Full Of Broken Thoughts, I Cannot Repair [Open, Set Post Funeral]

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

After the services the Doc had just needed a little peace and quiet. He'd never been one for funerals, felt awkward at the best of times and miserably guilty at the worst. Today had been the latter more than the former...

He settled into one of the little viewing rooms in the media library and lay himself out across the squishy couch, just looking up to the ceiling lost in thought as he listened to some music. For the moment he'd put in a request for an old favourite.

Anyone who stumbled on him would get treated to him softly singing along under his breath. He knows this one like the back of his hand.

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[raptorwithagun.livejournal.com]

Someone was making noise. Noise that made it hard for Red SNout to concentrate on his studies! He headed towards the source of this annoyance and poked his head into the viewing room with an annoyed growl. He brandished the omnicomm filled with beginning reader literature in one foreclaw.

"Be quiet! Some of us are attempting to learn!"

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

Doc lifted his head up from the couch and raised one brow at the raptor.

"What are you learning that could be more interesting than listening to Johnny Cash?"

[raptorwithagun.livejournal.com]

"If you must know, I am learning to read your human language. And I do not know this 'Johnny Cash' you speak of is. Is he a great shaman or warrior?" Red Snout cocked his head to one side, studying the good doctor intently.

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

"Er, he's more of a bard." Doc explained, sitting up on the couch and signaling the volume down on the kiosk. "He's a musician and a singer - an entertainer - but a really famous one who was known all over the planet where I'm from."

He beckoned the raptor over and restarted the song, nudging the kiosk playing it to display the lyrics.

"Do your people have songs really?" he asked.

[raptorwithagun.livejournal.com]

"We have songs. Of a type." Red Snout clattered a bit closer, examining the kiosk. It took him a few moments, but he was slowly deciphering the lyrics, mouthing the words.

"Not quite like yours, human."

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, we're pretty good at the song thing."

Doc let the song finish out and roll over into another classic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CctaP71iNuQ).

"Cash is a master though, seriously."

[raptorwithagun.livejournal.com]

"His words and music are pleasing enough." Red Snout admits. He taps through another page, frowning.

"This word continues to frustrate me. Hmph. Why is there an 'L' in the middle of 'could' if it makes no sound?!"

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

"English is just weird like that. It used to be pronounced very differently hundreds of years back - there were lots of random L's and stuff in the middle of words and back then you DID pronounce them and that was the right way to do it." Doc shrugged.

"But the longer we speak it the more our language gets pared down into it's most base and easy to pronounce parts - so how we say it changes but how we spell it sort of lags behind a little."

He paused.

"Also if English spelling and grammar ever started making total sense time and space would probably collapse from the sheer disruption of status quo."

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

Jean had actually come to the media library to do some research on a few of the medical objects she'd yet to figure out, and smiled slightly hearing McNinja singing to his song.

Leaning against the entryway to the viewing room, she crossed her arms. "You know, you surprise me, Doctor. I never pictured you as a singer," she teased, obviously trying to lighten his mood.

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

Doc picked his head up from the couch. She'd almost surprised him. Jeez he was letting his guard down if somebody besides Sean could get even half a drop on him.

"Eh, I just kinda hum along." he insisted, but gave her a small smile any way and sat up on the couch to make room for her to join him. "You like Cash?"

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

Jean grinned and pushed off the entryway and moved, taking the seat beside him. "I do actually. I think my favorite song of his is Ring of Fire. But then I also like the song he did with Dave Matthews, For you. Have you heard it? It's really pretty."

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

"If he sang it I've heard it and yeah I know the one you mean. It is good." he smiled. "Wouldn't have pegged you for liking Johnny Cash, I gotta admit. You seemed like more of a classic rock person so me."

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

Jean chuckled, "And why's that? And by classic, you're talking about Zeppelin and Pink Floysd, right? Though I have to point out that I do appreciate music from all eras. Well, not ganster rap, but I'm sure you understand that."

