temperence (temperence) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-04-17 21:55:00

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argo, inactive - alisa lebeau, team - champions

Afternoon Ice Cream Outing
If there was anything Alisa knew about Argo, it was that he was a loyal, trustworthy friend... and he had an incredible with chocolate ice cream. She needed someone to talk to, and he was there. With a charming smile, Alisa had managed to get Argo to come with her to an ice cream parlor in the French Quarter... one that did not have a bunch of kids running about to drive them nuts. She ordered him his favorite chocolate ice cream, and she got herself a cup of vanilla ice cream with sprinkles.

Alisa was still dressed in her work clothes, a pair of black army boots, blue, baggy cargo pants, and a black tank top with a bra underneath. She seemed to have a variation of the same outfit, so she would never get bored. It was a whole new thing to have a wardrobe of her own, and she planned on taking advantage of that! She just hoped Nick did not mind that she took an early break, but she needed someone to talk to... other than him.

"T'anks for comin' wit' me, Argo. Ah jus'... well... ah sorta needed a good friend to talk to." Alisa smiled, putting her spoon into her ice cream and then taking a bit of it. She never really had ice cream until she and Ennie lived on their own. It was a big treat for her, though she was not much of a sweet tooth. "Dis place 'as some o' de best ice cream in de quarter! T'ink you'll like it!"

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	son_of_hercules 2010-04-18 12:55 am UTC (link)
	"Tis a complicated situation to be sure," Argo began, mulling over the situation carefully. "But nay, thou makest thyself not cheap at all. Thou art allowed to have thine own desires and wants. Tis naught to be ashamed of." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

temperence
2010-04-18 01:06 am UTC (link)

"Ah suppose. But... ah dunno, Argo." She sighed, resting against the back of her chair. "Ah jus' feel like dis all ah deserve is all. You know. Wit' mah past an' baggage... Ah don' expect to ever get married, much less get a steady boyfriend. Ah'm jus' takin' what ah can get, even if it is jus' physical."

Now that she said that, it did sound kind of sad, even a little pathetic. Shaking her head, Alisa picked up her ice cream and ate more of it.

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	son_of_hercules 2010-04-18 01:14 am UTC (link)
	Argo shook his head. "Nay, Alisa. Thou be-est one of the truly good, amongst the mortals I hath known. I canst not say what the future may hold for thee, but certain be I that thou deservest all the happiness life canst provide." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

temperence
2010-04-18 01:20 am UTC (link)

"Heh... happiness for me used to be a warm place to sleep, enough food to get t'rough a week, an' bein' able to 'ave a shower at least once in awhile." She gave off a small smile, sitting back again. "De simple t'ings mortals take for granted. Even if it is de smallest o' dem t'ings, it made me happy. It's almost de same for relationships. Even if it looks like it sucks for me, dat ain' so. It's still somet'ing, you know."

You could take Alisa LeBeau off of the streets, but it seemed harder to take the streets out of her. To her, this all made sense. Even if it was small, worthless, or taken for granted for others, she treasured it. Something she probably still needed to work on in therapy, that she had to start giving herself worth, not the small things about her.

"Mais, ah don' mean to be such a downer, Argo. M'sorry. What de heck 'ave you been up to, anyway? Ah hardly get to spend time wit' you, since ah been workin' so hard."

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son_of_hercules
2010-04-18 01:51 am UTC (link)

Such a hard life, for Alisa. Argo had a hard time wrapping his mind around it at times. His own life had been one largely of joy and indulging in life's pleasures. And yet she found her pleasures in smaller ways, and perhaps that made them more valuable.

"Worry not, Alisa, tis mine pleasure to bend an ear to thine concerns," he assured her.

"As for mineself? Little of consequence or outside of mine norm. Though I didst make a point to see the new picture, ah, Clash of the Titans."

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temperence
2010-04-18 02:23 am UTC (link)

"How was it? Ah didn' get a chance to see dat movie. Ah mean... ah saw de Original..." She smiled, resting her hands on either side of her face. "Did it 'ave dat mechanical owl in it? Ah'm tempted to make one mahself!"

