Log In

Home
    - Create Journal
    - Update
    - Download

Scribbld
    - News
    - Paid Accounts
    - Invite
    - To-Do list
    - Contributors

Customize
    - Customize
    - Create Style
    - Edit Style

Find Users
    - Random!
    - By Region
    - By Interest
    - Search

Edit ...
    - User Info
    - Settings
    - Your Friends
    - Old Entries
    - Userpics
    - Password

Need Help?
    - Password?
    - FAQs
    - Support Area


Kassia Grace Frost-McKenzie ([info]little_mermaid) wrote in [info]marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-11-20 13:11:00


Previous Entry  Add to memories!  Tell a Friend!  Next Entry
Entry tags:inactive - ben parker, inactive - kassia frost, mac rider

An Education.
Day Two of public school did not appear to be headed down any more positive a path than Day One.  Kassia arrived early so she could stop by the office and pick up her class schedule, only to discover that they did not yet have her name correct.  She was now "Grace McKenzie".  She gave up at that point, realizing that any further protestations would just piss off the administration and also likely leak her identity as an Atlantean princess, which would piss off Namor.  Truth was, Kassi had no documentation with her name as Kassia save for Atlantean paperwork.  That they were able to get the McKenzie right was a step in the correct direction and she took it.

There was then the matter of her locker.  Kassia couldn't make the lock open, her efforts resulting in the lock breaking in her hands.  She was going to have to carry her stuff in her bag, which was fine.  She could handle that, but she was late for her first class, got lost finding her second, and by the time lunch rolled around she managed to spill juice on herself...and discovered there wasn't a single vegan option available.  And asking for one had gotten her weird looks from the cafeteria staff and students alike.  By the first class after lunch, Kassia had earned the badge of "Weird New Girl".

This wasn't going well.  When Study Hall arrived, Kassia found a spot at the furthest table away from everyone else and wished briefly that invisibility was one of her abilities.  She could use it.



(Read comments) - (Post a new comment)


[info]the_other
2010-11-21 06:32 am UTC (link)
"Ouch. Divorce? Wait, that's none of my business. Sorry." Ben says, looking a little sheepish.

"Wait, your parents got you your own place? How old are you again?" he asks.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]little_mermaid
2010-11-21 06:36 am UTC (link)
"They were never married. It's okay. I used to live with my Mom, then this summer I went to live with my Dad. It's...complicated, but simple." She wasn't bothered by his question. It was a natural assumption.

"I'm sixteen. I live with my cousin." Which was mostly true.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]the_other
2010-11-21 06:45 am UTC (link)
"That's cool. I live with my parents, too, and I just turned sixteen a few months ago." Ben says.

"Does your cousin go here? My sister used to, but now she's in college. She's a Suuuuuper-Genius like my dad. I think I take after my mom a little more, personally." Ben grins.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]little_mermaid
2010-11-21 06:47 am UTC (link)
"Mac's not really the school sort. He's college-age, but seems happy to do anything but.

"I don't know who I take after, to be honest. I think I'm probably more like my dad but my parents are really similar people. I get along better with my dad. I'm...a little bit of a princess."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]the_other
2010-11-21 07:13 am UTC (link)
"So, your dad does anything you want?" Ben asks glibly.

"That's cool that you get along with your dad. My dad and I are better than we were, but...he's closer to my sister, since they're both super-smart people. I'm closer to my mom, though she's a little protective. She /still/ won't let me watch True Blood." Ben laments.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]little_mermaid
2010-11-22 04:10 am UTC (link)
"I'm not that sort of princess," she corrects him with a nod. "She won't let you watch True Blood? I have it on DVD. You...could borrow it?"

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]the_other
2010-11-22 04:12 am UTC (link)
Ben looks around to make sure his mother didn't hear that with Mom-Sense.

"Dude, are you serious? I would be /so/ eternally grateful if you'd do that. My sister owns the first two seasons on DVD and won't even let me borrow them. My mom has her scared senseless." Ben tells Kassia.

"I'd like that a lot, if you don't mind." he says.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]little_mermaid
2010-11-22 04:15 am UTC (link)
"If you're worried about getting busted you could watch at my place. I don't mind. Whichever works for you."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]the_other
2010-11-22 04:35 am UTC (link)
"I usually have basketball practice after school, but I could always stop by after and hang out, if you're not busy." Ben says.

