ferris wheel of love

[breastroke]

You've found yourself at an amusement park, and suddenly-- someone is guiding you towards a line. For whatever reason, you and someone else (possibly even a stranger you never met) are buddies for the ferris wheel. Whatever, it's just a short ride, right?

Except this Ferris wheel is magic. Towards the top you'll feel like getting close, and definitely like a power has overcome you. By all means, feel free to struggle, but once you get to the top it'll slow to a crawl. You two are going to kiss according to the powers that be, no ifs, ands, or buts.

This meme also doubles as an amusement park meme once you get off that awful ride! How about that? Now go have a magical night.

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[codeamon]

[ That's the perfect reaction to have when your cute sister is out by herself with some brat! You gotta keep an eye on them at all times!

Especially involving that privacy part!!]

Yeah right.... not gonna let that happen anytime soon. Anyway , look. Sit tight and deal being with me just for a bit and we'll split after we get off, capiche? That alright with you?

[internalflame]

It isn't as if we have any choice now that the ride has started. [ She points out the obvious just in case he missed it in his stalking. ]

Anyway it isn't as if he's having impure thoughts about her. I think he's more scared of you than anything.

[codeamon]

[Oh, he knows about it. He's just blowing it off due to other more important factors in mind that has a higher priority to be concerned about. Buuut since there's not much going on in his favor, he'll slump back on the chair and lets out a small indignant huff.]

For his sake, he better not have any. But I guess I can deal with having the scary big brother title to satisfy me for now until this little 'outing' is over. [Because this is clearly not a date. No, not at all.] Anyway, how long is this ride supposed to be? Figured my biggest mistake is getting on instead of waiting elsewhere.

[internalflame]

Don't they call them dates in the future? [ Jean comments idly on his word choice. ]

It lasts for a few minutes so you're just going to have to grin and bear it.

[ His mind must be elsewhere if he didn't pick up on her subtle comment about the boy's thoughts, her mind a few yards away from the conversation at hand. ]

[codeamon]

They also call it wishful thinking, but that's on his end of the ordeal. But grin and bear it, huh? Sounds easier said to deal with than done... you know what? Sure, fine. But what is there to do to keep my mind off of things here to keep on grinning? Partner participation would be welcome.

And before you say anything, playing i spy isn't really the ideal way to do it with me.

[internalflame]

I could just read his mind off to you if you really wanted.

[ Responding back in a bored fashion as she kicks her feet back and forth idly. What a strange ride and what a strange man to be riding with. ]

I'm only trying to relive the past a bit by riding one of these things.

[codeamon]

[Hoooooold on a minute. Just give him a moment to process this as he turns to face her directly. Not that he does't believe her exactly, but he just rather skeptical. Last psychic like person he has heard of turned into a pop star idol.]

... well, I guess a trip down on memory lane for nostalgia's sake is nice and all, but isn't this the kind of ride you'd rather take a friend or a boyfriend along? Or did I get in the way of your little outing too? If that's the case, I'll be sure to make it up to you after this.

[internalflame]

[ She's popular enough to be a pop star idol. Being a destroyer of worlds slash hero slash role model for a number of mutants meant her name was well known, but Jean feels as if she can never fill in those shoes. ]

I don't have a boyfriend. [ And between her friends? One would feel uncomfortable in a tiny seat, one would slip right through because he's practically made of ice, another would just rather fly up and the third is a fun-less loser who she is not pining for whatsoever. ] Most of my friends are back in 1972.

[codeamon]

[Yeah well... she's no j-pop idol that can make a weeaboo outta him. But that's a different story all together, that whole 70's bit did make him raise an eyebrow. Did she seriously just say what he think he just heard right? Because wow... suddenly unsure feelings of flirting attempts would be alright or would they count for him being sent to jail instead.]

Say that again? I don't think I've heard you quite right there. Because either you're pulling my leg here, or you are one hell of a time capsule prize from the early 70's.

... not sure how to take this, actually.

[internalflame]

Wouldn't that make me thirty to forty years older? [ Laughing nervously, she's not handling this situation well whatsoever. ]

That probably just made things more awkward. Sorry, I'm--it's a long story?

[codeamon]

Whats that? You make it sound like its a problem to be into the older folk... well in your probable case, the 'arguably older' folk. [Well, if anything, he can at least tease her for a while to pass the time. He'll wave his hand dismissively though at her flustered response.]

