« Prev 1 2 3 Next » Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first Author Topic: A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) (Read 952 times) Fredegund Morency Agent Intelligence [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 595 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 2:31:20 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "That's good. Try not to get overwhelmed though. After all, you're not alone too." Fred looks toward his wrist. She could've sworn she heard something... Did his watch just make a sound? A novelty watch? Or even... She folds her hands behind her back. Interrupting to converse with his watch might be rude. Back to Top   "May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory." Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 2:36:39 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I'll try, thank you." As Aaron paused to look curious at the attention she was paying to his wrist, she would hear a snort come from his watch, and a low voice with a harsh Australian accent. "No he won't. Fucking idiot he is." For his part, Aaron just stood there, unsure if it'd be rude to ask if something was up. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Fredegund Morency Agent Intelligence [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 595 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 2:42:36 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Um..." Oh boy... "I heard your watch say something. I wouldn't want you to be left out of the conversation if you let me talk to it though." Back to Top   "May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory." Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 2:47:37 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Okay?" She'd just explained how her power worked a minute ago, so it was less him not understanding, more him being slightly taken aback and unsure how to respond. Did he want to know? Meanwhile, his watch started laughing uproariously at him, and then under its "breath" called him something foul enough it was not fit for transcribing here! "Go ahead, I guess? Or I can plug my ears with my power if you want." Yeah, he wasn't sure he actually wanted to know what his watch - oh, and how happy he'd been when he'd seen the thing for the first time - was saying. Not from how she reacted to it. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Fredegund Morency Agent Intelligence [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 595 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 3:03:45 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Fred had to take a step back from the rude remark. The watch was rude before, but wow. "On second thought, I'm not sure if I want to talk to your watch anymore..." Especially if it was going to be mean. « Last Edit: Feb 18, 2016 3:04:16 GMT -6 by Fredegund Morency » Back to Top   "May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory." Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 3:08:00 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I don't know how to make it... not talk? What did it say? Do I want to know? Are you all right?" Since he'd noticed her recoil from whatever was said. "HA! Stupid wanker wants to know what I said! Well, let him have it then, girl! What, afraid of a little honesty?" ...Even for having been part of Paradigm his entire life, this was pretty weird for Aaron to think about. He stood there, blinking and looking regretful. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Fredegund Morency Agent Intelligence [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 595 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 3:17:27 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I'm fine. I just wouldn't want you to have an awkward relationship with your watch if I told you what I said." From Fred's experience, usually she doesn't hear objects unless they somehow want to be heard or are broadcasting themselves really loud. This watch clearly had a lot to say. Back to Top   "May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory." Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 3:21:49 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Awkward relationship with my... watch." "YEAH, THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID. ARE YOU FUCKING DEAF?" Aaron ran a hand through his hair, and looked like he was mulling that over. Possibly fighting down an involuntary chuckle. "I'm sorry. That's just not a sentence I ever thought I would hear. Um, up to you if you talk to it I guess? I don't know how to shut it up." He looked to his watch, considering, before trying: "Uh... watch your tone? It's time you learnt some manners?" "Go sit on a railroad spike," the watch retorted, after a moment of unimpressed, oh-god-why-did-I-have-to-hear-that silence it seemed to break mostly to spite him. « Last Edit: Feb 18, 2016 3:35:30 GMT -6 by Aaron Silverman » Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Fredegund Morency Agent Intelligence [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 595 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 3:58:28 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She holds a hand over her mouth to hide a small giggle at the puns. "It's okay if it talks, since you can't hear it. By awkward, I mean... It's hard to keep around someone who doesn't like you, so imagine if your belongings didn't." Back to Top   "May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory." Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 4:04:28 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "...Yeah. That'd be tough." Well from that, he could sort of guess what's up. Even the watch, huh? "Now he gets it!" « Last Edit: Feb 18, 2016 4:06:14 GMT -6 by Aaron Silverman » Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Fredegund Morency Agent Intelligence [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 595 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 4:17:08 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I wouldn't want something sentimental to be discarded after such a discovery." The watch must have witnessed all sorts of things to be upset with Aaron. Back to Top   "May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory." Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 4:21:45 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Me neither. If you're talking about my watch, I can't get rid of it, it or the blazer. They're... they're too important." He didn't seem amused any more, not in the slightest. The watch, however, was briefly silent. His blazer had not ventured any opinions throughout the conversation, nor given any indication to Fred that it intended to. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Fredegund Morency Agent Intelligence [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 595 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 4:46:15 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "So what's their story?" Back to Top   "May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory." Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 4:58:52 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Christmas presents, from someone I love. I said I'd wear the watch all the time, the blazer as much as I could." Brief, to the point, and sounding like that was as much story as he was willing to tell about that. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Fredegund Morency Agent Intelligence [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 595 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 5:24:05 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I see..." Must be a family member. She wonders if the watch was imported from Australia or a souvenir, based on its accent. The little things you can find out about objects. Back to Top   "May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory." Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 12:46:37 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Incorrect, but Fred didn't press for more detail, so Aaron didn't offer it. Instead he just gave her a nod. "Yeah. Sorry, just there isn't much more of a story to tell. Throwing them away would be like throwing her away, like saying she doesn't mean anything to me." "Oh gag me with a spoon," the watch mutters. "If I had sharp bits I'd see if this kid actually has blue blood." Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Fredegund Morency Agent Intelligence [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 595 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 18:28:01 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Fred nods. "I'm sure she appreciates the sentiment." Unless this person is actually dead. It's a bit unclear to her, and she didn't want to say "sorry for your loss" without knowing. Back to Top   "May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory." Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 18:41:35 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I hoped so, but I dunno." Here Fred was, afraid of the coming storm, and there was him babbling about his stupid life and worthless problems. Hrm. "Let's talk about something else. Whatever you want." "Yeah, hide from your fuckups, coward!" Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Fredegund Morency Agent Intelligence [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 595 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 18:51:13 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Oh. By the sounds of that, she was mistaken. Time to make things less awkward, thanks to the invitation to change the subject. "Oh, I'm not sure what else to talk about! Um... You must train all the time to be as effective as you are with your power." Back to Top   "May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory." Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 19:07:39 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Some say too much. But I've had a bit of a head start on all that." Not that it ever seemed to help. Though, contrary to popular belief, he had a bunch of things he did for fun when he wasn't training! He just didn't feel the need to list them all whenever prompted. And hadn't felt like doing any of those things in quite some time. That was probably bad, but fuck it. "What about you? Had your power long?" Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Fredegund Morency Agent Intelligence [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 595 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 19:27:45 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I was born with my power. I thought everyone was." Back to Top   "May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory." Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 19:36:10 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Lots of people, but not everyone." His parents had gotten theirs from the original serum, after all. It was funny in a way, how powers almost weren't even remarkable any more and it had only been what, twenty years since they started being a thing? He was pretty sure he knew a guy in Chicago who had a sentient ability for a coworker. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Fredegund Morency Agent Intelligence [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 595 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 19:47:43 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Hey, 2% of the population of the United States is still 6,380,000. "What a mysterious world we live in." Back to Top   "May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory." Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 19:54:02 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top And 2% of the entire world was 140,000,000! "Wish it weren't so mysterious, sometimes." If there were no powers, there wouldn't be an Empire. But there'd be no Paradigm, either, and they'd done a lot of good for people. There'd literally never been anything he'd wanted to do with his life more than be part of all this. Still, every now and then he'd wondered what it would've been like to be born into a world without superpowers. Dad once told him he would've joined the FBI if MAPP hadn't been a thing. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Fredegund Morency Agent Intelligence [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 595 A Hello to Arms (Fred/Open?) « Feb 18, 2016 20:11:25 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Well I'm glad I have my powers. My life would have been far less interesting without it." Sure, her power is part of the reason why her parents insisted that she live a private life, but she's here now because of her power. Back to Top   "May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory." 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