brit_sorcerer (brit_sorcerer) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-09-11 00:50:00

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akilah munroe, inactive - daniel sherwood, inactive - dawn roberts, inactive - dream catcher, inactive - matt walker, inactive - melissa frost, inactive - shelly drumm, marlow, plot-"sorcerer's apprentice", quinn braddock

A Strange Quest
Quinn had been thinking about the leprechaun incident and had a feeling it wouldn't be the last time he saw the little annoy creatures. Quinn's magic hadn't been effective and he had to know what to do the next time they came around. Maybe there was a spell or something that would work against them and their magic.

Quinn had to go to the one person who would know about this kind of stuff.

He teleported to 177A Bleecker Street in New York only to find it empty. He wondered where Dr. Strange was.

There was one person who may know. Quinn teleported out to the West Coast and arrived at the front gate of the Defenders.

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	Re: A Talk this_fire_burns 2010-09-18 02:49 am UTC (link)
	"Look, I am really sorry about what happened the other night. It was insensitive and I wasn't thinking." Matt says, trying to keep the nervous edge out of his voice. Did she sound bitchy or was that just him. "I'd really like if we could talk about this when we get back to Chicago...without using magic." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Talk blackmagicwoman 2010-09-18 02:53 am UTC (link)
	"Are you suggesting we take a commercial flight, sit next to each other, and talk things out?" She arched a brow. The apology seemed genuine, but still. "Matt, you bit me. That was a bit more than insensitive. That was..." Stupid? Cruel? Weird? "You bit me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Talk this_fire_burns 2010-09-18 03:07 am UTC (link)
	"Shelly, I have no defense for my actions. I...was caught up in the moment and I screwed up big time. Maybe we can walk back together and take some time to sort this out. I don't want this to affect our working relationship." he says, then mentally kicks himself. He /would/ bring up work just now, wouldn't he? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: A Talk

marlow
2010-09-18 03:19 am UTC (link)

"Matt!" In her singleminded impulse, Marlow missed the cues signifying an /adult/ conversation was going on between the two standing away from the others and approached Shelly and Matt with an easy assurance. She touched Matt's arm in Welcome.

"Excuse me, Dr. Drumm," cue bright smile in Shelly's direction before the smile was turned on Matt. "Can I take Whisper for a turn around the stones? I bet he could use a stretch."

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Re: A Talk

blackmagicwoman
2010-09-18 03:23 am UTC (link)

Shelly had opened her mouth to speak (really, Matt, bringing up work when the situation being discussed was more intimate?) when Marlow bounded over and all of her willingness to discuss things with Matt escaped. It took her a moment to actually close her mouth and when she did her jaw set. And she may have glared at Marlow, something slightly jealous in her face.

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Re: A Talk

this_fire_burns
2010-09-18 03:29 am UTC (link)

Matt's head turns at Marlow's call and he almost wants to signal that she Stay Away, but it was sort of hard to deny Marlow. She was a good person and friendly. He could use a little bit of friendly at this moment, because Shelly wasn't exactly radiating warmth.

"Oh yeah, go for it, Marlow. I'm sure he won't mind hanging out with you. It's the whole reason he even agreed to go in the first place." Matt laughs, looking to Shelly.

Oh shit.

The look on Shelly's face was never a good one coming from a magician of any kind.

"Uh, Shelly, have you met Marlow? Marlow, Shelly. Shelly, Marlow. Marlow helped me on a case before. In fact, both of you have, so we all kind of know each other through happenstance." Matt says, trying to get everyone smiling.

This was going to end badly, wasn't it?

