Jack Murdock (jackmurdock) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-06-21 19:48:00

Entry tags:

jack murdock, kalypso, plot-"devil in the hand"

After three days, Jack realized he hadn't seen Kalypso or at least heard from her. He called the Avengers Mansion to see if everything was okay and if they were on an extended mission. Three nights of restless nightmares told him that something was off and it had to be her absence. There was something missing that he couldn't put his finger on, but he believed that it would resolve itself once he saw her.

Jarvis told him that Miss Kalypso was indeed staying at the mansion but nothing more than that. Jack decided to show up that evening.

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notinplainsight
2011-06-22 01:20 am UTC (link)

Kalypso had been in the library reading. She had never been one for reading, but since bringing some books back from Olympia and Titan she had been reading as much as she could on her people. There was a lot to read since the Eternals had recorded their history long before humans had even started.

Jack would be led to the library when he arrived.

Kal in a lotus position and levitating off the floor while reading.

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	jackmurdock 2011-06-22 05:22 am UTC (link)
	Jack paused just inside the doorway to look around. He'd only been in the mansion a handful of times and it always seemed to be bigger than what space was allotted for it. Rather than his brain working on the architectural details of the building, it was now murky in a way he couldn't explain. "Kal?" His voice was husky from lack of use. "Are you in here?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-06-22 02:25 pm UTC (link)
	Kal looked up from her book. "Jack?" she asked and floated back down to the ground. She closed the book and walked over to him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-06-22 04:48 pm UTC (link)
	The relief that she was okay was tinged with a streak of uncharacteristic anger. He pushed it aside and gathered her up in a hug. "Everything okay? You haven't been home and I didn't get any messages." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-06-23 01:47 am UTC (link)
	Kal returned the hug, but was confused. "I'm...fine." She pulled away a bit. "Jack, I...where were you? You weren't home for days and I thought...where did you go?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-06-23 05:01 pm UTC (link)
	Now he was confused. "I didn't go anywhere. You've been gone the last few days. I thought at first you were on Avenger business but there was no message or anything, so I called the mansion and Jarvis said you were here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-06-24 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Jack, you were gone for days. I thought you left me and came here. That was over a week ago. What happened?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-06-26 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	"I didn't /go/ anywhere." He was getting agitated by her words and he didn't know why. What had he done to make her think he would go away and leave her? "Kal, I came home after a patrol just like I always do and you were gone. I didn't know where until I called here. I wouldn't go anywhere without telling you first." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-06-26 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Jack, what day do you think it is?" she asked. "What's the date?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-06-27 12:07 am UTC (link)
	He blinked at her, realizing he didn't know what the date was. "Sunday. It's Sunday." He paused. "I saw a newsstand on the way over. I don't know what the date is. Kal, you /know/ me. You've been in my head. I would not leave without saying anything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-06-27 12:15 am UTC (link)
	"Today's the twenty first," Kal said. "I /know/ you, but you did leave without saying anything to me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-06-27 01:44 am UTC (link)
	He stepped back from her. "I can't explain it. All I know is that I didn't go anywhere. I went on patrol. I woke up at home. You were gone. That's it." He ran a hand through his hair to get it out of his face. "Are you staying here now?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-06-27 01:58 am UTC (link)
	"I am...was...I don't know. I thought you left me and I didn't want to be alone. I came here. Mom's been out of town and I didn't have anywhere else to go." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-06-27 03:34 pm UTC (link)
	"I didn't leave you!" His voice rose at the end of his words. "I don't know what's going on here, but I know what I didn't do. I'm sorry that you thought it, but you know me better than that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-06-27 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	Kal put a hand on his cheek. "I know. I'm sorry I thought the worst. We need to figure out what happened to you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-06-28 02:14 am UTC (link)
	Jack turned his cheek into her hand. The hard knot of uncertainty loosened in his chest. "Will you come home? I don't sleep well without you nearby." He kissed her hand and reached out to pull her into an embrace. "It's not home without you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-06-28 05:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course," she said as she wrapped her arms around him. "Maybe we can work on figuring out what happened to you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-06-28 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	"Maybe it's the heat?" he said, holding her tight. "I'm a foggy city boy. I just want things to be normal again." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-06-28 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	"It's not the heat," she said as she held onto him. "I know, I do too, but you know with this life they won't be." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-06-29 02:02 am UTC (link)
	"I know, but I know it'll be all right." He pressed a kiss to her temple. "Next time leave me a note even if you're telling me to get lost." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-06-29 03:00 am UTC (link)
	"I will. I promise." She kissed him. "Let's go home. I've missed you and I want to show you just how much." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-06-29 03:49 am UTC (link)
	Later he'd work out how she could have missed him when he was sure he hadn't gone anywhere, but he'd missed her like crazy after three days. Not knowing was the worst part. "It felt like something in me was missing, Kal. I don't like that feeling." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-06-30 12:28 am UTC (link)
	Kal was laying next to him. Her naked body was next to his and it felt good. She was where she belonged. "I wish I could make everything all better for you," she said. "I will help you figure out what happened." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-07-03 02:51 am UTC (link)
	Jack twined her fingers with his and brought her hand up to kiss it. "Just having you here makes everything better." He rolled over to his side to look down at her. "You always seem to know where I am. What was different about this time?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-07-03 03:16 am UTC (link)
	"I don't know. I searched for you and couldn't find you. It was as if you disappeared, physically and mentally." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-07-03 03:24 am UTC (link)
	"Maybe I wandered into an alternate dimension and it spit me back out a week later?" He said it as a sort of joke but given Eliza's presence in this particular world, it /could/ happen. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-07-03 01:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Could be," she said. "Anything is possible." She gave him a sweet light kiss. "All that matters is that you're back." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-07-04 12:15 am UTC (link)
	"You're everything to me, you know that?" He gathered her up in his arms and relaxed back into the pillows. "I know sometimes you might have to stay at the mansion, just let me know. I need to know you're all right wherever you are." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-07-04 12:39 am UTC (link)
	She placed her head on his shoulder and one leg over his. "I will. Promise. Just let me know when you need to take off. I don't want to go through that again." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

