ten_fwd_ooc | TEST DRIVE #6 - The Bridge and Ten Forward

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TEST DRIVE #6 - The Bridge and Ten Forward

Option 01. Ten Forward: The first thing you see is a bar. A large, lively bar filled with many different faces and many different smells, sights and sounds. This is Ten Forward, the Enterprise's off-duty lounge; feel free to get acquainted with your fellow travelers and try to find somebody who's in charge: this is your new home now, after all...

Option 02. The Bridge: Well, aren't you a lucky duck? You've found yourself in hallowed quarters. Wherever you were before, you're not there anymore. Now you're in a room that could be some kind of command center or control room; there's a captain's chair flanked by seats for his chief officers, computer panels and stations at each interior wall, and before you a broad viewscreen that shows the wide expanse of space rushing towards you. Have you ever wanted to be a starship captain for a day? Well, here's your chance. Feel free to roam around, but try not to touch anything shiny.

[OOC: The Bridge isn't usually available for in-game posts, so if you've ever wanted to play there, here's your chance!]

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[Sometimes it's nice to have conversations about stupid shit when there's nothing else to worry about.]

Oh, I've [hiccup] been in [hiccup] those situations [hiccup] before.

Usually re- [hiccup] oh bugger [hiccup] fucknuts.

I usually regret it later.

[He hesitates... and then hiccups again.]

I'm sure the TV ap-[hiccup] appreciated it, at [hiccup] least.

[Beyond the hiccups, Alec thinks this is hysterical. The idea of Magneto doing something so... not exactly childish or silly .. he's not sure of the word... maybe human... compared to how the rest of the people think of him.]

[ It's not to have conversations about stupid shit period. Sometimes you have to, just to feel normal when nothing else does.

And nothing else DOES right now. ]

It's been a while, but yes, you do generally regret those. Though it's worth it in other ways.

[ Something so mundane. He's also been known to color in little paper books with his grandchildren, when he saw them. There was a world outside being Magneto, even if he occasionally forgot it - and made damn sure the world did. ]

[It's insanely amusing that talking to Alec is what's making Magneto feel normal. Usually he weirds people out.]

How [hiccup] was it worth [hiccup] it?

[Now coloring with his grandchildren Alec can easily see. And taking a lot of quiet joy in it.]

Oh for fuck [hiccup]'s sake.

[ Weird is his normal. Discussions of powers and science, that's his normal. ]

Well. Now I get to test her mettle with something faux-science and geology related.

[ He got to bond with his kid. It was worth it.

But he just laughs as Alec. ]

It's a diaphragm spasm. Holding your breath really does work, as does drinking something.

[Sounds like Alec's normal.]

Geology [hiccup] related?

[He makes a face at Magneto... it's really the sort of face that a child would make at their parent who told them something completely obvious and annoying, like putting on a sweater when it's cold out.

But he does try holding his breath.]

It's what her degree is in.

[ Where as he studied physics. But the look gets him another snort of quiet laughter. ]

She's a bit of a rock hound.

[Alec can be incredibly childish at times, as he mentioned earlier. The laughter earns Magneto an eyeroll of annoyance. Again, like a child.]

My mother... [he says experimentally... the hiccups appear to be gone.] my mother was fond of rocks as well. Though she was an artist... I don't know exactly what you could do with a degree in geology.

[ It makes sense that one's maturity level matches one's lifespan - someone who will live hundreds of years likely wouldn't be entirely an adult before their first century. Not that Magneto knows this applies to Alec. He's just amused. ]

Teach. Research - same as any other degree in the sciences. Also geology is the basis for studies of oceanography and astrophysics. Environmental sciences and engineering as well. Or working with paleontologists. It's actually a broad field.

[At least his hiccups are gone. Maturity level aside. The thought about having Magneto as a parent does flicker through his head briefly though. It's probably true in some alternate reality he may look up later.]

Ah. I guess so. I've never been much for research or studying... things like that. Lousy student. What does she specialize in? And who is she? She must have some influence to get you to watch such a hideous movie.

[He almost asks if she's his wife, but stops himself. No need to go down that road.]

[ Sad and ironic thoughts - given his happiest time of his life was when he was nothing more than a husband and father. ]

Astronomy of late. And she's my daughter. Sort of.

[ Genetically, anyway. ]

[Considering who he had to become, Alec doesn't blame him.

He flicks a glance out the window at the mention of astronomy.]

She'd probably love to be here then. And sort of? Step-daughter?

[ It's a strange circumstance, yes. ]

I don't doubt she would.

Genetically she's mine.

[ There's a certain finality to it - it's not a refusal to talk about it, it's just a very long story. ]

Genetically she's yours. Female clone? Unknown experiment? Kid from another reality? Girl you got pregnant without knowing about it because she never told you about?

[One has to wonder about Alec's experiences that illegitimate child is the last thing he comes up with.]

((ooc: I hate that Polaris is Magneto's daughter. Because God forbid two people with similar powers aren't related. I mean not all telepaths are related to each other...though the Summers-Grey family leaves one to wonder...))

