Love Is In The Air
2/14/1948, Blue Harbour, Maine
The Atlantean Prince had been waiting now, the man waited with a bit of anticipation right about now before he saw that there was Dorma who had started to rise up now, wearing a gill scarf and was wearing a nice dress right now before she had headed over to prince who had been wearing some clothes perfect for their trip, “You look beautiful.” he said, going to kiss her hand.
That made the woman smile at that, “So, where are we going?” she asked, making the Prince smile towards that, “I thought that a nice tour of Blue Harbour then towards a place I think that you’ll love.” he said towards her, making Dorma a bit curious by that as they started to walk now, away from the water now and towards the land where the people would be.
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The couple had been walking and as they did so, the people there were waving and smiling towards Namor who returned it, “They really love you here, don’t they?” she asked, making the man chuckle, “Some of them had family in the war I fought with, others there was some action I did that helped them, made them grateful, and a few of them read those comics that were made about out exploits.”
Dorma grew curious about THAT, having not heard of that at all as they went and walked towards a restaurant there, “Ah, Mr. McKenzie.” the man there said towards him, “I take it that this is the special lady?” he asked with a smile, making The Prince smile, “She sure is.” he said towards him as the man motioned for him to follow, “Right this way, we have a booth set up for you both.” he told them.
That made the woman a bit curious, “This is a seafood restaurant, I gave them a few recipes for some Atlantean cuisine.” he explained, making Dorma relieved by that as she looked towards the menu like the one that Namor was reading, seeing something that looked tasty to her, “I think that I will take my favorite.” she said, curious on how Pinkling seasoning and the environment would make it taste for her.
Namor had waved towards one of the waiters, making them approach now, “Hello there, are you ready to order, Mr. McKenzie?” he asked the man, “Yes, I would like the littleneck clams with the lemon–herb butter.” he told the man, making him smile, “And you, madam?” he asked of Dorma, “You have Monkfish balls? I’d like those please.” she said towards him, “Of course, whatever you’d like.” he said.
The man wrote down their orders while the Sommelier went and offered a bottle towards them both, “Would you prefer the Red or The White?” he asked and hearing that, Dorma looked, “Which do you prefer, Namor?” she asked of him, “I was always partial to The Red, it reminded me of a Sharka cuisine.” he said now, making Dorma look, “Then The Red.” The Lady of Atlantis said.
He nodded before going to leave them off, “Well then, how have things been with you here in Blue Harbour?” Dorma asked the man, making Namor smile, “Not terrible, we had helped with the recovery of a gem, making sure that it and it’s guardian stayed where they belonged.” he told her, making Dorma curious about that, “I was also told by Nammu that you had gone to the year 2099?” she asked him.
“That’s true, and I have to say it was quite the curious time I went to.” he said to her, “I think there was another Sub–Mariner named Roman… and I had children, a girl named Dorma and a King that looked like me but with your hair.” he said to her, making Dorma surprised by that, “Doesn’t that mean I died?” she asked, making Namor shake his head, “I’m not sure.” he admitted.
“They barely told me anything, I had to find out anything I could on my own.” Namor said before he recalled something, “Though I was curious to see that Byrrah had been the founder of a terrorist group, no real surprise there.” he told her and Dorma couldn’t really argue with that as they saw their food starting to come now, making them both smile at the sight now and wondering what it’d taste like.
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Suffice it to say, the food had been delicious, and as they finished up, Dorma looked at something that had been offered, “What’s White Choc–o–late?” she asked, making Namor look, “It’s some sort of candy that humans act is good for people but tastes nothing like actual chocolate.” he warned, making her wonder now as Dorma took a chunk and popped it into her mouth.
She chewed a bit and as Namor looked at her face, he saw that she was beginning to enjoy it, “I don’t know what actual chocolate tastes like, but this is quite delicious.” she told him and hearing that, the Prince shook his head, “You can have it all.” the man said towards her which she smiled at, starting to get up now with the rest of it, so Namor went to help her.
