nextgen_misc (nextgen_misc) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-09-29 00:13:00

Entry tags:

anya stark, eternals, iason, inactive - james romanov rogers, kalypso, lady devil, npc team - zodiac, team - avengers

Meanwhile...
Three teens were being held by SHIELD and two had been sent to the Eternals' city of Olympia...

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notinplainsight
2009-09-29 05:41 am UTC (link)

While Olympia was beautiful, calm, peaceful and overall pleasant, not to mention cold, it really wasn't home to Kalypso. That would always be New York and right now she wanted nothing more than the polluted filled air, noisy streets teaming with people and the congestion of New York.

She hated to think of all the school work she was missing by not going to class. Not that she particularly liked sitting in class, but she wouldn't have to make up a ton of work. While she had dragged her feet about going to start, once classes had started, she really hadn't minded going. It did get her out of manual labor for her mother.

Kal occupied herself with wandering around the city. She didn't get the chance for much exploring the last time she was here and now she had nothing but time on her hands. She explored the city when she wasn't spending time in the Hall of Memories (basically the library/records hall) learning about her people's history.

The time here also gave her the chance to get to know her family better, but she missed Jack like crazy. She wished he could have been here with her. It would have made the visit a little more pleasant.

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cosmic_son
2009-09-29 05:50 am UTC (link)

Olympia isn't home to Iason mainly just because he doesn't consider himself to have a home. While Kal was reaised 'Earthy', having a boyfriend, schooling and the rest, he's been a wanderer and student of the universe much of his young life.
This is just another phase, and another time to demonstrate patience. Mortal matters sometimes need to sort themselves out - his father especially has been big on that.

He spends most of his time in exile reading, and spending some time learning a couple of instruments.

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notinplainsight
2009-09-29 06:03 am UTC (link)

While he wasn't Jack, it was nice having Iason here as well. There was someone else around who had been born in the same decade as her. Outside of Iason, the people closest to her in age were already a few thousand years old. Most of the time talks with them ended up with stories of things that happened hundred of years before Kal was even born.

When she wanted to talk to someone and not get a history lesson in the process, Kal sought out Iason. Like she was currently doing.

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	cosmic_son 2009-09-29 06:40 am UTC (link)
	He glances up from his reading when she enters. "Greetings, cousin. You look restless." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2009-09-29 06:44 am UTC (link)
	Kal flopped down on a chair next to him. "Is it that obvious?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-09-29 06:46 am UTC (link)
	He raises a brow. Heightened senses and all. "Yes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2009-09-29 06:49 am UTC (link)
	Kal sighed. "I want to go home. I'm tired of hearing stories of things that happened hundreds of years before I was born. I miss Jack and I'm going to have a ton of school work to do." She stopped her complaining and looked at him. "You seem to be taking this all in stride." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-09-29 06:54 am UTC (link)
	"You know my father. We have plenty of our own things we need to consider. Sometimes mortal politics need to take their course in their own time. And, like it or not, the disposition of SHIELD is definitely politics." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2009-09-29 06:57 am UTC (link)
	"Your father is a little too detached from the world at times," Kal grumbled. Kal was born into the thick of human affairs and had a fondness for humans like her mother. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2009-09-29 06:59 am UTC (link)

He laughs at that. "Most Eternals would say my father is far too fond of mortals and their world. He's married multiple of them, after all. He's not either of your parents, but he's a lot closer to them than most, and very fond of them. But he's also struggled with major changes in ages, and the deaths of lovers and wives. Some detachment, at times, might be healthy."

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	notinplainsight 2009-09-29 07:02 am UTC (link)
	"I guess," she relented. "This isn't normal and if SHIELD has its way, it could affect things on a global scale." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2009-09-29 07:04 am UTC (link)

He nods. "Nothing in the Avenger's world is normal. Threats are a constant. But if the Eternals got involved and toppled all the harsh regimes and improper dictators and organizations, this world wouldn't even exist. There'd likely be no Avengers had we stopped World War II. Mortals are capable of dealing with many things themselves... this may be one of those that they have to, and should."

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	notinplainsight 2009-09-29 07:15 am UTC (link)
	"If this is the start of taking out the heroes, do you think SHIELD would stop with the humans? They could turn their attention to here. I just don't think we should stand aside and go along with what they tell us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2009-09-29 07:19 am UTC (link)

"I don't either. I just don't think we need to be ready to rush to the rescue every time a crisis threatens. We need to give them some time to sort it out, keep an eye on the situation, and be ready to act. If we rush in to help them now, and everything doesn't go perfectly, we commit an illegal act that weakens their position, and could easily prove to the world that this new position of Avengers as bad guys is right and justified, especially if we fail. If the Avengers decide that they need to take action, I'll be right there with them... but they need to make that decision, not have me make it for them."

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	notinplainsight 2009-09-29 07:23 am UTC (link)
	"What if they are taking action? How the hell would we know sitting here away from it all? There hasn't been one word from them. We can't keep an eye on it from here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-09-29 08:03 am UTC (link)
	"They're the Avengers. They have mages and psychics on speed dial and in their roster. You think they couldn't contact us if they really felt it necessary? They're capable people, they don't need us for everything, and if they do, they'll let us know." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2009-09-29 08:06 am UTC (link)
	"Stop being so damn logical," she grumbled. "I'm just not used to things being so quiet and boring. I grew up in New York." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2009-09-29 08:12 am UTC (link)

"Its not boring here, there's a thousand things to do. New
York won't always exist, at least not as you know it. You can't get too attached, and even your mother has her share of time spent in Olympia."

He sighs, face going grim. "I know it sounds cold. But if we take action now, we risk everything for them on their behalf. Part of what makes mortals so interesting, so vital, is risk. If we take that away from them too often, they lose that. Even your mother didn't join the Avengers, didn't avert countless crises, until she was asked."

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	notinplainsight 2009-09-29 08:15 am UTC (link)
	Kal sighed. "I'm one of them," she said. "I grew up as one of them, not an Eternal. I'm still trying to learn what it means to be an Eternal. Of course I want to be involved because I grew up in the middle of it. I didn't grow up detached from them like everyone else in our family." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2009-09-29 08:24 am UTC (link)

He nods. "I know. And I realize that I haven't been part of the mortal world long, on either side. I've seen dozens of cultures, but always as an observer... an Eternal. My dad is passionate about humanity, he loves them, and the Eternals have modeled themselves in a lot of ways after another age of humanity. There is admiration there. But this is an opportunity to learn what being an Eternal is like. And sooner or later, you're going to need to. A lot of those stories from a long time ago that you talk about... with my dad, a lot of them are about how hard it was to lose his first wife... and second... and so on. And that was with the distance he has."

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	notinplainsight 2009-09-29 08:31 am UTC (link)
	"I guess I don't do bored very well," she finally admitted. "Maybe I should go somewhere. A country or some other place I've never been to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-09-29 08:34 am UTC (link)
	He nods. "We just can't go back to New York. The Earth is open to you. Or the universe. Where do you want to go?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)