"It really would save me a lot of trouble if my mom didn't know I was watching it. She doesn't let me watch Sons of Anarchy, either." he says.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]little_mermaid
2010-11-22 04:38 am UTC (link)
"I think my cousin has that. You can come over whenever you're out of practice and paw through the DVDs to find all the good stuff you don't get to watch at home. I don't do much in the afternoons and stuff. Just come on over when you want."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]the_other
2010-11-22 04:45 am UTC (link)
"Awesome. I'm looking forward to it. Is today good or do you want to wait until tomorrow?" he asks.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]little_mermaid
2010-11-22 04:46 am UTC (link)
"Today's good!" Okay, so school was looking up. "You want to write down my address?"

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]the_other
2010-11-22 04:53 am UTC (link)
"Better idea. How about I get your number and you can just tell me your cross-streets. I think I could find the place without too many directions." Ben grins.

Pseudo-spider powers and web-slinging are awesome, by the way.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]little_mermaid
2010-11-22 07:50 pm UTC (link)
"Sure, that works." Kassi pulled out a piece of paper and wrote down the information he asked for before sliding it to him. She was going to have to ask Mac what sort of snacks would be appropriate.

"You can decide which series you want to watch first."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]the_other
2010-11-23 01:26 am UTC (link)
"Definitely True Blood." he says quickly.

"Your parents don't stop by often, do they? I don't want to set up an awkward situation." Ben says.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]little_mermaid
2010-11-23 01:37 am UTC (link)
"My dad's out of the country right now." It was true. Sort of. "And my mom's busy so don't worry. Nothing awkward. It's cool. I wouldn't have offered otherwise."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]the_other
2010-11-23 04:11 am UTC (link)
"Awesome. I'll bring us food if you want. There's a burger place across the street called the Dot. I...don't really go there anymore, but I know another one.

Have you ever been to Big Nick's?" he asks.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]little_mermaid
2010-11-23 04:14 am UTC (link)
She had, actually but she didn't say that.

"I, um...I'm vegan so I can't really do burgers. But! I like french fries."

She sort of half-braced for the look of 'what are you, weird?' that she'd gotten in the lunch line.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]the_other
2010-11-23 04:20 am UTC (link)
"All right, I have to admit something. I don't know the difference between a vegan and a vegetarian. Is there a difference or does that just mean you don't eat meat, but you will eat fish or chicken?" he asks.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]little_mermaid
2010-11-23 04:23 am UTC (link)
She didn't expect him to ask questions and the apprension she started to feel just vanished. Kassi sat up a little straighter.

"I don't eat anything that came from an animal. No cheese, no milk, I don't even eat Jello because the gelatin comes from animal bones. Well, most brands of Jello anyway. Some vegetarians will eat cheese and eggs and stuff. And technically, someone who eats fish and chicken but not meat is a pescetarian." She smiled a little. "I know, sounds weird, not eating cheese and stuff. I just...really respect the environment and the animals and things. Especially the ocean."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]the_other
2010-11-23 04:47 am UTC (link)
"Hey, that's pretty cool. I respect that. I couldn't do it myself, but I respect anyone who can make that kind of commitment for themselves." Ben says, smiling at Kassia.

"Do you ever wonder what it's like to have a burger or anything?" he asks.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]little_mermaid
2010-11-23 04:56 am UTC (link)
"Truth? I'd really like to know what a cheeseburger is like."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]the_other
2010-11-23 04:56 am UTC (link)
"They're pretty good. We'll get you one sometime and you can tell me what you think." Ben offers.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]little_mermaid
2010-11-23 05:00 am UTC (link)
"I might not be able to eat much...and it might make me a little ill. If you don't mind that, I'd be willing to adventure that way with you."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)


[info]the_other
2010-11-23 05:04 am UTC (link)
"Not a problem, Kassia. I'll make sure to keep my appetite up in case I have to finish it off for you." he says.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

(no subject) - [info]little_mermaid, 2010-11-23 05:13 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]the_other, 2010-11-25 01:50 pm UTC

(Read comments) -



scribbld is part of the horse.13 network
Design by Jimmy B.
Logo created by hitsuzen.
Scribbld System Status