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America Chavez ([info]starsandhearts) wrote in [info]snapthread,
@ 2019-05-09 17:42:00

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Entry tags:america chavez (616), nyx ulric

Who: America Chavez and Nyx Ulric
What: It's time to be heroes
When: Thursday
Where: Through the doors on Tatooine


America had been laying low for a while, she'd felt a little bit too embarrassed to go around trying to make friends much since the fight and well she and Kate had some good moments since then but otherwise things had been fairly quiet. But she was itching to get out again, she'd heard some rumblings that the doors were doing something interesting again and so she decided that meant it was definitely time for her to check it out

So there she was on a planet covered in sand and well wasn't that just great? Miles and miles of it by the looks of it and no ocean anywhere. "How is this even fair?" She asked herself holding a hand up to shield her eyes from the glare of it before she was kicking up off the ground flying up over the dunes hoping to see more than just sand.

"I thought people said they were going to space?" This did not look like space and America was very tempted to send a letter to management about this. She wanted to go to space and here she was on some damn sand planet getting shot at - wait... getting shot at? America frowned and looked down, less off into the distance (spoiler: there was only sand that way) and instead at what looked like the gathered sort of militia that seemed to have come out of nowhere not far off and very interested in the woman that was flying overhead by the looks of it.

She got curiosity of course, but shooting at her? That was just plain rude and America dove down to well - not just get a better look but to get an idea of what she was dealing with here. Laser weapons to start, but more than that, she didn't know what they were, she'd never seen beings like these before. "Hey chicos maybe we just talk instead of shoot, yeah?" She offered as she flew lower so she could try and reason with them. People could be reasoned with sometimes. But then they shot again, and more of them and well America wasn't exactly forgiving. And considering she was always spoiling for a fight well it was time to kick some ass.

It didn't matter to her that she was seriously outnumbered, or that there were laser guns and things, she was just focused on the fight, the frustration that she'd love to take out at being stuck came out easily like this, and maybe these people didn't deserve it, but they'd shot at her.


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[info]starsandhearts
2019-05-14 07:40 pm UTC (link)
America supposed he was right, she definitely wasn't a soldier, but there was something to that - to do what she did, to be able to continue to do it over and over again. "Yeah that's really what it comes down to." She agreed, her abilities sort of lead her down this path, the strength, the flight, the imperviousness of herself, but at the end of the day she didn't really want to fight just to fight, she wanted to do it to help people - to save people. The way her mothers had done.

It was all she'd ever really wanted to do - to be like her moms, to save the world the way they had. To live up to the example they'd laid out when they sacrificed themselves to save the Utopian Parallel. America had a feeling she had a long way to go before she managed to get to that point, but she was trying.

"Well thanks for coming to check things out." She told him honestly, she probably could have handled herself on her own, but she certainly wasn't opposed to a little bit of help, especially when she was so outnumbered.

"So I guess, flying isn't normal where you're from?" She guessed with a small smile. It was interesting, sure it wasn't exactly normal on Earth where she spent most of her time, but it was normal enough where she was actually from, she'd never stopped to give it much though except around people who made it pretty obvious that they weren't used to it.

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[info]insomniashero
2019-05-15 03:34 pm UTC (link)
Listening carefully to America he nodded appreciatively. There really wasn't much more to it. Nyx just always wanted to protect the weak and innocent. Just because he wouldn't be there to see the outcome, didn't mean that others didn't deserve a great world to live in. That was why he made his ultimate sacrifice to start with. To save all of those who couldn't do it themselves.

"Well, I can't let you have all the fun now can I?" Nyx offered with a playful smile. There was something to be said about combat humor. Eased the tension. "You look like you had it all handled, but a person could always use a friend watching their back." He commented further.

When quizzed about the flying thing, Nyx laughed. "No. Can't say people fly where I'm from." Looking thoughtful, he added. "Except with the use of airships." Shrugging some. "Is it magic, or among those super human abilities I keep hear about?" He asked curiously. "Where I'm from, we have magic, but only certain individuals can access it. Typically the royal family, but my people were able to utilize it very efficiently." Nyx figured he'd leave the whole bit of getting the power of the royal family before signing his own death warrant.

