T'Chara "Chara" Charles (jetstream) wrote,
@ 2011-04-27 20:13:00

Test Scene
She had flown to New York not first class or business class but coach. It had been her own idea, though her mother had heartily agreed to it. Her father had been a bit more reluctant but Chara had explained herself well: once out of Wakanda and Africa in general, she was going to be more anonymous than a princess of another nation or even her elder sister. If the purpose of her leaving home was to get life experience, traveling first class with all the pomp and circumstance that came with royalty defeated that purpose. This is how it was that Princess T'Chara of Wakanda ended up at JFK waiting for her sister to pick her up on one of the rainiest days of the year.

Chara didn't mind, of course. The rain never bothered her at all.

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	aerosmithette 2011-04-28 12:58 am UTC (link)
	A limousine pulled up in front of T'Chara, and the door opened. There was a bubble of magic to keep Akilah from getting wet while she got out of the limo to greet her sister. "T'Chara, welcome," she said, opening her arms to give her younger sister a hug. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	jetstream 2011-04-28 01:01 am UTC (link)
	"Key-la!" Chara didn't need to be invited for a hug; the younger of the sisters bounded up to her sister and all but pounced her in a ferocious bear hug. "Momsentyoutreatsbuttheyareinmybag." She talked mile a minute as she hugged her sister. "You brought a limo?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	aerosmithette 2011-04-28 01:11 am UTC (link)
	"I do not drive," Akilah replied. She smiled at her sister, and gestured her to take a seat. She could handle the luggage with her magic. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jetstream 2011-04-28 01:15 am UTC (link)
	"I thought that cities had taxis for driving when you yourself don't do so." Chara climbed into the limo just the same, momentarily feeling badly about leaving her luggage--just two bags--for her sister to handle. "Thank you for picking me up. I'm supposed to take a bus to the school, but this is a very nice way to be greeted in a new country." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	aerosmithette 2011-04-28 01:23 am UTC (link)
	"Taxis are dirty, more often than not." Akilah took care of the two bags, and then sat down with her sister in the limo. "You are my sister," she said. "I will always treat you special, and more so than I would anyone else." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jetstream 2011-04-28 01:27 am UTC (link)
	Chara wrinkled her nose a little, but it was hard to tell if she was trying to not smile too much or was bothered by the statement. "Dirt washes off, but I'm sure Daddy will be very pleased to know that you are taking extra special care of me. It took me forever to convince him to let me fly alone and coach." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	aerosmithette 2011-04-28 01:40 am UTC (link)
	"Coach?" Akilah replied, questioningly. She didn't truly believe that their father would allow that, under any circumstance. T'Chara was still a princess, after all. "I have informed Professor Xavier and Mr. Summers already about your arrival. Mother and Father have also spoken with them. You have a room set up already." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jetstream 2011-04-28 01:45 am UTC (link)
	"Really? I hope no one went to much trouble..." Chara shook her head. She had somewhat looked forward to setting things up for herself. "Yep. Coach. Mom had to help me convince him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	aerosmithette 2011-04-28 02:16 am UTC (link)
	She gave T'Chara a weird look. Their father was not very flexible on matters such as appearance. T'Chara should have known better, but Akilah opted not to say anything about it. "There was no trouble," Akilah replied. "The institute will be happy to have you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

jetstream
2011-04-28 02:45 am UTC (link)

"What?" She noted the weird look. This was primarily where they differed, their approach to things. "Part of me doing this is the whole learn things outside of being important business. It's hardly a learned lesson if I'm just packing up my princess and toting it around with me."

She hadn't told her sister that, while in the States, she was going by T'Chara Charles just yet. She'd inform her later.

"I'm kind of excited. I get to hang out with Misha and see Uncle Logan."

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aerosmithette
2011-04-28 04:40 pm UTC (link)

"You must still maintain your appearances, T'Chara," Akilah explained. "Despite that which you choose to learn, you cannot simply put aside your royal heritage. You are a public figure, and the general public will judge you wherever you go. And in turn, they will judge our family; Father especially. Please, just keep that in mind."

But that was enough of that. She really didn't want to lecture her sister. At least, not right now.

"Enough of that talk," she said. "I'm sure they are both looking forward to seeing you, and hearing if Mother has anything she wanted you to say to them."

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jetstream
2011-04-29 11:28 am UTC (link)

Chara fought the urge to roll her eyes. This was the usual divide between the two with Akilah being more appearances minded and Chara being more practical. It wasn't that she didn't agree about being judged, but more that she saw the flipside of things, that she would be more harshly judged if she did not have the appropriate experience to be in the line of succession for a country with a warrior monarch.

"She absolutely has things for me to give them, but I'm more excited about the prospect of giving Misha crap about his childhood forays into Mormonism."

She grinned. Poor Misha, his "wives" always sneaking up on him, but that's what he gets for having played so many games of House.

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	aerosmithette 2011-04-30 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	Akilah didn't roll her eyes. She tapped her fingers in a row on the seat. A small smiled crept across her face. "Are you still jealous that you were not among them, little sister?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jetstream 2011-05-01 01:33 am UTC (link)
	"I was Wife Four, the youngest and meanest. It happened on that visit you couldn't come on because you had chicken pox." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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