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Rose Logan ([info]wild_rose) wrote in [info]marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-07-09 22:55:00


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Entry tags:inactive - match, inactive - rose logan

We all mourn in our own ways
Rose had heard about Jake's death.

That had been several hours ago.  She'd since lost count of how many beers she'd had.  But she was slightly above what her healing factor could keep up with to keep her from being drunk.


They'd fought and bled for Cassidy.  Tina had nearly died.  She'd been pushed to the extreme limits of what she could heal back from.  And how had he repaid them?  By killing one of her only friends.

So she'd responded in the time tested manner of finding somewhere to hide and drinking as much as possible.  And possibly by crying.  Though that was expressly something she did not do.



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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-10 01:11 am UTC (link)
Joey knows that the only person who could be taking this as hard as Mina and her father were is his girlfriend, and he's worried about her right now. He's never seen Rose upset, but he's seen Rose pissed off, and Cassidy would do well not end up in her sights before too long.

He searches the ground, and eventually comes upon Rose's hiding spot. She'll smell him coming long before he finds her, which will give her time to tell him to go away, if that's what she wants.

When he does find her, he'll simply sit down, placing another six-pack of beer near her current one, pop the top...and wait quietly.

When she wants to speak, he'll listen.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-10 01:28 am UTC (link)
Rose finished her current beer and finally seemed to notice that Joey was there.

"...It just ain't right," she said. "Ain't right at all."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-10 01:39 am UTC (link)
"No, it ain't, honey. It's completely fucked up, and it doesn't make sense." Joey says, passing her another beer.

"What number are you on?" he asks.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-10 01:43 am UTC (link)
Rose popped the top and down a good quarter of the beer in one gulp.

"Elf never hurt nobody and what's it get him?" she muttered. "Gets him dead is what."

She tried to consider the question. "What's... what's the number after that one number that comes after fifteen...?"

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-10 01:46 am UTC (link)
Holy shit. She's roasted.

"All right, babe. Maybe it's time we slowed down a little and sobered up. You don't want your old man catchin' you like this, do you?" he asks.

"Jake was a good guy, Rose. He would hate to see you like this." Joey says.

"Do you want me to walk you to your room so you can crash?" he asks.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-10 02:00 am UTC (link)
"'m fine. I got... I got a healin' factor. Makes it... makes... that thing where something doesn't happen 'cause it's too hard."

She let out a breath.

"...Okay, maybe I'm a little tipsy. You wanna be the gentleman, you can walk the lady back."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-10 02:06 am UTC (link)
"Oh, Rose." Joey says, taking her hand. "Come on, let's get you somewhere you can sleep this off."

Times like this are the part of the relationship where you find out if two people can survive the crazy stuff. Joey is sure they've passed with flying colors every time.

"I'll get you back to your room and let you sleep it off. I'll sit with you until you do." he says.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-10 02:19 am UTC (link)
Rose was unsteady on her feet. "Yer a good guy," she said. "Anybody else, they'd be... they'd be tryin' to take advantage of me. An' then I'd have to stab 'em."

"But you're not. I like that."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-10 02:26 am UTC (link)
"See, Rose, this is why we're so good together. You don't wanna stab me, and I wanna keep all my organs where they were when I got 'em." he says.

"But no, I don't want to take advantage of you. You're worth waitin' for. Right now, though, we're gonna talk a little bit. Ana-Pants, Tina, Chris...they wouldn't want to see you like this. Mina wouldn't, either." Joey says.

He helps her walk, keeping her upright and warding off the questioning glances they got along the way.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-10 02:43 am UTC (link)
Rose worked hard for a moment to put together a coherent thought. "'s... 's how I deal with pain. Easier... easier to be drunk, than let someone see me bawlin'..."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-10 02:48 am UTC (link)
"Just so you know...you don't have to be tough around me all the time, Rose. I know you're a badass. Your the most badass girl I know. But if you ever wanna just...let go, you can do that with me." he says.

"I'm never gonna judge you for that, or think less of you." he says.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-10 03:03 am UTC (link)
Oh, geeze... why'd he have to go and say a thing like that? He was way to great a guy.

Moisture started gathering at her eyes. "You're... you're a good guy, Joey," she said. "An'... an'..."

There was what could definitely be called tears now. "An' I miss my friend."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-10 04:10 am UTC (link)
Joey knows what it's like to lose a friend.

"I'm not a good guy, Rose. Or, if I am, you're the reason why." he says.

"You have all the right in the world to miss Jake; what happened shouldn't have happened, but we'll mourn him, and then we'll work on living every day to the fullest. Jake was the kind of guy who'd want that for all his friends. I also think he wouldn't want you or Mina to be alone.

We'll go say hi to her tomorrow, the first chance we get." Joey says. If the girls share a good cry together, it might help them both work through some things.

He's no shrink, but he hears such things work.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-10 09:26 pm UTC (link)
"Man... yeah," Rose reflected. "Elfina's got to be takin' this even worse."

She leaned a little more heavily on him, reflecting on everything he said. "How... how in the heck did you get so smart?"

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-11 01:01 am UTC (link)
Joey laughs at the idea of him being smart; Rose does know how to make a guy feel good, though.

"I spent a lot of time bein' stupid and makin' mistakes. Do it long enough and you learn somethin' eventually." he says.

"How are you feelin'? Is your healing factor makin' things better yet or no?" he asks.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-11 01:31 am UTC (link)
Rose was sobering up a bit, now that she'd stopped ingesting more alcohol. "Doin' a little better," she said. "An'... thanks for keepin' me from makin' too big a fool of myself."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-11 01:48 am UTC (link)
"Hey, you didn't do anything anyone else around wouldn't do if they were able. Tomorrow, you'll get up and take everything from one moment to the next." Joey says.

