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Svalin Thorsdottir ([info]shield_maiden) wrote in [info]marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-07-21 23:47:00


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Entry tags:cosmopolitan, inactive - eli paravich, plot-"12-step", ryan spector, svalin

Happy Birthday!
The concept of celebrating birthdays was still a strange one to Svalin. In Asgard they knew what season they had been born and used it only to mark another year passing. Svalin had never celebrated a birthday or thought about doing it until her stay on Migard. Zoey had been the one to teach all the Asgardians about birthdays and had done a fine job at that. Though Svalin was still trying to figure out what clowns had to do with birthdays and how people could call themselves magicians when they couldn't perform any magic.

Regardless of her understanding or lack thereof, Svalin had been keeping track of the time they had spent on this adventures. By her calculations it was Vernique's birthday, give or take a day or two. While they had been waiting for Arthur, the Black Knight and others to assemble the troops, Svalin had enough time to do some work at the forges.

Once she had convinced one of the smiths, and by convinced she meant glower down at one until he moved, to let her use it for a few hours she started working on Vernique's gift. Now she knew Vernique liked dresses and other things women preferred, and while Svalin could patch holes in clothing, she could in no way make a dress so she opted for a dagger.

She fell into an easy rhythm at the forge and in short time she had an eight inch dagger completed. The edges were as sharp as Svalin could make them. The pommel, grip and guard were simple in design. Had she more time Svalin would have been able to do something fancier, but she didn't know when they would be riding to retake Camelot. Maybe when they were in a different time period and had a little time, Svalin would find something more appropriate to Vernique for a gift.

With new dagger in hand she went looking for her teammate friend.



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[info]butterflybullet
2010-07-22 02:02 am UTC (link)
When there was time, Vernique went looking for Svalin.

"Hey. What's up?"

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[info]shield_maiden
2010-07-22 02:12 am UTC (link)
Svalin smiled. "Well met and wishes for a good day on thine birth day." Svalin held out and offered the cloth wrapped dagger to her.

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[info]butterflybullet
2010-07-22 02:45 am UTC (link)
Vernique beamed as she unwrapped the cloth. "It's lovely!"

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[info]shield_maiden
2010-07-22 03:05 am UTC (link)
Svalin smiled. "I wast not sure of what to give thee and a dagger seemed most appropriate. "Fortunately there wast enow time to make it."

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[info]butterflybullet
2010-07-23 04:05 am UTC (link)
"Thank you so much, Svalin."

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[info]shield_maiden
2010-07-24 05:20 pm UTC (link)
"Thou'rt most welcome," she said. "When we return home, I wilt see if mine sister wilt enchant it to shrink when thee shrinks in size."

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[info]butterflybullet
2010-07-24 05:34 pm UTC (link)
"Oh, that's a great idea. Until then, I'll just leave it with the bag with the other stuff that hasn't been treated."

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[info]shield_maiden
2010-07-24 09:57 pm UTC (link)
"I hope it serves thee well. I wish thou hath a most pleasant day."

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[info]ryanspector
2010-07-22 02:24 am UTC (link)
When Svalin had mentioned it was Vernique birthday he decided to do something nice make as close as he could to a five star modern dinner. It didn’t turn out half bad given what he had to work with though he did have some trouble finding a wine to pair it with.

Birthday dinner should always be good and special at least that’s how he was raised. He had a tent all set up for Vernique.

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[info]butterflybullet
2010-07-22 02:44 am UTC (link)
That, ladies and gentlemen, distinctly calls for a hug. "Ryan, this is so sweet."

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[info]ryanspector
2010-07-22 02:50 am UTC (link)
“I’m glad you like it,” Ryan said as he’s hugged.

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[info]butterflybullet
2010-07-23 04:09 am UTC (link)
And once she's actually tried it, she can't resist showing further enthusiasm. Considering the constraints on time and materials... "You angling for Jarvis's job when he's gone, or is kitchen awesomeness just the hidden Spector superpower?"

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[info]ryanspector
2010-07-23 03:02 pm UTC (link)
“No just a lot of practice and skill,” Ryan said very happy that she liked it.

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[info]blinkandmissme
2010-07-23 01:49 am UTC (link)
Eli is a man without an idea. While birthdays are not foreign to him, he has no idea what to get Vernique that she might truly enjoy. Of couse, he could go to this world's Polaria and try to find something for her, but who knows if Druig if Nightmares exists here?

Then he remembers a particular flower that grows under the watchful eye of a woman he remembers in Polaria. He is gone most of the day, but he eventually returns with a dozen Polarian Ice Roses, which he leaves for Vernique in her quarters.

He will wait for her to find him, at a time of her choosing.

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[info]butterflybullet
2010-07-23 04:09 am UTC (link)
The time of her choosing'll be when he's alone, as she walks up behind and taps him on the shoulder. As soon as he turns, he'll get kissed. Thoroughly. Very thoroughly.

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[info]blinkandmissme
2010-07-23 04:25 am UTC (link)
Eli enjoys the kiss, letting it linger until Vernique wishes otherwise. When the kiss does break, Eli smiles.

