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Cerdian ([info]violettidemage) wrote in [info]dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-10-12 20:01:00


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Entry tags:iris west, npc - cerdian, npc - dolphin, plot - "time of troubles"

A Talk
Immediately following the meeting with the other avatars, Cerdian attempted to speak to Jai, but the younger man almost literally vanished into thin air. Upon recognizing where Jai was headed before the battle, Cerdian couldn't fault him. He envied Jai's finding of someone he loved and who loved him in return. Cerdian had never experienced that in his young life and knew now that he never would. It was sobering, but there was little time to dwell upon it.

He had others to speak with before too long.

Leaving the Justice League headquarters, Cerdian bent the space between worlds and found himself at the front door to the West household. Dispelling his staff and creating normal clothing, rather than his robes, he walked to the door and knocked.



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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-10-13 01:10 am UTC (link)
"I got it!" Iris called to her parents, running to open the door, glad to have an excuse to abandon her math homework.

Her face broke out in a smile when she saw Cerdian. "Hi, Cerdian!" She ushered him inside.

Though granted something about Cerdian looked a little...off. He looked more serious than usual. If that was possible.

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[info]violettidemage
2010-10-13 01:14 am UTC (link)
"Hello, Iris. I came to speak with you. Do you have time to leave the house?" he asks quietly, so that her parents won't hear.

The last thing he needs is for Uncle Wally and Aunt Linda to hear any of this.

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-10-13 01:16 am UTC (link)
Iris nodded. "Yeah," she said, "Just let me put my school stuff away."

A couple of seconds later, she was ready to go. She'd ask him what was up when they were out of the house.

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[info]violettidemage
2010-10-13 01:22 am UTC (link)
He wouldn't immediately answer her question.

"Would you take us to the water, Iris?" Cerdian asks.

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-10-13 01:25 am UTC (link)
"Sure," Iris said, taking his hand in hers. "Just hold on tight..."

Within seconds they were at an empty beach, standing at the Pacific.

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[info]violettidemage
2010-10-13 01:40 am UTC (link)
Cerdian says nothing for a long time, inhaling the scent of the salt and water, the scents of home. He would have to speak to mother and J'anna as well. He would not be able to see Lian before the end, so he would have to entrust people to take care of her.

For now, he focused upon Iris.

"Do you remember how you planned our wedding when we were little? Never once did you question that it would happen. It was never a matter if for you, but when." he chuckled, remembering the napkins she'd asked his mother for.

"Any man would be lucky to be chosen by you, Iris. I will always be grateful you chose me." Cerdian smiles.

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-10-13 01:49 am UTC (link)
Iris blushed. She had been five years old at the time, but she'd been dead set on marrying Cerdian...even though her brother told he was being silly.

Somehow though, she didn't think that he called her here to get down on bended knee and ask her to marry her (though a part of her would probably jump and down for joy and rush straight to San Fransisco to get Cait, Dinah, and Pippi fitted for bridemaid dresses).

Something was up.

"Cerdian...are you okay?"

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[info]violettidemage
2010-10-13 02:04 am UTC (link)
No.

"Yes." he says. "I'm fine, Iris. There are so many things I'd like to say to you, but...I can't. The time has passed for them. I can only tell you what is important and very little at that.

A darkness looms on the horizon Iris, for all of us. Some of us will rise to the occasion and others will fail. You're going to be tested, Iris, in ways you never thought you could be. People are going to look to you to lead them out of the darkness, and...you have to be ready." Cerdian says, now looking at her for the first time.

"You will need to become the last person you ever thought you'd be to survive what's ahead. You and Jai walk different roads but they lead to the same place. I know you'll find your way." he says quietly.

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-10-13 02:14 am UTC (link)
Iris felt a know form in her throat. She didn't really like where this was going. Why would he be telling her all of this if everything was going to be okay?

Something was wrong. She'd known him for too long for her not to catch on that something Was Not Quite Right.

She was silent, looking out to the ocean, staring at it.

