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Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
huzzaaaaaaaah
#4851: Nov 9th 2012 at 4:52:26 PM

Megan looked at Nicco fainting, and turned back to her normal, green-skinned self, as she turned around with a guilty expression, raising her hands defensively. "I can explain! I didn't know who he was! I didn't want to wake you up! And, and, and..."

She looked at Karen, then at Nicco, then at Karen, then at Nicco. "And I thought he was his boyfriend, so I decided to act like you just so he wouldn't find out about... me... well... being an alien. Sorry, it's just... I thought it would work!"

Demovere Since: Dec, 2009
#4852: Nov 9th 2012 at 5:09:38 PM

Karen nearly face-faulted. "He's not my boyfriend!" she blurted out, before her pale cheeks turned a shade of red as Megan's assumption sank in. "Wait, why are we talking about that?... Anyway, help me get him inside!"

She ran over to the unconscious Nicco and, slipping her hands under his arms, lifted him up with ease.

Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
huzzaaaaaaaah
#4853: Nov 9th 2012 at 5:11:07 PM

Megan lifted the other half of Nicco's body by simply raising her hand, levitating him as they walked back to the room. With a flick of her other hand, the door closed, and she took Nicco to the couch. "How was I supposed to know? There I am, cleaning the dishes, and suddenly someone knocks on the door with a blue briefcase and a weird smile!"

tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Never Trust
#4854: Nov 9th 2012 at 5:42:20 PM

"I think our interview is done for now. More questions can wait until the show tomorrow, if you can make it there. I'll tell you the anti-mutant guests as we leave the warehouse."

Trump delenda est
Demovere Since: Dec, 2009
#4855: Nov 9th 2012 at 5:54:08 PM

Karen leaned on the wall, finally allowing herself to rest her face in her hand with yet another sigh. "Right, right... Megan, Nicco - Nicco, Megan," she said quickly, gesturing between the two like she was merely introducing them to each other. "Nicco can be a worry-wart sometimes, but I didn't expect him to actually come here today after last night..." She looked at Megan with clear, bright blue eyes. "What did he say? Did he happen to knock a certain way before you answered?"

Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
huzzaaaaaaaah
#4856: Nov 9th 2012 at 5:59:05 PM

"Yeah, yeah... he did. He wanted to talk to you about something, but gave up on it once he spotted me." Megan said, sitting besides Nicco and leaning over him with a frown. "I feel bad for mimicking you. I just... didn't want to wake you up. I've been studying a lot about humans, and I know that if you were awake for more than twenty four hours, a simple five hour sleep won't be enough." She shook her head, poking Nicco's cheek to try and wake him up. "I'm sorry. No more transforming into you."

edited 9th Nov '12 5:59:26 PM by Stratofarius

Demovere Since: Dec, 2009
#4857: Nov 9th 2012 at 10:21:07 PM

"I actually only need half the sleep time of a regular person, and I can stay up twice as long than normal if necessary," Karen explained. "Comes with the powers, as far as I can tell; really helps me juggle my two jobs." She finished that statement with a smile and a nod. "And I appreciate the sentiment... but next time, you might want to use the peephole on the door to see who it is first." She jabbed a thumb at the apartment door; sure enough, there was a small peephole installed at eye level.

On Megan's poking, Nicco stirred, but did not wake just yet. Karen looked at her unconscious friend, her hand reaching for the back of her neck as usual. "On the plus side, now that Nicco's here, I can try to explain things a little earlier than I thought and hopefully get it all over with."

LizardOfAus (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#4858: Nov 10th 2012 at 1:53:42 AM

As Blue Beetle slipped in, he could see that the place was laid out much like a regular, working warehouse. There were huge aisles arranged from one wall to the other, with shelves stacked full of sealed boxes and crates. The people moving about seemed a lot like regular warehouse workers too, with saftey helmets and yellow vests, but the guns in their hands and grim expressions said otherwise.

_________________

The Rose chuckled. "That's nice. Am I to assume that one of you schemes to 'raze the city' involves us?"

Distracted by the clan of ninjas, the group were oblivious to the sharp dressed man who'd popped out of the ground.

_________________

"That would be excellent, Mr Ryder," said Darkholme, getting up.

And a Strange Figure Emerges.
SlendidSuit Freelance Worrywart from Probably a Pub Since: Oct, 2011
Freelance Worrywart
#4859: Nov 10th 2012 at 2:52:08 AM

Wesleigh smiled.
"It doesn't sound silly. Idealistic maybe, but you wouldn't get far in this line of work without a little idealism. Who knows, maybe one of these days we'll find the Answer."

Gimme yer lunch money, dweeb.
tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Never Trust
#4860: Nov 10th 2012 at 4:59:55 AM

Jack got up and, camera crew trailing behind him exited the office. {Assuming nothing happened between the office and the warehouse exit) At the exit he turned and said, "The 'opposing team' as it were will be Mister Grayson Creed of Humanity First, Senator Kelly and the Reverend Stryker." He paused and said, "Tempting though I know it is, I really hope none of them have accidents before they appear."

