bakerstreet | How to bring them to their knees

[Grouchy, at your service.]

[How can anyone possibly be grouchy when their living room has effectively been transformed into some kind of hybrid between a garden and a laboratory? Ayesha had promised that her stay would only be for the weekend, but almost a good fortnight later, she's still sat at her desk next to the telltale bubbling of her cauldron with an assortment of ingredients, herbs, and possibly lethal concoctions scattered all over the place, poring over another book of recipes. She feels bad for taking up so much space, really, but there's really nowhere else she can stay at the moment.

At the very least, she's roped Pana safely outside so nobody sends Kiyoharu any complaints about having a cow chewing on their plants.

Anyway, flicking through the pages, she completely fails to notice that the cauldron is building up into a steady boil, the liquid inside having turned a suspiciously vivid purple -- until it finally spills over with a loud hiss and crackle of the fire beneath, splashing onto the immaculate living room carpet. Ayesha's up in a second, scrambling to grab her stirring stick and... do something hopefully useful.]

Ahhh, no, no, don't do that..! Please stop! [The mixture calms down relatively quickly, having already emptied a decent amount of its volume onto the floor. Ayesha bites her lip, wondering for a moment if it might be better if she just started apologizing sooner rather than later.]

Oh no... Something tells me Kiyoharu's not going to be very happy about this...

[The cheery one. ]

definitely cheery.

[ the cheery one. ]

[ Tiny, and questionable. But definitely good at bringing people to their knees. ]

[ You meant Jo, right? ]

[Less grouchy and more apathetic]

[Miss cheery of K Science!]

[ a grouch to end all grouches ]

[Cheery times a million.]

[ Punisher compliant. ]

((Well I mean, technically they're canonmates, so it's not THAT far of a stretch, right?))

[ Haha. Hey, give it a shot! :) ]

((Excellent. I'll be borrowing a bit of comics!Ronan for his affectionate side. How about Ronan was sent to earth at the end of GOTG and Karen helped him recover? Let me know if you have any ideas/want me to change anything. Oh, and I'm about half-way through Punisher. Using what I've seen for some inspiration.))

"I insist on coming with you."

Ronan stood in front of the door out of the apartment. He had no armour. He had no Universal Weapon. But at a muscular 7'5", he hardly needed the rest.

"Your city is already an ordeal. Now, you plan to see someone who is known to be dangerous."

His body never budged, but his voice softened. "I do not doubt your tenacity. I mean only to protect you."

[ Perfect! ]

The display of protectiveness did nothing to deter Karen, who stood stubbornly in front of Ronan with her purse slung over her shoulder and her hands on her hips. Her expression was steeled as best as she could manage, but a tiny hint of a smile poked through. As frustrated as she was in that moment, it amused her how he was with her since she’d helped him recover.

“Look, it’s not that I don’t appreciate the offer, but as dangerous as he may be he isn’t going to hurt me.” It was a weak assurance and she knew it as the words left her mouth, but what more did she have to offer?

“I have to go. You need to trust me on this.” She took a tiny step forward, attempting to use her arm to help her maneuver around him and make her way out of the apartment. Karen had to have been kidding herself to think it would be so simple.

((Awesome! Also borrowing a bit of Agents of SHIELD stuff here too.))

"And I don't wish to stop you - only accompany you."

Generations of genetic tampering made Ronan's muscles denser than that of a human's. In other words, pushing against him would be like pushing against a boulder. Nothing budged.

"My nitrogen cloak is functional now. None who see me will suspect I'm not Terran. Human." If he planned to blend in, he had to learn to stop saying "Terran." He raised one hand to cup her cheek, a feather light touch despite being built like an organic marble statue. "Let me do this for you, beloved."

Karen smiled softly. As tall as she was, she’d gotten quite used to looking up to make eye contact with Ronan. She sighed and shook her head and can’t help but think he might have been just as stubborn as she was.

“He won’t trust you. He’s not a man who opens up easily and I happen to be one of the few he’s actually come to confide in.” She put a hand on his arm, not trying to move him aside, just to touch him.

“Believe me on this one.” She pleaded with a smile. “I’ll be okay.”

There were reasons she was being this patient with him, among them the fact that he wasn’t wrong at all. Frank was a dangerous man. Everything she had said, though, was correct, as well. He would never let any harm come to Karen. With both Frank and Ronan looking after her, Karen was probably the safest woman on the planet.

His expression tensed. It wasn't that he didn't believe in her strength, but she was not a warrior, not like he was. He didn't trust New York City. He didn't trust Frank Castle -

But Karen did.

And she trusted Ronan, too. At the beginning, she would've been smart not to trust him. Perhaps it was just her nature to endear herself to people like him and Frank.

Ronan exhaled. That tension in his face turned into a pout that, if she pointed out, he would deny, as usual. And then, he stepped aside.

Entire armies couldn't move him, but this Terran woman managed to do it. Ronan wondered if it meant he'd fallen further from grace, or if it was a wisdom he didn't understand yet. Humans say of one of their deities that they work in mysterious ways; the same was applicable to the Kree god, Pama.

