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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2015 12:40:51 GMT
She was leaking now, he ignored the mess not that he didn't see it. Things had been floating after all just before it all dropped. Yet the only thing that was important was fixing this. It was all starting to take shape, his understanding of the situation was getting clearer. She blamed herself for past regrets, mistakes that caused her emotional pain and he, though not intentionally, had brought it up. Past mistakes had caused her to doubt herself and her ability to aid him and perhaps even confidence in herself.
Kneeling in front of her, Seven carefully and gently place his fingers under her chin, cupping it lightly as if scared he would break her and lifted her face up to look at him. With her hair across her face, it made eye contact difficult so with his other hand he, with just as delicate care, brushed it out the way until he was able to make eye contact with her properly. His eyes were red and cheeks wet with tears but he seemed to be regaining his composure as his mind settled into a pattern he was familiar with. She was demoralised in his mind, and that was something he understood how to correct.
"You are wrong. Mistakes make us grow, how we learn. Some hurt it seems but hurt stops us repeating actions." Seven kept his tone soft but strong, this was leadership of a unit to him, plain and simple. reaffirm them and shift back to how they should be. "I have learned more with you than I have in the whole time I have been free. You have been kind, understanding and more. I am sorry I hurt you but even in that you have given me something new. I make my own choices, some will be wrong and some will be right. Just like you have done as you learned. I can't think of anyone who could possibly be better suited to help me than you. Flaws are natural, doesn't stop you from being perfect."
He didn't have to speak very loud considering the short distance between them, but he was becoming far more sure and confident in what he wanted. Losing the chance for her to teach him was not something he was going to accept. She was perfect as a teacher, a fellow mimic and someone who had to learn to fit in the hard way. Someone who was understanding enough to want to help without judgement. Part of him wanted to find the people who had helped make her feel like this, in his mind two people created a situation so the blame couldn't completely rest on her, and he wanted to hurt them. Make them hurt like she clearly did. The other part just wanted to fix this, make it better again. Put it back to them eating and enjoying the company. What would Megan do? What could he do in twenty two minutes to make it all good again? If only he had watched that before opening his mouth to ask about the shirt owner.
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Post by Miss Martian on Jan 1, 2015 20:10:38 GMT
[/i] Seven kept his tone soft but strong, he was finding his footing now she could see that. Funny she was the one supposed to be teaching him about life and here this clone was doing just that. "Seven..." she said about to start her reasoning. She appreciated what he was doing but she still didn't feel she was the best for this especially now but he seemed to have things he wanted to say and continued on through or maybe he didn't hear her. "I have learned more with you than I have in the whole time I have been free. " he reasoned with her. "You have been kind, understanding and more. I am sorry I hurt you..." "You didn't...it wasn't you." she whispered. ".. but even in that you have given me something new. I make my own choices, some will be wrong and some will be right. Just like you have done as you learned. I can't think of anyone who could possibly be better suited to help me than you. Flaws are natural, doesn't stop you from being perfect."
The young Martian closed her eyes with a resigning sigh and moved the very short distance forward to but her forehead against his; it was a Martian thing she doubted he'd understand but it was a friendship thing and with a resigning sigh, eyes still closed she acquiesced and with a smirk said. "Look at you getting all Bodhisattva on me..." her smirk turned into a small appreciative smile if not a bit meek still. He seemed to have a lot of faith in her more than she did in herself but she'd be a hypocrite if she just turned him away and turtled in; much as she wanted to. But instead she nodded slowly. "Ok ...but don't say I didn't warn you." she said finally shifting and pulling away. "Just give me a moment. I kind of ruined dessert and need to fix this." "And Seven...it really wasn't any of his fault." she said simply picking up on his remaining thoughts. "He's actually a really good person. You guys even have a few things in common, like Cadmus."
[/div][/ul][/font][/div] tag VII word count 600ish notes PM me if edits needed lyrics Dance with the Devil by Breaking Benjamin credit Rae of Sunshine! of Caution 2.0 made this temp!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2015 20:47:03 GMT
"And you." Seven said watching her move away, he could still feel the touch of her skin on his and touched his finger tips to his forehead. Was an odd feeling skin on skin contact like that. "You realise there is going to be so many questions once tonight is over." Seven stood up and started to help clean up "Floating objects are definitely going to be one of them." Reaching down he picked up a couple of utensils "Don't ask me not to help, I want too. I helped cause this." Helping her for a little longer in silence, letting his mind process what had happened from the emotions to the physical responses. It also seemed she need it too. It wasn't uncomfortable, least not for him. There was a sort of peace that came from doing a simple task. Clean, tidy and restore. His body could do that in his sleep and it let his mind work.
"Bodhisattva." He said finally as he tasted some flour on his finger, what could be the harm in trying a new substance? "I haven't heard that word before. Is it a good thing?" Next he tried a tiny bit of butter before speaking again "I've never leaked before or felt my insides hurt like that. It is unpleasant. Something we should in the future. Perhaps M'gann can warn which subjects to not speak of? I don't want to cause this again. " Seven was not wanting to talk about Cadmus, it had been mentioned but that was outside and outside could fade away for tonight at least.
Taking a few steps Seven started putting the wasted things into the bin. The wasted clone putting waste into a place for disposal was an odd thought that crossed his mind but he was fairly sure the broken egg wasn't going to fight for its existence like he had. Though it raised the thought, did other things have thoughts? The clone was pretty sure they didn't but it didn't stop him giving the egg shell an odd look as he examined it for signs that it might have some sort of life of its own. Once he was sure it didn't in it went to the bin.