Trump delenda est
Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
huzzaaaaaaaah
#4861: Nov 10th 2012 at 6:31:38 AM

"Wait, wait, wait." Megan said, standing up and raising her hands defensively. "You want to tell him about me? Are you sure he'll be able to understand the fact that 1. martians exist, 2. they can shapeshift and 3. one of them is standing right in front of him without freaking out?"

biomechtraveler Since: Apr, 2011
#4862: Nov 10th 2012 at 9:57:20 AM

"I will consider your cooperation as your redemption".

Here Ras Al Ghul porduced from one his pockets a vial of greyish liquid.

"Do not think I came here purely to threaten you with my men, here is my barganing chip- one some of you will undoubtedly see as something of worth".

The pressurised fluid swirled around inside the vial- its contents were billions upon billions of Flu virus held in suspended animation.

"This is a sample of the X gene inhibitor that was reverse engineered into the X gene Booster by the Joker to wreck havoc upon the city last night- for those of you who are being targeted by the metahuman superheros it should become clear why such a chemical is of great value".

Ras Al Ghul paused and let the words sink in- Sebastian Shaw should now realise that his presence had been detected by several of the black clad ninjas.

LizardOfAus (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#4863: Nov 10th 2012 at 11:16:10 AM

Darkholme smirked at this. "I wouldn't dream of it," she lied.

As the group came out the building, Pyro and Avalanche followed in the same vague direction. Avalanche turned his head to Rogue. "So, you want us to take you to her now or later?"

___________

The assembled mobsters widened their eyes at what Ra's was saying. Silvermane was the first to speak. "If what you are saying is true, you are holding liquid gold in your hand, Ra's Al Ghul. What do you propose to do with the vial?"

edited 10th Nov '12 11:17:31 AM by LizardOfAus

And a Strange Figure Emerges.
Sanojutsu King of Lame-Style from Throne Room Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Norwegian Wood
King of Lame-Style
#4864: Nov 10th 2012 at 11:23:26 AM

"... the point isn't finding the Answer, or rather it is yet... the Answer will be found when the Question triumphs or fails, and my work is not done yet"

The graceless warrior, wielder of the edgeless blade, prophet of the old religions, writer of fluent nonsense, saviour of soul and song.
GameGuruGG Vampire Hunter from Castlevania (Before Recorded History)
Vampire Hunter
#4865: Nov 10th 2012 at 11:55:01 AM

"Darwin, you oughta stay with Jack..." Rogue nodded to Darwin. "Tell them I'll be back in a moment."

Rogue followed after Avalanche and Pyro to meet Ms. Darkholme.

edited 10th Nov '12 11:55:23 AM by GameGuruGG

Wizard Needs Food Badly
Demovere Since: Dec, 2009
#4866: Nov 10th 2012 at 1:00:33 PM

Karen shrugged her shoulders. "Better now than later. We talk a lot when I'm 'off-duty', so he'll definitely wonder who you really are." She looked away for a moment, her gaze turning wistful. "I don't... exactly have many friends, Megan. I don't have any friends other than him, really; that's probably why he caught on to you. Plus, he can keep secrets - he kept mine for the past several years, so I think he can keep yours, too. I'll probably ask him when he wakes up why he looked like he was freaking out, though..."

Karen trailed off, continuing to murmur to herself for a while, forgetting that Megan and Nicco were still in the room.

tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Never Trust
#4867: Nov 10th 2012 at 1:11:21 PM

Before Rogue left Jack asked, "Do you have your communicator with you in case we need you? Or in case this is a setup and you need us?"

Trump delenda est
GameGuruGG Vampire Hunter from Castlevania (Before Recorded History)
Vampire Hunter
#4868: Nov 10th 2012 at 2:51:49 PM

"My communicator broke during the riots, but I have my cellphone on me and I have your number," Anna Marie replied to Jack, showing her now charged up smartphone and pocketing it again. "I'll call ya if there's trouble, okay?"

Anna Marie continued following the two to talk to Ms. Darkholme.

Wizard Needs Food Badly
tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Never Trust
#4869: Nov 10th 2012 at 3:13:02 PM

Jack watched her go with worry. Rogue wasn't stupid but she was naive. On the other hand if he'd tried to play the employer card he was pretty sure that it would have had the opposite effect. Teenagers rarely reacted well to blatant authority plays.

"Well, let's go and hope for the best," he told his remaining entourage.

Trump delenda est
Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
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#4870: Nov 10th 2012 at 3:52:44 PM

"... I-I'm sorry. I really didn't know." Megan said, looking down at Nicco and frowning. "I thought he was just some random guy... I-I promise I'll ask you about anything. I'll be a nice roommate from now on. It's just that my knowledge of how people here act is based on all those documentaries with laughing in the background." She then raised an eyebrow as she sat besides Nicco. "Oh yeah, you wanted to tell me something about these documentaries?"