"Be safe, Karen," he said as he pressed his forehead to hers. Kree practiced kissing too, but didn't use the gesture as frequently.

As he stood, he made one last offer: "I can follow you discreetly, you know."

[ definitely cheery! ]

Edited 2017-11-19 08:26 (UTC)

[ Grouch forever. ]

(the cheery one)

{ cold grouch filled to the brim of bitters and salt }

[ Cheery! ]

[Not grouchy per re, but typically on the more serious side of things.]

((So Shouji needs more love, and I love MHA, so if you're up for it I'mma AU the hell out of Lilia here. Can I interest you in a foreign exchange student who is idealistic and practically radiates and hope?))

[Sounds perfect to me! Would you like to start?]

((I'll give it a go~ Lemme know if there's anything you'd like me to change. I hope this works as an introduction. ;D ))

[Present Mic voice] "Lilia Yewbell! Her quirk: Light Construct! She can generate tangible hard light constructs that take any shape she wants! However, she can't make anything that exceeds her own body mass!" ~~Think Green Lantern, but blue.~~

"I'd be happy to help you with your homework," offered Lilia, walking next to Shouji. "English is my first language, after all."

Four months into her exchange program at UA, and Lilia was pretty much settled into the family of class 1-A. She gave some the impression that she was weak and blindly optimistic, with the way she spoke - sometimes preached - about how the students shouldn't fight each other. But while she opposed unnecessary conflict, when necessary conflict reared its ugly head, she rose to the occasion.

(Plus, her Japanese had improved significantly.)

She looked up at him, being a few inches shorter. Her smile was almost as bright as the ever-present soft glow in her blue eyes.

Anyone who saw Lilia as weak was being foolish, in Shouji's opinion. It wasn't blind optimism to think that classmates shouldn't fight each other - if anything, it was pragmatism. Bakugou's unrelenting combative attitude was a detriment to basically any team-building exercise he was placed in.

Besides that, optimism was hardly a negative trait to have in a hero. Shouji might not be the most starry-eyed of sorts, but he can most certainly appreciate when someone else can see the most in another person. Particularly when such a person was looking at him.

"Thank you, Lilia," he replies, looking back down at her. As usual, the voice comes from one of his tentacles, rather than his face - although it's not hard to fell from his eyes that he's smiling back at her.

"And if you need any help with your Japanese, in turn, I'd be happy to help."

She liked the way his smile reflected in his eyes. It was something unique to Shouji.

"Thank you. I'll probably take your offer. I still struggle with kanji." Sheepishness crept into her voice.

She perked up as something else came to mind. "Say, do you have a partner for tomorrow's training exercise?" Blush painted her cheeks. "I don't yet."

( cheery; gen only for Archie. )

Edited 2017-11-19 19:07 (UTC)

( the itty bitty cheery )

[ Cheery! ]

[Ooc: would you be okay with this grouchy ex assassin? And any kind of scenario you wanna do?]

[Could go either way, really, but tends to be more cheery.]

[Definitely the grouch.]

[Serious/grouch.]

( he has a bit of a thing for murdering anyone who's too overexcitable or happy, so i'm open to discussing or handwaving some reason for why he... might not do that... just lmk! )

[Definitely the grouch here.]

( GRUMPY GROUCH... bc he's certainly far from cheery )

Edited 2017-11-20 15:14 (UTC)

( 100% CHEERFUL )

[ The grouch. ]

[ooc: could go either way]

[Obvs the cheerful one, be gentle extremely voicetesting]

[Either the cheeriest cheerleader or the most brooding hero. She's flexible! And also willing to punch you, depending on the scenario.]

Edited 2017-11-23 22:37 (UTC)

[ooc: Either / Or!]

How to bring them to their knees

Kiyoharu Hyoudou | Ballroom e Youkoso | OTA

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Barry Allen | dceu | ota

kitty pryde | evo/mcu | f/m

orihime inoue ✽ BLEACH

Sara Lance | DCU Arrow & Legends

Jo Harvelle | Supernatural

A-ya | Shuuen no shiori | M/M

Nicole "Nikki" Geiszler l Rule!63 Pacific Rim

kanda yu | dgm | ota

Cassie Cage | Mortal Kombat X | OTA

Karen Page | MCU

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aerith gainsborough | ffvii

chloe price | life is strange | ota

Eren Jaeger | Shingeki no Kyojin | M/M

LEONARD SNART ( ❄ CAPTAIN COLD ) | DCTV | OTA

Anna | Frozen | f/m

Shouji Mezou | BNHA | OTA

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Betty Cooper ( Riverdale ) f/m

kat | alphas

Harley Quinn | DC Comics

Re: Harley Quinn | DC Comics

Akko Karagi | Little Witch Academia | F/F

Maria Hill | MCU | F/M

Rey || Star Wars: The Force Awakens || F/M

isaac foster / satsuriku no tenshi

Trafalgar Law | One Piece

haruka nanase | free!

silabus | .hack//G.U.

etna | disgaea | ota

ray || flatliners || m/f

Clark Kent || DCTV || OTA

Buffy Summers | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | OTA

Jyn Erso | Rogue One | OTA