Owlriel

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

@Morose

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”Well it’s worked wonders I’m feeling tons better now. Thanks Lucy! But, umm, can you release the bubble of darkness please? I would like to see your pretty face, aaaand be able to see in general. so I don’t end up falling off whatever I’m standing on.“ He then chuckled softly as he hopped once, and only once he tested his wings a little. They felt okay better than they were a bit ago.
His bodily tests by Eddie saying, "You missed the annoying expert on dark matter." He looked towards Eddie’s voice, and chuckled. ”Lemme guess, she tried telling you what to do? Nail on the head or close?” He shook his head testing his wings again as he wanted to fly a little once the shadow bubble fell away. Though was thinking about Dark matter, just what was it? “Well I’ve never heard about dark matter, I don’t get access to a lot of scientific journal magazines. Usually can only get my hands on old worn high school science text books.“

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

@Morose

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Tia smiled as she shook Eddie’s hand with a smile. “I don’t need much, I’m mostly just looking for Afonso’s notes I asked him for earlier today. He says he found something that can help me with my research.” She was looking on the desk, and found the blue colored file’s with her name labeled on it. “This is it thanks.” Then she paused before leaving the room looking at odd splotches of black inq, which was Mercury’s blood all over the counter. “You should probably clean that mess up before Afonso comes back. He hates a mess.” Then she noticed it didn’t smell like inq, no it had a strange metallic odor. “Wait… Just what is that? It almost smells like… blood.” She began to feel nauseated, and soon fled from the room. But, not before covertly taking a sample of the stuff.

Mercury woke a while later, and let out a soft caw. He slowly hobbled to get up, and move only to smack into a lamp making it move just an inch. ”Ow, who what? Uuuugh my head is pounding.“ He shook his little avian head as he tried to see through the darkness. Thanks to him being in a zero light environment his wounds were starting to quickly heal. ”Eddwina? You still there?“

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

@Morose

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Mercury didn’t mind the totall darkness, and if anything loved it. Made him feel safe like no one could hurt him. It also wasn’t so bad that Eddie was holding him gently in her hands taking care of him. He was semi aware, but wasn’t really able to move and was for the most part helpless.
With his wounds now bandaged up Mercury was starting to do a hell of a lot better. So much so he actually began to move a bit. His eyes opened to the darkness, and then shut again to sleep more.

The door began to slowly open, and a woman walked into the lab. But, she was lost in some files of lab results. This was the leading scientist in dark matter, and it’s affects on the world. She was here to run a few more tests. She still hadn’t noticed Edwina until she reached the desk. “Hello… You must be Edwina the assistant to doctor Afonso. I’m Tia Abela,” she reached a friendly hand out. "I am working with on some Dark matter based theories. I usually work down the hall or out in America."

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Hm, we'll my dad's not a good man. So I spent it hanging out with my mom. Driving her to the grocery store picking up some live clams. Gonna cook them up with buttah. But, first I gotta de-grit them.

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

@Morose

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Mercury looked up at Edwina intently tilting his head up at her as she said, "Can't be any sadder than talking to a bird, I guess." He soon chuckled at that as it amused him, ”I Don’t know I am pretty magical. So I don’t think it’s all that sad.“ He listened to her talk about the waves, and explain them. They were a lot simpler than he thought, but he was sure there was more. Just he probably couldn’t comprehend it, seeing as he was having some trouble just understanding what Eddie had just said. ”Waves are neat, light waves, ocean waves, sound waves… Neat neat neat,“ he tweeted it out as he hopped around in a circle excitedly as he loved learning.

Soon he started to hop around some more looking at the tools, and bobbles again. One of the lasers caught his attention, and he drew a little close before recoiling quickly shaking his head as a little steam came off his beak. ”Man that was brighter than I thought, and that was none too bright of me to get so close.“ He laughed hopping away from the lasers quickly, and looked at some of the mirrors like a bird he got lost in his own reflection for a little bit. Then turned back up to look at Eddie soon flying over to perch on her shoulder again, as to look out the window. With his avian vision he looked into the darkness of the streets down below. ”Good news is, it looks like we are safe for a while… But, Seeing as I don’t want to jinx it, we should probably stay ever vigilant.“ He looked at Eddie then brushed a wing against his beak and held his other wing tight to his body. In an attempt to staunch some bleeding. He still wasn’t healing well, and he swore under his breath.

”I need to sleep for a while… Or I’m going to end up in some seriously bad shape.“ He removed his wing from his beak in order to land on the table again. He just didn’t like sitting still for very long, he liked to keep moving. It was especially true when he felt, and knew he was in danger. ”Do you have any safe places for me to sleep for a bit.“ His head began bobbing as he tried to remain conscious. ”Maybe grab some gauze… As some of these wounds aren’t sealing the way they usually do. Must’ve exerted too much energy, and sustained too much damage as well. Mind doing me a solid? Take care of my unconscious body for a while… Night….. night.“ He chuckled, and keeled over unconscious. His body had turned a shade lighter much like when a sick person grew pale.

