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Movie Night
Who; Illyana + OTA!
What; Come watch movies and eat unhealthy snacks! And maybe be affected by the little monsters that make it where you can't lie. It'll be a fun time.
Where; Moving Pictures Movie Theater
When; 10/15, slightly backdated
Warnings; None, will update if any are needed
It'd been a long time since Illyana had a movie night with anyone at all. Even longer since she'd had one with a group of people. In a different life she'd spent a lot quite a few nights with friends watching movies and throwing popcorn at one another. But that'd been then and this was now. And now she was weirdly excited about it. Not that she'd readily admit to it, but the lengths she went to in terms of preparation said enough. Children should get to have a childhood and childhoods were meant to be filled with movies and horrible snacks.
Which was exactly what this was.
Inside the theater she'd set up little stands manned by imps dressed in movie usher costumes. At their booths they're selling a variety of foods. There's a stand with popcorn mixed with various candies including M&M's, snowcaps, and probably some less tasty ones considering she let the imps pick out a few custom mixes. There's even a popcorn bag filled with nacho cheese to try out! There's a stand that has some nachos that also have various additions mixed. Basically the mixtures are whatever you could imagine, even if it's not something pleasant. The imps are doing their best though! There's also a few stands with sodas and with just candy to be picked up.
The first movie to be shown will be Gremlin a slightly altered (though barely) version of Gremlins. After that skies the limit! All the movies Illyana's picked out are horror movies of various kinds. There's a few that are about ghost sharks and one about Killer Klowns from Outer space. There's also one about a killer Leprechaun that's only real difference is it's a discount version of the original. Dollar store Leprechaun. There's a few in the j-horror haunting like the Grudge and a few featuring massive serial killers wearing weird masks.
Come have fun, feel free to make up your own movie to be shown! Or your own snacks! You're also obviously free to incorporate the event into this and have characters affected by the not being able to lie portion! Have fun!
What; Come watch movies and eat unhealthy snacks! And maybe be affected by the little monsters that make it where you can't lie. It'll be a fun time.
Where; Moving Pictures Movie Theater
When; 10/15, slightly backdated
Warnings; None, will update if any are needed
It'd been a long time since Illyana had a movie night with anyone at all. Even longer since she'd had one with a group of people. In a different life she'd spent a lot quite a few nights with friends watching movies and throwing popcorn at one another. But that'd been then and this was now. And now she was weirdly excited about it. Not that she'd readily admit to it, but the lengths she went to in terms of preparation said enough. Children should get to have a childhood and childhoods were meant to be filled with movies and horrible snacks.
Which was exactly what this was.
Inside the theater she'd set up little stands manned by imps dressed in movie usher costumes. At their booths they're selling a variety of foods. There's a stand with popcorn mixed with various candies including M&M's, snowcaps, and probably some less tasty ones considering she let the imps pick out a few custom mixes. There's even a popcorn bag filled with nacho cheese to try out! There's a stand that has some nachos that also have various additions mixed. Basically the mixtures are whatever you could imagine, even if it's not something pleasant. The imps are doing their best though! There's also a few stands with sodas and with just candy to be picked up.
The first movie to be shown will be Gremlin a slightly altered (though barely) version of Gremlins. After that skies the limit! All the movies Illyana's picked out are horror movies of various kinds. There's a few that are about ghost sharks and one about Killer Klowns from Outer space. There's also one about a killer Leprechaun that's only real difference is it's a discount version of the original. Dollar store Leprechaun. There's a few in the j-horror haunting like the Grudge and a few featuring massive serial killers wearing weird masks.
Come have fun, feel free to make up your own movie to be shown! Or your own snacks! You're also obviously free to incorporate the event into this and have characters affected by the not being able to lie portion! Have fun!