"Would I be able to help cook?" Seven turned his attention back to the young Martian with a smile "It seems a useful skill to have. Then once it is prepared we could continue as we had planned? If you are still wishing too. I would like to continue being in your company. For all the questions it raises, this is the first time I have felt free."
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Post by Miss Martian on Jan 2, 2015 1:25:21 GMT
[/b] And you." Seven had said causing M'gann to offer a small smile wordlessly and nod as she rose to her feet. "Yes, that too." she said softly as she raised a hand and a dishtowel practically leapt onto her hand or it seemed to. She used her hands to pick up and wipe down the mess just as bits and pieces of scattered things started to raise themselves and either place themselves in the garbage or in the sink for washing. Cleaning was good, this was good, it focused her mind into other things so that eventually the reminder of things were easily pushed back to the realm of soon to be forgotten. "You realise there is going to be so many questions once tonight is over." Seven stood up and started to help clean up "Floating objects are definitely going to be one of them."
A soft smile creased her lips at his boundless curiosity. "The answers and explanations might take all day. And at this rate you may never leave here. " her voice was soft but starting to come back to the life it once had. At the corner of her eye she saw Seven teach down and pick up a couple of utensils. She turned to open her mouth tell him not to worry about it and got back in the dining room but Seven caught her before she could even mention it and said. "Don't ask me not to help, I want too. I helped cause this." Her mouth snapped shut then as he seemed to have read her mind and knew what she was about to say. She knew he wasn't a telepath however she would swear he had something pretty close, she watched him work quietly, just gauging him for a moment before she just wordlessly turned around and started cleaning her side of the kitchen. As things started to come to a head both meeting at the center of the mess Seven helped her clean in silence that little bit more. There was something rather tranquil and calming about the process. Every now and again he would look to her for direction as to where to put what and she would smile and answer. Once in awhile they would bump elbows or move in a way that would in advertently block the other's way and they would do this awkward side step that caused M'gann to chuckle lightly. There she was starting to laugh again; a good sign right? There was a sort of peace and tranquility that came from doing these simple tasks with him. It was an almost rightness like she did not find his presence an intrusion even after the embarrassing fiasco. She didn't mind him around. M'gann was wiping down the counter top with a wet rag when Seven decided to speak. "Bodhisattva." He said finally and M'gann turned to him just as she caught him tasting some flour on his finger. She smiled at the action but said nothing. " I haven't heard that word before. Is it a good thing?" " It's a Sanskrit word. In Buddhism it means enlightened one. It's a person who is able to reach a higher state of consciousness and transcend this world but instead of leaving, he delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering of others." M'gann explained, kind of like what you did for me earlier. "You were the wiser one then and instead of just leaving me there you chose to stick around and help me because you saw me suffering, so I called you Bodhisattva." It was a simple enough explanation for M'gann as she looked up and smiled at Seven only to see him try a tiny bit of butter before speaking again M'gann unable to contain the chuckle from watching his face as he taste tested whatever came his way it seemed. Then he spoke. "I've never leaked before or felt my insides hurt like that. It is unpleasant. Something we should in the future. Perhaps M'gann can warn which subjects to not speak of? I don't want to cause this again. " "It's called crying and the liquid coming forth, tears. Our bodies release the moisture from our eyes via tear ducts and are expelled during great amounts of joy, sadness or pain." M'gann explained. " And I am sorry for that. I'm not sure really if I projected my pain on to you or not. I might have, I'm not sure. So if I did I am sorry. And that is the only topic to cause me pain so, you're in the clear." Taking a few steps Seven started putting the wasted things into the bin M'gann moving to step aside and out of his way as he came to. She smiled at his musings and even the way he looked at the broken egg. Part of her wanted to answer the question for him but the practical side of her said 'no' leave him unknowing. If he knew she could read thoughts he might get a bit freaked. "Would I be able to help cook?" Seven turned his attention back to M'gann with a smile catching the young Martian a bit off guard but it was still doable. "It seems a useful skill to have. Then once it is prepared we could continue as we had planned? If you are still wishing too. I would like to continue being in your company. For all the questions it raises, this is the first time I have felt free." M'gann smiled and nodded that familiar warm sensation filling her as her cheeks flushed a bit. "Yeah sure. If you want." she said turning away to open a cupboard door and peer at it hoping he missed that shy smile and light blush. "I spilled the ingredients I was going to use originally for dessert so we are going to have to improvise a little." she said managing to gain back her composure. Sometimes he would say and do things that just caused her to react in a way she hadn't in a while but she shook it off, pushed all of that down and away so that she could be more herself. "Let's see...marshmallows, chocolate, graham crackers...We'll make s'mores." she said the items flew from the cupboard towards Seven to catch ."I think I have some raspberries in the fridge, they actually taste great with s'mores." she smiled. "Come over here with the things and we'll make them together. It's easy actually." she commented as she started to instruct him on what a baking sheet was and wax paper. How to align said paper in the tray and how to lay out the graham crackers and marshmallows and chocolate as she helped him by handing him the pieces. Once in awhile while he took the turn of handing her stuff her hand would prematurely close over his fingers when placing a marshmallow or some raspberries in her hand her fingers brushing against hers finding the brief contact almost electrifying though she kept those feelings in check again and just pushed it down and to the side. "We'll set the oven to broil and we don't leave these in too long.Maybe only about 20 or 30 seconds. Enough to brown the marshmallows and melt the chocolate." she instructed. " Here watch..." she said pulling him over towards her to lean down and look through the glass window at the marshmallow and chocolate melting. She watched his reaction to it smiling the entire time. " Then we take them out and quickly fold them over into a sort of sandwich...." she did exactly that, taking it out quickly with some purple oven mitts and setting the baking sheet down immediately turned one of the smore halves over onto the other to create a sandwich like concoction and then motioned for Seven to do the same on his end of the cookie sheet. "Go ahead you do the ones on your side." And when they both finsihed M'gann beamed at their creation. It probably looked like a mess to Seven but M'gann knew exactly what it all was...absolute goodness.
