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 2010-07-25 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.

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marlow
2010-07-25 09:21 pm UTC (link)

Marlow blinked at the question. No one had ever asked her that. Her earliest memories were of magic and Clea. She'd grown up alone, with only adults for instruction and training, under the assumption she would one date take Clea's place or even Doctor Strange's if necessary. No one her own age. It hadn't seemed wrong or different until she was sent here to join the Defenders and expand her world.

"I don't know anything else. I've always been able to do magic. I like to make people smile with it, and protect them. I can't not do magic."

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	gammagodling 2010-07-25 09:35 pm UTC (link)
	"I guess I understand that, Magic Babe. You do a great job with it, in case no one's ever said it. Sure they have, but just sayin'." Titan says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-25 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	Marlow nearly glowed with the praise. The adults in her world had been kind, but they expected her to get things right. She heard about things that went wrong. No one had ever come out and said she was doing a great job. She reached out to put her hand on Titan's arm. "I'm glad you came to stay with us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

gammagodling
2010-07-25 09:55 pm UTC (link)

There.

Marlow's smile made Titan smile as well, and he found that the image of her smiling was the one he liked most in his head. Sure, she was cute when pissed off, but that also tended to mean the offender was getting a fireball in the face shortly after, too.

"I'm glad I'm here, too. Aside from havin' really good food...you're the first person since my parents who's really ever tried to talk to me. I'm still waitin' for you to come to your senses and run away. Or teleport away. Or do that whole illusion-you thing." Titan says.

"But until then, I'll take what I can get." he grins.

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marlow
2010-07-25 10:04 pm UTC (link)

"I'm sorry you don't scare me because you keep expecting to, but when I think about what scares me... One of the guys we were fighting, Dormammu. I don't know if you remember him. He was the one calling out the monsters against us and battling Doctor Strange. He's Clea's uncle. Clea is the Sorceress Supreme of the Dark Dimension and the closest thing I have to a parent. After growing up with that, being taught what could happen and why I have to be strong, you're just different to me. Not scary."

Oh, memory! "Andy said that I should show you the illusion trick the next time you were around and that you'd really like it. Do you want to see it?"

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	gammagodling 2010-07-25 10:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I wanna see it. Been looking forward to it." Titan nods. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

marlow
2010-07-25 10:52 pm UTC (link)

She didn't bother to ask why he wanted to see it. It was different and people were curious creatures.

A second Marlow appeared sitting in the sand to his left. A third in front of him. A fourth to his right. They were all exact images of her as she was right at that moment, an off blue button down shirt, black bikini bottoms, the sliver of white bandage in the neckline, and smile.

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	gammagodling 2010-07-25 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't care if Olympus has fountains of wine and fights every ten minutes. The mountain ain't got nothin' on this beach right now." Titan says, looking at each Marlow in turn. He reaches out to touch the nearest one, just to satisfy a curiosity of his. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-25 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	Marlow, and the image that he was about to touch, both grinned when his fingers brushed through the image's knee. Marlow's smile faltered and her hand went to her own knee. She'd felt that as if it had been her real skin. That had never happened before. "Do that again." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

gammagodling
2010-07-25 11:25 pm UTC (link)

"Do what? This...?" he asks, as he leans to touch the Marlow in front of him, gently moving a finger alongside the curve of her chin.

His finger did go through the image slightly, but he could swear he felt skin just now. And did this one smell like sea cotton? He really liked that scent.

"This...is real nice." he says absentmindedly, starting to trail a large finger through the image's hair.

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	marlow 2010-07-25 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	Her hand went to her face and then her hair. She could feel it and it was strange. Had the unexpected power done this? Given her the ability to make images that could be felt and conduct that sensation to her? "But Titan, this has never happened before." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-07-26 12:03 am UTC (link)
	"Really? Huh. Then this is kind of a first for both of us." he says, continuing unless she tells him to stop. He traces the bridge of her nose with his finger, then another thought strikes him. He reaches over and tickles the bottom of the real Marlow's foot. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-26 12:12 am UTC (link)
	Marlow jerked in surprise, then laughed. "That tickles!" Her image didn't flinch at all. The frown returned. It didn't seem to be a two-way thing then. She would have to experiment and see if she could change the image to not read any sensation and possibly make it more solid. Then..."what do you mean it's a first for both of us?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-07-26 12:33 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I've never met a girl who allowed me to get this close before. Never had a real talk about small stuff, before. Or made plans to have ice cream and watch movies." he says. "So, all of this is pretty new for me." Titan says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-26 12:53 am UTC (link)
	"That's Andy's fault, and I'll tell him that when I see him next time." She scooted over to Titan's side. So much for boundaries, she was going to invade at will. "It's not your fault you both can't be out at the same time. You deserve your own time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-07-26 01:23 am UTC (link)
	Titan adjusts to let Marlow get closer to him, the heat from his body radiating between them. He also lets an arm gently wrap around her. "I almost wanna see you tell Andy off. It would be funny to watch, just to see the expression on his face." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-26 02:35 am UTC (link)
	"He's not looking out for you." The images in front of them disappear one at a time in swirls of white sparkles. She blew out a sigh. "May I ask a favor?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-07-26 02:42 am UTC (link)
	Titan is a little surprised that she's asking a favor, but only because she believes he can fulfill he request. "All right, shoot. If I can do it for ya, I will." Titan says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)