"So..." He decided to show. Nyx drew the fine crafted kukri again showing it to America. "And..." He threw it towards the dune that they were walking towards. The weapon spun and soared through the air, and in a snap and a flash of blue magic particles he had vanished and appeared snatching the weapon out of the air while landing on the sand sliding some. "Magic." Nyx sheathed the blade waiting for America to catch up.

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[info]starsandhearts
2019-05-15 06:48 pm UTC (link)
"I guess not," She grinned too - and it had been fun too, unexpected maybe, more than she'd planned on but now as they walked away from the fight she felt good, she felt like she'd been able work out a lot of aggression and frustration back there, and she didn't even have to start a fight on her own to find it. "You're right, a friend always helps even when you're feeling pretty good about the way things are going." It made it all just a little bit easier, and it kept you from finding yourself in a situation where things suddenly turned on you.

She supposed that was normal, the flight was just normal for her because of where she was truly from - even on Earth she knew she was among just a few who could fly. "Where I'm from it's normal for my people, but I've lived the last decade or so on Earth and it's considered something more super human than normal there." She explained. It wasn't really magic in the Utopian Parallel, her people could simply fly. But what was normal in some places made some people gods in others.

Listening as he explained about the magic of his home world America saw a bit of a parallel there, not all the people were she was from could utilize star portals the way she could just a few of them. And then when he threw his weapon out toward a dune ahead she watched as he disappeared from his place beside her and was suddenly up ahead. Magic indeed. But a different sort than the kind she had seen used.

She punched open another portal, not sure if it would open or not, but something about this place seemed to let them hold steady, at least as long as her only intent was to travel here. And through the open star she could saw Nyx there on the dune up ahead and stepped through. "I haven't seen magic quite like yours before," She admitted, "Some of my abilities were enhanced by the presence of the Demi Urge, a magical being that created the place I am from. My people - we can absorb the energy of a place, it enhances our natural abilities. So it makes me stronger and faster than I might have been otherwise."

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[info]insomniashero
2019-05-15 08:58 pm UTC (link)
"I use to run with a squad." A whole big one. "Though by the end of it, most of us were either dead..." Nyx trailed of but regained his composure on the topic. "Or traitors. Though I think most of them still got what was coming their way too." Nyx shrugged though. There wasn't anything to be done.

Watching as she ripped a hole in the existence was interesting little magic. Or abilities? What would you call that? Regardless it was very interesting choice of show and tell between the pair of them. "I admit, I have also never seen anything like that either. That's very intriguing." Nyx would like to learn more, but he'd not pry in the moment.

Continuing their walk he wiped his brow some. "Who would of known three suns could exist. This is terrible." Nyx politely complained. "I mean, one sun is warm enough as it is." Okay, he was whining, but he figure he had a right at this point. He did torch and burn away from magic. Being hot was one thing not on his favorite things to do list.

Nyx pointed out to the town. "Look, we're almost back. We can sell these things, and have a little coin to spend." Nyx offered to America.

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[info]starsandhearts
2019-05-15 10:31 pm UTC (link)
America nodded solemnly, she understood how teams could be like that, she tended not to stick around long enough for that to happen to her, but she'd seen it happen to others often enough to know how it could be. Karma had a way of catching up to people but that didn't make the sting of betrayal any easier to bear.

She smiled when he called her portals interesting, "Normally they're the sort of thing I can use to travel not just from place to place but through dimensions, space, and time." She told him. "It's not the sort of thing everyone can do where I'm from, but some of us can." She almost showed off the stars on her inner wrists that marked her out as a Starling, but held back before she went that far - she didn't normally talk about her abilities that much with people, but being here made her more open in some ways.