" Voila! There you have it...Raspberry s'mores...here try one!" she said picking one up and holding up the gooey concoction to Seven's lips. " Take a bite and tell me what you think."
[/div][/ul][/font][/div] tag VII word count 1300ish notes LINK In case you don't know the heavenly deliciousness that are raspberry s'mores lyrics Dance with the Devil by Breaking Benjamin credit Rae of Sunshine! of Caution 2.0 made this temp!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2015 7:08:21 GMT
M'gann smiled and nodded that familiar warm sensation filling her as her cheeks flushed a bit. "Yeah sure. If you want." she said turning away to open a cupboard door and peer at it hoping he missed that shy smile and light blush. "I spilled the ingredients I was going to use originally for dessert so we are going to have to improvise a little." she said managing to gain back her composure. Sometimes he would say and do things that just caused her to react in a way she hadn't in a while but she shook it off, pushed all of that down and away so that she could be more herself.
Improvise, Seven was doing that constantly so he figured that doing it some more wouldn't hurt. The clone might not have seen her face but her tone and body language had shifted a little again. While he didn't know what it meant, it did cause a reaction in his mind. Something about how she spoke, or how her body shifted just a little was extremely appealing to him, his attention captured he continued to watch her as she peered into the storage unit for ingredients.
"Let's see...marshmallows, chocolate, graham crackers...We'll make s'mores."
The items moved towards him as M'gann spoke of them, even that was barely enough to divert his attention but as they got closer he had to refocus. Definitely going to have to ask Katt about this Seven mused, why did he keep getting caught up like that. What was so special about how she moved?
"I think I have some raspberries in the fridge, they actually taste great with s'mores." Seven had no idea what most of the things she was going to cook with was but he didn't care, he trusted her and the smile she gave him was more than enough to make him smile back.
"Come over here with the things and we'll make them together. It's easy actually."
Seven took the few steps closer and began to follow her instruction, this was good, it was ordered and structured and simple to follow. Didn't take him long to get how the order and pattern was to be. There was more skin contact though, her fingers against his and much like her touch on his forehead he could feel it even after the girl had broken the touch. Seven glanced at his fingers a few times to just check that everything was ok. Katt was definitely getting asked about this, it was like with the tears, he wasn't able to control the reaction or what sensations it sent through his body. Which made him wonder if something was wrong, he didn't want another episode like the crying.
"We'll set the oven to broil and we don't leave these in too long.Maybe only about 20 or 30 seconds. Enough to brown the marshmallows and melt the chocolate." Seven nodded once, he wasn't really sure what she was talking about but at least now he had a label for what she put the things into. "Here watch..." And just like that she tugged him closer to see what was happening inside the oven. Seven shifted his attention from her to what was happening inside and the male was glad he did. The reaction to the heat was incredible, it was turning into an almost liquid like state. His mind began crunching the data like there was no tomorrow, estimated temperatures, consistency and every other tiny logical detail about what was going on. To the outside world it probably just looked like he was watching curiously but inside it was a super computer having a field day. M'gann took the out of the oven and began construction, Seven followed her lead. With chocolate getting on his fingers he was unsure that he was doing it right but the Martians seemed to be just the same. "Voila! There you have it...Raspberry s'mores...here try one!" she said picking one up and holding up the gooey concoction to Seven's lips. "Take a bite and tell me what you think."
Seven was a little unsure, their contact had been becoming more frequent and now she was offering him food. The only physical contact he was used to was combat and this definitely wasn't that. The clone had to keep fighting the urge to look into her eyes, it was like some sort of magnetic pull over his attention. Yet he moved that little bit closer and took a bite none the less. With the way his senses worked combined with how how his brain processed things, eating was as much a needed event as it was an experience. With a bite sized chunk being chewed on, his sense of taste taking it all in. This was incredible. Sweet and slight sharp tastes. Crunchy and gooey. She wanted a reply he figured, something to let her know that the food was nice. Yet as he continued to chew Seven was finding words hard to locate that would surmise his first experience of a desert.
With a slight smudge of chocolate on his cheek which he tried to wipe away but just made worse Seven decided to give up trying for words and just explain that fact "I don't have words for this. It is good though, very different from things I have tasted before."
Then, just as she had done he raised up one for her to try from the pile he had help make. As far as he was concerned this was how you ate these. You made them and then offered them to the other to eat. Not the most constructive way of ingesting them but who was he to quibble over how things were done. Besides, Seven mused, this was nice and she clearly enjoyed cooking. It struck him that he really liked seeing her happy, enough that he wanted to make sure she stayed that way.
