Owlriel

---

@Morose No he's wearing Daily, but will still probably puke in the helicopter.

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

@Morose

---

Mercury followed behind Eddie, and let her sit first before taking his seat at the outside on the isle side. He grabbed a small bag of fruit snacks, and ate a couple as he watched all the people boarding the plane. ”Wow, I’ve never flown with this many people before. “ He ate more the bag of snacks, and then stopped feeling Eddie’s head hit his shoulder. He looked down at her a little surprised, but soon smiled.

Then turned away, and laid his head back to rest a while. Though was having a great deal of trouble. His heart was racing in his chest, and he didn’t understand this feeling. He opened his eyes again to look at Eddie. What in the world is this? Am I sick? So now the entire time Eddie was asleep Mercury had this worried look on his face.

---

Location: Dock 32A → Inside the helicopter

Interacting With:

Lisa//Captain Kinesis - @AbandonedIntel

---

”Alright sure isolation shouldn’t be so bad. I’m used to it.“ Mercury got into the helicopter, and was next to Eddie he leaned his head back sighing. He had a lot on his mind, and he put a hand to his face. He looked over at her for a second then back to the ceiling before falling asleep. His stomach protesting in discomfort.

What he'd just eaten couldn't have been good for him. By evidence of how he felt like he was gonna hurl. Or was it more just a mental thing? He wasn't sure, but god help him he was scared out of his wits. Was this a side affect of what happened those years ago?

He wasn't sure, but he sure hopped the people in the Powerbound Aliance could help him put a stop to this. They looked like they had all the resources in the world, and then some. Or was that just optimistic hopping? Oh well, at least he was here with Eddie. A hand reached down taking hers gently.

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

@Morose

---

"I wouldn't know. My parents bought the same parenting guide that the King and Queen in Disney's Frozen did, I guess. The entire "hide your freaky daughter from the world" thing." Mercury frowned at Eddie sadly, and shook his head. ”I’m sorry they treated you that way. It’s not fair to the world to keep someone like you hidden away. You’re honestly my first real friend I’ve ever had, a gift I cherish. Maybe your parents were just greedy, and didn’t wanna share you with anyone.“ He ate his snacks again, and emptied the bag before throwing it out.

He came back, and took a seat again before leaning his head back to take a short nap. When he next woke it was time to board the plane. He’d only ever traveled by boat before. So he wondered what it’d be like to fly in an airplane. He was used to flying under his own power.

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

@Morose

---

Mercury was just paying for the snacks which filled his bag. "C'mon, loser, we're going to New York!" He jolted as he wasn’t able to sense anything around him when shifted like he could when in his true form. So she’d scared the daylights out of him. He set a hand to his chest, and patted it. ”Damn girl, gonna give a guy a heart attack… So where is New york? You got work there or something?“ He was curious, and wanted to make that Eddie wasn’t being inconvenienced in the slightest.

He walked with her through security, and sure enough he was eating a bag of gummy bears the entire time he got through just fine no problems in the slightest. ”Airports are fun… I like people watching.“ He shrugged slightly, and soon found a seat at their gate. He offered Eddie some caramel popcorn as he watched some kids playing around. ”I wonder what childhood is like,“ he said absentmindedly.

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

@Morose

---

After finishing off the tamales, cake, and sodas Mercury was set to go. ”Yeah, alright let’s head out. I just hope they still have tickets available.“ He got up, and soon changed forms to match his passport photo. Even his clothes changed with him, all a part of the magic that was Mercury. He was now a 5’10” white man with a clean haircut, and wearing class geek clothing. (one on the left)

”Age of the geek baby, age of the geek.“ He then grabbed his bag, and helped Eddie to stand up. ”We should take a cab there. I’ll pay for it. Seeing as I’d rather not get pulled over with a stolen vehicle. Especially in this area, as cops are fucking dirty as hell. Convenient when you’re murdering people, not so much when trying to flee.“

He got them down to street level, and walked a while before being able to hail a cab. They got to the airport a while later, and Mercury paid for it. Then looked to Eddie to get the tickets. As he didn’t really know where they were going to in America. So in the meanwhile bought some more snacks as he wanted to be able to maintain this form of his without losing himself in it. That’d happened once, and he’d woken up three months later as a drug runner for the mafia. God that took a long time to clean up.