The suns were brutal, but America laughed just a little, "It is a bit unusual, but it's not the first time I've seen something like this." The multiverse was a vast and sometimes crazy sort of place, and suns were always hard to predict. "What's really worse than three suns is when you've got one massive one," She held her hands out wide, though it was obviously a bigger thing than she could demonstrate with hand movements. "They're the killers."

When he mentioned selling their spoils America perked up a little, "Oh that'd be kind of neat, I haven't gotten to check out the markets yet, have you seen them?"

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[info]insomniashero
2019-05-16 05:08 am UTC (link)
It was a thing. When there was combat, people died. When people died, other people got mad or sick of it. When people got mad, they looked to the other side. It was a disgusting progression, and Nyx couldn't imagine doing just that. His honor wasn't for sale.

Perking a brow, that brought an interesting thought. "So, can you get out of here? Or are you stuck like the rest of us." Not that Nyx was looking to run off. For a number of very obvious reasons. Well, obvious for him, not likely for others. "It must be very handy, when you lock your keys in your house." Nyx mentioned offering a teasing smile.

While getting closer, Nyx could take notice of the bustle of the city down below, but his attention was brought back to America pretty quick talking about the suns, and the fact they got bigger... he guessed bigger than her example. Though to be fair, he didn't know a lot about astrology though.

Once in the city Nyx shifted the load of items from one shoulder to the next. "Yeah. Oh yeah. I got my new buddy here. BB15. He's a little droid, and he's great. I'm starting to learn how to speak droid... it's difficult." Nyx frowned. "He's a little foul mouthed though." Starting through the market, Nyx looked about at the shops. "Though I've gotten quite a bit here, so far. Just gotta watch out for the scams. Which is hard. Especially since I know nothing about anything here."

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[info]starsandhearts
2019-05-16 06:08 am UTC (link)
"You'd think so, wouldn't you." Not really a question as she shook her head, "No I'm pretty stuck, if I wasn't I'd have been out of here the first week I landed." She admitted, because America did not do well with sitting still and this place sort of demanded that from her in a very unpleasant sort of way. "This is actually the first time - well mostly the first time I've gotten it to work since I arrived." She admitted.

"I think maybe it has something to do with my intentions." It was hard to say really, the portals were simply a part of her, she'd always been able to create them and even when things had gotten a little weird with them they'd never failed her as spectacularly as this. They weren't some tech she could have someone take apart and look at for her either - it was simply like a piece of her was gone since she arrived. "Here I've only tried to open a portal to travel short distances, every other time I've had it in mind that I would be going home, back to my life and well -" She shrugged and punched open a portal with the same intent and watched as it fizzled and acted up before she let it go, "That's not the sort of portal you can travel through, at least not if you intend on coming out fully in one piece at the end."

As they made their way into the city, America was a little more interested in where they were now - it was better than just the endless sort of desert that they'd been fighting in, there were people here and a market of course where they could maybe find something interesting to bring back with them, though it sounded like Nyx had already done that himself. "A droid that swears?" She asked a little surprised by the idea of it. "I didn't think robots could do that."

"I can stand beside you and look menacing if you think that'll help keep the scamming to a minimum." She offered, it was probably about as helpful as she could be about things like that.

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[info]insomniashero
2019-05-16 05:56 pm UTC (link)
"That's fair." Nyx commented about bailing with in the first week. For him, it was peaceful. There was no war, there was no conflict, and his job was finished. He didn't have to go fighting a battle. He was able to go about his business as he saw fit. "I don't think I'd go back." Nyx paused before continuing. "I actually don't think I can return, he looked back to America before she could question his statement. "I'm dead, or at least I'm pretty sure I died. Last I remember is burning away from the magic pulsing through me." The magic he had on load for the night.

He waved it off. "Story for another time.

"Oh, he could talk, it'd make you blush." Nyx laughed. "Though it's only in beeps and doops, he is quite vocal. I'm just starting to understand a small fraction of what he's saying. It's not an easy language, droids." Walking past a food vendor, he glanced at the weird dishes before looking back to America. "When we get back, and you have some time, you can meet him.