"Glad you're doin' okay. You ever had a hangover?"

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-11 01:55 am UTC (link)
She shook her head, then regretted it, because it caused her head to swim and her to stumble.

"Nuh-uh. Healin' factor usually patches me up before than can hit."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-11 02:03 am UTC (link)
"Damn, I knew I should asked for a healing factor for Christmas last year." Joey quips.

"Hangovers are horrible, horrible things. I'm glad you won't need me to hold your hair while you're suffering through one, though. I mean, I'd do it, but seein' you all pitiful and unhappy while praying to the porcelain god isn't at the top of my 'Needs-to-Happen-In-This-Relationship' list." he says.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-11 02:34 am UTC (link)
"Well, maybe next year," she joked.

"Ain't on mine either," she added. "But yer sweet to offer."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-11 02:47 am UTC (link)
"See, that's the Rose I lo---know." Joey says. "You're looking more and more sober every minute.

Do you need anything? Water, somethin' to eat? Did eat anything before you started in on all that beer?" he asks.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-11 03:04 am UTC (link)
"Either one'd be good," Rose replied, having caught--she thought--Joey's near slip up. "I, ah, just kinda pilfered some of Dad's stash and started drinkin', actually..."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-11 03:25 am UTC (link)
"Okay." he says, as they get to her door. "You go inside and get comfy. I'll come back with some pasta from earlier. Someone made some damn good spaghetti earlier. I'll see if there's any left." he says.

"You think your old man will have a problem with that? Though, if he did, he probably wouldn't leave it where you could find it, huh? Never mind." Joey says, turning to go.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-11 10:05 pm UTC (link)
Rose was a little wobbly still, but steadier as she plopped down on her bed.

"Thanks, bub," she told him, a smallish smile gracing her lips.

Her smile was a little more devilish. "He'll get over it."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-12 01:50 am UTC (link)
"See, that's my girl." Joey smiles.

He goes downstairs, finds the remnants of the pasta and procures a couple of plates. He grabs the Parmesan Cheese and a couple of Root Beers, then takes them back up to Rose's room, knocking on the door.

"Gallopin' Gourmet for the hottest girl at Xavier's! Might even do singin' telegrams if you're lucky." he jokes.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-12 02:07 am UTC (link)
"You start singin', bub," Rose threatened, "and I might start gettin' stabby. Yer cute enough to get by without yer vocal cords."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-12 02:14 am UTC (link)
"But if you get rid of my vocal chords, I can't sweet talk you anymore. Some things work well without words, but hand gestures don't always get it all.

Besides, making words out of fire can get tiring after awhile." he says.

"Can I come in? I've got food."

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-12 02:21 am UTC (link)
She actually laughed at that. "Okay, you can come in," Rose said. "Seein' as how you were nice enough ta go get me food an' all."

"That and I kinda like ya."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-12 02:30 am UTC (link)
"Only kinda? I mean, you really liked me the other night when..." Joey says, letting the sentence trail off to hand Rose the food.

"Oh, and there was the sparring matches you won. Like, all six of them." Joey says.

He also hands her a Root Beer. "It's not real beer, but it's still good beer."

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-12 02:59 am UTC (link)
Rose took a sip of the root beer, after swallowing an overly large mouthful of food. She burped, noisily.

"Well... better out than in, eh?"

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-12 03:02 am UTC (link)
"Any other girl could not have pulled that off and still be attractive." Joey says.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-12 03:22 am UTC (link)
She swatted playfully at his shoulder. "See, I useta just think it, but now I know yer crazy."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-12 03:28 am UTC (link)
"Yeah. Started around the time I met this girl over barbecue. I knew she was totally into me, but I had to wait for her to figure it out." he says, looking at her playfully.

"Since then, it's been sushi and a lot of other things I never saw comin'. But it's all been good." he says.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-12 03:40 am UTC (link)
Rose gave him The Look for a moment, but couldn't hold it before breaking into a smile.

"You know what?" she asked. "It really has."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-12 03:56 am UTC (link)
"Comin' here was probably the best thing I've ever done. I didn't think it was last, or that it would work out like this, but it's been great." he says.

"I have a lot of things I ain't never had before, since I've been here."

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-12 11:33 pm UTC (link)
She smiled. "I got you," she said, "and that's more than enough for me."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-13 12:31 am UTC (link)
"And I got you. Some day, I'm gonna take you to Australia for camping. Oh, and to Club Med. You and a swimsuit." Joey says.

"By the way...what do you want for your birthday?" he asks.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-13 12:43 am UTC (link)
"I'd like that," she said. "Like it a lot. Especially if it gets swimsuit optional."

She quirked an eyebrow. "Huh. Guess that is almost gettin' here. I'd plum near forgotten."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-13 01:06 am UTC (link)
"It's a date." he grins.

"And yes, it's coming up. Now, you don't have to answer yet, but I should know before your birthday gets here. Otherwise...I might have to guess." Joey says.

"But if you see somethin' you like between now and then, let me know."

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-13 01:31 am UTC (link)
"Could use a new leather jacket," she reflected. "But if you wanna use more imagination than that, you go right ahead."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-07-13 02:01 am UTC (link)
"Every bad-ass needs a leather jacket. It's a fact of life. I think we'll get to work on that jacket, but I'm gonna have to put some extra imagination into it." Joey says.

"Yep...I think I've got an idea already." he grins enigmatically.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-07-13 02:21 am UTC (link)
Rose grinned. "Knowin' you, I'm gonna like this."

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