Dawn Roberts (im_a_librarian) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-04-22 16:19:00

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griffen o'niell, inactive - dawn roberts

Mystic Pizza (Open to Defenders)
Little more than a year had passed since Dawn Roberts has first joined the Defenders, and it was almost impossible to believe that the time had flown by so quickly, or that so much had happened during that time. Dying, being bonded to the soul of an Asgardian goddess and wielding her form and powers, helping to protect the universe from a variety of threats, almost dying again, being separated from Asleif, being drafted by Asleif to watch over her siblings (complete with a physical and mystical upgrade), being called in and feeling entirely out of her depth with a council of other mystics, being selected to be Doctor Strange's apprentice and possible eventual successor, eventually having to tell her family everything that had happened to her (including also finding out what her cousin David was one of the X-Men!), picking up a boyfriend in the form of Griffen, getting to see an Asgardian wedding (the parameters of which still baffled her modern world mind), and plenty of other odds and ends that she was probably leaving out.

She was not the frightened young woman who had first showed up on the Defenders' doorstep, convinced she was going out of her mind. Nor was she the nervous would-be hero who was one panic attack away from total collapse on a good moment. She definitely wasn't always sure of herself, but it was amazing how far she'd progressed. Once, the thought of being a super-hero, let alone a mystical protector of Earth, would have been so far out of her ideas of how her life was going to go that she would have laughed had anyone suggested them. Now, though she could quite easily imagine other paths of life (her old job at one of the LA public libraries looked occasionally tempting still), she harbored no true thoughts of getting off the one she was on.

The past, occasionally, has a way of catching up with you. Like it had when she'd been out today. She'd held herself together, but right now... she needed something to take her mind off it.

Waiting for the frozen pizza to cook in the oven wasn't really doing it.

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madscienceman
2011-04-22 11:29 pm UTC (link)

Griffen had decided to surface from where he had been working steadily. Between working on his thesis and everything that had been going on he had been fighting a battle to not grow a beard. And to also not turn as white as a ghost from working too hard.

He was just about to get to work on making burgers so he could pig out then return to work when he spotted Dawn. He couldn't help but smile. "Hey pretty lady."

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	im_a_librarian 2011-04-23 12:09 am UTC (link)
	Dawn couldn't help but smile either. She'd had way too many guys hit on her (plenty who would never have noticed her before) since her "upgrades," but Griff... well, she believed Griff would have even before. It was nice. "Hey yourself," she said. "Pizza?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2011-04-23 12:15 am UTC (link)
	He thought she was enchanting before her upgrade. He had just been afraid to do anything. Oh how times change. "That sounds awesome," he admits. "I've been working since the wee hours in the morning." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2011-04-23 12:27 am UTC (link)
	"Great," she said, checking the timer. "About... six minutes left." She looked him over. "Because you've been up that long, or because you never went to bed?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2011-04-23 12:57 am UTC (link)
	"I woke up at three am. I was suddenly inspired to do awesome things," he defends with a serious look on his face. "What about you? How has your day been?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2011-04-23 01:14 am UTC (link)
	Dawn frowned. "You know, that's really not good for you." She frowned some more. "Eh... okay, I guess. Ran into someone I used to know when I was out today." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2011-04-23 01:17 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I was planning on calling it early. Maybe play video games and veg out tomorrow so I don't burn out," he admits. He knew he was pretty tired. Now he brightens. "Really? How were they?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2011-04-23 01:30 am UTC (link)
	"Good idea." She looked a little uneasy. "He was... okay. I've told you about Jimmy before, right? One of my exes?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2011-04-23 01:32 am UTC (link)
	"You mentioned him once." He had never gotten jealous. Just accepted that she had seen other people. He had too. Fern had been a lovely biochemist he once dated that he had mentioned. Fern was back in New York though. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2011-04-23 01:33 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, well... he was kinda more than just an ex. We were kinda... engaged." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2011-04-23 01:37 am UTC (link)
	He considers that as he fetches himself a coke. He wonders if she wants him to be jealous. He can't bring himself to be. "Dawn. I know some girls find it 'sweet' when their boyfriends get jealous. I'm not. You and he broke up obviously and it was probably for a good reason. I trust you to tell me what you're comfortable with. I always have." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

im_a_librarian
2011-04-23 01:53 am UTC (link)

Dawn manages a smile. "Thanks," she says.

"No, you definitely don't have to get jealous. I dunno. Just feeling kind of down, I guess. We practically got to the walking down the aisle thing, and then it all just kinda went South... especially since I found him about to have sex with my maid of honor."

She frowns. "So yeah. Ran into him today. Wanted to act like nothing had happened. Pretty much never took his eyes off my chest."

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madscienceman
2011-04-23 02:01 am UTC (link)

In a very male way he wants to go punch that guy. It doesn't matter to him that Dawn seems to be over this guy. He hurt Dawn and Griffen would love for him to pay.

Wait. What? He was staring at... Oh. He had noticed they were nice too but he never got too distracted by them.

"Wait. He wanted to forget that he pretty much cheated on you? Then... objectified you by not ignoring your figure?" He clenches his jaw.

"That swine. He's lucky I'm not an honest to goodness mad scientist. I'm sorry but his actions .... That's just horrible. I'm sorry."

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	im_a_librarian 2011-04-23 02:36 am UTC (link)
	"Thank-you," she says. If she'd noticed the staring, she didn't let on. "No, he was a total ass. Wanted to know if I was seeing anybody." She clenches a fist. "All I could do not to turn him into a pig. I settled for telling him how happy I was with you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2011-04-23 02:48 am UTC (link)
	That son of a bitch. Griffen was glad that he was too level headed to over react. He was not his father and so he would not do foolish things out of anger. Oh Now he blushes. "I'm glad I make you happy. You deserve it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2011-04-23 03:33 am UTC (link)
	Dawn grinned and crossed the space between them, leaning down so she could kiss him. "You really do, Griff." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2011-04-25 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	"Well." He gets a thoughtful look. "I know my Mother will want to throw a party but... Once it's official, want to go out and celebrate with me? Quite dinner for two is something I can look forward to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2011-04-25 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	She grins. "I'd love that." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	dark_of_winter 2011-06-26 08:43 pm UTC (link)
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