Shelly Drumm (blackmagicwoman) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-02-14 19:44:00

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Bad Romance (Matt)
Shelly was reasonably certain Matt didn't do Valentine's Day. He didn't seem the type and while that was a bit of a downer it didn't mean that she wasn't going to somehow get to spend the evening with him. To that end she had casually invited him out for some food and then a movie, careful to make absolutely no mention of Valentine's Day in conjunction with things. She'd already put her big foot in her mouth with talking about feelings and that sort of thing so screwing up and acting like Valentine's Day was important was something the good doctor was trying to avoid.

...she bought herself a box of chocolates and stashed it in her desk drawer in anticipation of the day being ignored anyway. Nothing to see here, move along.

So instead of Valentine's Day, Shelly had made plans to meet up with Matt at Emperess, the Chinese place around the corner from his place. She did, however, dress up a little for the occasion. When else would she get a chance to wear her killer zebra heels?

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	this_fire_burns 2011-02-16 03:41 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, that's not my fault. I'm a gregarious type of a guy and I don't pick fights." Matt says. "There's always someone starting crap near me or with me and then I've got to all Gandalf on their ass." he says. Nope, it was /not/ his fault that he got into mystical fisticuffs with supernatural beings. Not at all. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blackmagicwoman 2011-02-16 03:44 am UTC (link)
	One brow went up. "All Gandalf on their ass. Is that a technical term?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	this_fire_burns 2011-02-16 04:11 am UTC (link)
	"Yep. Just like wacko and crazy." Matt says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blackmagicwoman 2011-02-16 04:17 am UTC (link)
	Shelly actually facepalms. "Matt." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	this_fire_burns 2011-02-16 04:25 am UTC (link)
	"What?" he asks, not certain why she's palming her face. It's not like he was joking or anything. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blackmagicwoman 2011-02-17 02:10 am UTC (link)
	"Has anyone ever told you have a dangerous surplus of confidence?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	this_fire_burns 2011-02-17 03:54 am UTC (link)
	"No, they haven't, but I get the feeling someone's going to in a bit." he smiles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blackmagicwoman 2011-02-17 11:19 am UTC (link)
	"Oh yes, an epic lecture and definitely a serious diagnosis. We will, of course, have to work out your course of treatment later. It might take some time, I have to warn you." The waitress returned with drinks and the appetizers Shelly had ordered and Shelly set right in on an egg roll, nodding seriously at Matt. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	this_fire_burns 2011-02-17 04:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey, if I'm not for myself, who will be, right? Didn't some wise guy somewhere say that?" Matt asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blackmagicwoman 2011-02-17 04:42 pm UTC (link)
	"It sure wasn't Confucious, that's all I know. Damn, these are good egg rolls. Here. Eat one. As my grandmother would say, you're too skinny." She grinned at him, taking the opportunity to brush his hand with hers. "Part of me wants to make this order to go." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	this_fire_burns 2011-02-17 05:28 pm UTC (link)
	Matt smiles as she eats, happy that she's enjoying herself. "Do you really want to go? I want to do whatever you'll enjoy the most." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blackmagicwoman 2011-02-17 05:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Be with you. That was easy." She smiled at him. "How about we eat, then we take the long way back to your place so I can walk along showing off how hot my boyfriend his?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	this_fire_burns 2011-02-17 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	"I like this plan of yours, Doc. I'm sure my dog will love it, too." Matt says. Matt eats in silence for a bit, listening to Shelly, before something else comes to his mind. "Hey, has that guy Aeron tried to talk to you again?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blackmagicwoman 2011-02-18 12:30 am UTC (link)
	"No, he hasn't. I hadn't even really thought about him. It was such a weird thing. Has anything weird like that happened to you or Ian?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	this_fire_burns 2011-02-18 02:23 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I can't be sure, since you didn't get much of a read off of him. Ian's been visited by all kinds of spirits, which is what the guy sounds like, but without more proof, I don't know." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

blackmagicwoman
2011-02-18 03:20 pm UTC (link)

Shelly chews thoughtfully for a few moments and nods.

"I've been trying to work with the spirits to get a grasp on things but so far the dead and the loa have nothing for me. It's been very quiet, spiritually as of late in my part of the astral plane. Even my voodoo healing patients have felt a sense of quiet and of calm.

"I don't know that I like that, Matt. It usually means that something freaky is about to happen."

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	this_fire_burns 2011-02-19 02:13 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, things have been quiet, which I don't like. We just need to be careful. I think we need to gather Michelle and Karen together and talk about what we're going to handle next. Not at all the vampires took my whole 'leave down or burn down' offer seriously." Matt says, munching on an eggroll. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blackmagicwoman 2011-02-20 05:41 am UTC (link)
	"Honestly I doubt any of them did, Matt." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	this_fire_burns 2011-02-20 05:53 am UTC (link)
	He shrugs. "Then I really don't feel bad about what's going to happen to any of the ones I run across." Matt says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

blackmagicwoman
2011-02-21 12:55 am UTC (link)

"I don't expect you to feel bad. I would be perfectly happy if all vampires just were toasted and done with--except Michelle. That would mean Old Fang was gone and my life could go back to the weird I consider normal. But I worry, Matt. They are out there and you have a connection. I don't see this being a positive when it comes to street level vampire extermination."

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	this_fire_burns 2011-02-21 03:04 am UTC (link)
	"Shelly, what would you have me do? These things prey on people every day. The number of missing persons cases goes up every year and those are just the ones we hear about." Matt tells her, taking her hand. "And that's /just/ Chicago. These things are everywhere." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blackmagicwoman 2011-02-21 03:10 am UTC (link)
	"I would have you accept being worried about." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	this_fire_burns 2011-02-21 06:02 pm UTC (link)
	"I do accept that, Shelly. You know that. I'm just not used to it. I've been alone for a long time. Sure, Ian took care of me, and so did Lupeski, technically. But I've been alone since I was a kid. It's a hard habit to break." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

blackmagicwoman
2011-02-21 06:07 pm UTC (link)

"What I see is you hiding behind that 'I've always been alone' line and not really trying to break it--though I admit you've gotten a lot better about letting people in and being flexible about things. I've seen the growth and seen it clearly. But...you still act like you have to fly alone. You don't. Not at all."

She smiled a little bit.

"I could always duct tape myself to you if required to make you understand that you are more than just one man now."

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	this_fire_burns 2011-02-22 12:11 am UTC (link)
	"Duct tape, you say?" Matt asks with a sly grin. "Hey, all you had to say was that you wanted to try something new. I can take a hint. Want to go back to my place? I managed to borrow a pair of Lynch's handcuffs when she wasn't looking last week. But I don't have the key so we'll have to get...creative." he smiles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)