The X-men run missions and work together with the NYPD, striving to maintain a peaceful balance between humans and mutants. When it comes to a fight, they won't back down from protecting those who need their help.
Haven presents itself as a humanitarian organization for activists, leaders, and high society, yet mutants are the secret leaders working to protect and serve their kind. Behind the scenes they bring their goals into reality.
From the time when mutants became known to the world, SUPER was founded as a black-ops division of the CIA in an attempt to classify, observe, and learn more about this new and rising threat.
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MRO is an intermediate to advanced writing level original character, original plot X-Men RPG. We've been open and active since October of 2005. You can play as a mutant, human, or Adapted— one of the rare humans who nullify mutant powers by their very existence. Goodies, baddies, and neutrals are all welcome.
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Two nights in a row dancing and having to use Lust was taking it's toll. Both nights she'd had to go home frustrated and have and far too long cold showers. Even the morning after she was still a little on edge. Only one more night though, and it was a light one for her at least. Any day she spent mostly on the stage instead of hoping between laps was easy.
Harder work on the body but hell, that was a decent trade off for her if it meant she wasn't dealing with the side effects.
For now she was just relaxing back stage, mostly dressed in her black silk outfit and just kind of zoning out before practice started. Felt good to leave the bra till later though, the poor girls needed to breathe for a bit before being trapped in their soft prison. Not that they'd be trapped long but it was the principle of the matter after all.
Cracking an eye open at the familiar voice, she couldn't help but grin at the comment. She did have a very nice pair after all. "Oh please sweetie, with those piercings you more than make up for it. Hardly a person out there can resist the sight of them." Or a person backstage, honestly. Sure they were more often in a state of undress around each other but she was one to enjoy a view if she could.
"At least they pay for my rent. Anything on top of that is just a bonus." They did pay for significant;y more than that but talking about how much she earned was still too foreign a concept to her.
Ooooo, the buzz from Paige was really starting to kick in, God that helped take the edge off, calmed her down a little. "You have no clue how glad I am you're in tonight, been using so much I can't calm down."
Sliding up in her chair, she might as well get the last little bits of dark makeup done before she was going through her routine. Sure she liked to respond to a room but having something to build on was her style, going in blind just didn't feel right.
Character's full name: Skye Rivers Alias/ Nickname/ Code name: Cheshire Gender: Female Age: 20 Date of Birth: 09/23/1996 Birthplace/ Home/ Place of origin: London Nationality: English Ethnicity/ Cultural Heritage: Celtic
Appearance
Hair color and style: Blonde, mid length, currently dyed blue Skin Tone: White Eye Color: Blue Height: 5’8” Build: Fit but well rounded, has a soft appearance with decent curves Visible mutation: Glowing Blue eyes Scars/ Tattoos/ Piercings: Standard ear piercings. Other features:
Everyday clothing style: Anything that makes her feel good about herself, occasionally an oversized comfy hoody. Can usually be tempted into trying new things but only from a good friend. Uniform: Lingerie, spandex, basically strippers clothes. Sleepwear: Ethier silk underwear or nothing Miscellaneous clothing: Has a decent collection of high end women’s underwear and corsets. A few costumes, for reasons.
Character
Personality: Skye is tough and no nonsense, when she isn’t acting for work. She grew up in rough circumstances and has a harsh strength to her. Generally she will act nice, polite or flirty when on the job, her real self only comes out with friends and lovers. With them she is sarcastic, cynical while still loving to laugh. She generally teases and has fun, sometimes too much, at her friend’s expense.
While she will for the most part keep to herself outside of work, she won’t be pushed around and will readily defend herself from creeps, bigots and the general jerks and is more than well versed in this. Slow to trust and not one to make many friends, the ones she does make find themselves with a steadfast, unshakable friend who will fight their corner against all odds. Growing up how she did made her learn the importance of having someone's back. For all her steel spine she won’t rock the boat ad stays out of any political limelight. To her it was all exposure she didn’t need, for know she was happy to do her job and just hang out with her friends. As far as all the weird stuff happening and people disappearing, she doesn’t care as long as it hasn’t happened to one of hers.
