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Post by mjdkissoffire00 on Mar 29, 2009 17:23:41 GMT -5
'it starts in my toes / makes me crinkle my nose / wherever it goes / I always know'
--Colbie Calliat, Bubbly
Nadine Paradox was, simply put, beautiful. Her legs were long & tan, her chest was large & full, & her hips were wide & sexy. Knowing these facts, she always dressed in a way in which to show them off, getting a slight thrill from showing men what they could not have. For, of course, someone with the many gifts she possessed did not stay single for long.
But today Nadine was not feeling very beautiful as she arrived home from her stint at the pool. Though her hair had never touched the water's surface, her pink string bikini & tan skin were still a bit shiny with the remnants of water, chlorine, & tanning lotion. Without searching for her daughter or boyfriend, she immediately rushed to the bathroom & removed her thin cover-up, then turned so she could see her back in the mirror. About a dozen painful red bumps covered the otherwise flawless tan skin. Nadine let out an obviously upset shriek--not her infamous inhuman scream, but a genuine, feminine shriek. [/blockquote] |
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Post by Uncle David on Mar 30, 2009 16:02:22 GMT -5
David had been enjoying his day. This one wasn't really any different than the others. Like every day, he found himself bent over a mirror, a small mound of cocaine on it. He was just starting to spread it out with a knife Then he heard someone shrieking. A few possibilities flew into his head. This could be some sort of attack, or something as simple as Nadine or Cocoa losing their minds over some minor imperfection. He did not think either of them was home, though...
He raised one hand and his bodyguards fanned out. David led them towards the source of the shriek, a pistol in his hands. David rounded the corner towards the bathroom and kicked open the door. When he saw only Nadine, he lowered his weapon; his bodyguards did the same and dispersed. Not far away, but farther than before. David sighed. "Must you always overreact?"
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Post by mjdkissoffire00 on Mar 30, 2009 16:09:55 GMT -5
Nadine turned to see David, but was a little hurt by his statement. 'Bees,' she stated simply. 'Twelve freaking bumblebees, with stingers like hot matches. You wouldn't be thrilled either.' She pouted. Sometimes David still appeared to love her, but at the moment he seemed only irritated by her presence. 'It's nice to see you too,' she added, meaning it but adding the slightest bit of sourness to her voice. [/blockquote] |
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Post by Uncle David on Mar 30, 2009 17:49:59 GMT -5
"Bee stings," David muttered. He was about to yell at her for overreacting when he realized something. He still had morph-capable enemies out there. They could be anything. He turned to Rook, who stood outside of the doorway. "Rook?" David asked, his voice almost a whisper. "Why are there bees on my property?"
"Pest control is not my department, sir," Rook answered. "That would be Salheer's department."
David nodded. He'd speak to his heir about it later. Then he turned back to Nadine.
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Post by mjdkissoffire00 on Mar 30, 2009 18:17:20 GMT -5
'I'm sorry,' Nadine purred sweetly. 'I didn't mean to overreact. But all the things we did as Altermorphs those years ago has made me a little... paranoid.' She faked a pout, trying to get him to, if not sympathize with her, at least say something kind. With a gentle shrug, she turned back to the mirror & attempted to remove the twelve stingers still trapped in her back. Unfortunately, her arm could not reach, & she wasn't sure how David would react if she asked him for help. But she didn't think she could wait until Cocoa got home; she never knew where that bad girl was. [/blockquote] |
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Post by mjdkissoffire56 on Mar 30, 2009 18:39:27 GMT -5
'falling faster barely breathing / gimme something to believe in / tell me it's not all in my head'
--Nick Lachey, What's Left of Me
Angrily Cocoa Paradox stormed into her home, slamming the door behind her. She quickly located her parents, & without even saying hello, furiously said, 'Dad? You know you got fucking bumblebees on your property?' She held up a glass jar with a bleeding bee inside it, its stinger completely ripped away. The stinger itself was trapped in the skin on the back of her hand, much like those on Nadine's back. Scowling, she handed it to her father, in case he thought it could possibly be someone in morph. [/blockquote] |
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Post by Uncle David on Mar 30, 2009 18:59:32 GMT -5
David sighed. Then he spoke into the communicator embedded in his wrist. "Salheer? Active the force-field around the estate and run a mild current through the entire facility. That should deal with any stray insects." He looked from Cocoa to Nadine. "You may wish to brace yourselves." David was still a bit coked-up, so he only flinched a little as a painful shock went through his body. It lasted only a second, but he was breathing heavily afterwards.
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