With her standing menacing comment, the Glaive laughed. "It's fine. You don't have to worry about that. I'm very well versed in the art of haggling with scammers." Kinda.

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[info]starsandhearts
2019-05-16 08:09 pm UTC (link)
"Oh," America didn't know what to say to that, to his being dead - what would he go back to. She thought she'd heard of some of the other people being dead before they came here, she hadn't really thought about what leaving would mean for them. If they'd just be able to go back where their lives had ended or if they were going to just go back to like... being dead. That was a complication to getting home if she ever heard one.

But it seemed that Nyx wasn't going to linger on it, and America certainly wasn't going to ask him to - so they kept right on moving forward.

"I can't wait to meet him," She grinned, the idea of a foul mouthed robot was just crazy enough to be kind of hilarious to her, so she wanted to see what that was all about. For now though there was the market, and America looked around interested at all the booths.

She shrugged when he assured her he was fine without her menacing over his shoulder. "Well just let me know if you change your mind." She added, and maybe she'd throw in a couple of frowns every now and then just because - you never knew when it came to haggling.

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[info]insomniashero
2019-05-17 01:50 pm UTC (link)
'Oh.' Was a pretty good response to that. Not a lot of people handled death as well as he did. Really though, he was fine with it. Sure if he had a choice to not be dead back home, he'd take that, but as it stood, Nyx appropriately thought for sure, going back would mean his demise all over again. He wasn't okay with that, so he just would stay here where he could do good unto others again.

While moving about Nyx stopped at the place he was selling all his random goods he came across. "Oi. How are ya?" Nyx said to the strange large four armed alien. Nyx shook the hand that was offered to him. 'Nyx my boy. What wares do yo-' The alien stopped short looking over Nyx right at America. 'Ohhh, and who is this you have with you?' Nyx looked over his shoulder and smiled at America. "This one? This feisty menace to society is my associate America." Nyx nudged with his head. "America this is Gatts Terrik, the best semi-honest merchant in the area." At that point the alien known as Gatts smiled a big tooth grin.

Nyx glanced away from America and back to the merchant. "You see, America got in a tussle with some people out in the desert, and well, we liberated their weapons. I'm sure you can give us something for them, yeah?" Nyx set down the homemade satchel filled with weapons, but then took two of the rifles out. "Minus these two keepsakes." He glanced over to America. "You want anything out of this?"

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[info]starsandhearts
2019-05-17 07:37 pm UTC (link)
Before they could talk more about robots and droids and anything else they had stopped at a stall with a large man standing there, who clearly knew Nyx and greeted him as a friend before his attention landed on America. She held herself upright as much as she could and gave the guy a nod of her head, "Semi-honest. Sounds like a badge of honor," She said with a soft huff of amusement, but considering this sort of place, it probably was. And if Nyx trusted him for this well then she wasn't going to get in the way of his deal making. "Nice to meet you Gatts."

America didn't even bother looking over the weapons, when Nyx offered after he'd taken a couple for himself. "Nah, I'm not really into weapons. I prefer fighting with my hands." She said shaking her head, it wasn't really her sort of thing. Especially when her fists were weapons enough all on their own. She'd end up doing more harm than good with something like a laser gun.

Even minus the two that Nyx wanted to keep for himself they'd ended up with a fair amount of weapons to trade, America supposed for some sort of credits, whatever sort of money they used here. In her estimation it seemed like they should get a decent amount for it, probably not anything too crazy - especially considering the semi-honest part of Gatts' reputation.

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[info]insomniashero
2019-05-20 02:21 am UTC (link)
The deal was done as fast as it was started. The weapons were handed over to the four armed alien, and the currency of the place was handed over to Nyx. Wrapping the two rifles, slung it over his shoulder casually. The things with trust, was it didn't go far for in this place, Nyx learned quick. The place was infested with scoundrels and people on the run. Some better than others, but ultimately a whole lot of people not wanting to be asked a lot of questions.

