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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gammagodling
2010-07-24 03:47 am UTC (link)

Titan decides to sit with her, not too close of course, and smiles.

"I don't know, actually. He mentioned something about trying to get through the month and said I could come out. Also said somethin' about good work during the fight. I don't really care about the the how or why, as long as I get to see the sunset." Titan says, looking out over the water.

"You feelin' any better? Why ain't you inside restin'?" Titan asks.

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	marlow 2010-07-24 04:04 am UTC (link)
	"I am resting," she said. "It's nicer out here. If I stay in the bungalow they would think I don't want any company." She looked down at her chest when he asked after her injury. Between not moving around much and conversation with Dawn, she'd managed to forget about it for awhile. "Much better. I don't usually get so close to the bad guys." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-07-24 08:17 am UTC (link)
	"I was a little worried about ya. I am glad you're okay, though. If ya need somethin' just holler, okay?" Titan says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-24 01:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks." She smiled up at him. Even seated he loomed over her from where he sat. She still didn't think him scary or alarming. "What else are you doing today besides watching the sunset?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-07-24 01:43 pm UTC (link)
	"No plans, yet. I thought about takin' a swim when it gets dark later tonight, or maybe some ice cream and then a swim, but it's not carved in stone yet." Titan says. "What about you? Breakin' any hearts later?" Titan asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

marlow
2010-07-24 03:34 pm UTC (link)

She gave a unladylike snort. "That's Aridis and Grace." She said it matter-of-factly. Her teammates as a group were sought after by film and print media. Marlow rather liked being under the radar. She could come and go far easier than the others.

"Sydney warned me about swimming when she and Sarah patched me up. It was sweet of her to think I'd be absentminded enough to do it. I'm going to watch some movies later. I asked for the Evil Dead movies."

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	gammagodling 2010-07-24 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	Titan nods. "Evil Dead, huh? I think I've heard o' those, but can't say if I've seen 'em. Sounds like fun, though." Titan seemed to fidget nervously into the silence between them for a bit before he spoke again. "Uh...do you wanna do somethin' sometime? I mean, when yer better and all? Maybe go for a swim or somethin'?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

marlow
2010-07-24 04:03 pm UTC (link)

The world's most oblivious person blinked up at Titan. "I'd like that. It might be awhile, though. Sarah kind of warned me about pushing it and that there may not be any brownies if I do."

Lightbulb! "If Andy doesn't have a date or anything, do you think he might let you stay out and watch movies with me tonight. If you want to. The company would be great. Do you like popcorn?"

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gammagodling
2010-07-24 04:23 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, well we don't wanna make Sarah mad. Sarah makes great food." Titan agrees. He didn't know if Sarah was a goddess of food or anything, but Titan was willing to be she was.

His smile wides to cover his whole face. "I can ask him, but I was pretty decent while he was makin' googly eyes at some girl not long ago, so he kinda owes me." Titan says.

"But yeah, movies and popcorn sounds great! What kind of popcorn do you like?" he asks.

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	marlow 2010-07-24 04:56 pm UTC (link)
	Marlow laughed at the idea of Andy making googly eyes. Andy was the most normal person on the compound right now. "I have microwave butter popcorn and cheese popcorn in the kitchen in my bungalow. I have sodas and bottled water, too. If you tell me what you like to drink, I'll ask for it at the main house." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-07-24 05:01 pm UTC (link)
	"If it's not too much trouble, some Raspberry Iced Tea would be good. Good popcorn choices, too." Titan says. "So, how many of these Evil Dead movies are there? If there's only one or two, we might need more." Titan says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

marlow
2010-07-24 05:19 pm UTC (link)

"Three of them. If you want to watch other movies too, it's okay with me. I'll ask Sarah for raspberry iced tea. A lot of it." Sarah could provide any request. Marlow had faith.

