Martin Baum (magic_hands) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-11-05 22:45:00

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Lunching out (Backdated a bit)
"Manny? Are you free for lunch?" He'd been showing up to HQ more since the whole therapy thing suggested he should. But he still needed to get out of the HQ for some fresh air and he needed someone to come with him if he wanted to eat out. The Sanctum was currently being used for whatever serious business Dr. Strange was dealing with, which meant that he couldn't stay over there. "We can stay in the city I promise! I can't go for lunch by myself..." He hoped the older guy would agree, Manny was nice and Martin figured he'd be good lunch company.

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	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:12 pm UTC (link)
	"My own place?" Martin sips his milkshake thoughtfully and considers this. "Well...ideally I'd be an awesome sorcerer in the future and time mage and would travel everywhere and everytime. And then when I wasn't doing that I'd have a sanctum like Dr. Strange. But probably not as big or cool but it'd be great still. You can visit." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 05:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Gracias..um," Manny scratches his head. "what about tv? Do you plan to have one?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 07:22 pm UTC (link)
	"A TV? Why? I haven't had one in years. And magic and technology don't mix, which is why we don't have a TV in the Sanctum. I keep the laptop Anya gave me at the HQ. And I can only use it because she made it special and I'm careful with it." He takes another sip of his milkshake and continues. "Besides, why would I need a TV?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	Okaaaay. This was proving more awkward that he anticipated. He takes a gulp of milkshake, practically half the cup. "Well..what about power? Like for lights and stuff?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 07:40 pm UTC (link)
	Martin is blissfully unaware this is awkward for Manny. "There's spells for that. You can have a sanctum with no electricity. Besides, we have lots of candles around all the time in case we need them for stuff," he explains. "Not that I don't like TV. I once had one, and I like watching movies with you guys now. But I can't own one." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Right." Man, he doesn't have to worry about bills at all? No way, there has to be something. "And groceries? You just..conjure food up? Is that healthy?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 07:49 pm UTC (link)
	"No, that's like...you can't just make stuff out of thin air like that. I mean, Wong just sells some gold we have to buy the food. You can always learn to make gold out of stuff." He was pretty sure Marlow could do that, but Martin wasn't very good at transmutations and was still working on it. Gold was still down the line. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay, but what if by some cosmic mishap you suddenly don't have magic? Don't you think you should at least know a little about it?" Manny really didn't like the whole idea of Dr. Strange telling Martin he didn't need to know "mundane" things. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 08:17 pm UTC (link)
	Martin freezes and stops drinking his milkshake. There's a long tense pause and an unusually forced blank expression on Martin's face. "...If...if I didn't have magic, I wouldn't have anything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	Oh for the love of..! "Martin, how the heck can you say you'd have nothing. There are billions of people in the world who don't have magic. Are they nothing? Why would you think no magic would make you nothing?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

magic_hands
2012-11-06 08:34 pm UTC (link)

Martin looks up at Manny with a determined gleam in his eye. He'd thought a lot about what would happen to him without magic. And each time it terrified him. "No, I don't think that. But if I didn't have magic I couldn't be on the team, and I wouldn't be Dr. Strange's student. And then I'd have nowhere to stay, and no family or teammates. And...my family is dead and I'm legally dead and I've only gone to school up until Grade 5 and...there's still stuff with my hands and...where would I go?" He looks down at his hands and sniffs to hold back the emotions. He'd lost his previous life because of his mutation. But magic had given him things back, and everything he had now he owed to magic. All of it. Family, friends, a place to stay, safety and security. He didn't think he could handle losing his whole life again.

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	soft_inside 2012-11-06 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey, hey," Manny says, reaching across the table to pat his back comfortingly with a massive hand. "Sorry, hermanito. ..just worried about you, that's all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

magic_hands
2012-11-07 12:54 am UTC (link)

There's a slight flinch on reflex when Manny makes contact but he's too busy rubbing his eyes to keep everything in to move away. "I-I just...I don't know what I'd do without magic..."

Honestly, he liked the lack of mundane things in his education. He only had the sort of practical everyday knowledge of those things that the average 10 year old had. Besides, that sort of thing reminded of his old life. Which in turn reminded him of how'd he lost all that and it really was his fault. It was better to be a bit naiive and cheerful about his powers than the alternative of always remembering the other side of them. It made a good defense mechanism.

"I don't want to lose everything again Manny...," he sniffs and rubs his eyes more. "C-can we talk about something else?"

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	soft_inside 2012-11-07 07:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Sure, hermanito. No problem." Manny thinks a moment. "You mentioned before that you have a sister?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-07 07:28 pm UTC (link)
	He instantly seems to brighten up considerably at the mention of Marlow. "Oh! Marlow! You should meet her one day! She's the best and does the best illusions. I can't do illusions at all but she does great ones and she even gave me a lightsaber spell. I'll show you when we get back!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-07 07:43 pm UTC (link)
	Lightsaber spell? Oh boy... "But what's she like, personally?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

magic_hands
2012-11-07 07:51 pm UTC (link)

Talk of Marlow and magic had him babble on for a bit. "She's a lot of fun, and very nice and smart! We go on demon hunting adventures together and she made a car with a DPS in it. It's like GPS but to find demons not places. It's nice having her around because we have fun, she gets the magic issues and looks out for me. She even helps me with spells or fixing things I screwed up with magic accidents. Oh, and she gives excellent hugs. One day I'll make sure you meet her."

Manny had found the perfect topic to cheer him up and distract him for now, Martin finishes off his milkshake once he takes a pause. "I like having a sister. I didn't used to."

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	soft_inside 2012-11-07 08:06 pm UTC (link)
	"..you have a demon-tracking car?" Well Manny was glad he seemed to be out of that earlier mood. "Is she related to Dr. Strange or another apprentice like you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-07 08:13 pm UTC (link)
	"No, Marlow does! She made it for our roadtrip. But I think we need to fix the DPS a little, and it's a little bumpy. But that's alright." "Nope. She's Clea's apprentice in the Dark Dimension. But now she's with the Defenders here. And when Clea would visit and they'd send us on long errands for stupid things, I got to hang out with Marlow so it wasn't as bad." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-07 08:17 pm UTC (link)
	Manny nods politely at all that, listening along until... "Wait, back up. Dark Dimension?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-07 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	Martin was in the middle of wondering if he could have another milkshake. "Hmm? Yes, the Dark Dimension. What's wrong?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-07 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	"What the heck is the Dark Dimension?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-07 08:27 pm UTC (link)
	"...It's a dimension," Martin blinks, confused by the question. "Lots of magic there and really strong demons too. Clea is the Sorceress Supreme there and is in charge of stuff. It's quite different from here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-07 08:32 pm UTC (link)
	"..I grew up in San Antonio, Martin. It wasn't exactly a common topic of discussion," Manny explained. "So Marlow's from this place?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-07 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	"I thought the name was self-explanatory," he shrugs. "No, she's from this dimension but I think her parents are gone too. So Clea trained her in the Dark Dimension." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)