I don't lose track of my lovers. I know what she was told, her mother and I had an affair. But I wouldn't become involved with someone who was married, and certainly not so soon after I lost my wife. So I'm not entirely certain, save she's mine, genetically, but not from a relationship I've had.

[ It doesn't even seem odd to Magneto, which is also telling. ]

(( OOC: I don't MIND it, so long as Magneto's character isn't butchered over it. Notice, he's never claimed Susanna as a lover, save HoM and that doesn't count. I have my theories about her, which the preHoM Excalibur outlined. ))

Well, that's good. If you don't keep track of them all sorts of awkward shit can happen.

[He's speaking from experience here.]

I guess that leaves things like child from another reality... which is... not fun... or experiment like things. Maybe a thought child...

But, it seems like you're willing to have a relationship with her and acknowledge the ... at least genetic bond between you. Not many people would do that. Which is nice. Good of you.

((ooc: I can get on board with that. I've been sort of out of the X-Men fandom for a bit. And yeah, I do remember the HoM thing, which was fun crack... Was she in Excalibur? I thought she was mostly X-Factor?))

It can, but that's not why I do it.

[ Who wouldn't go after someone Magneto cares about to hurt him? ]

She's from our reality. Or at least she was born there, her mother may not be.

[ He hadn't actually considered that one before. ]

I would acknowledge her regardless if she were my kin or not - we have similar powers, I wouldn't want her to stumble through them alone. But regardless, she is mine, and I do try to be a father.

(( OOC: She wasn't. He was. The Genoshan Excalibur. ))

Oh?

I suppose there's no way to know if her mother was from this reality or the next unless you talked to her. Which then leads to all sorts of fascinating questions. If her mother wasn't born in your reality, why or how did she come to yours. It's possibly an accident because you'd think if someone was trying to follow her they'd have made themselves known by now... unless they just wanted to kill her and didn't care about the baby...

[Alec likes spinning theories. The crazier the better.]

I wish I had someone like that both with my powers and my parents.

[He's a little bit wistful there because honestly... it's kinda sucked in that department.]

((ooc: aaah! Too many Excaliburs.))

Which would be impossible for me, as she was killed in what is commonly believed to be an accident when Lorna was toddler. Along with the woman's husband. Her parentage was told to her by a family member.

[ He both cares and doesn't - it matters less where the child came from than her existing. ]

Everyone should have that.

[ It's gentle, and not sympathetic so much as empathic. He'd done this all alone, after all. ]

(( MARVEL. :| But yeah I have an entire theory. I just need to scan that issue to explain it. ))

And there's no way to talk to the family member, I imagine.

[For a second it looks like Alec is going to say one thing but then his eyes widen like he'd gotten hit on the head by a hammer.]

You know what? I've completely forgotten to introduce myself. My name's Alec.

No, there's not, I'm afraid.

[ For various reasons. ]

It's quite all right. Erik. It's nice to meet you Alec.

With a "k" or a "c"?

I've gotten my own name misspelled enough to ask these things.

With a 'k'. There's also a 'ch' ending as well.

[ Which is where his actually came from, but that was beside the point. ]

Yours?

A 'ch'? Erich? Really. Huh. Didn't know that.

[Still, Alec enjoyed learning those sort of things. It made life interesting.]

'C'. It's actually Alexander, but when I was little my sister and I never made it past Alec for a long while. It sort of stuck.

[The way he says Alexander (Alec'zander) makes it sound like it Alec would be the natural shortening as opposed to Alex. Accents are fun!]

It's German.

[ And was his beloved uncle's name. Details. ]

Older or younger sister?

[ He's careful as he asks, the question gentle. But he nods at the explanation. English was far from his first language, accents were interesting. ]

German. Yeah, I could see that. It's a very harsh sounding language. Also big on long words...

[The devil is in the details. Though Alec would love to know that. He loves that sort of stuff. His own accent is reminiscent of Welsh mixed with something else.]

Older. By ten minutes... or nineteen years...

[The question doesn't bother him. He rolls his eyes in annoyance.]

Ten minutes and a day, sort of. She was born about five minutes before midnight and I was born five minutes after on the leap day. So, technically, I've only had four birthdays to her twenty-three. As she enjoys reminding me on occasion.

[The leap day in Alec's world comes once every five years instead of four like on Earth. Also, there are never two people more mature than siblings discussing details about their past.]

Just watching it? No questions or anything? :O

Oh we had a "discussion" about it. Dude had White Savior Complex, pissed me off

That sounds horrid. Awful and deathly and justified murder horrid

I may have almost thrown a punch when he argued with me about sacred numbers and MY FUCKING TRIBE.

oish. I HATE when people think they know the horse better than the horse

yeeeeeeeeeeah. I was *pissed*.

Nothing you could do would get into his head either, I bet

Nope. Nothing at all.

Justified murder, I'm sure.

I think so. And wow did I mispell Polaris' first name. O.O. I blame migraine.

I blame migraines for everything. Even cat vomit.

Sounds like a good plan.

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must hit post comment to post tag. ><

*snort* I was wondering. But I've done that.

And then I had a massive migraine and just diiied so I couldn't check

yeeeeeeeeeeah. I was pissed.

snort I was wondering. But I've done that.