Smoke Ring #001 [In Person - Backdated to April 1st]

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[[He's watched, is fully aware and from listening to everyone else, realizes that they're not in Kansas anymore. Or Amestris, if that's comparable.

Either way, the tall, blond, muscular Lieutenant (ex Lieutenant now? He's wondered that himself..) finds his linebacker able frame sitting silently, reflecting over a cup of coffee. If the time around here indicates anything, it's his birthday.

While concentrating on the watery ripples in the pool in front of him, he sighs a heavy sound, something he's been doing much of lately. A hand moves from his cup and through the untamed front of his blond hair and unruly bangs, back through it though it does nothing but momentarily displace it. The next movement is accompanied by a sigh and the recline in a creaky chair which he pays no mind, he's in some strange place against his will obviously and more notably, can't do anything about it.

He needs to get home. Something that no matter who asks, no one has the answer to.]]

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[In Person] I'm so sorry to throw Megs at Jean....

[big-bang-blue.livejournal.com]

[Seeing a new person in the Manor and being in a very mischievous mood himself, Megamind sneaks up on the person that was concentrating on the ripples. The small alien jumps up...]

BOO!!

[In Person] XD NAH It's cool. It'll keep me on my toes LOL.

[2ndlt-jeanhavoc.livejournal.com]

[[Jean half near spills his coffee, mostly over the side of his hand luckily enough, the last thing he needs is the liquid falling in his lap. He's up on his feet though, before he can realize he is and turns around with mild shock to see something blue and tiny.]]

Y'oughta watch who you're scarin', you'll give the wrong man'a heartattack one day!

[[He shakes his hand toward the pool, having freed it of the coffee to rid his poor skin of the spilled contents. One of his fingers moves to his mouth to nurse a tender spot for a few seconds.]]

[In Person] Jean looked like he needed a bit of a pick-me-up! XD

[big-bang-blue.livejournal.com]

[Putting his hands behind his back just as fast and gives a slightly innocent but still playful look, Megamind didn't mean anything malicious in his endeavor but at least the other took it in good stride which made him happy.]

You're a strong one to take it pretty well. No problems with your ticker.

[He bounces on his heels playfully.]

Oh! Since you're new and I'm new, you can call me Megamind.

Threadjack! [In Person] (since someone needs to keep an eye on Megs~)

[didlookback.livejournal.com]

[Having woken up with calico cat ears has been quite an experience, and she was still trying to get used to being able to pick even the slightest sound. So when she hears the unmistakable voice of her boyfriend, she goes straight to the pool room. Her ears lie flat against her head for a moment. That was too loud. And then she walks over.]

Megamind, don't scare the new guy.

[In Person] Yes, yes she does. She's got her hands fool with this one. XD

[big-bang-blue.livejournal.com]

[Startled, he whips around to see his girlfriend standing in the doorway and his face morphs from innocent to busted.]

Oops.

[Then the ears catch his attention and he grins, pointing at them.]

Oh! I had those too!!

[didlookback.livejournal.com]

Really?

[Her ears flick.]

[2ndlt-jeanhavoc.livejournal.com]

[[Jean, though not looking too completely impressed by this, at least isn't going to make anything of it. ...Even if he wants to he isn't sure that he can actually do anything against 'Megamind'.

Man, he thought his parents disliked him naming him an androgynous name.]]

Megam--

[[He turns his head and blinks at the approach of a dark-haired bombshell ...with cat ears. This place is determined to keep him on his toes, he's sure of it.

He tips his head respectfully and clears his throat. With females anywhere near him, the situation is much too nerve wracking for him to say much more than "Ma'am" politely and wish he had a hat on to tip instead of just looking outright nervous.]]

[big-bang-blue.livejournal.com]

Oh yes! See I found out through someone who found out through someone else that people that have ears are....

[He leans in close to Roxanne and whispers.]

virgins.

[Addressing Jean, he grins]

Just Megamind if you please. It's a chosen name. The other name I had wasn't a good name. You likes?