Hobbies/ Interests: Loves dancing and working out. Reads a lot of older novels and poetry books and loves shopping with gal pals. Job or part time job and description: Exotic Dancer at the Atlantis Club. Fears/ phobias/ concerns: Ending up back on the street, worried that her job has a short life span tied to her age/beauty. Losing friends. Special talents: Highly talented card gambler
Morality
Good/ bad/ neutral/ other: Neutral. Skye cares about Skye. She won’t actively go out of her way to screw over random people but she definitely won’t jump in to help. The only time she will ever help is friends, who she will go above and beyond for. Whether that’s giving them a place to crash or getting their abusive boyfriends teeth kicked in, she protects those she cares about. As long as she can live her life, she’s happy. Might occasional cheat at poker using her power
Mutations
Mutation description: Pheromone Manipulation Skye has the ability to use natural pheromones to influence people's mood and emotions, to varying degrees depending on exposure and a person’s natural ability to resist chemicals. Her power is based upon touch and the length of time she is in contact with them. A quick brush will only give someone a slight rise, holding hands for a few minutes and the emotion state gets more urgent. If she is in contact with someone for an extended period of time and using her ability the emotion can become overwhelming and dangerous for the body.
Due to the nature of her power she can only affect more primal emotions and out of them only certain ones. Right now she can induce states of Joy, Lust and Rage and the strength of the emotion depends on each one and the person's current emotions and emotional stability. Time limits will vary wildly but on average up to five minutes will be a mild increase in the emotion, very easy to ignore. After thirty minutes the feeling is very difficult to resist and usually takes a strong will to not be overwhelmed. And hour and longer and even the strongest willed person will have trouble thinking clearly for extended periods of time.
Joy is the easiest to influence and least likely to be resisted, everyone likes feeling happy. It takes only a minute or so to get some feeling the urge to just have fun however overlong influence can make someone reckless in pursuit of enjoying themselves.
Lust depends very heavily on the person and their mood. At work, while dancing a brush of her hand can elicit strong reactions, where walking down the street and accidentally bumping into someone who was busy would have barely any effect. While not dangerous with overlong contact it makes it much harder to concentrate at high levels.
Rage is difficult, most people don’t actually want to start fights and fewer still would do something much worse. In most situations, with most people it would take extended contact to induce a state and would wear off quickly as their brain rebelled against the idea, however someone prone to violence on in tense situations it can be used more effectively. Because of the nature of the emotion, this is the one most dangerous to Skye herself, someone lost to anger can turn on anyone quickly and they will be having a decent amount of adrenaline in their system making them stronger and faster.
Strengths: -The power is subtle and only those who can recognise that kind of influence would have any defence against it. -On most people it is relatively safe to use even with an hour’s worth of contact. -When people are happy or lustful they are generally more willing to trust you and give out certain information. Pillow talk gets all kind of juicy gossip. -In scary situations she can push people further than they might go if she needs to escape or has a goal in mind and getting a fight started is a useful tool when losing a game of high stakes poker. -Skye can control how strong the pheromones she are producing are. Lowering their effect can be useful if the person is already near the right level. -Her reserves of pheromones are very high and can keep using them for a long time. -In theory she can affect as many people as she wants, since her power is chemical based.
Weaknesses and Limitations: -Under high stress or intense emotional moments Skye can’t control her power, she loses the ability to control its strength and can’t turn it off. This can cause major problems depending on situations -It’s somewhat unpredictable since it’s based on each individual's size, weight and metabolism and as such takes a decent amount on concentration to influence someone to the correct level. -The effects take a while to leave the body and will build up with repeated contact in a short time, this can lead to pushing people to far by mistake. -When trying to use rage it can very dangerous and not just to the people in the way. Pushing a person to much and giving them too much of a dose can cause high blood pressure and even mild heart attacks. -Her power isn’t unlimited and will deplete over time, as well as taking a full week to complete restore from ‘empty’. This process also requires to to eat more high calorie food as well as an increase in the vitamins she needs to take in. -Skye isn’t immune to her own power, while she does have high resistance to similar effects, the longer she uses her power the more the current emotion will affect her, usually making it harder to think. The ratio of how it affects her is about ¼. And hour touching someone at full dose is the same as fifteen minutes for her. -The power only affects people. Other animals or mutations with non-human aspects aren’t affected at all. Any mutant who can filter their blood in some manner, or ones with increased healing factors will be under the influence for a lower amount of time, if at all. -At full dose she can affect one person for a total of 3 hour before emptying her reserves. If she's not careful one night dancing can drain her completely due to the long time it takes to recover. Physical Abilities
General Physical Capabilities: Strength - About the level of an decently athletic woman who exercises regularly. Spending nights dancing is a very good work out. Reflexes - Skye has a high level of reflexes coming from years of cheating at card games and surviving on the streets. Very dextrous with her hands thanks to card tricks she’s honed for years. Stamina - High from years of fending for herself and the large amount of training she gets regularly from dancing every night. Flexibility - Pole dancing, yoga and dancing makes a person very flexible in deed. Plenty of practice in other arenas too. Speed - Lower than average, although not for a woman with her, proportions. Being extra curvy comes with some big disadvantages when trying to move quickly.
