Mason Jeffries (got_the_touch) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-12-12 19:57:00

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My Date With The Little Mermaid
Movie tickets? Check.

Dressed semi-nicely? Check.

Flowers? ...kind of.

Mason straightened himself up and knocked on the door to Marrina's room. His First Date ever; hopefully it wouldn't be a total wreck. Jordie had given him pretty good advice after all, and he always seemed to do alright with the ladies back home.

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sea_shelly
2009-12-13 12:21 am UTC (link)

Did her hair look okay? Yeah, it was fine. She didn't bother with make-up, not with the amount of time she spent in water, so that was right out. Clothes good? Yeah.

Hydrated enough that she could enjoy an evening out without having to submerge herself? Yeah, she should be fine.

Marrina did one last check of her hair in the mirror, slipped her shoes on, and opened the door.

"Hey, there," she said.

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got_the_touch
2009-12-13 12:24 am UTC (link)

Mason's grin crept from one side of his face to the other, maybe a little too wide, but he wasn't one for subtleties. He held up the gift for her. "Hi!"

It was a spider plant, in a brightly colored pot.

"This is for you." He added needlessly. "I was going to bring flowers, but then I realized that they'd just die really soon, so I thought this would be better. I've got the tickets all set for the movie you picked out, and the cab should be here soon and get us to the mall in plenty of time."

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	sea_shelly 2009-12-13 12:34 am UTC (link)
	She smiled and took the potted plant, setting it on the table nearest the door. "Thanks," she said. "It's great. Just let me get my jacket.' (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2009-12-13 12:40 am UTC (link)
	"Sure thing. Like I said, I planned so we've got plenty of time." Mason replied, chest puffing up just a bit as she seems pleased with the plant. He can't help but peek into her room just a bit, he doesn't say anything, but he gives it a quick survey. Hm. Girl-space. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sea_shelly
2009-12-13 12:44 am UTC (link)

Marrina's room is largely dominated by family photographs, some interesting sea shells and bits of coral, and also, instead of a bed, what appears to be a small pool.

She slipped her jacket--lighter than was probably necessary for the weather, but she wasn't bothered by temperature extremes--on. "Whenever you're ready. You sure you're okay seeing the Princess and the Frog?"

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	got_the_touch 2009-12-13 12:50 am UTC (link)
	It's a Disney movie, why wouldn't I be? No, don't say that. Scraplet of masculinity must be preserved at all cost. You're already not as macho as Jordie. He grins yet again. "No problem. I said I was treating you, so I'm treating you good. You get to pick." He smiles. "All I expect back is that you don't gawk or lecture me based on how much snack food I get." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2009-12-13 01:00 am UTC (link)
	"Don't worry about that," Marrina replied with a small grin. "I've been known to put away a pretty good share myself." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

got_the_touch
2009-12-13 01:23 am UTC (link)

"That's how they get you, at the theatres. They have these super jumbo sized portions of drinks and popcorn but sucker you in with the refills at cheap prices, thinking that hardly anyone will actually need a refill. I show them." He grins triumphantly.

"Wanna go battle corporate film culture, even if we can't live without them?" He offers her his arm all gentlemanly.

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	sea_shelly 2009-12-13 02:40 am UTC (link)
	She took his arm with a smile. "Yes, yes I would," she said. "To arms, to arms!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

got_the_touch
2009-12-13 04:01 am UTC (link)

Mason feels a foot taller as she takes his arm, and heads them outside. A short cab ride later, they're at the snack bar of the nearest theater. He sizes up the pickings as they wait in line. "I wanted to thank you again for coming along with me. I know I'm kinda hyper sometimes and people can end up dragged into my ideas before they can think to say no. Mom calls it 'The Mason Effect', and I just wanted to make sure that you were really okay with it being a date and going to a movie with me, and not just having the idea come at you too fast to say no."

Why are you talking that much? He blushes faintly.

