Martin Baum (magic_hands) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-09-23 18:39:00

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Marlow Appreciation Day! (Open)
There was not enough Marlow Appreciation. This needed to be fixed.

Other people had birthdays and such where you could get them all sorts of presents and show how much you liked and appreciated them but Marlow didn't have a birthday. It wasn't fair that people didn't have that day to show her how awesome she was. So Martin usually picked a random day each year to get her a present (though sometimes he forgot if he'd brought one that year and she ended up getting more than one). This year though he was determined she'd get a whole Appreciation Day.

Arriving on the grounds of the Defender's compound, Martin is positive he has the right location. Usually with teleporting there was always a little doubt but the place had her magic all over it. So with his usual blue flames he'd arrived right outside where he could sense her magical protection spells.

Of course it was still within the scope of the non-magical security.

Yep, right place. Those blaring alarms couldn't be wrong. It worked so much better than a doorbell too.

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	marlow 2012-10-03 04:14 pm UTC (link)
	"They'll be back soon. They always come back." She took a few steps in and yelled "SYDNEY!" "But yeah, all to ourselves. You'll have to come back when they're here so you can see some real sword practicing. They think my lightsaber is kind of silly and they use the real thing. Except theirs aren't magical and they can't throw spells with them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-10-03 04:55 pm UTC (link)
	Martin follows close behind as they go inside. "I don't know, I think yours sounds better. Real swords are cool but throwing spells with one is always better. If they could do that they would." Because in his head, everyone wished they could do magic. He waits patiently for this Sydney to arrive and puts his hands in his pockets to be careful. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sydney_ashcroft
2012-10-03 05:02 pm UTC (link)

Yelling in the Defenders compound usually meant that something was going on and nine times out of ten it was bad.

Syd dropped the book she was reading and went rushing out of the library with a tiger on her heels.

It sounded like it had come from the kitchen and Syd rushed right there.

"What's going...." She stopped when she realized it wasn't an emergency. "Marlow?"

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	marlow 2012-10-03 05:08 pm UTC (link)
	"Sydney!" The team adviser's expression made Marlow feel bad. She hadn't wanted to alarm her. It was only excitement on her part that had made her raise her voice. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. I wanted you to meet Martin. He was why there were alarms earlier. Martin, this is Sydney. She's our sane grownup." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-10-03 05:11 pm UTC (link)
	Martin just smiles and raises his hat for Sydney. "Hello!" So this was the Sane Adult. The Defenders' Bea then. He peers around her, "Is that a tiger?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2012-10-03 05:20 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh. It's quite okay Marlow. Just when there's yelling here...well you know. I'm not sure if I am the sane one around here." She smiled to let Marlow it was okay. "Hello, Martin. It's nice to meet you and yes that's a tiger. It's Hal's pet." She offered a hand to Martin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2012-10-03 05:25 pm UTC (link)
	Marlow immediately took Sydney's hand and lowered it so Martin wouldn't accidentally turn her into a nice frog. She loved Martin too much to let him get into trouble with Sydney so soon. There would be time enough with magical hijinks. "Martin's my brother. He's really good with magic. He's the Thunderbolts sorcerer." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

magic_hands
2012-10-03 05:32 pm UTC (link)

Martin had been standing there with his hat in his hands, wondering how to not seem rude by not shaking her hand. So Marlow dealing with that problem for him was a relief and she gets a thankful smile. "Nice to meet you too. Is the tiger nice?" He'd never met a tiger out of a zoo before.

At Marlow's introduction of him he nearly beams with pride. He wasn't perfect with magic but he was definitely good considering he'd only been doing it for a few years. "But Marlow is much better. And she has the best illusions.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2012-10-03 06:07 pm UTC (link)
	"A brother? Oh that's wonderful! I'm glad you found each other." Syd was really happy for Marlow and Martin. " "He is. His name is Eyhvatr. He's as gentle as a small house cat. How long will you be visiting for?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

marlow
2012-10-03 06:28 pm UTC (link)

The niceties of blood relationship wasn't important. They had magic, Dr. Strange and Clea to make them a family.

