marlow (marlow) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-07-23 02:15:00

Current mood:	sore
Entry tags:	inactive - andy walters, inactive - dawn roberts, marlow, team - defenders

Sitting on the Beach (open to Defenders)
Marlow sat on a blanket on the private beach one morning not that long after the battle with Dormammu, staring out over the waves with her knees drawn up to her chest. She wore a button down shirt Sarah found for her, probably one of Griffin’s, over swimsuit bottoms. The wound she’d sustained from the Mindless Ones laser blasts was healing slowly. It made lifting her arms over her head hurt and pull on the healing flesh, so wearing her own tee shirts was out of the question for awhile.

She really wished she could heal herself. It was by far the worst thing that had happened to her up to now. Even with the odd magic boost, she couldn’t manage the most simple healing spell on herself.

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	marlow 2010-07-24 03:01 am UTC (link)
	"There is only nature magic here," Marlow said seriously, still looking at the waves. She glanced at Dawn and saw her smile. "A joke, yes." She shook her head at her own slowness at catching on. "It would explain demons and zombies. Have you begun physical training with Halbjorn? I understood that it would help you adjust to your new form." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2010-07-24 03:23 am UTC (link)
	Dawn smiled and nodded. "A little bit. Mostly just trying to be glad I didn't wind up dead during the whole business with the scary on-fire people." She watched the waves for a minute. "Still don't know how I'm going to tell my parents about all this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-24 03:31 am UTC (link)
	"You're alive and it's still you inside," Marlow said simply. "You help save lives. Those should be the only things to consider. If I had parents, that's what I would hope. If you need help telling them, Sydney and Simon could help." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2010-07-24 03:49 am UTC (link)
	"Point," Dawn agreed. "I'll probably ask Sydney at some point soon to come with. Because my other explanation of "I've been working out, got plastic surgery, and... grew several inches" probably wont work." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-24 04:08 am UTC (link)
	"You can always say you're doing a favor for a god and she provided you with the means to do it. If they met Halbjorn and Aridis, they'd understand." That might be a bit of a joke. Marlow was working on being more normal. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2010-07-24 04:53 pm UTC (link)
	Dawn smiled. "Hey, I've met Hal and Ardis and I still don't understand some days." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-24 05:07 pm UTC (link)
	"You're doing great," Marlow assured her. "For somebody who did grow up in the weird stuff, you're still you. I'm glad you're staying." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2010-07-24 05:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, me too, actually," she found herself saying. "Don't think I could just go back to normal after all this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-24 05:55 pm UTC (link)
	"No reason to go back." Marlow opened a hand to show a small pulsing ball glowing pink. She gently tossed it in Dawn's direction. "When you're ready to go shopping, I'll go with you. I have no fashion sense, but I'll carrying the bags while you try things on." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2010-07-24 07:09 pm UTC (link)
	Dawn caught the ball easily and stared at it for a moment, before she changed its color to green and tossed it back. "Appreciate it," she said. "Thanks." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-25 01:21 am UTC (link)
	Marlow grinned and kept the ball in the air between them. The colors began rolling through the rainbow spectrum. "I hope we didn't chase off all of Argo's and Hal's fangirls. We could use more practice." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2010-07-25 02:04 am UTC (link)
	Dawn concentrating and created a little sparkly ball. She tossed it into the air, where it orbited the other like a little moon. "They do make such easy targets." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-25 03:21 am UTC (link)
	Marlow's eyes widened with glee. Asleif never played with magic. Even the Sorceress Supreme of the Dark Dimension thought play was important to learning magic manipulation. She directed her light ball to divide into two smaller balls and dance around Dawn's orbiting one. "Next time, let's make it snow on them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2010-07-25 03:44 am UTC (link)
	For Dawn? This was all completely new and fun. Especially since this was totally the non-panicking use of magic. Okay, what could she... ah yeah, that would work. Her ball elongated, becoming a ring of crackling energy that Marlow's could pass through. She giggled. "Three feet in under three minutes, maybe?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-25 04:01 pm UTC (link)
	"We could probably do that," Marlow agreed, giggling herself. Sparkles swirled around their dancing, crackling light show like snow flurries. "As long as we don't make a mess. It could melt before Sydney gets the first call about snow at the beach." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2010-07-25 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	Dawn added little firecracker-like pop flashes to the light show. "Why are they still here, anyway? Argo's, I mean. Hal's I understand." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-26 12:10 am UTC (link)
	"They either think he's coming back, or they're not too smart and think he's still here." Marlow shrugged a little. She thought Argo was exceptionally nice considering he was a god, but she wouldn't have gone to such lengths to be near him. "I'd teleport them to New Orleans so they could be with him, but Sydney said that was not acceptable." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2010-07-26 12:43 am UTC (link)
	"Are we sure she said that? It wasn't with, like, a wink or something?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-27 06:30 pm UTC (link)
	"The only time I've see her wink is when her eye does that twitch thing when she's asking what happened now. They'd probably start a fight with his new fangirls." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2010-07-27 09:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Well... darn," Dawn said. "But at least it wouldn't be our problem any more." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-27 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	"How about..." Marlow's colorful ball illusions disappeared in a shower of sparkles. "...we try a befuddlement spell? To convince each one that they're fifty pounds overweight when they're standing at the gates." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2010-07-27 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	"You," she said, "are wicked." "...Let's do it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-27 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	"I've been paying attention," Marlow said, grinning. "Tomorrow when they show up again. We'll have them back in their gyms before lunch." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2010-07-27 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	"Ought to buy us a day or two at least," Dawn agreed. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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