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For just a second she tensed at the touch, but relaxed much faster than she had in the past. Improvement. After a second once she'd fully relaxed she looked at him and shook her head. "You misunderstand. I may think I'm a monster but that's not why I stayed. I stayed because if I left before they were ready to free me they'd never trust me again. I want a life. I want to be a person with a family and friends and a life. That won't happen unless I stay locked up like a good girl until they've decided to give me a chance." Even if she still thought she'd done the right thing, they didn't and that was what really mattered. "It's hypocritical of them to judge me with all they've done but..." she shrugged. Probably also a bit hypocritical to judge her when she didn't have a soul, but she'd never thought of that until recently. But in the end she just wanted her friends and brother back.
Her voice got low and she looked down. "I just want my friends back. I want to be normal. Even if I'm just pretending to be a real girl...I want to be one."
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He wasn't sure how she would react, but it seemed like the right thing to do in the situation. He moved his arm around her shoulders, a comforting gesture and not one he was able to offer to others often without thoroughly sacrificing his own comfort. Illyana was different in that respect too, and there were times when he wondered if that didn't mean something. He usually shoved that aside as a silly thought and moved on.
"You are a real girl, Illyana, and you have friends. You...have me." He cleared his throat before looking over to her with a slight smile. "Normal's overrated, though. I don't think I'd get on well with 'normal.'"
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Again, she tensed at the touch, not because it was necessarily unwelcome but because it was rather foreign to her. Her expression shifted between confusion and tensions before settling in to be a bit more relaxed. How strange that she actually was able to relax like this. What precisely did it mean?
"Do I have you? For what?" she gave him a little awkward smile. "Probably not. You're pretty abnormal yourself."
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"You just go with it? How long have you had to deal with this bloke?" It was an honest question, and one he wasn't sure he wanted an answer to. It could never be said Illyana and her friends didn't lead interesting lives.
It was comforting to have her relax at his side, and he wondered not for the first time whether it was a common gesture for her or if he was special. He guessed it wasn't, considering how surprised she seemed by it all. He'd take that as a win.
"Friendship. Maybe more, if you'll have me." He chuckled. "I'm a fortune teller who hangs out with a ghost researcher. Yeah, I'd say I'm abnormal."
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She paused and leaned against him a bit more, which was a bit confusing for her actually. Why was she doing that? When exactly had she gotten this comfortable with him? It'd be so slow that it was just...happening. "More? Like...?" She looked over at him inquisitively and then chuckled. "More normal than most people I know." Which...said a lot.
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"Like...a boyfriend. I mean like that." It was the most direct he'd been regarding what they may be to one another, but now that he'd said it, seemed like the simplest thing that could have happened and he wondered what had taken him so long.
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Oh. Well. She just blinked at him a few times in a weird mix of confusion and uncertainty. "Why?" Would anyone ever want that of her? She'd never done that before. Never dated, never gone out with anyone, never had any experiences like Kitty or any of the other New Mutants even. Her life had been Limbo and well...more Limbo. She looked down a bit awkwardly and then cast her gaze away from him. It seemed so awkward to admit but eventually she managed to speak. "I don't really know how."
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He was expecting a response like that and he was prepared with an answer. "Doesn't matter. There's not really a rulebook, but how about this: I take you out to dinner."
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"Where to?"
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"There's a restaurant in the noble district, does a lot of steak."
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She fell silent for a long few seconds that dragged along as she just looked down. "Alright."
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He smiled slightly when she agreed. "You...if you don't want steak, we can do something else."
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"I accepted your offer for that. Do you want me to change my mind?"
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And he liked it.
"No, I don't, you just seemed hesitant." But he realized that was probably because she just hadn't really done it before. Truth be told, he hadn't himself very often and he was nervous enough to feel his stomach clenching, but she'd tolerated him this long.
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A part of her wanted to get childishly angry about him pointing out her hesitation. And, well, her expression did shift to a more petulant looking one for a brief second before she miraculously managed to reign herself back in.
"I've never had too many offers like that." She looked away, a slight bit of awkwardness overtaking her for a shinning moment, before she looked back at him. "I've danced with people before, I've gone to parties, and I've gone to dinners with some of my friends." So, it's not like she'd never done anything social ever before. It'd just...been a long time ago. A literal lifetime and it'd rarely been a one on one thing. Definitely never one with the intention that he had.
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He took a breath before smiling slightly. "But I'm looking forward to it."