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
2010-07-31 10:20 am UTC (link)

As Marlow touches the tattooed skin, she'll feel the heat from Titan's body and understand that he runs /much/ hotter than a normal person. He sighs deeply at the touch to his skin.

However, when she touches his skin, the shape of the tattoos rearrange and Marlow will be able to clearly read the black ink as though it is printed in her native language.

He who wears this mark is anathema to the Gods of Olympus and forced to wander for eternity. If he shall come near the holy mountain of Olympus, then he shall be struck down without warning or mercy.

The Destroyer shall not find peace.

Titan doesn't notice any of this, and keeps talking. "Thanks, Magic Babe. I won't let anyone bother you either. We should try that thing with your illusions again...make sure it still works like we saw." he suggests.

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marlow
2010-07-31 04:42 pm UTC (link)

Empathy and confusion filled her. It couldn't be right. She wouldn't believe Titan was a bad person. Andy either, even if she wasn't happy with the way he treated Titan. It had to be the gods. Her lessons about the various pantheons and why she should avoid them when possible told her they were a contentious lot all by themselves.

She rubbed at the marks as if trying to wipe them off his skin as a Marlow illusion appeared in front of Titan, exact in every detail including her expression of concern. "If you decide to go to Greece, I want to go with you."

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gammagodling
2010-07-31 06:54 pm UTC (link)

Oh, she noticed his tattoo. Titan doesn't fully know what it says, but he knows it means that he can never go to Olympus. That much was explained to him.

"Well, I don't go to Greece often, Marlow, but...I could show you some fun stuff, sure. There's lots of history and things to see. I think you'd like it." Titan says. He's sure she just wants to know a little bit more about where he's from; it doesn't occur to him at all that she can read his tattoo.

"I should show you my sword sometime, too. It's got some markings on it that you might be interested in, since it's all magic-like and stuff." Titan tells her.

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	marlow 2010-07-31 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes, I think I need to see your sword sometime," she agreed, still looking at the tattoo. "Promise me we'll go to Greece together?" She realized that sounded bossy and tried to back track. "I've never been there and I'll need you to make sure I don't wander into a place where I might have to hurt people. That's your job." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

gammagodling
2010-08-01 12:02 am UTC (link)

Titan was struck by the earnestness of her request.

"You have my word, Marlow. The next time I go to Greece, you're comin' with me." Titan vows. As far he's concerned, it will happen.

"Yeah, people need to know you're with me in certain places, or Andy at the least. They may not mess with you that way...or they'll at least think about it before they do." he says.

"I could go get the sword if you wanna see it. No trouble at all." he says, relaxing against her, even as he reaches out to the illusion image to have her sit down with him.

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marlow
2010-08-01 12:18 am UTC (link)

"Later is good," she assured him. "It's movie night. We're having a nice time."

She watched her double sit down next to Titan. "You just like to have girls around, don't you?" she teased. It didn't bother her. Argo had behaved the same way and she liked him. She fully believed that one morning soon she would be counting the number of girls that exited Titan's and Andy's bungalow on her way to the beach.

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	gammagodling 2010-08-01 02:23 am UTC (link)
	"Correction: I like having a girl around. I'm not big on the whole havin' sex with as many girls as I can thing. My mom raised me better than that." Titan says. "Lots of girls are nice to look at, sure. But I ain't gonna sleep with all of 'em. Besides, I don't wanna have a kid or anything I can't take care of." Titan says, a strange note creeping into his voice. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

marlow
2010-08-01 02:44 am UTC (link)

"You're smart. Lots of people don't think like that." She returned to stroking his hair. He seemed to like it and she didn't want to upset him. Not because he was a Hulk, but she didn't like to see her friend disturbed.

"And I don't think it counts as plural when the illusion is still me. Everything it says comes from me, and I see everything it sees. You touched it today and I felt it. It didn't."

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	gammagodling 2010-08-01 02:56 am UTC (link)
	He relaxes at the stroking of his hair again, thoughts of kids fading fast from his mind. "You know, your illusions are cute...but I can tell they aren't quite you. Somethin' about you makes me smile real big." he says. "I like bein' around you." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-08-01 03:33 am UTC (link)
	She smiled and leaned forward enough to plant a kiss on his forehead. "I think the movie finished without us. I could restart it if you still want to watch with me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-08-01 06:05 am UTC (link)
	"It's done already? Wow, short movie. But you did invite me over to watch movies, so yeah, let's watch." he says. The spot where she kissed his forehead is warm, and he can feel it spread through him. "Thanks for invitin' me." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-08-01 07:17 am UTC (link)
	She hit play on the remote and settled down again. "You're always invited." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-08-01 07:25 am UTC (link)
	"Then I'll always show up." he promises. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-08-01 07:38 pm UTC (link)
	Later, just as the end credits began, the illusion Marlow disappeared. The hand in his hair stilled, fingers tangled in the dark mass. Marlow was peacefully asleep. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-08-01 07:55 pm UTC (link)
	Titan also falls asleep, letting Marlow remain as she is. He doesn't have the heart to wake her, and he'll see her tomorrow. Sometime in the night, Andy slumps over to the floor, oblivious to the world as well. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-08-02 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	Some time in the early morning hours, Andy will be shaken gently awake by Marlow sitting cross-legged on the sofa above him, leaning over to peer at him. She doesn't appear upset or worried, only curious. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-08-03 03:57 am UTC (link)
	Andy awakens and finds himself...in a bungalow that isn't his. When he sees Marlow, he jumps up a little scoots back. "Uh...hi. Titan fell asleep here, didn't he?" Andy asks. "Sorry about that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-08-03 04:00 am UTC (link)
	"It's all right." Marlow leaned back, puzzled. "I fell asleep first. We were watching movies. The pillows are for him so he'd be comfortable." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-08-03 04:02 am UTC (link)
	"He was definitely enjoying himself. I gathered that much from how he fell asleep." Andy says. "You've got a calming effect on him, Marlow. I've...never seen anyone do that for him." Andy admits. "Did you two have a good time?" he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-08-03 04:15 am UTC (link)
	She nodded with a smile. "We had a great time. We had to play the movie twice because we talked through it the first time. I made him raspberry iced tea, too. He said liked it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-08-03 04:35 am UTC (link)
	"That's what that foul taste in my mouth is?" Andy says, making a face. He abhors raspberries in all forms, and Titan just drank raspberry iced tea? Ugh. "What movie did you watch?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-08-03 04:38 am UTC (link)
	"Evil Dead. It's the first in a series. We were going to watch all three but I guess we can try another night." She moved to get off the sofa. "I can make coffee. Would you like some?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-08-03 05:28 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not big on coffee, but thanks. Do you have some water? I'll take that." Andy says. "Evil Dead is pretty awesome." Andy agrees. "What did you two talk about?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

marlow
2010-08-03 05:34 am UTC (link)

She brought a bottle of water from the kitchen fridge, and a mug of chocolate milk for herself.

"We talked about the Defenders and growing up, and the places we want to see." She handed him the bottle and sat back down on the sofa. Holding the mug in both hands, it began to steam after a few seconds with magically applied heat. "I promised to take him to my favorite beach, and he's going to show me places in Greece."

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	gammagodling 2010-08-04 01:13 am UTC (link)
	"Oh." is all Andy says for a minute before he speaks again. "Did he say when he wanted to do this? Hopefully it's not within the next month or so. I...kind of have some plans I don't want to reschedule. But I'm willing to work something out with whatever you two have going." Andy says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)