She then blushed, remembering that Argo himself was a God... and he might not like the mortal's point of view of them. She would look up at him, feeling awkward, yet curious as to what he had to say.

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	son_of_hercules 2010-04-18 02:32 am UTC (link)
	"T'was most enjoyable," Argo said, smiling. "They didst get a great number of things wrong... but t'was enjoyable spectacle all the same. And its message was a right one. Upon a time, we gods may have ruled over man, but such time must and didst pass." He shook his head. "T'was there but briefly, then quickly discarded." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

temperence
2010-04-18 02:36 am UTC (link)

"Awww... dat stinks. But oui, no bein' can rule forever, you know." She smiled up at Argo, playfully trying to steal a bite of his ice cream.

"But honestly, ah don' get why people discard good t'ings. Ah mean... seriously! you should see what you can find in a second hand shop, or even in a dumpster. Especially in de Garden District! All dem rich people t'row out t'ings when dey ain' "fashionable" anymore, or "out o' season". Heck, what dey t'ink is old or broken is tossed, an' it still good stuff! Ah honestly don' get people..."

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son_of_hercules
2010-04-18 02:46 am UTC (link)

"Thou shouldst build thineself the owl, Alisa. I hath little doubt thou wouldst succeed admirable." Argo smiled, making an effort to defend his ice cream, though he does allow Alisa to slip past his guard.

"Aye. Mine understanding of mortals be in only limited respects, and that doth not be one of them."

He chuckled. "Though, I wilst admit, when one be immortal, one canst acquire a truly tremendous amount of possessions. Tis sometimes necessary to make room."

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temperence
2010-04-18 02:51 am UTC (link)

"Well see... dat is understandable... but t'rowin' away sumt'ing good dat only a month or so old is stupid." She takes a spoonful of chocolate ice cream and eats it in front of Argo before she continues. "An' ah probably could make one... but... well... ah dunno. Feel too strange to be in de Shop longer den ah gotta be, now."

She then quickly changed the subject, hoping Argo would not link her connection with Nick, now. "So... what stuff do you 'ave? Ah mean... you must 'ave tons o' nice t'ings!"

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	son_of_hercules 2010-04-18 03:12 am UTC (link)
	Argo took time to enjoy his ice cream, as he listened to Alisa. If he makes the connection with Nick, he makes no sign of it. "I hath many fine possessions," he agreed. "Trophies I hath taken from monsters slain, gifts from admirers as well. I hath, from example, a tooth, taken from a hydra." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

temperence
2010-04-18 03:26 am UTC (link)

"Dat's... kinda gross. Bein' as ah seen de pictures o' what a Hydra looks like." She shivers a little, both from brain freeze and the image of a real Hydra. "Still, a trophy is a trophy. An' for men, it's a sign o' well... manhood an' 'ow tough dey are! Hundreds o' years ago, dat would prove dat a man is a good protector an' provider, a perfect mate an' a desirable male!" She chuckled a little, twirling her spoon up in the air. "Now a days, women seem to be drawn to men wit' money to be more financially stable, as brute force non really needed no more... unless you in de army... or a Super Hero."

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	son_of_hercules 2010-04-18 04:01 am UTC (link)
	"Tis true," Argo agreed. "Man hath beaten back the beasts of the world into the stuff of legend and grown so that he need not rely solely upon strength of limbs." He smiled. "Fortunately, there still be challenges for those who wouldst seek them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

temperence
2010-04-18 04:09 am UTC (link)

"Oui. Mine's bigger den any beast! Learnin' to be social... wit' people... an' non come off as some freak or weird! Makes fightin' a Hydra seem easier!" She giggled, taking another scoop of her ice cream. "An' ah know you... you got many challenges to discover, many mugs to drink from, an' probably many women to take to your bed chambers!" She leaned in to whisper that last part, not wanting others to hear, or to publicly humiliate Argo.

