Natsu

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

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Oliver Sullivan

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Location: Homestead, Laundry Room -> Homestead, entrance
Skills: N/A

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Oli nodded at Laura, he had hoped that that would be the case, being an Avenger and managing a farm sounded borderline impossible, so he was happy that she was proficient. The last thing he wanted was to explain to the team that he accidentally made scrambled flerken eggs, least of all to Goose. He had the sneaking suspicion that he'd find cat piss in his room until the day he died if that had happened. Running off to the barn to get towels, he returned just as the team got back to the homestead. Dropping off the towels in the room, he said, "Thank you so much for your help here." to Laura, before going out to meet the team.

Greeting Matt, he waved and said, "Everyone got in safe, Laura's delivering them at the moment, how ever long the eggs take to hatch and what we'll need to do to keep them safe after that is beyond me." Oliver explained. "They'll be in the laundry room, unless Laura has a better place for them. I'm sure between whatever equipment they use for normal eggs, and all of us, we'll be able to get something together to help them along the way." The only part that really worried him was whether or not the momma flerken would be able to help them still, or if they'd be too preoccupied with caring for their spawn.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

Arthur Stanford

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Location: Dining Pavilion
Skills: N/A

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Arthur had to keep himself from glaring at the God of The Sun. He didn't quite think he hated the gods, but there was a kind rage brimming within him towards them. He didn't even know if it would be fair to hate them for the mere fact that they were deities. A kind of cosmic racism felt wrong, but at the same time, they were the things who could wipe him off the face of the Earth with a thought, so apprehension towards them still felt meritied. In any case, he didn't want it to be obvious, lest he be turned into a worm.

He crossed his arms whispered back to ANdy, "I don't know, but I don't want anything to do with it." He was trying not to sound scared, but his voice came off as monotone and flat. As he stepped off to be alone with Nancy, Arthur noticeably relaxed. It sucked that these gods would be a regular part of his life from now on, most people got to live their entirety of their lives and not even know they were real, but now they would randomly show up at what was practically his front doorstep, and he couldn't do anything about it. If he left,m he might be less likely to run into them, but then monsters would surely find him, and besides, he liked it at camp, and really didn't want to leave.

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

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Oliver Sullivan

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Location: Homestead, Laundry Room
Skills: N/A

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Oliver took a breath for a moment as he petted Fluffy's head, before nodding at Laura, "Well, I mean." He paused, looking for words, "We didn't expect the Flerken to be pregnant, but that's been resolved viz a vis me." He explained, gesturing to himself, "They're going to be coming back soon with a male one." He smiled at Laura, having a bit of difficulty imagining what it was like being a civilian married to an Avenger. He didn't know if this kind of insanity was the norm, or if pregnant cat aliens pushed the line of that at all. As the cats continued to lay eggs, Oliver hesitated.

"To be clear though, animal husbandry or uh... alien? Alien husbandry isn't exactly my forte." That seemed like the right name for it, he though, as animals were technically a kingdom of living organisms on Earth, so, technically speaking, aliens couldn't be animals. That made sense to him at least. "I'm really sorry to make a mess of your towels, but if you have any better ideas for how to care for these fuzzy beasts, I'd love to hear them." He didn't want to put that on Laura per say, but he was a bit out of his depth on this one, and he didn't expect Dr. Larson to be back for at least half an hour.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

Arthur Stanford

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Location: Outside -> Dining Pavilion
Skills: N/A

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Arthur smiled as they made their pact. He didn't think it would be enforceable if Chiron or anybody wanted to oppose it, but the thought of them at least trying to stay together. However, his gratefulness for this newfound arrangement was dwarfed by his concern that the weather was suddenly changing. This probably wasn't good, even if it gave them a welcome break from the chill. He nodded at Andy, before saying, "Sorry we didn't get to finish the snowman, but yeah, we should see what's going on." Whatever had come, he had a bad feeling about it.

Walking with Andy towards the Pavillion, Arthur did let himself relish the change of weather. He disliked the snow so much that this slight break from the torrent of snow and cold that had been attacking them was most welcome. His hair was wet with the snow that had fallen on him turning to water, and he kind of shook his head a bit, doing what he could to make himself semi dry and presentable. Entering the pavillion, he looked on to see Apollo, and immediately shrunk back. He wasn't going anywhere near a god, and he really didn't want Andy to approach him either. He still felt scared of them, with all the power they help, and all of their apathy for human life.

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

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Oliver Sullivan

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Location: Animal Shelter -> Homestead, Laundry Room
Skills: Superspeed

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Oliver nodded at Eve, grabbing Muffin as well sounded like a good idea, the sooner the Flerken were away from civilians, the better. Though Kwassi showed doubts, the broader team consensus was to race them over. Oli waS pretty certain he could run them over safely, given that the laws of physics got pretty relaxed when it came to his speed. He nodded at Amelia, and said, "Pretty new to it, but yeah, I can zip around." Before scooping up the two not-kitties, and giving Zuzu one last look. He shrugged, if he was male, there was no chance of pregnancy, and he trusted the team, so he saw no need to take him.

