Psi War: Obscura | Jean & Rogue
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xp_logsJean and Rogue have a girls' night, but Rogue nearly loses it when Jean talks about the new guy she's seeing.
Rogue closed her eyes, and allowed herself to relax. Sometimes, spending time with friends in silence was the perfect thing. After busting her butt for months, her course was over and it was time to gain back freedom and independence. Laying there on Jean's couch, she listened to her friend putter around, cozy in the fact that she didn't have to say anything if she didn't.
Rogue was never quiet for long though.
"I'm so happy school is done. Have I told you that enough today? I'm just sooooo done. If I tell you I want to go back, kick me or something."
Jean sunk into the chair beside her with a laugh. "How will that help me? You're practically invulnerable. I'll be the one stubbing my toe."
Rogue opened her mouth in protest before closing it again quickly. "Point. I mean, let's be real," she sat up in a V position. "I am a lean, muscular specimen of a proto human. Even if I weren't invulnerable, I got no fat on me." She reached down to pinch her abs. "See? It's why I eat so much. I secretly wish for flab."
Jean nodded thoughtfully. "Sounds snuggly," she said as an apple floated into her hand and she took a bite.
"Any particular reason?" She had mostly finished chewing when she finally spoke.
"For that exact reason -- to make me snugglier." Rogue grinned and gave a wink. "Plus, it's sore to sit on chairs for too long with my bony ass." She stretched out her toes and smiled. "Although, let's be real, doesn't matter how snuggly I get, no one can get too close unless they're Logan which is why he's my perfect match. Soulmate and all that crap. Do you believe in that stuff? I don't know if I do. I think I should, because there's honestly no one more perfect for me than Logan, but the whole idea of soulmates and predestination is like..weird. Why don't I get free choice? Why can't I just be with someone because I want to be, not because the universe says I should be? Bleh. I think too much sometimes."'
Letting out a sympathetic laugh, Jean shook her head. "I think I have a hard time wrapping my head around Logan dating someone sometimes," she admitted, tilting her head.
"He seems...aloof."
She shrugged to ponder it a moment, stretching her arms over her head. "I'm not sure what I believe. I just started seeing someone and....It's nice, he's nice..."
Rogue chuckled to herself. Aloof was a good word for Logan, but he was so much more than that. She might have defended him to Jean a little more if it wasn't for the last sentence. "What?!" She bolted up. "You're dating someone? And you didn't tell me? What the heck? Who? What? Where? When? Why? Tell me everything! I live for this stuff!"
Jean laughed, holding up her hands as Rogue verbally badgered her with questions. "Yeah....about four days," she said, shrugging as she dug out her phone and started to thumb through it.
"He was...actually one of my patients. I don't normally do that, but....we started dating after he was discharged. He works as a counselor. Children, primarily," she said, then held up the phone, showing a picture of two of them together.
"His name's Parker. I dunno why I never mentioned it. It's been a long time since I've dated so I guess I was afraid I'd jinx it by telling someone."
Rogue had never been so grateful for the always constant shadows in her head. There was no way she was able to control her reaction, but at least she could lie about the astounded look on her face.
"Oh wow!," she said finally, her eyes darting all over the picture. "Good looking, and tall. You sure he's not out of your league?" it was a lame attempt at a tease, but Rogue couldn't really say 'you sure he's not Satan?' Jean wouldn't get it.
Tilting her head, Jean paused. "Dunno yet, but I want to find out. That's the fun, right?" she said with a laugh. She searched Rogue's eyes curiously.
"I guess I was expecting a bit more fanfare."
"Fanfare?" Rogue could do that. She leapt to her feet and started jumping on the couch. "Jeannie's got a boyfriend, Jeannie's got a boyfriend," she chanted in a sing-song voice. It was hard to try to keep the positive façade though when her mind was going a million miles per minute. It also didn't help that she knew that inevitably, this would all end terribly. So terribly.
Rogue's Tom Cruise moment garnered a faint smirk but Jean folded her arms.
"What's up? I was waiting for you to ask me for every detail and instead you look like I just slapped you silly. I know he's not an X-Man, but most of the good ones are taken. Plus I already tried that and we all know what happened there."
"Oh, don't get wrong," Rogue stated, lifting her hands in the air. "I want every gory detail. I think it's just he seems so..... normal. Do we get normal? Is this a thing? I hope he's normal. Tell me the deets. I want to know everything about tall, non-mutant and handsome."
Jean laughed. "How should I know? I don't think I've ever dated anyone normal before. This is new to me too," she mused, rolling over so that her legs were draped over Rogue's lap.
