Rose Wilson application

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Rose was not impressed to find herself hitting ground that was several inches lower than she'd expected it to be, but she caught herself and dropped back into a ready stance. Last she'd known, she'd been running into a cloud of dust, and now she was in an... amusement park? She put her hands over her shoulders to check that both katanas were still

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John couldn't help but recognize some of the names. He had been as big on Superheroes as most boys were at one time or another. And really, after some of the types they had around here, it was only a matter of time before someon from Gotham showed up, right?

"Kind of a complicated way to make milk chocolate, don't you think?" He's making small talk for the sake of it, unsure as to what this girl's temperment will be like since he doesn't recognize her name specifically. Please don't be some kind of rabid Hulk creature that suddenly decides to snap people in half when they get hungry. "I actually always wondered what would happen if someone flat out lied to Ears over there. You know, said they weren't carrying anything sharp when they obviously were, or something?"

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Rose laughed as she looked at this newest person to cross her path. "Well... I suppose. But I wasn't given an 'all' option." She looked him over, grinning just a little. It was starting to look like she'd at least be trapped in bizzarro purgatory with attractive people. It was better than nothing.

"I thought about it, but Robin says I should try to be nice, and for the sake of not having some giant mouse try to rip my head off, I decided to follow his advice."

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Oh good. She didn't seem crazy. After all that had been going on lately, John was geared up for anything, but that was really only because he didn't want to see anyone hurt. Nevermind the no-kill rule that he had recently learned was in place, it would be nice if people weren't injuring each other either.

He also knew a once over when he saw it, and even though part of him was a little shocked (and reminded of Chiana... had to be the hair), he smiled comfortingly. Whatever the situation, it was very difficult for John Crichton not to be friendly. "The Mouse seems pretty harmless after a while, actually. He doesn't seem to do much besides annoy or creepify people. I'm John," he told her, realizing finally that in all his worry he had forgotten to introduce himself. He held out a hand to shake. "So this Robin guy, he doesn't happen to go around in red, yellow and green with a guy dressed like a bat, does he?"

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The judge said she wasn't crazy, didn't he? Eh. "Harmless would be nice for once. I'm Rose." It'd been a while since anyone had actually wanted to shake her hand, but she stuck her own callused hand in his to shake.

"Well, he used to. He changed his uniform's colors after his best friend died. But yeah, that would be the Robin I mean."

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Had he been living on Earth before coming here, John might have wondered at calloused hands for such a young woman. Lately he'd gotten pretty used to it, though. He didn't shake very hard since he normally didn't unless he had a point to prove. "Harmless is nice for all of us around here, it looks like. I don't know if anyone's given you the breakdown yet, but there really doesn't seem to be anyone who didn't come from a truly frelled up version of existence as we know it."

He made sure not to smirk at all the childhood memories that provoked. "Wow, so you're fighting on one of those teams? That's gotta be... taxing." And probably pretty tragic considering what normally happened to your average fare of superhero.

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She doesn't shake any harder than she has to, and she lets her hand fall back to her hip when he lets go. "Only breakdown I've gotten is that there are people here who don't really resemble people, that I'm stuck here for Gods only know how long... and that there are these things called churros." She shrugged.

"Yeah, I am. Occasionally fighting with them, but that's not as bad as it used to be." She sighed when he called it 'taxing.' "Taxing is putting it politely. We're... a lot of us are still recovering from the loss of friends. I mean... not me as much as some of the others, but still... shits been crazy."

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((Oops, I fail at tenses. >.< Sorry about that. XD))

"Wow, they really gave you all the important information," John says sarcastically, laughing just a little. "Yeah, you see, most of the people do appear as people, it's just that lots of them have certain abilities or powers. Experiences that are a heck of a lot more stressful than your typical Star Trek episode." He was kind of waiting for one of those guys to show up. "The churros are good, though. We never run out of food, and if something breaks or gets tampered with, the park... fixes it. And I say the park because someone's been playing Invisible Man with us, and we never see anyone doing the clean up."