So long as you aren't randomly sucking people's youthful looks to keep looking young yourself like some weird vampire from movies, don't worry. A story like yours isn't exactly the weirdest thing I've ever heard so far at this point of my life.

[internalflame]

Vampires do that now?

[ The last she heard they sparkled like diamonds... which only made her wonder a bit too loudly if Emma Frost was a vampire near her test tube clone babies and set them off. Mutant bullying, it's a thing that does happen. ]

... sheesh, if traveling through time isn't the weirdest thing you've heard, I'm almost afraid to ask.

[codeamon]

You'd be surprised how much the truth is stranger than fiction! Personally, I'd rather not get too much into that kind of detail unless its absolutely necessary... and by absolutely necessary, I mean visiting some crack pot conspiracy theorists just to get answers. Not a fun thing to do, trust me.

And good! Because it's kind of a mind blowing thing when you actually see them in person... some of them not so much, but only until then you realize you really don't have much people to discuss that sort of thing since really... who's gonna believe...

[Let's take a trip down memory lane. Having to deal with some ancient deity trying to destroy humanity only to be saved by three people with powers based off of japanese mythology. Or the fact that a massive clone army had sprung up that would cause mass riots and the organization involved shot a death ray from above obliterating an entire city. Learning that aliens from different worlds are invading and covering it up with an "official" fighting tournament. Aaaaand the part where you discover that some crime lord can never die even when he's killed by falling off of a giant skyscraper... well, technically is dead, but somehow is alive as a physical ghost but can still wreck shit. And speaking of ghosts, having to deal with one that can possess people to the point of physically altering the host. That last part happening to him, at that. Last but not least, trying to solve the mystery of why nobody is able to physically age even after years go by. Some people are forever 16 apparently.]

... about something pretty unlikely to the average joe's life? Eeeh, besides. This isn't exactly ideal conversational stuff when riding on a ride like this... why don't you tell me a little bit about yourself, hm? I see you seem to be pretty and pretty free yourself, "ma'am".

[internalflame]

[ Don't mind her taking in all of those memories for herself. It isn't that she wants to, but he's not giving her much of a choice here by dropping those juicy comments without any sustenance to back them up.

... Aliens are really a pain in the ass. ]

Isn't the point of the Guardians of Galaxy to keep aliens from doing that kind of crap? Sheesh, you think they would do the job they've taken up on themselves in that case.

[ She's not talking about herself clearly. ] Please don't call me ma'am, that's old--and I'm not old. I don't live long enough to be considered old.

[codeamon]

The Guardians of the what now? Sorry, not familiar with that kind of organization or theorist group or... whatever its supposed to be. Either way, I mainly focus on the things that happens in the town I'm in.

Other worldly issues only matter if I'm told to look into it. Besides that? I'm enjoying my time off while it lasts.

[And he notices that too, so he'll be placing a hand on top of her head to ruffle up her hair.] Well if you've got buddies living around since the early 70's, that kind of makes that argument kind of invalid. But I suppose I could do that for ya if you start telling me a little more about yourself. I could do with any plans you've got after this ride is over.

[internalflame]

My plans?

I was probably going to return to the school after this. Public places aren't really my favorite place to be even if it helps with my training. After a while, it's a pretty big headache.

[ At least she's honest as her legs swing back and forth off the seat of the ride, relaxing a bit. ]

Even up here I can hear them all.

[codeamon]

Sensitive hearing, huh? I can get that... every once in a while, I can't deal with bright lights myself so it gets to become a headache to be out in public for so long. But I'm a big brother, so I just gotta tough this one out.

[Well, at least she seems to be enjoying herself now. Or looks that way, anyway. He'll rummage through his inner coat pocket for some earplugs though.]

I probably have something on me to give you a hand. Aspirin at the very least, I think. No need to get sick when you're at this height, you know? Ever had motion sickness before? That is the absolute worst, I tell you.

[internalflame]

Yeah, sensitive hearing… [ Jeannie’s going to go with that in favor of not freaking out the stranger in the cart beside her. ]

No, but once I levitated myself in the air because I was so angry. That kind of made me sick, but I think I was mostly sick from being upset more than anything else.