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Lorna Dane loves rocks and math (compassrose) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-03-10 00:07:00

Entry tags:

erik magnus, lorna dane

Who: Lorna and Erik
What: Bonding, possibly of the father-daughter variety
Where: A nice cafe
Rating: Probably nothing severe.

She had asked to be seated outside, since it was such a beautiful day. Beside which, there was no point in going to an exotic city and spending the whole time hunched into a booth. She'd picked this place because it was far from her house, and somewhere she'd always wanted to visit. She'd even arranged ahead of time to meet Alex at the House on the Rock afterward, because if things went bad she'd need it, and if they didn't. . .it was the House on the Rock, and therefore awesome.

But at the moment she was nervous about meeting Erik, and her leg bounced slightly under the table.

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red_magnetism
2008-03-10 11:41 am UTC (link)

Erik walked quickly toward the resturant Lorna had picked. He was running just a small bit behind because a student had wanted to talk to him after class.

He saw her already sitting outside as he approached. He was more than a little nervous, but so far she didn't seem to hate him, and he wouldn't give her reason to if he could help it.

He smiled at her and waved when he was close enough, walking up to the table.

"Hello, Lorna. I'm sorry I'm late."

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compassrose
2008-03-10 07:40 pm UTC (link)

She smiled softly at him, waving back. "No problem. I was early, anyway. Have a seat, I told the waitress not to come until you got here."

He wasn't like the man who was a threat to the world in her time. She hoped he wouldn't turn out to be nothing more than a less ambitious version of his alternate self. Her conversation with Pietro had given her enough dislike of the 'next phase in evolution' theory for a year.

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	red_magnetism 2008-03-10 10:48 pm UTC (link)
	Erik sat down. "This is a nice place, I don't think I've been here before." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	compassrose 2008-03-11 01:03 am UTC (link)
	"Me either. But it got a good review in the local newspaper, so I thought I'd give it a try." She smiled as the waitress came over. "How are you adjusting?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	red_magnetism 2008-03-11 01:09 am UTC (link)
	"Hm, well it's been getting a bit exciting recently, but I think I'm adjusting well. I've been here as long as anyone, but it's still always an adventure. How are you doing here? I know it's been hard for you, seeing as you didn't even know you were a mutant when you first came here." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	compassrose 2008-03-11 01:12 am UTC (link)
	"I'm okay, really. It's a little crazy, but a lot less boring. And the people here are much friendlier." The waitress finally arrived and took their orders, giving Lorna time to think. "The whole gender switching things was a bit of a pain in the arse, but other than that, most of the changes have been good." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	red_magnetism 2008-03-11 01:15 am UTC (link)
	"That one was interesting. I, personally, enjoyed the time when I started acting like a five year old and Ed, a girl I take care of, was having to babysit me. That was some time before you were here, actually." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	compassrose 2008-03-11 01:21 am UTC (link)
	"Edward? The one that likes sparkles, among other things?" She chuckled a little. "She's cute. I'll bet that was pretty amusing." Edward taking care of anything was an amusing picture. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	red_magnetism 2008-03-11 02:04 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, Edward, with the sparkles. She is adorable. She mostly takes care of herself by now." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	compassrose 2008-03-11 03:48 am UTC (link)
	"She seems like a nice girl. We haven't actually talked, but her posts are always amusing." She smiles brightly, glad to know that Erik isn't alone. "When are you from? I mean, what date was it back home when you were taken?" She's been dying to know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	red_magnetism 2008-03-11 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	"It was 1950. I had just met Charles for the first time. It seems like such a long time ago." His smile was a little sad, reminiscent, really. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	compassrose 2008-03-12 12:27 am UTC (link)
	"Wow. You mean Charles Xavier, right?" Magneto used to hang out with someone who preaches mutant-human cooperation? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	red_magnetism 2008-03-12 12:40 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, Xavier. He and I were good friends before we became enemies. Even after we were enemies we were still friends. Probably one of the best friends I've ever had." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	compassrose 2008-03-12 12:42 am UTC (link)
	Lorna's fascinated. "I read in the comic books, but all the crazy stuff in there can't be for real." Because, seriously, some of it's just extreme. "I haven't gotten too far in yet, though." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	red_magnetism 2008-03-12 12:46 am UTC (link)
	Erik smiled, "You probably wouldn't believe how much of it is real. I haven't really read the comics, but, well the reality was crazy enough that I don't think they could exaggerate too much." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	compassrose 2008-03-12 12:54 am UTC (link)
	"Wow. I'm kinda glad I miss it, really." She laughs and shakes her head. "Not that this place is any saner, I guess. Kind of afraid to get the part where I actually show up." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	red_magnetism 2008-03-12 01:01 am UTC (link)
	"Oh yes, I never really get a chance to miss it because the insanity of this place reminds me so much of home," he said laughing. "That's one of the reasons I never read the comics. I really didn't want to see what happened to me. I know what happened. I remember some of it and others explained parts, but I don't want to read it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	compassrose 2008-03-12 01:04 am UTC (link)
	"I can understand that." She touches his hand softly. "Beside, I'm sure that I get my own share of brain breaking insanity." Ah, if only she knew. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	red_magnetism 2008-03-12 01:09 am UTC (link)
	Erik smiled at her. He was actually very happy. Three out of four of his children didn't hate him, and as much as it still bothered him that Pietro hated him, he was happy that at least Lorna didn't. "We all did. I can't think of one hero who didn't go evil at one point or one villain that wasn't heroic at one point, or in their own corrupt version of heroisms." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

compassrose
2008-03-12 01:16 am UTC (link)

"I guess sometimes, when something's so close to home, it's hard to always know what's right. I can see why people would switch sides, since it seems like there's still tension between humans and mutants in the future."

She smiles. It's weird thinking of him as her father. But he's not a bad man. He might never replace her adopted father, but she didn't find the concept that she was his daughter horrifying. Pietro, she decided, was a git.

(I have icon fail. Ignore that icon entirely.)

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	red_magnetism 2008-03-12 01:29 am UTC (link)
	"Lines get blurred and it's hard to say who's on what side, or if there even are sides. It's easy to forget what you're fighting for." (yeah, i've just been defaulting cause it's too much work to pick them) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	compassrose 2008-03-12 01:36 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. Dr. McCoy says that I join the X-men in his world, but if they start it up here, I don't think I will. I don't think I could fight for any side unless I was sure that they were doing what was right." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	red_magnetism 2008-03-14 11:44 am UTC (link)
	"I don't think they'd allow me to join," he chuckled a bit, "No, I don't think I'd want to join either, especially without Charles there. Charles gave them focus, though there were times he lost his way, I don't know what the X-Men would be without him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	compassrose 2008-03-14 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	"It's still kind of hard to believe he's a mutant, actually. I guess it makes sense, since he would be a big target if the government knew what he was actually doing, but still. . .he's more like someone's grandfather than the heart of a team of superheroes." Which, at the moment, only includes Jean, Scott, Bobby, Warren, and Hank. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	red_magnetism 2008-03-19 11:55 am UTC (link)
	"I didn't even know he was a mutant until just before I came here. It was very important to hide what you were back then. Though, that's no different from now, I suppose. People will hate what is different and strange." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	compassrose 2008-03-20 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	"I dunno." Lorna says, after a minute. "I haven't been given any grief about my hair. I mean, yeah, maybe a little from old people who think I've dyed it, but other than that, nobody much seems to care as long as I mind my own business." (Reply to this) (Parent)