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	sea_shelly 2009-12-13 04:08 am UTC (link)
	Marrina hid a giggle behind her hand. "Don't worry about it. It's pretty hard to drag me anywhere I don't want to go." She looked over the snacks. "No popcorn for me. I don't like salty foods." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

got_the_touch
2009-12-13 04:19 am UTC (link)

She's giggling. Omigoshshe'ssocutewhenshedoesthat. Get a grip Mason. There is such a thing as a grip, and you need to GET one.

"'Kay.." He squeaks slightly, before clearing his throat. "Okay." There, manly.

Oh-hoh. So he was wrong about undersea food being salty. But not liking salty food? That wiped out just about all the warm food. No popcorn, no nachos, no pretzels....

"Do you mind if I still get that stuff for myself?" He gives her a hurried glance, feeling the judgmental stare of the cashier as he's worried about holding up the line. He orders himself the largest size red ICEE and box of gummi bears they have in the meantime. "Anything for you at all?"

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	sea_shelly 2009-12-13 04:26 am UTC (link)
	"Get what you like," she assured him. "I'll take a diet soda and... a box of milk duds," she decided. Chocolate was always good, and while she needed some salt in her diet, too much, like with popcorn, dehyrdrated her too quickly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

got_the_touch
2009-12-13 04:44 am UTC (link)

Mason orders her stuff and pays for it as well, before loading up on his own. He passes the tickets to her to give the next employee, needing both arms to carry all of their food. Yes, he's going to carry everything. Just because he's ~~tiny~~ not Jordie doesn't mean he can't carry plenty of stuff. He works plenty in the garage and yard and stuff after all. There are totally muscles in this ~~tiny~~ frame.

Once they're seated, and all the snacks are organized, he looks around the theatre, apparently observing something, before letting out a rather satisfied "Heh-heh."

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	sea_shelly 2009-12-13 04:54 am UTC (link)
	Marrina arched a blue-eyebrow. "Hmm? What's so funny?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2009-12-13 04:58 am UTC (link)
	Mason wiggles his eyebrows slightly as he leans towards her, as if to whisper. "Not funny, but cool. Can you keep a secret?" He grins. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2009-12-13 04:58 am UTC (link)
	She smiled conspiratorially. "Absolutely." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2009-12-13 05:06 am UTC (link)
	He whispers in her ear, touching her hand on the armrest. (Because he's bold like that.) "I've got the prettiest date here." Another smug little chortle as he sits back up, smiling at her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2009-12-13 05:15 am UTC (link)
	Marrina felt her face redden. "You're... sweet," she finally managed. "Thank-you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2009-12-13 05:20 am UTC (link)
	And Mason's face reddens right back. "Uh... thank you too, for the sweet bit." That sounds wrong. Oh... and he's still touching... well, holding her hand now. How 'bout that? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2009-12-13 05:27 am UTC (link)
	She smiled. "Thank-you," she said, "for this. I'd been meaning to get off base for a while and this was a good chance for that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

got_the_touch
2009-12-13 05:32 am UTC (link)

Mason relaxes a little, having a little surge of happy at her not apparently feeling the need to get rid of his hand.

"Sure thing, my pleasure." He pauses. "Just curious by the way, but is the hair a 'you' thing, or a dye thing?" He wasn't sure if she was a mutant, or something else, so ''you' thing' seemed the best way to phrase it.

"I really like it." He says in addition.

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	sea_shelly 2009-12-13 05:34 am UTC (link)
	And he hadn't even said anything about her hands being webbed, so that was nice too. "It's a me thing," she said, quietly, so that only he could hear. "I'm part mutant, part Atlantean, part human, and part alien." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2009-12-13 05:42 am UTC (link)
	Yes, even though she was so mean as to point out his height when they met. He's classy like that. There's also the fact that it couldn't matter less to him. "That's really cool." He replies, equally hushed, as the previews start up. "You can dish the details on that to me later." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sea_shelly 2009-12-13 11:09 pm UTC (link)
	For the first return to traditional animation in years, it's a pretty good movie, as far as Disney goes. Catchy songs, at any rate. Marrina can't help but smile just a little when she catches Mason tapping his foot along to the music. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)