winter_daughter (winter_daughter) wrote,
@ 2013-04-15 22:34:00

Massage Meme
Olivia climbed to her feet and stretched. Her neck complained about her sleeping position with some pain. She had slept in an awkward position and the muscles in her neck and upper back protested. Her hand went to the back of her neck and her fingers started to work on the sore muscles.

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	rogue_star 2013-04-19 12:25 am UTC (link)
	"You ok?" Sarah asks, stretching a little herself before coming over closer. "I know, sometimes the sleeping arrangements leave a lot to be desired." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-19 12:30 am UTC (link)
	"Sore," she said. "Slept in an awkward position." It reminded her of all of the "camping" trips she used to take with her mother into the desert. Her mother had been big on survival training. "Guess I'm out of practice of roughing it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-19 12:56 am UTC (link)
	"We have to do a lot of it. Sometimes we get beds at the local Xaviers, sometimes we're scavenging in hostile territory. You'll get the hang of it back. You want me to see if I can get the knots out a bit?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-19 12:59 am UTC (link)
	"If you wouldn't mind?" she said. A wistful smile appeared on her face. "Being sore brings back memories of the 'camping' trips my mother used to take me on. We'd go out into the desert for days. I was always glad to get home and sleep in my bed." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-22 05:49 pm UTC (link)
	Sarah nods, settling in behind the other girl and starting on some light pressure point work. "Don't mind at all. And... yeah. I always appreciate the times when we have beds." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-22 05:55 pm UTC (link)
	Sarah's hands were strong and it hurt a bit, but Liv knew it would be worth a little pain. "How often does that happen? Have beds, I mean." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

rogue_star
2013-04-22 05:59 pm UTC (link)

She does her best not to make it too painful, but its been a long time since she did much massage. At least she does know her pressure points.

"Maybe one in three, one in four. Provided you're counting cots or school quality bunk beds. We try and find allies when we can - but sometimes we have to stay under the radar and go it alone. And sometimes what allies there are aren't doing very well themselves."

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	winter_daughter 2013-04-22 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Great. So in other words, it sucks most of the time." Liv sighed. Despite the pain, Sarah's efforts felt good. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-22 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	Sarah continues a little lower, working with just her fingertips on a precision massage. "Almost always. But sometimes worse than other times. I'll do my best to get you home though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-22 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	"That blows. Don't worry about me. I was raised to take care of myself and fend for myself." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-22 09:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I know the feeling on that one. We haven't had much chance to talk - any of the newcomers to all this. Regardless, sorry you got caught up in it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-23 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Don't apologize," Liv said. "It's an adventure. Sometimes that's the only way to look at things." The soreness in her neck and shoulders was starting to fade. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-23 10:50 pm UTC (link)
	Sarah continues to work inward, bit by bit, as she feels the tension easing. "I guess so. It gets a little less adventure like after a year or two. Anyway... so, tell me about your world? Parents, anything?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-23 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	"Well everything I thought I knew about my parents is a lie," she said. "The parents I knew...well my mom really since my dad is dead. I thought she was a French teacher and martial arts instructor. Come to find out she's the Black Widow, former Russian spy, Avenger and SHIELD agent. Talk about being far from what I thought she was." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-23 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Ah, yeah... your mom hadn't come along to the world I was raised on, but I've met a number of versions of her since. That had to come as quite a shock. I'm sorry about your father. Uhm, would the Barnes then be Bucky Barnes? Because I know they're linked in some worlds. Including the Black Widow who was on the team for a while, and the Bucky, I think." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

winter_daughter
2013-04-23 11:17 pm UTC (link)

"Yes," she answered. "Mom and he met during the 50's according to Uncle Steve. He was frozen for awhile and when they finally found him and deprogrammed him, he and mom rekindled their relationship. I was born and there was an attempted kidnapping. Mom took me and went into hiding and he was supposed to join us, but he was killed. I only know about him from my mom and Uncle Steve."

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rogue_star
2013-04-24 12:00 am UTC (link)

"I never met the one from my world at all, but my dad talked about him a lot, even if he'd died a long time before. But for a while, this team had a Tasha - as the Iron Widow... super spy in stealth armor... and then a Bucky from a world where my dad died instead... he more or less introduced himself as my Uncle Bucky... so only fitting, I guess, that dad filled that role in your world."