Taking the money that was made, Nyx just handed it all over to America. Holding his hand up to Gatts, he offered the slightest wave. 'Nyx, don't you be a stranger!'

Once they were on their way again, Nyx looked to America. "Well, now you have yourself a nice amount of cash. What trouble tempts you?" Sure Nyx could have taken a cut, but there wasn't any need. He had everything he might want. BB15 back at the house. Gifts in tow, and now two interesting rifles he had no interest in actually using, but would look real nice mounted on the wall of the house.

"I have a vague idea where a lot of a lot of things are." Nyx offered vaguely.

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[info]starsandhearts
2019-05-20 05:04 am UTC (link)
What America hadn't expected from the quick exchange was to suddenly find Nyx handing her the money that they'd just made with the sale of the weapons they'd collected after Gatts waved them off. "Wait-"

"I mean this is nice and all but don't you - I mean you were right there with me?" She said not sure what to do with any amount of money in a place like this much less the whole of what they'd managed to collect. It seemed like a good amount, but she wasn't sure she deserved any of it, if she was being honest. She wasn't sure about it but she did have an idea for something that maybe she'd be able to make use of.

"Do they have any sort of like... medical supplies? Healing stuff?" She wondered, thinking of Kate and her constant quest for frozen peas. America wasn't really much of a stuff sort of person but she did like being able to take care of her friends, and Kate - she could use a lot of taking care of sometimes.

Maybe it was a weird first thought though, America wasn't sure, but it's what had come to mind - she didn't have use for a droid or anything like that after all.

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[info]insomniashero
2019-05-21 08:00 pm UTC (link)
"I don't need it." Nyx commented with a smile. "This is like my second or third time here. I've spent a fair amount of time learning about the place and getting items." He shrugged. "I've gotten everything I possibly was aiming for. I have booze to bring back. A trinket. These rifles. And also BB15 back in town." Slowly he shrugged.

When she brought up the idea of healing supplies, she had a valid point. He only shopped for himself and not for the people. Pretty selfish, but still, he didn't quite feel bad. "I'm sure they have stuff somewhere." Nyx looked about the bazaar. "We can look, and I have some cash left too. We can pool it and see what all we can get to bring back."

Thinking some, Nyx followed up. "What about someone you want to get anything for?" That was Nyx's first purpose of coming back. Getting something for Carol. He didn't know why he felt the immense desire, but he liked the woman and wanted to express it.

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[info]starsandhearts
2019-05-21 08:26 pm UTC (link)
Nyx was unexpected, that he came out to help her in the first place, that he took time to pay respects and then took only the weapons and nothing else after their fight - he was different than she thought he'd be. Especially now as he shrugged off the money that had just been made, saying that he didn't need it. Most people seemed extremely focused on money, even when they didn't need it - so to find someone who wasn't? Well that was just unexpected.

"Well I was kind of thinking about the healing supplies for someone in specific." She admitted with a laugh, maybe she should have considered some sort of trinket or something like that, but Kate so often needed a little bit of looking after it felt like a better idea to find her some sort of balm or something to help with that than anything else.

And you know, easier to explain the reason for something like than to offer something more personal and then have to explain why she felt the need to get her anything like that at all. "Maybe I could find something for Kate?" She shrugged a little overwhelmed by the prospect of picking anything at all. "What's some of the more interesting things you've seen here?" She asked, deferring to his time in the market already.

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[info]insomniashero
2019-05-22 05:57 am UTC (link)
Well a lot of people seemed to find Nyx very unexpected in his ways. Where they lived now, money wasn't an issue. The only money he needed was the places he visited in these weird places through the doors. So if the money could go to good places, it was much better that way!

"Well, lets g-" Then she mentioned Kate. Who was Kate? Lover? Ohhh. Right on. Nyx grinned. "Well, lets get some medical stuff, and then find something for this, Kate." Nyx said with a big grin, snatching her hand for a moment to pull her along.

