Characters: Lilith, Esther, Legion
Date/Time: Evening of Tuesday, October 16th
Location: Legion's room
Rating: TBD
Warnings: TBD
Summary: The JCs are having a pantheon meeting.
Esther was prompt in arriving at Legion's room that evening.
"Max?" she called gently through the door, "Are you ready for us?"
no subject
Date: 2012-10-17 07:52 am (UTC)Legion had tried his hardest to organize the space that Esther had suggested that they meet in- his room, for quite a while, before realizing that he should never agree to anything whilst stoned ever again. It was a cozy space, blackout drapes and all, a pile of CDs shoved into order next to a laptop in the corner. He'd managed to get most of the weed smell out of his room, but if someone were to take a long whiff, they probably would have caught it as an undercurrent. Everything was clean, despite not being well organized, and he'd managed to get most of his- more personal items, pot included, tucked into a dresser.
"Of course." he gently opened the door, not wanting to slam it open or do anything quite so alarming.
no subject
Date: 2012-10-17 08:16 am (UTC)But, they did need to have this talk, and she was a grown woman. She could handle this. She took a steadying breath and squared her shoulders as Max opened the door. She gave him a smile that she intended to be warm and friendly, and not come hither in any fashion. She didn't need to give her wayward powers any help. They were causing enough trouble on their own.
"Hello, Max."
no subject
Date: 2012-10-17 08:19 am (UTC)"All right. We're here to talk and iron out some details... Where shall we begin?"
no subject
Date: 2012-10-17 08:44 am (UTC)He reached over to his nightstand and slid the letter from it, handing it to Esther with a bit of a shrug.
"You could see what you can make of this. I think I get the gist of it, but, you should probably look at it too."
no subject
Date: 2012-10-17 09:04 am (UTC)She sat beside Esther so she could look at the letter over her shoulder.
no subject
Date: 2012-10-17 09:08 am (UTC)"I'll be honest... I'm not sure how well the three of us can stand on our own. So far, our best protection has been our anonymity with the general public."
no subject
Date: 2012-10-17 09:35 am (UTC)He thought for a moment, hands slightly nervous in his lap. After all, the other parts of his pantheon were quite attractive, and Lilith, well, being around her felt weird. In ways he wasn't sure he wanted to feel weird.
"I know we have our connections to other pantheons, but yeah, alone? We're pretty screwed."
no subject
Date: 2012-10-17 09:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-17 09:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-17 10:22 am (UTC)He noticed Lilith glance at him, and immediately fought off the urge to go red in the cheeks. He never wanted to get that out of control- not with Lilith, or anyone else he thought of as a friend, really.
Still, he knew nothing of baby talk.
no subject
Date: 2012-10-17 10:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-18 06:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-18 10:49 am (UTC)"Fuck, I mean- It's kind of weird to have to be so dependent on the other pantheons. Though you're right. We have a good shot with the celts. I-" he paused for a moment.
"I may personally have a friend in the Norse." he just let his hands rest on his lap. Fucking- no. Any more thinking about that in a room with these particular women, and he was going to end up needing to excuse himself. This was ridiculous.
no subject
Date: 2012-10-19 02:39 am (UTC)She let out a soft sigh. "But even assuming we could get another pantheon's protection, we're all three rather scattered across the country. It makes a little hard to circle the wagons."
no subject
Date: 2012-10-19 07:38 am (UTC)"And... Yes. Our being scattered like we are--and which is also true for the Celts, will make it harder to respond to threats uniformly. Still, I know Mab and Bres are both people with a lot of resources at their disposal. More that what we have by a long shot. Some kind of formal treaty or alliance with them is probably still a good idea."
no subject
Date: 2012-10-19 10:06 am (UTC)"As for the Celts, if you girls trust them enough to do something like that with, I do, too. But we can't undermine our own strengths, either. What do we have going on that would be an asset to them?"
