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GoesBothWays ([info]goesbothways) wrote in [info]marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-04-28 23:17:00


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Entry tags:crosshairs, inactive - melissa frost, npc - deadpool

Back home again
Ok, so the trip to Somalia was weird. But she did the job, and found her long lost father. Family reunion done, time for things to get a little more back to what passes for normal in the surreal place Kelly lives.

She calls the only other person outside of 'work' she has all that much contact with.



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[info]lady_hood
2010-04-29 05:50 am UTC (link)
Melissa looks away at Kelly's mentioning of who she should meet. There's a lot they don't know about each other, and she's never told anyone about her family and what things have been like for her. She thinks most people wouldn't believe her, and the ones that do would get away from her as fast as possible.

She can lie and tell Kelly there's someone, or she can be honest. Today, for some reason, she choose the latter.

"Both of my parents are dead, Kelly, or as close to dead as one can get without being dead. The only other person you could really meet is my sister...who currently resides in a mental ward, which is tied to how my parents died.

After that...you and May are the only people I'm friends with. Most other people don't get that far with me." Melissa says. "Do you want this to be a bigger thing than it is?

I don't know about you, but you're the first girl I've been with so this is new to me. I'm not sure how it works."

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[info]goesbothways
2010-04-29 05:56 am UTC (link)
Kelly ponders. There's not many times she's serious. This is one of them. She turns to straddle Melissa, face to face with her, for once not just draping herself all over her, but still close. Close enough to start by kissing her forehead.

"And you're the first girl... first person, I've let get close enough that I bothered to call you when I got back in town. You can share the whole... murder, racketeering, and general chaos with... and who didn't get freaked out by me when I started playing with the fancy toys. Or when I got up after being shot full of holes... that's usually a big turn off for people. That means a lot more to me than girl, boy, whatever."

She kisses her forehead again.

"So, basically... where do you want this to go? You comfortable enough with things to, say, introduce me to May? If the answer is no, we probably ought to keep it to fast dates and sneaking into each others apartment for a bit."

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[info]lady_hood
2010-04-29 06:02 am UTC (link)
Melissa relaxes as Kelly straddles her, holding her close for several moments as she speaks. She didn't want to come across as needy or clingy, so she was fine with keeping it casual between them, but she couldn't deny that she always hoped it would be Kelly on the other end of the line when her phone rang.

"I like being with you and around you. You understand that people don't live in a perfect world and sometimes have to do ugly things to survive. Almost no one I know gets that, including May. She's my friend and I respect her...but she doesn't get me the way you do." Melissa says.

"I have no problem introducing you to May, Kelly. But we have to tone down the gun talk, because May comes from a family with a Mom, Dad and little brother. They're happy people with no problems, and May is, like, the perfect daughter. We don't want her to freak out or anything." Melissa says.

"But May is fun to be around and she's pretty funny. I think you'd like her."

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[info]goesbothways
2010-04-29 06:07 am UTC (link)
She nods soberly. "I normally don't take things seriously. Benefits of being pretty damn near unkillable I guess. But for you, I'll tone it down. You might need to step on my toes or squeeze my hand a time or three... but I'll trust you to be my edit button." she agrees, after a little thought.

"And, yeah... I get that. I was pretty much literally born to shoot stuff. Its my work, I enjoy it. But now that I'm out on my own and working for Red, I'm finding out I kind of like having someone to call. So... you want to make this... whatever it is, a bit more serious? Cause if so... I've never done serious. You might have to help me along some... but I'm up for trying it out."

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[info]lady_hood
2010-04-29 06:15 am UTC (link)
"Well, I've never done serious, either, so we're both playing it by ear...but you've got me if you ever need someone to call or just hang out with." Melissa says, leaning in to kiss her.

"And if nothing else, we can always go blow something up and talk afterward. But we can hang out with May on Friday after I get out of class. She tutors me in Chemistry, because I suck at it." Melissa laughs.

"So, anything else fun happen on your trip? Oh, I'll have a little gift for you on Friday, too. Figure you'll like it if you just want to stop by anytime." she says.

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[info]goesbothways
2010-04-29 06:19 am UTC (link)
She returns the kiss happily.
"I figure we can blow stuff up anyway... those are dates, right?" she teases. "I'll definitely be all for that on Friday. I can help with some of the chemistry too... even if my focus is on homemade explosives, smoke bombs, hallucinogenics... that sorta thing. It counts, right? And... other than shooting pirates and meeting my dad for the first time... no, that was pretty much it. Though when I do introduce you, you're going to need to promise not to freak out."

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[info]lady_hood
2010-04-29 03:43 pm UTC (link)
"Blowing up warehouses building are certainly dates. So are cheeseburgers and gun-shopping." Melissa adds, enjoying the feeling of Kelly in her hands.

"And I'll gladly take your help with chemistry, too. I've always wanted to learn how to make a bomb...or acid." she says.

