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acontritemess2016-01-25 09:56 pm
thelastdruid) wrote in acontritemess2016-01-25 09:56 pm
Reunion;
[That meeting had been annoying, awkward, and left Nathan with a bitter taste in his mouth. The last time he'd joined the lot of them in battle, he'd nearly killed them all, himself included. Now they wanted him to join a concerted effort to assault one of their adversary's weapons depots.
It felt really weird calling them "adversaries", but that's what Natalia insisted on calling them, and who was he exactly to argue with a centuries-old vampire? He couldn't help but smile at that thought. Tony'd hate him for it. "Does that make me an exception, Nathaniel?" He could hear it already. The little meeting they'd had after the main one was boring, and he let Cairn do the majority of the talking.
He was actually finding himself a little exhausted from all the meeting he'd been doing. A year was a long time to be in seclusion and contemplative meditation with only one other person for company and he could already tell it was going to take some to to acclimate to being around people again. There was actually only one person he wanted to talk to at the moment. He hadn't seen her for over a year, and she looked so...different now. Not anything too noticeable, just subtle differences. She held her shoulders straighter, made eye contact. She was more confident, that was it, and it was hot.
Adorable, but hot. Like she'd always been, like he'd remembered her to be. Finally he was dismissed for the night to go back to the rooms they'd prepared for him, and he didn't waste any time getting out of there.
What he wasn't planning on was stumbling upon Luther the Egotistical Prick and Airy in the hall. She didn't look happy to be there and Nathan's eyes immediate narrowed.]
I'm not interrupting anything, am I? [His voice was even, controlled. He didn't like what he was seeing, but the past year had taught him that much at least. How to control his anger, at least to an extent.]
[Luther responds to his question, but doesn't even give Nathan the respect of turning to look at him when he does.] As a matter of fact you are.
[Nathan's tone darkens slightly.] I wasn't asking you.
It felt really weird calling them "adversaries", but that's what Natalia insisted on calling them, and who was he exactly to argue with a centuries-old vampire? He couldn't help but smile at that thought. Tony'd hate him for it. "Does that make me an exception, Nathaniel?" He could hear it already. The little meeting they'd had after the main one was boring, and he let Cairn do the majority of the talking.
He was actually finding himself a little exhausted from all the meeting he'd been doing. A year was a long time to be in seclusion and contemplative meditation with only one other person for company and he could already tell it was going to take some to to acclimate to being around people again. There was actually only one person he wanted to talk to at the moment. He hadn't seen her for over a year, and she looked so...different now. Not anything too noticeable, just subtle differences. She held her shoulders straighter, made eye contact. She was more confident, that was it, and it was hot.
Adorable, but hot. Like she'd always been, like he'd remembered her to be. Finally he was dismissed for the night to go back to the rooms they'd prepared for him, and he didn't waste any time getting out of there.
What he wasn't planning on was stumbling upon Luther the Egotistical Prick and Airy in the hall. She didn't look happy to be there and Nathan's eyes immediate narrowed.]
I'm not interrupting anything, am I? [His voice was even, controlled. He didn't like what he was seeing, but the past year had taught him that much at least. How to control his anger, at least to an extent.]
[Luther responds to his question, but doesn't even give Nathan the respect of turning to look at him when he does.] As a matter of fact you are.
[Nathan's tone darkens slightly.] I wasn't asking you.
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As selfish as it is she doesn't really want rumors about them getting started. It'd just complicate matters for her and she's already very aware of how she feels. She doesn't need people around HQ reminding her and making her friendship with Nathan awkward.]
Awesome! Want to pick the movie or watch something new?
[Movies are a nice topic.]
There was...Starwar's Episode VII, The Martian, Mad Max but I don't really want to watch that again... Furious 7, which is more wacky time wasting nonsense. The new Avengers movie... Inside Out was cute. Cinderella...
[She pauses looking up at Nathan.]
I think you get the idea.
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He blinked at the list. He had missed the new Star Wars movie...]
I don't know. You pick. Eventually I'll need to watch all of them.
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[She doesn't know if she wants to watch anything serious or depressing right now.]
It's a cartoon about emotions in our heads.
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And that's not intense...how?
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Well there is Happy who's adorable and Anger is really funny, actually so is envy and nervousness... I forget his name. Only Sad is depressing but it's a good story.
[She grins and leans forward.]
I promise and I have popcorn.
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Well, if there's going to be popcorn...
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Is that all it takes to convince you?
[She laughs softly before pushing herself away from the counter. She spares a warm, affection, smile towards Gus before her attention returns to Nathan.]
So! What do you want to see first?
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I really like popcorn. [He smiles.] And I thought you'd already decided we were watching Inside Out.
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I know for the movie. I meant for the tour. We have a little bit of time before movie night because I need to make sure I have room to eat more popcorn.
[You can't go from breakfast to popcorn so quickly.]
I also hope you like unhealthy amounts of butter.
