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A secluded area on the beach, Friday afternoon

Bruce was conflicted. He couldn't figure out whether or not training to defend himself against psychic and telekinetic attacks alone on the beach with a girl he had been dating counted as an actual date. On one hand, nobody else was invited and she was a superhero. On the other hand, he wasn't sure how many other people would find this kind of thing kind of romantic. (He did, but he also knew he was a little messed up.)

He decided to play it safe. He wasn't going to let himself slide into an all-business mode like he normally would while training. That might scare Jean off.

[OOC: For the girl, please!]
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[identity profile] ihavenocodename.livejournal.com 2010-03-05 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
It was on the beach, therefore... totally romantic.

Look, when you were a massive sparkly Sue that the writers love to kill a teenage mutant who was constantly fighting off the inevitable attack by the Brotherhood, you took things where you could.

Plus, she brought snacks.

"Hi!" God damn Cheerful whore ginger is a whore cheerful!
Edited 2010-03-05 17:39 (UTC)

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2010-03-05 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"You won't be a goddamn ginger whore until tomorrow," Bruce pointed out.

"Hi. I'm glad this spot wasn't so secluded that you couldn't find it," Bruce said.

[identity profile] ihavenocodename.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
"It wasn't too hard." Yes, it totally was. "I brought something to eat in case we get hungry," she said, lifting up the backpack of food. Way too much food.

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
That much food might have been helpful if they were attacked by a bear. Otherwise, Bruce wasn't sure they'd eat half of it. "That was very thoughtful. I brought... myself. But that should be enough for the main reason we're here."

[identity profile] ihavenocodename.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
Pff. Like a bear could take them. Well, maybe of that bear was Chuck Norris...

"It works just fine," Jean replied, dropping the bag to the ground. "I just wasn't sure how long we'd be out here, so... better safe than sorry."

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
"I always appreciate preparation," Bruce said. "So, what would you like to start with?"

[identity profile] ihavenocodename.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Well." Jean frowned, hands on her hips as she tried to gather her thoughts. "How about with telepathy first? Unless you'd rather fight, of course."

Which might mean inexplicably wet shirtlessness, so... Jean was all for that.

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Let's try the telepathy," Bruce said, since he probably needed that more. "It's probably too nice a day to fight."

Also, since she brought food, she probably WAS thinking of it more as a date.

Bruce didn't want to accidentally punch a date.

[identity profile] ihavenocodename.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, punching was bad manners on a date. Unless you were Ant-Man.

OH SNAP.

"We can try it after," Jean promised, clinging to that potential shirtlessness. "Would you like to sit?"

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
"Will that help?" Bruce asked, taking a seat because he assumed it would.

[identity profile] ihavenocodename.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, however you'll be most comfortable," Jean replied, takign a seat as well. "How do you normally meditate?"

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Sitting down, cross-legged, usually in complete silence," Bruce said. "But I can improvise with that last point. It would be hard to hear instructions if I couldn't hear your voice."

[identity profile] ihavenocodename.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't have to talk out loud once we get started," Jean replied. "All you need to do now is just, um, relax and we'll go from there."

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll do my best," Bruce said. Of course, relaxing when a pretty girl was going to be inside his brain was fairly nerve-wracking, even for Bruce.

He did his best to clear his mind and keep himself calm. "Ready when you are."

[identity profile] ihavenocodename.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
Jean nodded, closing her eyes as she very carefully reached out and touched him inappropriately touched his mind. Giving it enough force to make herself known, but not going past that.

Because not everyone knew how to handle this right off the bat.

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
Bruce could handle anything even inappropriate touching, hello!. Or at least he pretended that he could.

The feeling of another person making herself known in his mind was... strange. But it was probably a kind of strangeness he'd have to get used to.

[identity profile] ihavenocodename.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
"You okay?" Jean asked, mostly just testing his normal defenses at the moment.

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Doing fine," Bruce said. "Do I have to say that, or could you just hear me if I thought it now?"

[identity profile] ihavenocodename.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
"You have to say it," Jean replied with a small grin. "I'm not inside your head yet. You have to let me in for that."

Which isn't to say she couldn't force it, but... that would be rude.

There was a pause before she added. "Or think it really loud when I'm paying attention to you. But I try not to with people. It gets really noisy otherwise."

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
"Understandably," Bruce said. "So what's next?"

[identity profile] ihavenocodename.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Ready to go a little further?"

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Absolutely," Bruce said. "Do whatever you need to do."
Edited 2010-03-06 01:27 (UTC)

[identity profile] ihavenocodename.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
Jean nodded, closing her eyes again and pushing into the most surface part of his mind. /Bruce?/

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, that was pretty weird. /I can hear you, Jean.... Is 'hear' even the right word?/

[identity profile] ihavenocodename.livejournal.com 2010-03-06 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
/Something like that,/ Jean replied, looking around for him. /This is really weird./
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