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i think we should get together now

WHO: Scathach [

spadassin] and Lorna [

apocalypsewench].
WHERE: Some little cafe/coffee shop.
WHEN: Sunday afternoon.
WARNINGS: TBA.
SUMMARY: Scatty decides that today is a good day to actually meet Lorna and discuss... things. WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD COME UP.
FORMAT: Para to start, feel free to change!

A low sigh escaped Scathach's throat. This was something she had to do, something she needed to make clear. She did not think that Alex would leave her so quickly, or so easily, but there was still a twinge of jealousy every time he mentioned the other woman or spoke to her over the network. It was something she wasn't accustomed to, and she wasn't quite sure how to handle it.

Perhaps this had not been one of her brighter ideas.

The redhead's verdant eyes glanced away from her mug of tea every now and then up to the door of the bistro, and then back down. She was mulling over her options, trying to decide what the best course of action would be. She knew there was no way she would be able to completely keep Alex away from Lorna, no matter how much she wanted to--he was far too stubborn, and they had quite a history together. But she wanted to firmly establish that he was hers now, and that she did not plan on giving him up any time soon. In the old days, such a thing would be done on the battlefield, with a fight, perhaps to the death, the winner claiming Alex as their own.

However, such a thing would probably not be considered acceptable in the present times.

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Lorna showed up by method of flight, touching down on the sidewalk in front of the cafe. She didn't know what would happen with this meeting, or what exactly the woman wanted to discuss with her, but Lorna Dane was not one to back down from anything. Though she was in no mindset to even be dating Alex, and there was still some hurt leftover from what he had put her through, she still cared about him. Her dislike of Scathach was only due to the fact she was dating Alex and nothing more. Lorna just couldn't help it, honestly. That was just how things worked, and Alex would be exactly the same if the situation was reversed.

She stepped into the cafe, noticing Scathach right away. Lorna gave her a nod, ordered a cup of coffee and sat down with her.

"Hello."

The redhead watched as Lorna approached. The Warrior herself was dressed rather casually in jeans and a white long-sleeved top--she didn't stand out so much, that way. After returning the nod she waited, loosening her grip on her mug of tea; no need to be anxious, this was just a chat. A friendly chat. Even though her people-skills had been improved during her time in the City, she was still a bit iffy with one-on-one conversation, especially with someone she wasn't teaching or on particularly good terms with.

Verdant eyes followed the other woman's path until she sat down, and then they rested on her face. She was pretty, there was no doubt--Scathach could see why Alex had been attracted to her. The redhead took a sip of her drink as the other woman spoke.

"Good afternoon, Lorna."

Lorna crossed her legs as she sat, looking confident and not at all bothered by being here. She studied the woman in front of her. Yes, she was beautiful, but Lorna didn't feel intimidated by her. Another time and another place, maybe.

But not now.

"Lovely afteroon it is," she spoke.

"For sure."

This was going nowhere fast, and Scathach had never been a very patient person. She forced her body to relax itself, for her muscles to loosen, her mind to settle. A flood of calm came over her, and she blinked once before speaking again, changed. Conversation was not very hard, she could manage it just as well as anything else. This was a meeting, nothing more.

"Alex has told me of your power--that to control metal. It seems as if it would be rather useful."

"It is," Lorna agreed. "I can control magnetic fields, also. I once tossed away an entire army just by doing that."

Oh, back when she was still a real mutant. When Alex was still cuddly with the nurse, and her mind was still so unstable.

The redhead gave an impressed nod. "That seems an effective way to dispatch an army. Though, I've always preferred more hands-on methods."

Not that there was much use for her particular talents in today's world, with their nuclear weapons and biological warfare. There was little need for brute force anymore, though she would never admit it to anyone.

"It's an effective one, too, if you know what you're doing," Lorna watched her for a moment, then took a sip of her coffee. "Which I'm sure you do. For the most part, Alex is usually attracted to powerful women."

Scathach watched her in return, looking for... she didn't know what, actually. This was not a battle, there was no particular way to think about this strategically. There were no swords, no armor--simply words. Though, those could be very effective weapons, at times.

"He certainly is. And I believe I fit that description quite well." She paused before adding: "And I'm sure you did as well."

She still did, actually. No matter what was going on here, Alex said they did hook back up in the future, but she wasn't going to say that to Scathach. No, that would be mean.

"Alex tells me you've been together since December."

The redhead nodded, something in her mind twanging at Lorna's words. She wondered just how much about them Alex had told her--and she stopped that train of thought right there. What was she thinking? Why did it matter? They had been together, and now they were not. This--jealousy should have had no place in her mind.

"We have. Though, he never told me how long the two of you were together." She wanted to say that until Lorna had appeared last week, he had hardly mentioned her at all--but that would have been just rude. The Warrior took a sip of her tea as she waited for a response--if she was to receive one.

"Alex and I have been mostly together since we were teenagers," Lorna admitted. "We've had brief moments apart, but we've mostly stuck together."

She took another sip.

"We're best friends, along with ex-lovers."

"That is quite a long time." She hadn't wanted to say it, but the words had simply slipped from her lips. It was odd, how the mere presence of this woman was enough to make her cautious, to make her feel the need to emphasize her place as Alex's significant other.

But the knowledge that they were also close friends, well. That was something she could not condemn; though Scathach had had very few friends in her lifetime, she knew just how important they were. "Best friends," she repeated, drawing one finger around the rim of her mug. "I assume he'll end up confiding in you, then."

"He always has," Lorna pointed out. Honestly, sometimes she had to pull it out of him, but she always knew how he took things, and how he felt. She'd ask him questions, pull at his strings and get him to open up to her. It was not too difficult, merely frustrating. "Alex and I are very close. I believe it's safe to say no one knows us better than we know each other."