Fighting Style: Since being on her feet she’s been practising a bit of Akido for self defence. Before that she learned to brawl on the streets and is quick with a knife. While she is decent at protecting herself, well trained people or ones with difficult to deal with mutations just outright beat her and she isn’t good at pulling punches in a fight. If she gets in a fight someone’s getting hurt. Fighting Style Pros/Cons: (if applicable) Dirty and unpredictable, very few people know how to fight someone skilled with a knife. However a person trained with proper weapons and fighting techniques will be able to beat her fairly easily. History Of Your Character
Skye was born after her mother had a fling at a young age and fell pregnant out of wedlock. Not just that with how old she was and there being no hint of the father her family cut her off completely, kicking her to the curb with nothing from them.
Thanks to this Skye grew up in relative poverty, her mother working herself to the bone to just provide for herself and a young child, burning herself out to keep her young one with a roof over her head. The longer this went on and repeated refusal from her family to help, Skye’s mum started to fall into deep depression and started to completely withdraw from everyone when Skye was only around 8.
Skye did everything to make her mum happy, tryed to get her to play, put music on even just hugging her tight to try and make her feel a little better and bit by bit, it helped. Soon her mum was spending hours at a time being the old her and anytime they spent together was happy. Unfortunately whenever Skye was gone to school or on a trip the depression would keep coming back.
It wasn’t until she hit puberty hard at 13 and some of the things that came with it did she start to realise why her mum was happy with her. By touching people she made them happy or now, she made them look at her very differently. More than one boy had to be fought to stop them kissing her and soon she was spending less and less time at home out of guilt for these weird events. She didn’t want her mum acting like that.
Unfortunately not long after Skyes 14th birthday her mother committed suicide, leaving Skye alone with no family to take her in and the system trying to put her into foster care while ignoring her wishes. Rather than stay around she ran away, lived on the street and fell into abusing her power for gain and gambling to earn enough to eat and occasionally stay in a motel. Life was at least, manageable for a while, she even saved up enough to go across to New York and enter some larger stakes games.
Life went relatively well in the U.S until she bet too much on a too risky game and lost everything at what she came to realise was a probably rigged game in the Atlantis club. An offer was given as a way for her to earn money, and while she wasn’t pleased about the idea of being a dancer in the club, she soon came to enjoy the freeing job and the feeling of being on stage. Earning more money than she ever did gambling, finding a stable income, home and even some good friends, she has been dancing there for more than two years.
Roleplay What’s your OOC alias?: Khzar Where did you learn about this site?: It’s all Razzledazzles fault Do you have any other characters on MRO, if so who: Artair Hawke and Alice Rivers
Colour Code:054288 - Alice speaks in a strong, very posh, British Accent Massive thanks to Lix for the awesome Sig!
Posted by Alice Rivers on Aug 1, 2017 15:16:55 GMT -6
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Well, she would have probably asked that question at some point so having it answered before she had too was way less embarrassing. Less likely to be taken as flirting too, not to say Maya wasn't good looking but, well the gender switching think did kind of have issues for Alice. Oh and thanks to recent events she'd learned her lesson on hitting on people a lot older than her.
Plus, well, Astrid.
Alice totally nonplussed, what kind of power up could involved a TV. "Okaaay? Are you going to explain or are we just going...." as she took the offered hand the world shifted around her. She was never getting used to that.
"mess around......on," she didn't have a chance to finish. This couldn't be real, right? They were in the movie, like actually in one of the scenes. Scratch what she'd said about the Danger Room, this was a true nerds dreams in real time. Like, she could actually go into films and what, see them.
"Oh my god. We're in Star Trek, like not watching it...in it!" Which nerd in her position wouldn't be freaking out a little. "You can just go into any movie? Like whenever you want?"
Screw gender-shifting and mirror walking, this was the best power ever!