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[info]violettidemage
2010-10-13 02:22 am UTC (link)
Cerdian didn't say anything else for a while. He'd already said too much and he was running the risk of altering everything he'd already seen.

"Promise me you'll take care of yourself, Iris." Cerdian requests.

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-10-13 02:26 am UTC (link)
"I promise," Iris said.

"Cerdian...you know you can tell me if there's something that's bothering you, right?"

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[info]violettidemage
2010-10-13 02:41 am UTC (link)
"I know I can, Iris. But everything I could tell you would only burden you and I never want to do that. I would die before I did that to you." he says.

Famous last words.

"Do you remember the flowers you chose for our wedding?" he asks.

"Someday, I would take it as a favor if you would toss one into the water for me, wherever you are." Cerdian says.

"I should go."

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-10-13 02:46 am UTC (link)
That knot in Iris's throat? Just became one massive knot in her stomach.

"Please Cerdian," she said, grabbing his hand, "Tell me what's wrong. Maybe I can help."

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[info]violettidemage
2010-10-13 02:49 am UTC (link)
"Everything I've told you is the only way you can help. You just can't help /me/." he says.

"I have to go home for a bit. If there's time, I'll try to see you again before...before things with the Titans come to a head." he says, turning to go.

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-10-13 03:03 am UTC (link)
Iris felt helpless. What did he mean, she couldn't help him?

"Cerdian...wait." She wrapped her arms around him.

"I love you. Please don't forget that." No revelation in it or anything, just telling him the way she always had, in her own way.

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[info]violettidemage
2010-10-13 03:13 am UTC (link)
Cerdian feels her arms around him and, finally, he allows himself to feel the despair that has clutched him since Prometheus first granted him clarity of his Sight. Before now, he could take comfort in the fact that he didn't know for certain if his visions would come to pass.

Now, he no longer had even that refuge to run to.

His arms wrap around Iris and he holds her, burning this image into his mind.

"I love you, too, Iris." Cerdian says, finally admitting at the end what he could never have said before now.

With that, he lets her go to return to the sea.

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In Poseidonis
[info]violettidemage
2010-10-13 03:20 am UTC (link)
Cerdian returns home to gather a few things after leaving Iris on the beach. He begins gathering items he will need for the battle against the Titans. He also makes certain his weapons are ready and hides them for what comes after he succeeds.

Cerdian knows how he will die and who is responsible. He has accepted death, but he has not accepted allowing his enemy to survive to continue his evil.

He's so engrossed in his task that he does not sense his visitor at the door, though he would if he were paying any mind to his surroundings.

Mother always did have a sixth sense about when he was home.

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]dc_parent
2010-10-13 03:25 am UTC (link)
Dolphin hadn't seen her son in quite sometime. Granted, he had been busy, but still, a mother needs to check up on her son from time to time, no matter how much he's grown.

Dolphin knocked on his door and waited for Cerdian to answer the door.

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]violettidemage
2010-10-13 03:33 am UTC (link)
The knocking on his door brings him back to reality. Damnit.

Mother.

"One moment." he says, pushing his things out of sight and making ready to receive his visitor.

He opens the door and hugs his mother tightly. He is now over a foot taller than her, but she still makes him feel like a little boy in her presence, even though he is no longer little.

"Hello, Mother. Are you well?" he asks.

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]dc_parent
2010-10-13 03:40 am UTC (link)
Dolphin returned the hug, standing up on her tiptoes to kiss his cheek. And check him over to make sure that he is in one piece.

No matter how much taller than her he gets, he will always be her baby.

"I'm well," she said, "And you, Cerdian? Are you all right? Have you been eating well?"

Yes, she worried. She was his mother, after all.

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]violettidemage
2010-10-13 03:55 am UTC (link)
"I'm fine, Mother. I actually returned home to tell you that I'll be going away for a time and that I may not be able to contact you. Things on the surface have become...difficult. I need to lend my aid." he says.