"Me, ah jus' gotta find mah way around dis big ol' world, an' remind mahself Nick will never 'ave a relationship wit' me ot'er den physical, dat he is non boyfriend material, an' don' get too clingy... even when I find it near impossible." Alisa quickly clasped her hands over her mouth. She got too relaxed and just told everything. God, she hated being herself at times. She just sat there, looking at Argo with a now red face.

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son_of_hercules
2010-04-18 04:14 am UTC (link)

"Thine skills in that regard do not seem lacking to me," Argo assured her, "but mine own experiences maketh me a poor judge for that which mortals mayest find 'weird.'"

Argo paused for a moment when he heard Alisa speak Nicholas's name, pondering how best to proceed. Such conversations were never his strong suit.

"Thou doth feel great affection for him, doth thee?" he asked, quietly.

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temperence
2010-04-18 04:25 am UTC (link)

"Oui... ah do. but it'll never be returned." She lowered her eyes, placing her hands in her lap. "kinda like ah do for you... but umm... you never wanted to do anyt'ing wit' me. So ah jus' agreed to be yah friend. An' ah don' regret havin' you as mah best friend. It's jus' ... Even t'ough Nick comes an' goes... he's always kinda nice to me. We understand each other. What it's like to be a t'row away. But... he can' love me back... an' ah ain' suppose to feel love for him at all. Ah can' talk to any o' de girls who live wit' us. Ah don' really connect well wit' dem... Corey's too young to be talked to... An' Ennie... Ennie's gone. Ah can' ask for his advice. If anyt'ing he'd yell at mah! Ah can' tell Nick... can' ever tell him. You on de other hand... you mah best friend, so ah can tell you anyt'ing. Ah trust you enough wit' dat, along wit' mah t'reapist."

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son_of_hercules
2010-04-18 06:11 pm UTC (link)

"Thine trust does me a great honor, Alisa," Argo told her. "I am pleased thou doth feel so comfortable speaking so."

"Nicholas's situation be... strange," he said, finally. "I understand not all of it, but he be bound to forces most dark indeed. Little doubt, he doth feel any connection wouldst be dangerous... though I suspect he thinks not, that that would be thine decision to make."

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	temperence 2010-04-18 06:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Ah suppose you right. He probably keeps his distance because he worries others could be hurt." She nodded her head solemnly. "Still, mah heart aches for him. Ah mean, his life 'as more hardship den mah own. It non fair he can' 'ave de normal t'ings people take for granted, Argo. Same goes for you, too." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

son_of_hercules
2010-04-18 07:03 pm UTC (link)

Argo nodded. "Many of our friends hath been touched by tragedy. Thineselv, Nicholas his demons, Corey and Lyta at the hands of Apocalypse, even Eliza hath been torn from her world born."

And he too, blessed immortal that he was, seemed cursed to always find friendship amongst the mortals he would outlive.

"Worry not for me, Alisa. What things I lack, I make up for in other ways. But do not disparage your own hardships. Thou hast survived and mayest well one day shine more brightly than any of us."

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	temperence 2010-04-18 07:08 pm UTC (link)
	"Maybe, Argo, Maybe." She smiled, finishing the last bit of her ice cream. "Ah jus' t'ink we all shine equally, as Champions, neh. Well... even if ah'm non official, yet. We all may carry a dim light, but when we get together, ah t'ink we shine brightest. Umm... does dat make sense, or am ah bein' too philosophical, again?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2010-04-18 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	Argo smiled warmly. "Thou makest perfect sense to mine ears, Alisa." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	temperence 2010-04-18 09:31 pm UTC (link)
	"T'ank you, Argo." She smiled back at him, reaching over to nudge his shoulder with her fist. "You always 'ad good ears." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2010-04-18 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	"All the better with which to hear thee, mine friend." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	temperence 2010-04-18 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	"Now... am ah supposed to say "Oh Argo, what big beautiful eyes you 'ave!" , next?" She chuckled quite a bit, trying to steal another bite of his ice cream, again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2010-04-18 10:22 pm UTC (link)
	"Thou couldst," Argo chuckled. "And I wouldst have to think of some clever reply." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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