Colour Code:054288 - Alice speaks in a strong, very posh, British Accent Massive thanks to Lix for the awesome Sig!
Posted by Alice Rivers on Aug 1, 2017 13:34:18 GMT -6
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More training with her mentor was pretty exciting, which was weird to the blue haired girl. Normally she wasn't one to like leaving perfectly good game time to exercise but Maya had made their last session really enjoyable, the idea of more was kind of cool. That and she was damn curious about the male version, of course he wouldn't be cute, but she could appreciate looks on a guy. She was gay, not made of stone.
So, dressed in similar clothes to last time but opting for a thin hoody with it's pockets filled with snack bars for that eventual need. Alice didn't go anywhere without food on hand, the side effects of ignoring it were way to much to risk anything.
Entering the Danger Room (seriously how cool was this place) the first thing she clocked was the lack of....anything really. All there was in were a TV set and an unfamiliar figure in a pretty familiar looking outfit. Yeah, this had to be Maya, or not Maya in this case. Huh, he wasn't bad looking, had similar features as Maya so it was pretty obviously her trainer.
Raising an eyebrow, "Well, I can't say the view is improved but colour me impressed." She was only teasing a little, mostly she just thought it was really cool. "Bet your wardrobe is like double the size of anyone else's round here."
"Anyway, whats with the TV, I thought we were doing some training?" Unless their training was to watch binge. If it was she'd been training her entire life.
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Posted by Alice Rivers on Jul 31, 2017 15:31:43 GMT -6
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Giggling a little at the idea of your own reflection playing tricks on you, she wished she could see someone freak out a little at it. Not herself though, she wasn't a fan of horror as a matter of course so getting jump scared by someone in real life would suck. "Some people must get really paranoid around mirrors when they know you're here."
Nope, no way she could believe that a guy could be as good looking. So she might be a little prejudiced on the matter but girls were just better. For so many reasons.
"Honestly? I don't know. The idea of actually fighting people puts me on edge and with me getting close to Uni I don't know how much free time I'd have, but I do definitely wasnt to continue training. Who knows, once I get a little used to my mutation I might think better of it." It was a pretty cool idea, being a real life costumed super hero, changing lives and keeping people safe. There was also the part of her brain screaming how terrible an idea it really was.
"I think I just need time to think about it. Hard to make a snap decision. Plus chances are now that it's in my brain I'll get a quest to come join at some point. If I don't do them they just stay there....taunting me. Forever." The obsessive gamer in her just hated leaving it undone, more than a week and she was at frustration point with it. "It's not a no though. Don't count me out just yet."
Alice had the feeling the offer was always going to be on the table, for when she was ready.
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Posted by Alice Rivers on Jul 31, 2017 7:03:40 GMT -6
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Almost immediately after sending the message she regretted it, it was so corny and cutesy, why had she done it. This wasn't her, she was the tough punk girl with an image of being a stone cold b---- and now she was nearly as giggly and stupid as any other sorority girl fawning over a guy.
All of it didn't matter as soon as a familiar, graceful figure set down in front of her timed almost perfectly for the text alert to go off. Little bit moot now, it was pretty obvious Astrid had turned up for the date. Hard to miss her tall form and huge wings folding up behind her. Oh god and that smile! Turned the butterflies into pigeons, at this rate she wouldn't be able to eat anything from how nervous she was.
"Hey you, that's got to be the most memorable start to a date I've ever had," seriously what girl had a chance to compare to a dark winged angel landing in front of you, then casually joining you for a meal? None, that's who. This would probably go down as one of her all time best dates and it had only just started.
Losing focus a little staring into the raven black eyes, they were here for a reason right? Food! Food was the reason, she really hoped it was good. Making stuff for a date could be hit and miss if you gauged things wrong but from the election available, Alice was pretty confident something would catch he dates fancy.
Pulling out a par of small plates and some cutlery from the basket and passing them over she began describing the dishes slowly, pointing each one out and explain what was in it. She knew it was a little tough for the girl to understand her sometimes but she was making an effort to use simple English, while trying not to sound condescending. Not an easy feat with her stupid posh accent but maybe the warm smiles and occasional nervous look did the trick. Not like it was an act, she was so giddy to be out on a picnic like this.
For all her exterior it was kind of her favourite date idea and being able to share that experience with someone this cute was kind of awesome.
