."

She was rambling. Again. She did that all the time, and she didn't know why. It wasn't as if Ace had asked for the information. She turned, settling in comfortably beside Ace. The two of them squished to the furthest end of the booth against the wall. Temperance picked up her coffee and took another sip. It tasted good and cooled her mouth from the seeming fire that was consuming her.

"Where have you taken other dates?" She asked, idly curious, though not overly concerned. She wasn't jealous. Jealousy was an irrational emotion Bones didn't let herself feel. She was just curious about Ace and what she did. She found herself in love with the woman and wanted to know all there was to know about her.

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timevigilante
2008-07-18 02:57 pm UTC (link)

"Not with me. We could've seen the embalming process first hand." She said, remembering her time in ancient Egypt. Ace hadn't been too keen on it at the time, but looking back it hadn't been bad. Especially being the Pharaoh's body guard.

"Other dates?" She thought for a second, trying to recall some of the more impressive dates. "Went to see Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin perform once...Visited the hanging gardens of Babylon. I had one guy take me on a date to the planet Arcateen V to see some of the greatest singers and poets in the galaxy perform..." Those had been some of her favorites. Especially drinking with Frank and Dean.

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braver
2008-07-18 07:18 pm UTC (link)

Bones raised an eyebrow. "You really think you can travel through time, don't you?" She was a little concerned that the woman she'd just fallen in love with was delusional. Time travel was impossible, at least in Tempe's world. And if it wasn't a proven science, Bones didn't believe in it. Unless, of course, she could experience it for herself.

She was fairly certain that she was part of some sick elaborate experiment. And she wasn't happy about it. And she was also certain, though she couldn't be without any evidence, that Ace was mentally unstable. Which brought her around to the confusing question of what Bones herself was doing here. She was perfectly stable, and couldn't understand why she would be mixed in with those who weren't. Unless the observation being made was those sane people interacting with the insane.

She was glad that Ace didn't seem to think she could read minds, either, as she talked about the various dates she'd been on. They sounded fascinating, the Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra date especially appealed to her. But she had no idea what Arcateen V was. Ace said it was a planet, but Bones was certain no such thing existed.

"I see." Another sip of the frozen blended drink was taken before she continued. Maybe she ought to just play along. That might be best. "So, how was it seeing Frank and Dean?"

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timevigilante
2008-07-19 12:28 am UTC (link)

"I can." She stated, knowing she probably sounded like a loon. Really -- she wasn't the only one here who had, and proving it would take a simple trip to the TARDIS. It wasn't her place though. She had no right to show the ship to strangers without the Doctor's approval, and really, she'd have to trust someone a lot more before even considering vouching for them with the Doctor. Even love didn't sway that loyalty. So she'd have to use her own tricks.

Ace glanced down at her belongings, taking stock of her scars, tried to recall things that might prove she wasn't a loon, glancing up only when Bones spoke again. "Fantastic. They're great company if you can get a hold of them. Friends of the mafia, you know? And that lot is protective of the people they like -- not too fond of strangers." She answered, sounding sincere.

"How to prove it..." Her attention flickered about until she pulled her arm free and took off her watch. "Right...Look. This watch --" It was simple enough, plain black, looked to be made of a plastic material, and had a digital read of the time. Granted it was a bit big, and had quite a few buttons along the sides. "It allows me to interface with computers, connects to wrist bound dart gun I've got in my bike to allow voice activated firing, and is a personal force shield generator." The last was the easiest to demonstrate, so she turned one of the small silver knobs, pressed it in, and a light shone for an instant, like a camera flash. After which she seemed no different, just looked like she was holding the watch like before.

"Throw something at my hand." These weren't possible for a good couple centuries if she was guessing right about the general era that Temperance came from. So watching whatever she threw be stopped a good few inches before even reaching her hand and fall to the floor might make her story seem a bit more believable. She had the technology from the future, right?

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braver
2008-07-19 09:25 pm UTC (link)

Bones shrugged, as if to acknowledge the fact that Ace was indeed crazy. But, she wasn't afraid. She didn't seem like one of those crazy stalkers, or the legitimate psychopaths she'd dealt with before. Compared to Howard Epps or the Gormagon, Ace was sunshine and daisies. Just delusional sunshine and daisies.

Bones laughed, nodding to her remarks about Dean and Frank. Bones had also had issues with mafia. But then, Bones had issues with a lot of people. Mostly just those who hurt or killed innocent people. Or just people in general, innocent or not.

She looked at the watch curiously. It looked like a regular old watch to her. She tilted her head, listening and then furrowing her brows at the flash of light and the request to throw something at her hand. She pulled a napkin out of the dispenser, wadded it up and threw it at Ace's hand.

Strangely enough, it stopped as if it had hit a wall and fell to the tabletop. She picked it up again, wondering if she hadn't thrown it hard enough and tried once more. Once again it stopped a few inches short of touching her hand, even though she'd thrown it with enough force that it ought to have connected.

It was strange, but not altogether unexplainable. Some sort of electrostatic force might be keeping the napkin from hitting it's target. So, she used her finger. She aimed it at her hand and jabbed. Her finger connected with something solid, yet invisible a few inches above her hand. She poked again and got the same result.

"Hmm." She wanted to be able to explain this with science. But she supposed forcefields could exist without her knowing about them. A lot of things did, in all reality.

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timevigilante
2008-07-20 06:27 pm UTC (link)

"Hmm?" She rolled her eyes slightly. "Force fields from after your time. Not to mention the fact that you were kidnapped by a planet, but you still don't believe me." Ace laughed a bit to herself. It never failed. Humans were always the most reluctant to believe things like this. Aliens, time travel, anything beyond their comprehension. Not all of them, some were more willing to believe then others, and she was human too, but she'd had her eyes opened early on.

"I've got a few more trinkets in my bike. That or you can talk to people. My first day I met an English guy from the 1970s, a girl from 2003, and some elf from a place called Middle Earth. Then there is always the golem things." Really, looking around ought to have been proof enough to believe just about anything -- or at least cause to be a little more open minded.

"I have a device attached to my bike that allows me to travel in space and time. It only works on Earth unfortunately, but I've a friend working on getting all of us off this rock. Then I could show you beyond a shadow of a doubt." Ace turned off the forcefield, and picked up her coffee, taking a sip of the frozen treat.

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braver
2008-07-20 09:44 pm UTC (link)

She didn't really want to argue with Ace, but Bones had only been on the planet for three days, and one of them she'd spent holed up in her room/lab, and the first day she'd arrived and this day she'd run into Ace. She hadn't seen much of the resort. And she hadn't met any of the people she was talking about.

Miguel seemed normal enough, if not as deluded as Ace. She was starting to feel like this was all a dream, or that she was possibly in a coma. Her logical and rational mind would not allow her to believe all this without some sort of explanation. And a sentient planet wasn't an explanation.

She accepted what she said with a little shrug and then changed the subject. They chatted a little more, finishing their coffees before deciding to find something else to entertain them. Bones scooted out of the booth and held her hand out for Ace. She usually wasn't one for public displays of affection, but Ace was changing her mind on a lot of things.

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