ng_rgoodfellow (ng_rgoodfellow) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-07-02 17:13:00

Entry tags:

eternals, independents, jack murdock, kalypso, npc team - robin goodfellow

Silence is Golden
How dare they? How dare they not see her talent and cast her as the leading role!? It was the performance of her life and they said "a mime could do better". Marylynne was infuriated. How dare they not see how wonderful she was? Were they blind?

She'd show them. Mimes were...nightmare inducing and so...argh! A mime! She'd give them mimes if they wanted mimes!

Times Square was considered the crossroads of the world and the perfect place to pull this off. She strolled through the crowd, smiling and briefly touching each person she passed. One touch and they were hers. They stopped talking in mid-sentence and started pantomiming.

Marylynne smiled as she continued to walk around Times Square turning the lovely citizens and tourists into mimes.

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jackmurdock
2009-07-06 06:32 am UTC (link)

Jack was only walking through Times Square, looking for what was supposed to be a giant music and dvd store, when the pretty blond smiled at him. He smiled back. He didn't expect her to deliberately touch his arm.

He did notice that the crowd noises were quieting in her wake. There were gestures. Some rude. Some obscene. Some...confusing.

He took out his phone to call Kal and tell her what was going on, but even as it rang on the other end he realized he couldn't make a sound.

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	notinplainsight 2009-07-06 07:08 am UTC (link)
	Kal answered her phone when she saw the call was from Jack and then...nothing. "Jack? Are you there? Are you okay?" No answer. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2009-07-06 07:18 am UTC (link)
	With a huge effort, he didn't actually mime that he was trapped in a box, but he might as well have for failing to make even a sound. People around him were getting quite ... emphatic in their attempts to be understood. Already there were sirens in air. He hit the cell phone buttons to make some sort of sound in her ear. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2009-07-06 07:27 am UTC (link)
	Ow! He was there, but for some reason was trying to make her go deaf and she didn't have super sensitive hearing like he did. "Jack, hang up and text me if you can." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2009-07-06 07:38 am UTC (link)
	He disconnected and paused to watch with horror at two people miming a tug-of-war with unseen rope. Oh hell, no. He switch to texting her. times square cant talk something weird going on. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2009-07-06 07:40 am UTC (link)
	Kal's brow furled when she read the text. She replied. I'll be there soon. She stepped out onto the balcony and took to the air. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2009-07-06 08:04 am UTC (link)
	All Jack could do was get out of the way, and not in the lame tree-climbing motions of a mime. Now the people who could still talk were freaking out. There had to be a simple explanation for this, and if somebody would stay calm...somebody with a voice...they might be able to get this resolved He watched the sky for Kal. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2009-07-06 08:07 am UTC (link)
	It didn't take long to get to Times' Square and it was eerily quiet for Times' Square. Usually one couldn't hear themselves think, but today it was a lot quieter. Kal landed gently next to Jack. "What happened? Are you okay?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2009-07-06 08:16 am UTC (link)
	He shrugged, and took his sketchpad and a charcoal pencil from his backpack. He was never without both items. He flipped through until he found a blank page. It just happened. People stopped talking and started behaving like clowns and mimes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2009-07-06 08:22 am UTC (link)
	Okay. This was weird, even for New York. "I'm going to look into your mind and see if I can see what happened. Just try...to relax." Kal had some practice with this, but not much. She had never been comfortable with going into people's minds. She concentrated and tried to see his most recent memories. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2009-07-06 08:43 am UTC (link)
	He didn't like it much either, except when they were playing and he thought images at her to make her smile or laugh. Another urge to act like a mime hit, to pose as one thinking really hard and then miming an idea, but he didn't. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

notinplainsight
2009-07-06 08:49 am UTC (link)

Kal only bothered with his most recent memories and eventually saw his run in with the blond. She went a little farther back and it became clear that whatever happened started when the blond touched him.

She sighed. There was only one way to take care of this. She exerted her will and took over his mind. She implanted the thought that he wasn't a mime and that he could talk.

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	jackmurdock 2009-07-06 09:02 am UTC (link)
	Jack licked his lips. "What's going on?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2009-07-09 11:34 am UTC (link)
	Somewhere turned out to be Kalypso's and Sersi's new penthouse. Jack was no stranger, but he didn't spent a lot of time here. There was more privacy to be had at his place and they naturally ended up there a lot. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2009-07-09 11:36 am UTC (link)
	Kal touched lightly down on the roof and the stuff in Times Square was mostly forgotten about. "How about some delivered takeout and movies?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2009-07-09 11:41 am UTC (link)
	"Sounds good to me." He looked around, half expecting, half dreading Sersi's appearance. Since her attempt to move Kal into his place without either of them knowing about it, he was a little wary of what the powerful Eternal might do next. "Any excuse to neck on the sofa with you is a good thing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2009-07-09 11:42 am UTC (link)
	She smiled. "Yes, yes it is and you Mr. Murdock can neck with me anytime you want." She took his hand. "Come, love." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2009-07-09 11:49 am UTC (link)
	Jack lifted her hand to lips for a kiss. The scent of her skin made him want to scoop her up and carry her off. "I could follow you blindfolded, sweetheart." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2009-07-09 11:51 am UTC (link)
	"Blindfold. Now that could be interesting," she said after the kiss. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2009-07-09 12:00 pm UTC (link)
	He smiled at her, an expression filled with curiosity and good old desire for a beautiful girlfriend. "Anytime, sweetheart. Want me to call for dinner?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2009-07-09 12:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Sure. I'm going to see if Mom's here and talk to her about Sprite." She kissed him and knew how lucky she was for having him in her life. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2009-07-09 07:51 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll call for pizza. Couple of them just in case your cousin's home." He pulled her back in for another quick kiss before letting her go. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2009-07-10 03:31 pm UTC (link)
	"Sounds like a plan," she said after the kiss. "Meet you on the couch in fifteen minutes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2009-07-10 04:12 pm UTC (link)
	He was on the couch in two minutes ordering pizzas with everything but fish and mushrooms. He was making himself comfortable flipping through the tv satellite channels while he waited. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2009-07-10 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	Kal flopped down next to him twenty minutes later. It took awhile to explain what happened and explain her suspicions to her mother. Mom took it well and promised she would ask Sprite about it. "All set?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)