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

@Morose

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Mercury looked around as they entered the new part of town he’d not gotten a lot of chances to go this way. It was really cool to learn that Lucifer worked in a lab. The tall buildings the quiet streets he was enjoying this immensely as after several days of just constant noise it was nice to be able to hear himself think. Well, sorta anyways as his thoughts weren’t always so linear. When he saw her name tag he smiled; so her name is Edwina Fairfax how interesting. He thought to himself in private. Seeing as a talking crow would attract way too much attention.

When they entered Lucifer’s lab Mercury flew over to a wheely chair, and landed he looked around for any security camera’s not wanting to get Lucifer into trouble. After seeing the room wasn’t bugged for the most part he relaxed. ”So you study waves, and it’s affects on the world? That’s really interesting Edwina! Why don’t you tell me more, I like knowing how things work. Sorta my entire lifes goal is to understand it all, so in turn I can find out where I belong… So far I’m still looking. Twenty five years, and still no answer. How sad is that?“ He laughed as he hopped from the chair to a desk. Then walked along it, looking at tools, and bobbles with a curious eye. But, was incredibly careful not to touch anything. Not wanting Edwina to yell at him. ”You should probably sit down by the way. As I learned slash heard standing on an injured foot like the one you have isn’t good for you. Try to keep off it as much as you can... I mean umm if you want to that is.“ His head shirked down a bit as he looked up at Edwina.

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

hip-hip horah!

I'm giving you plenty to work with right? I'm seriously trying, I'm just learning a new style, and type of character it's a little tricky. So sorry about that. :(

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

@Morose

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"Hun, I'm used to crazy ghosts fussing over me," Eddie laughed. "Just don't treat me like a kid needing to be looked after. I don't need that." hearing that Mercury seemed to blush a little as he fidgeted. ”Sorry, I’ll try not to do that… How about you take care of me, and I’ll take care you. How does that sound?“ He wanted to reach an agreement, and get along with Lucifer. She seemed like a nice girl, and was maybe the very first friend he’d ever made. That is if he didn’t chase her off with his stupidity or insanity.

"Because, you know, everyone walks around with a crow on their shoulder," Mercury laughed at warmly in amusement. ”If they give you looks it’s only because they’re jealous. Everyone wishes they had a crow sitting regally on their shoulder.“ He puffed out his chest doing a bit of a pose, but for the life of him couldn’t hold it as he burst out laughing.

After a while he sighed taking calming breaths as he listened to Eddie speak.

”I’m not exactly sure what they want. Or even who they are really. For the moment I have to go with the hunch that I killed someone they cared about, and want revenge.“ Mercury was glad that Lucifer was allowing him to stick around her. As most people would’ve just shooed him away long ago. So he was going to do his very best to stay on Lucifer’s good side. It was a learning process with her, and in general interaction skills. Seeing as he didn’t get a lot of chances to be around people, and hold prolonged conversations.

”So… What do you want to do Lucy? Figure I picked all the locations till now. So it’s only fair you pick where we go next for a while… Besides I don’t have anything better to do usually. Plus I need more time to heal so hiding places a normal… Semi-normal girl would visit sounds like a good idea at the moment.“ He then began to laugh at his misery, and sighed softly. Shaking his head then looked up at Lucifer with uncharacteristically yellow eyes for a crow.

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Sooo, I guess today is just a slow day for posts huh? So what did you guys do over the sunday?

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

@Morose

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Mercury cringed as he held his side then looked at Eddie, and sighed deeply. Hearing what happened made him feel like a serious ass, and he sighed out. Quickly getting to the only door there he gently picked Eddie up, and sat her back down on the table. He rechecked her wound, and un-bandaged it again to apply some topical antiseptic, and pain numbing spray. Then rebandaged it with clean gauze. ”I’m not going to pretend to understand that fear you must’ve felt. I just know I can keep you from feeling that fear again if you just stay near me. Because those men now know who you are, and if they know the legends… They’ll know I’ll lose my fucking mind if I end up failing to protect you… Trust me, you do not want to see when that happens.“ He then finished taking care of Eddie, and grabbed some pain killers from the medicine cabinet, and handed them to her. While taking two of his own, and chewed them before swallowing. ”I’m going to be your shadow until you leave Brazil. So do what you came here for, but just know I’ll be watching your back.“ He turned into a crow, and hopped up onto the table then flew up to perch on Eddie’s shoulder. ~And now you’re a pirate~ Rawk!“ He chuckled as he sang with a tweet-tweet.

Mercury was light as a feather barely even four pounds. ”Look it’s also so I can help you learn how to protect people, and get vengeance as well. If you’re going to go after the bad guys, someone has gotta teach you the basics. Just promise me one thing, learn to relax, and have a little fun with it.“ He chuckled as he ruffled his feathers, and then let them lay flat. ”I mean if I was all crotchety all the time, I’d have gone nuts ten times over by now. Especially with all the dead bodies I leave behind… Wait, maybe I have already gone bonkers. Eh, don’t matter right now.“