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	Re: A Talk marlow 2010-09-18 03:41 am UTC (link)
	Marlow dropped to her knees and hugged Whisper, getting a cheek licked as she did. She turn her face up to Shelly and grinned. "Dr. Drumm and I met when I went to convince her the invitation wasn't a joke. Matt, do I need a leash or will he stay with me?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Talk blackmagicwoman 2010-09-18 03:49 am UTC (link)
	"Yes. And Marlow was kind enough to tell me that she knows you." She crossed her arms over her chest. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: A Talk

this_fire_burns
2010-09-18 03:52 am UTC (link)

Now, Matt has never claimed to be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but something is /off/ about this whole encounter. He's a detective for a living, but he is faced with two women here, so maybe he gets a pass for Not Quite Getting It.

"Marlow, you should take his lead. He can get kind of excitable. Don't let him run you ragged. Whisper, you be a good boy and obey Marlow. No Mac's if you bite anyone...including the creepy demon chick in red." Matt tells him.

Whisper whines in protest, but goes with Marlow.

Now, Matt turns back to Shelly.

"Okay, so where were we?" he asks with a smile.

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	Re: A Talk blackmagicwoman 2010-09-18 03:55 am UTC (link)
	"You were trying to make nice with me so work won't be awkward." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Talk this_fire_burns 2010-09-18 04:17 am UTC (link)
	"Well, it's not /quite/ like that. I mean, I /do/ want us to work well together, but...I don't want us to be so...stiff with each other. We were really connecting the other day, Shelly. I was enjoying that." Matt says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Talk blackmagicwoman 2010-09-18 04:20 am UTC (link)
	"How often do you connect with women, Matt?" Her eyes briefly followed Marlow. "I just want to make sure I understand exactly what it is you're getting at and what I'm getting into." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: A Talk

this_fire_burns
2010-09-18 04:37 am UTC (link)

Finally.

Matt Walker achieves understanding once he sees Shelly glance after Marlow. And Marlow mentioned they'd met beforehand...

"Oh crap." he says aloud. "Look, you have the wrong idea about me, Shelly. Marlow is just a friend of mine. She and I worked on a case together out in California, the same case that ended up bringing me to Chicago when I ran across you and the others.

We're not dating, though. She's seeing the Hulk! Or...they're just friends. Or something." Matt says, not exactly clear on Marlow's Titan, which he really hoped was not an actual Titan and was really just the Hulk.

"Marlow and I are not doing any connecting." Matt says.

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	Re: A Talk blackmagicwoman 2010-09-18 04:46 am UTC (link)
	Shelly's eyes widened a bit. "So she's not your girlfriend?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Talk this_fire_burns 2010-09-18 04:59 am UTC (link)
	"No, she's not. We're just friends. She really likes my dog." Matt tells Shelly. "Like I said, Shelly, I don't leave things like they were the other night. We were getting to know each other and I thought you were opening up to me." Matt says. "Don't want to lose that, if we can avoid it." he tells her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Talk blackmagicwoman 2010-09-18 05:01 am UTC (link)
	Shelly was quiet for an extended moment. "You're lucky you're cute." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Talk this_fire_burns 2010-09-18 06:34 pm UTC (link)
	"So...does that mean you'll let me take you out to dinner? I promise I'll even wear a suit and tie. No duster." Matt smiles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Talk blackmagicwoman 2010-09-18 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	That elicited a smile from Shelly. "Suit, tie, no duster? Hell yes you can take me out to dinner with promises like that." To punctuate that she had forgiven him, at least provisionally, She stepped forward and kissed him. A little kiss. Nothing to get crazy about. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Talk this_fire_burns 2010-09-19 01:42 am UTC (link)
	Matt smiles and accepts the kiss. There will be time for more of this later. He takes her hand. "I have to go pry my dog away from Marlow, because otherwise, he'll run off with her and she doesn't need the hassle. But I think he'll like you. You can meet Whisper and maybe he'll give you the puppy dog eyes, too." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Talk blackmagicwoman 2010-09-19 03:48 am UTC (link)
	"It's a dog the size of a house named Whisper. What's not to like?" She smiled, squeezed his hand, and walked with him. Jericho was going to kill her. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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