"Just go for whatever you want, don't hold back on my account." Anyone who went out with Alice inevitable lost any feelings of wanting to not eat much to appear cute. When you have to eat every hour, judging others for how much they eat doesn't enter into it. Plus it must take a fair bit to fly like that.
OK, simple stuff, nice conversation and NO FLAILING. She could do this. "How've you been then? Anything exciting happen recently?"
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Posted by Alice Rivers on Jul 31, 2017 6:36:38 GMT -6
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A tutorial? That was a great way to look at it. For now she just had to get used to her power, get a handle on focusing on it and when to ignore it. It wasn't fool proof after all. Maya had tricked her before and Alice had no clue if it could track people when they went invisible or teleported. Might be something worth looking at. It was reassuring that this wasn't unusual. Yeah her power was a little unique but everyone at the school was dealing with stuff.
Seeing herself in a mirror, moving independently and talking in a different voice was freaky. Standing up slowly, the pain not hard to deal with now, "That is so many kinds of trippy. Please tell me you've played pranks on people with that." Seemed like the perfect way to mess with someone.
"Woah, woah, woah, you shift genders every night? Just like that?" That was, how on earth did you deal with that? It was awesome and really odd. Must make some interactions really awkward and Jesus relationships must be a struggle. "Are you saying Sometimes when you're training me you won't be this....cute?"
So, she had an attractive trainer, who kicked butt and was like the perfect female role model. Only she was only a woman half the time. Certainly made her look at some of her views of people. Would she treat her differently when she was.....him. "That's just, wow. Not someone you think you'd meet and as a heads up if I treat you different as a guy call me out of it. Don't want to be acting all weird because of your power."
Colour Code:054288 - Alice speaks in a strong, very posh, British Accent Massive thanks to Lix for the awesome Sig!
Good, the boss hadn't caught that very subtle lie. Somehow. Or she was actually just being nice and choosing not to mention it to help the girl save face. Ugh why did social stuff have to have so many unwritten rules and stuff, it was so annoying to maneuver all the weird people stuff sometimes. But she was thankful for the tact, that Nessa might be showing. Or the fact she was really unobservant. Which was also good, made it way easier to check someone out that way.
Getting rid of a crush wasn't exactly a one day thing and lets be fair, if Alice wanted to sneak a look at a cute girls butt, well she damn well was. No way awkwardness was stopping that.
"Baby gay? That is the cutest phrase ever. Having a legion of gaybies learning from me does sound appealing." Wait, was she the gaybie in this scenario!? Come on she at least had some experience! More than one girlfriend had learnt that, for some weird reason they kept thinking she was a virgin. She was no playgirl but she wasn't a total romance noob. Well, mostly not a noob, she'd at least done the tutorial and started her own adventure of fumbling feelings and awkward flirting. "I swear to God boss, call me that at work and I will never live it down. Ever. I'll be stuck as the baby gay intern for the rest of my time there."
Or longer, if she could actually impress the powers that be. Which she really, really wanted too. The idea of actually working with Nessa and the Block Party crew as a proper paid job was the best thing she could imagine. So much good stuff came out of it and they always did some really cool projects. So much amazing creative stuff too, like cosplay ideas and the like. As a young nerdling just getting into the more serious fandom stuff being able to learn from veterans of nerd-fu was mind boggling.
"And thanks, for the vote of confidence. If Nessa the hard-ass of POW Block Party thinks I have a shot I must be doing something right." Hard to not glow a little under the praise. What person didn't like being told they were doing good?
Coughing a little and blushing at the embarrassment of explaining her power to a gamer, she was sure it'd be seen as more than a little nerdy. "Erm, well it's a little weird but I kind of have a HUD. Like in my vision, all the time. Even got a mini-map which is cool but it's why I have to eat so much. The health bar goes down to empty in an hour and if I don't eat it makes me really ill." Looking back down towards he shows and taking a quick sip of water, screw it she'd come this far. Glance up before continuing, "I can also form parties of up to four people, including me and I have a skill list which tells me how good I am at any given activity, liking cooking or maths for example."
"I could show you the party thing, if you want. I just need your hand to make the connection." Bet the gamer in the boss wouldn't let the idea of being in a real life party get away from her.
Colour Code:054288 - Alice speaks in a strong, very posh, British Accent Massive thanks to Lix for the awesome Sig!
