MacKenzie Rider (fleetfootmac) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-02-22 20:48:00

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inactive - ben parker, inactive - kassia frost, mac rider, vincent vernard

Valentine's Night.
He'd headed to work as soon as he got up in the morning, barely stopped for lunch, and worked some more. Valentine's Day at a plant shop was kinda busy; go figure. Then there was the charity thing and a beautiful evening with Andrea. Mac had had an exhausting but excellent day.

And then he got home, and knocked on Kassi's door to check on her.

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Re: The Next Day

fleetfootmac
2011-02-25 03:51 am UTC (link)

"Ben, I don't like what I'm trying to say. You were apparently there yesterday morning. I talked to this idiot who was bothering her yesterday morning and he said you were there, too. And I'd really prefer Kassi not talk to anyone else involved until I figure out what the heck's going on here. She was really taking it hard, and whether this is mental illness or what and who's got it, I don't need anyone making her worse."

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	Re: The Next Day the_other 2011-02-25 04:00 am UTC (link)
	"Okay, let's drop this mental illness thing right now, Mac. I am /not/ mentally ill. I would /know/ something like that. I don't know who this guy you talked to is, but if I'd seen Kassi and some other guy yesterday, I think I'd remember." Ben says, starting to get angry. "Look, I like Kassi, but I don't know what's going on here." Ben says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: The Next Day

fleetfootmac
2011-02-25 04:06 am UTC (link)

"Oh please. My Aunt Angelica used to get tortured in her sleep by a telepath constantly, and she didn't know about it or anything she did as a result... but maybe you're not. Then maybe Kassi is. Maybe she's hallucinating and this jackass is encouraging it. If so, he's a dead man." Mac's voice couldn't be more serious. He figures he has to consider that a possible option, just in case. And if Vincent mindmagicked Kassi, he is deader than dead. "Just tell me where you were at breakfast time yesterday, and I'll be that much closer to knowing what the heck really happened."

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Re: The Next Day

the_other
2011-02-25 04:19 am UTC (link)

"Okay, well, /I/ don't know any telepaths. I know one heroic type person; the same one /you/ know." Ben says. It's not wholly true, but he's not outing May to anybody.

/Vincent wouldn't let you see Kassi yesterday, remember? You saw him, and her, and then you were at school./

"Vincent...wait. That name sounds familiar. Kassi said something about a Vincent when I tried to talk to her, but she wouldn't go into details. The name is familiar, but I can't bring up a face, man.

You don't think /he's/ a telepath, do you?" Ben asks, wondering if this Vincent guy messed with his brain to keep him away from Kassi.

/That/ idea made Ben even madder. He was going to find out about this.

And it made the symbiote /very/ happy.

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Re: The Next Day

fleetfootmac
2011-02-25 04:31 am UTC (link)

"Vincent's Andrea's ex. He and I aren't getting along too well at the moment, and I don't know everything he can do. So what I need to know right now, Ben, is where you were at breakfast time yesterday, because I'm trying to do this by the book here. Then I go back to Vincent and I do what needs doing. I don't want Kassi facing any of this until I've sorted it out."

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	Re: The Next Day the_other 2011-02-25 04:47 am UTC (link)
	"I...went to get Kassi a gift-card to the new vegan restaurant she wanted, and I waited around for a bit for it to open. I think I went to Kassi's place, but I don't know if I saw her." Ben says, suddenly unsure of his memories. He still can't figure out who this Vincent guy is. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: The Next Day

fleetfootmac
2011-02-25 04:53 am UTC (link)

Mac listened. Well, that settled it. Sure as hell and raging to the stars he hadn't seen her since Friday not fifteen minutes ago, and now he 'doesn't know if he saw her or not' yesterday. If it wasn't a normal mental illness, somebody mindscrewed the boy.

"Okay. If you've got that homework on you, I'll give it to Kassi, and here's hoping I can get her feeling better and back at school tomorrow."

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	Re: The Next Day the_other 2011-02-25 05:15 am UTC (link)
	Ben hands over the homework. "I hope this gets sorted out." he says, turning to go. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The Next Day fleetfootmac 2011-02-25 05:36 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I do, too. See ya." He watches Ben go, making sure it's not towards his and Kassi's places. Then he pulls out his cell as he heads for the Baxter building. "Dude, we have a problem." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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