Kassia Grace Frost-McKenzie (little_mermaid) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-06-14 18:36:00

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inactive - ben parker, inactive - kassia frost

Not an after school special. (Open to Ben and/or Mac.)
Kassi hated gym. Hated it with a passion, even more now that they were very near the end of the school year and it was hot outside. Heat didn't go well for a girl with a largely Atlantean physiology nor did it go well with those damn socks. The socks were the bane of her existence and so Kassi tried to time it just so that when she went in to dress out for gym she could be alone, allowing her to free her wings for a moment before stuffing back in their little elastic prisons.

She had just slipped off her shoes and sat down thinking she was alone when she heard a noise.

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	nextgen_citizen 2011-06-14 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	It's a frustrated little whimper from another corner, where Anne Fields, the only 'out' mutant in the sophomore class, is finishing changing. There's dirt on her clothes. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2011-06-14 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	She got up and moved a bit towards the corner. "Anne? You okay?" It still messed with Kassi that Anne was a mutant. One day she'd been pink and human, the next green and scaly. Though it was a pretty shade of green. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2011-06-14 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	Anne swallows. "Yeah, I'm fine. My clothes got too close to some of the other girls', they threw them over there because ... dear god, we're 16 years old, Kassia. Did someone really say 'mutie-cooties' and get taken seriously?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2011-06-14 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	Kassi frowned. "Are you kidding me?" She tried to think of which girls she had seen leaving the locker rooms and it didn't really surprise her. But it did make her sad. "Oh man, Anne, I'm sorry. Here. There's no reason you should wear dirty stuff. We're about the same size, right?" Turning back a moment, she grabbed her bag. "I happen to like your green." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2011-06-15 12:00 am UTC (link)
	"That...that'd be great, Kassi, thanks. And... thank you." She smiled sheepishly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2011-06-15 12:03 am UTC (link)
	"Anne, does this happen a lot?" She turned her back so the girl could have some semblance of privacy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2011-06-15 12:10 am UTC (link)
	"It...I... Most people have been wonderful," Anne says instead of answering the question. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2011-06-15 12:13 am UTC (link)
	"Anne, c'mon. Does this happen a lot? Look, you aren't going to get grief from me. You shouldn't be getting grief from anyone." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2011-06-15 12:19 am UTC (link)
	"It's not coming from a lot of people but... yeah, sure feels like it happens a lot. Starting to almost think they have a rotation set up or something. The 'hey, stay back's and the moving my things and the dead lizard in my purse...." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

little_mermaid
2011-06-15 12:23 am UTC (link)

"Someone put a dead lizard in your purse?" Kassi looked horrified and in truth she was. Not six weeks ago Anne had been a fairly ordinary, decently-liked girl. Now this bullshit?

"Anne, that's...that's just not okay."

Of course it wasn't okay. But what could she really do about it? Suddenly, she looked down at her feet. And had an idea.

"This shit isn't going to stand," she said "You aren't the only mutant in this school. And no one has the right to treat you like that." Sitting down on the bench, Kassi pulled off her socks.

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	nextgen_citizen 2011-06-15 12:26 am UTC (link)
	Anne looks. "You have feathers on your feet." Pause. "Kassia, you don't have to go out there with feathers on your feet to make me feel better," she starts to assure, worried. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2011-06-15 12:30 am UTC (link)
	"No, I have wings on my ankles. I'm Atlantean and a mutant on top of that. And while you feeling better would be nice, I'm doing this because I'm sick of it. I'm sick of people having to hide who they are. These socks are annoying anyway." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2011-06-15 12:39 am UTC (link)
	"Atlantean. Wow." Anne listens and eventually smiles. "Okay. I don't know if it's a good plan, but it's a good point. Good luck." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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	Later on... the_other 2011-06-19 09:32 pm UTC (link)
	Ben settles onto the couch at Kassi's place and hopes he's not being too forward with his first question. "So...if you're Atlantean, does that mean that Mac is, too?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Re: Later on... little_mermaid 2011-06-19 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	She expected some direct questions. "Yeah, he is. He's third in line to the throne, after me and my sister Marinna." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Later on... the_other 2011-06-19 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	"Wow. Sorry, I'm still having a little trouble with the fact that I'm dating an actual princess. Stuff like this only happens in the movies or in far away places, not to guys like me." Ben says, thinking over his next question. "If you're a princess, why stay on the surface? I mean, things have to be way better under the sea than up here." Ben speculates. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Later on... little_mermaid 2011-06-19 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	"My mother kept me from my father for the majority of my life and I grew up here. There's a bit of cultural animosity towards me as a result so my father wants me to, at least, finish my education on the surface. I go home frequently and when I was gone for three weeks, it was because I went home to participate in War Games." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Later on... the_other 2011-06-20 01:22 am UTC (link)
	Ben looks a little nervous at her words. "Um, what kind of War Games? Your dad isn't planning to jump New York anytime soon, is he?" Ben asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Later on... little_mermaid 2011-06-20 01:24 am UTC (link)
	"What? No. It's a festival where we prove our military might. This year, my cousin and sister and I had to out strategy my dad. "It didn't go so well for me,." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Later on... the_other 2011-06-21 04:59 pm UTC (link)
	"Is that why you didn't call right away when you got back home? Did something happen?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Later on... little_mermaid 2011-06-21 05:02 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah. I kind of suffered a head injury and wasn't okay for a bit. It was really embarassing to not be able to talk or walk correctly." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Later on...

the_other
2011-06-22 04:09 am UTC (link)

"But you're okay now...right?" Ben asks, reaching out to take her hand, surreptitiously checking Kassi's head. He's glad he wasn't there to seek the jerk that hurt her, or Ben might have broken his face and few other body parts.

"So...what all can you do, being part-Atlantean? Can you really breathe underwater as long as you want? Do you have stay hydrated or can you stay on land indefinitely? Do your wings help you swim?" Ben asks, suddenly very interested in his girlfriend's abilities.

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little_mermaid
2011-06-22 08:04 am UTC (link)

"I still have headaches, but both the Atlantean physicians and the neurologist my mom insisted I see when I got back say that is normal and will go away in time. I may always struggle with a few words here and there, but I should be fine." Kassi squeezes Ben's hand, the concern tracing over his face telling her that she shouldn't tell him that it was her father who accidentally hurt her.

When he asks about her Atlanteanness, she lights up.

"I can totally breathe underwater. It's just like breathing air for me. I don't have gills per se, but I suspect my lungs are built differently. Never tried to find out. I can tolerate the extreme undersea pressures and temperatures, too. It's really a lot like being part fish. My dad used to call me his little mermaid. I totally liked that.

"Um. I do need to hydrate. I get weak when I'm not hydrated and just drinking water won't do it--though it doesn't hurt. I take an actual bath every day, and three times a week I go for a dip in the ocean. The wings don't affect the swimming but they let me fly. I suck at landings."

She pauses.

"Oh and I can pick up a minivan like it were a sack of potatoes. I do not make a habit of this, but it was useful this one time when I tore up a Doombot."

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the_other
2011-06-23 01:43 am UTC (link)

It's always weird to know that your girlfriend can bench press ten of you, literally, but Ben is still curious about all of this. He's never met a real Atlantean before and he thinks this would make a great story, if he were a reporter.

"That's pretty awesome." he says, nodding as he thinks of what else he can ask her.

"Okay, I need to see this in action. Let's arm-wrestle." Ben suggests, shrugging off his coat.

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	Re: Later on... little_mermaid 2011-06-23 01:51 am UTC (link)
	"...you sure you really want to do that?' Of course, she's already pushing up her sleeve. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)