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]dc_parent
2010-10-13 04:04 am UTC (link)
Dolphin sighed. She'd never fully approved her husband and son always running off to the surface world, never knowing if she'd see them again, if they'd come back from whatever crisis they were helping out with.

But it was in their blood, and they did it to help those that they loved. While she worried about them, she knew that they did it for a reason, and not just to get a thrill.

"In my selfish heart, I'd wish that you'd stay home with me and your father. But I have never been able to stop you from following yours, have I?" He could be as stubborn as she could sometimes, and while she wished that she could just ground him and tell him to go to his room, she knew that he couldn't stop him. "Be safe, Cerdian." She hugged him. "Come back to me when you can."

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]violettidemage
2010-10-13 04:10 am UTC (link)
"I will be safe, Mother." Cerdian says, hugging her close. It was better that Father was not here with her right now. The two of them would discover what he was about and then they would lock him in his room until he was seventy at the earliest.

Mother would guard the door.

"I have found many things on the surface that make me happy, Mother. Friends and people who respect me. I am no closer to giving you grandchildren, but...not all things are meant for all people." Cerdian says, feeling guilty for deceiving her.

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]dc_parent
2010-10-13 04:14 am UTC (link)
"Maybe not now, at least." Dolphin said with a small smile. "Maybe in ten years or so, when you've found the right woman."

"I know how much the surface means to you and your father, Cerdian. I can't stop you from protecting what you hold dear."

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]violettidemage
2010-10-13 11:20 pm UTC (link)
"Thank you for understanding, Mother." Cerdian smiles. "Now what are you doing home all alone? Have you not greeted Queen Mera on her return yet?"

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]dc_parent
2010-10-14 01:57 am UTC (link)
"I have," Dolphin said with a smile. "Your father is with her and Arthur right now. I wanted to check on my son."

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]violettidemage
2010-10-14 02:05 am UTC (link)
"You're always watching out for me, Mother. I know I haven't always been as appreciative of that as I should be, but you should know that I have always loved and appreciated you and I always will." Cerdian says.

"You are the best mother anyone could ever ask for." he says.

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]dc_parent
2010-10-14 02:32 am UTC (link)
"Thank you sweetheart," Dolphin said, kissing his cheek. "I know you think I smother you, but it means a lot to hear you say that."

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]violettidemage
2010-10-14 02:38 am UTC (link)
"I know you mean well, Mother. I hope, someday, that I will be half as good of a parent to my own children as you and Father have been to me." Cerdian says.

Of course, he'd have to find someone to marry first. Oh, and he'd have to be alive. That was somewhat important.

"What are you doing this evening, Mother? I saw a few manta rays at the entrance when I arrived home. Do not worry, I scared them away. They ran back to the school of fish they brought with them and I told them that they were all not welcome here." Cerdian jokes.

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]dc_parent
2010-10-14 02:53 am UTC (link)
Dolphin smiled. "I'm sure when the time comes, you'll be a great father to your children, Cerdian."

"I have no plans for the evening," Dolphin said, "Though I would like to maybe spend a little time with my son, if he can spare it."

She laughed. "My little Aqualad, always looking out for his mother. Though granted, you aren't so little anymore."

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]violettidemage
2010-10-14 03:03 am UTC (link)
"Nor am I quite so outrageous anymore, either. I really can't believe I used that word so much." he chuckles.

"I can and I will spend time with you tonight, Mother. We can swim if you like or simply sit and talk, whatever you like." Cerdian smiles.

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]dc_parent
2010-10-14 03:14 am UTC (link)
"We haven't had dinner in a long time, just the three of us." Dolphin said. "And I'm sure your father would like to see you before you go."

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Re: In Poseidonis
[info]violettidemage
2010-10-14 03:17 am UTC (link)
"Yes, that would be good. All three of us together, like old times." Cerdian says, hoping that his father won't decide to check into his story about the mission.

"I will set the table." Cerdian says, going quickly to do so before he lost his nerve.

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[info]violettidemage
2010-10-14 11:57 pm UTC (link)
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