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22 August 2008 @ 02:44 pm

OOM: Edward needs to learn how to have fun.

"I think we'll start with Dagobah," Jenny told him as she walked towards the cockpit of her small shuttle. "According to my computer, it's a small swamp planet discovered a thousand years ago by a sect of Jedi who had broken away from the Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire after a deceleration decreeing all religions founded upon fictional works were null and void. There's not much there now. It's been abandoned... um, well, for a while."

She stopped by her chair, turning around to make sure that Edward had indeed followed her from Milliways.

Her shuttle wasn't much, Jenny knew, but she considered it her life. It was the only home she had (unless you counted the room in Milliways) and her only means of actually doing anything. Well, anything remotely interesting. Random knickknacks from various planets were scattered about the room, mostly concentrated away from the cockpit and in the back of the shuttle. A couple of photographs of herself and Bart were taped on to various walls. Her prized piece of psychic paper was lying underneath a stack of books.

It felt more like a home now than when she commandeered it from Messaline.

"Well?" Jenny slid into the pilot's seat and looked at him. "Whatcha think, Edward?"

Tags: edward cullen, milliways, oom

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themidnightson on August 26th, 2008 01:03 am (UTC)

"Engaging me in your devious schemes now?"

That was quite uncharitable to the people who'd waited forever, Jenny. For shame. But Edward's patience and conscience cared not so he simply followed her as they wove down a complicated path. Then walked around the back of the line toward the control about thirty feet off still.

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bitunlikely.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2008 01:10 am (UTC)

Devious schemes? Jenny didn't know the meaning of such. Her idea had simply been the result of wanting very much to actually ride this hover coaster she had heard so much about. Although not nearly as fast as travelling via spaceship, with the loops and turns and all of that, it was supposed to be spectacular.

Really!

It was just as clear as that innocent smile on her face as she held out the wallet towards Edward. "Well?"

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themidnightson on August 26th, 2008 01:22 am (UTC)

Edward took the small wallet with careful gentleness, focusing on how not to make it simply fall apart between his fingers. He stopped focusing on the thoughts of the people who watched them through a filter of confusion, suspicion, longing, impatience.

The blue and purple girl (he assigned the term as such because her mind identified herself that way) taking tickets was definitely alien, but he found the look of bored teenage workers didn't change worlds away. She was down to two seats and the next to groups had four each.

"Excuse me," Edward said, choosing to let his voice drop to a gentle non-scary tone he usually used for getting his way. He opened the wallet, focusing the way Jenny had. Specifically as he spoke, but didn't leave it open long either. "My partner and I are here on behalf of park inspection doing reviews on the safety of your rides."

The three fins on her head shivered as she glanced from him to the line and back, before he added, stepping closer, voice toned smoothly, "We were hoping to do this as speedily as possible so there won't be any hold ups here."

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bitunlikely.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2008 01:37 am (UTC)

It was hard to keep the pride off her face when Edward took the paper from her and proceeded to walk over to the alien (even Jenny couldn't identify this species) at the booth. Somehow, though, she managed. As she walked up behind Edward, every bit of her excitement was masked. She could play the part of a serene park inspector easily enough.

The alien girl blinked the film around her eyes as she looked at the pair and then back to the line. Jenny turned her head to follow her gaze briefly and then shrugged, pretending to understand.

"The review does cover employees as well," she explained, reading off the unpronounceable name on the girl's tag with perfect ease and accent. "I'm sure those behind us will understand."

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themidnightson on August 26th, 2008 01:48 am (UTC)

The name pronunciation was impressive. The girl felt a wave of thankful awe even through her boredom turned nervousness. That in turn amused Edward since Jenny didn't know her or the name.

"Of course. I'm sorry. I'm new," she said finally finding words, which like her thoughts, sounded like they echoed waves. "There are two seats left there."

Edward gave her a subdued smile of gratitude and walked through as she started explaining to the family behind them.

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bitunlikely.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2008 02:10 am (UTC)

Jenny smiled back in a similar subdued manner, copying Edward's demeanor. It was easier than make one up of her own. Clearly whenever she needed to pretend to be subdued, she just needed to think of Edward's typical persona.

As soon as they were far away enough, Jenny beamed up at Edward. She slipped the psychic paper back in her pocket and wrapped her arm around his waist. "You were brilliant, Edward."

Less than even half a minute later, she had to let go of him to slip into her seat. She pulled the safety harness over her head. "Brilliant."

Edited 2008-08-26 02:19 am (UTC)

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themidnightson on August 26th, 2008 02:19 am (UTC)

Edward was half rolling his eyes and shaking his head when the hugging began again. He was beginning to feel this was a particularly Jenny habit. He took his seat and pulled down the harness with the smallest force, like it were a kitten. It didn't distract him enough that he missed the image of his face in Jenny's view smiling just slightly.

Maybe that had been slightly fun.

