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Conversations with Dead People - (Post Ultimatum)
"Murderer," the voice, like a rusted pair of scissors, calls, barely a whisper.
Ben stands in the decayed and frozen castle, turning, looking for the voice.
"Murderer...."
He spins and sees the ashes in the cold hearth stir with the whisper. "You had to pay," he says clearly though he wants to yell.
"Is that what you tell yourself? Does that help you ( Read more... ) -
Go Voltron!
Ben might not admit it but his time being bound within Milliways is actually something of a godsend. He's had time to relearn how to move about in a body that is almost half the size it once was and test the limits of his strength, well try to anyway. Giant boulders might be good for relearning the skills needed to move awkward objects but they ( Read more... ) -
Interlude: Bits and pieces
"Okay, try to stay still," Sue says over the intercom from the control room of the altered MRI Reed had built for her. Ben was still her favorite puzzle and so another round of tests was the order of the day. "Hopefully Reed's adjustments will give me a better look inside you."
Ben would nod or say something but a) he's currently crammed inside the ( Read more... ) -
Interlude: Learning to walk again
I'm learning to walk again
I believe I've waited long enough
Where do I begin?
I'm learning to talk again
Can't you see I've waited long enough
Where do I begin?
Ben woke at five a.m. feeling the walls of depression closing about him again and decided to try something different than weathering the storm. He tried pacing his room, watching movies, ( Read more... ) -
Tomb of Namor: Part 04
"Dude, you sure you're okay with Sue showing Namor the town?" Ben asks Reed as they share a cup of coffee in Reed's lab.
"Hmm…" Reed says distractedly as he makes a few adjustments to his latest project.
Ben reaches and grabs Reed's head and pulls it around to face him. "You're girl showing Mr. Ego the town. You sure you're okay with it?"
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Tomb of Namor: Part 03
Ben comes to and the waters are calm though the silt is still clouding the area. He feels an immense pressure and can barely lift himself but once he does, the block of debris rolls off him and he stands. Breathing is hard. His face plate is cracked and water is seeping in but that shouldn't matter as his suit is pressurized. Oh wait, if there's a ( Read more... ) -
Tomb of Namor: Part 02
[OOC-All dialog and scenes come from Ultimate Fantastic Four #24. Dear god I'm deep in the Land art now...help me.]
Cramped as the sub is, Ben is doing his best not to move. Accidentally hitting Reed or Sue while they steer would be bad enough but if he upset the center of balance and sent them spinning? No he'll just sit here quietly, in the ( Read more... ) -
Tomb of Namor: Part 01
"Shouldn't you go make sure she's okay?" Ben says worried about Susan. After their return from the Zombie-verse, Susan and Johnny's mom returning from the dead after 15 years shouldn't be that big a deal but Ben can't imagine how betrayed he'd feel if his dad showed up after all that time. Plus Susan didn't exactly leave the meeting composed as all ( Read more... ) -
Interlude: Knock Knock
[[This entry's song: Times Like These]]
The next day Ben is still feeling down but fighting to remember that it won't last forever when there's a knock on his door. Startled, he stares at it for a good minute before getting up to answer it. No one ever visits in any other capacity than official and they never knock for that. Okay, Johnny visits too ( Read more... ) -
Interlude:You say I wanted you to be proud of me...
[This entry's song: Winter]
The grenade fits in his mouth with surprisingly little difficulty but he needs to look into a mirror to find the pin. Turning he takes one (hopefully) final look out at the city and the sunset when he sees a couple on the roof of the building across the way and a little down. They're kissing and seem to be having a good ( Read more... )