jackmurdock
2011-07-04 12:45 am UTC (link)

"I was just doing my nightly round and I..." For a second he /knew/ what had gone wrong, and then it was gone. "I don't know. Maybe if I go back over the same territory I'll find something to jog my memory. But I will let you know before I take off for the rooftops. It helps clear my head some nights when I'm working on something but if there's any chance something else happens you'll know where to look."

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	notinplainsight 2011-07-04 03:23 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll go with you," Kal said. No way was she going to let him go off alone anytime soon. She didn't need him disappearing again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-07-04 04:01 pm UTC (link)
	He hugged her again. "We'll be a crime fighting duo like in the comic books, except you'd look so much better in the skimpy outfit than I would." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-07-04 09:16 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not the skimpy outfit kind of girl," she said. "I like being covered." A pause. "Except when I'm in bed with you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-07-04 09:45 pm UTC (link)
	"You're spectacular whatever you're wearing," he told her, "or not wearing. All right, I'll wear it but no giggling out of you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-07-04 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	Kalypso had to laugh. The thought of him in a skimpy outfit was funny. She kissed him. "I love you, silly man." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-07-06 01:05 am UTC (link)
	The sound of her laughter chipped away at the heaviness inside. "I love you, Kalypso. Always, forever." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-07-06 01:07 am UTC (link)
	"I'll love you forever," she said and settled in more fully next to him. She didn't have to sleep, but she wanted to be next to him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-07-06 01:27 am UTC (link)
	Jack smiled and kissed her before settling in. With his Eternal teddy bear, sleep would come much easier. With the scent of hair and skin around him, and the soft skin against his, he drifted off. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	notinplainsight 2011-07-06 07:45 pm UTC (link)
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