A little peace and quiet.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:08 pm

"Not like you have to be a superhero or anything, right? Me either, I guess."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:10 pm

"I mean, I wouldn't mind, I guess, but... I don't know. It's just nice that it's actually going to be my choice once I get moved in here."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:13 pm

"I think that's a good way to put it," she said with a smile.

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:23 pm

"So," he said, leaning back against a tree. As he spoke, a little blue figure came walking up with a can of coke as tall as it was, apparently having dodged through the crowd out there without being observed. "Anything you're looking forward to seeing once you're out here in the modern world?"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:26 pm

"...am I going to sound like too much of a girl if I say 'shopping'?"

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:27 pm

"Maybe, but since this is probably the first time you've been able to do it in your life, you get a pass on that," he chuckled.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:28 pm

"Whew. Dodged a bullet, there."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:29 pm

"I thought that being a regular girl was the whole idea."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:31 pm

"Well yeah, but... I don't want to overdo it and end up as Malibu Barbie because I'm overcompensating, or anything."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:31 pm

"You seem too smart to slip into that," he said. "I wouldn't worry too much."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:33 pm

She chuckled.

"Ooh, brownie points for Mister Carpenter there."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:36 pm

He chuckled back. "Well hey, this is probably the longest I've been able to talk to someone without something weird and humiliating happening today. Have to keep you buttered up somehow," he teased.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:39 pm

"A lot of people feeling really awkward today. I think most of them haven't been around other mutants."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:42 pm

"Pretty sure that's just about all of us. Except the people who were here last year."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:44 pm

"Some probably have relatives, I guess. I mean, you do."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:47 pm

"I've met my uncle there all of... once. Mostly it's my mom that sees him. And my other uncle's been locked up for years, so I've only ever seen him on TV when my mom was doing her hoop-jumping to get him put in with SHIELD to never see the light of day again."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:51 pm

"So did you get anything weird? You don't look like you did."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:54 pm

"Not really," he said. "I just get... backup," he said, as another little blue figure walked up carrying another soda, which he took, then offered to her.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:55 pm

She laughed.

"That's pretty cool. Looks like you've got a good handle on it, too."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:00 pm

"For simple things," he admitted. "I mean, it's not hard to make one of them pick something up and move it. Making one of them do something, though... well, I've tried it, and something's likely to get broken." He shrugged as the mini-avatar disappeared. "What about you?" he asked, looking up at her again.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:09 pm

She bit her lip for a moment as she decided how to phrase it.

Okay, 'I'm an unstoppable killing machine' doesn't sound good...

"It's kind of hard to explain. When I pick things up, I know how to use them."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:17 pm

Alex picked up on the 'picking up' part of it. Sort of. "Is there a size limit or something, then? Or do you get to skip the learning curve on using anything you find?"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:19 pm

"Well like something that fits in my hand, I know how to hold it, what balances right, and stuff like that."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:21 pm

Alex nodded, rolling that over in his head a little. "Oh, okay. So... Kind of like whatever your holding is a part of you, too. For purposes of moving and using it."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:26 pm

"Yeah, that's a good way to put it," she said with a bit of relief at not having to use the word 'weapons' in describing it.

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:55 pm

"So you still have to learn to drive the hard way like everyone else," Alex said with a smirk.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:58 pm

"At least there's roads here!"

"And no, they don't let me pilot the Quinjet."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:29 pm

"Hey, I wasn't going to ask!" Alex protested, grinning.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:30 pm

"I'm not psychic or anything, but you were thinking it!"

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:38 pm

"Do you need to graduate from pterodactyls before they let you try the quinjet?" he teased.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:40 pm

"Wish that was all it took, but I think I'll settle for cars here."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:48 pm

Wait, so does that mean she can ride pterodactyls? That's... wow. "Well, if you want to get trial by fire, learning to drive in New York is probably the way to go," Alex chuckled.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:51 pm

"Yeah, I've heard about that. I hope I don't get road rage or anything."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:03 pm

"I'm pretty sure that's why people usually take cabs," Alex mused. "Or walk. I'm just looking forward to being able to actually, y'know, see the city, instead of being locked in the car or Grandpa's place when we visit."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:05 pm

"Yeah, that does sound more relaxing. I guess there's a lot you could walk to, or take the bus."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:10 pm

"Which I suppose is a good thing since I don't think any of us will be affording a car any time soon," Alex admitted.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:17 pm

She nodded.

"I kind of don't want to ask the parents for... anything. Just gets too awkward."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:25 pm

"Same here. I can just hear the 'what do you need a car for, you should be studying' lectures already."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:26 pm

"Think I already stretched their patience a little thin, getting them to let me come here."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:31 pm

"They had to see that coming, though, right? I mean, maybe they want to live where there are only dinosaurs and lizard people, but they can't expect that you have to wand to, right?"

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