nextgen_citizen (nextgen_citizen) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-08-05 19:36:00

Entry tags:

inactive - torn ear, rachel summers, team - x-men

Giving It Another Shot
Torn Ear's whiskers twitch as he braces himself. He's fairly sure he's doing things correctly this time. Flowers instead of a fresh kill. He bathed himself*. He'd even decided to try out human clothing. The ~~chosen one~~ Pym girl had given him a pair of hide pants that would even fit his tail; leather she called it, if he remembers correctly. The four-armed human, Silvee, had given him a very pretty shirt too. It was a bit snug, but the color was nice and vivid. To top it all off, he'd even picked out a face with the illusion-maker that he found satisfactory.

He knocked at ~~Red-fur~~ Rachel's door.

*And for the record, 'bathing' himself involved water and scrubbing stones in one of those indoor giant white bowls the humans seemed to enjoy.

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	marvel_girl 2010-08-05 10:09 pm UTC (link)
	Rachel opened her door to find someone she didn't recognize there. "Uh... can I help you?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-08-05 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	"I brought you flowers this time!" He holds out the bundle of ones he had picked. "Instead of a rabbit." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2010-08-05 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	Rachel's mind played connect the dots. "...Torn Ear?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-08-05 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	He gave her a toothy grin, nodding. "Yes! Your father gave me this illusion-maker so I could go into town and such without problems." He holds up the wrist with the image inducer affixed about it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2010-08-05 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	Uh....huh. Rachel used a low level of tk, bringing a vase from her dresser, filling it with water by fiddling with a little molecular telekinesis. She couldn't do anything big yet, but she could do that. "Thank-you, for the flowers," she told him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-08-05 10:52 pm UTC (link)
	He smiles happily. "You are welcome. I also wanted to ask if you would... Hang on... I know this.." Torn Ear pauses as he tries to construct the proper expression. "Food out with me?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2010-08-05 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Are you... asking me on a date?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-08-05 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	Another grin, nodding. "Yes. That is what I am doing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2010-08-05 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	...Well. This was... unexpected. First, she was pretty sure David had been flirting with her and now this. She shrugged. "Eh, sure. Why not?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-08-05 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	A faint happy chirp escapes Torn Ear's mouth, before he nods. "Okay. Is tonight okay for you? I even picked a human name for me to use in public!" He puffs up his chest, seemingly quite pleased with this. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2010-08-06 12:27 am UTC (link)
	In spite of herself, Rachel smiled. Torn Ear was trying so hard, and all to impress her. "Oh really?" she asked. "What is it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-08-06 12:31 am UTC (link)
	"Tommy. It seemed like a friendly human name. I liked the 'mm' in the middle part." He states the last part with downright analytical expression, by his standards. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2010-08-06 12:36 am UTC (link)
	"It works," she agreed. "But yeah. Gimme a sec to grab a couple things and I'll be ready." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-08-06 01:23 am UTC (link)
	He nods firmly and stays where he is, just outside her door. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2010-08-06 01:29 am UTC (link)
	Rachel closed her door for a moment and, finding nothing good in her closet, closed her eyes and concentrated, reconfiguring her clothes with molecular telekinetics into a new outfit. She grabbed her wallet off the dresser and opened the door again. "Okay, ready." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-08-06 02:19 am UTC (link)
	Another toothy grin meets her. "Okay!" He pauses to think for a moment, then crooks one of his arms, offering it to her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2010-08-06 02:33 am UTC (link)
	Rachel took his arm. "Lead on, Tommy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-08-06 11:19 am UTC (link)
	After some polite chatter for the duration of the walk to town, Torn Ear navigated his way to a small Italian restaurant, sniffing it out. Before going in, he turns to Rachel. "Can you order for both of us? Just some kind of bird meat is good for me. I still can't read human writings." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2010-08-06 04:14 pm UTC (link)
	Huh. Not unexpected, once she gave it some thought, but still a small surprise. "Sure," she said. "Wouldn't be that hard to teach you, actually, though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-08-06 04:30 pm UTC (link)
	He cocks his head inquisitively. "You think you could? That would probably make many things easier." He seems to think of something then shake his head briefly. "Human language seems so... so tiny and squiggly. No feeling to the words. No art." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2010-08-06 04:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Shouldn't be too hard," Rachel told him. "I can probably swing a telepathic info-dump." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-08-06 04:41 pm UTC (link)
	That phrasing stops Torn Ear in his tracks, the enchantment on his totem not quite keeping up. "You.... you do what to my head now?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2010-08-06 04:45 pm UTC (link)
	She hid a giggle behind her hand. "I can use my mind powers to teach you in one swoop." No one around enough to hear her talking, so she felt fairly free to discuss it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-08-06 05:31 pm UTC (link)
	"Really?" He grins again. "That's so impressive! Do it! Do it to my brain!" He takes her hands and puts them on his head. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2010-08-06 05:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay, hang on," Rachel said. Her first act was to push out a general "ignore us" telepathic suggestion to the people around them, just in case. She took a deep breath. "Okay... I can do this..." She reached into her own mind, organizing the information the way she wanted it, and planted a copy in Torn Ear's mind. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)