"As long as your dad isn't Charlton Heston or some other famous superstar, I'm pretty sure I won't freak out. And if he is, I'll try to keep a lid on it for you." Mel grins.

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[info]goesbothways
2010-04-29 06:19 pm UTC (link)
She snorts. "No, that's not why you'd freak out... well, you'll see." she replies with a grin.

"Gun shopping, huh? I need some new toys, and have some money to blow... I love it. Oh, and yeah, acid, bombs, no problem. We'll have you acing chem in no time. Just don't ask for my help with English lit."

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[info]lady_hood
2010-04-29 06:28 pm UTC (link)
She kisses Kelly's shoulder. "I've got English Lit in the bag, lucky for both of us. But if that pizza doesn't get here soon, I'm going to fail self-control 101."

Melissa was intrigued about Kelly's dad, now that she mentioned he wasn't some big star; if that wasn't it, why would she freak out? She trusts Kelly to know her well enough that she can accept just about anything.

"But yes, gun-shopping. I know a guy who can get a sawed-off shotgun for me, but I wanted us to get a couple of nice things. And I wanted to get you a knife." she says.

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[info]goesbothways
2010-04-29 06:41 pm UTC (link)
Now she's excited, practically bouncing. "Ooohhh, ohhh, ohhh, can I have a butterfly knife? They wouldn't let me have one back at the org... after I cut my finger off the first time. I was just testing how sharp it was, really... but they banned them after that."

There's a rattling from her bag, and she lights up, doing a backwards somersault off of Mel's lap, skipping over to the bag and reaching in, pulling out the bowling ball containing a head floating in a nutrient bath 0 most of the tequila mixed in having gone through the head for now.

She shakes it violently. "Dad, you awake?"

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[info]lady_hood
2010-04-29 06:50 pm UTC (link)
"Yes, you can have a butterfly knife or two, no problem." she says.

When Kelly gets up, the last thing Mel expects is the bowling ball. It's strange, but Mel doesn't consider anything out of the ordinary...until she understands that there's a head inside the bowling ball.

And Kelly is calling it Dad.

Melissa just blinks, too stunned to speak.

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[info]mercwithamouth
2010-04-29 06:54 pm UTC (link)
There is the sound of bone on glass as the ball is shaken. "BLAH! I WAS SLEEPING YOU CREATON!" replies the head - disturbingly enough - and it blinks it's eyes open. Looking around, Wade tries to get the sleep unstuck, which is hard if you don't have any hands, and then somehow gives himself a shake.

"Where the hell am I? Who're you? Why is everything watery?" he then demands as brain functions come back online.

Luckily he's regrown most of his face by now - it appears half of it was blown off in Somalia.

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[info]goesbothways
2010-04-29 06:57 pm UTC (link)
Crosshairs takes all of this perfectly in stride... and she's still skipping. She sets the ball down on the coffee table after shifting stuff around enough to prop it up so it won't roll.

"Dad, you're in a nutrient and tequila bath, remember? There's pizza coming. I'll give you some breakfast through the nacho slot." she explains, before plopping down on the couch next to Melissa.

"Dad, this is my gorgeous, perfect, wonderful girlfriend who is letting me have two butterfly knives. Melissa, this is my daddy, Deadpool's head."

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[info]lady_hood
2010-04-29 07:03 pm UTC (link)
Words still aren't forming. Melissa is still trying to make sense out of this.

"Um...hello, Mr. Deadpool's Head. Are you in pain? Can I get you anything? Kelly's right. There's food coming. Pizza and wings." she offers, trying to treat this like it's a normal occurrence.

"Kelly, did you find him like this? Did those pirates do this to him?" she asks. There's a strong undercurrent of sadness in her voice now as she looks at Deadpool's Head.

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[info]mercwithamouth
2010-04-29 07:09 pm UTC (link)
"I'm right here, y'know. It's not like I'm a retard or anything - KELLY DON'T SAY IT!" he replies as milky blue eyes look to Mel. Headpool isn't a handsome guy, and with only half a mask, it's pretty hideous to look at him.

"But I'm not in pain, unless you count the FREAKING FISH THAT ARE NIBBLING MY LEFT FOOT!" he then cries, swishing around in his bath and threatening to knock the while bowlingball headtank contraption off the table.

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[info]goesbothways
2010-04-29 07:13 pm UTC (link)
"Dad, don't yell at my girlfriend or we're going bowling again." she warns her dad firmly. "And then I'll put your ball in front of a Brady Bunch marathon." she adds, just in case he thinks she's not being serious.

"No, no... the pirates were just going to chain him up and shove him overboard. He got this way because he didn't keep track of time and tried to do too much looting and pillaging when my detonator timers were specifically set to ninety seconds." Yes, totally his fault, not hers.

"His body is somewhere in the Indian Ocean and I didn't have any scuba gear. The fish have probably eaten his toes and fingers and stuff, and there's probably crabs in his rib cage by now - they'll keep good track of it til I can get the gear to go get it for him. Scuba diving sucks though, so it might be a while."