“I have to admit, the food was delicious, but hopefully that’s not all.” the woman said, “You would be correct.” he said with a smile towards her, “We’ve got a little bit more before the last bit.” he said and hearing that, Dorma got curious once more on what it was that he had been planning for all of this, “Can I at least have a hint at what we’ll be seeing?” she asked of him.
That made the man pause before smiling, “Nova Atlante was the name that they gave… “There was some group called Avengers… a person called Kingsley had been in charge of something called Krakoa Atlantea, and things were… it looked like we were actually working with The Pinklings.” he said which made Dorma confused, “Why were they called Avengers? What exactly are they Avenging?” she asked of the Prince.
“I have no idea… but it didn’t look good for Byrrah.” he said with a smile before pausing, “There was that little girl, Samoh, there, she talked about someone called Le Necrogateur, the name didn’t ring any bells.” he said which made Samoh raise an eyebrow, “There’s something there… I’ll have to check with The Sleepers that we have in France.” The woman said and hearing that, Namor smirked.
“You’re not surprised?” She asked, “I met Bobo a while back, he told me and I see the need.” He told her which Dorma was glad for, “I’ll ask them about it later and–” “No more business.” he said, going to whisper into her ear now, “Let’s go ahead and have some fun now.” he said with a smile as he went and lead her towards the surprise that he had set up for her now.
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2/14/1948, The Tree, Maine Woods
Dorma had her eyes shut as Namor lifted him up and flown towards somewhere she had no idea about before he spoke, “You can open your eyes now.” he said towards her, making the woman open them now and saw that they had been brought towards the top of a tree on a wooden platform now, making the woman see that they were above the greenery there, the sun starting to set, “I mean this is lovely.” she said.
“But we can barely–” “Shhh…” he said towards her now, making the woman a bit annoyed by that now as the man looked, making her confused on it all before there was something incredible, it looked as if there were stars rising up from the greenery, flying up above and looking as if they were going to greet the stars from the heavens which made the woman gasp at the sight now.
“They’re called Fireflies.” he told her, “They become adults in the late winter, a year of life is what they have, beautiful sparks that I wanted to show you.” he said and hearing that, the woman smiled, “I know that you might not think that this was great but–” “Namor,” Dorma said, making him pause, “This was perfect… thank you.” she told him with a smile as she went to kiss him on the lips.
But before he could do return the kiss, the man had taken a breath, he was in pain now and grabbing his head, rubbing it, he leaned forward and almost off of the little spot they were in, “Namor!” Dorma shouted, grabbing and pulling him back now, “Are you okay?” she asked and hearing that, man had nodded, taking a breath now as the pain lasted a little longer right now.
“Yes, just another headache.” he said and hearing that, the woman grew concerned, “What do you mean ‘another’ headache?” she asked, making him take a breath, “Nothing, it’s just that they’ve been coming more and more often ever since the New Year, I get bouts of weakness and then it passes for a little bit.” he said and hearing that, the woman had checked his head.
“Is there any tenderness around your head? Do sudden changes in light brightness or such hurt your eyes–?” “Dorma,” he said, gently taking her hands off of him, “I am fine, we can focus on my pain tomorrow, but tonight? Tonight why don’t we just have tonight with each other?” he asked and hearing that, the woman took a breath before she nodded, “Okay.” she said.
“Okay, we can do that for tonight.” She told him before seeing that there was alcohol and some chocolates for them, she went and taken the white chocolate strawberries there, smiling towards him at the moment as they started to enjoy their little bit with each other right now, Dorma was still worried about Namor, but as she went to take a deep swig, Namor looked to her before going to do the same.
Both of them had looked towards each other before Dorma went and leaned towards Namor so that she could kiss him, there had been heat between them some passion now, there had been some joy now before Dorma went and leaned backwards onto the wooden panels there, Namor going to lay over her now as she went to slowly unbutton the shirt that he wore now.
Revealing his chest, she went to feel over his skin and the scars that she could feel and the ones that had healed over, he tensed on a few of them, reminding him of when he had earned those wounds before looking down towards her, “Are you sure?” he asked of Dorma who nodded, “I’ve never done it on the surface before.” she said with a smile now as they started to enjoy their time together now.
