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ℓє ∂ιαвℓє вℓαи¢。 ([personal profile] solitaire) wrote in [community profile] exsiliumlogs2013-05-03 11:49 am

diamonds will always look like stones; ( open )

Date & Time: vaguely this week
Location: around the city and hold
Characters: remy lebeau & open;
Summary: a week in the life. many options, pick one and let's roll.
Warnings: tba

( a ) When you live dangerously, there is often a price to pay. He's been spending off nights exploring every inch of the city, from the tunnels to the ruins to the inhabited places. Sometimes, those escapades end in fights, sometimes he acquires injuries incidentally. He's been shot, by a fellow Transport, more than once. Such is his life, and he's used to it.

But he's far from stupid. He knows he has to take care of himself, if only to the slimmest extent. That means that tonight, just before night gives way to morning, he's shuffling around in the Transport Clinic. He doesn't want actual care, doesn't want anyone to see him. He's just taking what he needs, and then he'll be on his way. He rummages around for bandages, blood seeping through a not-yet-healed wound on his leg. He bites down on his lower lip, drops a bottle of something and winces as it clatters to the ground and it rolls away. Damn.

( b ) Some nights are better. Those are the nights he spends at his favorite tavern in the crumbling city, sitting at a back table and playing cards. He's taught the locals some of his games, learned many of their own in return. He laughs, they all drink, and the natives are blissfully unaware that he's slowly sucking them dry. He doesn't keep the money for himself, however, and really has no use for it anyway. Those coins find themselves in the pockets of those who need it most, going back into the establishments he frequents and the hands of children on the street.

Tonight the laughter is loud and the drinks are ordered readily. Remy's always up for a game, or a talk, with a fellow Transport, and if he sees one enter the tavern he'll wave them over with a hand still holding half the deck.

( c ) He doesn't like spending time around the Hold, truth be told. It's too militaristic, for his tastes, and when he can get away from that imagery it still tastes like a prison. But he can only get away with existing in the city alone for so long, and eventually during the day he circles back to the Transports' assigned quarters. He doesn't care much for the training rooms, either, but he can appreciate their functionality. So this afternoon, he slips into one of the less occupied rooms and gets to work. He keeps his skills sharp in various ways--boxing, sparring, target practice. He's not wearing his coat, keeps reaching up to brush his auburn hair off his forehead. After awhile, a comfortable layer of sweat on his brow and melting ache between his shoulders, he pulls out his deck of cards.

He shuffles once, twice, and then a third time. Each time, one card appears on top--the Queen of Hearts, the weapon he'd chosen for himself here. He hasn't done much with her, yet, not wanting to risk the consequences of her disappearing entirely if she blew up.

Today, he's bored, and idle. He flicks the card up between his index and middle fingers, examines it slowly. It flares, briefly, with the signature pink light of his powers. Experimentally, he tosses the card towards the nearest wall. He expects it to burst, bounce back. What he doesn't expect is for a deafening boom to sound, taking out the majority of the wall.

And, amongst the rubble? The Queen of Hearts, still in-tact.

( d ) And, if none of the above suit your fancy? This fellow can be found in all manner of places at all manner of times: out on the rooftops, in the outlands, in various places in the city. He's never still, and trouble seems to follow him as a rule.
controlledvariable: (PB >> to walk away from something)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2013-05-26 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
She takes his arm without hesitation, even if she probably be a little more cautious around strange men, but she's feeling on edge enough and reckless enough that it seems like a perfectly good idea.

"You don't recognize me, do you?"

Probably because she was wearing a cowl.
controlledvariable: (PB >> for love)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2013-05-26 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
She feels a little better once they're out of the rain, pushing a hand through her hair and managing a grin for Remy. There's a lot of freedom in not caring so much about her secret identity.

"I was dressed a little different last time we met," And because she's just gonna keep being super smooth, she briefly gives herself little bat ears with her fingers, to give him a hint.
thephix: max (that flutter: that numinous)

[personal profile] thephix 2013-05-26 10:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Is it?" There's an amused huff of laughter, as if she's surprised by this apparent revelation, raising an eyebrow at him, "I always figured luck came to anyone, but you have to work at skill."

She's still alive because she took the skills her father taught her and used them against him, against other people. It's not luck.
motherofnemesis: (yup i bet it was great)

[personal profile] motherofnemesis 2013-05-26 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"And that's why it works, right there."

Still amused, and then she pushes off the light post. "You doing any specific, or just walking around?"
fantasticforcefields: (095)

[personal profile] fantasticforcefields 2013-05-28 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
"I picked something I have no intention of ever using, myself." Sue's nice, but she doesn't make a habit of trusting people who've just abducted her, no matter how good their sob story is.
controlledvariable: (civvies -- I'm just tired)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2013-05-28 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
That gets a warmer smile, and a sheepish shrug. It still feels weird, not to worry about it so much, but there's enough justification in her mind for it that she doesn't feel too guilty.

"You too," Even if it doesn't seem the same for him, what with the rather noticable eyes, "My name's Steph."

She takes a seat next to him, offering her hand, even if that might be a bit superfluous when they've already met. Sometimes her manners show up in odd ways.
motherofnemesis: (all dressed up and nowhere to go)

[personal profile] motherofnemesis 2013-05-29 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"What sort of work happens this time of night?" There's not really judgment in her voice, but her eyebrows have gone up a little bit.
fantasticforcefields: (014)

stealing that icon okok

[personal profile] fantasticforcefields 2013-05-30 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"So my husband tells me." That's...probably a mild joke at her own expense? Reed can be so socially maladroit that it's hard to tell sometimes.

"That would be the kind of thing we'd want Tony on board for." While she likes Tony, she also knows he can be hard to work with, and though she's forgiven him the Superhuman Registration Act, she hasn't forgotten. Granted, this isn't the same Tony, but in her experience, alternate universe versions of people are worse than the ones she knows.
motherofnemesis: (smiling a little)

[personal profile] motherofnemesis 2013-06-01 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mostly I can just think about police work and various illegal activities, really." Not that she expects an admission if it's the second, and not that she isn't using police work as a substitute for vigilantism.
motherofnemesis: (looking into distance)

[personal profile] motherofnemesis 2013-06-02 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
"I can't really imagine you with the police." But she doesn't particularly expect him to admit to the other, either, even if it is true.
thephix: max (that flutter: that numinous)

[personal profile] thephix 2013-06-03 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
"I think you might be a bit of a romantic, Monsieur Lebeau," It's not a question, when she's sure that's the impression he wants to give. (Whether it's true or not will take a little more effort to figure out, on her part). The accent, the French words peppered through his speech, certainly help with the getting that image across. It's also not really an agreement or disagreement with the statement.

There's another comment on her tongue, about working for ladies, but she decides against it, swallowing that particular bitterness down.
fantasticforcefields: (071)

[personal profile] fantasticforcefields 2013-06-05 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
Sue's used to having a good relationship with everyone this side of the Punisher. Being Fantastic Four is...less suffering than usual.

"Well, if you haven't seen Stephen Strange around, I'm out of ideas," she says with a bit of a rueful smirk.
kneecaptain: (brooding & beanie: still unfortunate)

[personal profile] kneecaptain 2013-06-07 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Still fifty-two cards in the deck, right?"

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