tabula_rasa (tabula_rasa) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-09-23 23:26:00

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A change of scenery
From foggy London to sweltering New Orleans. It was as much a culture shock as it was a shock to her senses. To Yankee Clipper's too, if the grumbling mews coming from the pet carrier meant anything. She was in total agreement with the cat - it was too damned hot.

She set the carrier down in front of a door and checked the address. It was correct. Hopefully they had something cool to drink for the both of them. She took a breath and knocked.

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	tabula_rasa 2011-09-26 01:35 am UTC (link)
	"As long as he won't be a bother. He's really easy to live with as long as privacy from a cat isn't something you worry about." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-09-26 01:42 am UTC (link)
	"I don't think she'll be a problem. You'd be amazed what some of the gang around here think is okay to do in public." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tabula_rasa 2011-09-26 02:27 am UTC (link)
	Jenny laughed. "I hope not. I've heard stories about New Orleans." Yankee Clipper wandered back in and stopped to rub himself against Corey's leg. "I don't have much at the moment. Clothes and books. Way too many books. If everyone here is okay with me and YC moving in, just point me toward a furniture store." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-09-26 02:29 am UTC (link)
	"Ooh, there's this place just off Royal street that hs some ofthe most gorgeous furniture. Do you need help bringing things in?" The second room on the right is empty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tabula_rasa 2011-09-26 03:32 am UTC (link)
	"I thought maybe you and the others would want to meet me and YC first. Just in case we don't fit. If we don't, that's okay. Teams have to be able to work, especially if they're small." She smiled. "My things are at my brother's apartment in his spare room. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-09-26 03:37 am UTC (link)
	"Oh. Fine. You can be all sensible and stuff if you really want to. I guess I'm used to people coming and going. I was half-raised at a boarding school. Do you like chicken-vegetable soup?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tabula_rasa 2011-09-26 03:51 am UTC (link)
	She laughed a little louder. "Can't help it, I'm afraid. Somebody had to be reasonable in my family because my brother got all the overbearing boring genes. We've been on our own since our folks died. Also, I'll eat anything you put in front of me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-09-26 03:52 am UTC (link)
	"Ooh, I 'll remember that when I need to experiment." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tabula_rasa 2011-09-26 03:54 am UTC (link)
	"Well, maybe not /everything/. It has to be edible to start. No mud pies or tree bark." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-09-26 03:55 am UTC (link)
	"Mud pies are not for eating. They are to be admired as a work of aggressiion art." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tabula_rasa 2011-09-26 03:59 am UTC (link)
	"You like to make mud pies to work out aggression?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-09-26 04:05 am UTC (link)
	"Well, the mud pie has to be seen as both an objet d'art and as a weapon... Um. Maybe it's a good time to explain that I'm a sculptor and a terrakinetic." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tabula_rasa 2011-09-26 04:11 am UTC (link)
	"Terrakinetic....you can manipulate earth?" That sounded a lot more interesting than having a kinetic field that kept her from enjoying night clubs, malls and anywhere else that crowds formed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-09-26 04:16 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah." He calls a handful up from his sand table and builds a little castle in the air. "It's pretty cool" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tabula_rasa 2011-09-26 05:02 am UTC (link)
	Jenny's jaw dropped just a lot. "That's incredible." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-09-26 05:29 am UTC (link)
	"Thank you!" Corey says cheerily. "It's all in the details, really. The parapets took lots of practice." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tabula_rasa 2011-09-26 05:46 am UTC (link)
	She looked closer. The parapets really were a work of art. "May I ask a silly question?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-09-26 07:03 am UTC (link)
	"Sure! I'm all in favor of silly questions." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tabula_rasa 2011-09-26 07:18 am UTC (link)
	"Is it just earth or can it be something sand-like, and have you considered entering a sandcastle building contest? I've read about the ones in California and they seem pretty fantastic." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-09-26 07:25 am UTC (link)
	"I can do sand. And oh, I've seen some of those pictures. Beautiful work! Never done any but local ones in Brazil, though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tabula_rasa 2011-09-26 07:32 am UTC (link)
	The 'local in Brazil' caught her attention before she could explain what she meant. "You're not from around this hemisphere then. Is anybody on the team actually from New Orleans or Louisiana?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-09-26 07:38 am UTC (link)
	"Nope. We all met up in New York, chased a bad guy down here, and... it's a nice place. The climate was more like home for me than New York, and there was a good creative-arts school, so that's why I liked the idea of staying." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tabula_rasa 2011-09-26 03:01 pm UTC (link)
	"It seems like a nice place. I'm looking forward to real jazz and great food. I really will need to find a furniture store, too." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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