Our Own Hurt (Closed/Please Delete)

[subtle fox]

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Name → Erin Tellan
Powers → Appearance shift,
power amplification.
Age → 26
Location → rebel camp
Tagged → Santiago
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It was all a little unexpected, but Erin went with it. He'd be lying to himself if he said he had no feelings for Santiago in that way. Hell, the whole reason they were friends was because they had been more than that. Over a year ago, sure. And it had been weird, trying to figure out how to go from lovers to friends. Maybe, it'd be easier to go back.

So he let himself play Santiago's game. His lips curling into his old smile - the one he'd given Santiago regularly, back then - he stepped forwards, close enough to easily kiss. But he didn't go that far, not yet. "You're sure you can handle it?" he purred, "Positive?" He reached out with one hand, let it hover next to Santiago's jaw. "Because, I'll warn you now, it seems hanging around you lot has made me stronger. More... potent, shall we say?" Erin's eyes bled into a deep, clear blue. "So you really want to get into this, now?"


(I'll match, and raise you one c: )

[.synthetica]

{adelaide || scientists || teleportation, enhanced strength || tagged; rhianna}

You're not like the rest.

That shot her down quickly enough. She flushed, both at the compliment and the reprimand Rhianna delivered before stalking off. Left alone with her thoughts, with her quickly dissipating irritation and the slight burn of embarrassment still high on her cheeks, Adelaide slumped against the table. It groaned under the added weight and a fleeting thought ran across her mind - how she could empathize perfectly. Whilst she knew her partner wasn't the Ice Queen persona she could adopt in the blink of an eye... well. The lines between pretend and reality were sometimes very, very blurry. Sometimes Adelaide questioned if Rhianna herself wondered whether she was playing a role or simply being herself. Whether it made much difference, in the end, if it affected the choices she made; the words she spoke.

Bringing her mind firmly back to the present, she realized that in the current situation, she'd rather they weren't apart. If they were to be interrogated by one of the group, she wanted them to be together. If a fight was about to break out, she needed to know Rhianna was okay. If she had to consider the harsh reality of their situation... there was no one else she'd rather be with.

Adelaide saw her disappear into the forest and it was simple enough to follow along (simpler still to grab a pretty purple wildflower whilst she walked). It took a bit more to ignore the fact she was doing a lot of following - but she managed. When she spotted her partner, she seemed to be investigating something - the something became more apparent when she heard the low voices too, Evelyn and a mysterious someone. A small smile lingered on her lips, and lingered still as she blinked, appearing directly in front of Rhianna.

"Hasn't anyone told you it's impolite to eavesdrop?" She asked, then put her hand, and the flower it held, between them - offering it to the other girl. "A peace offering. You're not like the rest, either."

{santiago || rebels || terrakinesis, minor healing || tagged; erin}

Instantly, instinctively, Santiago's eyes fluttered shut - his heart picked up pace to beat quickly and nervously. He felt electric, conductive - his skin buzzed with anticipation where Erin's hand hovered and he felt as if sparks would literally jump between them. The shorter man's words were a mere murmur compared to the sheer energy he could feel pouring in waves from him - to feel it again, really feel it, as intensely as a year prior, would be pure exhilaration and an adrenaline-rush of epic proportions. It would be terrifying and incredible, the rush of standing on the edge of a cliff with the wind pushing at his back.

Following the line Erin had drawn, playing on, he leaned in. Their lips touched again and he jumped as if actually shocked, and maybe he had been, because differentiating between physical experiences and those outside of the realm of being was tricky at the best of times, and here they were playing with powers they didn't quite understand and it was marvelous. Whether the kiss lasted seconds or an eternity, the intimacy of the connection was gasoline poured on their fire and it rivaled a blazing star in its ferocity.

He drew back, steeling himself against the sting of severing that connection, the dull, empty ache which followed soon after. Their relationship had never been just body and mind, it was so much more, a vast expanse beyond the physical plane of existence... and to feel it again after so long was both rain on scorched land and the wildfire which had burned it.

When he spoke again, his tone was low - a building earthquake deep beneath the surface. His eyes burned and shone like the molten core of the earth, literally, charged by the energy which had passed between them, and stared straight into Erin's with the all-consuming ferocity of the planet itself.

"No. Not yet." The reasons why were obvious, even if it would have been so, so easy to ignore them. "But when we do, amor, I'm not the one who'll struggle to keep up."

(i don't really like folding c;
coincidentally, listening to kate bush while writing this kind of stuff is pretty fantastic.)

