Mason Jeffries (got_the_touch) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-06-20 19:27:00

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If It's Not fun, Why Do It?
A card gets slid under the door to Marrina's room, with a neatly printed note.

To the Incredibly Beautiful Princess Marrina of Atlantis

~*~

You are hereby cordially invited to a picnic, one and one half kilos northeast of the headquarters of the incredibly awesome and superheroic government-sponsored team, Alpha Flight.

There will be sandwiches, cookies, drinks of your choice, and a place to comfortably soak yourself if you so wish.

And your boyfriend. He'll be there too.

~*~

There's an additional note scribbled on with marker as well.

If you really want to get her outside (so she doesn't feel cooped up), your sister can come too.

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	sea_shelly 2010-06-20 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	After leaving a message for Kassie that she could join them if she wanted to, Marrina flew out to where Mason (God, he was a sweetheart) was, touching down lightly. "Think I'm finally getting the hang of landings," she said, to no one in particular. (Reply to this)(Thread)

got_the_touch
2010-06-21 12:33 pm UTC (link)

"Well I'm glad for that. Last thing I want is for you to wind up crashing and breaking your neck." Mason smiles as he walks over and hugs her around the waist, lifting her up just a little as he gives her a kiss. "Hello princess." He grins as he lets her back down, gesturing to a large blanket with a neatly, if simply, arranged lunch. A few feet off from the blanket is a large porcelain tub laid into the ground, filled with water.

"It took me a few trips of dragging scrap-metal and junk out here to put that thing together and make all the water for it." Mason comments, kicking at a bit of grass. "Not a lot of rocks in the soil here to work with. Still can't work on plant life or other organics.." He sighs, seemingly disappointed. "Sorry I can't do anything about the temperature. Couldn't find a heater I could get out here. Still, it's summer, so it should be good for at least a month or two." He smiles hopefully.

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	sea_shelly 2010-06-21 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks, Mason," Marrina told him. "I appreciate it. And don't worry; if you're meant to be able to affect organics, it'll happen." She gave him a reassuring smile. "Don't worry. I'm not really bothered by temperatures. It gets pretty cold in the water, remember?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-21 05:03 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay. So! I have cookies, and sandwiches, and drinks." He tugs her over to the blanket, sitting her down and pulling stuff out of the basket. "Just an idea I had." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-21 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	She gave him a kiss. "It's the thought that counts," she agreed. "It was a sweet one." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-21 05:19 pm UTC (link)
	He grins. "Well I think it was a damn good thought, so of course it counts." Mason starts rifling through the sandwiches. "I've got roast beef, cheese, tuna, and ham. Cookies are recipes that Mel told me about." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-21 05:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Tuna please," Marrina said. She grinned. "But you baked them? Well, I suppose cooking's just chemistry..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

got_the_touch
2010-06-21 06:55 pm UTC (link)

"Pfft. It's not chemistry enough for my mutation apparently. When I put my hands on something, I can tell what it's made of, but most food's still mostly organic, even in spite of all the preservatives and whatever. Best I could do is pull all the salt out of something." Mason shrugs, setting in on a roast beef sandwich as he passes a tuna to Marrina.

"I can follow a recipe. I mean, they won't be as good as Mel's. I can't sweet-talk the appliances like she can."

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	sea_shelly 2010-06-21 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	Marrina took a bite of her sandwich. "I think baking is Mel's real mutant power," she said. "But I'm sure yours will be great." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-21 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	Mason grins, basking in the pre-emptive praise. "You're so nice to me. Thanks." He kisses her on the cheek between bites. "I've got chocolate chip with mint cookies, chocolate cookies, and peanut butter cookies." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-22 12:34 am UTC (link)
	"What can I say? You're sweet, Mason. Probably the sweetest guy I've ever met." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-22 02:50 am UTC (link)
	Mason shrugs and finishes his sandwich, seeming very pleased with himself. Then something occurs to him. "So... have you known a lot of guys?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-22 02:58 am UTC (link)
	Marrina tilted her head. "In general, or are you talking about boyfriends here?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-22 02:59 am UTC (link)
	Mason thinks that over. "In general, just out of curiosity about any friends of yours, boyfriends for more specific curiosity." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-22 03:05 am UTC (link)
	She smiled. "I've got a lot of friends back home. It was a small town, so pretty much everybody knew everybody. Just like a generation ago with my mother, they're all pretty accepting." She went on. "Only one boyfriend, really. Tommy Harris." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-22 03:13 am UTC (link)
	Mason's response is so quick it practically gives him whiplash of the jaw. "Was he tall?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-22 03:22 am UTC (link)
	Marrina fought the urge to laugh. "Taller than me, anyway," she said. "He was a great hockey player though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-22 03:27 am UTC (link)
	Mason draws himself up a little, even though he's sitting. "Yeah, well... let's see him put together a home entertainment center configuration, and karaoke stage." He turns his head, then takes up a cookie, biting into it defiantly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-22 03:36 am UTC (link)
	"Mason, you're getting jealous of a guy I haven't spoken to in over a year," she told him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-22 03:38 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not jealous!" He protests, then clears his throat, offering her cookies. "Just making an observation that you've traded up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-22 03:48 am UTC (link)
	Right. She was totally believing that, Mason. She took one of the cookies and bit into it. "These are good," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-22 04:02 am UTC (link)
	Mason smiles, but relaxes his posture again. "Sorry... that was stupid." Something else occurs to him though. "Why haven't you spoken to him? You still talk to anyone else?" He's concerned at that bit. He still e-mails or chats with just about everyone back home. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sea_shelly
2010-06-22 04:02 pm UTC (link)

