Christina Frost (whosperfectnow) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-07-25 20:50:00

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inactive - cassidy summers, inactive - chris frost

Familiar Faces.
Tina hadn't seen Cassidy since she lost consciousness in the Blackbird on the way home after Fargo and to say that it was a less-than-good way to see someone last was an understatement. It was made worse by Jake's death and while Tina was internally grieving that pretty hard---Jake had been one of her few friends--she knew Cassidy had to be going out of his mind. He had not gotten off on a good foot. Now that she was leaving for a mission, she knew she couldn't just go away for a bit without seeing him so after she met with Scott, Tina decided to track him down.

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sound_and_fury
2010-07-26 01:54 am UTC (link)

Cassidy isn't hard to find. He usually stays out on the back porch, looking out at the treeline until after dark. It's rumored that he sits out on the lawn late at night, rather than the room he's been given. The few people who have asked him why haven't gotten an answer yet.

Tina will find him out on the back porch, sitting away from the other as he nurses a bottle of root beer.

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	whosperfectnow 2010-07-26 01:58 am UTC (link)
	"So. I hear your bed hasn't been touched." She sits down beside him. "The sheets here are awful. I brought my own when I lived here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-07-26 02:16 am UTC (link)
	Cassidy is startled at Tina's appearance next to him, so wrapped up in his own thoughts was he. "The sheets aren't the problem." Cassidy says. He takes a deep breath, trying to muster up the courage to go on with his real issue. "My room is too small." Cassidy says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-07-26 02:22 am UTC (link)
	"Then we'll get you a larger one. With nice sheets. I didn't bring you here so you would sleep outside and exile yourself, Cassidy. I brought you here to keep you away from that....monster." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-07-26 03:12 am UTC (link)
	"Tina...I think I'm claustrophobic." Cassidy says. "I don't like small spaces, and every room in there is too small. Sleeping out here under the stars at least makes feel less weird. Besides, no one here wants anything to do with me since I...since Jake." Cassidy says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

whosperfectnow
2010-07-26 03:19 am UTC (link)

"You probably are claustrophobic, Cassidy, after what you went through. And the people here...screw them. There are people here who hate me just because of who my mother is. There is a lot of self-righteousness here. Yes...what happened to Jake is sad. It's awful. And he was my friend. His death hurts...but I don't think his death negates your right to be safe and whole."

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	sound_and_fury 2010-07-26 03:33 am UTC (link)
	"I didn't mean to do it, Tina. He was being nice to me and I...I lost control. I wish I could control what I do, but I don't know how." Cassidy says quietly. "What if I hurt someone else like I did you and Rose? Like all those people in Fargo? What if someone dies again because of me?" Cassidy says, panic starting to creep into his voice. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

whosperfectnow
2010-07-26 03:42 am UTC (link)

"Cassidy, you didn't hurt us. The guy chasing us pushed that button. If he'd stayed out of things and not tried to hurt me, things would have been fine. And I somehow don't think the people of Fargo would have survived anyway. Sinister would have gone after them. They'd seen too much.

"You will learn to control things. It will be okay. It's a process and you will come through this. I'm not going to let you wallow in fear and misery. You're a good person. I wouldn't have risked my life for you otherwise."

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	sound_and_fury 2010-07-26 12:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Why do you care so much about me?" Cassidy asks. This has made him curious since they met; most people only ever wanted to hurt him or make him do things to see how he'd react. Tina was genuinely nice to him, and he didn't know why. "I'm going to try my best, Tina. I don't want to hurt anyone else." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

whosperfectnow
2010-07-26 09:03 pm UTC (link)

Tina thought about Cassidy's question for a moment and as she did a silence filled the air. It was a fair question, but it was a difficult one for her. She'd kept her secrets pushed to the back of the mental closet for years and in the last week they'd come to the surface in the form of Namor showing up on her doorstep with explanations and fatherly love--as much as the xenophobic Atlantean could muster considering his noted crankiness (she secretly adored that about home.) Now here was Cassidy, asking for whys when the only why was to open up her secret again.

She took a deep breath.

"When I was a kid, my step-father routinely hurt me and then passed me out to his friends for them to hurt me, too. I know what it's like to be constantly hurt and tortured and wonder why no one cares about me and what I'd done to deserve the pain. I would have given anything for one person to care and to stop my suffering then. I would have given anything for a friend.

"You remind me of me. And I'm in a position to be the person I always wished would come save me for you. I'd adopt you if I could get away with it, Cassidy. I'm serious."