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Post by Miss Martian on Jan 3, 2015 1:08:41 GMT
[/b] she said to him as she looked over and smiled. It was like watching the world through a child's eyes sometimes with him. It was refreshing to see and also made one appreciative of even the simple things in life. Then the s'mores were ready and she had offered him one to try picking one up carefully she held it by his lips. It was a bit messy so she had opted to do it this way since she was accustomed to holding it in such a way that it didn't all goo out before he bit into it. M'gann was afraid if Seven had picked it up initially he might put more pressure on it and it would all ooze out before he bit so she had decided to save him the trouble. She didn't however realize that it would make him unsure of the action. It was kind of cute to watch his hesitation as if a little uncertain about something. He seemed to be fighting himself from moving in, M'gann not realizing he was actually fighting the urge to look at her. She mistook the hesitation as trepidation in trying new food. "It's ok...I promise." she said hoping to put him at ease with trying the food. M'gann's coaxing smile grew when Seven finally moved that little bit closer and took a bite of the s'mores. "See not so bad right?"As she waited for an answer, M'gann watched his face go through a myriad of looks as he processed the taste and texture of the food and the young Martian couldn't help but chuckle at the expressions as he chewed. She could tell he was seriously thinking on what to say. Where most would just say great or meh, she could tell he was literally trying to find the right words to express himself. It was totally cute. With a slight smudge of chocolate on his cheek which he tried to wipe away but just made worse Seven decided to give up trying for words and just explain that fact "I don't have words for this. It is good though, very different from things I have tasted before."" I'm glad you like it." M'gann could not help but giggle not at his words but the smear that well just got worse. "Here..." she chuckled as a clean cloth came out of a drawer and ran itself though the running water by the sink that turned itself on as it passed by. The luke warm water wetting the cloth before it floated into M'gann's hand. "Use this to get the chocolate off you." she smiled offering him the cloth to wipe off the smear. Then, just as she had done Seven picked up one of the s'mores and raised it up for her. "Oh uhm...thanks." she chuckled again only this time she really didn't know why other than perhaps a little nervousness. Ok for some reason she never saw this coming and now faced with the s'more in front of her felt compelled to take a bite from the one he offered. With one last look to before she leaned in, she bit down and tried to do it a gracefully as she could without looking like a slob knowing how the gooey chocolate and marshallows liked to ooze out with each bite. Her eyes closed reflexively as if savoring the taste of the tartness of the raspberry the sugary sweetness of the marshmallow and the smoothness of the dark chocolate, all mixed with the crunchy taste of the graham cracker. To say it was heavenly for M'gann would be an understatement. She loved raspberry s'mores and could not help but allow a slight 'mmm' sound to escape. " It's so good." she almost seemed to exhale the words out in euphoria. "It's like one of my favorite things."There was a string of chocolate and marshmallow that strung out when she pulled away and fell on bottom lip and chin which M'gann giggled at getting on her and tried to wipe it off herself with the tip of her finger and then licked it off her finger. She realized after it was probably the most uncouth thing to do but it was chocolate and marshmallow and a reflexive habit for her. "It's a little messy to eat but it's great." she smiled apologetically. "And what's a little fun without the mess?"Playfully she dabbed her finger in some of the chocolate and dotted Seven's nose with a laugh. "Yeah see...fun."Still chuckling still, M'gann moved to the rest of the tray of s'mores and place them o a plate. "We can put the rest on a plate and eat them while we watch TV, that was what you said you wanted to do right?" she asked moving aw. "or did you want to learn about music first?"[/div][/ul][/font][/div] tag VII word count 700ish notes PM for editslyrics Dance with the Devil by Breaking Benjamin credit Rae of Sunshine! of Caution 2.0 made this temp!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 10:00:19 GMT
With that simple Mmm the Martian had caused Seven's thoughts to just stop. That sound of sheer pleasure had caused something odd to happen. Parts of his brain fired up and the rest just froze for a moment.
Seven was aware she was saying other things, offering him something to deal with the chocolate which he took wordlessly. His entire world for that time was trapped in dealing with the tiny little sound of delight. What bothered him was he couldn't figure out why. Then boop. She had touched his nose. Just like that the bubble of thought was burst and his eyes refocused on her with a slight look of confusion.
"Yeah see...fun."
Seven nodded once in agreement, truthfully he wasn't sure about fun. If this was it then it was the most confusing thing he had ever experienced. As much as he was enjoying himself for the most part, there were definite moments that were not so enjoyable. Perhaps that was how it was supposed to be, good things and bad things. A mixture to help you appreciate the better things. Least that seemed to be the lesson she was teaching him.
"We can put the rest on a plate and eat them while we watch TV, that was what you said you wanted to do right or did you want to learn about music first?"
As he used the cloth to wipe the chocolate off his face Seven watched as she moved away. Tonight was confusing and the things that he kept feeling made it worse. Now he had to pick an avenue of learning from her options. TV seemed to be the most suggested thing, both Katt and M'gann had said it would help him a lot. Yet Music was intriguing, it was something that drew his attention almost as much as M'gann did. Still, there was something that was proving a major hindrance to his learning. Himself. All the emotional responses he couldn't quantify or control were creating all sorts of problems. His mind flicked the memory of her eating the s'more as if to prove its point and Seven couldn't help but smile at the sound. Seven was aware enough to know that emotional conditions seemed to be a sort of taboo. When she had become tearful she had thought he would leave and didn't want to see her like that. "I am aware that emotional responses are going to need to be my first point to learn. They are confusing. I want to know why my body is reacting in these ways. Which of those options will help me most in this?"
