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lottelensherre ([info]lottelensherre) wrote in [info]marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-10-21 16:48:00


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Current location:NYU
Entry tags:charlotte lehnsherr, sengai senyaka

Decisions, Decsions
New York had everything - shopping, entertainment and two of the finest educational institutions in the entire country, NYU and Columbia. Charlotte had settled into the embassy, gotten used to the city but now...now it was time to make a game plan. She couldnt just keep sleeping until noon and playing Lego Harry Potter on the Wii until the creases from the apholstry on the chair made it painful to keep sitting. She was almost 18, her father had provided one of the finest educations on the planet. College was a natural next step...and if they went off the quota system, she was a shoo in since she was fairly sure there were no other kids that would put "Genoshan" down as their nationality.

SO she flipped a coin. NYU today, Columbia on Tuesday - application in by the end of the month and she could start auditing classes in January on temporary admission. It was a good plan...dthough the tour of the dorm was making her double think that...was it supposed to smell this much of urine...? She wrinkled her nose but kept following the dorm moniter that was showing her the building.


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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-21 08:20 pm UTC (link)
Sengai felt like a literal fish out of water. Being around so many people outside was one thing, but so many inside was even more uncomfortable. However, he said nothing of this to Charlotte, staying close by if she needed him. He wrinkles his nose. Was that..human urine?

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-21 08:22 pm UTC (link)
She gave him a sympathetic look as the tour was finally over and she headed for the exit door without sticking around to socialize with the other potential students, slipping on her sunglasses and finally taking a deep breath..just to cough from the polution, frowning.

"...I don't have to stay in the dorms?"

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-21 08:25 pm UTC (link)
"I'm certain that won't be a problem. In fact I think Andrew would be more comfortable if you didn't." Not to mention he would too..because protecting her on campus 24/7 would be difficult. Yes, that was it.

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-21 08:28 pm UTC (link)
"Or I could get my own apartment...I just need a parent to sign off on it....or maybe Columbia will have better student housing....There's options.." She sounded like she was tyring to convince herself.

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-21 08:31 pm UTC (link)
He looked at her with concern. "You sound unsure. I don't much about the subject, but I'm a good listener."

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-21 08:35 pm UTC (link)
"You smelled it in there...aren't you concerned..??" She joked as she looked at the campus map and headed up the street towards the library.

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-21 08:37 pm UTC (link)
He laughs warmly. "Absolutely, but forgive my presumptuousness, but I don't believe that's what's really bothering you."

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-21 08:39 pm UTC (link)
"I just don't know if this is what I should be doing..but I have to do *something*..I'm not a socialite, I can't just spend money and not *do* something."

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-21 08:42 pm UTC (link)
He nods in agreement. "You're a woman of action. You prefer to do things yourself and on your own merits. That's very commendable and it does you credit, Charlotte."

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-21 08:43 pm UTC (link)
"Unless I can't figure out *what* to do...I mean college is good, it's normal...millions of kids my age are doing the exact same thing..."

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-21 08:44 pm UTC (link)
"But you're not certain it is what YOU want to do?" Sengai guessed.

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-21 08:46 pm UTC (link)
She gave a shrug. "It's the rest of my life...it's a big decision. If I'm doomed to mediocrity, I want the best mediocrity I can get."

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-21 08:48 pm UTC (link)
He seems to think on that. "Mediocrity is not necessarily a bad thing. I sometimes wish for the simplicity it brings." He stopped, remembering this was not about him. "You don't strike me as someone mediocre, Charlotte. Have you spoken to Andrew about this?"

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-21 08:54 pm UTC (link)
"I don't want to bug anyone..I show up out of nowhere..He sets me up with a place to live, money, nice clothes...He's done enough for me...and he has *way* bigger problems. This isn't a life or death problem, I should be able to figure it out.."

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-21 08:58 pm UTC (link)
"Forgive me if this sounds naive, but..isn't being a problem part of being family?" He smiles, indicating he meant "problem" in the best possible way.

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-21 09:02 pm UTC (link)
"He may be older, but I'm his aunt. That means I'm supposed to help him, not the other way around. And...living at the embassy...It's...a little uncomfortable."

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-21 09:04 pm UTC (link)
He turns to her with concern. "You're referring to your fear that you may be human?"

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-21 09:08 pm UTC (link)
"It's the same reson I left home. At some point, they're going to have to come to terms with the fact that I'm *not* a mutant. and there are a *lot* of them out there that....that wont accept that. Co-existance isn't an option, that's the whole schtick."