Demovere Since: Dec, 2009
#4871: Nov 10th 2012 at 6:41:59 PM

Karen bared her teeth in mild exasperation. "'Documentaries', huh? Yeah, we might as well do that while waiting for Sleeping Beauty here to wake up..." She grabbed her TV remote from the couch and switched the channel; a middle-aged man in a dapper suit appeared on screen.

She spent the next half hour explaining the concept of fiction and nonfiction, separating the two via switching to different channels for examples she could use. News reports and actual documentaries (one of which happened to be talking about Captain America and his part in World War 2) comprised her examples of nonfiction; practically everything else - sitcoms, animated shows, 'reality TV' - made up examples of fiction.

"...So yeah, they're pretty goofy and quirky and fun to watch," Karen said, flipping back to a channel that featured a group of socially-awkward intellectuals, "but sadly, they're not the real thing. Hell, I'd probably have a blast living in a world like that, but I have to make do with a sometimes-crappy-sometimes-average world where I punch bad guys in the spleen for fun and profit." She finished her little lecture with a wide grin, before waving her free hand nonchalantly. "That last part's a figure of speech, by the way, don't look into it too much."

Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
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#4872: Nov 10th 2012 at 6:56:41 PM

"Oh... fascinating." Megan said, staring at the screen with child-like excitement practically bursting from her eyes. With every new channel, she would ask a new question, and Karen had to force her to move on just because the alien kept showering her with questions about all these new universes. "Right, fiction, nonfiction, I got it! Thanks, Kar. You're the best." She said, giving Karen a punch in the shoulder, before frowning. "That wasn't too strong was it? And Kar. Is it a good nickname? Or should I go for Karr? Or Kar Star? No, that sounds like a bad advertisement."

She gritted her teeth, slapping her forehead. "Hellooo, Megan! We need to focus on what's important! Mainly, waking up your friend and explaining things to him." She tapped her chin, looking at Nicco. "Maybe I can get him a cup of water? That'll help, right?"

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#4873: Nov 10th 2012 at 7:16:46 PM

Rocket followed the camera crew out of the building and heard about Rogue going to see Ms. Darkholme. While Rocket trusted the girl to handle herself in case things went south and smart enough to call for help if things get too hot, he was still worried.

Before she entered the building, he gave her some advice. "Keep only one glove on."

DAMMIT MARK, STOP HITTING HELPY!!
GameGuruGG Vampire Hunter from Castlevania (Before Recorded History)
Vampire Hunter
#4874: Nov 10th 2012 at 7:36:53 PM

Rogue frowned as she continued to follow... She guessed Rocket had a point, since these people did seem like creeps, but she couldn't just judge them on looks, so she took her left glove off and put it in the muff of her hoodie.

"I'll be back soon so I'll call ya when I'm finished," Rogue said to them.

edited 10th Nov '12 7:57:18 PM by GameGuruGG

Wizard Needs Food Badly
Demovere Since: Dec, 2009
#4875: Nov 10th 2012 at 8:24:05 PM

Karen didn't flinch when Megan attempted her friendly punch. "You've been watching frat boy flicks, haven't you?" she asked jokingly. "Anyways, it wasn't too strong - for me, at least. You should probably tone it down when doing it to a regular person, though, just in case." She frowned for a moment, thinking about what she had been doing ever since she met Megan that morning. Wow, I'm starting to sound like a parent with all this explaining I'm doing. It wasn't a 'parenting instinct' that drove her to talking about all this, really; she was just imparting all the big and little things that she'd learned from several years of superheroics, lest Megan learn the hard way and end up awkwardly stumbling through Earth culture.

She was idly wondering what would have happened if they didn't meet - she immediately pictured the Martian telling a joke to a couple and then waiting for a nonexistent laugh track - when she heard groaning from the couch. "No need for that," she said to the Martian, heading over to the couch and kneeling down beside Nicco. "Yo," she greeted, bright smile and all. "Enjoy your nap?"

"......Bluh... Karen?..." Nicco managed to say, blinking his eyes several times to clear the blurriness from his vision. "Wow... did something happen? I dreamt that I went to your place and saw two of you......"

He trailed off when Karen pointed a thumb at Megan. "And to answer your first several questions," Karen spoke, "I'm still me, I met her at my 'other job', and..." Her voice softened to a shy tone familiar to Nicco, "...I'm letting her stay here until she gets settled in. Oh, and she's a Martian. Just to get that out of the way."

Nicco blinked again, his expression blank. His gaze went to Megan, then to Karen, then back to Megan.

"What."

Karen shrugged her shoulders, looking off to one side. At least he didn't faint again...

edited 10th Nov '12 8:26:15 PM by Demovere


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