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Harrowheart ([personal profile] westfallcorndog) wrote in [community profile] nexus_sages2015-11-13 06:36 am

Interdimensional Cable

Today in the forum, someone has set up a techno-pile of video gadgetry. At the heart of it is a television, and an old one at that. The screen is large enough, but it sits in a retro wooden fixture that gives it the appearance more of furniture than of an entertainment system. All the better for it to hold the weight of a number of video-playing devices from across the ages and dimensions.

On either side of the pile of plastic boxes and tangled wires stacked on top are a set of outdoor lounge chairs. One, sat up like a chair, is empty. The other, fully reclined, is full of a whole lotta dead dude. It’s Harrowheart, who can’t possibly understand the vast majority of what he’s lying next to, a lit cigarette between his lips and his arms dangling off the chair and onto the grass. His floating hands are hard at work twisting knobs and pounding on the top of the television. Now and then the screen flickers with a hint of a signal.

Without spending the energy to lift his head, Harrow calls out to any passers-by, “Hey! What’s your favorite movie? People keep tellin’ me about ‘em, but I ain't ever seen one. I wanna find a good one and invite everyone over to watch it. Help me pick one out, will ya? And if y’ain’t ever seen a movie either… I dunno, weigh in on someone else’s recommendation?”

(( OOC Info: I want to stream a movie in-character! I love streaming movies, usually it’s a really good time for everyone involved. I’ve never done one IC, but I think this is a great opportunity to start. I’ll take any and all IC movie recommendations (real movies only!) and by next Wednesday I’ll try to decide which one we watch. The better your character talks it up, the better its chance! I’m shooting for next Saturday the 21st at around 8 or 9pm Eastern for a start time, but I’m going to be flexible if people know they can’t make it. I want as many people to be able to enjoy this as possible! If you’re interested in the idea or have any questions shoot me a PM and I’ll PM you back with answers and details and remember to get back to you when the movie and time are decided. ))
brave_heart_verity: (not so sure about this)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-11-14 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Er... she'll wave a few fingers at him. Sorry, can't stop now, busy feeling her way around this electronic headache she's got. Wouldn't want to lose her progress.

She's quiet for a minute before she admits, "I'm not sure the chao count."

Realization countdown: five, four, three...
brave_heart_verity: (shy smile)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-11-14 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, she figured he couldn't forget that part if he tried. She gives him a small smile when he laughs. "I remember. I didn't get drunk that night." Or any night, lately. She's both proud of and frustrated by this fact.

"Please don't feed them anything but their special food, in the future. They got really sick from the things people gave them at the party." She's not angry about what happened, exactly, but she'd like it to not happen again.
brave_heart_verity: (cautiously optimistic)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-11-14 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"They're okay now. Next time I take them to a party I'm going to put up 'don't feed the chao' signs." And she's not going to let anyone use them as cupcake guards. That was an idea pretty much doomed from the start. "It's a good reminder that kids don't always know what's good for them, right?"

She'll continue working contentedly. Having something like this to do is so much better than being alone with her thoughts. "'Course you can. They love having people come play with them. But please don't smoke around them."

brave_heart_verity: (nope)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-11-14 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
If he's looking close, or close-ish, it's not hard to see she's tired physically and emotionally. She hasn't succumbed to the grief--she's clean, she's reasonably healthy, she's not starving herself or neglecting the necessary things--but it's taking its toll. There's a flicker of a smile when he puts out the cigarette.

"That's really kind of you, thank you. Please don't feel bad about what happened, you had no way of knowing. I think people were expecting me to have more of a breakdown than I did," she admits with a rueful sigh. "So... do your ears come off too? Or would I have to take the whole package?"
brave_heart_verity: (laughing)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-11-14 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
She'll take the elbowing with good humor and a matching grin. It's always nicer for her when people appreciate her attempts at jokes.

"Oh gods no, don't do that on my account. You are who and what you are, and if I've got a problem with that, it's my problem to deal with." Growing up in the 616 has taught her a lot about tolerance. She's still working on this whole 'zombies' thing because thank god she never had a crossover with that universe. "But thanks."

Yeah, she knows what he was doing there, and she appreciates it.

Seeing people flirt with Jim and Jim flirt with people doesn't seem to surprise her. But that last part, she makes the weirdest face before she starts laughing.

Give her a sec.

"You think Jim is straight?"
brave_heart_verity: (eyebrow)

Honestly, Starfleet should be looking for people with fluid sexual preferences.

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-11-14 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
All her amusement at his antics are on the inside (and bountiful, rest assured). On the outside, it's all Eyebrow City over here. Especially at the comment about hair. She and Spock could have epic eyebrow battles. The fates of universes would hang in the balance.

"His hair is pretty much exactly like yours."

Yeah, that's where she starts. Then she puts down her half-untangled wires to lean over him. "You don't have to date him or flirt with him or even think about him, I honestly could not care less about that, but don't you dare call my little brother evil."