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	sound_and_fury 2010-07-26 09:27 pm UTC (link)
	Cassidy stares at Tina for a long moment. She'd just said aloud everything he'd felt over the last year. "You understand. I didn't think anyone could, but you do." he says. "If I had a mom, I'd want her to be like you." He smiles at that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-07-26 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Careful what you wish for...I could start mom-ing you. And I'd make you eat your veggies." She grins at him, though she is perfectly serious about it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-07-27 12:18 am UTC (link)
	"No need. I'll eat them just so I don't get lectured." he smiles. "So...what are you doing today?" Cassidy asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-07-27 12:26 am UTC (link)
	"I had planned on going to the grocery store but I'm going to be getting ready for a mission instead. Though I have to eat lunch. I now you're wary of going anywhere but if I got us food and brought it here...want to have lunch with me?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-07-27 02:05 am UTC (link)
	Cassidy nods. "Sure, I'd like that a lot." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-07-27 02:13 am UTC (link)
	"What would you like? You pick and I'll fetch." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-07-27 02:19 am UTC (link)
	"I'll have what you're having. I didn't get a lot in the way of good food where I used to live, so everything is new to me." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

whosperfectnow
2010-07-27 03:37 am UTC (link)

Tina smiled.

"I know exactly what to introduce you to then. Just sit tight. I'll be back in about thirty minutes or so." She hugged him a moment and then left, disappearing for the allotted half an hour. When she returned she carried with her a pretty big sack and a to-go tray with sodas.

"Since I didn't know what you like, I got you more or less one of each with all the fixings on the side."

In the bag was literally one of every option of Chipotle burrito. Her own was in a separate bag. Justin would be proud--she was going to attempt the carnitas.

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	sound_and_fury 2010-07-27 12:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Wow. That's a lot of...what are those?" Cassidy asks, even as he takes one. He is soon introduced to the wonders of Carne Asada and chews happily. "This is great!" he says, enjoying his burrito. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-07-27 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	'Those are burritos. They are completely awesome. Whatever you don't eat now, put your name on and stash them in the fridge. No one will bother them. I'm glad you're enjoying them." Tina nibbled a little at hers after sniffing it. "Huh. Meat doesn't taste revolting..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-07-27 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Hm. I like burritos." he says, wondering what else he'd never had that was as good as this. "You don't eat meat?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-07-28 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	"I haven't since I was really little, Cassidy. My sister's vegan and she sort of went on a crusade about meat-eating in the house. I went along with it and it became a habit." She shrugged a little. "This is the first time I've had meat in a really long time. After awhile you don't miss it, but my boyfriend is a carnivore. So I figured I'd give this a try." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-07-29 12:47 am UTC (link)
	"Your sister sounds like a cool person, more or less." he says. "So does...Justin. Is that his name?" "Have you talked to him since you've been back?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-07-29 12:50 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I have." Her face clouded. "He wasn't exactly thrilled at how banged up I was--and he saw me after I was healed up a great deal. I had to tell him a lie about how things went down. Since I tend to come home broken most of the time he's been a little overprotective since." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-07-29 01:05 am UTC (link)
	"Then...why do you do it?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-07-29 01:09 am UTC (link)
	"Because someone has to stand up for the people who have no one else to stand up for them. There's a whole world of 'regular people' who want mutants like us dead and I don't think that's right or fair. If I can save just one life, anything that's happened to me is more than worth it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-07-29 01:24 am UTC (link)
	"It doesn't sound very worth it if you die and people you love have to miss you afterward." Cassidy says. He's not being contrary, but he doesn't quite understand the reasoning behind it. "You're a really brave person, though. Just be careful, okay? There might be other people like me out there who need you to come and save them." Cassidy says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-07-29 01:35 am UTC (link)
	"There are really only a few people who love me. I'd like to think they'd be okay. But I'll be careful. You're not going to get rid of me so easily." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-07-29 02:51 am UTC (link)
	"Good. I plan to have lunch with you for as long as I can." he smiles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-07-29 02:55 am UTC (link)
	"It's a date, then. A long term date." Tina slipped an arm around him and hugged him, reassurance that it was all going to be okay. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-07-30 03:27 am UTC (link)
	Cassidy lets himself be hugged, not feeling weird about it. Tina's the first person to ever hug him, so it's kind of nice. "Okay. A long-term date." he smiles, eating his burrito. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-07-31 07:11 pm UTC (link)
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