Another worker in an Astroland uniform came out and began lecturing them on the safety of their arms, legs and any belongings which might fall out going at the speeds and directions they would find themselves at. After being warned, while people behind shuffled things more securely away, the guideline for the ride shivered and they began to move forward.

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bitunlikely.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2008 02:34 am (UTC)

Was that a smile she saw once again on Edward Cullen's face? Jenny suspected that it was, a suspicion that made her laugh. The laugh was quickly lost as the short chain of cars began to move forward.

The sensation couldn't quite be called rolling, it was far too smooth for that. It also couldn't quite be anything near fast yet. As the coaster dipped suddenly and people in front and behind them screamed, a flash went off.

Jenny continued to smile manically, the smile only fading when the coaster suddenly came to a stop at a seventy-five degree angle. She wrinkled her nose and turned her head to look at Edward.

"Ever wonder what those old fashioned rockets felt like?"

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themidnightson on August 26th, 2008 02:57 am (UTC)

Edward chuckled at her enthusiam buffered by shock screaming around them. He settled his head back against the harness pads, stiff blocks to protect anyone else that he had to be careful not to lean on lest he snap one off. There was irritation that even if he might enjoy this, he'd have to hold himself near perfectly still and unresponsive.

Seconds had passed and suddenly, the screaming started again from those in front of them as the coaster reached a peak and went shuddering down, increasing speed with each set of people flung forward, rolling upside down and into a loop, the propulsion sending them faster and faster. The world blurred in the eyes of the mind near him and he watched it pass with a wide smug smile, catching every detail of the people watching them curl this time outwardly toward them.

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bitunlikely.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2008 03:08 am (UTC)

She wished she could move her head to see if Edward was enjoying herself. If only she could read his mind, right now, to check on that. They were probably the only two silent people in the whole train. Better that way. There was no fun in screaming your head off when a well placed laugh could do.

Her knuckles turned white as she clutched the handle bars. They zoomed across another turn, moving more and more quickly with every loop and every bit of momentum gained. Jenny pushed aside the part of her mind assessing the physical structure itself to just savour every moment of the high paced frantic speedway.

Life ought to be this fast all the time.

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Edward Cullen: Soft hiding in me Somewhere

themidnightson on August 26th, 2008 03:34 am (UTC)

Her peculiarity and penchant for undercutting his assumption of how she would react or what she would do next stayed as she quietly beamed and he bet if it weren't for the harness she'd be bouncing in her seat, even through the bufting air spins.

They went through a triple set of loops and someone seven rows back lost their lunch (which, thankfully, landed on plain ground and not a person). The turned sidewards in places, relapping, only to retake turns that had been skipped, it jerking them forward and backwards suddenly, while Edward kept his hands securely crossed over his stomach in a pose that looked leisurely and impossible for a normal person to hold against such force.

It starting slowing at the end of a long ramp, only to pull them back suddenly in the opposite direction, about to take the whole thing again in reverse before it would come to complete stop.

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bitunlikely.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2008 01:42 pm (UTC)

Her eyes widened at the huge drop that suddenly appeared when the coaster went into reverse. They were shooting upward, but all Jenny could see was the drop. This was brilliant, no, beyond brilliant.

She'd so have to take Bart here when he finally decided to show his face again. If he ever would - no, no, don't focus on that.

Jenny let herself be lost in the ride again, staring at the galactic landscape the hover coaster creators had so thoughtfully provided. She laughed and beamed and forced herself to overcome the forces pushing against her to turn her head and steal one quick look at Edward.

Was he enjoying his self? She hoped so.

The ride came to an end all too soon. They slowed down again, the familiar entrance looming as the hover train came to a stop. Jenny sighed in disappointment. It seemed to be a unique sentiment among the other beings on the ride.

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themidnightson on August 26th, 2008 05:55 pm (UTC)

Edward was smiling, because even if he couldn't take the ride for itself exactly, he was able to feel the rushing exhilaration of it through a dozen voices surrounding him closely. Each spin and drop and force plastering them, the fear mixed with elation, the giddy swoop and terrified clutching.

When the ride came to a stop, he made sure to shift his arms from the all too leisurely hold of stone and look like he was brushing his pants carelessly. Jenny sighed her disappointment even through the glow of elation left from the ride. Edward turned his head finally, slowly and so his cheeks stayed half an inch from the padded block.

"Going to add roller coasters to your reasons to travel the universe over?"

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bitunlikely.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2008 07:35 pm (UTC)

Jenny shrugged, flashing him a half-smile. She could see the remains of a proper smile on his face. Edward liked the ride no matter how much restraint he had to put in to holding the harness.

"It's a hover coaster. Never been on a roller one. Maybe?"

She shrugged again as the harnesses automatically lifted above them, allowing each and every being to exit the coaster in a civilised fashion.