And he suddenly wished he hadn't asked that question.
no subject
Date: 2012-10-19 10:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-19 06:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-21 12:06 am (UTC)"I...don't know how to describe what it is I do. Possession, would be the best word, I guess but- I've never actually gotten to do it." he tried not to look at Lilith. "Not sure if I want to do it. Not unless there's an- emergency, that is."
no subject
Date: 2012-10-21 09:02 am (UTC)Now it was her turn to find something else to look at. Hello slightly awkward silence.
no subject
Date: 2012-10-21 09:17 am (UTC)"The point still stands. We have some assets, yes, but we're also very vulnerable. Most of what we can do just isn't going to work on anything large-scale," she said. "So... do we want to strike a formal alliance? At least for the time being?"
no subject
Date: 2012-10-21 10:32 am (UTC)Max didn't say much else, it was confusing, all of it. Something in him was going to be perpetually trying to tear out of his body and into someone else's, and sitting here with Esther and Lilith kind of cemented just how awkward and rag-tag this group really was. Still, it was what they had to work with. But with their powers being so- persuasive, and his being so terribly violent and invasive, he couldn't help but feel like something of a blight.
no subject
Date: 2012-10-21 10:54 am (UTC)"I agree."
no subject
Date: 2012-10-21 11:27 am (UTC)"Listen, you two. We're struggling enough as it is as a pantheon. I realize there was... an incident. But if you can't even look at each other during this..." She shook her head. "Well. You both need to work on a solution. Meanwhile, I'll see about speaking with Mab."
no subject
Date: 2012-10-21 12:32 pm (UTC)"Right. We'll hug it out or something." It was almost a snap, a bristling of being rubbed the wrong way. There was nothing he could think to do in order to fix it, and while it'd been no one's fault, trying to force his way into Lilith's head was not something she would have ever asked for- nothing he could ever get consent to do. It was infuriating, confusing, and- shameful, simultaneously, not a good mix of emotions, and particularly not good emotions for Legion to be having.
He groped around his bed for a moment, and located a trusty pack of Newports. It was a move that said get out and soon. They'd discussed what they'd needed to.
no subject
Date: 2012-10-22 08:37 am (UTC)"Esther, would you...?" She nodded her head at the door, a request for a moment of privacy with Max. She had something to say to him anyway that needed to be said in person.
no subject
Date: 2012-10-22 08:54 am (UTC)She moved to get up, but not before quickly brushing a light kiss over Legion's cheek.
"I suggest starting with a little self-forgiveness," she whispered.
no subject
Date: 2012-10-22 09:43 am (UTC)And then he finally got to look at Lilith. Really look at her. He'd been avoiding it all night, but- it wasn't so bad. Not really. He could swallow it all back and deal, right?
no subject
Date: 2012-10-22 10:28 am (UTC)"Max, I want to apologize. If I'd known that my abilities had grown, I wouldn't have ever tried to touch you. I never want to make you do anything you don't want to do."
no subject
Date: 2012-10-22 10:43 am (UTC)"I- you really don't have to be sorry, it's not even you I'm -"
He sighed. "I didn't think I was capable of doing that to anybody. I really wanted to- hurt you, and that really isn't your fault."
no subject
Date: 2012-10-25 07:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-25 08:26 am (UTC)"I don't hate you if you don't hate me."
Then, he took a bit of a deep breath, tried to resign himself to staying calm, and gently reached out to clasp his hand against her shoulder.
no subject
Date: 2012-10-25 09:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-25 09:35 am (UTC)"I couldn't hate you either."
no subject
Date: 2012-10-25 09:48 am (UTC)"Good. Or this could have gotten really awkward."
no subject
Date: 2012-10-25 10:37 am (UTC)But her hug was something vice-like, and he wasn't really sure if he wanted her to let go. Powers or not, Lilith was warm, lovely, and soft. Too warm, and too lovely, and too soft, perhaps, as he could feel his cheeks flush. But no, he wasn't going to do that. He was going to hug her like any other human being would have, or at the very least, try to.
no subject
Date: 2012-10-25 10:55 am (UTC)Finally, she eased up her hold. She felt comfortable and relaxed for the first time since that morning. Not around him, but in her own skin. Easing back, she had yet to fully release him when she saw his flushed cheeks. It worried her a moment that she was still affecting him, and that worry brought the fragile hold on her powers crashing down. Her powers would come rushing back like a flood gate had been opened. Feeling it happening, she tried to snatch her hands back from him, before she infected him too much.
no subject
Date: 2012-10-25 11:10 am (UTC)He chuckled a bit, nervously. Feeling like he was about to start shaking or something to that effect, something nervous and twitchy. Old habits, on Max's part.
"Maybe- we'll have to work on that. But- it's nice to know I can touch you, at least."
no subject
Date: 2012-10-26 06:10 am (UTC)