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-21 09:12 pm UTC (link)
"That's not necessarily true, Charlotte. My father was a rabid hater of humanity. Even after his initial tryst with my mother he was contemptuous. It took time, but eventually he grew to see her as an equal, even worthy of love, though he'd never admit it out loud." He sighs. "I don't pretend that it's close to your own situation, but I believe it's proof that it's not impossible."

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-21 09:18 pm UTC (link)
"..what happened to your mom..?"

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-21 09:27 pm UTC (link)
He smiles. "They currently live together as husband in wife, in practice if not in fact. They argue frequently..and frequently have intercourse so loud it can be heard outside." Sengai's face is a little red.

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-21 09:32 pm UTC (link)
"TMI there, buddy..." But she smiled, heading int the library and following her nose to the coffee cart. "I just figure I'll take a few generals...see if anything inspires...because so far, I'm getting real close to just being a bum."

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-21 09:37 pm UTC (link)
He laughed wryly. "Point taken. It sounds like a solid idea." He looked confused. "Bum? You fear becoming a vagrant?"

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-21 09:38 pm UTC (link)
"I fear...being useless. Do you want something..?" She motioned to the barista.

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-21 09:41 pm UTC (link)
"Some tea, if they have any. Thank you." When the barista is safely out of earshot, he continues. "I understand that fear well."

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-21 09:44 pm UTC (link)
She gave a shrug. "Everyone probably does...that doesn't make it any easier.."

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-21 09:54 pm UTC (link)
"Very true. I..I wish there was something I could do to allay your concerns."

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-22 12:30 am UTC (link)
She smiled a little, taking her coffee and handing him his chai tea. "I just....want to contribute. But I don't even know what I want to study yet...I liked science and chemistry but I dont know if I liked it enough to do it the rest of my life...I was thinking politics, that would be natural...but I dont want to spend my life around people who you can never trust."

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-22 12:42 am UTC (link)
He gives a grateful nod to Charlotte as he takes the tea. "Well, which makes you happy doing it?"

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-22 01:20 am UTC (link)
"Nothing sparks a *real* passion over anything else...How are you supposed to decide what you want to get stuck doing for the next 40 years when you're 18? 18 year olds are *stupid*!"

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-22 01:33 am UTC (link)
"Who says that this has to be the year you decide? It seems too young to make such a life-altering decision before seeing what things are like first. I mean I imagine you'd want to see what life is like in the sciences or politics before committing to such a path." His tone turns a little playful. "In my opinion politics may not be for you. You speak your mind too much."

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-22 01:36 am UTC (link)
She gave him an amused look knowing he didn't intend it the way it sounded.

"I was thinking...*maybe*....school teacher..? My father said it'd be a complete waste..."

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-22 01:40 am UTC (link)
"A waste for you, or a waste for Magneto's daughter?"

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-22 01:52 am UTC (link)
"...I can't seperate the two. I'm just glad that we're out of the days of political marriages and doweries.." She said it dryly..but she was only half joking. "I want to make him happy Sengai..he gave me everything I could ever want..it's the least I can do."

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-22 01:56 am UTC (link)
"Question: How would being a teacher be a waste? You'd essentially be educating the next generation of Genoshans. I'd assume that'd be a strong use of prop..ways to tell the young ones of his message." He hoped he hadn't said too much of "propaganda". He'd seen film clicks from Genosha portraying the man as some kind of saint or even a god. Sengai personally found them distasteful and unworthy of a man like Magneto, but he didn't want to offend Charlotte.

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-22 02:15 am UTC (link)
"Sengai....I wouldn't be teaching Genoshans. I can never go back there. I can never go home."

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-22 01:20 pm UTC (link)
He tentaively, almost surprising himself, and puts a comforting hand on hers. "I'm sorry, Charlotte. I didn't think..."

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-22 02:10 pm UTC (link)
"Its alright...its just how it is. It changes everything."

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-22 04:51 pm UTC (link)
"So..did you want to check this Columbia? Or perhaps we could do this something fun to take your mind off this for a time?"

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-22 05:23 pm UTC (link)
"Sengai...why don't we do something *you* enjoy? All you do is follow me around..that has to kind of suck. What would you like to do?"

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-22 05:35 pm UTC (link)
"Me?" He asked a little befuddled. "I..do not know. I haven't really acquired a taste for life in this city. Besides, you are pleasant company."

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[info]lottelensherre
2011-10-22 07:22 pm UTC (link)
"I can be pleasent company while we do something you enjoy..you have to have hobbies...come on, don't make me force it out of you.."

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[info]whoholdsthewhip
2011-10-22 08:32 pm UTC (link)
"I'm afraid I'm used to being alone when doing things I enjoy. Reading, meditating, solitary activities. I enjoy sparring, but that would be unsuited to you. I enjoy the park, aside from the sounds of passing vehicles."

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