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The Sky's Still Fire

Jul 21, 2011 21:40

Characters: ALEX & OPEN
Date&Time: July 21/night
Setting: out back
Summary: star trekkin' across the universe gazing.
Rating: BOOBIES, BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE IF YOU CALL NOW...
Status: Open

( Second star to the right, and straight on till morning... )

amara aquilla, bobbi drake, ben westwood, kurt wagner, alex summers, iris masterson

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seesthespectrum July 22 2011, 07:14:42 UTC

Stargazing had long been Iris' favorite pastime, a fact that hadn't changed since she'd come to the mansion. It was her nightly routine, to come out with her notebook and unabashedly enjoy the night sky. Especially since she'd managed to reassemble the telescope her brother had shipped, she'd been spending more and more time absorbed in her semi-research.

This night was no different, as she made her way outside, telescope tucked under one arm, notebook and pencil in the other hand. Except that in the distance, she could see someone else. Which wasn't necessarily unusual, it just wasn't what she'd been expecting. As she got closer, she recognized him - Alex, she thought she'd heard him called - and decided she might as well make a friendly gesture. So she made her way closer to him, from the side so as not to surprise him, and gently let the legs of the stand fall to the ground.

"Would you like a closer look?" She realized the offer probably furthered her image as a teacher, one she continuously questioned. But she could tell from the way he looked at the sky that it wasn't idle observation.

everambient July 22 2011, 08:25:39 UTC

He didn't even hear her at first. Well, he heard her, his mind just didn't process that the sound was someone else speaking to him, his gaze so focused on the skies. When he finally did catch on, Alex was a little startled, and his containment plate began to glow as he sat up.

At least he now knew his power kicked in when adrenaline did.

Looking at her for a moment, Alex was quiet before finally asking, "Is that a telescope?" It was a stupid question, he knew what it was, but it seemed so out of place there outside the mansion.

seesthespectrum July 22 2011, 09:16:35 UTC

Iris chuckled softly. "Yes, it is a telescope."

She could see his containment plate start to glow, but resisted the urge to see what other forms of radiation it was emitting. It was, after all, rather rude to go snooping into other people's spectral emissions without their permission.

"I hope I didn't scare you," she said. "I just thought you might like a better view."

everambient July 22 2011, 09:18:56 UTC

"Are you--" he started to ask if she was a teacher, but decided he didn't want to know, because she was awfully pretty for a teacher. "Yeah," Alex finally replied, standing up carefully. "Yeah, I'd love that."

"I, uh, absorb cosmic rays for my power," Alex explained.

seesthespectrum July 22 2011, 09:32:07 UTC

"Well, isn't that something," Iris said, setting up the telescope. "Because it just so happens that I can see cosmic rays."

Then she took a step back, motioning for Alex to look through the scope. She'd aimed it at the moon to start with, since the magnification was actually strong enough to see some detail in the craters. "Feel free to aim it wherever. It's a big sky, lots to see."

everambient July 22 2011, 09:41:22 UTC

He hesitated though, more fascinated with her power than the stars by this point. The idea of actually being able to see the source of his power had never occurred to him, and suddenly he was very curious as to what he looked like to her.

"Really?" he asked her. "So can you see it right now? Am I...glowing?" God he hoped not. How annoying would that be? She'd never want to be around someone who was a constant firefly even during the daytime.

seesthespectrum July 22 2011, 09:59:34 UTC

"Well, technically, what I see is the gamma radiation given off when the ray collides with something," she explained.

Her eyes closed briefly, opening again as she brought her ability to the surface. She looked him over, his body shades of gray infrared, but the swirl of white and green around him...

"Glowing's not the word I'd use," she said thoughtfully. "Dazzling is more like it, I think."

everambient July 22 2011, 10:23:23 UTC

Alex almost laughed, but he was too mesmerized by the way her eyes changed colors to do more than smile. Until he realized what she'd said. "What, like a disco ball?" he asked her, scoffing in disbelief. "No way."

seesthespectrum July 22 2011, 10:31:23 UTC

Iris did laugh. "No no, more like..." She tried to think of a way to describe it, but kept coming back to the image of a disco ball. So she shrugged, and gave in.

"Well, yes, actually, like a disco ball. If you put it out at midday, directly under the sun. And stared at it really hard."

everambient July 22 2011, 11:24:10 UTC

"I DO NOT SPARKLE!" he insisted, laughing even as he said it because there was something about the way she talked about it that just painted an amusing picture in his head. So, just to be a smartass, he struck a pose like he was modeling for a statue. "How about now?"

seesthespectrum July 22 2011, 20:31:22 UTC

"Sorry darling, still sparkly," she laughed, watching him pose. "Although it's good to see you practicing for the girls."

Because, really. He looked a bit like a peacock at the moment.

everambient July 22 2011, 20:36:56 UTC

His smile faltered a bit, and Alex stopped posing, mind suddenly reminding him of both Jay and Amara.

"So," Alex finally commented, glancing towards the telescope, "how powerful is the lens?" Changing the subject was good. Yes, it was the best option right now, and he really honestly did want to see the stars. He could worry about girls and their confusing words and actions later.

seesthespectrum July 22 2011, 21:03:32 UTC

Her laugh faded away. Either he was having girl troubles, or the trouble was that he didn't like them. Whichever it was, it wasn't her business, so she gladly moved back to the subject of the telescope.

"It's not the strongest," she said, "but you can still make out the larger moons of Jupiter. Obviously it's not as powerful as I'd like, but telescopes of that quality are very large and very expensive."

everambient July 22 2011, 21:13:07 UTC

"NASA claims to have telescopes that can see nearly halfway through our solar system," Alex commented, leaning down to look into the telescope. "Of course they also wanted to send me to the moon," he added, scoffing in amusement as he focused the telescope on the brightest of the stars.

seesthespectrum July 22 2011, 21:25:55 UTC

"They wanted to send you to the moon, and you didn't go?" Iris was... appalled? Confused? Granted, her interests lay far beyond the moon. But the chance to actually leave the planet, to set foot on something other than the Earth.

"You must be crazy."

everambient July 22 2011, 21:31:49 UTC

"Or maybe I just didn't want to become a human bomb," he added casually. His fear was that actually being in space--if traveling there was even really possible--would make his power even worse. He didn't want to be responsible for a new crater in the moon.

And then there was his fear of heights.

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