She put a hand on the tiger's head to show Martin that Eyhvatr was harmless to the household. "Martin's been studying with Dr. Strange for a long time. It's hard work and he did really well, so now he gets to use it to fight villains. Martin does boom magic and it's spectacular. Wait till you see the lights for Christmas!"

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magic_hands
2012-10-03 07:26 pm UTC (link)

Martin didn't bother clarifying either. He didn't have blood family anymore but his magic one certainly counted as family. Besides, he loved having Marlow as a big sister.

Smiling at the tiger and waving, he kind of wishes he could pet it too. But he wanted the tiger to stay a tiger. "Oh. I'm here for...hold on a sec," he holds his hat steady as it begins to shake, looking like it was going to blow, until in a violent rupture an explosion of sparkles comes out to form the words 'Happy Marlow Appreciation Day'. This time the words were less shaky, practice made perfect. "Happy Marlow Appreciation Day," he said cheerfully out loud.

"I do time magic too. And our decorations for holidays are always the best, especially the fireworks." He sticks his hat back on while the sparkle effects stay. "Marlow said I could sleep over. May I?" One should always ask the permission of The Sane Adult for things.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2012-10-04 11:13 am UTC (link)
	Sydney wasn't too sure of what to make of fireworks for Christmas, but like everything else in her life things were strange and she'd roll with it. "Marlow Appreciation Day? It sounds interesting. When's Sydney Appreciation Day?" she joked. "Of course you can stay, Martin. There's plenty of room." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2012-10-04 11:38 am UTC (link)
	Marlow laughed. "It's instead of a birthday because I don't have one," she explained. "Martin thinks I need a day to celebrate and sometimes he forgets and I get two or three in a year. But you should have a Sydney Appreciation Day too! You do so much for us that we need to celebrate it!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-10-04 11:48 am UTC (link)
	"Yep. Everyone else has a birthday and Marlow doesn't so it's not very fair," he explains. "Maybe we can do fireworks for Marlow Appreciation Day." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2012-10-04 08:35 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't need an appreciation day," Syd said. "I was joking. Fireworks sound great. Zoey would love them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2012-10-05 02:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Everyone needs an appreciation day, especially when they have to deal with godlings," Marlow said, nodding in agreement with herself. "We'll create some firework spells for you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

magic_hands
2012-10-05 04:20 pm UTC (link)

Martin nods along, agreeing with the merits of the Appreciation Day idea. People needed those, especially if they didn't have a birthday.

"I'm very good at those! And when Marlow and I team up we have the best fireworks. Your Zoey can come watch, it'll be fun." Because the more the merrier on Marlow Appreciation Day. In his books it was an official holiday. Even if he arbitrarily decided the date of it each time.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2012-10-08 12:15 am UTC (link)
	"I really don't need one," Sydney assured them. "I would love to watch the fireworks and I'll tell Zoey. She loves fireworks." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

marlow
2012-10-08 11:03 pm UTC (link)

"Come down to the beach tonight when it's dark and we'll make some awesome fireworks." The county would just have to understand their unapproved display, or gather along the highway to watch like they did the last time.

"I was going to ask the cook if she would make us the double bacon extra cheeseburgers," she continued with the total unconcern of a teenager in regards to cholesterol.

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magic_hands
2012-10-08 11:10 pm UTC (link)

Martin could never understand how fireworks could be unapproved. Really, who could not like fireworks? And theirs were magic so it was far more controlled. He was really looking forward to teaming up with Marlow for a fireworks display now.

He stays quiet to let Marlow handle the food decisions but gives a wide-eyed 'pleeeeease can we have double bacon extra cheeseburgers' look. Maybe it'd help the process along.

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