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Post by jsmith506 on Feb 20, 2021 19:23:39 GMT -5
And Don was thrust into the back seat of the SUV. He rolled over onto his back and slid his back up against the driver's side door. He grinned, do a move huh? There was this one trick he inherited from his Setite mother, Serpentine tongue. He stuck his tongue out at her noting they had slipped into the umbra again. Things seemed less decaying here, there was just that lunar glow that made Angela look almost ghostly as she looked back at him from the passenger side. His tongue just kept extending to almost a foot long and became biforcated. Either little tip wiggled independently of each other. He slurped it back in his mouth in the blink of an eye and just beconed her over with a grin and a come at me hand gesture.
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Post by jsmith506 on Feb 20, 2021 19:46:30 GMT -5
Meanwhile, back in Jennifer's apartment, Michael was enjoying being snuggled up to her. It was a nice feeling being this close to someone and feeling her warmth. Captain America queued up on the screen. "This movie still amazes me, I have no clue how they made Chris Evans look like such a little weenie before they give him the super soldier serum."
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Post by Angela on Feb 20, 2021 21:05:23 GMT -5
Angela leaned back away from Don as the forked tongue slipped from his mouth. She'd just stare at him with narrowed eyes a moment. Truthfully, she didn't know much about Vampires. Well, she knew enough she supposed but certainly wasn't familiar with all the clans and their idiosyncrasies. So the fact that was a vampire ability would've been completely lost on her. What she did know was that Don could shapeshift. She'd seen pictures of him as a wolf and witnessed his coyote, she just assumed it was the Fae magic that ran through him.
Natural curiosity overrode her needs for only a moment however, catching his gaze as he pulled that tongue back inside his mouth. She'd grin with a low growl as she crawled back over him.
"Hope you know what to do with that."
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Post by Jennifer on Feb 20, 2021 21:22:55 GMT -5
Jennifer grinned as the opening credits began to roll and that now familiar marvel comics intro flipped across. She'd playfully poke him in the ribs, keeping her eyes on the screen.
"Its amazing what they can do with computers these days. But keep in mind... I haven't seen this movie."
Her phone would ding and she'd reach over to grab it. It was a message from her Mother.
*Your Father and I were just sent news clip from LA. Looks like there was an accident. Are you okay?*
Jen would just sigh, typing out a quick message and setting her phone back on the couch beside her to watch the movie.
*Everything is fine. Not a scratch. Back at my apartment now. No need to worry.*
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Post by jsmith506 on Feb 21, 2021 21:51:17 GMT -5
In the umbra, any wayward spirits passing by would note the SUV shaking back and forth, bouncing up and down, the tires screeching a bit from time to time as the vehicle struggled to stay in its parking stall.
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Michael blushed a lock of Jen's hair out of her ear after she shighed and put her phone down. He whispered softly to her. "Is everything alright Jen?"
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Post by Jennifer on Feb 21, 2021 22:53:29 GMT -5
Jennifer smiled as Michael reached over and brushed aside her hair. Her heart might have fluttered a bit and she'd hide her blush by looking over towards her phone. It was an odd sensation, having someone this close. It was nice, just a feeling of intimacy that was still new.
"Yeah. Just my Mom checking in. Someone sent her the news article from the diner."
The movie had opened up on a snowy landscape and eventually would lead to them finding a metal object sticking out of the ice. She started to ask if it was an airplane wing, only to have her question answered as the screen panned out to the vague airplane shape they had set up with the lights in the snow.
"That's a big plane!"
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Post by jsmith506 on Feb 22, 2021 21:22:22 GMT -5
"It is a big plane for sure. For it to be buried in the ice like that it must have been there a long time too." He smiled, it was nice to see her engaged in the film. He hoped she would enjoy the interactions between Peggy Carter and Steeve Rogers as much as he did.
He gave her a little squeeze and nuzzled into her a bit getting comfortable... He wanted to savor every moment before the delivery guy interrupted them with their food. This really was a dream come true for Michael, he'd always hoped to find a nice girl to snuggle up with and watch his favorite movies with, and Jen really fit the bill. He was smitten with her since the moment he laid eyes on her in the back of her Prius. He glanced at his phone on the coffee table and noticed he had a new message also. He picked it up and unlocked it. The background of him and wolf form Donnalbane would be visible for a moment before he opened the message. "Pfft hahaha, Angelfluff... oh lord." He locked it again and sat it back down on the table.
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Post by Jennifer on Feb 22, 2021 22:27:02 GMT -5
Michael snuggled in close. Jen would just smile to herself, adjusting so she was comfortable and could still see the TV screen. If they were snuggled any closer she'd be in his lap. Her thoughts would drift back to that first kiss, that rush as his lips touched hers for the first time, even with as awkward as it was. It was something she had wanted to do since the diner, when they were sitting on the bus waiting for the Detective. In hindsight, that might not of been the best moment. But the hopes had certainly stirred. She'd look up to see them show Captain America's shield buried in the ice. She wondered how much of this movie they'd actually watch. Her eyes would widen then, a blush so deep quickly coming to her face she could feel it. Thank goodness it was dark and he couldn't see it. Where were her thoughts going. She had never been that girl.
Mikie would lean over to grab his phone, she'd lean forward a bit to allow him ease of movement to reach it before snuggling back under his arm. He wasn't really hiding his screen, and she wasn't really trying to look but she would notice the background image of him with what appeared to be a white wolf. She supposed it could have been a husky. It certainly had that large wolfish appearance. But again, not trying to be nosy and admit she glanced at his phone. Then he'd say something she recognized.
"Angelfluff?"
Where had she heard that before? Certainly it wasn't in that weird fever dream wtih talking coyotes.
"What... or who... is an Angelfluff?"