Turning his back with the Flerken in his arms, he drew breath, and felt his speed run though him. It was always a weird feeling, a kind of nervous electricity, that wanted to slip and go everywhere, but he held onto it, and directed it forward, heading out the door. It was always hard to explain exactly what he saw when he ran, it wasn't that things were slower, per say, but that the number of things he could do per second was just more, and he could perceive all his options. Soon, he was on the road, and even faster after that, he was at back at the homestead.Stepping in, he announced his arrival, "Hey all, I'm back, some of the Flerken were giving birth so I ran them back ahead of the others." He said to the general house, before quickly looking for towels, and finding them in the laundry room. Laying them down on the ground and putting the Flerken on top of them, he scratched his head, having no idea how to properly deal with Flerken eggs.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

Arthur Stanford

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Location: Outside
Skills: N/A

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Arthur nodded and waved at they were passed by Leda and Kiera, he knew he should probably talk to Kiera more, but most of his time at this point was spent with Andy and Dem. It still nagged at him though, maybe the Big Three kids should stick together? They'd probably be a force to be reckoned with if anybody attacked them, but he really didn't want to start building his friendships around the most effective ways to not die. He liked his friends, and wanted to keep that part of his life semi-normal, if only to just let him have a semblance of a regular childhood.

Arthur smiled at Andy, she was sweet, and very protective. He didn't mind that though, he liked knowing he was cared about, the only thing that worried him was dragging her into a fight she didn't need to be in, and her ending up hurt. He didn't want her to die for him, but he knew that wasn't fair, because he, when it came down to it, would probably throw himself on a sword for her. "Well then, it's settled, where you go, I go. Deal?" He offered with a smile. He didn't want things to be one-sided in their relationship, and if that meant risking his life, he'd do it.

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

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Oliver Sullivan

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Location: Animal Shelter
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Oliver's head was spinning with the possibilities about how Flerken's evolved to lay eggs, yet look so similar to cats. Oliver was not a biologist, and he had no idea about how evolution actually worked short of his high school education, never having taken any kind of post-secondary class in the topic, but he was sure they would throw darwinists for a loop. It was endlessly intriguing to think about, but the idea became real as Fluffy began laying eggs. The miracle of life lay bare before him, Oliver threw up in his mouth a little, and started to think on his feet.

Moving quickly, Oli said, "I should be able to run Fluffy back to the homestead, with the amount of noise ...Fluffy is making," Oli said, realizing he didn't know what sort of pronouns to use for a Flerken, "We should get them out of here sooner rather than later. Sound good?" Oli didn't want to take action without some kind of consensus, he'd fucked up too many times in the past for him to feel good about taking strong unilateral decisions about mission critical things in any capacity. "I can probably get our cute new friend there and be back in a couple minutes."

Held roll

To run Fluffy back to the Homestead if the team is alright with it.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

Arthur Stanford

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Location:Outside
Skills: N/A

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Arthur puckered his lips for a moment. He hadn't considered for the possibility that the prophecy could call for one of them and not the other. He really didn't like the feel of that. If the prophecy called for him, then he practically had to go, lest the world burn at his feet, but if it called for her, he'd be worrying constantly. This sort of codependency wasn't healthy, they needed to be able to exist as individual people, but he really didn't have the capacity and life experience to fully understand that. All he knew, was that he was scared to be seperated from her.

Arthur started to roll out the middle and said, "I get that, I just... It doesn't feel right to be able to do something, and not do anything, and I don't want people here to get hurt, and I don't..." Arthur didn't have all the words he needed, but he was trying, "So, where you go, I go, if I can. I'm not going to hold you back from helping, and I'm going to do what I can to make sure I don't hold myself back either." He said, committing to the idea of helping people. Selflessness was a difficult thing,or at least there was when stakes are involved, but he had to try.

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

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Oliver Sullivan

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Location: Animal Shelter
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Oli watched with a kind of morbid curiosity at the intellectual assault the kids were staging at the clerk. Now, he saw how utterly terrible he himself was as a child, and he could only imagine what it would be like to have to deal with dozens if not hundreds of little Oliver's every day. That being said, of course, Oli wasn't going to stop the kids. Curiosity was good, and incredibly fun to watch. Plus, it made for a good distraction, in case something hinky happened in Goose's search for his fellow Flerken. If he had to guess, they'd probably be problem children, and The clerks would be fine with letting them go, but still.

Following after Kwassi, Oli was absolutely amazed by the cornucopia of cats and kittens, or as he knew they were properly called, a clowder. He gave a look at one of the adorable ones in a cage, and a very big part of him wanted to adopt a cat that could not grow tentacles and eat them, but he also knew that today of all days, they had to stick to the mission. He might come back one day, or at least, go to a less terribly named pet shelter, and get himself a cat, but he honestly didn't know SHIELD's policy on having pets on premises, or how Goose would feel about other fluff balls getting attention.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

Arthur Stanford

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Location:Dining Pavilion -> Outside
Skills: N/A

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Arthur still got blushy when Andy held his hands, but it was the giddy, happy kind, and not as much embarrassment. She and Arthur had gotten even closer over the past few months, and he was so happy he had her. As they ventured out into the snow, Arthur shivered, but kept up with her. The wind was brisk and cold against his skin, and his nose felt like it was going to freeze off, but he was just happy to be here with her. As they settled on a spot, Arthur started building the first mound of snow for the base of their snowman.

As they worked, Arthur started to talk, "So, What do you think comes next?" He asked, before realizing he should probably clarify, "I mean, with the weather, something is probably going on, and I guess... do you think there's gonna be another mission? Or another prophecy? And I guess..." Arthur trailed off, before wringing some snow off of his hands and looking down, "Do you wanna go, if there is? I will if you do, and I don't wanna stop you, but... I just don't want anybody to get hurt, and I don't know how to stop that from happening."