Nimue Smallwood (sea_shelly) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-03-18 20:16:00

Entry tags:

alex bowmaster, mason jeffries, nimue smallwood

Taking Flight (Open)
Marrina had been having unusual pain in her ankles for the last few days. They'd been sore to the touch and a little swollen. She'd had the team doctors look them over, but they couldn't find anything. Given that they had only the barest understanding of how her biology worked (she apparently had a few organs no one could figure out the purpose of) in the first place, it had not been that surprising.

The previous night, however, had proven to be a particularly bad one. The pain had roused her from her sleep several times until, just before dawn, it had become almost unbearable. She'd woken biting down the urge to cry out from the pain, pain so bad it felt like her ankles were going to split open.

Which is what they had been doing. From her ankle bones, on either side of her leg, something had been pushing through, forcing its way out from underneath the skin. It hurt it hurt it hurt it hurt it....

was wings? Smallish wings had sprouted on her ankles, strange and sudden in the water. They were definitely a part of her. She could feel them.

Slowly, she pulled herself out of her sleeping pod and swung her legs over the sides. She put careful weight on her feet and stood up.

Namor had wings like this. So did Namora and Namorita. She was from that same bloodline. Did that make it make sense that she did too? But why now? Did it have something to do with her Plodex half?

She opened the door to the hallway. There had to be... something she could do to figure this out.

(And she was more than a little interested in seeing if she could actually fly...)

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	sea_shelly 2010-03-19 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	Marrina would answer you, Mason, but she's a little busy trying not to fall. It worked better the less she thought about it. Instead, she answered Alex by shooting higher into the air. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tooth_n_claw 2010-03-19 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	Alex would have laughed if he could have. He beat his wings and followed after her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-03-19 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	Mason starts making crash pads in advance, just in case he can't get to wherever they come down, if it comes to that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-03-19 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	Marrina was definitely getting the hang of this. She darted this way and that, perhaps a little awkwardly, but moving swiftly and steadily. "Whaaaaa-hooooooo!" she cried out, daring a small loop. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tooth_n_claw 2010-03-20 12:08 am UTC (link)
	Alex shadowed Marrina. He was confident she could do this, but he wasn't going to let anything happen to her if something did go wrong. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-03-20 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Mason mused internally that he was going to need a jetpack or something. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-03-20 12:32 am UTC (link)
	Marrina tried a dive next, swooping low to the ground... and plowing right into one of Mason's mats. A little dazed, but otherwise fine, she looked up her teammates. "...Think the landings are gonna need a little work." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tooth_n_claw 2010-03-20 12:55 am UTC (link)
	Alex landed next to the crash pad and transformed into the familiar beagle. //Landings are always the hardest part. I crashed more times than I care to remember.// (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-03-20 07:30 am UTC (link)
	As she seems to be coming in fast, Mason rushes towards her, only to more or less be caught up in her crash, tumbling head over heels as some pieces of crash mat are torn asunder and fly at him. He gets up on his hands and knees before looking to her. "Are you alright? Did I make the mats well enough?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-03-20 02:40 pm UTC (link)
	Marrina actually laughed. Mason's concern was sweet. "I'm fine, Mason. I've been smacked around by sea-monsters. This was nothing." She looked over to Alex. "Thanks for watching me up there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tooth_n_claw 2010-03-21 05:01 am UTC (link)
	//My pleasure. If you ever want to go flying, let me know. It would nice to have someone to go with.// (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

got_the_touch
2010-03-21 07:07 am UTC (link)

Mason gets up, brushing himself off, just looking at the both of them. He reflects that in comic books or manga this is usually when the secondary or tertiary protagonist has a big inner monologue about how he needs to get stronger. That he can't let his teammates get too far ahead, otherwise they won't be able to depend on him.

He's not terribly good at the inner monologue thing though. Or bitterness.

So he smiles, and totally means it. "It's so cool that you can do that now."

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	sea_shelly 2010-03-21 03:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks," she told both of them. "But I think I'm still going to need lots of practice before I'm any good at it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tooth_n_claw 2010-03-21 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	//Just let me know when you want to practice. I'll play spotter anytime. If we're done I'll let you two have some time together?// (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-03-21 07:07 pm UTC (link)
	Mason blushes. "You... you don't have to leave." He's not saying he has to stay either, though. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-03-21 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	Marrina shook her head. "How about we all get some breakfast? Flying took a lot out of me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tooth_n_claw 2010-03-21 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	//As long as someone else is cooking,// Alex said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-03-22 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	"I can cook!" Mason volunteers. "And not just nachos either. Bacon, eggs, and poutine?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2010-03-22 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	Marrina giggled at that. "Sounds good," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tooth_n_claw 2010-03-23 03:32 am UTC (link)
	//Sounds fine,// Alex said and started padding his way toward the building. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2010-03-24 11:40 am UTC (link)
	Mason hooks an arm into Marrina's and starts tugging her back towards the building. He'll undo the mats if anyone tells him to, but for now, it seems like a good idea to leave a practice area ready. "So, how do you guys take your eggs?" (Reply to this)(Parent)

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