"This way." He said. The Glaive remembered that there was a spot that sold all sorts of medical things. Most of it he didn't quite understand how it worked, but it was all medical items. "So what sort of things does Kate like? Jewelry? Clothes? Food? Weapons?" Nyx rapid fired at America while walking towards the shop.

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[info]starsandhearts
2019-05-22 06:54 am UTC (link)
It seemed mentioning Kate had brought on a new sense of purpose in Nyx as he grabbed her hand and pulled her past stalls and through the rows and rows of available shops for them to consider. It was probably for the best that he seemed interested in it, because America really had not even the first clue as to what to try for, Kate didn't really do the whole jewelry thing very often and if America was going to get her something she'd want it to be the sort of thing that Kate really found useful - like frozen peas. She knew her friend would use the hell out of something like that. But jewelry? Not so much.

As they passed several different shops she saw the items in them changing depending on the areas they were in, until they started to find themselves in a place that seemed to be a little more medically focused. But what it all was she wasn't entirely sure, they'd have to talk to a shop keeper probably to make sure they actually picked up something useful.

"She likes coffee," But America didn't think coffee was something they had here, at least not what they considered coffee. And then she paused as he listed off some options. "Hmmmm, well she's good with a bow." Okay good was an understatement, Kate was the absolute best with a bow. She wondered if maybe they had anything like that here, "Maybe they have something like that?" She said thoughtfully. A space bow would be a pretty cool gift.

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[info]insomniashero
2019-05-23 01:28 pm UTC (link)
Maybe that was Nyx's biggest issue. He had no purpose now. He was floating with nothing tying him down and giving him things to strive for. So this small mission to help America, his new friend, to find something purposeful to give as a gift to this Kate that she was friends with? Romantically? Regardless, the reason, it was absolutely still important.

Well falling in place in front of a medical supply peddler, Nyx looked at the stuff that was to be offered. "I'm not a doctor." The soldier admitted to the other non-doctor person he was with. Nyx picked up a pen like item turning it over some when the peddler explained what it was. "A... field... cauterizer?" Slowly Nyx looked to America and perked a brow. "Do you need any... cauterizing?" He chuckled.

Then she brought up the bow. Which sounded awesome. "That is so cool. There has to be a space bow. Right? Shoots lasers and pew pews!" Nyx made a gun with his fingers while making the pew pew sounds. Nyx set the cauterizer back down and kept looking through the different medical instruments and supplies. "Anything here sticking out..?"

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[info]starsandhearts
2019-05-23 06:45 pm UTC (link)
"No," She agreed they were both probably a little out of their depth when it came to getting anything really useful when it came to medical tech, "I'm not either - I ah, well I don't really get hurt that often." So she might be even more out of her depth than he was if she was being honest.

She made a face when he held up the cauterizer, "Uh I think if we need a field cauterizer we're probably in worse shape than I'd want any of us." She definitely didn't even wan to begin to think of Kate needing something like that, the frozen peas were more than enough in her estimation.

"I mean it seems like there would be right?" Guns had to start somewhere right? And bows were a first step in that process so it seemed like a space bow was probably a thing. "Oh this looks interesting-" She said stopping in front of a display of bottles and jars, with different things in them, this was kind of more of what she'd had in mind, something that maybe Kate could apply to a bruise if she needed. She asked the the shop keep about some of them, wincing when he explained the uses for a few of them, no she didn't need to poison anyone or anything like that.

But one sounded promising. "T'Pala paste, rub it into a wound, over a bruise or a sprain, and you'll be cooler than a dead star." The woman explained, she looked like other women America had seen before, selling old cures passed down through generations. While there was all this tech these kinds of things still managed to stick around, no doubt because they were effective in their own way. Even with the rise of more modern tech. They went back and forth about the price just a little before they settled on something that America guessed was fair - she didn't have the slightest clue but it felt like it probably wasn't too much as she clutched her jar of the paste.