"What about you?" Jenny asked as she stepped on to the platform and waited for Edward. "Is this good enough reason to come travelling with me again? Or maybe to buy our souvenir holo?"

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themidnightson on August 26th, 2008 09:06 pm (UTC)

"It's not a reason not to," Edward said standing and moving from their row, as people began to shuffle in taking their spots. If he had a reason not to it was Jenny's jumping off of him. Which he hadn't thought of until now.

"If you want a copy."

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bitunlikely.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2008 10:44 pm (UTC)

Well, that was a good thing. She flashed him a happy grin and waited for the crowd to dissapate before begining to walk towards the exit. The less people, the more Edward may want to travel with her again.

"Wouldn't you want a copy though?" Jenny questioned a few moments after when they neared the booth. She tilted her head, looking a little hopeful. "We could get it two-dimensional so it fits in better in your Earth."

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themidnightson on August 26th, 2008 10:51 pm (UTC)

"I don't worry about my personal possessions fitting in," Edward said, with a sardonic undertone, as they stopped before the booth.

The cars and the houses themselves were gauche in the eyes of the world. Little things they took upon themselves because they loved them, without worrying so much about the way they were taken by others.

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bitunlikely.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2008 10:57 pm (UTC)

She was just trying to be helpful! Jenny rolled her eyes at him before remembering that there was another being (a curious appearing cyborg male) waiting for them to either purchase or scram.

There was another, smaller eye roll at that before Jenny dug out a couple of marked coins from her pocket and placed it on the counter.

"Two of number 128," she told the man. As he went about processing the holos, Jenny looked back at Edward. "Knowing a goddess is really useful sometimes. She's promised to take me shopping one day too."

Money was one thing. But shopping? With someone who knew Earth clothing and everything? Fantastic.

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themidnightson on August 26th, 2008 11:00 pm (UTC)

Edwards look turned bemused at her newest topic, his head cocked to one side. "A goddess."

It was a strange notion, yet not too strange, given the marker for judging strange now involved aliens, other planets, and a bar at the end of everything.

"Which one?"

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bitunlikely.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2008 11:16 pm (UTC)

"A kitsune named Inari," Jenny replied as she watched the man go about producing the holos. It was, in her opinion, a fascinating process. "Jay said that she's Asian. I met her because of him."

She giggled a little at the memory. It had been rather amusing at the time, watching her boyfriend fear a talking animal.

"She was a fox at the time. Cause that's what kitsune goddesses can do, I think. But she's nice. She gave me and Jay money so we wouldn't have to worry about paying for rooms in Milliways."

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themidnightson on August 26th, 2008 11:25 pm (UTC)

Shapeshifter's were not a new thing to him, but the idea that there were gods and goddesses wandering Milliways brought a whole new level to the capacity of the place.

"She sounds quite kind."

In his mind the word was charitably playful which probably fit 'kitsune' and 'trickster' better, but the changed word hung more on her memories than the words she'd spoken.

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bitunlikely.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2008 11:59 pm (UTC)

"She is."

"And here's your holos, ma'am," the cyborg interrupted, handing over two small boxes depicting the hover coaster and sporting its name Black Hole. It was brightly coloured and proudly sported the Astroland logo. Jenny pushed the coins across the table in exchange.

Then, as soon as they began to walk away, she passed one of the small boxes over to Edward. She looked at him, mildly nervous, as she asked, "You're not going to throw it out, are you? I thought you might like this better than the bear."

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Edward Cullen: Uncertain Amusement or Annoyance

themidnightson on August 27th, 2008 12:13 am (UTC)

"It is more personal than a fluff covered toy."

Which did not answer either statement, but Edward was opening his box with outwardly calm demeanor and inwardly an quiet interest in its new and difference from pictures back home.

He wondered where he could keep it.

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bitunlikely.livejournal.com on August 27th, 2008 12:18 am (UTC)

Jenny opened her own box quickly, beaming brightly when the three dimensional holograph of her and Edward blasting through a black hole in the coaster cart appeared. She thought it was brilliant. Definitely worth placing next to that photo of her and Bart on the cockpit.

"Yeah," she agreed, still staring at it as she walked. "I like it. You even look like you're enjoying yourself, Edward."

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themidnightson on August 27th, 2008 12:29 am (UTC)

Edward looked like he always did to himself, surreal when placed next another person. He looked very much like he could have been sitting still in a chair, arms crossed, looking to the side, more than the wide eyed, open mouthed faces near by. He stood out and that was bound to annoy him, even here. Jenny was smiling the big, bright smile he was coming to associate with her and there was no doubt she was in throes of enjoying the ride.

But it was the first thing, not of Earth, that he could take as his. He hadn't thought or wanted anything of Milliways. Objects were quite useless when not for distraction or purpose.

"I'll have to find a place to put it my family won't look," he said after a pause. This thought was more toward Alice, since the others respected his privacy in a way his mind rarely could them.