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2/14/1948, Rice Residence, Westport
Cass had walked over to The Rice Residence, the girl had remembered what the old man said about having a partner, and this made the girl had grinned towards them right now as the door had opened, “Hello there, Cassandra Kendal.” He said with a smile before motioning for her to enter the area now, walking in, “Cass!” Phil said, going to enter the common area now.
The two of them had hugged each other now, “So what’re we gonna do?” Cass had asked and hearing that, Phil had looked towards the butler who had been looking towards the pair of them, “We have a carriage ride prepared and then a lovely meal for you both, seafood of course.” he said and hearing that, the girl smiled, she LOVED seafood and cannot wait to have some.
The two of them went ahead and looked each other over, Phil had been dressed up in a nice suit for Valentines, a winter coat and scarf being on hand now, ready for the cold while the girl Cass was the opposite, dressed in a light seafoam dress that flowed, almost making her look like a fairy with her hair being made free flowing like her sister had done, making the boy smile now.
“You’re beautiful.” he said to her, “And you look like a Prince.” she said, making the boy preen towards the statement, “Shall we, my lady?” he asked, going to take her hand which she giggled at, liking him being a gentleman for her right now as they went and proceeded to walk towards the outside where the carriage was awaiting them now that Cass was more than happy to get in there with the boy.
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2/14/1948, Westport, Connecticut
The two of them had been going through the woods that were there, going through the trails that were there now, “Are you excited for School?” he asked and Cass nodded, “I’m going to join The Swimming Club!” she said with a smile, always loving the water, “Just not in the swimming pool.” she told him now which made the boy confused, “You have a chlorine allergy, right?” Phil asked.
That made the girl nod, “What about you? Excited to learn from your dad?” she asked with a grin, making the boy nod towards that as well, “Yeah, I’m going to go ahead and make sure that we’re richer than Roxxon, Stark, even Talon!” He shouted, making the girl curious, “What’s Talon?” she asked, making the boy look at her as if she was asking who George Washington was.
“Talon Shipping and Trading was founded by two brothers and their sister had made the company! They were incredible! They were a part of The Underground Railroad and– and you have no idea who they were.” he said with a nervous chuckle towards that right now which made Cass smile, “It’s cute.” she said and hearing that, Phil had blushed a bit now.
They started to move now, looking towards everything that was there before the two of them felt the carriage stop, making the two of them looking towards each other with a smile right now before they went and headed towards the ground and towards the water that was there, “This is incredible.” Cass said with a smile as she went and headed towards the lake that was there.
They had headed towards there with a bit of a table there with a meal for them both, no one else there but the two of them, making them both smile right about now as they went on the move, “So then, how would you like your meal?” he asked with a smile now, making the girl grin towards the meal right about now as she went and sat down in front of him, “This looks fun.” she said to him.
That made the boy smile towards her as they saw that there was a beautiful light that was coming from the pond now, both of them happy to look at the sight and enjoy their meal at the moment together before they went to enjoy it like two ten year olds would, not caring how long they were up for it all as they had been lost in each others time together for as long as the night would have them.
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2/15/1948, Westport, Connecticut
The pair of them had woken up in the grass, getting up, Cass saw that there was a few animals there so she smiled towards them, “Hello there.” she said in a whisper, going to scratch one of them now while Phil started to get up now, making the animals scared and scatter while he rubbed at his eyes tired, “What happened?” he asked, making the girl smile towards him.
“We had an AMAZING Valentines Day.” she said, going to give a chaste peck on his cheek now, making the boy blush towards that now as they had started to get up now and move towards the trail that was there, Cass sucking the last of the seafood off of her fingers now, “How are we going to get back?” Phil asked and hearing that, the Half–Atlantean smiled now before she grabbed at him.
“Let’s take the fun way.” she said towards the boy, making him panic a little bit right now before the man saw that there was a such a beautiful scene below them in the early morning, taking a look to the girl and how much she looked like a fairy right now, he couldn’t help but laugh towards that all now before they went and started to head down towards his home now.