"Alright, here's the details..."
Rogue closed her eyes, and allowed herself to relax. Sometimes, spending time with friends in silence was the perfect thing. After busting her butt for months, her course was over and it was time to gain back freedom and independence. Laying there on Jean's couch, she listened to her friend putter around, cozy in the fact that she didn't have to say anything if she didn't.
Rogue was never quiet for long though.
"I'm so happy school is done. Have I told you that enough today? I'm just sooooo done. If I tell you I want to go back, kick me or something."
Jean sunk into the chair beside her with a laugh. "How will that help me? You're practically invulnerable. I'll be the one stubbing my toe."
Rogue opened her mouth in protest before closing it again quickly. "Point. I mean, let's be real," she sat up in a V position. "I am a lean, muscular specimen of a proto human. Even if I weren't invulnerable, I got no fat on me." She reached down to pinch her abs. "See? It's why I eat so much. I secretly wish for flab."
Jean nodded thoughtfully. "Sounds snuggly," she said as an apple floated into her hand and she took a bite.
"Any particular reason?" She had mostly finished chewing when she finally spoke.
"For that exact reason -- to make me snugglier." Rogue grinned and gave a wink. "Plus, it's sore to sit on chairs for too long with my bony ass." She stretched out her toes and smiled. "Although, let's be real, doesn't matter how snuggly I get, no one can get too close unless they're Logan which is why he's my perfect match. Soulmate and all that crap. Do you believe in that stuff? I don't know if I do. I think I should, because there's honestly no one more perfect for me than Logan, but the whole idea of soulmates and predestination is like..weird. Why don't I get free choice? Why can't I just be with someone because I want to be, not because the universe says I should be? Bleh. I think too much sometimes."'
Letting out a sympathetic laugh, Jean shook her head. "I think I have a hard time wrapping my head around Logan dating someone sometimes," she admitted, tilting her head.
"He seems...aloof."
She shrugged to ponder it a moment, stretching her arms over her head. "I'm not sure what I believe. I just started seeing someone and....It's nice, he's nice..."
Rogue chuckled to herself. Aloof was a good word for Logan, but he was so much more than that. She might have defended him to Jean a little more if it wasn't for the last sentence. "What?!" She bolted up. "You're dating someone? And you didn't tell me? What the heck? Who? What? Where? When? Why? Tell me everything! I live for this stuff!"
Jean laughed, holding up her hands as Rogue verbally badgered her with questions. "Yeah....about four days," she said, shrugging as she dug out her phone and started to thumb through it.
"He was...actually one of my patients. I don't normally do that, but....we started dating after he was discharged. He works as a counselor. Children, primarily," she said, then held up the phone, showing a picture of two of them together.
"His name's Parker. I dunno why I never mentioned it. It's been a long time since I've dated so I guess I was afraid I'd jinx it by telling someone."
Rogue had never been so grateful for the always constant shadows in her head. There was no way she was able to control her reaction, but at least she could lie about the astounded look on her face.
"Oh wow!," she said finally, her eyes darting all over the picture. "Good looking, and tall. You sure he's not out of your league?" it was a lame attempt at a tease, but Rogue couldn't really say 'you sure he's not Satan?' Jean wouldn't get it.
Tilting her head, Jean paused. "Dunno yet, but I want to find out. That's the fun, right?" she said with a laugh. She searched Rogue's eyes curiously.
"I guess I was expecting a bit more fanfare."
"Fanfare?" Rogue could do that. She leapt to her feet and started jumping on the couch. "Jeannie's got a boyfriend, Jeannie's got a boyfriend," she chanted in a sing-song voice. It was hard to try to keep the positive façade though when her mind was going a million miles per minute. It also didn't help that she knew that inevitably, this would all end terribly. So terribly.
Rogue's Tom Cruise moment garnered a faint smirk but Jean folded her arms.
"What's up? I was waiting for you to ask me for every detail and instead you look like I just slapped you silly. I know he's not an X-Man, but most of the good ones are taken. Plus I already tried that and we all know what happened there."
"Oh, don't get wrong," Rogue stated, lifting her hands in the air. "I want every gory detail. I think it's just he seems so..... normal. Do we get normal? Is this a thing? I hope he's normal. Tell me the deets. I want to know everything about tall, non-mutant and handsome."
Jean laughed. "How should I know? I don't think I've ever dated anyone normal before. This is new to me too," she mused, rolling over so that her legs were draped over Rogue's lap.
"Alright, here's the details..."
