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Darius Alexander Summers (dasummers) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-12-20 19:58:00

Entry tags:

darius summers, ophelia

Who: Darius and Ophelia
What: looking around her house, mild flirting.
Where: Ophelia's home.
When: earlier in the day
Warnings: obscene levels of cute?

Darius felt a little silly as he walked through the streets of New York. He was carrying a Wandering Jew, the purple and silver foliage brushing over his hands as he walked. The urge to shelter it from the cold was strong, but he refrained. A little time in the cold wouldn't hurt it, and he'd look foolish cuddling a plant.

Still, he was careful with it as he went, sheltering it with his arm when the wind was particularly cold.

He arrived at Ophelia's door quickly, driven by the cold and the wet. Just being here made him smile, and he knocked, hoping she wouldn't take long. It felt as though his bones were solid ice.

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dasummers
2008-12-23 01:16 pm UTC (link)

He laughed. "Good!" Her choice made him nod. Hawaii was his personal favorite. "Hmmmm. It's. . . like a mountain that's connected to an underground stream of rock that is so hot, it melts into liquid. Every now and then the volcanoes erupt, and spew liquid rock. I don't think that's happened in Hawaii recently, though."

Volcanoes are pretty neat. Darius had always wanted to see one in action, but never got the chance. Which was probably for the best.

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	love_remember 2008-12-23 01:37 pm UTC (link)
	"I...can't even imagine that," Ophelia said, fascinated. Though she does remember watching the metalsmith work on horseshoes, and how hot the metal got, until it was glowing red. "I am so looking forward to seeing the islands and especially with you." She really liked him tremendously, and it was nice to speak with a man who treated her well. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dasummers 2008-12-23 01:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Good. I'm glad that you're looking forward to it." He blushed a little. "I hope you have a good time. Would you like to go sometime in February?" That would give him time to plan. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	love_remember 2008-12-23 01:46 pm UTC (link)
	She remembers February as being a memorably miserable month. And Valentine's Day was that month too. She...did not particularly like that day, either, fraught with disappointment as it was. "Oh yes. February would be perfect." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dasummers 2008-12-23 01:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Cool." He'd forgotten all about Valentine's day, since he rarely had a reason to acknowledge it. Usually he endeavored to be single around that time, since he rarely had a girlfriend he wanted to shower with false love and affection that month. In about a week he'd remember and facepalm at himself. "Then it sounds like a plan." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	love_remember 2008-12-23 02:03 pm UTC (link)
	Ophelia...has had her heart broken over Valentine's day too many times to even think about it in a kindly light. She is going to steadfastly igore the day. Or try to. She squeaked happily and clapped her hands. "Hooray!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dasummers 2008-12-23 02:05 pm UTC (link)
	Darius will gladly join her in ignoring it. He beamed at her obvious delight, and laughed a little. "I'm glad that you're happy, Ophelia. Have you been to your shop yet?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

love_remember
2008-12-23 02:18 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, yes. It's gorgeous. Ms. Torres says that we get a great amount of business. I own most of it, though we have enough workers that I do not have to be there most of the time if I am not up to it. But I think I am understanding how the business is run, and so I am there more often."

She's not really been in contact with many customers, and most of the employees there shield her from the rude ones if she's out in the front.

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	dasummers 2008-12-23 02:21 pm UTC (link)
	Listening to her was good. She was so enthusiastic about life. It was difficult to imagine her as Shakespeare had written her. But then again, Shakespeare was a hack. "What kind of stuff do you do in the shop?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

love_remember
2008-12-23 02:26 pm UTC (link)

It was rather hard to be cheerful when everything was grey and cloudy, you were alone most of the time, and told to be quiet when you weren't alone.

Betrayal and abandonment didn't help either. But...thinking on those things made her upset, and so she tried not to think on them too much.

"Oh, I cut and arrange the flowers and sometimes I take orders on the telephone. I don't deal with the public much...I have a feeling the girl I replaced was fairly shy."

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dasummers
2008-12-23 05:56 pm UTC (link)

Darius had never been through that kind of trauma. Though his family had its share of squabbles and infighting, any of them would protect the other without a second thought. He had always felt safe with his family, and loved, even if he bickered with his brothers.

"That sounds nice. It must be pretty relaxing, after the walk to the store." He chuckled a little. New York drivers were crazy.

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	love_remember 2008-12-23 08:17 pm UTC (link)
	Laertes was a very nice brother to her...but he, like her father, was very much a man of his time. "It is usually a nice walk...if I am going in early. If I go in around noon, it takes a while." Because yes, New York drivers are crazy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dasummers 2008-12-24 12:16 am UTC (link)
	"That's not too bad. It was busy in San Francisco, too. But I liked living there. It was a very open place." He'd grown up in the by-then well founded mutantown, and had seen people walk around unmolested where in certain parts of the country they still had to suffer for how they were born. "New York seems pretty neat. When it warms up, we'll go exploring." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	love_remember 2008-12-24 08:30 am UTC (link)
	"Where is San Francisco?" One thing Ophelia needs in her life is an atlas. "I'd like that. I've never seen this place in warm weather." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

dasummers
2008-12-24 12:31 pm UTC (link)

He wished he'd brought a map now, too.

Oh! Wait! Modern technology to the rescue! He pulled out his blackberry and brought up the webbrowser, finally finding a picture of the United States."

"Okay. You are in this little leg up here, in one of the tiny states. San Francisco is on the other side here, on the West Coast."

He pointed with a pen, since his fingers were too big to be specific enough.

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	love_remember 2008-12-24 12:43 pm UTC (link)
	"It all seems so far away," she murmurs. "People must get so spread out from their families sometimes." It's such a large country... "It makes me feel terribly small." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dasummers 2008-12-24 12:54 pm UTC (link)
	"It's not common for people to stay near their families in this country. Usually children move far away from their parents. But with telephones and the internet, we can still keep ni contact with each other." It feels like a very small world to Darius. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	love_remember 2008-12-24 12:57 pm UTC (link)
	It will take a very long time before it feels small to Ophelia. "I suppose you are right. I do not have any family to live away from, at least." She smiled softly. "How did your interview go? The other day?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dasummers 2008-12-24 12:59 pm UTC (link)
	Darius shrugged, stretching his legs out a little more. "Not bad. I might have a shot at that scholarship. I hope so, anyway." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	love_remember 2008-12-24 01:01 pm UTC (link)
	"I hope you get it...do you know what you will be studying?" Her online searches have helped her understand a few things, like college majors and the like. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dasummers 2008-12-24 01:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Not yet. I have an associates in business, but I'm not sure whether or not that it what I want to do with my life." Being away from his family and the X-men would help him figure himself out a lot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	love_remember 2008-12-24 01:52 pm UTC (link)
	Being away from her own family...and her own world...has done more for Ophelia than she knows. "There seem to be so many choices in this world." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dasummers 2008-12-24 08:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Yup. Whole world full of opportunity, just waiting for us." He grinned at her. It was, truly, a wonderful life. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	love_remember 2008-12-24 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	She grinned back, leaning against the sofa. "It will be quite an adventure." She'd never thought to be one for adventures...but things change. And sometimes, even for the better. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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