Elizaveta Romanov (ladydevil) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-12-12 00:11:00

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Careful manuvering
Eliza was frantic in her search for some sun glasses and some warm clothing so she could go shopping. She pulled on a coat and shoved some gloves into her pocket and bounced out of her room with a purse stuck under one arm. She stops and stands by a window looking outside. It really did look chilly but she had to get out there to pick up something for the charity ball.

She wonders for a moment if she can recruit someone to go with her on this little trip. She smiles to herself and searches the mansion looking for Iason before she looses her nerve. There's no reason to not ask him to go with her. It's just to pick up some toys.

"Iason?"

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	cosmic_son 2009-12-15 05:31 am UTC (link)
	"Many Skrulls are accomplished actors, supplementing their shapeshifting abilities. Therefore to be considered a master thespian among them is both a major feat, and requires significantly greater feats of acting talent to be recognized as such. She is among the greatest. I agree though, Earth does have some amazing talents as well." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladydevil 2009-12-15 05:39 am UTC (link)
	She grins a little. "We tend not to think about how Skrulls do things I guess here. But I admit that they'd need to pull off lots of good acting and impersonations in order to pull off a part, it's not enough to just look it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2009-12-15 05:45 am UTC (link)

"The Skrulls, Kree and Shi'ar all have their own customs, cultures and arts, many of them having developed for a lot longer than anything here. By comparison, its amazing Earth has progressed as quickly as it has in many areas. When you don't live in them, or your only real exposure it war, most people tend to miss that. Most Kree and Shi'ar don't know much about Skrull theatre either, but then the Skrulls don't care much about Shi'ar opera either."

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	ladydevil 2009-12-15 05:49 am UTC (link)
	Eliza tilts her head up to look at him. The idea of an opera had the gears in her head turning as she tries to imagine what they sound like. She can't really since she hasn't had much contact with them. "A Shi-ar opera? I bet they're fantastic. What do the Kree do?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2009-12-15 05:58 am UTC (link)

"The Shi'ar evolved from Avians, they have a wider visual range than humans, so much of their art and high fashion deals with utilizing the color spectrum, and their performing arts often have people in even more vibrant wardrobes than Earth's Las Vegas shows. Their music is, in many ways, similar to Earth's, but relies more heavily upon instrumentals intended to convey emotional states or impressions than on lyrics. Some of their youth culture is experimenting with ballads and operatic works without a single word, still trying to tell a coherent story."

He pauses, considering. "The Kree are a military dictatorship, focused heavily upon enforcing uniformity. Much of the art has long since gone out of their culture, though they have some stirring military ballads. They spend a lot of time celebrating the master works of their past, some of which are impressive, but very little focus is put into creation of new art."

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ladydevil
2009-12-15 06:08 am UTC (link)

"That sounds really exciting actually," she says looking amused. "I bet they find our musicals boring since we don't really dress as flashy on Broadway."

She looks surprised for a moment then shakes her head. "How sad for them. I can understand being dedicated to serving a higher cause. But they miss out on so much."

She can't believe she feels sorry for them but she does.

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	cosmic_son 2009-12-15 06:11 am UTC (link)
	"If we can get you the gear to survive the trip, I could take you to one. And most of them aren't any more aware of Earth's culture than humans are of theirs. Usually when you mention Earth in other Empires, everyone knows the Avengers, a few know the X-Men, and otherwise, there's scattered Lila Cheney fans among the young adults." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

ladydevil
2009-12-15 05:59 pm UTC (link)

"It makes sense they don't know that much about us. I mean while we're making huge advancements every year we're still way behind them in terms of technology. It's not that we're not smart enough either. It's just way too soon," Eliza says with a shrug. She has gotten pretty comfortable curled up against Iason. His body is pretty warm to her and all of the talking they're doing has her both relaxed to not be so shy and excited to just keep talking. "Lila Cheney?"

Eliza breaks into a tiny giggle. Oh wow. "That's no too bad."

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cosmic_son
2009-12-15 07:22 pm UTC (link)

He's adjusted his temperature to put off the heat she seems most comfortable with, but is naturally pretty warm anyway by default.
"They're also all vast empires, comprising dozens of sentient races and many systems, Earth is one planet, and one which has had any kind of warp technology only a few years, and even then, only in the hands of a few, like the Avengers and Fantastic Four. But yes, Lila Cheney, a rock star of your parents' generation who is also a mutant with intergalactic teleportation abilities. She took her act all over the galaxy. She was never big on Earth, but elsewhere, she's one of the best known Earthlings, and her popularity seems to wax and wane every decade or so among youth culture elsewhere rebelling against the standards of their own societies."