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2/15/1948, Rice Residence, Westport
The two kids had walked in now and as they did so, the adults had looked towards them, her parents looked at her, as if they could tell if something had happened and when they saw nothing did, the two of them gave their nods of approval for whatever reason, the girl simply smiled, “Are we heading home?” she asked with a smile now, making the couple look.
“Is there anything that you wish to say to Philip first?” her mother said, making the girl look to him before smiling, “Thank you for a great time!” she said, going to kiss him on the lips now, making the boy start to blush deeper towards that now, looking towards the adults there, “Thank you for letting me stay here.” she said with a little bow which made the adults there smile.
“Of course, it was a pleasure to have our future daughter–in–law.” The patriarch of the Rice family said towards the girl now which made her grin, “The pleasure was mine!” she said with a smile, not knowing what exactly a daughter–in–law was, but she had wanted them to be together, it’d be a nice little thing for them to have as they started to walk out now, Liz looking at her now.
“So, you REALLY like Philip, huh?” she asked, making the girl nod towards that, “Yes, he’s perfect for a partner!” she said and hearing that, the girl got curious, “You don’t have to get married to go on ad–” “Elizabeth, quiet.” their father had snapped towards the older sister, making Cass glare towards his statement, “Don’t snap at Lizzie!” she snapped at him.
That made the man and woman pause towards her glare now until the girl looked at Lizzie, “I like Phil, he’s nice, and I wanna go on adventures with him!” she had said and hearing that, the woman took a breath towards that before she went and grinned towards her, “Do you want to go ahead and get swimming at the beach?” she asked and hearing that, Cass smiled.
“Sure! I gotta tell Autumn Snow and Shurrea about this! Maybe I can tell them about Valentines Day and we can have some fun!” She said towards them, making the woman chuckle, “I’m sure that they would love that.” the woman said as the couple looked towards each other as they had both been in agreement that they needed to make sure that she stuck to Philip soley.
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2/15/1948, Peterson Residence, Blue Harbour
Dorma had walked down the stairs now and as she looked towards the family there, Nammu giving a wide look now, “So, I take it that you and Namor had fun last night?” she asked, making the woman blush towards that now before taking a breath, “Can you please tell me if those headaches get any worse, okay?” she asked and hearing that, the woman stood up and saluted.
“As you command, my lady.” she said, the last two words having a smirk with them now as Dorma went to hug the woman, “Thank you for allowing me to come here, if you need anything, I will be happy to assist.” she said towards the group, making Nay smile wider, “Thank you, Princess Dorma.” she told her, making the red head a bit surprised by that before she smiled, “I’m not a princess, Nay.” she said.
Not with THAT attitude!” Nay said, making Nammu cackle towards that while both parents had looked towards the two there, Dorma on the other hand couldn’t help but blush now before she gave a look, “I– I should get going soon.” she said to them now, Namor who had been outside smiled as he walked in and kissed her temple, “Be safe.” he told her and hearing that, She had been happy with that.
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2/15/1948, Bobo’s Home, Long Beach
Bobo had been walking out now when the Atlantean that was in his bed had groaned, looking towards Ilias, one of the spies that had lived here on the surface, “That was incredible.” she said towards the man who had sighed, “I hope that you and your husband appreciate how long it took me to get that wine.” he told her as the Atlantean man had woken up from the bed as well.
“Mmm…Thank you, we REALLY needed a place away from… all of that.” Atar went to stretch naked now while Ilias looked at the photo that he was looking at, “You really love her, don’t you?” she asked of him, making Bobo smile, “With all my heart, and when she comes back, I will do everything in my power to make sure that she’s happy, her and my child.” he told them.
That made the two of them go to leave him to his thoughts now while Bobo had went to look at the sun rise now, smiling towards that now before starting to whistle out a song that he had been sung by his mother who had sung it to his sisters, taking a deep breath now, he started to feel a tear start to come now, he didn’t know when, he didn’t know how, but he would be the father that both would need.