[subtle fox]

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Name → Erin Tellan
Powers → Appearance shift,
power amplification.
Age → 26
Location → rebel camp
Tagged → Santiago
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It had been too long. He hadn’t realized it then, but it was now apparent: Santiago was what had kept him steady in that first year, when his life had made a pronounced turn for the worse in a field of wildflowers and blood. He had been Erin's foundation; someone he knew, without doubt, he could trust. And it was only until they kissed, until they shared that incredible bond once more, that he saw himself. That he saw just how volatile he’d become.

Yes, he’d been right; he’d become much more powerful during his time in the rebel camp. But he’d been without his support. This secondary power of his, having had hardly any use in a year-and-a-half, was now a cumulation of unused, undirected magnifying power. Explosive. Raw. Or, in short, his personality in the past few months.

He knew Santiago saw this. Erin could feel him. Not in his mind - it was a far bigger, far more important place than that. As their physical bodies embraced, Erin - or what he was when there was no body to represent him - gave up the energy that he hadn't realized had been building up, for months on end. And Santiago absorbed it, drinking it up as though he was dry soil witnessing the first drops of a monsoon.

To feel it again, to feel him again... and then it was gone. And they were standing together, closer than they ever had in far too long. He looked up with his grey-blue eyes, looked into Santiago's molten gold. God, he couldn't remember the last time he'd seen him like that, had felt his loss, hadn't wanted like this. But they both knew the time was far from right. And Erin knew Santiago was speaking the truth when he said that last sentence.

So Erin stepped back, shook off the tremors and shivers, and grinned. "Yeah, I'd say you can handle it." His smile didn't reach his eyes.

(Sorry, I'm not giving you much to go on, here. I couldn't really think of anything. But we're kinda hogging the rp here, persimmon. Maybe we should give it a rest... we've given the others enough reading content, for now.)

[gallifrey falls.]

rhianna - scientists - cryokenisis and power sensing - tagged; adelaide, evelyn, austin - ooc; ---

xxxEvelyn and whomever she was speaking to were seemingly unaware of Rhianna's presence, which she didn't mind for the moment. Their conversation was nothing earth-shattering either, but perhaps it would reveal something of importance later on. You could never tell with rebels; they had a thousand and one codes and twice as many secret gestures and whatever else they thought hid them better from the scientists and people like her. She shook her head briefly, a smirk on her face. It was pathetic, then, how easily this camp had been infiltrated. To be fair, it looked relatively new and didn't have all that many people staying in it. The leader was a trusting man, and accepted anyone no matter their background. A good quality to have, but in this case it would be his downfall.
xxxShe wasn't really worried about the leader, anyway. Earth powers were impressive, and he was most likely an A or high B, but that wasn't too much of an issue. What was an issue was the man he had been speaking with - a nameless rebel with the ability to affect another's power, to enhance it. If he were to enhance Santiago's powers, it was possible he could overcome both her and Adelaide. Something she could not afford to have happen. Rhianna narrowed her eyes, thoughts racing. Quinn and Ricky seemed to have disspeared somewhere, and they, or rather Quinn, was the prime target. At this point trust was becoming a nonissue. If she and Adelaide could strike hard and fast, they could take Quinn and be through two towns before Ricky was discovered. It would be best to leave him alive, of course, Santiago had only just met them as well but would be more inclined to persue them if it was a murderer. Kidnappings happened all the time, and could be lived with. They would have to get Quinn quickly, then, before the nameless rebel convinced Santiago to investigate further, or worse, get him to fight.
xxx"Hasn't anyone told you it's impolite to eavesdrop?" Rhianna was jerked from her train of thought by Adelaide's sudden arrival. It seemed her partner had followed her after their brief exchange of words in the storage hut. She extended her hand, offering Rhianna a purple wildflower. "A peace offering. You're not like the rest, either." Giving a short laugh at Adelaide's earlier comment, Rhianna replied, "We kidnap, murder, and lie on a daily basis and you're worried about eavesdropping?" Amusement shimmered in her eyes as she took the proffered flower. An instant's thought created an identical flower beside it, made out of ice. Offering her own flower to Adelaide, Rhianna nodded. "Peace offering accepted." They couldn't afford to be upset with eachother anyway, not now. Attack or danger could come at any time and Rhianna wasn't going to see Adelaide hurt because of it. Part of her felt responsible, given she was the leader of their little duo, and the fact she actually liked Adelaide, as she had told her just a few minutes previously.

[recklessgod]

(Okie, can I have a recap real quick? I feel like I've been gone forever.)