She was curious and conflicted by where she heard the word or name before. She certainly hadn't meant it to be, but her tone would come out almost accusatory.
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Post by jsmith506 on Feb 22, 2021 22:50:27 GMT -5
Michael's eyes widened, his mouth formed a silent O shape, he totally let that one slip. He blushed a bit with his slip up. "Oh, that's Angela. She's my boss' new girlfriend. I may have sent old man Sanders an angry text saying I wouldn't be in tomorrow either and I was going to punch him in the dick for making fun of me over the whole cocaine debacle. Angela must have snatched his phone to reply because she sent me a pink cupcake with a censored stamp over its tits... Told me to calm my tits and it was fine and to come back when I was ready and rested."
He grabbed his phone again and pushed on the cupcake gif to full screen it to show her, it really was quite funny.
"See, Angela is an anime fan... A furry to be precise. She does cosplay sometimes and will wear fuzzy ears and a fluffy tail. So Don nicknamed her Angelfluff. And she... for some reason feels like I'm a cupcake...." He groaned and put his phone back down. "They haven't been seeing each other long... kinda crazy she's answering his texts already.... but, they are kinda crazy people."
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Post by Danü Rèalta on Feb 22, 2021 23:29:53 GMT -5
"Oh. Yeah weird I guess. But I had a friend that got married right after high school after dating the guy 3 months. They're still together and happy. So maybe they're just meant to be."
Jen was happy to change the subject. She did not want to admit that she didn't know what a furry was. She also had only one of two mental images for these people he talked about. Don being a crazy old man, just like he's described. Now this new girlfriend of his who likes to wear fake ears and a tail. Was she a young gold digging asian girl where wearing ears like that was cute and normal or was she also some crazy old woman who liked to play dress up. Again, she was afraid to ask.
"I'm sorry. I just had this weird deja vu moment where I was certain I had heard that knickname before."
And with that thought would come a knock on the door.
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Post by jsmith506 on Feb 22, 2021 23:54:05 GMT -5
"Oooh, that must be the food. Geeze, that was fast, feels like we only placed the order like five minutes ago... Hey, don't they have to get buzzed in or something?" He was probably being paranoid and was caught up in the moment and time was moving differently, but still, he released his cuddle with Jen and turned on the love seat to face the door. "Want me to answer it?"
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Post by Jennifer on Feb 23, 2021 22:09:51 GMT -5
Jennifer sat up and paused the movie.
"Front desk is familiar with all the delivery drivers and will often just let them up. And they are pretty fast since there are so many restaurants around campus."
She'd stand from the loveseat, moving towards the door. He seemed a little jumpy and she didn't want to try and suspect why. She lived in a safe apartment building. She hoped his paranoia would be relieved when she opened the door and it was just the delivery driver. There would be nothing extra to pay since all of that had already been taken care of. She would just take the bags from him, thank him, and shut the door, brining it into the small kitchen and the center island.
"Grub is here. I have a couple TV trays so we can continue watching the movie and eat."
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Post by jsmith506 on Feb 25, 2021 21:22:47 GMT -5
Michael just laughed at himself, he was being paranoid. Of course they were close and they just let him in. He stood up and made himself useful by fetching and setting up the TV trays.
"Mmm, bring on that ginger beef and chicken fried rice good lookin'! I ordered chicken balls too, and some of that red sauce for them..."
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Post by Jennifer on Feb 26, 2021 10:07:09 GMT -5
Jennifer could only chuckle at Michael's excitement. She couldn't blame him. The last time either of them had eaten was at the diner and that was before the accident. That had been hours ago. She'd pull the containers and chopsticks out of the bag and bring them each over to the TV trays. Once settled she'd restart the movie. Over the course of the two hour movie their positions would gravitate back towards each other on the loveseat. Food finished, Jen would push her tray to the side and lean back, adjusting her seated position to inch over closer every time until once more she was nearly in his lap. The movie would end, but still she'd wait until the after credits scene before saying anything even if Mikie stopped to remind her. Mel had broke her of leaving the theatre first time she drug her to an Avengers movie.
"This was a good idea. We'll have to plan for the next one."
She'd smile, looking up at him. Their faces were so close and once more there would be a flutter in her chest. She'd swallow. It was exciting and perhaps a little scary to have a guy this close. She certainly couldn't remember with the very few boyfriends she has had in the past feeling this drawn in this short a time. Maybe it was the accident. Maybe it was him. She wasn't sure but she was drawn to lean in and give him a kiss. A quick one at first. Sweet and hesitant as she leaned in to press her lips to his. When he didn't shrink away, she'd go in for more.
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Post by Angela on Feb 26, 2021 10:08:32 GMT -5
Meanwhile, the black escalade in the parking lot of Randy's Donuts still hadn't moved for the last two hours. Doughnuts still sat uneaten in their box sitting the front seat. Coffee in their cupholders now cold and undrunk. The inside perfectly still and calm as if the owner had just left it sitting. The inside of the penumbra was a different story.
The eternal full moon shown down upon the vehicle sitting in that parking lot. Windows had steamed from the inside, at least one of the rear passenger doors had it's window cracked, and perhaps it had moved slightly from where it originally sat perfectly between the lines. Seats inside were broken, bending in ways they weren't meant to bend and Angela lay atop Don utterly spent. She couldn't quite help herself as she pressed her nose against his chest and just breathed it in. She hadn't been born a coyote, but all shifters had some connection to their beast and something about that combined scent was comforting. It said 'mine'.
After a moment though she'd stretch, giving Donny a lazy grin and sitting up.
"We can't stay here all day. I have an errand to run. Maybe you should check on that blade smith and snoop for Yelena. Mikie I'm sure can handle himself."
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