temperence (temperence) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-02-21 22:50:00

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inactive - alisa lebeau, nicholas salem, team - champions

She's A Little Runaway...
It did not take Alisa long to get back to the Workshop. The bus was not crowded, which allowed her to travel faster than usual. Non one seemed to car she looked like she took a jump in a river. The bus was always like that, going by a "Don't ask, don't tell" kind of policy. She dragged her backpack towards the workshop, which she left a couple of hours earlier.

"Guess ah can stay here..." She muttered to herself, using her key to unlock the workshop, then walk inside. She closed the door behind her making sure it was locked securely. "Non like Nick gonna know... 'ell, probably can do more work until ah pass out..."

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vicious_cycle
2010-02-22 05:39 am UTC (link)

He breathes a sigh of relief.
"Alisa... touching you like that... isn't a bad thing. Argo will get there, might even have been there, but I told him not to. Because you deserve better than being just one of his conquests, and definitely deserve better than me. It has nothing to do with you not being attractive or being some kind of untouchable. It has everything to do with you deserving being better than that. And I /want/ for you and Argo to work out, and you and Ennie to have a better life. And for that, Argo will need to commit to something, or he won't take it seriously. And sleeping with me... wouldn't be good for you. It'd taint your soul, alright, but that ain't a good thing."

He takes another shot of whiskey. "I wish I could lie to you and tell you it all goes away. But it won't. But it will make you strong enough to realize all the challenges that come later ain't so bad, and when you and your brother stick together and overcome all the shit in your past, you'll be better for it. Neither you, nor your brother are going to hell, you have time."

He sighs. "Alisa, before you go telling me what a good person or friend I am, I want you to consider a few things though. Revenge ain't good for anyone... but its my business. Sleeping with me wouldn't be good, but its right where my mind went, and you talked yourself out of it before I said anything. It doesn't matter if I was a candidate for sainthood the rest of my life, I can't make up for anything. The devil already has my soul, the space its supposed to occupy is home to a demon. I'm not a good person, and just because I try and fake it now and then don't make anything different."

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temperence
2010-02-22 05:48 am UTC (link)

"You know... you sound jus' as bad as me." She looked up at him, taking the Whiskey bottle from his hand and sitting up some to take a sip of it. "Ah feel like de worst person in de world, an' you do as well. Only t'ing is, here you are tryin' ta make mah feel bettah... where you t'ink you lyin' an' even good in de 'least. If Ah'm wrong about mahself... you could be wrong about yourself."

She handed Nick the bottle back, a sincere look upon her face, as she rolled to lay on her stomach. "Gotta be honest here... ah doubt me an' Argo would work out. He could 'ave ANY woman on dis planet, Nick... an' any Goddess he could want. He'll never go for me. Ah'm jus' gonna end up as like a best friend... you know, de kinda gal guys don' date but like ta hang around. But even so, it more den ah ver 'ad from someone other den Ennie. An' ah t'ink you mah friend as well, even if you t'ink yahself lower den low. Nick... de devil may 'ave yah soul, but he don' got yah heart."

She smiled a little, resting her forearms under her chin as she looked up at him. "Sometimes, it jus' takes anoder person to make yah realize de truth, even if it right in front o' yah face de whole time. Dat an' a whole bottle o' Whiskey."

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vicious_cycle
2010-02-22 05:55 am UTC (link)

That draws a smile. "You're a better person than you think you are. Perceptive too. And you're maybe right, Argo could have all sorts of women... but that's easy. Olympians, and Argo, so far as I know, are all about challenges, something with meaning. And if he has to earn your heart honestly, and give something of himself in the process, he might surprise you."

He takes another shot of whiskey. "You and me, we come from real similar backgrounds. I think you probably know me better than anyone else here. But I already failed. I maybe could have found other ways, done better... but in the end, in Murderworld, and before, I gave the Rider what he wanted. I know what it is to be good... I've seen it, I admire it. In my better moments, I aspire to it. But when the chips are down, good isn't my business. Revenge is."

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temperence
2010-02-22 06:03 am UTC (link)

"Maybe... ah'll be honest, ah was a bit disappointed he didn' do anyt'ing wit' me. T'ought ah wasn' good enough wit' all dat happened to me. But now dat you told me all dis, ah'll jus' 'ave to make him work harder for me. Give him a real good challenge, no?" Alisa cracked a smile, sitting up again to take her swing of the Whiskey bottle, then hug Nick. She even patted his back a few times as she hugged him.

"Revenge may be your business... but it ain' you, non completely, Boss. An' if it wasn' for you in Murder World, we all woulda died. So you can' say revenge de only t'ing you do. You saved us all, an' you gotta remember an' focus on dat. Ah mean... if you was only after Revenge, you woulda jus' let us all die an' gone straight for Arcade."

She smiled still, resting her head on his shoulder as she hugged Nick. "Ah make a deal wit' you, Nick... you don' give up on yahself an' dat heart o' yours... an' ah won' give up on mahself."

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	vicious_cycle 2010-02-22 06:12 am UTC (link)
	He has a couple responses for her. That he honestly saved them more out of coincidence in many cases. What sticks with him the most from that day is the burning desire to see Arcade dragged to hell. But its Alisa. If this will get her moving the right direction, he can lie. "Deal." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

temperence
2010-02-22 06:18 am UTC (link)

"We both got dealt cruddy hands, Nick... we can still make sumt'ing o' ourselves, like yah said. What applies ta mah applies to you... an' ah guess we'll both make it, somehow." She continued to smile, finally letting go of him and sitting back down on the mattress. "So... you gonna sleep here, an' ah'll make mah own bed outta mah backpack? We gonna share de bed? Ah under de overs, you above? Or... what's de deal gonna be wit' sleepin' arraignments? Ah don' wanna put you out on yah ass, you know, Boss."

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	vicious_cycle 2010-02-22 07:33 am UTC (link)
	"Nah, I'm going to just let you into the base. You can crash in my room on a real bed and I'll sleep out here. Corey'll be making breakfast tomorrow, and you ought to be able to sneak up there without waking anyone up. You're skinnier than me, and I don't really get cold. Besides, my porn and whiskey is out here." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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