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Tweak says, "Or coming and staying?"

Namor the Sub Mariner (imperiusrex) wrote in valarcomm,
@ 2012-10-04 04:57:00

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emma frost (white queen), namor mckenzie

Namor opens his eyes to find himself in bed. His bed; a warm, human invention. It isn't what he was expecting.

He reaches for his phone and finds his mobile, then struggles for a moment to remember how the device works before one lifetime's memories manage to supersede the other's. The phone is only used for personal calls, and there are only a few contacts in it.

Ring, ring.

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	imperiusrex 2012-10-06 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	"Hn." He can hear the cracks in her facade, the bitterness below the cold logic. "Do you have many to mourn?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	white_diamonds 2012-10-06 09:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes." Emma's response is dull. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperiusrex 2012-10-06 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	He shifts in bed, looking to the empty space that Emma would be occupying if she were present. "Would you prefer not to speak of it?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	white_diamonds 2012-10-06 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	"There isn't much to say. I was an instructor at special schools for people like us and they often died. Senselessly. Violently." A pause. "Children." Emma sighs quietly and shifts, pulling her sheets closer. The room seems to grow larger and she feels lonely. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperiusrex 2012-10-06 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes," he says, the memory of Toro's face as he heard the news of Bucky's fate coming to mind. "That seems the way of things in that world." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	white_diamonds 2012-10-06 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	"It's worse than you know." Emma smiles, but there is no humor there. "Are you going to be alright?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperiusrex 2012-10-06 10:00 pm UTC (link)
	"In time," he says, not quite certain if he means it. "I apologize for waking you." Namor is lying; even during their worst fights, he's never been sorry to talk to Emma. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	white_diamonds 2012-10-06 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	"It's fine." Emma says this quickly enough that she feels just a bit awkward after. She clears her throat. "I don't have plans for tomorrow anyway." She adds this quietly and makes a face at empty air. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperiusrex 2012-10-06 10:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Even so." A silence follows as either of them try to find something to say. Finally, Namor breaks it with, "I suspect my initial crisis has passed. I should try to sleep before tomorrow." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

white_diamonds
2012-10-06 10:28 pm UTC (link)

"Alright." The pause that follows is full of something, perhaps an expectation that is not going to be met. Emma considers inviting him over, but stops herself before the words can come out. She is still mourning the loss of an old relationship, after all. And it isn't exactly as though she's entirely set herself up on the concept of getting back with Namor in any sort of way aside from flirtatious tension. "I hope your sleep is dreamless."

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	imperiusrex 2012-10-06 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	Come over, he wants to say. I would appreciate your company. But it's easier not to put himself out there; he feels vulnerable enough as it is, and while he isn't opposed to separating her from her paramour, it seems inappropriate to attempt to do so just now. "I suppose I should wish you the same. Good night, Emma." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	white_diamonds 2012-10-06 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	"Good night." She doesn't think she sounds disappointed, but she certainly feels it. Quickly, she disconnects the call and casts her phone aside. Sleep doesn't return easily, but when it does, it is without memories of that other world. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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