Currently he was just following her but once they got back to the living space Seven took his seat at the table again and went back to eating the food, unhindered by the fact it had cooled. It still tasted good to him. Seemed silly to waste what was left after she had made the effort and it being so enjoyable. Was the sound she made the correct response then to things that he liked? And so Seven let out a Mmmm of his own followed by a "It's so good." The timing and general tone was a direct copy of her own action but the voice was definitely his own. Seven gave it some consideration after he had created the sound. It didn't seem like something he would do, perhaps he could find a similar action or sound of his own?
Taking a sip of water he turned back to watching her "I think I need more words. With consideration I think I will need to understand the reactive responses of my body before I can continue learning. Distractions keep taking my focus. Not that they are unpleasant. You are not unpleasant in any way but if I keep looking at you I can not focus on other things. I do not find being absorbed in you as a bad thing." Seven had started to ramble, the male stopped talking suddenly and looked very confused. Why was his speech so quick and why was he continuing to explain a point that he had already made. That was what M'gann did when she was excited, she spoke a lot and explained in great detail. Was that why he was starting to splutter like she did before? Seven gave it a quick thought and realised that he was having another response to something he couldn't pin down. He didn't want to offend her by saying she was distracting him. Offence meant she might leave or stop helping him. So he had just kept talking, his mind hoping it would find the right set of words and then it just hadn't stopped. Now he had to do something to salvage his strange behaviour. "What I mean is M'gann causes emotional responses, none are unpleasant. I had intended to wait until I had met my other contact to inquire about them but as they keep happening. I find it hard to focus at times due to them. Learning is hampered."
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Post by Miss Martian on Jan 3, 2015 13:52:23 GMT
[/i] " I suppose it would depend on whether you want to experience the emotions again or just understand them. Music is most effective in stimulating various emotions however it may not help in explaining why and it would be a trial and error thing to see which notes and in what order prompt you to feel that same emotion." M'gann explained. "Television can do it too actually as it is a medium that combines the audio and visual spectrums to stimulate emotional responses. Perhaps we will try TV first."
Once they got back to the living space Seven took his seat at the table again and went back to eating the food, while M'gann moved to put the s'mores on the coffee table. She then returned to join him at the dinner table to finish their meal. While they ate in relative and contemplative silence Seven chose the make a similar pleasured sound as M'gann made earlier with her s'mores only in his tone and cadence. She almost choked on her food when he made it, her eyes bulging as she looked across the table at him she smiled an awkward smile. "It's so good." The timing and general tone was a direct copy of her own action but the voice was definitely male and his own. M'gann could not help but chuckled. "You are so cute Seven...and I am glad you ... uhm, like it that much." she knew what he was trying to say and did appreciate the intent even if it was perhaps a bit strange; cute but strange. M'gann returned to finishing her meal and only glanced up when she felt his eyes on her. He was drinking some water when he did and then after set the glass down and addressed her. "I think I need more words. With consideration I think I will need to understand the reactive responses of my body before I can continue learning..." "How so?" M'gann inquired genuinely curious. "...Distractions keep taking my focus. Not that they are unpleasant. You are not unpleasant in any way but if I keep looking at you I cannot focus on other things. I do not find being absorbed in you as a bad thing." Seven said and once again M'gann could not help but blush at the notion of what he was implying. He was absorbed by her? He can't keep his focus away from her? To say she was flattered was the understatement of the day. Cute guy can't take his eyes off her; kinda strokes the confidence not gonna lie. However the notion did send those pesky butterflies to rile and tumble in her stomach. She found her eyes falling bashfully to her plate a moment at the revelation which he must have taken as a negative thing since he started to explain himself a bit more. "What I mean is M'gann causes emotional responses, none are unpleasant. I had intended to wait until I had met my other contact to inquire about them but as they keep happening. I find it hard to focus at times due to them. Learning is hampered."
"I - uhm...uh..w-what kind of ...uhm, emotional responses are you getting?" she asked part of her afraid to ask but at the same time she needed to know otherwise she couldn't explain them. [/div][/ul][/font][/div] tag VII word count 500ish notes PM for editslyrics Dance with the Devil by Breaking Benjamin credit Rae of Sunshine! of Caution 2.0 made this temp!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 15:12:40 GMT
Seven gave it some thought, lacking in words to express concepts like most people would. "M'gann touch lingers on skin, like it is still there when it is not. Movements and form keep attracting line of sight. Stomach gets vibrations at times. Temperature fluctuations. Mind has stopped processing three times now due to input from M'gann. "Only Seven could turn attraction into a serious of logical variations on the standard. How else could he explain though? Little things she did caused reactions in him and he had no name for them but he was definitely distracted by them, even seeking them out it seemed as he kept making eye contact or letting his eyes be drawn to her as she moved. Seven had no doubt that he could switch them off, stuff the emotions deep down where they had started but it wasn't a bad thing to feel this way. Most people would probably just be content to know they were human in that regard.
He was sure it wasn't because she was female, he had seen many of those in his wanderings and while some he could say were pleasant. M'gann was something else, perhaps it was the kindness she had shown him or maybe because his emotions had surfaced for the first time around her but that didn't change the fact the reactions had happened. As he tried to place her reactions to the things he had said Seven mused if perhaps he had done the wrong thing, that he should have waited to speak to Katt instead of being impatient and broaching the subject with M'gann.
"Are reactions defective? Wrong reaction to input given? I can switch them off if required. Lack of data hinders understanding. I am sorry if this is wrong. Can locate answers via other contact if required." The thought that perhaps what was happening to him was due to Cadmus and not her struck a slight tinge of panic in him. Had they done something to him to make his body react in that way, perhaps to hinder his ability to function outside of their needs. Was that what has been happening? Cadmus had made him defective to stop his interactions with outsiders?
