the displaced; ic

[Terry McGinnis]

Suit up, McGinnis. Date night.

I'm out of ale.

Hey, kid. Did you still want that mithril thing?

[Ororo Munroe (movies)]
It's a party, but it's a ball. What do you think?

FILTERED PRIVATE:

Dear David,

We were standing on the balcony at Summerland, watching the night sky. It was the first time you were clear-headed since you were a baby. It was just you and me. We still couldn't touch, but it felt like we were really rooted in time there. I had my gloves on just so I could hold your hand. The air at Summerland always smelled like it was untouched by anything else. You can't smell the carbon filtering of the city. The frogs and crickets near the lake were an unending cacophony of sound surrounding everything. It was peaceful, even when life wasn't. Crickets remind me of

I thought that maybe it was Division 3, but Clark was still there and we were hashing out that deal to work with them. So if it was, they were already breaking the deal by kidnapping you. I could hear you yelling, and if I had your powers, you would not have gotten away. Maybe I should have touched you when I saw the sphere. I knew there was something not right. It could have been one of Cary's things, but that's not our luck. If I had traded places with you, they would have taken me and not you.

I'm stuck here on another one of these cruises. There's no guarantee you'll ever show up, and if you do, you might not remember being here before. I do. I remember that week when our powers were off. We barely left the room, even though the whole ship was falling into a black hole. It didn't matter because we'd be stuck there together. We get lost together, remember?

So now I have no idea what's going on back home. I don't know if we'll find you, and I can't do a damn thing about it here. I'm stuck. I can't get back, and I know it's real because I traded with some random guy at the port. He was just some guy really drunk outside of a tavern. I grabbed some water and some bread and I sat there with him until we switched back. He was still drunk when I came back to myself so I left the water and bread and went back to the ship.

Where are you? Who took you?

I've decided that the knowledge of my death if I return means that I should explore all paths I refused to allow myself before. I have no people here to lead or protect. If I'm here, there should at least be a point to it, and this is what I've decided.

Learning, exploration, fun, love.

( 2x images )

TEXT MESSAGES TO MARGO HANSON

» Bambi.
» Bambi.
» Are you awake, Bambi?

It's 3/14 somewhere in another dimension so it's time eat all the pie! Dibs on the chocolate cream.

Also, clearly someone needs to make a dating app aimed specifically at our Displaced community.

And everyone should now be safe from projectile bears and wayward paint balls.

I am going to need assistance finding a dress. I am not fashionably competent enough for this.

I suppose a dance is one way to distract us all from the question of where we'll end up next. But I admit I am a little curious - where we're going to end up next?

[Finn]

So what do you say you and me show all the couples how it's done?

[Team New Years: Margo Hanson, Alice Quinn, Max Guevara, Rey #1, Brunnhilde/Valkyrie]
Sounds like an excuse to get all fancy.

If anyone wishes to attend the Ball and does not wish to have a droid for a sitter, let me know. I have no intentions of going, and would be happy to mind a few children so you can have fun.

I can't say I'm really one for balls. I'm not one for dancing.

Or dressing up.

Yuna, thoughts?

[Edward Elric]
I bought a dress for the ball, so you'd better be planning to ask me.

Asgardians - you're taking me to the ball.

[ TEAM NO MEMORY UPGRADES ]
I think we might have everything we required for the potion I need to create. I just need time and space. I carved out a storage room as my workshop and will be there for most of the next week, save for my son's birthday and the day of the ball.

When I have something viable, you will be the first to know.

[ TEAM PARENTS ]
So I'm weak and don't think I can keep Henry grounded for his birthday.

[texts: Padmé Amidala]

» I saw
» Will you save me at least one dance at this ball?

[Text: Eliot Waugh]

» I'm asking my Grandmother to save a few dances with me.
» I'm assuming you can find ways to occupy yourself.

[FRIGGA, SIF, VALKYRIE, LOKI (MCU)]

James kissed me last night.

Who: Gaby Teller and Napoleon Solo
When: The morning after the battle in Atlantis
Where: The cruise ship's infirmary
What: Gaby checks in on Napoleon
Warnings: None
Status: Complete

( The terrible backless gown, while amusing for you, was really pushing the limits of what I could recover from... )

[Steve, Natasha, Bucky (both)]
So...is it in bad form to kiss a girl you like during a sparring match?

No one's mentioned it in a while, but there's a group that meets Wednesday nights at 7 in the library, for veterans or people who have been through traumatic events. Or had really crappy lives in other worlds where a lot of bad stuff happened.

Anyone can come. You don't have to talk if you don't want to.

JANET

Would you mind if a friend of mine needed to crash on my couch for a bit? Not right now, but she might need it later.

Just piggybacking on Annie's offer here. I can do natural hair and makeup for black skin, for anyone who wants it. You can let me know if you want to straighten your hair or leave it natural, I can do both. I don't plan on going to this, so don't worry about keeping me from dolling myself up!

[Filtered away from Star Wars people]

I need some help coming up with a small, but romantic gesture for someone. It doesn’t have to be really fancy. He said he was getting me a flower thing. So something similar. If anyone has ideas, I’d greatly appreciate it. I know it’s something that maybe I should be able to figure out, but dating customs are still a little foreign. Thank you.

[Steve Rogers]
I'm pretty sure I missed half the details when I was trying not to get involved because of the whole 'one of my clients' thing, so to be clear, you are currently not seeing anyone, not trying to see anyone, right? And is that a 'going and being social' kind of single or a 'staying home and avoiding anything with romantic implications' kind of single?

[Bucky Barnes (PH)]
Are you still avoiding going out in public?

[Bucky Barnes (MCU)]
I feel like I'm in high school trying to keep track of everyone's love-lives. I'd ask how we're the ones managing to pull off stable relationships but then I realise that in comparison we're really not that bad. (Excluding Clint here. It's still a complete mystery to me how he ended up with all the normal between them two.)

[Private to Murphy]

The crew confiscated the carpet when I tried to bring it on board.

[To Illyana's friends and their suitemates— but minus Kitty Pryde, right after this]

I know it's short notice but if I could please crash on someone's couch at least for tonight, I'd really really be extremely grateful. I'll try to switch off couches if it's too much imposition more than one night. Thanks.