And there it was; the truth that Scathach hadn't wanted to hear but knew was coming. These two had something that she would need to work for years to gain, and she didn't even know if she could. After all, she didn't have being a humani in common with Alex, as Lorna did. But determination made Scathach who she was, and she wasn't about to drop it all just because there was another woman who knew him better than she did. She simply gave an accepting nod and took a sip of tea, giving herself a moment to think. The next bit would be hard for her to say, though she knew it had to be done.

"His well-being--it is more important than whatever feelings I may have towards you. And I know there will be things he won't talk to me about," she said quietly. "It is--good to know that there is someone he will talk to." Everything inside her screamed to take it back, to leave this place and this woman, that this was an admission of something like defeat--but a smaller voice was telling her to stay, that this was rational. The smaller voice won, to her nature's distaste.

"Yes, Alex can be difficult," Lorna determined. "Sometimes you need to hit him over the head in order for him to stop being an idiot."

But there. She was glad to hear the woman admit something like that. Though Lorna didn't want to date Alex right at this second, she did want his friendship, and she did want him happy. She'd never stop talking to him, no, but none of this meant she liked that Alex had a girlfriend. It just...didn't feel right.

"He tends to think with his heart, not his mind."

A small smile came to her lips at that. "I've tried that many times, and yet, it still does not seem to work." The worst was over, now; she had said what had needed to be said, and now the rest would come as it would. She didn't let down her guard completely, though she was certainly more at ease, at least on a mental and emotional level. Physically, there were no changes in her; she looked like the same young woman who had sat down earlier that afternoon.

"He is getting better at that," she said with perhaps a tint of pride to her voice. "I have been teaching him to better fight without his powers. There is not much room for thinking with anything but the mind in that."

"Getting through to him is hard," Lorna assured before taking another sip. "Alex can manage with or without his powers, I know. But training always helps."

Though, this woman had no idea what she was getting into, really. She had no idea of the things Alex would pull, or how he could act. Or anything at all, really.

Scathach may not have known now, but she was more than willing to learn. She had made her share of mistakes in the past, and knew that they could not be dwelt upon for very long--she would be willing to forgive Alex's mistakes, should he make any. As long as they only happened once, of course.

"He's made great progress. I've taught him Capoeira."

But the thing about Alex was his thinking with his heart did bring him into trouble more often than not. As did his desires to become better than Scott. But no, Scathach didn't know about all of that, did she? He was very capable of hurting this woman, and Lorna was convinced he would. If not because of his love for someone else, but some misguided attempt to "protect" her. It might not be something that would happen soon, but it would happen, wouldn't it?

"What else have you taught him?"

Scathach finished off her tea, and then flipped the mug upside-down on to the saucer it had come on. She drummed her fingers on the table a few times as she thought. "Whatever he asks to learn," she said finally with a shrug. "Basic techniques and meditation, among other things." She cocked an eyebrow. "What did you expect me to teach him?"

The redhead picked up the mug, flipped it over and set it on the table beside the small plate. She glanced down at the tea leaves, which had settled upon the plate. She did not believe in using such tricks to discern the future, but some old habits just wouldn't die.

"It was a question," Lorna pointed out. "There are various fighting methods out there."

Alex knew how to fight without his powers, so Lorna was getting a little annoyed that she was saying things like basic techniques. The guy had led teams, after all! Though he had his abilities, he still had fighting skills. What X-man wouldn't?

"So, I suppose you could say he's your student?"

It was hard to imagine Alex meditating. Lorna forced away a grin as she tried to picture it.

The annoyance was sensed and noted, but as Scatty had no idea what it was from, she mentally shrugged it off. Perhaps it was simply something she had said, or something Lorna had thought of--telepathy was not her gift, and she would likely never know. However, to her, basic techniques and ideas were some of the most important--sometimes, they were better at saving a neck than complicated moves.

"Student, friend, lover," she replied casually. "One is never too old to learn, though." She smiled a bit wryly at that, and added, "I believe I am a living testament to that."

"Oh? Are you one of those iimmortals, or do you just have a very reliable healing factor?"

The redhead cocked an eyebrow, shifting closer to the edge of her seat before speaking. "Both," she said with a grin, vampire teeth pressed against her bottom lip for a split second before disappearing as she closed her lips.

Well.

Well.

Lorna fought back the surprise she felt upon seeing that. So Alex's little girlfriend was a vampire? Interesting. Strange, too. Though, she better not have been nibbling dear Alex's neck, because the vampire look really wouldn't be a good one for a man who loved the beach.

"I assumed vampires couldn't be out in sunlight," she continued.

Scathach closed her lips as she sensed Lorna's surprise, and though her face remained rather calm, she was internally pleased with herself. It was still entertaining to get such a reaction from people.

The Warrior rolled her eyes at that. "Assuming things is never a good idea," she replied. "Though I suppose it is half true--I sunburn rather easily." She recalled her encounter with Emplate, and how terrible the burn from his attacks had been. "There is a kernel of truth in every myth, you know."

"Yes, I'm aware," Lorna replied. Everyone always used to say mutants were monsters, didn't they? And she supposed that was true for some of them; only a small percentage, though. "I do hope it's something you take pride in."

The redhead cocked one eyebrow. "I wouldn't rather be anything else." The statement was true, for the most part; she may have spent years trying to elongate the time she could go without feeding, but that didn't mean she wished to be a human.

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THAT ICON

she actually showed a memory of her and alex having sex to alex's ex girlfriend...

w-why

because she was kind of messed up at the time and annie really grinded her gears

how terrible ):

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