[Not that opinions really mattered to him. He's used to criticism.]

[didlookback.livejournal.com]

[She raised an eyebrow at this.]

But I don't have a tail. Did you have one?

[She gives a polite smile to the blond man.]

Hello, I'm Roxanne Ritchi. I'm this guy's girlfriend. [She tilts her head towards Megamind]

Do you know where you are?

[big-bang-blue.livejournal.com]

[He gives a sideways glance at Roxanne about the tail and one brow raises.]

*Crosses fingers about LJ -_-*

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[[Jean's just staying nice and quiet after his first little interruption to the conversation, unsure what's really going on. He takes down the information mentally, but that's as far as all that goes.]]

[[He first addresses Megamind's go around.]]
Yeah I .. Yeah I guess that'd be a pretty good name, good as any I suppose. Long's a person likes their name don't really matter.

Girlfriend mm?
Lucky man, that's for certain-- I figure I'm in some sorta .. World. Been watchin' the little movin' picture box here.
[[He takes his communicator out, showing it, then feeling stupid instantly as though that were the only one. Ugh Jean, get it together.]]

I uh [[He figures he'll try and cover up his oops]]-- Second Lieutenant Jean Havoc.
[[As is customary he holds his hand out to shake the man's hand first, especially if this is a girlfriend. Treading on gentle ground here.]]

It's been a pill these past few days. I think it's okay.

[big-bang-blue.livejournal.com]

[Acting all suave, he leans against the door in a sort of male pride fashion with a smirk.]

You better believe it. I'm the luckiest man around.

[Straightening up, he looks at the hand and juts out his own hand in a firm grip around Jean's hand.]

Nice to meet you, Second Lieutenant Jean Havoc. It's good to see a strong man in a uniform to help with the cause of keeping this Man-or safe from evil-doers.

-_- yes, yes it has *eats it*

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[[Jean is absolutely inwardly amused by the animated personality this ..whatever this thing is has, person? Person. The sudden movements keep him on his toes, but otherwise so far it looks like there's really no worries for being assaulted.

'Strong man in uniform?' that was an interesting way to put it.]]

So far nothin' from home's been threatenin' this place, so I"m not quite sure what I gotta keep in line. But I'm no tenderfoot, you sayin' there's more than just a buncha' bored, event wrecked people around here?

Watch it. It's got splinters. XD

[big-bang-blue.livejournal.com]

I don't really have an answer for that. This Man-or is like a giant experiment just dying to be dissected. It's belly waiting to be cut open just to see what makes it tick. Care to get your hands dirty?

[He smirks playfully. Of course Megamind isn't going to harm anyone here. He's generally harmless for the most part, just very animated and thinks of things like a giant game.]

Yo. Miss me?

[didlookback.livejournal.com]

[She notices that the this man, Jean, shakes Megamind's hand first. Lovely. And then the conversation catches her attention. She turns to the blond man.]

What do you mean by that? Is there something dangerous in your world?

:D YEP

[2ndlt-jeanhavoc.livejournal.com]

[[Jean ...isn't so sure about that kind of wording. Dissected? Experiment?]]

..Not opposed t'helpin' out but I'm no scientist either. All my help's in my arms n' legs.

[[Jean takes a moment to think of how to phrase it gentle enough for a lady, it's impolite to just say "HELL YEAH there is" or something along those lines when there's a Lady present.]]

Yes ma'am, strong things, hard to kill things.

Same here!!

[big-bang-blue.livejournal.com]

[Megamind is rubbing those hands with a menacing expression of "I'll take care of those".]

Ooh, sounds fun.

[Insert evil cackle from a not so evil alien.]

[didlookback.livejournal.com]

[She lightly elbows Megamind while still looking at Jean.]

What are they?

[2ndlt-jeanhavoc.livejournal.com]

[[Jean's a little on edge, but he's not showing it, this guy moves fast but Jean's no slow-poke if it comes down to it.]]

