Beatrice Dayspring (charmedlife) wrote,
@ 2012-11-26 11:32:00

Au Meme: Other Gender.
Dante Dayspring sat in the appropriate area of Thunderbolt's headquarters cleaning his guns.

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magic_hands
2012-11-27 02:53 pm UTC (link)

[Since this is AU anyway, I rolled one for him. 2,1. Instead of Dr. Strange picking him up, SHIELD did. After locking him up for a bit and calling in SWORD to help find a way to reign in his powers in a more consistent way than the mystics had managed so far, they managed to get him gauntlets of sort that siphoned off the extra magic he was leaking and putting it to use to power their magic weapons creation and experiments, though they are somewhat painful. While he'd been lent out to SWORD and ARMOR at times, they realized he needed more field experience and pulled a few strings to get him a spot on the TBolts and at the same time keep an eye on the team.

Changes: no age wonkiness, about the same age, maybe a year or two older for timebendyness. Eyes constantly glow No time freeze or magic disc spells. Still has teleportation. Instead was taught to focus on interdimensional travel, stronger telepathy and TK. Uses mystic bolts and levitation instead of magic discs.]

Martin floats into the room and tilts his head at Dante, watching him. "You people spend a lot of time doing that..."

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	charmedlife 2012-11-27 05:30 pm UTC (link)
	"We take care of our equipment, and it will take care of us," Dante says without looking up. "Afternoon, Martin." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-27 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Afternoon. It's just that everytime I see a gun person they always seem to be cleaning it," he shrugs and sits nearby Dante, levitating cross legged in the air. It was all the same really, SHIELD gun people, TBolts gun people. Gun people were gun people. He didn't ever get it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-27 07:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Yep. We're like magic people with studying." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-27 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	"That's true I suppose. But reading is nice," he nods. Really it was the only thing he did both at the HQ and his time in SHIELD custody. "Is it ever hard not to kill people with those though? I know it's not encouraged in hero circles." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-27 07:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Shooting to wound is never effortless, but there are ways, and besides, I cheat. Really, the hardest thing about avoiding lethal force is reminding my sister." Who usually humored him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-27 07:39 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm surprised she listens sometimes," he admits. "And your powers are not cheating, anymore than me sitting like this is." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-27 07:54 pm UTC (link)
	Dante smiles. "Thanks. So how are you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-27 08:00 pm UTC (link)
	"As usual," he shrugs, not bothering to talk about how the gauntlets were a constant source of pain. Probably why he didn't smile much. "But you seem in a good mood. Is there anything happening?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-27 08:08 pm UTC (link)
	He didn't have to say; Dante always knew from microexpressions, but he thought mentioning it when there was nothing to be done was rude. "We've got recon work coming up; it's good to get out of the house." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-27 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	Many found the glowing blue eyes disconcerting and hard to read, but Dante never seemed to see it that way. It was nice but meant it was harder to hide things from him. "It is, I like it when we get to go out." He didn't like being holed up anywhere much but it happened often. "Will I be needed? And might it lead to anything interesting?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-27 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	"You'll definitely be needed -- reports indicate there may be some back-alley black magic involved in the cartel we're casing. I can't analyze the mystic stuff all myself." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-27 08:24 pm UTC (link)
	"That's good, I wish we'd go out more often though," he admits. There's the smallest of smiles now as he looks slightly pleased at being told he was needed rather than being ordered to do things. "No, your job is to analyze more than that. If you focused to much on the mystic stuff you might miss other things, that's why you have me I suppose." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-27 08:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Exactly so! So, they need one of my Reliable Narrations, and I can't do it alone. I certainly hope you didn't have plans for the evening." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-27 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	The tiniest of smiles remains on his face. It was always nice being asked. "I think the books can handle one evening without me. You may have to check to be sure," he says with an attempt at a joke. They both knew he didn't go out much. Though there were some books that could talk...with magic people you could never be sure. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-28 12:16 pm UTC (link)
	You really couldn't be sure, so Dante just smiles and says "I'll take your word." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-28 03:05 pm UTC (link)
	"When you're done with your cleaning, would you like to play chess with me again?" Though most of their games were primarily mental. Telepathic bright kid vs. Experienced strategist who could read you like a book tended to end up that way but he liked the challenge and it was always a learning experience. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-28 03:54 pm UTC (link)