Posted by Alice Rivers on Jul 30, 2017 6:01:30 GMT -6
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Giving a little chuckle, it was kind of funny to have confirmation that her power made no sense. "Yeah, that would make sense but no one told my brain these rules. Apparently it likes to mess with me. For some reason." Alice was good to her mind. Mostly. OK there was the drink....and the late night gaming. And the lack of sleep. Yeah maybe she could do with laying off on some things.
Might even make her power a little less annoying to deal with. Hell even just the ability to turn it off would be awesome.
Those were really interesting lines of thought and there was the possibility her power could level up! That was awesome!. "That does make sense, it seems a little incomplete at the moment. Maybe its a protective thing? Like too much too quick would just be dangerous for my mind so it's giving me, content, for lack of a better word bit by bit. Kind of the way an MMO drops patches every once in a while with more stuff." Yeah, that made sense to her. Her power was a work in progress.
The idea of more to come was kind of awesome. "Wait, you have more than just the mirror stuff? Like what? Ooo can you copy peoples looks or something?" Being able to look like another person? That was kind of awesome and Alice could only imagine the fun you could have with that with a partner.
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Posted by Alice Rivers on Jul 30, 2017 5:54:02 GMT -6
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Well, that was a bit much even from someone who didn't like nerdy stuff. This girl really needed a more fun imagination and frankly a little bit more persepctive. It was more than just make believe it was a way to be accept for who you were. "OK, this might come out harsher than I want but you need to know a few things. Do you want to know why people like playing those games, have fun with their friends in a zero judgmental environment and it's exactly because of attitudes like yours. Nerd's might be getting more normal and less likely to be bullied for liking games but it's still pretty bad for them. They get harassed and abused for being different so heaven forbid they want to create worlds and space were them being different isn't just accepted but encouraged. Ever wonder why so many LGBTQ people play these games too?" She might be laying it on a little thick but some things needed to be set straight.
"You might think that bigotry is on the decline but from personal experience, trust me it's not. Worse there's acceptable forms. Nerds? Fair game. Gamers, go for it. No one protects them and god help you being a skinny nerd who's gay and doesn't like sports. The world sucks for some people, try not to be harsh about the way they choose to deal with it." Best to cut some thoughts off quick, sure being a popular party girl sounded like the dream but most of Alice's friends would have hated it. "Don't worry about offending me though, I've got pretty thick skin, just you know, try to see it from a different way."
"I don't think I have one with me right now but I can probably find it pretty easily for the next secret gaming session, then you can live out your pretty princess fantasy." Not something she was into though, give her a sword and people to kill and she was happy, screw dresses and high heels.
Wow, that sucked, what kind of parent just walked out? "Oh, my mum was around a lot when I was young, we were always hanging out, cooking and stuff, but as I got older her job started to really take off and there was no way I was stopping her doing something she loved. She's a high powered executive and has to travel around the world a lot so, well someone had to look after me. I think my mum was hoping I could just knuckle under and deal with the old bat until I was free at Uni but then the whole marriage bulls--- started."
"As for Serena, I looked for her. Well, didn't really need to look my power led me right to her. Which was awesome, no way I would have found her otherwise." At least it was good for something "But seriously your dad just bailed on you? I get divorce sucks but what a d--- to just not keep in contact with you. Christ he should count himself lucky to have such an awesome daughter." Some people did not deserve kids.
Truthfully she didn't know one way or the other but that was the vibe she was getting, "You got your eye on anyone yet then? Bet there's more than one cute boy wandering the halls looking for a catch like you." She was very pretty, most guys would fawn over her pretty quick and frankly, some girls as well. "And thanks, you're pretty damn amazing yourself. For a popular girl," she added in a teasing tone.
Shelter dogs? OK fair play to the girl that was really cool. "That's awesome! Shelter pets are totally the way to go. Why buy one when there so many poor ones that need a home?" Keeping other comments to herself, getting her own cat could wait honestly. First she wanted her own place so they could wander freely and not get bothered by excitable puppies.
Describing the controls and nudging her every so often, the girl got closer and closer to the frankly adorable confession the nerdy guy gave. No way she was spoiling it though and the curve balls a slight awkward guy threw were hilarious to see her new friends reactions to him asking her to be his valentine. Hey some nerd boys had style and a few flowers and a romantic gesture got people far.
Colour Code:054288 - Alice speaks in a strong, very posh, British Accent Massive thanks to Lix for the awesome Sig!
