[LOCKED: April, DBFS Journals] Vortex Traps Aftermath

[twinpharaohs]

((OOC: The following journals are likely to turn up at some point: twinviziers, fmalchemist160/Edward Elric, stonebluesorrow/Zelgadis Graywords, toreador_saviour, lionheartedgangrel/Harry Potter, and any of the DBFS NPC journals (all begin with "dbfs_").))

When Yugi turns up in the Nexus to meet April, he looks considerably more battered than he ever has before, bandages wound around one arm and several cuts on his face held shut with those little white medical strips they use for small cuts. One of his legs bounces nervously, and he's rubbing at his bandaged arm. He's twirling what appears to be a Tarot card—or at least, something superficially similar to a Tarot card—between two fingers. Yami is nowhere in sight—for now.

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[slayers_desire]

Good. After what I went through... April rests a hand on her stomach. And bites her lip to hold back a few tears. The others in the room won't know why she feels like crying.

"Where are you from Ed?" It is a safe enough question.

[fmalchemist160]

Ed pauses with the second sandwich mid-way to his mouth, catching the wibbly expression on April's face. His own expression turns somewhat more sober, and he answers, voice quiet, "From... from a country called Amestris." He debates just how much of the details to tell for a moment, shrugs, and adds, "It's actually on another planet. Apparently my countrymen and I are descended from a bunch of humans that got uprooted from Earth and placed on a new planet."

[slayers_desire]

"That is pretty interesting." April smiles softly. The tears come and go easily. Partly because of the pregnancy.

[fmalchemist160]

Meanwhile, Kat is banging her head gently against the counter. "Ed," she says, "it's alright in this instance, April's In The Know, but that's not always the answer you want to give. We're going to have to work on a cover story for you."

"What?" Ed asks, bewildered. "We're so far ahead of where Daniel and the rest of SG-1 were. I assumed people knew there was life on other planets."

"Well for the most part, they don't," Kat answers, "no-one's found any concrete proof, and Stargate Command has always been a very well-kept secret. So careful next time."

Ed rolls his eyes, turns back to April, and says, "Anyway, as we advanced we developed the science of alchemy and a few other forms of technology; for instance, my prosthetics." He lifts his Auto-Mail arm and holds it out to April for her to examine as he finishes off his last sandwich.

[slayers_desire]

"I was never one for science." April admits softly. Mostly those with science are the ones who doubt her abilities first. After all, a psychic is usually doubted by those in the scientific field.

"Does your prosthetic do anything, besides function as an arm?"

[fmalchemist160]

True, and Ed would initially be very skeptical of her abilities; but, having gone through the Vortex Traps and experienced many supernatural phenomena first hand, he'd also give her a chance to prove it to him.

Ed nods, grinning. "If you're an alchemist, yes it does." He then claps his hands together and passes his left hand over the prosthetic; what appears to be blue lightning erupts along the length of his arm, shaping the coverplate over his forearm into a long, wickedly sharp, pointed blade.

[slayers_desire]

"That must have been a good weapon to have during your ordeals. Especially in Sunnydale."

[fmalchemist160]

The grin remains, though it fades slightly. "Yeah. It's this and/or a transmuted spear as my primary melee weapons."

"That, and a tendency to weaponize your surroundings," Kat adds with a laugh. She points at him, smirking at April. "This kid is a certified master of the Ass Pull. You'll never meet a better improviser. He's been known to take the ground beneath his feet and turn it into a cannon."

"And a shield against a Gatling gun," Ed adds cheerfully.

[slayers_desire]

"Well I am glad you were with the others then."

[fmalchemist160]

"So are we," Kat agrees. Ed snorts, claps his hands together again, and returns the cover plate on his arm back to its usual shape. Then he leans back against the love seat, letting out a satisfied sigh, apparently full.

((OOC: Bedtime))

[slayers_desire]

April is not sure what to say or do for a moment. She has questions, but is not sure how many of them she can ask.

"Kat, how have your adjustments been going?"

[toreador_saviour]

Kat's expression sobers somewhat. "Kind of... I don't know. Something happened in Egypt that..." She chews gently on her lower lip, then says, "The sorceress there overrode all of the safeguards you put in place. A sort of magically-induced Frenzy. We managed to get them put back into place, but..."

[slayers_desire]

"That can be difficult, when someone else messes with your mind." April spoke softly.

[toreador_saviour]

Kat grimaces and nods. "And there probably isn't a way to permanently close that particular hole in my defences. The only solution the PTBs could offer was to have someone whose job it is to shield my mind from that kind of attack on my team."

"Harry," Yugi notes. "Think he's up yet?"

"It's after dusk, isn't it? Probably," Kat answers. "Doesn't necessarily mean he's in, though."

[slayers_desire]

"Harry Potter, right?" That is at least one name April is familiar with.

[toreador_saviour]

Kat grins. "That's him! He got involuntarily Embraced like me—and, in fact, we have the same Sire. Only for him, it happened 1,000 years ago. He and one of my Guardians, Zel, moved into the flat directly below us."

"So the PTBs apparently decided that the best person to protect a psychically-vulnerable young Kindred is a magically-inclined, old, and powerful Kindred," Yugi adds.

[slayers_desire]

"They found you someone to learn from, and help you learn about your powers. That is great Kat." April is happy for her. She is. She is just a little sad that it seems she lost a responsibility.

[toreador_saviour]

Kat has always been pretty good at picking up on other people's feelings, without needing telepathy. She goes to sit next to April and gently lays a hand on her shoulder. "Hey," she says, "just so you know... I'd still like to have your help with this kind of thing too. Two mentors are always better than one."

[slayers_desire]

April has just been through a lot. Her own world is in trouble, and her father never bothered to tell her. (Ending her up in trouble). And in her shared universe with Clark, she had to let go of her hero persona because of being pregnant. It has been a challenge being involved... and being careful.

"I know we aren't the same kind of vampire. But I am always here to help my friends."

[toreador_saviour]

Kat smiles again and squeezes April's shoulder. "So, you want me to see if Harry's at home? I'm certain Zel is, he's... understandably nervous about going out in public here. You'll see why."

[slayers_desire]

"Sure. I am always good with meeting new people."

[toreador_saviour]

Kat grins again. "Right then! I'll just pop downstairs real quick. Won't be a minute. In the meantime, guys, you can just... y'know, chat, or whatever. Maybe ask Ed about how he got those prosthetics."

"Kat..." Ed says in a warning tone of voice.

"Never said you had to tell the whole story. Anyway, back in a minute!" She grabs her keys and hurries out the door, shutting it a little harder than she intended to.

After a moment, Yugi pipes up with, "Oh! Somehow I completely forgot to mention this, but Bakura finally asked Kat out on a date!"

[slayers_desire]

"Did he now? That is exciting." April chuckled. She could sense that Ed was uncomfortable about the prosthetics conversation, so avoided that.

[twinpharaohs]

Yugi grins. "Yep! Far as I know they're still hammering out details. Malik wasn't happy, though."

It's not that Ed's uncomfortable talking about it, it's just that he won't tell the whole story without hearing a story about April that's equally as traumatic. Since he's just met her, he's not going to ask that of her.

[slayers_desire]

"I guess dating when you have a spirtual companion can be a challenge."