"I am unsure if Cadmus have limited my ability to interact with others. More data is required to know for definite." He gave M'gann a slight smile, he was feeling a little uneasy now. Dwelling on his ability to be normal was something he was not enjoying at all.
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Post by Miss Martian on Jan 3, 2015 16:47:00 GMT
[/i] Was it getting hot in here? M'gann wondered, it was starting to feel that way. The young Martian had to compose herself to try to answer his innocent enough questions but how does one explain it? Everything he's described was the classic case of general attraction but when one was the focus of said attraction and having to tell the unknowing party that that's what they are feeling sounds almost manipulative or could be misconstrued that way. Or what if what he was describing was wrong and not exactly what he was feeling, then her telling him it was attraction would be a mislabelling of said emotions and yet when she reached out and 'listened'; used her ability to sense what he was feeling it really was that which again caused M'gann to flush a little more. With an almost small and shy smile she started the attempt at an explanation. "What you are describing is normal reaction of our bodies. It happens sometimes when we see or meet people we find appealing or attracted to. Those feeling you describe are the general bodily functions of attraction. And everyone is different as to what triggers them. For some it is the colour of the hair, a person's eyes, their smile even the voice sometimes." m'gann tried to explain. "For others it isn't even the physical appearance so much as a quality in character they are attracted to and other times it is a combination of both. And depending on how much we like that person or attracted to them we are the feelings will intensify. Like when you try different foods, some you will be indifferent to, some you will like and others will elicit a stronger response of liking. Similar to your reaction of my cooking earlier. You really loved it."
" The attractions you will experience will differ like that. Some you just might find appealing for looks, or singular quality but will not be readily drawn while others you will have this involuntary reactions of ...intensified pleasantness? I really can't explain, just that the feelings you are having will be stronger if you really really like them." M'gann said. Now M'gann's mind was racing as to which TV show to show Seven should watch first. She wanted to be careful and show him great positive examples of attraction first before delving into the more possilbe destructive attractions he needs to be aware of. There was My So Called Life, Gilmour Girls, Dawson's Creek, Oh or the Wonder Years! Kevin and Winnie were so cute Presh! There was 90210...uhm no scratch that he would not be ready for that nor would M'gann be ready to have to explain the complicated relationship of Brenda and Dylan...OMG BUFFY!!! Her mind reeled...wait no not Buffy... at least not yet because then M'gann would have to explain the complicated relationships that was Buffy and Angel, then Buffy and Spike...OMG Buffy and Spike...oh no I stopped talking. "Uhm sorry, I spaced there for a moment." M'gann giggled lightly. "I was trying to think about what TV show to best show you what I can't completely explain." "Attraction is a normal body reaction to things that really appeal to us but you need to make sure that you keep those feelings and emotions in check as they can, like you noticed be distracting, but it can also make us blind to things also. Sometimes we can like someone so much we lose our objectivity. It is rare but it is known to happen. It's those rare cases where I told you that sometimes people have a strong connection...it sometimes stems from those feeling you expressed, but they are amplified to the point of wanting to do anything for them. To make them happy and keep them safe." She tried to explain but M'gann at this point wasn't sure she was making much sense anymore. "The attraction can sometimes grow into what people call love. But love takes time, attraction is more of a spontaneous thing that has the potential to grow into something meaningful like love. But it all starts with attraction." "I've confused you haven't I?" M'gann asked a bit concerned. "I can tell...you're making that ...cute little wrinkle thing..." she tried to emulate his look of concentration, then giggled as she tried to make him smile. She didn't want to stress him out about it. "The understanding of it will come in time, just know that what you are experiencing is 'normal'. Especially if I am the first girl you've seen and interacted with because then this feeling with me will die. I am probably just different than your Cadmus company."
[/div][/ul][/font][/div] tag VII word count 1,100ish notes explaining attraction and relationships is hard!lyrics Dance with the Devil by Breaking Benjamin credit Rae of Sunshine! of Caution 2.0 made this temp!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 17:39:35 GMT
Seven sat and listened. As he listened he processed what she said, churning it back and forth as he let it sink in and make sense. So attraction was a liking of traits in another, something more than just a simple like though. Perhaps a grade above? He didn't mind when she stopped talking, it just gave him more time to think. She seemed to think his attraction to her was a temporary thing, was that the way of things? It grew to a point and then it slowly dissipated. Seven wasn't sure why but the thought of that sort of thing happening caused a twinge of sadness.
"I have seen and processed four thousand, six hundred and eight females since my escape." Seven said with a ponderous tone. "No reaction like this. No emotional responses until I met first contact. None like this. Definite first time." He took a little time to consider Katt, she was nice and he wouldn't say physically she wasn't appealing but it didn't feel the same. So perhaps it wasn't the kindness that was shown. This was a complicated scenario.
"M'gann reacts similarly. Body shifts and tone changes. Library was first time, has been other examples." After all he had reacted to her attraction of him first, it had been what had started him on the path to consider what it was, then all those other times that had caused a reaction in him. So his attraction was growing based on her actions causing reactions in him. So many outcomes, possibilities and causes that it was starting to become a little too much for him to deal with. Life was so much simpler without emotions, yet he was diving into them almost constantly because of the girl in front of him. Was that a good thing? Were emotions and the confusion they brought a thing he wanted to experience?