"So weapons next?" She asked Nyx, they could check and see if there were any of those space bows, or even anything that looked half way interesting over there.

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[info]insomniashero
2019-05-23 06:55 pm UTC (link)
Right. Some of these things were right over poor Nyx's head. Sure he could dress a wound. Hit a potion easily. Though past any of that, poor ole Nyx was depending on mages and doctors. So the idea having to use what ever that cauterizer was horrified Nyx. It seemed extreme and he wasn't a fan of lighting his flesh on fire, considering his history with burning to death.

Watching America dance about the items she was deciding, the soldier found it comforting even in the world of fancy technology and lasers, someone was still selling grandmas handmedown special ointment for cures. That alone was refreshing int his strange land.

The moment, America picked out an item, Nyx smiled brightly. She found her something. Who ever this Kate was, she was lucky to have America in their corner. Then it just blurted out. "Who's Kate?" Then he realized what he did, and he backed up his thinking. "I mean, if you want to share. You don't have to." Nyx nudged with his head towards where he knew some weapons could be bought. Someone would have something that resembled a space bow. Right?

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[info]starsandhearts
2019-05-23 07:20 pm UTC (link)
She felt good, even if they didn't find a space bow at least they'd managed to get this for Kate and that was more than what she'd expected so she was pretty happy with how things were going. So a space bow would just be the icing on top of what was a pretty successful trip.

"Kate?" She asked, but it made sense he might not know her right away. "She runs COFFEE with Clint," She said first just to maybe give him a starting point, she wasn't sure of Nyx had checked that out yet, but really what kind of monster came there and didn't need coffee to make it through the day? "We're from the same place, she and I - we were on a team together. The Young Avengers." Not that she expected any kind of sudden light bulb moment of recognition over that, but it felt like an important detail to her.

"She's my best friend. The team has all gone their separate ways," It was something she missed, being able to be with them, continuing to do the work they'd started, but they all had managed to find space for themselves elsewhere. "But Kate and I still keep in contact, no matter what we're doing, or where we are if she needs help I'd be right there and I know she'd do the same for me."

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[info]insomniashero
2019-05-24 08:12 pm UTC (link)
Each shop seemed to have weapons of some sort. Though nothing that was really what was wanted. America wanted to get her friend something useful and that she'd like. So this space bow HAD to be found.

Oh the coffee place. Never been, bu that was he had found his own coffee and brewed his own coffee and old habits and all. Though Nyx listened to her story and about how despite the group splitting up they managed to stick together and keep in contact. That's how he felt with Libertus. He was still alive to his knowledge.

But he had died, so there wasn't a need to go back. He was dead. Did his duty. Moving on.

"That's a bondship that many don't have." Nyx offered a smile. "Something to be treasured." He looked to America with that smile on his lips, then his lips thinned. "America..." He trailed off, tapping her arm and pointing, his lips spreading into a coy smile. "What is that? Who cares, what about that?" He inquired pointing at a weapon that vaguely resembled a crossbow, but look liked it fired the same energy as blasters.

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[info]starsandhearts
2019-05-24 09:34 pm UTC (link)
It was all kind of a mess really, after they'd split up, Loki off to do gods' knew what and the boys forming new teams and America doing her own thing while Kate was busy being brilliant on the other side of the country. America wouldn't have admitted it, but she missed her people - she missed the family they'd been and the bonds they'd formed. But at least she got Kate out of it all, so it was hard to feel terrible about the way things had gone.

"Yeah I was actually on my way to help her out when I ended up here," She admitted, she couldn't have known when she stepped through the portal that she'd end up here and not where she'd meant to, but that's the way things went out. But Kate had called, so of course she was going.

It absolutely was something she treasured, Nyx was right - she didn't have this kind of bond with anyone else, and she didn't see it a lot in others either. Clint and Kate were as close to that as she knew, but they had a longer history so it made sense.