Guarantee ya it ain't no fun. They're called 'Homunculus' Ma'am, I'm not an Alchemist, so .. not too sure what exactly makes 'em. There's lore of course but, only speculation.
[[Then again some of the humans working for them, or their cause, are just as bad, but he hasn't seen those people either so no worries in his mind.]]

Suffice t'say, if I see any of 'em come here, I'll warn whoever'll listen.

[big-bang-blue.livejournal.com]

Oh.

[Megamind rubs his ribs now from the light jab and he's keeping quiet, taking the hint that he should be listening and not butting in so quickly. The rub was more as a reaction than something from pain.]

[didlookback.livejournal.com]

They're that dangerous?

[Roxanne gently puts a hand on Megamind's arm, silently telling him that she didn't mean anything mean by that jab.]

..................... LOL I had to count on my fingers too ._.

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[[These two are definitely a tight knit two, that's something Jean's happy to see even happens here.]]

Yes Ma'am, they're that dangerous- vicious creatures. Sooner take your head off than shake your hand unless y'got something they want far's I've been able t' make out. If for some reason I ain't around and anyone's goin' by the seven names of the deadly sins- y'steer clear of 'em.

[[Yes, Megamind, he's looking at you.]]

Er.. If your home place don't have any mention it's: [[He raises his hand so he knows he's got them all, one by one counting them down and re-starting his hand when he needs more fingers instead of moving to the other one. It's a bad habit leave him be.]] Pride, Lust, Greed, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, or Wrath.

LOL Shocker point number 1 is coming up. XD

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[Megamind blinks in horror at the realization that something from the Bible was brought into a physical form.]

You mean the Seven Deadly Sins. Yes, I've heard of them.

[He grips Roxanne's hand a little tighter. It was a frightening concept even for him and he's thought of some pretty strange things before but never quite that extreme.]

Do they personify what they represent?

[In person]

[blondefuse.livejournal.com]

[Nice wanted to get herself a cup of coffee - this week had gone to shit and she was in one of the worst moods she'd ever been in.

She didn't recognise the guy sat at the table, but hey, by now she was used to random newbies]

Hey.

[In person]

[2ndlt-jeanhavoc.livejournal.com]

[[Jean, at first, is sure that this person isn't going to talk to him anyway, and for the fact that from first glance, it looks like a girl-- he's even MORE sure.

..'cept suddenly, he is being proven absolutely wrong. As soon as he's given notice, he stands and tips his head politely and of course offers a chair to her. It's a natural reaction that he hasn't realized he's done until the chair's pulled out.

'Alright, Jean, time to catch yourself and not look like a total idiot because of this.']]

Afternoon, Ma'am.

[In person]

[blondefuse.livejournal.com]

[Nice was half expecting that, but if anything because it's something John would have done. Despite the fact he'd be back in a few days, she still felt as low as anything.

But, regardless, she offers the new guy a weak smirk as she collects her coffee and takes the seat offered]

Thanks..

So..ya new? What's ya name..?

[In Person]

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[[He clears his throat, very lightly, pushing the chair in properly as he had a thousand and a half times, for as many women who said less to him through a whole conversation than she just has.

He sits down once she's seated and nods his head slowly.]]

Yeah, could say that-- Name's Havoc, Jean Havoc, Ma'am. You?

[In Person] *Nice = pronounced 'Neese' - just in case you didn't know 8Dd

[blondefuse.livejournal.com]

[Putting her mug down, she holds out a gloved hand]

Nice Holystone. Nice ta meetcha

XD never hurts to know! Lets keep LJ fingers crossed =// *eats it*

[2ndlt-jeanhavoc.livejournal.com]

[[Jean takes her hand and turns it over and kisses the back of it, no lady he knows offers her hand to be shook. Of course he lets it go, concentrating on his own at that point.]]

H-Havoc, Ma'am, Second Lieutenant Jean Havoc- Pleasure's mine.

[[Okay, now what ... man he hates how socially awkward with women he is.]]

So uh- what brings y'all the way down here?