OK, so she might be a little early to meet Astrid but she wanted to make sure she had everything ready for their date. Their date! It was still so weird to think the two of them were actually going on one but here she was. Waiting. Wondering. Really, really hoping her nervousness didn't make her throw up because seriously, could she get through one interaction with the winged angel without looking like a fool?
Usually she would dress like she normal would for a date, but today she'd actually put in a little effort. The skinny jeans were relatively new and rip free, the t-shirt a simple one with a nerdy design on the front. Granted it wasn't much but it was more than she usually did and, well, she didn't exactly have much fancy clothes. Maybe Allegra was right, she could do with some nicer clothes.
Holding hands when they left the bar had been and Alice had been reluctant to let go when they just walked and talked, but she did. Eventually. Today though, today she was not holding back if they wanted to hold hands, she was damn well holding hands and if, heaven forbid, her raven wanted to test out a little kiss, well who was she to say no. More accurately, she wouldn't be able to say no because damn was that girl so cute! Oh God and those feathers, the idea of running hers hands down those wings was overwhelming.
Right, going through the checklist might help calm her down and focus her mind. After their talk and a few revelations about favourite foods, Alice had gone out of her way to find so decent recipes including grapes, as well as a decent amount of french style cooking to round it out. Pretty proud of the results, she did want her date to enjoy it, nothing felt better than being able to share good food you had made with someone you like.
Going through the basket and checking each item off a mental list, she had a fresh made cheese and onion quiche, curried cashews, pear and grape salad, some fresh bread from a bakery with some jams and pate (so she cheated a little) and a lovely tomato and caramelised tart. Not bad for only a couple of attempts and the sparkling juices she had to wash it down would go very nicely.
But the real treat was dessert. Chili, chocolate grapes with cream and a pair of lovely strawberry tarts. Those she had practiced a lot and gotten them pretty much perfect. Finally all those years cooking with her mum was paying off.
So, with butterflies going haywire in her stomach, she found a slightly more private spot, not to far away from the path to be completely unseen and waited. although maybe a quick text would be good, just to give some directions. Snapping a quick pic of herself and the area, she sent it out to that number she had gotten so easily along with a little text.
Found a great place, now if only a bird could come and join me for lunch?
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Letting her trainer help her up and taking in a few shaky breaths to steady her heart rate, the pain went from blinding to a dull throb. "That, well that was a bit unexpected." Ugh that headache was going to stick wasn't it? "I think I'm fine, don't worry. The fact it was so unexpected just floored me, should be easier to deal with in the future."
Not that she was looking forward to going through that again, dealing with pain wasn't exactly something she was used to and frankly it seemed a good idea to avoid something like that in the future. It did raise some decent ideas though, the party could be very dangerous if that's what had happened with someone being kicked, what on earth would happen if they lost all their health?
"Yeah, just grab an energy bar from my coat over there," pointing to the crumbled fabric with her bag, "and the water bottle as well." Water was probably a good idea, her voice was a little hoarse after all."
With those retrieved and her mood generally improved by the nice chocolaty goodness her brain was back in functioning gear. "I get the feeling we might not want to test that bit so much, as much fun as it was it'snot an experience I want to go through again any time soon. Don't beat yourself up though, no way you could have guessed that would happen."
But if it stopped Maya randomly punching her, she wouldn't complain.
Colour Code:054288 - Alice speaks in a strong, very posh, British Accent Massive thanks to Lix for the awesome Sig!
Damnit, why was she acting like such an idiot around Astrid. Like, she'd dated before, dated some really cute girls before and done more than her share of flirting so why was this the one she was acting like a complete idiot around? Not only was the girl only just realising her own sexuality and fumbling her way through the new and strange feelings, but the one person there able to help explain it and guide her was being a total moron. And was flirting with her. Like shouldn't Alice feel like a complete creep in this situation?
The entire situation was kind of just confusing and awkward and awesome and sweet. Frankly, as much as she hated to admit it, she needed some adult advice. Experience might help in this matter and frankly, she was hoping for a little encouragement. No one liked thinking they were doing the wrong thing and she did really like the her new friend/date/maybe future girlfriend.
Trying to get a hold of Nessa had been a bust but that wasn't really surprising, she was probably really busy with work or spending time with friends. The only other person she could guess might be able to help was Jack but she hadn't been able to find her at the mansion so well, she was a bit screwed.
