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tushanshu_logs2013-12-18 12:28 pm
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Characters: Korra, Mark
Date: December 16th
Location: EA-2A
Situation: Mark's a new egg momma
Warnings/Rating: N/A
The egg had been one of Korra’s main sources of comfort in the wake of Eshai’s passing, the other being Mako, so it was without much surprise that the Avatar was always a bit let down when the egg was ready to go to its other caretaker: Temeraire.
Feeling the tranquility fade along with the light, Korra awoke from her light doze and she lifted her head from Naga’s fur. A yawn from her stirred the polar bear dog and Korra rose up to her feet to take off the tribble blankets from the egg. Rubbing the egg fondly, Korra began to walk towards the door. The stone that the egg was clutched in followed after her, sliding soundlessly on the floor.
Once they were outside, Korra got onto Naga and took the reins so they could go to Temeraire’s suite in the Fire Sector. At least, that’s what she was expecting to do. The egg on the other hand wanted to seek out another direction entirely.
At first Korra thought the egg was trying to seek out Victoria, but the little girl had gone back home. Not only that, but she lived in the Water Sector and the egg was more set on the Earth Sector.
Confused, but curious, Korra let the egg guide her. Eventually they wound their way to a unit in Earth where the egg stopped, content at this location. Enough to being glowing and radiating off that serene aura once more and Korra merely stared in surprise that it chose another caretaker.
She knocked on the door to EA-2A.
Date: December 16th
Location: EA-2A
Situation: Mark's a new egg momma
Warnings/Rating: N/A
The egg had been one of Korra’s main sources of comfort in the wake of Eshai’s passing, the other being Mako, so it was without much surprise that the Avatar was always a bit let down when the egg was ready to go to its other caretaker: Temeraire.
Feeling the tranquility fade along with the light, Korra awoke from her light doze and she lifted her head from Naga’s fur. A yawn from her stirred the polar bear dog and Korra rose up to her feet to take off the tribble blankets from the egg. Rubbing the egg fondly, Korra began to walk towards the door. The stone that the egg was clutched in followed after her, sliding soundlessly on the floor.
Once they were outside, Korra got onto Naga and took the reins so they could go to Temeraire’s suite in the Fire Sector. At least, that’s what she was expecting to do. The egg on the other hand wanted to seek out another direction entirely.
At first Korra thought the egg was trying to seek out Victoria, but the little girl had gone back home. Not only that, but she lived in the Water Sector and the egg was more set on the Earth Sector.
Confused, but curious, Korra let the egg guide her. Eventually they wound their way to a unit in Earth where the egg stopped, content at this location. Enough to being glowing and radiating off that serene aura once more and Korra merely stared in surprise that it chose another caretaker.
She knocked on the door to EA-2A.
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Maaaark.
Sighing, Korra rolled her eyes before fixing an unhappy look on him. Either he was really reaching or he didn't remember talking to her on the network when she had amnesia.
Did he think she wouldn't remember that?
"Yeah. Back when Zatanna's spell went haywire you got my bending." A casual point to the burn marks on the ceiling.
"And I was Invincible."
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"...When did I slip up?"
Mark honestly never thought that was easy before, especially since it had cost him friendships, as well as his relationship with Amber, for both keeping it from her and confiding in her. But it was nothing compared to trying to figure out who of the same people he saw day in and day out, as both Invincible and Mark who should know what (or even who did know what). He had never noticed how his social circles back home so vastly differed before, and the few that overlapped knew his secret anyway. Before arriving on Keeliai, he never really had to watch his words with people, or remember "who" said what to whom, and now that he's been here a while, he only continues to screw it up. Maybe he should give up the idea of having a secret identity all together, and just go public. But then, what about his friends that didn't have powers? What if the guy who killed Hayley killed one of them too, because he knew they were friends? He couldn't live with the knowledge that he was responsible for yet another friend dying because of him. And--
Mark, focus. One problem at a time.
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"When we were flying. Invincible told me he had my powers and almost set his suite on fire. On the network when I was trying to get my memories back you told me you had my bending when Zatanna’s magic shook everything up."
At this point she did kind of feel sorry for him. He really was trying to help her remember by answering her questions.
"…which you forgot to encrypt by the way." She added that last while looking away. Something she would have done if she could remember that she had an unhackable encryption set up by Tony.
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"I'll... see if there's anything I can do about that."
And then he looked up at Korra. She was mad at him. Of course she was, why wouldn't she be? He had lied to her face.
"I'm sorry, I had to lie to you." He paused, trying to figure out how best to explain this. "How many other superheroes do you know?"
