nightingalesong (nightingalesong) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-09-28 00:00:00

Entry tags:

inactive - emily banner, inactive - qamar, team - avengers

Bath time
It's been a long day.

It's clear that something's wrong with SHIELD. And clear that something needs to be done.

Nightingale needs some help. That much is clear. And Qamar is particularly disturbed about Sammy's behavior.

To think he had almost opened up to her... to tell her the real secret about Nightingale. But now... he's sure he'll never be able to. It wouldn't be safe... for either of them.

Assuming she wouldn't have been weirded out anyway.

It's probably better if he keeps the secret anyway, now that he thinks about it. She probably wouldn't understand.

He needs to think. Nightingale will need him later, but for now, he needs to think.

He steps into his apartment's tiny bathtub, filling the water with warm water. He puts on music and strips, sinking down to his nose in the warm water.

Some quiet time will help him focus and think.

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This scene takes place before Rallying the Troops.

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	nightingalesong 2009-10-02 08:17 am UTC (link)
	The touch is clearly intended to keep her seated, however. "You fainted. Qamar thought it best to deliver you to the Avengers, so he located me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	emmysmash 2009-10-02 08:27 am UTC (link)
	"Ohgod... I hoped I'd imagined him." Emily murmurs, rubbing at her eyes. She's been moved to a couch, her clothes are still damp. "I don't think I'm where I should be..." Her voice mournful and shaky with nerves. "W-who are you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nightingalesong 2009-10-02 08:30 am UTC (link)
	"I am Nightingale," she replies. They're not in Qamar's apartment anymore; the warehouse seems abandoned. "Mr. el Sayed told me that you teleported into his bathtub, but the device that teleported you there broke... and that you may not have teleported just through space." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	emmysmash 2009-10-02 08:37 am UTC (link)
	"Yes." Emily sniffs, trying to hold back tears and keep her asthma at a low key. "He told me it was t-two thousand NINE! That can't be right!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nightingalesong 2009-10-02 08:38 am UTC (link)
	"What year do you believe it to be?" Nightingale asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	emmysmash 2009-10-02 08:40 am UTC (link)
	"2031." Emily adjusts her glasses, looking around the warehouse warily. "I wasn't born till 2014." "Also Qamar talked at if Toni Stark was a man." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nightingalesong 2009-10-02 08:42 am UTC (link)
	"Tony Stark is a man. Married to Natasha Romanov. Responsible for the creation of one of the founding Avengers, Iron Man." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	emmysmash 2009-10-02 08:45 am UTC (link)
	Emily went pale, sitting up straighter and utterly failing to keep breathing evenly. "No... no no... I ... Toni Stark is a woman. Natasha Antoinette Stark-Rogers, married to Steve Rogers. Iron Woman and Captain America." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nightingalesong 2009-10-02 08:47 am UTC (link)
	Nightingale blinks for a moment. "You should not faint again. Please try to stay calm." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	emmysmash 2009-10-04 08:10 pm UTC (link)
	Emily's lower lip quivers and she tries to take deep breaths. "I... I need my inhaler..." DAMN! Her inhaler is in FRANCE! France in another DIMENSION! "Oh my god how am I going to get home? W-what am I going to DO?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nightingalesong 2009-10-04 08:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Dimensional travel is not unheard of in our universe. We may be able to find you a way home." She places a reassuring hand on Emily's. "And perhaps you were brought here for a reason." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	emmysmash 2009-10-04 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	"What kind of reason?" Emily sniffs, her voice a little bitter. "Do you have a bunch of things that need translating or something? Or maybe you're just short on Avengers here...?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nightingalesong 2009-10-04 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	"For the moment... the latter is actually true. We have reason to believe S.H.I.E.L.D. has been compromised, and has been capturing and brainwashing Avengers. Do you have S.H.I.E.L.D. in your universe?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

emmysmash
2009-10-04 08:59 pm UTC (link)

"What?" Emily murmurs, then nods squaring her shoulders a bit. "I... yes. S.H.I.E.L.D. exists where I'm from. It backs the Avengers. I don't think there was even brainwashing involved though."

"Is something being done to stop it?"

She can't help but inquire. Even though she's been away from her own team for nearly 18 months overseas she's still part of the reserves and wanting to know what's going on and what she can do is ingrained by now.

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	nightingalesong 2009-10-04 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	"The remaining Avengers are gathering. But we could use help... particularly from Avengers they've never heard of." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	emmysmash 2009-10-04 10:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, I'm here, so they may as well be able to count on me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nightingalesong 2009-10-04 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	"What shall I call you, then?" she asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	emmysmash 2009-10-04 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm Emily Banner, but as an Avenger I go by Hulkling." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nightingalesong 2009-10-04 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	Nightingale pauses, considering. "Banner? Excellent. That... will help provide a surprise," she admits. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	emmysmash 2009-10-04 11:51 pm UTC (link)
	"I'd prefer to avoid doing TOO much property damage or having to stomp on anyone though." Emily says cautiously. "I have very good control but it's hard to maneuver when you're really big." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nightingalesong 2009-10-04 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	"I understand," Nightingale nods. "We want to prevent any deaths or serious injuries. But they won't be expecting a Hulk." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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