"Just kinda fell out of touch. He went off to higher education and I went off the Alpha Flight here, and most of the rest just stayed in town and went to work with or for their parents, pretty much," Marrina replied.

She hesitated, but opted for honesty. "He wanted to take our relationship up a level, and I wasn't ready for that. He was moving off anyway, and...so we broke up."

Fearful of it, was more the answer. Fearful of what secrets lay hidden in her DNA.

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	got_the_touch 2010-06-23 01:53 am UTC (link)
	Mason tilts his head. "Up a level just physically, or like he wanted you to follow him to the same college and everything?" He rolls over and stretches out beside her, looking up as he awaits her answer. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-23 01:55 am UTC (link)
	"Both, actually," Marrina said. "I mean, we'd been kind of hot and heavy and all... But I just wasn't ready for anything else." Not to mention she had no idea if she'd, you know, turn into some kind of inhuman monster after sex. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-23 02:06 am UTC (link)
	... really now. Mason is just looking up at her, eyes a little wider, but not particularly jealous. More like... eager. "...I see." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-23 02:13 am UTC (link)
	Well. That was... kind of nice. But the fact remained... "Yeah," she said. "So we kinda broke it off after that. He didn't take it all that well, so we don't talk anymore." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-23 02:31 am UTC (link)
	Mason grimaces. "I'm sorry you lost a friend, but I'd say he got the lesser end of things." He grabs playfully at her waistband to pull her down for cuddling purposes. "YOU, Princess Marrina, are one most awesome girlfriend." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-23 02:42 am UTC (link)
	Marrina let out a little, but amused, gasp he as pulled her down and cuddled up next to him. She kissed him. "You, Prince-Consort Mason, are one awesome boyfriend." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-23 02:43 am UTC (link)
	He blinks in surprise, but doesn't hesitate to kiss back. "I'm Prince whatnow? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-23 02:47 am UTC (link)
	"I looked it up. As my boyfriend, that's your official title. Prince-Consort. Or close enough. It's the term for a husband of a reigning queen." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-23 02:57 am UTC (link)
	"Oh... I see." Mason clears his throat. "Were you... planning on more... consorting?" Aww, he's blushing, just a little. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-23 03:09 am UTC (link)
	Aaaaw. "Maybe. Some day," she said. "But as far as I can see, only with you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-23 03:15 am UTC (link)
	"I meant with me!" He wants to clarify that right away. And of course he says it perhaps a bit too emphatically. He clears his throat and settles himself, arms slipping around her. "Y'know... whenever you feel like it. It's cool." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-23 03:27 am UTC (link)
	She smiled. "Right now? This right here is pretty nice." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-23 03:33 am UTC (link)
	"Definitely nice." He kisses along the unique shape of her ear. It's not a fetish at all, he just thinks it's really cool how one of a kind she is. "Can I ask your opinion of something?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-23 03:40 am UTC (link)
	The ear-thing? That feels nice. "Hmm? Sure," she said." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-23 03:46 am UTC (link)
	Somehow, he picks up on that. He lets his lips brush over them while he talks. "Do you think I pull my weight as part of the team? I mean, compared to what all of you guys can do." It's not exactly pillow-talk, but he's keeping his voice low to not be yelling right into her ear. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-23 03:49 am UTC (link)
	"You're joking, right?" Marrina asked. "Mason, your powers are very useful. Probably way more than mine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-23 01:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Well yeah, if you wanna remodel a base. Someone could pick me up by my shirt collar and I'd be S-O-L though." He mumbles, nuzzling her neck as he hugs her maybe a bit tighter. "I mean, it's not like I want to be able to hurt anyone, but I just wish my power had a little more 'oomph', like you and Alex and Jordie." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-23 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Like Alex and Jordan," Marrina amended. "Pretty much anything I can do, one or the other of them can." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-06-23 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	"I just worry about others ending up distracted because they have to protect me. I mean.. you guys are like.." He purses his lips, trying to find a phrase. He gestures to one side, "You guys are like the Action Mutants, and I'm more like," he gestures to the other side, "--a Utility Mutant." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-06-23 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	"Huh. I wonder if I actually qualify as a mutant," Marrina mused. "Or just a Plodex-Atlantean-Human hybrid?" "But hey, Utility Mutant is a good position. Not too many of those." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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