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[info]lady_hood
2010-04-29 07:23 pm UTC (link)
"Ohmygod. And...he's still alive after all that? I'm guessing this is where you get yours from, huh?" Melissa asks. She winces at Kelly's threat to put him in front of the Brady Bunch marathon; that's pretty cold, even to her.

"Scuba gear isn't much of a problem, but the Indian Ocean is pretty big." she says. "How long can he stay like this?"

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[info]mercwithamouth
2010-04-29 07:26 pm UTC (link)
Okay, so Kelly must have hit the nail on the head. "Brady Bunch" illicits an ear splitting scream from Wade, and he somehow manages to press himself against the back glass of the headtank.

"No.. No.. Anything but that!" he quibbles, his expression a mask of pure horror.

Three point five seconds it's gone though, and he drifts forward once more, his mask seeming to smirk with his lips. "I dunno. Never been just a head before." he then replies to Mel. "I just survived what appears to be fifteen years in a shipping crate and I didn't starve.. so... who knows! The tequila is great though."

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[info]goesbothways
2010-04-29 07:31 pm UTC (link)
"Red's genetic engineers say that with this nutrient bath, he'll be fine for however long he's in there. They've got normal human body parts they've kept alive for months, and he's definitely not normal." Understatement.

"So he'll be fine as long as the ball doesn't get cracked or drained. I figured it'd be a great accessory to take into the field with me." Where its much more likely to get cracked, of course.

She finally gets back to her threat. "No more screaming, Dad. Just be nice to my girlfriend, and I'll put in your Golden Girls DVD for you later. And mix more tequila into your nutrient bath."

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[info]lady_hood
2010-04-29 07:34 pm UTC (link)
"Okay, so. Three of us for pizza and wings..." Melissa is saying, before the buzzer near the fridge rings. She walks over and speaks for a moment, then turns to Kelly and Deadpool.

"Oh, look! Pizza man's here. I'll go get it!" she says, a little quickly, before going out the door to the apartment.

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[info]mercwithamouth
2010-04-29 07:37 pm UTC (link)
"No more screaming. Right." replies Wade as he nods his head to Kelly.. somehow. Who the heck knows how he moves around in that tank.

He gives a little swish, then says in a low tone, "She's really nice, Kelly-pants. You bagged yourself a good one! She's even really hot too. Now, I'm not trying to be a creep, y'know.. It's just hard to miss that your baby girl's girl is smokin'!"

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[info]goesbothways
2010-04-29 07:40 pm UTC (link)
Kelly beams. "Oh, its ok, I know she's hot. We're going to go blow up a warehouse on our next date, I think. And she's taking me gun shopping and buying me butterfly knives. I totally hit the jackpot. Just no hitting on my girl." she replies firmly, talking about blowing up warehouses and gun shopping to her dad's head in a bowling ball while she casually gets out paper towels and plates for everyone.

"Hope you like spicy - I ordered the hottest stuff they've got."

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[info]lady_hood
2010-04-29 07:47 pm UTC (link)
Melissa sighs as she pays the pizza guy, not even noticing that he's checking her out. She's still trying to get herself calmed down about the scene in her apartment because she doesn't want Kelly to think she can't handle this. She promised not to freak out, and she's going to honor that.

She goes back upstairs, taking deep breaths on the way up the stairs.

Not freaking out, not freaking out, not freaking out....

She whispers the command to disable the wards so that she can enter the apartment.

"Okay, food's here!" she says cheerily.

"Extra hot hot wings, regular buffalo wings, and two pizzas. One pepperoni and cheese, the other sausage and pineapple." Mel says.

"Let's eat."

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[info]mercwithamouth
2010-04-29 08:00 pm UTC (link)
"DO I like spicy stuff.. does the pope shit in the woods?" replies Wade to Kelly, and hops a few times. Making the tank hop with him. the whole "no hitting on my girl" makes him stop, and rather soberly, he says "Kelly, if I have my way, she'll be making an honest woman out of you. Hitting on my future-to-be-one-day Daughter-in-law is just groce!"

When Melissa returns with food, he's all smiles. "Yay! Mel-mel has pizza!" he says, rolling a bit back and forth and generally seeming tohave ants in his.. uhm.. non existent pants.

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[info]goesbothways
2010-04-29 08:05 pm UTC (link)
Kelly lays out a napkin and plate for Mel and waits for food to be set out. "Mmm, that smells awesome, thanks, sweetie!" she offers, craning her neck up to give Mel a kiss on the cheek.

She fishes out a hot wing and stuffs it into the nacho slot, messily, then helps herself as well.

"I don't know, dad. We're just getting to the meet the parent stage and taking things slow. I haven't done this serious dating thing before. I'd introduce her to Mom too, but I've never met her, she doesn't know I exist, and as far as I've heard, she'd probably try and shoot you out of a cannon or mount you on the trophy shelf."

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