yourtruecolors (yourtruecolors) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-06-08 22:58:00

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inactive - julian gallo, inactive - lisa graves, inactive - minnie

'I think I should know how to make love to something innocent without leaving my fingerprints'
Minnie had been running countless background checks, but her hands were empty as she knocked quietly but distinctly on Julian's door late one morning. Anything her Julian might need to know was in her head.

She'd already knocked when she noticed the colors bleeding through the door didn't seem right. Was he not there? And whose was the pattern that was?

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yourtruecolors
2011-06-12 02:05 am UTC (link)

At this point, Lisa and Julian may be confused by Minnie's standing with a horrified gasp and running to Julian's arms. "What ... Feed. Now, please" Her hands reach up to touch his face.

Because the sight of Julian, her dearest Julian, with his colors so faded, so incomplete, so drained, sent every rational thought out of her head in panic. He was hurt, hurt so badly. What had happened?

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	your_talents 2011-06-12 02:25 am UTC (link)
	Lisa looks alarmed by Minnie's reaction, approaching the two of them slowly. "Anything going on I should know about?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hellfireprince
2011-06-12 02:28 am UTC (link)

Julian wasn't quite expecting that reaction from Minnie, but then he remembered that she could /see/ how he was doing. The incident in District X had strained him quite a bit and it was true that he was still somewhat hungry, though he hadn't let on about that to Lisa.

It was better to let her think he was doing well until she got busy doing other things, at which point, he'd feed to full.

"Minnie, please, calm down." Julian commands, not quite up the task of extricating himself.

"I'm fine. Nothing I haven't dealt with before." he says.

He looks to Lisa.

"All right, I need to know who knows what about who right now." he says, taking control of the situation.

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yourtruecolors
2011-06-12 02:33 am UTC (link)

Minnie wants to scream that he's not fine, but Julian has told her to calm down, so she makes herself take a breath first.

...And realizes.

"Oh goddess, I'm such an idiot. My vision's at half-power. Oh Julian, I thought you were..." She straightens. "I apologize for causing a scene, Julian. I was just waiting with Miss Graves to talk to you about the meeting this afternoon. We discussed my abilities, the fact that my mother was on Mr. H's cleaning staff, signet rings, and that you think she's amazing. Miss Graves took a sample and I... I made a mistake when you came in. I'm sorry. I'll go wait in the office until you need to discuss the meeting."

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your_talents
2011-06-12 02:40 am UTC (link)

There's something about the way Minnie repeats the bit about Julian thinking she's amazing that gives Lisa pause. There was just something... there. Either sarcasm or unease. She wasn't sure which. Hm.

"That about covers it." She glides up to Julian and slips her arms around his waist, giving him a lingering kiss before sashaying aside to grab herself a bagel.

"Got yourself someone real eager to please there, boss." She smiles.

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hellfireprince
2011-06-12 03:15 am UTC (link)

This is...awkward. Julian return the kiss, albeit uneasily.

"Lisa, Minnie is important to me. She's been my friend since I was very young, before I lost my father." Julian says.

"Minnie, Lisa and I have been seeing each other for a bit. She's the only person on the team who knows what I can /really/ do." Julian says.

"You two know me better than most. I'd prefer it if this didn't become an awkward situation." he says simply.

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	yourtruecolors 2011-06-12 03:18 am UTC (link)
	Minnie turns from turning to leave, straightens, and smiles weakly. "Then I'd prefer if it did get awkward either." She nods to Lisa. "I'm glad you've been there for him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	your_talents 2011-06-12 03:21 am UTC (link)
	Lisa nods, smiling to Minnie. "I'm glad about that too." It's an honest smile. Then she turns to Julian and just shrugs. "I'm just gonna drag it out in the open... I don't get the 'jealous' vibe from her, but something about being in the same room as me seems to... confuse her?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hellfireprince
2011-06-12 04:01 am UTC (link)

"Lisa...she /is/ still standing here." Julian says lightly.

"Minnie and I have a very special relationship. She was the first person I showed what I could do and she got me through the first days I was learning to deal with this, before...I was taught how to control it." Julian says simply.

Lisa and Minnie both have the same stories, only Minnie has more information than Lisa does regarding Julian's mother. Mother found Minnie useful, but he wasn't sure he wanted to know what Selene thought about Lisa.

The idea was mildly terrifying, even to him.

"Lisa, I'd also ask that you don't sample from Minnie ever again. She tends to be protective of me." Julian says.

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your_talents
2011-06-12 04:05 am UTC (link)

"I'm /aware/. I want this hashed out before it becomes a thing." Lisa responds just as lightly.

She listens to what Julian's saying, and how he says it. There's something else there, but this isn't the time or place to ask for more. She nods as he concludes.

"Of course." She hesitates for a moment, then snaps her fingers to punctuate her next gesture, letting go of the power.

She, as a long-standing rule, hates letting go of a power that she could keep holding. She shudders slightly in dissatisfaction as the sensation leaves her, and the world comes back into focus.

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yourtruecolors
2011-06-12 04:10 am UTC (link)

Minnie's feeling absolutely mortified She'd acted like a little fool, she was being talked about to her Julian as if she were an errant child, and she couldn't see.

And then Julian's calm explanation, the way he stands up for her, makes her feel a bit better, and then thank the goddess, she has her eyes all the way back, and she does her best to get her tone professional again.

"I'm sorry about that, Lisa. I was a little confused, simply because Julian's never seen anyone so apparently steadily before, but I certainly didn't mean to make you uncomfortable."

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	hellfireprince 2011-06-12 05:40 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sure no harm was done, ladies. Really, the fault here is mine. I should have anticipated that Minnie might come by if she couldn't reach me and would meet you, Lisa. I apologize to both of you for making this awkward." Julian says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	your_talents 2011-06-12 01:18 pm UTC (link)
	Lisa walks up and offers a hand to Minnie. "Let's just chalk this up to each of us having a unique relationship with Julian, and try to go from there." She shakes her hand and nods to the stuff Julian brought back. "Breakfast?" She does move to stand next to him once again afterwards, however. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	yourtruecolors 2011-06-12 01:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course it's all right, Julian," she assures him hurriedly. It was so sweet of him to cover for her mistake. She shakes Lisa's hand. "To be frank, I could murder a bagel." And she'll get one. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hellfireprince 2011-06-13 12:28 am UTC (link)
	"I'm glad we could work this out without further issue." Julian says, smiling at both women. A thought crosses his mind just then, as he looks between Minnie and Lisa. He smiles to himself and then sets it aside for the time being. There may be time to address such a thing later. "Please eat, both of you. There's plenty." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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