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[notmarieanymore]

Rogue (19) Renegade Southern Belle. This time, with full control of her mutation. In another life, I could be a superhero.

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Comments

1/3 (taking matters into hand)

[battleshipping]

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2/3 txt

[battleshipping]

sorry i think i might've butt-swiped

3/3 txt

[battleshipping]

but your hair looks a+

[notmarieanymore]

oh wow thanks. I'm flattered by the butt-swipe, too. the hair's the fault of a guy who used to be here, much to my chagrin. but I do like it so thanks.

I'm rogue.

[battleshipping]

yeah nobody likes a bad hairdresser
but he did an ok job

hi, i'm daisy

[notmarieanymore]

better a hair dresser than a terrorist.

nice to meet you, daisy

[battleshipping]

we had a terrorist around?
who?

[notmarieanymore]

I knew him as Magneto.
Here he was Erik Lensherr.

[battleshipping]

SERIOUSLY??
gdit erik lensherr

[she is going to PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE with her disappointment.]

what did he do to you?

[notmarieanymore]

[GOOD PUNCH HIM DAISY! PUNCH HIM SO HARD HE IS A JERK OKAY?]

Kidnapped me. Tried to kill me. Tried to use me to turn the world's leaders into mutants.

[Shoved his memories into her head. Was generally a snide jerk about her hair. Probably banging her mom. The usual nefarious comic book villain things.]

[battleshipping]

i'm so sorry
i really am

[notmarieanymore]

Thank you.
But it ain't your fault. You weren't even there. But thank you. It was a few years ago.

[Still regularly appearing in her nightmares.]

[battleshipping]

regardless
if you ever need to talk about it or not talk about it and just stare at the waves for a while...in company, i mean

[notmarieanymore]

thank you. I appreciate that. A lot. I've never really been able to talk about it... so that'd be nice, I guess.

[battleshipping]

it helps to be able to, for some people

[notmarieanymore]

I've never been good at talking about my feelings, truth be told.

[battleshipping]

that's okay

[notmarieanymore]

But it could be nice.

[gbpp]

{Run; 'cuddlr script'}
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[notmarieanymore]

you ain't too bad yourself

[gbpp]

I know.

[notmarieanymore]

ain't you modest.

[gbpp]

Not saying it's easy.

[notmarieanymore]

and here I was thinking you should try a little harder.

i want your love and i want your cr (again)

[kambal]

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me toooo

[notmarieanymore]

Hey

[kambal]

hiya! rogue's about the coolest name i've ever heard, first off. i think that's got you halfway to being a superhero already.

[notmarieanymore]

well thank you. I'm pretty partial to it, too.
When I go back, I'll be all the way to superhero
What's your name?

[kambal]

really! that's wicked! there's nothing like that where i'm from, even though we've got powers sort of like mutations. at least it sounded like it from what i was told.

not nearly as exciting :'( nick harris

[notmarieanymore]

yeah? Do you have any powers yourself? I'm curious now.

Nice to meet you, Nick. Still a good name.

[kambal]

nah, not like that. i just know people who do and i've heard it can be really awful when it's too strong to control, so i'm glad you've got yours in hand.

[That is a very, very pleasant glossing over of how he has intimate knowledge of the gifts in his own world. But that's how he rolls.

And that's... not his real name either, but.]

ta, it works for me. and it's nice to meet you too, much as you can on here. have you been in the city long?

[notmarieanymore]

That's why I'm here- to get mine under control. So far, it's been working out really well for me. I haven't had to wear gloves in months.

[And she got laid.]

Yeah, I have. I still feel like I ain't getting myself out there the way I should. Maybe we could grab coffee or something?

[kambal]

gloves, so it's a tactile mutation?

["Literally in hand," he thinks, but it's no time for a joke. The tactile gifts could be the worst if someone couldn't consciously shut them off, right up there with broadcasting psionic gifts for isolating a person, and if they could - well, the man who started the sort of Cold War between previously peaceful Gifted and non-Gifted in Nico's world is a tactile telepath. Honed into a near-perfect weapon.]

if you even have that category, tactile. we could have all different terms. but that does make it even more important to control, i can see why it'd bring you here.

oh, yeah, i'd like that! how d'you feel about sitting outside... and dogs? just so i don't make a blunder right off the top.

[notmarieanymore]

Yeah, I guess that's the best way to describe it. By touching someone, I can steal their life force and all that comes with it. I couldn't kiss my then-boyfriend without hurting him. But here, well... That's another story.

Sugar, I'm from Mississippi, I'm more than alright sitting outside with dogs. Sounds like a perfect plan to me.

[Fact: Rogue loves dogs.]

1/2

[kambal]

bloody hell, that is a gift and a curse, isn't it? i know i keep saying i'm glad for you, but... i really, really am. no one should have to live without that kind of contact.

2/2

[kambal]

[And then... sugar. He's certainly been called love enough times between his mum and the female staff at the hospital, but never sugar. That might be the cutest thing he's ever heard. Or read, but he hopes he gets to hear it too.]

brilliant! daisy, my dog, she's a real sweetheart. she won't cause any trouble at all. and if you're a fan of the outdoors, maybe we should get the drinks to go and walk to a park instead of just sitting on the patio? the weather's been great for it.

[notmarieanymore]

Thank you. I really mean that. A lot of people back at home didn't get it. So, thank you. So much.

[Yeah, some people. Like Storm. RUDE.]

well, I can't wait to meet her. I think a walk would be just perfect. Get her some exercise, too.

[And Rogue has some shorts she's been dying to wear.]

[kambal]

[It's hard to imagine anyone not understanding that, but he's still incredibly touched that his simple words could mean that much to her.]

maybe it's just that i'm a really touchy sort of person, so i'd go mad with that mutation. anyway, whatever the reason, it's only gonna get better for you from here, yeah?

[Positive! Get back to the positive.]

are you free today? i'm not working yet, so i haven't even got a schedule to check. complete layabout here.

[notmarieanymore]

It really is. There's still things to worry about when I'm home, but not having to worry about killing someone accidentally is really helpful.

Sure- it's my day off.

[kambal]

yeah, nothing's ever perfect, but at least it gets better. and that's a big improvement!

could you be ready in an hour? dunno if you have a favourite place, but i really like bean and gone, and it's not a far walk from the park.

[notmarieanymore]

Of course! I can meet you there. Bean and Gone- cute name.

[kambal]

there's another called common ground. they've all got cute names round here.

i'll see you there, rogue!

((and bam.))

[notmarieanymore]

See ya, Nick!

[mindmeld]

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[ Spare him the Southern renegades. There are already one too many in his life. ]

[notmarieanymore]

[ooh fair point]