"And here I was expecting to give you gifts. You surprise me each day, Beautiful Flower." Eli says.

"Are you enjoying your birthday? I know it is not the reception you would receive at home, but I hope it is enjoyable in some fashion." Eli says.

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[info]butterflybullet
2010-07-23 04:33 am UTC (link)
"Everyone's been wonderful," she says.

"The flowers are beautiful." She's not necessarily sure if going off to acquire them under these conditions was a good idea, but it certainly is sweet.

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[info]blinkandmissme
2010-07-23 04:48 am UTC (link)
"I was thinking that I could offer you another present as well." Eli says.

"You have done a lot of hard work, walking and flying about. I would like to give a massage, to loosen those tired and tightened muscles. We would not want you to get hurt in any fashion before the battle." Eli says.

"And, I confess, the thought of touching you has been high on my list of things-to-do for several days now."

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[info]butterflybullet
2010-07-23 05:31 am UTC (link)
"Well aren't you thoughtful..."

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[info]blinkandmissme
2010-07-24 03:35 am UTC (link)
"Yes, I try to be, Beautiful Flower." Eli says. "Most especially of you."

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[info]butterflybullet
2010-07-24 05:33 pm UTC (link)
"Mmm. My room? Now?"

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[info]blinkandmissme
2010-07-24 06:28 pm UTC (link)
"Yes. Now." Eli says.

A moment later, they stand in Vernique's room.

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[info]butterflybullet
2010-07-24 09:20 pm UTC (link)
"Now that is a convenient ability," Vernique says as she carefully starts setting aside her purse and such things.

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[info]blinkandmissme
2010-07-25 03:45 am UTC (link)
"I am glad that it serves other purposes that just as a combat ability." Eli smiles.

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[info]butterflybullet
2010-07-25 04:35 am UTC (link)
Vernique settles on the bed and...adjusts her clothing. "It does. It's not a trick a lot of the family seems to use as much," she observes casually.

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[info]blinkandmissme
2010-07-25 04:49 am UTC (link)
"That is because...I am an oddity among my people, Vernique. Many Eternals can teleport in some capacity, but they do not like the way it feels. I have heard it described as anything from a stinging feeling, to a sense of imbalance." Eli explains.

"As far as I know, I am the only Eternal who does not feel that way when teleporting. My facility with it is also honed to where I can co-locate myself. That is how I create duplicates of myself so often. But, there is a drawback." he says, growing quieter.

He has never told anyone else his secret, except Kalypso, because it shames him deeply. Back home, his father and others mocked him for his 'disability'.

"Unlike Iason, I cannot fly in any fashion. I cannot even use my telekinesis to lift myself off the ground. Not even one single inch." he says seriously, moving to sit on the bed with her. Of course, Eli has noted the adjustment of her clothing, which keeps him from the self-pity he usually feels at this point.

"I have learned to live with this, however. My talents simply lie...elsewhere."

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[info]butterflybullet
2010-07-25 05:08 am UTC (link)
Vernique listens to this carefully, to the tone in which he says 'drawback,' and the way he says that his talents lie elsewhere.

He sounds like he's discussing an embarrassing handicap.

She shifts to look up at him more directly, make sure she's meeting his eyes.

"You know, Eli, I love flying. Don't get me wrong. But if the Power Broker people could put on the menu 'Flight, and the ability to teleport but you get seasick every single time,' and on another part of the menu 'Teleportation so good you can be in multiple places at once,' the second one would be in the higher price bracket every time."

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[info]blinkandmissme
2010-07-25 05:43 am UTC (link)
Eli had never quite thought of it that way. Mother said something similar once, about his lack of flight being something that set him apart in a good way, rather than a negative one.

"I can also be in the same place multiple times." he adds. "I am glad you do not see my lack of flight as a handicap, though...the thought of flying with you is one I've fantasized about at times as well." Eli says.

"I love being able to be where I wish at a thought." Eli says. "It makes the world smaller, in some ways."

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[info]butterflybullet
2010-07-25 06:01 am UTC (link)
"I'd bet it would. People who'd make a big deal of it as a detrimental thing would have to be rewriting reality in their heads to avoid having to deal with being envious."

She gestures him closer and puts a hand to his face. "As for flying, well, some fantasizing has to stay that way, but hey, plenty of others to work on..."
She smiles.
"I believe there was a fine gentleman who offered me a massage?"

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[info]blinkandmissme
2010-07-25 06:27 am UTC (link)
"Yes, he did. Please relax and let the world fall away, Vernique. I will take of the rest." Eli says.

The massage will begin at her feet, and continue as long as she likes. If she falls asleep, Eli will be content so long as she is not stressed.

"Happy Birthday, Vernique Denning." Eli says.

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[info]butterflybullet
2010-07-25 06:42 am UTC (link)
"Thank you, Eli Paravich. You're very sweet."
If Eli seriously thinks she can just fall asleep mid-massage without transitioning to making out, they clearly need to continue getting to know each other more. And more. But at any rate, it'll be a lovely evening all things considered.

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