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[curiously_cora]

Leg's stretched out, Coraline leaned back in her chair and rocked herself back and forth precariously balanced on the back legs of her chair. Coraline knew Neil was probably going to yell at her for putting her feet on his tables or for slacking off but she was bored. There were only so many dishes a teenage girl could do before she got bloody

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[cpt_invincible]

"Hey, you're the one balancin' on the chair, man," Nathan replies, from his position, standing over her, "Or were."

It's not his fault she'd chosen the most precarious of positions to sit in. He's just come down to the Winchester for lager and chips.

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"You're the one sneaking up on people," Coraline said blowing blue hair out of her face as she groaned on the floor. No wonder grown ups warned about doing that... it hurt. Coraline stared up at the boy, holding out her hand. "Well... are you going to help me up or not?"

[cpt_invincible]

"Am I really to be blamed for being naturally stealth-like?" Nathan asks her, frowning as he does, after a moment of contemplation, hold out a hand to help her up. "We can't choose our natural gifts, it's just the way it is. My ninja-like qualities are both a blessing and a horrible, horrible curse."

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"We should probably put a bell on you and then you couldn't give people heart attacks sneaking up on them." Coraline said, taking the offered hand and standing up. Coraline brushed her skirt down off dust before looking up at him curiously. "You're really a ninja? How's being a ninja a curse? I thought it would be you know fighting really cool robots and other ninjas and stuff."

[cpt_invincible]

Does she really think he's a ninja? Well, then.

"Yeah, well, there's the fightin' other ninjas bit, but you try livin' your life like it's a constant surprise party for everyone else," Nathan says, "Besides, it's the pirates you've gotta be on the lookout for."

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"I've never heard of like an Irish ninja before. Are they like special ninjas?" Coraline asked curiously thinking it must be lonely to be that much of a stealthy ninja. "Why the pirates? What have they done? I mean, I've never done anything to you but then I'm not a real pirate, I just sail on a pirate ship."

[cpt_invincible]

"Shit," Nathan says, taking a step back as he pretends to be offended. If he's going to take the piss, he's going to go all the way with it.

"I'm not even supposed to be talkin' to you then, us bein' mortal enemies and all."

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"We're mortal enemies? Well, if we're mortal enemies I suppose I'm going to have to fight you to the death. Let me just go borrow a sword," Coraline said seriously as the boy took a step back from her. "Or we could just agree to be secret friends and I'll get you a drink and not stab you to death."

[cpt_invincible]

"Yeah, good luck with that," Nathan laughs, "I'm immortal."

Though, people on the island didn't have the same appreciation for it as back home. He should be living on a mansion on the island, not in the rec center. It's ridiculous.

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"Your immortal? I mean, really immortal? And not just pretend?" Coraline asked curiously. "How?"

[cpt_invincible]

Finally! Maybe someone would treat his A-list power for what it was. This is what should have happened from the very start.

"Look, either you're immortal or you're not. There's no pretendin' when it comes to all that," Nathan replies.

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"Are you serious?" Coraline asked with wide eyes before grinning at him. "That is so cool. Could you come back from the dead and stuff or were you like impervious to harm?"

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"The first thing," Nathan replies. God, he wishes he'd been impervious to being hurt. Too many times to count, he's been kicked, punched, or thrown from the roofs of buildings. It would've been nice to not have to worry about any of that hurting like the the fucking bitch that it did.

"So what's the deal with everyone else here, then? D'you know you're the first person to realize what an A-list ability this is? It's bullshit."

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"Most people here don't understand how cool superpowers are, they think its a burden or a responsibility. You know boring grown up stuff," Coraline said making a face. Coraline looked thoughtful for a moment before adding. "I know someone else like you. Someone else who could come back from the dead and stuff. They're pretty awesome too."

[cpt_invincible]

"Yeah, who else?" Nathan asks, because he'll probably get a kick out of meeting someone else who's got his same power. "Maybe we can swap dyin' stories. Tales of the trade and all that."

Though, he bets they've done more than he has with his power. He and the other ASBOs did fuck all with theirs before they were outed.

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"A friend, I don't know if I should tell you. How about I'll tell her about you and then she can find you if she wants people to know." Coraline said thinking about Claire. She didn't want Claire mad at her because she gave up her secret identity and stuff. "Is it horrible? Dying? I knew ghosts but they never told me about that stuff."