He looks a little pained when she talks of all she'd been through. Let's just say, "I can relate. Probably most of the people around here can. Losing people seems to be a theme for the supposed Happiest Place On Earth. So if it's any consellation, you're actually kind of 'normal' around here."

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Rose nodded slowly, running her fingers through her hair. "Well, the not worrying about starving is a good thing, I suppose."

She sighed. "It'd be nice to actually find somewhere where what I - we've? - been through isn't normal. Oh well."

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John nods sympathetically. "Well, for what it's worth, there isn't much of that gloom and doom going on in the actually park." Other than the serial killer on the loose, but hey, we don't really know how dangerous the guy is. "People here are just trying to get along. Some more than others. Most of the people around are friendly, though. You feel at home in no time at all." He hoped it was encouraging. He knew how he had felt his first couple weeks on board Moya, and that had been one hell of a one-eighty.

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"Well, that much is a relief, at least." Without Batman hanging around, I'm not surprised that there's less doom and gloom. "Well... I'll try not to piss anyone off too quickly." It was the best she could offer, though - really - she's not sure what it would actually be like to be surrounded by at least partially friendly people. She's spent too much time around the hostile ones - those she knows how to handle.

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Again with the Chiana vibe. Which sort of endears her to John immediately. He can handle misfits with loads of emotional armor and the ability to kick ass. Most of the time. "You seem to be doing just fine so far," he observes. "We've had a couple of people not do so well with their introduction, but you seem to be taking to it just fine." He glances over his shoulder and into the park. "Hope you like roller coasters, though."

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Rose lifted an eyebrow at him, before actually smiling. "Thank you. I suppose after the world nearly coming to an end, and spending time with Kryptonite in an eyesocket, getting dumped in an amusement park is somehow... not as dangerous."

She looked deeper into the park, and grinned. "I've never actually been on a roller coaster."

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"Kryptonite in an eyesocket?" John repeated, aghast. That sounded like it would be a bitch. The end of the world part his brain cleverly avoided; he was having enough issues with total galactic destruction as it was. "This'll be peanuts for you, then. If you haven't been on a roller coaster, I recommend Space Mountain, but that's probably because I'm comfortable with the whole space theme. Just make sure you knock before you go in, or Starbuck might tear your head off. Either that or she'll kiss you. Depends on her alcohol intake for the day." That girl needed to calm down a bit.

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Rose winced but nodded, and her voice was a trace bitter when she spoke up. "It's amazing what parents will do to a child who wants to do everything in it's power to please said parent." Again with the gesture of rubbing at the eye patch. By this point, it's pretty much become a habit in certain situations."

She tilted her head at the thought of a space-themed roller coaster, and sighed a little wistfully. "I've never been in space. They didn't trust me enough to let me into the Watchtower." She grinned at the thought of a chick brazen enough to kiss if 'lubricated' enough. "Sounds kind of like me."

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So that's how she lost... whoa. That was completely frelled. John thanked God or whatever was around for the millionth time that he'd had such good parents, despite all their flaws. Still, he tried to keep it light, hoping that he hadn't hit an irreversible nerve there. "And I thought my dad was a dictator when he tried to make me clean my room...." As a joke it fell short, but the sentiment was there, at least. "Hell, I'm sorry."

He knew that sigh though. Used it many times himself before he'd managed to get up there. And quickly realized once he was up there that he was in over his head. "It's... quite the adventure. Well, it was for me, anyway." Because it didn't go at all like I planned. He smiled at her assessment of Starbuck and kept down a laugh. "Well, maybe you'll get along, who knows. But uh, if you don't - try not to wipe the pavement with each other, all right?" He was teasing, of course, but there was some worry in that tone.

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Rose watched his face, and actually smiled a little at him. "My father and I have... had... a fucked up relationship. It's all right, John. Not in any way your fault... and I'm mostly sane now."

She appreciates the change in topics. "I bet. Oh well." She grinned as he asked her not to wipe the pavement with Starbuck. "I won't make any promises, but... well... I do know how to fight without killing someone, I promise."