*eats throat lozenge* - I noticed he introduced himself twice XDD

[blondefuse.livejournal.com]

[Ffft - Nice? A lady? She's about as lady like as a garden shovel..

Smirking, he blushes a little as she takes her hand back]

Yeah, I know - ya jus' told me..~

If by all the way down here ya mean the kitchen, I needed coffee...'s been a rough week. Ya know..?

That'd be me trying to sort through this mess LJ left me with ._. *facepalm/works with it*

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[[...Jean clears his throat. God he just introduced himself twice- okay settle down and stop being a moron. He just ..lets it go before it eats at him and watches the expressions change on her face, politely of course, he's just doing the eye-contact thing after taking a long look at his drink.

Though normally he wears some sort of smile on his face, the smile is fading into something more along the lines of concern. He's been enough bars/been on enough assignments to know that kind of tone means it's more than 'rough'.]]

This place's got a mind of its own, I can imagine- hopefully nothin' too bad, no reason t'give a Lady like you a hard time.

Lmao it's fine! I thought it was just him being nervous, but I thought I'd point it out,just in case

[blondefuse.livejournal.com]

[Usually her frowns are few and far between, but earlier that week her boyfriend had been murdered. So, she was in a pretty dark place. But, she tries to hide as much of it as possible]

's pretty bad, but I won't bore ya with it~

[Change of subject a hoy~]

So, 'Second Lieutenant' eh? Are ya in the army or somethin'?

XD; thank you for catching my derp *hides anyway LOL*

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[[Had Jean heard that he'd be a little less inclined to sit around with boring coffee, but it just seems like maybe something had happened she wasn't proud of to him. He's not a good judge.]]

Ain't gonna bore me.

[[He adds that in the manner that, if she wants to come back to the conversation, he's obviously not going to mind- if she doesn't, he's fine with moving on too, it's simply an added until he brings up his smile at her question.]]

Mhm, sure am. Been in there quite a while now, under th'command of the greatest man in all Amestris. Got his flaws 'course, but otherwise doesn't everyone? How 'bout you?

/petpetpet

[blondefuse.livejournal.com]

[She indulges the latter option for now, pulling her legs up onto the chair so that she's now sat cross-legged]

Aah, my life ain't much like that - I'm generally on th'wrong side a the tracks; can't say I see myself doin' somethin' like servin' in the army..ain't ever been good at followin' orders

[She smirks]

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[[Jean, while she's speaking, takes a quiet drink of his coffee, it's a little cold mind you, but he doesn't mind, it's his own fault. When his lips move from the cup, he's a bit of an intrigued smile across his face.]]

Ain't no such thing as th'wrong side of th'tracks, Ma'am. As for followin' orders, that too, not for everyone. All I know's I wanna get my country back in line and if that means I gotta listen to some stuff-coats while Colonel Mustang asks me to do a few menial things- [[Yeah okay menial]] -I'll do it.

[blondefuse.livejournal.com]

Yeah...I guess...

[Cold, hot, Nice wasn't bothered - she was trying not to drink alcohol lately, or at least, not so much. So, in it's place, coffee~]

In a way I'm kinda jealous - at least in t'army ya helping people, right? I've nevr really done anythin' like that

[2ndlt-jeanhavoc.livejournal.com]

[[Jean gives his full attention to her, this is the nicest conversation he's had with a woman in a while -- which is not saying much, but at least it's something.]]

Jealous?
[[His smile widens a little bit, shaking his head.]]
I guess I helped people before... But bein' in th'military means all th'same things as any soldier does. It's never anyone's best feature t'note on their resume that they're involved in a bloody war.

[[...Good topic Jean really. Great.]]
But I guess 'sides all that it's got its pluses. All that off, though, y'did one thing t'at least help one person and on th'day he needed it th'most I may add.

[blondefuse.livejournal.com]

[Nice had always considered herself one of the guys, for the most part at least. So engaging one in typical conversation wasn't much of a change for her.

Wait, he was in a war..? Christ, today really was Rebecca Black Friday..]

Yeah? Well, I'm glad I did that at least~