Seven focused his attention on her again, she seemed to be shyer and almost trying to hide now. Was that his fault? Was this what he wanted to see her like? Did this aid his growth or his learning? Then she smiled at him, and Seven found he no longer cared if it this was good for his growth, the reaction it caused in him was worth the confusion. At least for now.
She said something though, something that he had to rewind the memory and repeat it to make sure it was as he thought it was.
cute little wrinkle thing
What did that mean? From the way she was altering her face Seven had to assume he was creating some sort of strange expression. At that point it was his turn to duck his head. How did he stop making the wrinkle thing? "I did not mean to make a cute little wrinkle thing, I am unaware how to stop making it. I can shut off emotions that would prevent expressions." That was his only idea on how to stop it, he had never considered what he looked like to other people before. Was it important to look a certain way? So many questions and any answers he got seemed to raise even more of the things. Seven gave it a moments thought more before reaching across to shove a S'more into his mouth to chew on. He felt a little awkward talking now, a drastic shift in topic was needed before he felt even more embarrassed.
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Post by Miss Martian on Jan 3, 2015 21:13:40 GMT
[/i] Seven said with a ponderous tone. "No reaction like this. No emotional responses until I met first contact. None like this. Definite first time." "Well I guess I am One in four thousand, six hundred and eight females. So statistically speaking you will find another one you will be attracted to, by you four thousandth, six hundredth and eight female." M'gann joked. It was a poor joke, one made out of nervousness and the desire to just well be funny...yeah wasn't working though. And then mildly awkward went straight to burry you head in the sand like an ostrich awkward when Seven made his fateful observation of her. "M'gann reacts similarly. Body shifts and tone changes. Library was first time, has been other examples."
Yeah so that thing that girls say they want men to be more observant...they should watch what they wish for. Sometimes observant is not so good. And open the flood gates of awkward stammering and embarrassing moments. The mention of the library brought on the memory of her hand on his chest, his hand over hers. She closed her hands at memory of the contact and her face flushed again as she made s sheepish smile. " Well uhm you remember what I told you about attraction and sometimes it is a look or action or behaviour or both...well..." m'gann found it hard to look at him so she focused on the table cloth instead. "Seven has uhm...qualities that are uhm..." she shut her eyes she couldn't do this, couldn't say it but really he already knew so to lie would be to set a precedence she didn't want to make. So reluctantly she admitted. "that are appealing...too...sorry. I probably just weirded you out." She really wanted to die of embarrassment right now. "I did not mean to make a cute little wrinkle thing, I am unaware how to stop making it. I can shut off emotions that would prevent expressions." "No it's fine...cute is a good thing. I don't mind at all really but uhm if you want to shut off your emotions then go ahead. Whatever will make you more comfortable. I don't want to weird you out." M'gann offered. Yeah this was not going well at all. [/div][/ul][/font][/div] tag VII word count 300ish notes Sorry it's a bit short, PM me if edits are required lyrics Dance with the Devil by Breaking Benjamin credit Rae of Sunshine! of Caution 2.0 made this temp!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 21:38:39 GMT
Seven shifted in his seat and moved his attention back to her, after having been considering how people viewed him to have her tell him that she saw things in the clone that would be considered attractive was an answer he hadn't expected. From his point of view everything about the reactions were automatic, something uncontrolled but it seemed to not be the case. M'gann saw things in him that made him appealing. So the attraction wasn't one sided. Why did that make it all seem better? Yet, he still didn't understand what the whole thing meant. Just that they had reactions towards each other.
What was it that she had said earlier? Time was the key.
"I am not weirded out. That means awkwardly confused?" Seven smiled a little "I am pleased, happy I think is the term. I was concerned that it was not mutual. It would have made things.." The clone paused as he searched for the word "Awkward. Weird."
Seven stood and paced a little, he found movement helped him think. Motion was a natural state for him it seemed.
"Acknowledgement of attraction changes things. Unsure how as yet. I propose we take time to acclimatise. Exploration seems best option. Hindered by lack of knowledge. Though not unwilling to learn. Emotions are new however." Seven turned his attention back to the red head with a smile. "M'gann input would help greatly but I do not think I am prepared for more emotional responses at this time." For anyone else this would be the I like you, a lot but lets take things really slow and see how they go speech but to Seven it was a mission agenda. Something that needed order and structure to make it understandable to him.
Moving back to near her he extended a hand out to her in an offer to help her stand up. "Change of topic as Attraction is causing distractions again. Seven..I will follow M'gann on that topic until further input gained. Television still awaits attention. Learning would be appreciated unless M'gann would like me to leave?" Seven was aware that it was getting much later now, he didn't want to go back outside. This habitat and its contents was growing on him. Perhaps getting one of his own would be a good idea, something he would look into in the future.
"M'gann may need rest? I do not sleep often. Built to function for days without rest." Seven smiled a little "I am happy to stay longer if you wish however. It is the preference." It dawned on him that he would have to explain this whole night to Katt eventually, that would be strange. Did the other clone understand about attraction, had she experienced it? Could he recommend it and all the confusion it brought? Seven was pretty sure she knew already, being on the run for that long would mean she would have. As M'gann said the statistics were there to show it could happen. Maybe even multiple times. Did that mean he would meet someone else in the same odds. Another M'gann or would she be different? Did he want to find another was a big question. Now it was just getting confusing again, after all surely more was better but then something could be said for unique. More data was needed before he could make an accurate judgement.
