Kevin Kinross (better_now) wrote in exiles,
@ 2011-02-02 17:11:00

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Talking
Alex had mentioned Doug as there. Sure, he'd said Doug as in no position to talk to people, but like that mattered. He had to ask his crazy brother-in-law about Rahne. The idea that she could still in such horrific condition bothered him much more than the fact that he was dead here.
He was so eager to see Doug and here about it that he wouldn't even be cross if Doug called him Jamie.

He left Sarah dealing with the Summers brothers and the others getting fed and cleaned as necessary.

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	a_pal 2011-02-04 03:03 am UTC (link)
	"It's pretty strange, but" Gwenny manages a smile. "Doing okay. Just hungry." "Then come get supper!" says a small girl suddenly exclaims as she comes around the corner. "Hi. I'm Rae. Rae Rankin." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	steelandsorcery 2011-02-04 04:17 am UTC (link)
	Dane makes his way into cafeteria for food, unable to ignore the urge to eat, as much as he'd like to. He gets himself some food and finds an empty table, sitting to himself while he keeps an eye out on those around him. He's still not certain about these people, but he should at least keep his energy up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notallhunkydory 2011-02-04 04:54 am UTC (link)
	Dorrek twitches a little in surprise as Rae Rankin approaches, but turns it into a shrug and a nod. He smiles at Gwenny and gestures her on ahead. "Thank you, Ms. Rankin." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	a_pal 2011-02-04 04:59 am UTC (link)
	And Rae will happily take them to the dining hall. And wave at the man at one table with a "Hi, Mr. Whitman!" Rae sighs. "Lentils and rice again. It's not so bad. Hey, Miss. Are you related to Uncle Logan?" "...Um. No?" says Gwenny (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	steelandsorcery 2011-02-04 05:02 am UTC (link)
	Dane acknowledges the wave with a curt nod and something that would be a smile on a gentler human being, probably even on the Dane of the current dimension. He's not used to smiling for reasons that have nothing to do with battle or slaughtering a demon. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

notallhunkydory
2011-02-04 05:28 am UTC (link)

Dorrek frowns at the food, suddenly struck by a bout of homesickness. The Avengers had eventually come to terms with his nostalgic dietary preferences (although Tommy insisted on making gagging noises). These people? They'd think it was strange or get suspicious if he tried mixing pickles and strawberries in the same bowl, or any number of substitutes he'd developed over the years.

He sighs heavily, serves himself some of the lentils and rice, and follows the girls over toward Dane's table.

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	a_pal 2011-02-04 05:34 am UTC (link)
	"Oh. A lot of Uncle Logan's family are Japanese. Except Laura. She's his sister, and she's not Japanese. So who are you, then?" Rae asks. "I'm Gwenny, Gwenny Lou Sabuki, and this is Mr. Valentine." "There are really people named Mr. Valentine? Neat. So are you a mutant, Gwenny?" "Oh. Um. No. There was a lab accident." "Oh. Cool." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	steelandsorcery 2011-02-05 04:50 am UTC (link)
	Dane listens to the banter between the child and the newcomers, mildly amused at the girl's inquisitiveness. "Are you two settling in well?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notallhunkydory 2011-02-05 07:13 pm UTC (link)
	"As well as can be expected, I suppose," Dorrek answers with a shrug. "I'm not sure if it's really sunk in yet. I'll let you know when it does. "And you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

a_pal
2011-02-06 05:39 am UTC (link)

"Well enough," Gwenny says smiling. "The food is good."

Rae doesn't fully agree. She keeps putting random spices and condiments in hers. Finally, "Good to see you, Mr. Whitman. I was starting to worry something was wrong in Baltimore, 'cause I know they weren't planning to go, but it's just you." A pause. A childish realizationn. "Don't tell my mom I know about that. I'm not supposed to."

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steelandsorcery
2011-02-08 04:01 am UTC (link)

"I'm settling in, though I'd really like to know why everyone around here keeps staring at me when they think I'm not looking." Dane says.

And then Rae speaks up and Dane looks at the little girl.

"See, it's comments like that that make me wonder why my counter-part isn't around for me to speak with. Did he upset someone? I'd like to know so that I don't make any missteps while I'm here." Dane says.

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a_pal
2011-02-08 04:06 am UTC (link)

Gwenny just stares from person to person. "He's Our Mr. Whitman, Rae, not yours."

"Ohh, right... Well, um, you see, Mr. Whitman doesn't come here. I've only ever met him when I was playing with Luna and her Mom wanted her to stay in the city that day 'stead of visiting over here. But it's one of those things Everybody Knows: Don't talk about Mr. Whitman around Mr. Bennet. It's not Mr. Whitman's fault. Mr. Bennet just knew some of his family a long time ago. Mr. Bennet lives here, mostly. Mom says he has 'Complex Posttrau-matic Stress Dis-order.' And it gets worse when he's upset. The last time somebody upset him, it took forever to rebuild that part of the grounds and put the hills right-side up again and all that."

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	steelandsorcery 2011-02-08 04:11 am UTC (link)
	"Hm. That name...Bennet. It sounds familiar, but I can't place why just now." Dane says, the name tickling something in the back of his mind. Why did that name sound so familiar? "So, Mr. Bennett and I are not friends, then?" Dane asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	a_pal 2011-02-08 04:28 am UTC (link)
	"Golly, sure doesn't sound like it!" Gwenny exclaims. Rae shakes her head. "So he's in Baltimore. To save trouble." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	steelandsorcery 2011-02-08 04:35 am UTC (link)
	"Then perhaps that is best. No need for trouble." Dane says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

notallhunkydory
2011-02-08 04:46 am UTC (link)

"It seems to me that it would be very strange to meet an alternate universe counterpart," Dorrek muses. Very strange, but very interesting. He wonders if his counterpart is on this planet at the moment, or if he's still living on the Skrull Throne World -- or if he even survived infancy. "Have you encountered counterparts before, or does this team generally make efforts to avoid such things?"

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	a_pal 2011-02-08 04:50 am UTC (link)
	Rae nods. "And don't tell Mom I mentioned stuff. Sometimes I'm not s'posed to be listening" "It doesn't really hurt anything," Rae interjects after Dorey speaks. "We met a friend's all-tern-ate future self once. It was cool." "Sure would be weird," Gwenny remarks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	steelandsorcery 2011-02-09 02:59 am UTC (link)
	"I have met few duplicates of the people I once knew, but the ones I have are different enough to give me pause." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

notallhunkydory
2011-02-10 05:13 am UTC (link)

Dorrek sketches a seated bow in Rae's direction. "My lips are sealed," he says with mock-solemnity. "Although if you're going to be continuing that habit, I'd advise you to find a teacher. People start paying more attention as you get older, and it gets harder to 'overhear' things."

He sighs and raises his glass of water in Dane and Gwenny's direction. "Here's to hoping that we don't run into anyone we care about who thinks of us as enemies."

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	steelandsorcery 2011-02-12 02:42 am UTC (link)
	"I'll drink that." Dane says, raising his glass as well. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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