But then Nyx was pointing out something that was almost exactly what they were looking for, it wasn't the traditional bow and arrow that Kate favored, but it definitely looked like a crossbow. "Oh my god," She said eyes going wide in delight, "Look at that!" Like she'd told Nyx earlier, she wasn't really into weapons herself, but she did like the idea of finding something for Kate that she'd like. It was probably too eager a reaction to it in a place like this and America did her best to school her features just a little bit.

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[info]insomniashero
2019-05-27 02:01 pm UTC (link)
Nyx couldn't help but feel a pang of loneliness regarding that. His entire family, legitimate, and Glaive were practically dead. Systematically in the end, they either turncoat or died. Then with losing their magic when Regis died, they only died quicker. They weren't all as lucky as himself and Libertus, and just a tad bit more since Nyx was sure Libertus was still living. Not that he'd do it differently, but he sure the hell missed his friend.

"Well, America." Nyx smiled to her. "This Kate, is lucky to have you as a friend and in their life. You're a good person." He then nudged her lightly. "And hell of a fighter."

Forget not being eager, Nyx was eager FOR America. He approached with her and immediately asked. "What in gods name is that?" He asked pointing at the weapon. Which allowed the person to explain it was Bowcaster, a Wookie weapon of choice. Powerful and absolutely dangerous. Most people can't even wield them or shoot them. The more they learned about it, the more Nyx was eager to check the thing out. When the seller was finished, Nyx turned away with America and dug out the last of his desert cash, what ever it was called. He put it into America's hands and whispered. "I don't care. You need to get this. It's perfect." His smile was bright and fun. "Now go get Kate a awesome weird space laser crossbow!"

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[info]starsandhearts
2019-05-27 11:10 pm UTC (link)
Often times, America thought that she was the lucky one, when she could find people who put up with her for longer than just a day at a time, after all she'd just been bouncing her way through the multiverse since she'd lost her moms - so of course she was lucky when she could find people who would take her in for a time. But it was a little bit different now, not just being here, but since she'd gotten older, since she'd started putting down roots. It was still the first time that she'd considered maybe someone was lucky to have her.

She smiled, "Thanks, you're not so bad yourself." She told Nyx, because it was true - he'd held his own out there and he was kinder than she probably deserved as he helped her through the market finding what she wanted.

Watching his eagerness only fed her own as they checked out the weapon and had it explained to them, it was a weapon for a Wookie - whatever that might be, and how it wasn't everyone who could use them, she supposed maybe they were strong - but she had a feeling it was the sort of thing that Kate could handle. She made just a bit of a show like she was just considering it as the dealer told her a little bit more about it, but in the end she knew she was going to get it. It was absolutely perfect for Kate.

She haggled just a little with the dealer before she handed over the money and got the Bowcaster in return. "Okay this is definitely the coolest thing I've gotten since going through the doors." She told him as she slung the weapon over her shoulder. It made her feel some sort of way, having it - and she hoped it would do the same for Kate. "Thanks for showing me around, and you know - helping me to make this happen." She told Nyx quietly, he was entirely unexpected, but in a really good kind of way.

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[info]insomniashero
2019-05-28 08:17 pm UTC (link)
One thing Nyx could say regarding who was lucky who was not lucky. He was glad to have met America, and considered he was lucky to have as well. Though, Nyx was trying his eternal damnedest to stay optimistic being in a village of people he didn't know, and making the best of it.

Which gave him not only America, but also Five. Tony was nice, and his fawning over Carol, which Nyx would say was only platonic and nothing serious. Because it had to be.

"Pft." Nyx said at the woman. "You kidding? Look at me. I'm awesome." There was nothing but smiles from Nyx, but he was lonely deep down. Truly, he just would of loved to have one of his friends here. Lunafreya. The princess crossed his mind regularly.

Once America had the weapon Nyx was overjoyed. "That thing is awesome. She is going to think it's so cool. I think it's cool. I kinda want to keep it." Nyx teased as he looked around the market place. "You are very welcome, America." He responded with a bright wide smile. "Lets get out of here though, before we can't anymore or get mugged."

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