So she was just hanging out in the lounge, playing some games and trying not to obsess about the situation. Of course, she couldn't help but think about it but at least the games passed the time. Until she got stuck at the same point she'd been at for like ten minutes. "OK for f---s sake! Can I not just have one thing going well for me right now!"
And now the door was opening and chances are it was a teacher coming to give her s--- for swearing and generally make her feel worse. Seriously, she was not in the mood if they threatened detention.
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"Well you've got the power for it, more than me to be honest. But a model?" That was new, she'd not met anyone who wanted to be one, but it made a certain amount of sense. He had the right kind of looks and that kind of sweet vanity that she guessed someone would need to succeed in that industry. "Yeah I can see it, you've got the ego for it already, might as well get the pedigree behind it."
Wait, maybe it would be worth getting him talking to Allegra, what with her already getting some links and ideas about the fashion world. Seemed a decent shot anyways. "You met a girl called Allegra yet? She's wanting to be a designer, seems like she might have ideas about how to get into it. I know one of her teachers helped her, maybe she could introduce the two of you?"
"Well, I'm wanting to study electrical engineering at NYU and with my grades, it seems I should be able to get it. Even got an internship at a decent sized Viewtube company at the moment so that'll help." She might even get a job offer out of it when she was old enough. Seriously that would rock.
Colour Code:054288 - Alice speaks in a strong, very posh, British Accent Massive thanks to Lix for the awesome Sig!
"I had not notice that, at all. Not once." Alice, you really need to get better at lying girl. Seriously she had already creeped the poor woman out with somewhat inappropiate flirting and now she was going right back to it. "But if I did need to have that knowledge, for any reason, It's good to know I have a good teacher. Who doesn't look like a b----. Most of the time." Maybe some lessons on tact would be really helpful as well, since she was still a blubbering idiot in front of Nessa.
But god f------ damnit her mentor did not make it easy, being all beautiful and flirty and stuff. This wasn't how meeting your idol should go! You fan-girl, act like an idiot for like 2 minutes max, get an autograph and maybe a selfie and then they never see you again. But now? Now she had to somehow control the crazy, let it out in small bursts until she was finally normal around her. Even in such an awesome place as the village. It was like an icon in the community, for all the things that had gone wrong and all the good things they'd achieved. The fact that some bigotry still existed just kind of proved that these places were so important, at least for the time being.
S---. Yeah It wasn't normal. At all. Right, all she had to do was keep a poker face and not let on she was in fact the same kind of spoiled rich kid she hated and tried to avoid. No one had to know she was like a step down from nobility. Ever. "Hehe, yeah it still happens from time to time, especially with the more old fashioned people. My grandmother had one and while her daughters didn't she was insisting I would. It would have been sweet if it wasn't so bats--- insane an idea. Or if the other person hadn't be a thirty year old creep." That didn't help matters much.
Worse her grandmother knew she was gay but apparently that was only a 'minor' issue. Love didn't matter and neither did sexual attraction, for the bride anyway. As long as she could be some kind of broodmare to carry on the family legacy who cared about her feelings.
Smiling at Nessa's encouragement, she was happy her teacher was as non-judgmental as she appeared. More than a couple people had called her mad for hat she'd done, her mum included. That had been an awkward phone call followed up by a very worried visit. "Yeah my sister is kind of awesome, she took me in straight away and helped me get set up at Xaviers. Can't thank her enough for that. And don't worry, with my accent and foreign mystique I'll have those poor girls eating out of my hands." Others things too but that wasn't for mostly polite conversation.
Ordering her own food, a simple pan fried salmon steak with fresh, wild vegetables, she waved away the comment, far be it for her to stop an of age woman drinking. And anyway, if she wanted some she could always try some of the less strict bars down town. "Thanks, it means a lot to me coming from someone who's done just that and it's already dropped me into a pretty great place." Like the POW Block Party HQ for instance.
"And seriously you telling me that is kind of awesome, it just proves I was right to love your content and online presence. Even with the clear alpha b---- thing you have going." Not bad, she hadn't freaked out and had just been honest. Not even any flirting. Was she actually getting better at this.
Maybe not, since it was still hard to actually look her in the eyes for extended periods of time. It wasn't fair that her eyes were just so attractive!
Colour Code:054288 - Alice speaks in a strong, very posh, British Accent Massive thanks to Lix for the awesome Sig!