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	winter_daughter 2013-04-24 12:04 am UTC (link)
	"Maybe. It could be. He and Nick Fury were the only two people who knew who my mom and I were. He kept an eye on us, made sure we were safe. He didn't visit often and I called him Uncle Steve from the earliest I could remember. I always thought he was my dad's brother." "What were they like? Iron Widow and Bucky, I mean." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-24 12:18 am UTC (link)
	"Iron Widow was... very intense. Kept a lot of things close to the vest, but still, very passionate, very smart. Bucky was... well, a lot like my dad, if a little more relaxed. Very easygoing, til a job started. Great tactical mind, very supportive. I was surprised that sorting team leadership out wasn't harder after he showed up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-24 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	"That sounds like my mom," she said. "A lot of similarities." Liv's mother wasn't the warmest and most open of people, but she did have a softer side when it was needed. Liv remembered times when she was sick and her mother took care of her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-24 09:10 pm UTC (link)
	"It sounds like it was kind of rough. In the world I ended up spending the most time in, the Widow in that world also had a couple kids. One of them was one of my best friends. Though that was with Tony Stark." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-24 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	"She was tough most of the time, but she had her moments." Liv tilted her head. "Stark? Really? He's an ass from what I've seen of him. I couldn't see Mom putting up with him. So you're saying in other worlds I have half-siblings? Weird." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-24 09:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Its odd what happens sometimes. I've seen worlds with a number of half siblings of mine...but I've never seen my parents even all that close anywhere but my homeworld. But... yeah, you have a number of half siblings in various places... uhm, let's see... with Stark, with Matt Murdock, with Wolverine... the only Buckys I've run into never had kids though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-24 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	"It's weird," Liv admitted. "But at least it's somewhat comforting to know my Dad's alive in other places." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-24 09:32 pm UTC (link)
	Sarah nods. "A lot of different variants. Sometimes the people we know are entirely different from what we're used to. Sometimes the heroes are the villains and vice versa... sometimes there are no heroes. I wish I knew what happened to the Bucky that had been on the team... but I hope he got home alright." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-24 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	"So basically don't assume anything upon arriving in a new world," she said. "I wish I could tell you he did." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-24 09:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, we've almost gotten burned by assumptions a couple times. And... yeah. That's one of the worst parts, never knowing. He didn't die in the field like some people, so I'm trying to be optimistic and assume his world got fixed, and he went home. Same with some of the others." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-24 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	"Maybe one day you'll find out what happened to them all," Liv said. Sometimes she was a little more optimistic for her own good. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-24 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	"Maybe, maybe not. Usually easier to just hope for the best, mourn the losses in the time we have, and stay on task." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-24 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	"You sound a lot like my mom there," Liv said. She sighed. She missed her mom and she didn't know if she'd ever see her again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-24 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	Sarah nods. "I've been at this a long time. I usually find it easiest to kind of just keep focusing on the job. I hope we'll get you home to her though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-24 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	"I hope we both get home," Liv said. "But until then, we're in this adventure together." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-24 11:51 pm UTC (link)
	"I can't go home." She's not sure why she says it, when usually she'd just nod and offer some similar comment back, or some assurance, but... its said. "But yeah. In this together." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-25 12:12 am UTC (link)
	"Why not?" Liv asked. If others went home, then surely Sarah could go home at some point. Right? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-25 12:58 am UTC (link)
	"Because its been six years of... of this. I started when I was in my mid-teens. I'm not at all the same person I was, and I wouldn't belong. If this ever ends... and it may not, I don't know where I'll end up. But it won't be at home." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-25 01:07 am UTC (link)
	"Well if you do get to go somewhere you want, you're always welcome to come home with me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-25 01:10 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks, I'll keep it in mind. I'd sort of have a destination in mind, but... well, that wouldn't work out. No one there remembers me now. Its funny though, I barely remember home sometimes now. I guess I'll worry about it more when and if there's ever any sign this has an end point." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-25 01:15 am UTC (link)
	"Everything has and endpoint," she said. "Thanks for the rubdown. My neck and shoulders feel better." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-25 01:17 am UTC (link)
	"The Timebroker said thousands of worlds were caught up in this. It may have an end, but five... maybe its six years in... you know, never mind. You're welcome. Glad I could help." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-25 01:28 am UTC (link)
	"In five or six years....what? What were you going to say?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-25 01:42 am UTC (link)
	"Just trying to remember exactly how long its been. Five years, going on six, I think. Too hard to keep track with all the shifting timelines. But not much has changed. People are still being recruited, still being told the situation is bad. We've gotten through a couple dozen worlds. It may all end... but maybe not in my lifetime." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-25 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Have a little faith," Liv told her. "You'll get home at some point. I know you will." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2013-04-26 01:50 am UTC (link)
	"I have faith in getting this job done for as long as it takes. Home wouldn't be home anymore, I don't know if anywhere would. But I can still get everyone else home." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	winter_daughter 2013-04-29 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Maybe you'll end up in a nice world," Liv said. She had to be optimistic. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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