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[And he randomly suggested a place. Today was focused on Airy. Reconnecting with her was the most important thing to him right now. After that, then he'd worry about actually getting a lay of the land.
The day passed way too quickly, and the sun was setting before he really realized it was happening.]
Wow...Tony's going to be up soon.
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[Airy half skips, half runs down the hall. She's a little bit excited and while time has pasted for both of them it feels very similar to how they were living together in the apartment. It's another reason she's glad the three of them will have movie night together.
She slides into a room off to the left and then takes off her shoes at the door. Inside is carpeted with a long couch and a large TV. In front of it is a few game systems and games.]
I think Inside Out is on demand.
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You know, this is almost a Man-Cave. [He laughs at his own joke.] On demand...? [Oh right. Cable.] The HQ has cable?
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[It isn't her room per-say since it's an open space but Airy is in here a lot which is also why it's carpeted. She got tired of wearing shoes inside all the time. She's come to the conclusion that she doesn't like wearing shoes that often.]
Something like it. There's just no internet and the phone signal isn't all that great but there are landlines. I think a lot of magicy things messes up things like radio waves usually. [She really doesn't know but she has speculated over the last year.
Airy drops on the couch before pulling out the remote and setting up the TV. She glances over at Nathan and nods to the corner where there is a microwave and a small counter. It's nothing extensive but there is popcorn.
Sitting already feels like a mistake as Airy begins to yawn soft.] We'll wait until Tony gets here. [She glances at the wall where a 10 dollar clock from Walmart ticked on the wall.] He's usually pretty punctual.
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[And then he laughed at his own joke, because honestly, Cairn might as well be, sometimes.
As if on cue, the door to the room opens and Antonio walks in, carrying a still steaming cup of coffee.]
Good morning. [And he smiles to Nathan.] I'm glad you could join us.
[Nathan smiles, nodding.] It's good to see you, Tony.
[Antonio winces at the shortened form of his name and takes a seat on the sofa.] Ah, and I almost missed you.
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You know you missed him. [She retorts before dropping the remote and working on the popcorn.] By the way, we’re walking Inside Out today. We need to get Nathan caught up some but next movie night is your pick.
[Since Antonio doesn’t ever seem to run out of movies to show her.]
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I was just thinking as I awoke that I'd love to see it again. How did you know?
[Nathan laughs. He missed that matter-of-fact sarcasm of Antonio's. Even though he knew it had been necessary for him to leave, that didn't mean he had to like it.]
So I'm the only one who hasn't seen this movie yet?
[Antonio nodded once.] Correct, but I don't mind.
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It's a cute movie.
[Only a little sad and Airy likes that the main character is into ice hockey. The microwave dings and Airy tosses in a second bag before grabbing a bowl. Once the popcorn is all out she adds more butter to the bowl and then rips part of the popcorn bag to lick at the butter. She only does this once before realizing it's sorta gross and Nathan is here. When the second bag is finished for forgoes the gross part, adds it to the bowl and then a little bit of extra butter.
With that finished she walks over to the couch and takes the center seat so that Antonio and Nathan have to sit on either side of her.]
Ready?
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He took his seat, still smiling.]
I'm looking forward to it. Is it Disney? [Because all the best animated movies were Disney, okay.]
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Yeah, Pixar though. So think Toy Story but cuter. It's about what happens in our heads.
[She thinks about the irony for a moment before shaking her head and holding up the remote. Currently and for the rest of the movie the popcorn is in Airy's lap though she'll most likely pass it to Antonio when she's done eating.]
You two ready?
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[Nathan smiled. Tony's nightlife was going to take some adjusting to again, but he missed the old guy.] Got it. Let's do this.
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Good. [She turns her head and grins at Nathan before passing him the popcorn bowl. She'll take it back shortly but it takes two hands to fiddle with the remote. The movie begins with a warm happy narration and Airy begins to mouth along parts of it. She really likes this movie, relating to it in a strange way so she's read it a few times. As the movie begins each character is introduced: Joy, Sadness, Nervousness, Anger, and Disgust.
Occasionally through the movie Airy's gaze flicks back towards Nathan. She ends up letting him hold the popcorn, reaching over and taking little bites of buttered bliss. She also got paper towels to use as napkins about half way through the movie. As it continues Airy feels herself growing sleepier and sleepier. She's trying to remember the last time that she slept though it had been over 12 hours ago. It's what happens when you were used to staying up through the night and sleeping during the day. Instead she had stayed up all day to hang out with Nathan so as 7 pm moved to 8 and then 9 she felt her eyelids growing heavier and heavier.
Airy stops reaching for popcorn and lightly rests her head on Nathan's shoulder. At this point in the movie the main character has run away which means it's closer to the end. Airy fights to stay away however she feels sleep press against her eyes, her limbs slowly tingle and numb as they rest lifelessly on Nathan's leg. Her feet have swung over onto Antonio as if to lay down. Airy doesn't seem to notice that either of them are more than cushions.]