Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler) ([personal profile] bamfing) wrote2011-09-17 06:52 pm

Neunzehn - [Action/Voice]

[Locked to Housemates]

[Kurt arrived none too gently in the middle of the night, lying in front of the fountain. His head was dizzy, but when he finally came to, he realized people were walking by him without so much as looking at him, despite his current state. He realized it was night time, but he was still stunned that they didn't seem to notice him. It was only when he waved his own hand in front of his face and realized he could barely see it that he became suspicious. After moving into the light, it was almost as if he was not stepping from the shadows, but front a literal blanket of darkness. It was almost as if the darkness made him completely invisible.

After making his way to the roof, he realized that everything around him was so much clearer. It wasn't quite like daylight, but he could see even into the dark alleyways with almost perfect clarity. Whatever the Malnosso did to him, it was weird. He makes his way home that night, not realizing an even bigger surprise is waiting for him.]

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[The next day when Kurt goes out, he does so with a pair of sunglasses on, in order to cover his now glowing eyes. He avoids the Brigade meeting on purpose (and will be doing so for awhile), instead settling for the mundane task of a quick trip to the grocery store. He's trying to avoid being spotted, so most of his travel will be done by roof top. For the sake of his friends though, he does leave a voice post. He's still wearing his sunglasses for that.]


Hey everyone, it's Kurt. Looks like I'm back. I'm just ahhh... a little under the weather, yeah? I'll be back to normal in no time.

[At least, he hopes he will.]

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[identity profile] ten-ofspades.livejournal.com 2011-09-26 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know. Your suit is schway, but I think mine might be better.

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[identity profile] ten-ofspades.livejournal.com 2011-09-27 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think it's something that will be very hard for me to prove. [Even if she's not a member of the gang anymore, she likes the costume. It's still good for fighting and it still looks good on her. So there.]

Besides, I'll be a lot better when it comes to fighting, since I'll actually be able to move properly.

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[identity profile] ten-ofspades.livejournal.com 2011-09-27 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, it's kind of a requirement in Gotham for all costumes to be skintight.]

Great - just try not to be too disappointed when my outfit ends up being better than yours.

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[identity profile] ten-ofspades.livejournal.com 2011-09-28 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[Melanie just grins and rests her head against Kurt's shoulder. The bits of teasing are fun, but a little bit of silence is nice, too. Changes or not, it's easy for her to feel comfortable around Kurt, which is always good.

She isn't sure if they can really be considered boyfriend and girlfriend when they've only just kissed, but... well. Whatever kind of relationship they have, Melanie likes it, and she wouldn't mind seeing where it goes.
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[identity profile] ten-ofspades.livejournal.com 2011-09-29 09:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Melanie is fine with the silence, really. Mostly, she's just trying to enjoy the time for what it is instead of letting her thoughts wander back to her family or her life in Gotham. After a little bit, she glances back up at Kurt - he seems pretty distracted.]

Hey. [She offers him a small smile.] You okay?

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[identity profile] ten-ofspades.livejournal.com 2011-09-29 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
It's nothing. You just seemed a bit out of it, is all.

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[identity profile] ten-ofspades.livejournal.com 2011-09-30 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
It's okay. I guess there would be a lot of stuff to think about right now. [After all, it's not like she thought kissing Kurt would suddenly fix the problem. An entire life of self-image issues suddenly made worse can't be erased with one action.]

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[identity profile] ten-ofspades.livejournal.com 2011-09-30 08:47 am (UTC)(link)
[... Oh yeah, she hasn't really touched her drink yet, has she? Whoops.]

Oh. Sorry, I guess we're both a bit distracted. [She does take a drink, though - not because Kurt asked, but because she actually is fairly thirsty. She just didn't really think much about it while they were talking.]

So... [Melanie doesn't really know what else to say. It'd be awkward to just leave, especially when neither of them are really sure of what to make of whatever their relationship is now. Normally, Melanie wouldn't care so much about her own relationship status (instead choosing to just go with it without putting a label on it), but given the circumstances and the fact that Kurt is a friend and not some random guy... well, some kind of certainty wouldn't be opposed. She's just not sure how to go about asking since she's never felt the need to before.]

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[identity profile] ten-ofspades.livejournal.com 2011-09-30 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Back home? Well, sometimes I'd hang out with some of my coworkers after everything was done. But mostly I'd either go home and sleep or take a stroll through the city if I was feeling restless. [Which... happened more often than not. Gotham's always more interesting at night, anyway - more dangerous, too, but she could always take care of herself.]

What about you?

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[identity profile] ten-ofspades.livejournal.com 2011-10-01 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
[No, it's not exciting, but after spending her entire life on the run, trying to live a normal, uneventful life was actually kind of nice. Luceti is a nice change in that things can be relatively calm and then get exciting out of the nowhere, so that's not so bad. Well, not so bad depending on the circumstances, anyway.

She does grin as he says all that, though. Typical teenage boy stuff. Different as he may look, he's still just a regular guy underneath it all.
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Sounds like fun.
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[identity profile] ten-ofspades.livejournal.com 2011-10-01 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[And that reference goes right over her head.]

Too bad. I guess we'll just have to start figuring out other ways to have fun.

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[identity profile] ten-ofspades.livejournal.com 2011-10-02 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
[He really does.]

You've got a point. [They did talk about a date at the battle dome, after all.]

At least we can keep ourselves busy, then.

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[identity profile] ten-ofspades.livejournal.com 2011-10-02 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Dinner? [She smiles. Dinner would be nice, and that at least means Kurt would be willing to go out. True, he may just end up putting the sunglasses back on, but she's already said her piece and won't give him a hard time if he does. Either way, it'll just be nice to go out together.]

That would be great.

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