New ability unlocked: Protective Big Sister Mode!
brave_heart_verity: (are you serious?)

I believe he'd join the Star Alliance.

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-11-14 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Nobody likes this look. It's how she survived being friends with gods.

Oh, wait. Thinking about that is sad.

"Starfleet. I think Star Wars is something else." Do not quote her on that, she's really not sure.

"Plenty. And I went through with enough of them, too. But it's not the ice cream's fault if I eat too much." This is as close to sexual tension as she really gets. Yes, even with a boyfriend. Hers is a sad life. "He's not perfect. Nobody's perfect. Even the gods aren't perfect. Once you start seeing him as just another person, you'll probably feel better."
Edited 2015-11-14 22:04 (UTC)
brave_heart_verity: (bad idea)

This is going to offend somebody.

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-11-14 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Like she just said, nobody's perfect. The subject change might be, if he's looking for amusement.

"I've met a few." Shrug. No big deal. "Cath--oh, no, Catholics call their god 'god' because they think there's only the one. You might like it, though, they worship a zombie god. Their god is three gods in one, and one of them sent another one to live on Earth for a while. And then that god was killed, and then came back after a few days, did some miracles, and then went off to paradise. They also believe everyone's cursed from birth because of what a couple of people did back at the beginning of time. There's a lot of fasting, too, I think. It's really very creepy if you think about it too long."

If he repeats any of this to Steve he's going to have a bad time.
brave_heart_verity: (cautiously optimistic)

Sooo my neighbor just asked what's so funny.

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-11-15 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
Best friend of the God of Stories. She picked up a few tricks along the way. But she hadn't been expecting so much enthusiasm. Or the massive misunderstanding.

But she can work with that. "Well, but Catholics think that necromancy is bad because only their god is supposed to do that. It would be presumptuous for him to start copying his god's tricks, right? He'd be better off with the ice magic." She is channeling Loki so hard right now. "Ice magic is, if you'll pardon the pun, really cool."

So this is definitely not going to blow up in her face or anything.
brave_heart_verity: (squint)

This is an excellent plan and I approve.

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-11-15 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
Life with Loki was basically 'get knocked for a loop, find your balance, keep it until the next blow, repeat'.

"Sounds like fun. Schön said I'd probably be able to learn magic... but what's the price?" Schön and Naugus have given her a very thorough education on the subject of magic always having a price. She's learned to be careful about these things, but she's not exactly untrusting.

"Which Steve? I've met three here already. There might be more." All Steves were Rogers, and yes, it gets confusing. "I'm really not the 'set her up on a date' sort regardless of my relationship status."
brave_heart_verity: (shy smile)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-11-15 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
People don't usually find her this amusing. She's not sure what to do with this.

No, it's unlikely Harrowheart could hide from her. However powerful he is, he's not a god--and even Loki couldn't lie to her. So, however unlikely it seems, she'll accept his offer as genuine.

"That's generous. Thank you." She's going to find a way to repay him. It will probably involve baked goods. If he smokes and drinks and eats chocolate, then lovingly-made muffins should be nice. This is her thinking and it's a good plan.

"Oh. Yeah... I know him. I'm from the same city he grew up in, but about eighty years later." And a different universe, but that's nitpicking at this point. "He's sweet, yeah, and not at all interested in dating me. I didn't realize he was interested in dating right now. I really am oblivious to these things." So does that make her statements self-contradictory? Who knows. Not her!

"North America is a continent. Our world is called Earth."
brave_heart_verity: (interested)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-11-15 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know. It's not really a big deal I suppose." Don't frown, Harrowheart. Now he knows, and he'll super impress people with his new improved knowledge.

"We don't have a king. Brooklyn's part of a bigger city, New York City. It's special because... well, it was one of the financial centers of the world, it was where artists flock to become famous, it was one of the most successful melting pots... New York had people from all over the world. Eight hundred languages were spoken there. Musicians, painters, actors, all kinds of artists gathered there, creating and inspiring each other. It was one of the most fashionable cities as well, obviously, with that many artists. We had some of the most beautiful architecture and some of the biggest shiniest buildings... The tallest was nearly two thousand feet high."

She can keep going. She loves her home and she misses it so much.
brave_heart_verity: (listening)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-11-15 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
That's life in the big city, Harrowheart. She's used to drowning in data. The Nexus is quiet and calm, for her. Weird, but quiet.

"Mm-hmm." She can see he needs some time to think it over, so she won't do more than answer his questions for now. But he did offer to listen, so he can bet there'll be more later.

"Right, without magic. Without superpowers of any kind, mostly. Races... it's... it depends on how you define a race. And whether we're including races from other planets who've come to live on Earth for various reasons. But mostly we're all some kind of human." Her bundle of cables is a makeshift pillow for her arms now. "We do have governments. Instead of monarchy, we have democracy. All the eligible adults vote for who they want to have in charge at regular intervals."

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