"Come whenever you can after your swim." She frowned as a thought crossed her mind. In her convoluted way, she had Andy and Titan separated in her head. "Did Andy tell you about dinner at the main house?"

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	gammagodling 2010-07-25 03:44 am UTC (link)
	"The swim ain't really any good without company." Titan says. "And I heard about dinner at the main house, but I ain't there yet. Maybe I should tonight." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

marlow
2010-07-25 04:09 am UTC (link)

"I'll be swimming again soon," she said, wistfully looking out at the ocean. "When the salt water doesn't sting anymore. Then we can swim together."

She gave a firm nod. It didn't seem odd to her at all that she felt protective of the green giant. "You should come to dinner so the others know you'll be around from time to time instead of just when we're in a fight. I'll go with you."

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gammagodling
2010-07-25 04:42 am UTC (link)

"You think they'll really care one way or the other, Magic Babe? I mean, I'm not exactly the kind of guy people try to make friends with. Andy usually handles that for us. Or, I should say, he usually apologize for anything I've done after." Titan says.

"But...I'll go if you'll go. Walkin' in with a hot girl has its perks." Titan grins.

Why isn't she terrified of me yet? Maybe because she could turn me into a toad if she wanted. Titan thinks.

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	marlow 2010-07-25 04:58 am UTC (link)
	"I think that if we're going to have a Hulk as a teammate as well as a Greek demigod, it's good for us to see them both around the compound." She wasn't vague or oblivious now. "If you don't know your teammates and they you, you can't predict what they'll do in any given circumstance." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

gammagodling
2010-07-25 05:37 am UTC (link)

"Wow...that's pretty tactically brilliant, Magic Babe. You been holdin' out on me." Titan grins.

"Okay, so I have dinner with the team and let 'em all know who I am. Just for note, though, I don't do the whole 'Hi, my name's Titan' thing. Tried it once, and it went badly." he says.

"Besides, once dinner is over, I get to hang you with you, so it works out." he shrugs.

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	marlow 2010-07-25 06:18 am UTC (link)
	She gave him a smile for the compliment. She wasn't battle smart or combat trained, but she had some common sense. "Pretty sure they all know who you are by now, Titan." Someone choosing to hang out with her was also a nice surprise. "It's a plan, then. Dinner, movies and popcorn, and ice cream. We'll get some from the main house before we go back to my bungalow." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-07-25 06:33 am UTC (link)
	"Ooh, ice cream. I like ice cream." Titan says. "Cookies and cream, oh yeah. Cheesecake is okay, sometimes; depends on what you do with it." Titan says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-25 06:49 am UTC (link)
	He said that in such a way to make her wonder. "You eat cheesecake, right? I'm not that crazy about it. I like ice cream and sherbets." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-07-25 07:46 am UTC (link)
	"I eat cheesecake sometimes, like, when there's nothing else. Ice cream is best, followed by frozen custard. Never had sherbet before. What's it like?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-25 03:54 pm UTC (link)
	"Like a frozen fruit slush. It's pretty good. If Sarah doesn't have the ice cream and sherbet we want, we'll make a quick trip to the nearest store." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-07-25 07:40 pm UTC (link)
	"I like this plan. This sherbet stuff sounds good, but we'll need a lot of it. Big guys have big appetites, ya know?" Titan says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-25 08:19 pm UTC (link)
	Oh boy, did she know that. She'd spent a year with godlings and still managed to put on a few pounds to reach a more healthy weight for her height. "We can get a lot. The big problem might be freezer space but that can be solved with a freezing spell if we need it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

gammagodling
2010-07-25 09:01 pm UTC (link)

"Well, yeah, of course. A freezin' spell will solve the problem." Titan nods, trying not to sound like an idiot. He has cousins and aunts and lots of other people in his family that know magic, but he's not one of them.

Childhood isn't fun when everyone you know can do something you can't.

"Marlow...do you like bein' able to do magic? Is it fun for you, or would you rather do something else?" he asks.