Days of Becoming, Chapter 8

[talktooloose]

Title: Days of Becoming, Chapter 8 - "Measured Response"
Author: Talktooloose
'Verse: X-Men movieverse
Warnings: Swearing, I think. It means nothing to me, so I don't really take note. Bubbling sexuality. Implied use of hand lotion as a sexual aid. Bad puns.
Series Summary: This novel focusses mainly on the paths Iceman and Pyro take on their way to adulthood and how they discover and deal with their love for each other. It is a novel about what Joni Mitchell calls "the dream's malfunction" and how we can learn to make our own dreams when our heroes fail us. Other X characters and OC's play prominent roles and the action begins before X1, continues through the events of X2 and X3 and concludes in the aftermath of that movie.
Chapter Summary: The characters react to the shooting in Pasadena. At the mansion, they plan action; in Boston, a disillusioned Mike meets an interesting girl; at the mutant youth meeting in New York, Bobby makes a bold (or is it foolish) move. Bobby and Kitty wonder what's up with all the spandex.
Betas: kuriadalmatia and lux_apollo. My betas' feedback really pushed me to clarify both the action and the character intentions here. Humble thanks.
Disclaimers: Marvel and 20th Century own this stuff but they need us to make sense of it.

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Comments

[talktooloose.livejournal.com]

Bobby and John are god-like forces; they don't get together easily and their way is tumultuous. Like Titania and Oberon. Nice to make you giggle.

I'm getting ready for NY. Are we looking at getting together Friday? Saturday? Sunday? I'm busy Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.

[mofic.livejournal.com]

Saturday afternoon would be fine. What would you like to do?

[talktooloose.livejournal.com]

Well, we could just sit and chat. In terms of NY activities, one thing I'm wondering is if there are any good galleries devoted to photography (an increasing passion). Even small ones (which tend to be free, so YAY!)

If you know of such and would be interested, we could go and do our chatting around that event.

My sister will be coming in to the City after Shabbes and we will eat together and go see The Little Dog Laughed.

[mofic.livejournal.com]

A little photography viewing and some coffee and chat sounds divine. There's ICP but they do charge. http://www.aperture.org/store/events-artist.aspx?id=736 looks kind of interesting and it's in Chelsea so easy to find somewhere to hang out.

Whatever you'd like, though, is fine. And you set the time - since you're the one with the schedule. Other than shul that morning and a lecture at 7:00 I've got nothing on.