	"With the agenda we've got for the evening, why wait? You want white or black?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-28 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll take black if that's alright." He preferred to let Dante go first and figure out how to avoid his plans from there. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-28 04:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Great, then. e2-e4. You can get the board if you want or anything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-28 04:07 pm UTC (link)
	A moment later a chess board floats into the room, and all the pieces are put in their place as it floats between them. Dante's pawn marches forward to where directed. "Just for multitasking purposes. e7-e5." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-28 04:26 pm UTC (link)
	Dante smirks. "Not to be overanalytical --" like he ever stopped. "--but of course. Bf1-d3." He doesn't look up from his precious ASP 9mm (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-28 04:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Nb8-c6," he responds. With the way his eyes glow it's not quite possible to tell, but his gaze moves from the chessboard to Dante. The problem with trying to read his mind during chess was that he expected it and had experience with telepaths. Enough to know how to feed you false leads or distract, but it was worth a shot. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-28 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	Dante doesn't focus on his usual methods of mental shielding. Instead, he lets Martin see.... the mental equivalent of a hall of mirrors built by MC Escher. You ever notice how defensive your opening gambits are? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-28 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	There's a slight frown of concentration now as he tries to push past the crazy hall of mirrors and find other thoughts. He may be a good telepath, but Dante had plenty of experience shielding. It certainly wasn't making this easy. I guess. I like to wait and see what happens, jumping in isn't always best. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-28 06:47 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, definitely. It's understandable "Nd3-b5," he says aloud. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-28 07:05 pm UTC (link)
	Dangerous things happen when you're not careful Oh that gets something that looks like an annoyed pout out of him. "Now you're just teasing me." He huffs slightly. "Nc6-a5." The black knight leaps over the bishop and neighs at it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-28 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	"Yep. Ng1-f3" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-28 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	Dante's knight rears back and leaps over the pawns. "Ng8-f6." Martin's does the same and snorts at its rival. Stupid hall of mirrors. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-29 02:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Castle. So, heard much from your buddies at SHIELD lately?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-29 03:07 pm UTC (link)
	Dante's pieces move accordingly on their own. "They're not my buddies." He knew his place in the organization, and while he didn't like it, it was to be expected. His powers were a danger to society as he'd both been told and shown, so he felt he deserved what he got his way. Didn't mean he enjoyed it in the least, just accepted the facts. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-29 03:47 pm UTC (link)
	"You know what I mean. No talk of collecting yet, are they?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-29 03:50 pm UTC (link)
	He shrugs. "Not that I've heard but they don't tell me much. Is there any reason they might soon?" A bit of worry creeps into his voice now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-29 03:59 pm UTC (link)
	Dante shrugs. "Not really. I get something going when they contact us, but it's never long enough for a proper Realization." Pause. "We're not above a minor turf war, you know." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

magic_hands
2012-11-29 04:07 pm UTC (link)

"Probably on purpose," Martin muses. He stops and raises his eyes to meet Dante's, not quite expecting that last bit. Opening his mouth to say something, he thinks better of it and clamps it shut again and looks down. It was hard to tell if this was a situation that warranted a grateful thank you or a worried look. "...I don't know if it'd be minor though. And...I'd prefer you didn't have to risk it. I mean I...really like being on the team," he finally admits.

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	charmedlife 2012-11-29 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, it's good having you. As will be evidenced by tonight; that'd be a real pain alone, and you know Kelly hates doing subtle." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-29 04:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank you, it's...nice to hear." Small smile. "Yeah, she's very good for the level everything to the ground bits though. Are we trying astral recon before we get too far in?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-11-29 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	"I'd appreciate that, if you could link me in for the tagalong." Dad always could, anyway. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-29 04:31 pm UTC (link)
	"I will, it's not difficult," he nodded as one of his bishops is mobilized to a more useful position than behind the line of disgruntled pawns. Magic chess could get unruly if you didn't let the pawns have their chance to stab something later on though. "As long as my physical body is fine astral stuff like that is all very straightforward." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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