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

"I don't know." He shrugged. "You seemed like you liked something louder I guess. And yes but you left out ACDC and Aerosmith."

Doc groaned and put a hand over his face. "Geez, don't get me started on the rap thing. I can't tell you how happy I am that Sean's gotten over that whole shtick."

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

"Well I suppose my taste in music depends on my mood. I like all of those, but I like stuff like Dido and Sarah McLachlan," she paused lowering her voice, "But I'll tell you a secret... I use to like New Kids on the Block when I was in third grade...."

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

He hesitated, then lowered his voice in return.

"I STILL like New Kids on the Block. And also the Adam West Batman series."

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

She giggled. "You do? Well they were the orignial boy band. And Batman?" She took a deep breath and got a serious look on her face. "My name is Jean Grey and I use to want to be Catwoman when I was little..." she confessed sounding as though she were at an AA meeting.

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

McNinja laughed a little, turning himself more toward her on the couch.

"Let's hope there is never a Catwoman on this ship then, because we have a Batman and I still haven't managed to introduce myself." he shrugged sheepishly. "He's very intimidating."

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

"Really? I think you should," Jean announced with a firm nod of her head before leaning forward a little and resting her hand on his arm. "I'm sure he's not as intimidating once you start talking to him."

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

"Batman never gave me the impression of a guy who would appreciate being approached by slightly hysterical fans..."

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

"Well maybe you should... try not be a slightly hysterical fan?" Jean suggested as the corners of her lips twitched in amusement. "I thought you were suppose to be an all powerful ninja... Are you telling me you actually have weaknesses?" she teased lightly.

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

"'All powerful' ninja?" His eyebrow shot straight up in surprise. "No no no, we are not 'all powerful', just really really skilled. And yes we have weaknesses. Plenty. Bullets, for example."

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

"Well there goes everything I've ever thought about ninjas," Jean grinned. Though really what did she know of them outside of what the movies said about them? Not a whole lot.

"So just bullets huh? No ice cream or certain kinds of candy?"

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

"Look, we're mortal, we're just really good at killing other people and not getting killed ourselves is all." he explained with a laugh. "I think if one of us here is all powerful it must be you."

This was... nice.

He'd been melancholy moments ago but one fellow Johnny Cash fan and he felt worlds better. It was nice to talk about something that WASN'T the grave situation they were all dealing with for a while.

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

"Hey I wouldn't say I'm all powerful," Jean said with a smile, shaking her head. "I'm just like any once else... Only I can rolly chair people and head thoughts. I wouldn't say that's all powerful."

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

"I don't know, hearing people's thoughts is pretty serious stuff. Information brokering and all that is the new money laundering."

[scarlett-flames.livejournal.com]

"Well you wouldn't be thinking that if you heard some of the thoughts of our fellow crew members," Jean pointed out with a wry grin.

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

"See now I want to ask you what the most awkward thing you've ever overheard was."

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

"I don't think it would be very... professional of me to share that information," she deadpanned before smiling. "But I will let you know that it involved hot dogs and edible body cream."

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

Doc smirked. "Oh boy, awwwwkward. Sounds more awkward than the time I treated that dude with diabetes who'd gotten stabbed with a really big novelty lollipop."

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

"Yes, and now you know a little while being a telepath isn't all it's cracked up to be." she grinned. "Do I even want to know how he got stabbed with a lollipop?"

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

"Fistfight in a confectionary." He shrugged. "Someone insulted someone else's favourite sports team and things got out of hand. The lollipop stab wound wasn't nearly as bad as the dude that got equal in his eyes. Scratched his corneas pretty bad."

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

Jean blinked. "Wooooow," she breathed out. "That's pretty... violent."

She thinks for a moment and changes the conversation a little. "I once had a mutant spit this nasty muscus at me. I couldn't breath until Scott..." she trailed off, and took a deep breath. "Until Scott blasted it off. That was probably one of the most disgusting things that's ever happened to me."