tenofspades | 2nd Card [Backdated to yesterday night]

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2nd Card [Backdated to yesterday night]

[They spliced her. They kidnapped her and they spliced her. Sure, giving her wings when she arrived is one thing, but she didn't volunteer to be taken away so they could give her scales, fangs, mess with her eyes and get rid of her hair. She can't be out like this - she needs to get back into her apartment, and... stay there until she changes back. Or until she can figure out some other kind of solution.

Melanie's lucky it's dark out, or else it would be a hell of a lot harder to try and sneak back home - and she's lucky that she still has her legs, too. It would be pretty difficult to miss a human-sized thing slithering around in the middle of the night, after all. Of course, there's no real way of knowing for sure if she'll manage to get back without being seen, but damn it, she'll try.]

[Later, when she's back home:]

It's Melanie. Sorry for being away, but the sudden absence wasn't exactly my idea.

Either way, I'm back now, so I guess that's what matters. Did I miss anything interesting?

[OOC: Melanie's back from her mallynapping! And she's been spliced with a black mamba, HOORAY. She'll be looking pretty different from usual (apologies, my editing skills seem to be pretty crummy these days), and she may start acting a bit different since splicing changes both appearance and personality, so uh. Yeah. Just a head's up! |D]

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[He notices that. Maybe she ran into him once? Batman is a pretty scary dude, no matter what side of the law you're on.]

Yeah? What does your dad do?

[Oh, nothing big. He was just the leader of a family of thieves.

She could just tell a lie, but that wouldn't be fair to Kurt, especially since she's already told the truth to one person over a public entry. Still, there's nothing wrong with being vague, right?]

He works with money, mostly. [And there's definitely plenty of that in Gotham.]

What about you? What were things like where you're from? [TOPIC CHANGE, GO!]

[Back home? Well, his mother was turned into a statue after unleashing Apocalypse...]

End of the semester. I was going to be a senior. I guess I'd be graduating by now if I was back home .

Oh? Must have been interesting. [Uh.] If you were into the whole school thing, anyway.

[Melanie's family taught her nearly everything she knows, and anything else she had to learn on her own. That, and with how often her family moved from city to city, high school wasn't really much of an option.]

[He nods. By now they're walking along the beach and the theme park is coming into view, beyond the bridge they're headed to.]

I couldn't go to school before the professor gave me that watch. So... being able to go was really, really cool.

I can imagine. [It felt amazing enough to have Kurt offer to let her use that watch after spending a brief time as a splicer, but that feeling must have been so much stronger for Kurt. He could go to school and go out and look like a regular human being after spending his whole life blue and fuzzy.]

... Thanks again, by the way. I'll make sure to give it back when I'm [normal] no longer some kind of snake.

[Kurt just nods, not too worried about it.]

Hopefully that won't be too long, but no rush on the watch, yeah? I can live without it.

Hopefully. [And onto the subject of the park itself!]

So, what's the best stuff at the park, anyway? Or is it one of the few places where it's all good?

I guess it depends on what you like. The roller coasters are cool and the water slides are pretty sweet too. Even the Ferris wheel can be pretty... schway.

[Good job keeping up with the Gotham lingo, Kurt.]

Dunno. Can't remember what I liked most the last time I went to an amusement park. [Mostly she was just overjoyed by the fact that she was there, after managing to convince her brother to sneak out and go with her. It was probably the only way she and Jack could actually go, as their parents wouldn't be caught dead in something as common as an amusement park.]

I guess I'll just trust your judgment on this one.

Ahh, but if it's been that long for you, then you should pick where we go first. Pick a ride and we're there.

In that case, let's try the roller coaster. [Okay, she'll be super dizzy if Kurt BAMFs them there, and the roller coaster will probably make it even worse... but to hell with it. It'll be fun.]

As you wish! [Yeah he totally made a Princess Bride reference intentionally!

Since he still has her hand, he skips all the hassle of crossing the bridge to put them right in front of the coaster.]

[Unfortunately, Princess Bride was way before her time, so Melanie won't be getting that reference.

... Then Kurt teleports, and here they are! She tries not to let the resulting dizziness wear her out too much, though.]

Come on, let's go! [... Yeah, she's a lot more excited than she originally let on. It has been a while, after all.]

[He's happy to see that. Really, it's not being at Luceti Land that's got him in good spirits, it's the fact he's able to make her happy the way he has tonight.]

Right, ladies first. [He gestures her ahead to pick a seat. They have their choice of where to sit.]

[And Melanie will go ahead and take the seat at the front of the coaster because hey, why not.

Either way, Melanie is happy and Kurt has managed to change her mood for the better. Will it change again when she gets back home? Possibly, but for now all she cares about is having fun and enjoying herself.]

[And he joins her soon after. He considers sliding his arm around her, this being a date and all, but when the ride jolts to a start, he realizes he should wait for a slower ride for that.]

[Yeah, a slower ride would probably be better for that sort of thing. Either way, Melanie is pretty damn excited about this. She lets out an eager laugh once the ride speeds up.

Sure, she's flown through Gotham at high speeds on a flying card and a roller coaster doesn't really compare, but that's not going to stop her from having fun.]

[In Kurt's case, he has no reservations about putting his hands in the air, whooping at the crazy falls, and generally just getting into the whole thing.]

[It isn't long before Melanie joins Kurt with the whooping and whatnot. It's a fun experience, and a good way to take her mind off of the fact that she's still part snake underneath the hologram.

She's still all smiles once the roller coaster finally slows to a stop.]

That was... fun.

[And there's still the rest of the park to check out!]

[And it's still all hers!]

Very fun. So where next?

I think I'd like something a bit slower this time. [Seeing as she'd at least like to have some time to really recover from any resulting dizziness.]

Maybe the ferris wheel?

[Ahh, the ferris wheel! The perfect romantic ride. He gives a nod and takes her hand again.]

One wheel coming up! [And one bamf later... they're in front of it and it's currently loading. Clearly Kurt has super timing. (Or the park is pretty empty.)]

[... Yeah, ferris wheel is definitely a good idea. If they went on another fast ride she'd probably feel like throwing up. But hey! Slow ride, so she won't have to worry about that.

Melanie gets on and takes a seat. The dizziness is gradually wearing off and she just feels... happy. It's nice, considering how rare it was for her to feel that way back in Gotham.]

[Kurt just takes a seat beside her. Once they start moving, he'll probably try to slide his arm around her. But not just yet. The ocean is starting to come into view.]

Wow, this is some view, yeah?

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