[kotalicious]

Austin Carter-19-Shifter/Empathy

Austin smiled faintly. I'm not going to hurt you. He said, sensing her fear through her emotions.If I wanted to I would've have hurt you earlier, when you thought I was a simple bird. He sat down across from where she had been and smiled, and plucked at the grass as she had moments before. He shrugged. You seem troubled.

Evelyn Symphony Redfern-Rebel-Visions and healing abilities- with Austin.

"You were that bird?" Evelyn asked, tilting her head slightly. She glanced around cautiously before walking over to him and sitting down. She stayed stiff and alert, ready to fight if need be. "Yes, I am troubled." She said with a sigh. "You see I have visions. They're usually pretty useful, but this one is just stressing me out. It was strange and I only saw snippets of what was happening. There were no faces or anything. It could destroy everything we've worked for and I can't even tell them who I saw." She explained. She let her head hang, hair falling into her face, and her shoulders slump in defeat. The one thing she thought She was useful for and it could be what destroyed them.

[recklessgod]

Austin Carter-19-Shifter/Empathy

She's really worked up over this.. Austin thought. Maybe I could help? I mean.. I dunno if I'd join the camp, but if it came to a fight, maybe I could help. Class A's are useful for that, right? He muttered. I was told that's all I'd be used for in the labs.. He shook his head to clear his thoughts, and touched Evelyn's arm gently. I'm sure it'll be alright.

[kotalicious]

Evelyn Symphony Redfern-Rebel-Visions and healing abilities- with Austin.

Evelyn flinched slightly when Austin touched her arm, but she relaxed almost instantly. "You would really do that? For people you don't even know?" She asked, looking up at Austin through a curtain of her hair. She was surprised that someone would so willingly put themselves in danger for strangers. "Santiago and Erin will probably think you're in on it too if they see you before any fights." She said with a sigh.

[recklessgod]

Austin Carter-19-Shifter/Empathy

Austin pulled his hand away when she flinched, and sat it in his lap. We have to stick together, don't we? The rebels. For a moment he sat quietly. I can hang around as a bird or something. Can anyone at the camp speak to animals? Understand what they're saying? If so, they might be able to detect me. It was a risk he was willing to take. This place was a refuge for anyone who had escaped from Precision Horizons.

Quinn(16/Shadow Manipulation/Enhanced Fighting) and Ricky(16/Shadow Manipulation/Speaks to Animals)

Quinn and Ricky had followed slowly behind Addy and Rhi, although not enough to hear what they were saying. Addy, Rhi! Quinn called softly. Is that Evelyn? Whose the guy? Ricky and Quinn sat down beside them. And what's going on around camp? Santiago seems pretty.. Flustered.

[gallifrey falls.]

rhianna - scientists - cryokenisis and power sensing - tagged; adelaide, evelyn, austin, quinn, ricky - ooc; ---

xxxRhianna frowned in displeasure, hearing the other rebel's offer of help, and claim of an A class. He appeared to be a shifter, which would grant him that, but could he shift into more dangerous animals? She could tell his secondary power was empathy, which would only prove problematic if she and Adelaide wore their emotions on their sleeves. Which they would do, and she would make sure to warn Adelaide when they were in a more private setting. Still, an A class was dangerous, even if he could only do birds and other small creatures. The thought of an A class on their side would give the rebels hope, and a spark of hope could easily turn into an unquenchable blaze. That's how the scientists had controlled everyone, in the start. Take away hope and humans, mutants or otherwise, would become putty. How kind of them to instruct me, Rhianna thought to herself, watching Evelynn converse with the unknown rebel.
xxxShe almost jumped at sudden sound of Quinn's voice, but managed to dial down her reaction to slight surprise, a friendly smile spreading across her face as she turned to face the girl, and Ricky. A tirade of questions flowed from Quinn's mouth, and Rhianna had to pause a moment to think before replying. Making a 'shh' motion, she spoke quietly. "Yes, that's Evelynn, but I don't know who she's speaking to, or if he can be trusted. She seems to like him well enough, but he could be from Precision Horizons.." Cue evil laughter. Sowing seeds of discord between the oh-so-helpful A-class and the rebels in the camp would only aid her and Adelaide. "Evelynn told Santiago she had a vision of newcomers that were secretly from the scientists, and in the vision they were attacking camp." She bit her lip. "They suspect it's us four, or at least two of us, but she didn't see any faces." Turning to glace at Evelynn and the A-class, Rhianna gave a helpless shrug. "But he could be one too, so I don't know what to think."