Meet-n-Greet

[cityship]

After being released from stasis, having the slime removed from their bodies and clothed in the creepy, pulsing leaf-suit that everyone wore, and being taken to the Weapons & Possessions lockers to collect their belongings, the new arrivals would find themselves standing in the Observation Deck. Round windows lined the fleshy walls, revealing the bright display of lights that was inter-dimensional travel. They would also discover that there were people--members of the command staff and crew that had woken earlier--waiting for them.

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[marvelouscarol.livejournal.com]

Carol shook the hand with a bright smile. "It's a date. One I'm looking forward too. So don't disappoint me."

[fast-thrower.livejournal.com]

"Hey, I make it a point not to disappoint beautiful ladies. Especially ones that seem smart, funny, and could probably break me in half with their pinky." He kisses the back of her hand.

"All qualities I find attractive, by the way."

[marvelouscarol.livejournal.com]

Carol laughed a bit and removed her hand from Owen. The kiss on the back was a great touch. She really couldn't wait to talk to him more, in a more relaxed setting. She just needed to locate where to do it.

"Well those are interesting qualities. Normally men are scared away by the super strength and invulnerability."

[fast-thrower.livejournal.com]

Owen looked genuinely surprised. "Really? I mean... I don't count myself as a cape-chaser, even if I'm technically a cape myself, but I've always found power sexy."

[marvelouscarol.livejournal.com]

"I've had boyfriends in the past that only wanted me because of who I was." William had turned out to be spying on her. But that was something she didn't want to think about. "Others had super strength or other abilities.. but the normal people I've tried to date. They run off as soon as they learn I've got super strength. Guess it's rare to find someone like you Owen. Hope you don't mind if I don't let you run off so easily."

[fast-thrower.livejournal.com]

Owen curled his face up and scratched his head, gears turning. "Well... I like to think of myself as a normal guy, just with abnormal abilities." He grinned and possibly blushed a little bit as she told him it was rare to find a guy like him.

"Well.." He chuckled. "I don't think you've got any major competition unless any ex-girlfriends start showing up, and even then it's unlikely." He smiles ands shrugs.

[marvelouscarol.livejournal.com]

"Oh well I don't do well with other super women. So hopefully no one who's got any type of super strength. Though I did have a few female friends back home with it, I still have had bad experiences with super women.." And she wasn't joking. Moonstone, Karla, whatever she was calling herself now.. had gotten under Carol's skin in a big way.

[fast-thrower.livejournal.com]

Owens shrugs, uncertain of what to say. "The only things I can really say in response to that are borderline-chauvinist, referring to old stereotypes about women, so... yeah, pass."

[marvelouscarol.livejournal.com]

Her inner feminist screamed to come out to rant, but she kept it inside. She had a feeling she was scaring Owen off, and that wouldn't do. So instead she went back to playing with her hair. Unsure of where to really go from here.

[fast-thrower.livejournal.com]

Urgh, that's an awkward pause. "Okay... clearly stepped in something there." He coughed into his hand, then extended his other one. "Hi, I'm Owen. Sometimes I say stupid things."

He grimaced apologetically. "Sorry if that came out wrong, just really didn't have a clue how to respond and I tried to divert with clearly bad humor."

Another pause. "You're very pretty."

[marvelouscarol.livejournal.com]

"Well if you ever fall into that hole again, flattery would always work best." She smiled gently and let her hair fall back. "You know, I've never actually been with a red head before."

[fast-thrower.livejournal.com]

Owen shrugged. "We're even then. The blondes back in high school wouldn't give me the time of day, and in college I just never clicked with one."

He stroked his soul-patch, grinning.

[marvelouscarol.livejournal.com]

"See I was a tomboy back in high school, so I had no real luck with guys. No one wanted to date me, because it was almost like dating a guy. But I didn't much care." She shrugged a bit and smiled as he played with his facial hair.

[fast-thrower.livejournal.com]

Owen looks her over speculatively. "Well, I can only guess that you were at least a very foxy guy. I'm secure enough to make that assessment."

[marvelouscarol.livejournal.com]

"I assure you, that I didn't feel out like this until late in life. But thank you." She couldn't help giggling at that. Her giggling? Owen was truly a wonder.

[fast-thrower.livejournal.com]

That's just how Owen rolls.

"You're welcome, Colonel Danvers." He smiles. "As nice as this is, I want to do a little more scouting around, see if anyone from 'my' Earth is here." He reaches for her hand again, giving it a gentle squeeze with both of his, but not going for the kiss. "Talk to you soon?"

[marvelouscarol.livejournal.com]

"Oh you can count on it." She gives him a smile then removes her hands, floating just a bit above the floor. "I think I'm going to go and explore this place a bit. See you around Owen." And then she was off.