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ladydevil
2009-12-15 07:48 pm UTC (link)

"You mean she can teleport all over and.... Huh. Well I don't blame her. And rock ios pretty awesome. I really enjoy the different kinds of music that Earth has and if someone wants to share rock with people who can enjoy it? Why not?" She shrugs. She wont mention the fact she has noticed his body temperature change to suit her needs. "Yeah. Well someday that will change. Alot of stuff has happened because of people needing to do things. Not a big deal. Technology advances depending on the needs of people. We don't really need to leave Earth yet."

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	cosmic_son 2009-12-15 08:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Its true, you don't. And most of space is already claimed by the three great empires, or smaller ones beyond them. Earth is in a unique position to be somewhat in the demilitarized zone, and left alone for as long as it was. I agree with you though, I definitely enjoy the variety to be found here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladydevil 2009-12-16 12:43 am UTC (link)
	She grins again. "That's something to be proud of. The variety." They had spoken for quite a while and she noticed that it was getting closer to the time the movie would be shown. So she nudges him. "Do you want to get ready to go soon? It's almost time for the movie." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-12-16 01:12 am UTC (link)
	"I'm still ready to go, you're the one who needs a coat. Get ready and I'll fly us there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladydevil 2009-12-16 01:17 am UTC (link)
	Eliza gets up and goes to find her coat. She was buttoning it up on her way back over and checking her pockets to make sure she had what she needed. "I'm ready," she announces when she finds him again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-12-16 01:25 am UTC (link)
	He hasn't moved from where she left him, so he's easy to find. He takes careful hold of her again, and takes off as soon as they're outside. "Ok, you'll have to direct me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladydevil 2009-12-16 02:00 am UTC (link)
	She gives him directions. The place she had selected isn't that far off by air. The traffic would have made it taken around a half an hour. But by air it took five minutes once Eliza figured out the best way there. There were lots of people going in and out of the theater. Excitement was everywhere. "This place looks busy. Cool." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-12-16 02:07 am UTC (link)
	"Glad we caught it before it left theaters. Still, definitely pretty popular." He's used to flying whenever he can. Its just easier. He heads over to get in line for tickets. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladydevil 2009-12-16 02:15 am UTC (link)
	"Me too," she agrees. She is bouncing on the balls of her feet with excitement anyways. She'll calm down once she sees how many people are there and decides she doesn't want to embarrass herself. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-12-16 02:27 am UTC (link)
	He sees it though, and seems quite pleased by how excited she is over this. Getting tickets takes a while with so many people, but eventually they make it in. "Drinks, popcorn, anything?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladydevil 2009-12-16 02:30 am UTC (link)
	"Soda and popcorn would be great. Maybe just one big soda we can share?" She has no problem sharing food with people. She doesn't know how he feels. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-12-16 02:32 am UTC (link)
	"Sounds good to me, what kind do you like, and how do you prefer your popcorn?" he asks. Since germs are a non-issue for his people, it makes sense he wouldn't have some of the same taboos as some. At the very least, he doesn't seem to have any problems sharing food with her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladydevil 2009-12-16 06:15 am UTC (link)
	"Doctor Pepper heavy on the butter," she answers not missing a beat. Sure the butter always makes her thirsty but she'll be fine. She never saw a reason to not share things with people. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-12-16 06:27 am UTC (link)
	He orders per her specifications, extra large popcorn, heavy butter, to share, extra large Dr. Pepper, also to share. He has no problem with splitting the food and drink. "Ok, I think we're set, and with a few minutes to spare. Shall we see what kind of seats we can find?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

ladydevil
2009-12-16 06:52 am UTC (link)

She nods with a smile. "Yeah. I don't think we'll have a problem though."

She saw that while there were plenty of families there was also a fair mix of other people. She was sure that Where the Wild Things Are wouldn't be too packed.

She was right, mostly. There were a couple dozen people. A few elderly women in the front and some college aged people who were poking at each other and having fun. Then there were the over worked parents and their happy kids and the not so over worked parents and their kids. Eliza glanced around trying to find a spot for them.

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	cosmic_son 2009-12-16 06:58 am UTC (link)
	He points out a couple seats out near the middle. "Those work for you? Or do you prefer to sit up close... or further back where the light and sound are less intense? I'm not sure of the degrees of your senses." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)