preyforheaven (preyforheaven) wrote in marvel_legends,
@ 2011-04-21 14:06:00

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'Some virtues, when taken to the extremes, become crimes'
Paris had ventured out of his little room, which he mostly stayed in hoping that eventually there'd be something useful for him to do, to the public areas. He'd found a device with a lot of electronic books on it, including The Count of Monte Cristo. Exodus was quite fond of the book: brilliant victim emerges from his confinement to safeguard his people, take on loyal associates, and wreak justice against his enemies. A fine story. The only part he didn't like was where the Count makes a tragic mistake. It made him uncomfortable. Grand quests for justice shouldn't have tragic mistakes in them. They just shouldn't. One should just be able to enjoy the villains getting what was coming to them, and not worry about unforeseen consequences.

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	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-21 05:22 pm UTC (link)
	The semi-peacefulness was broken by the sound of music and sinking. Pixie was coming by, bopping along to the Dazzler-music on her iPod. It was probably up just a little too loud, but that was how she liked it. And, of course, she was singing along. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	preyforheaven 2011-04-21 05:25 pm UTC (link)
	Paris looks up at her and just pauses for a while. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-21 05:43 pm UTC (link)
	She's a bit oblivious to her surroundings, bobbing through the air while she sings, only stopping somewhat abruptly as the music cuts off. "What? I know I just charged this thing..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	preyforheaven 2011-04-21 05:45 pm UTC (link)
	"A poor quality battery, perhaps." Pause. "The instrumentation is not what I would have chosen, but the lady sings well." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-21 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	Eeep! A wild Exodus appeared! Pixie used small-talk! "Dazzler? Yeah, she's awesome," she agrees. "She's an X-Man too, you know." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	preyforheaven 2011-04-21 06:05 pm UTC (link)
	He would argue that he is a domesticated Exodus, but unfortunately, he would not take kindly to being sealed away. Again. "So I have heard, though I do not recall ever having the opportunity to face her. She has an excellent voice." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-21 06:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh yeah," Pixie agreed. "She's, like, my favorite singer ever. And she is totally hot." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	preyforheaven 2011-04-21 06:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Indeed." And Exodus is going to look back at the electronic text device and clear his throat now. "Was I needed for something, Pixie, or is this conversation merely coincidental?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-21 09:47 pm UTC (link)
	Pixie shook her head. "Just a coincidence." She realized how loud she must have been. "I wasn't interrupting anything, was I?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	preyforheaven 2011-04-21 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Nothing of consequence. I was reading a novel." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-21 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	Super-villains read novels in their spare time? This was definitely news. "Oh? What were you reading?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	preyforheaven 2011-04-21 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	"Le Comte de Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas pere." The accent as odd. Not like someone who has trouble with French. Possibly like someone who thinks everyone else on the planet has trouble with French. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-21 10:12 pm UTC (link)
	Pixie recognized the name Dumas, vaguely, but her expression clearly communicated her confusion. "Ah... sorry," she said. "I, ah, don't speak French." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	preyforheaven 2011-04-21 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	...And once more, Exodus has to fight down the suspicion that Magnus brought him here to punish him. Magneto wouldn't lie to him. "The Count of Monte Cristo," he says carefully. "It is about a man seeking justice. It is a good book." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-21 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	Pixie perks up for a second. "Oh! We read that in English class last year. Mister McCoy made us write a paper comparing the Count to... um..." She stopped, realizing who she was talking to. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	preyforheaven 2011-04-21 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	He looks at her with a small smile. "To whom? Please, continue. I do not bite. He will not let me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-21 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	Ooooh, boy. She was in over her head now. "Magneto." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

preyforheaven
2011-04-21 10:39 pm UTC (link)

There isn't a shred of anger in his flickering eyes, only interest. "A very valid comparison. Powerful. Intelligent. A leader to men and women who owe him a great deal. The part with the tragic mistake does not really apply, of course. And also, the troubles of the real world take a great deal more than thirty or forty years of struggle to bring down, unfortunately."

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	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-21 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	Well. He hadn't exploded her head. This was good. "Um... what about the part where revenge doesn't bring anybody any happiness? Because, um, Magneto really doesn't seem like the happy type..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	preyforheaven 2011-04-21 10:48 pm UTC (link)
	He blinks complacently. "So much more miserable than, say, Mr. Summers. And less emotionally stable than Miss Frost, who used to torture young girls in their sleep." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-21 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, so he kinda had a point there. "Um... yeah, I guess." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

preyforheaven
2011-04-21 11:05 pm UTC (link)

"In the end, although I strongly believe that great heroes ought to be able to be happy. I do not think we can judge the validity of a plan by whether someone is happy with it. Victor Creed is happy butchering at random, Jason Wyngarde is happy warping minds into madness. I am not happy sitting here having to shield out so many thoughts and still hear my liegelord's presence and abilities called into question constantly, but it apparently was necessary, so that is what I am doing."

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	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-21 11:12 pm UTC (link)
	Wyngarde. Her supposed father, and her supposed slutty sisters. Nice to know there was so much good stuff in her family tree. "That's, um, good," she said. "That you're here," she added. "And we're all working together." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

preyforheaven
2011-04-21 11:16 pm UTC (link)

Paris is pretty good at all that shielding, and otherwise has the social awareness of... a 12th-Century knight. So he doesn't notice Pixie picking up on the name.

"Kind of you to say," he says. "I must admit, it is still difficult to see how this will work out, all of us on the same side, but--" there's a bright, brittle madness in the back of those blue eyes. "One must have Faith."

A blink, and suddenly a little of that intensity is lost. He looks quizzically at her. "May I ask you a personal question, Pixie?"

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	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-21 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	Pixie's not exactly good at picking up on madness, but even she could see how he practically followed Magneto around like a stray puppy. "Um... sure?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	preyforheaven 2011-04-21 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Why are you destroying your hair with those chemicals?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-21 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	Of all the questions he could have asked, there are few that could have surprised her more. "Wait, what?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	preyforheaven 2011-04-21 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	"All that ridiculous commercialized nonsense you spray on it is making your hair brittle and damaged and likely to fray. Have you ever considered using olive oil?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-22 12:14 am UTC (link)
	"Olive oil?" she repeated. "Uh... no. Never thought about that. Should I?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	preyforheaven 2011-04-22 12:15 am UTC (link)
	"It would be much healthier, and prevent the individual hairs dividing and entangling indefinitely." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-22 12:17 am UTC (link)
	Pixie ran a finger through her hair. "Oh," she said. "I... guess I could try that. If you think it would work." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	preyforheaven 2011-04-22 12:28 am UTC (link)
	"I believe it woudl be helpful. Have you found it difficult to manage recently?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-22 01:34 am UTC (link)
	Pixie found herself nodding. "Maybe a little. More split ends and stuff." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	preyforheaven 2011-04-22 01:40 am UTC (link)
	"Then I would strongly recommend treating it with olive oil." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dazzler_fangirl 2011-04-22 04:09 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, ah, thanks," Pixie said. "I'll try that." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	monochromesight 2011-06-26 07:09 pm UTC (link)
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