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Post by Miss Martian on Jan 4, 2015 2:05:10 GMT
[/i] "Or strange, yes." M'gann confirmed smiling as he understood the context. Seven smiled a little "I am pleased, happy I think is the term. I was concerned that it was not mutual. It would have made things.." The clone paused as he searched for the word "Awkward. Weird." "A little but really it is not uncommon to find someone attractive and it is left at that state. Most times it is that way. Nothing happens beyond that initial notice or attraction." M'gann offered just so that Seven didn't think something significant was to occur every time he felt attracted to someone. "Sometimes it doesn't progress any further and that is fine as well."
M'gann then watched as Seven stood and paced a little, as it seemed he found some ease in movement and pacing. The Martian remained seated. " Acknowledgement of attraction changes things. Unsure how as yet. I propose we take time to acclimatise. Exploration seems best option. Hindered by lack of knowledge. Though not unwilling to learn. Emotions are new however." Seven turned his attention back to M'gann " I uhm oh wow...uhm . Maybe we will hold off on that until uhm..." with a bashful smile the Martian blushed again and looked away. Really how did it get this awkward? " Perhaps you should just give yourself some time to acclimatize to the experiences of the rest of the world around you. Perhaps see over time. You may find later you have changed your mind about the attraction." M'gann offered trying to keep things in perspective for the Clone. " M'gann input would help greatly but I do not think I am prepared for more emotional responses at this time." "That's good." M'gann gratefully agreed with a smile of relief. It was a good thing they were of a similar understanding it made it less awkward now. Moving back to near her he extended a hand out to her in an offer to help her stand up. Another small smile creased her lips as she accepted his hand and stood just as he started to speak. Hand in his sent a charge through her and those pesky butterflies again in her stomach. She probably shouldn't have taken his extended hand but it was an automatic reflex so when it closed over to bring her up she was caught again in that feeling that she really shouldn't be even entertaining. It was dangerous territory. "Change of topic as Attraction is causing distractions again." "Yeah just a bit." she smiled up at him as she slipped her hand out of his grasp, still feeling the ghost of his touch she shoved her hands into the pocket of her hoodie. " Seven..I will follow M'gann on that topic until further input gained. Television still awaits attention. Learning would be appreciated unless M'gann would like me to leave?"
" No you don't have to go...besides something tells me you don't really have any place to stay." she said thinking he may not have if Cadmus was after him and he just escaped. " You are welcome to stay here tonight if you have no where else to go. We can figure out tomorrow when it comes." "M'gann may need rest? I do not sleep often. Built to function for days without rest." Seven smiled a little "I am happy to stay longer if you wish however. It is the preference." "I don't require much sleep either and if it helps you to learn as much as you can tonight I'll stay up as long as you are able. We can start with Hello Megan maybe? It is a great show." she said leading him into the living room and directing him to sit at the couch while she got things ready. "I think I'll go make some popcorn!" she said even if they just ate and s'mores were on the coffee table before them, there was just something about eating popcorn and watching TV or movies that was like a ritual. "Or uhm..do you wanna see how popcorn is made or you wanna just wait here? It won't take long."
[/div][/ul][/font][/div] tag VII word count 600ish notes PM me if edits are required. We will get to watching TV i swears it lyrics Dance with the Devil by Breaking Benjamin credit Rae of Sunshine! of Caution 2.0 made this temp!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2015 11:49:35 GMT
"I don't require much sleep either and if it helps you to learn as much as you can tonight I'll stay up as long as you are able. We can start with Hello Megan maybe? It is a great show."
Seven let her lead him to the other room, keeping quiet again as he continued to think about what was going on. Was hard for him not to notice her reaction to taking his hand. The shoving of the hands into her clothes gave him something to consider but he reasoned that she was doing as they decided to let the attraction thing not be the focus at this time. Sitting where she had directed him, Seven got comfortable and looked around the room again. Nothing had changed but it seemed a better course of action than looking at her and getting distracted again.
"I think I'll go make some popcorn or uhm..do you wanna see how popcorn is made or you wanna just wait here? It won't take long."
Seven had to look at her then but his thoughts went back to the last time they were in the kitchen cooking. It had been enjoyable but there had been a lot of contact as they moved around cleaning. Seven could still feel them when he considered the memories so he decided to decline with a soft shake of his head. "I enjoyed the last cooking, if we are changing topic then I do not see it being advisable. More chance of new reactions in smaller room." Seven gave her a smile again "If popcorn takes little time, then it seems ok to wait. Avoid more distraction until further date."
Seven was content to wait. Yet part of him wished that he had picked up a communication device to call Katt. If she could help fill in the gaps things might have be improved but then something had to be said about learning on his own. Would be wrong of him to speak to her while in M'gann's company, never mind the potential security breach but it seemed rude to do while they were spending time together.
So Seven sat lost in thought, the evening being pulled apart second by second as he digested everything mentally. Adding everything to his mental library of experience and ways of dealing with the outside world. He felt confident that his communication skills were vastly improved. From how M'gann has spoke and acted the clone was able to splice it together with past experiences. Bridging things he had heard to things he had learned from tonight. The puzzle was starting to become a bit more complete.
When M'gann returned she would find he literally hadn't moved except for things he couldn't avoid like breathing and the occasional blink. Other than that he might as well has been a statue. Though when she came back he shifted back to how he had been moments before she had left to cook again. Greeting her with a smile as he turned his head to look at her "Welcome back, popcorn did not cause any complications?" Seven shifted in his seat to get a better view of what she carried, curious as to what it would be and what it might taste like. It seemed he was starting to enjoy her cooking or perhaps food in general. Tonight really had been an amazing evening for learning things.
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