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entranceway2014-06-06 07:40 pm
handing) wrote in entranceway2014-06-06 07:40 pm
002 | text/action | (mostly) open post | event catch all
[Action for Tony Stark]
When morning comes the first day, Pepper decides to sleep in. She has no reason to rush out of bed, no urgent work that needs to be attended to. Particular not with the press of a familiar warmth against her back. She smiles to herself, still too deep in that sleepy haze to realize just what she's doing when she turns in bed to face him. She simply wants to cuddle closer, enjoy his embrace a little more.
Of course, that's easier said than done when the smoke fades and she has wings instead of arms.]
[Action Option 1!]
[After the chaotic mess that's her morning on Friday, Pepper heads outside to take solace in the sun. Not that it's entirely easy to recognize her among the flock of swans that seem to follow her around. But at the moment, Pepper is fine with that, content to swim in the fountain or fly over the gardens as she sorts out her thoughts. The tricky things about swans is that they can be aggressive when they see cause to be, so it might be best to approach with caution. Pepper isn't exactly in the best of moods.]
[Action Option 2!]
[Eventually Pepper does make her way back inside (quite possibly with a swan or two serving as escorts). She even transforms back into her human form and manages to get a set of clothing--though since she has no control over when this happens, there may be attempts at sneaking around to avoid possible awkward encounters. Ultimately she's going to be doing her best not to be thinking about any particular woes she may be having in her love life, so she can be found in any number of places inside. The pool or the roof are her favorite spots though: high places and water to swim in.]
[Anonymous Text]
[No, it isn't Pepper's typical avenue of confronting a problem. She'd much rather be direct when it comes to solving things. But with Tony once again hiding in the lab, she doesn't have too many options. Her circumstances are tricky ones, particularly since she knows she'd earn several unwanted I told you so's if the details got out in full. Her relationship with an outsider isn't at all secret, and also largely not approved of. Things have turned out badly enough without the naysayers in the family chiming in.
So, an anonymous text it is.]
Is there a time when you should give up fighting for something, even when it's what you thought you really wanted? Or if you still do, but it just feels like it's impossible to have?
[OOC: Event catch all for Pepper Liddell, possessed by the Swan. Please feel free to encounter her anywhere or contact her however you wish; I'm totally open for anything, planned or not, new cr or old. Either form is also fine; if you could just give me an idea of when/where/what she should be, that'd be great!
OH, also: the swans won't attack anyone outright. The worse they'll do is hiss unless someone wants an angry flock to deal withor is named Tony Stark. :)]
When morning comes the first day, Pepper decides to sleep in. She has no reason to rush out of bed, no urgent work that needs to be attended to. Particular not with the press of a familiar warmth against her back. She smiles to herself, still too deep in that sleepy haze to realize just what she's doing when she turns in bed to face him. She simply wants to cuddle closer, enjoy his embrace a little more.
Of course, that's easier said than done when the smoke fades and she has wings instead of arms.]
[Action Option 1!]
[After the chaotic mess that's her morning on Friday, Pepper heads outside to take solace in the sun. Not that it's entirely easy to recognize her among the flock of swans that seem to follow her around. But at the moment, Pepper is fine with that, content to swim in the fountain or fly over the gardens as she sorts out her thoughts. The tricky things about swans is that they can be aggressive when they see cause to be, so it might be best to approach with caution. Pepper isn't exactly in the best of moods.]
[Action Option 2!]
[Eventually Pepper does make her way back inside (quite possibly with a swan or two serving as escorts). She even transforms back into her human form and manages to get a set of clothing--though since she has no control over when this happens, there may be attempts at sneaking around to avoid possible awkward encounters. Ultimately she's going to be doing her best not to be thinking about any particular woes she may be having in her love life, so she can be found in any number of places inside. The pool or the roof are her favorite spots though: high places and water to swim in.]
[Anonymous Text]
[No, it isn't Pepper's typical avenue of confronting a problem. She'd much rather be direct when it comes to solving things. But with Tony once again hiding in the lab, she doesn't have too many options. Her circumstances are tricky ones, particularly since she knows she'd earn several unwanted I told you so's if the details got out in full. Her relationship with an outsider isn't at all secret, and also largely not approved of. Things have turned out badly enough without the naysayers in the family chiming in.
So, an anonymous text it is.]
Is there a time when you should give up fighting for something, even when it's what you thought you really wanted? Or if you still do, but it just feels like it's impossible to have?
[OOC: Event catch all for Pepper Liddell, possessed by the Swan. Please feel free to encounter her anywhere or contact her however you wish; I'm totally open for anything, planned or not, new cr or old. Either form is also fine; if you could just give me an idea of when/where/what she should be, that'd be great!
OH, also: the swans won't attack anyone outright. The worse they'll do is hiss unless someone wants an angry flock to deal with
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But he hasn't given up asking how, and Pepper tries to put together a story that's believable enough, especially coming from her. A sudden movement from behind Steve catches her attention, and she looks past him to see one of the swans which has apparently found her.]
Oh! I was swimming. [As a swan, but she's not mentioning that detail.] Yes, I went for a swim and I must have lost my clothes.
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The explanations she gives strikes Steve as a little strange.] Someone took your clothes while you were swimming? Why would someone do that, as a prank?
[Steve's familiar enough with bullies to realize that's entirely possible, but why would anyone direct that sort of thing at Pepper? She's one of the nicest people Steve's gotten to know here, and she deserves a medal for being able to handle Tony.]
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At least there's only a couple of them. She's glad the rest of them hadn't made it inside.]
I'm sure it was harmless. I'll get something to wear as soon as I'm back in my room. [She glances over at Steve, then manages a small smile in spite of the circumstances.] Thank you, by the way. You don't have to walk me up, but I appreciate having someone to hide behind in case anyone less gentlemanly comes along.
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It's pretty much impossible to ignore the swans that are hopping up the stairs after them, though. He's never seen a single swan in Wonderland until now. Everything is just off enough to make him a little suspicious.]
It's no problem at all. We happen to be neighbors, if you forgot. [Steve smirks at her and then takes the chance to get ahead of her and offer that extra bit of shielding.] You have any idea why those swans are following us?
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Which is why, despite how utterly ridiculous the lies are, she still tells them to the best of her ability--which is sadly limited.]
Nope. Neighbors on the seventh floor. Can't forget that. [She seriously needs to consider moving to one of the lower levels. But before she can start, Steve notices that they're being tailed, leaving Pepper to have to lie to him once again.]
Nope. No idea. [She waits until he's ahead of her and not looking before she moves an arm to try and shoo the swans away. Not that they listen, and Pepper only has a few seconds before she has to once more cover herself, locking her hands back into place.] We should just ignore them. I'm sure they'll find something more interesting to go after.
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Either the swans are also a mystery to her or she's playing dumb, but regardless of the truth, she makes a good point. Swans are nasty animals, they probably don't want to piss them off.]
Works for me. I'm just wondering if we're gonna run across a group of monkeys next.
[As it turns out, though, the rest of the trip up is pretty uneventful, and they finally make it to the seventh floor. Steve holds the door open for Pepper.] Almost there.