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Post by Steve Rogers on Apr 23, 2014 13:24:25 GMT -5
"Out of character how, Ms. Cartwright?" Steve's voice was firm. He didn't have many friends and the ones he had he was bound and determined to keep.
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Post by Queen Dopplepopplus on Apr 23, 2014 13:52:43 GMT -5
Jess exhaled and rolled her head to the right, before turning her eyes back to him "Fine, when Dr. Jones acquired the piece he claimed that it, spoke to him." She kept her voice low, she was sitting with Captain America for god sakes who knew who was listening "It informed him that he was to bring the piece directly to me in London. Now I've seen some wild shit, I've heard even wilder, but when he told me a relic, buried somewhere in England for who knows how god damn long told him to bring it to me? I'd thought my colleague had gone nuts. Except he was sweating, he was pale and his eyes didn't look right. When he released the piece he was Indiana again, that simple."
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Post by Steve Rogers on Apr 23, 2014 13:53:15 GMT -5
Steve let this information roll around in his head for a moment "And what about you?"
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Post by Queen Dopplepopplus on Apr 23, 2014 14:12:49 GMT -5
Jess took a long drink of her coffee and set it down carefully "I felt angry and out of control. It made my head swim and my heart palpitate and all the liquid in my mouth dried up. It took basically every ounce of will I had to get it in to a steel box. When I was away from it all those feelings just disappeared. Now look, others have looked at it after me and Dr. Jones, with no affect to their physical or mental state. Some have said they've felt uneasy or a little nauseous around certain pieces of the collection including the piece. But none had the reaction we had to it, which of course makes the men at the BM question us and Dr. Jones refuses to answer my phone calls, sending a letter accepting my invitation to the ball and apologizing for not being more available."
She rubbed beneath her eyes.
Maybe warning Steve about all of this would make it easier when things did go wrong. Because they would, they always did.
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Post by Steve Rogers on Apr 23, 2014 14:18:39 GMT -5
"It scares you" he crossed his arms "doesn't it?"
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Post by Queen Dopplepopplus on Apr 23, 2014 14:23:50 GMT -5
"Your damn straight it does" Jess replied quickly "it scares the hell out of me!"
Why don't you tell him about me- I thought I told you I wanted to write in green!
Jess squinted her eyes closed and exhaled What are you talking about?
My type? I mean it doesn't make sense to write me in red, I don't even wear red! Oh forget it, tell Steve about me that'll make him trust you!
No it will do the complete opposite of that dumbass.
Jess opened her eyes and smiled "Sorry, uh headaches."
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Post by Steve Rogers on Apr 23, 2014 16:01:19 GMT -5
"That's all right" Steve looked at Jess with concern "maybe Tony is right, it's obviously affecting your health."
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Post by Queen Dopplepopplus on Apr 23, 2014 16:08:28 GMT -5
"I can't quit every time I hit a hurdle Steve."
But you totally do![/color]
"Would you be you if you'd quit every time something went wrong?"
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Post by Steve Rogers on Apr 23, 2014 16:22:14 GMT -5
"No, probably not," he laughed "at the same time I can recall at least five things right off the top of my head where my stubbornness got me in more trouble than I should have been, had I let it go."
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Post by Queen Dopplepopplus on Apr 23, 2014 16:37:41 GMT -5
Jess nodded "You're right, but who else is going to take care of this? Who else who understands, in the broadest sense of the word, what these things can do? It's safer if I stay, they'll be time for vacation later" Jess reached up with her left hand and itched her head, the sun just happened to be shining in just the right way that caught the gleam of the ring on her finger.
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Post by Steve Rogers on Apr 23, 2014 16:43:44 GMT -5
"Yes but-" He caught the glint and smiled "Is that an engagement ring?"
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Post by Queen Dopplepopplus on Apr 23, 2014 16:44:27 GMT -5
Jess quickly pulled her hand down to her lap, looking very much like a child who'd just been caught pulling cookies from the cookie jar.
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Post by Steve Rogers on Apr 23, 2014 16:50:59 GMT -5
"It is isn't it?" He laughed "Come on, cough up the hand" he managed to say this in the manliest way possible.
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Post by Queen Dopplepopplus on Apr 23, 2014 16:54:20 GMT -5
Jess groaned and lifted her hand to the table "I forgot to take it off before I left the house today."
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Post by Steve Rogers on Apr 23, 2014 16:56:35 GMT -5
Steve picked up Jess's hand gently and inspected the ring. It was stunning and was probably worth more than anything in his apartment "Don't act cool, when did he ask?"
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