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That didn’t stop her from trying.
"Secret identity wise? Just you." said as she unfolded her arms and went over to the egg to help her calm down some.
"But I know there’s Spider-Man, Aquaman, Superman, Iron Man, and Green Lantern. Take your pick on the last one."
A beat before she acidly spat out: "And Batman."
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"Wait, did you say Batman?" Why did he feel like he knew that name from somewhere? Like... he met a Batman before. "Never mind, I totally forgot where I was going with that."
After shaking the threads of a thought from his mind, he focused back on what he actually wanted to say. "See, when you put on a mask, you have to take steps to protect your family. Some people are apparently open about it, but people like me have to worry about my mom and when he was younger my brother.... or my best friend or my ex-girlfriend. People try to hurt them to get to you, because they're cowards and they know they're weaker. You get to a point where you hold your identity close to your chest, even to your friends."
Mark sighed. He really wished he was just better at it than he apparently was... "But I keep slipping up here. I'm used to my two social circles not overlapping like this. In hindsight I should have been honest with you upfront, because technically you're like a superhero with those powers of yours, but you seemed so excited about protecting me... I'm sorry."
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If there’s one thing Korra’s a sucker for, it’s sincerity. More so if an apology follows it. She wants to stay mad, it’s familiar territory, but she closes her eyes and sighs; her shoulders slumping.
"I’m not a superhero." According to what he just explained and what her duty as the Avatar entailed, he was right. She technically was.
"I know how important your family is, Mark." Hers had been threatened in her future and she saw how desperate she was to help them. If putting on a mask would have saved them sooner, Korra wouldn’t have hesitated.
"I’m just- lying is a thing." How did she even pick up the thing phrase from Jim…
"Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone." She looked over at the egg for a moment, and did her best to not give a small grin. "Present company excluded."
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"I know, I don't like people lying to me either..." His father immediately sprung to mind. "But I had to. You understand that, right?"
He sighed, actually grateful for the egg and the feeling of content that it seemed to give off. For a brief moment his thoughts turned to what he had spoken to Eshai had asked of him, but then the thought passed as the feeling of calm grew stronger.
"Speaking of my family... Would you like to see them?"
Now that Korra knew his secret, he could actually pull out his newly acquired family photo album. As much as he'd love to leave it lying around for anyone to leaf through, there was no way to explain why his little brother had gone from purple to blue to a purplish red... or why only Oliver got older in the pictures. And at the same time, he couldn't bear to hide just the pictures of Oliver... it wouldn't be fair to his brother. So he had opted to hide the album and only pull it out when he thought it would be safe. He had, however, taken one of his older family pictures out, from before Mark was Invincible and before his father had become public enemy number one, got it framed, and had it sitting on the little table by the door. He had another one in his bedroom of him, his mom, and Oliver as a baby, back when he had first brought Oliver back from Thraxa. He figured no one should be going into his bedroom unannounced, so it was safe.
Before Korra could say anything he was going into the room where he had kept Eve's things (he really should put some more of this stuff out now that it wasn't as painful to see them) to go grab it. Clearly he wasn't taking no for an answer. While in the room he called back: "And you're totally a superhero. You have powers and you save people. All you're missing is the costume and the codename. Though I guess you have that too--Avatar."
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Family. Yes, Korra definitely wanted to see the family both Mark and Invincible had told her about. While he was getting things from Eve’s storage room, Korra placed her hands on the egg and put her ear against it.
Instead of hearing the turtle, she heard Mark from the other room.
"No, I’m not! …and it’s not a codename!" she called back.
When he came back, Korra balanced on the front of her feet so she could be just a bit taller to look at the cover of the album.
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"Promise me you won't laugh at my baby pictures." This was serious. There were naked tub pictures in here.
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"…Okay, I won’t laugh." Said with a completely neutral face, though a corner of her lips twitched slightly.
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He turned the page, and now there were yellowing clippings of various newspaper articles about Omni-Man between various pictures of him and Debbie. Nolan now has his blue-and-red costume. At the bottom of that page is a photo of the Guardians of the Globe and their significant others posing together at their New Years party from 1983... as evidenced by the banner "Happy New Year 1984" behind them. "My dad was a superhero too. These guys were the original Guardians of the Globe.... my dad didn't join them, but he worked with them a lot." ...And he killed them all. Looking at that picture made Mark realize just how much he missed them. They were good people, and his generation could have learned a lot from people like Darkwing and War Woman.
As if the turtle could pick up on his discontent, Mark felt a wave of calm wash over him. Thanks, turtle.