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

@Morose

---

"Are you...Are you flirting?"”uuuuuhh, I’ve seriously no idea.“

Mercury turned on the TV to the local news, and raised his mask up to start eating the cake. Partway through a bite he heard a question he really wasn’t ready for nor knew how to really answer. "What exactly are you, Mercury? I don't think you told me... And candy loving crow thing doesn't sound like a real term." He set his fork down, and swallowed the cake. He chuckled, but it rang with a pained sadness. ”Well, I honestly don’t truly know. But, I’ve heard people in my home country call me a wraith. A spirit or ghost… But, all I really know for certain was that I was born in the shadows, and to sounds of pain, and death. That my body became much like flesh, and blood after obtaining my first mask. Then more so as I gathered the others.“ He then took another forkful of cake leaning on an elbow as he cracked open a soda, and started drinking. With a deep sigh he looked at Eddie again. ”So to be honest it’s what I yearn to know. What exactly am I? The answer is, for right now anyways. I am Mercury.“

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

@Morose

---

"Stealing my gimmick, then? We can't have two Lucifers running around, our arch enemies might get confused." Mercury laughed as he cringed a bit in pain. As his whole body hurt so the punch even though playfull did really hurt. ”Nah, I think they’d be able to tell the difference between us. I’m the prince of darkness you’re the angel of light.“ He then winked at Eddie.

When the coat hit Mercury in the face he was a bit surprised. Then tried to hold in a laugh"If you haven't noticed, anything involving athletic capability is...well, it's not my thing." ”You don’t say?“ He choked down the laugh, and just gave a soft chuckle instead of the full blown laugh he wanted to give. He put his coat on after grabbing it up off the floor. Then put his sash, and belt over it which was stupidly fast. He then zipped up his bag, and then emptied the fridge of food. Which was handmade pork tamales, chocolate cake, and a six pack of coke. ”Hey you hungry? Because I seriously need to eat something before my stomach starts eating itself… Which I seriously hope it doesn’t actually do as that’d suck…. Heh, suck.“ He popped the tamales into the small microwave, and sat on the bed with the cake and sodas. He’d grabbed two white plastic forks, and offered one to Eddie. ”Don’t worry these aren’t made of bone, plastic I promise.“ He then laughed softly.

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

@Morose

---

"I don't like ultimatums... But with the day I've had, it's probably safer with the weird candy crow spirit thing." Mercury chuckled, ”That wasn’t much of an ultimatum just a display of options.“ He then offered a hand to help Edwina off the bike. Then went up the outside stairs, and to room 66 which some guy then wrote in pen another 6. Mercury found it a little charming, and fitting that he was staying in this room. He grabbed a small duffle bag, and put a change of clothes in it along with some liquid cash he’d liberated from a drug cartel a few weeks ago, it was about 20k. He grabbed another set of clean clothes, and went into the bathroom to change. As he seriously didn’t want to be in blood stained clothes anymore.

When he came out he was with just a pair of jeans, and boots. Along with his mask the dark figure was actually surprisingly chiseled. Like an inhumanly dark skinned black man with wisps of black smoke coming off him. But, it wasn’t smoke it was just his body. He’d decided to wash himself up a little bit from the grim of the day. Especially his masks which were now all sitting on his belt and sash hanging from his hand. ”Hey mind throwing me that jacket over there? I forgot it.“ He pointed to a black, and blue coat draped on the chair beside Eddie.

Powerbound: The story of Edwina, and Mercury

@Morose

---

”No I sorta don’t understand how horrible it was. Sorta is a part of my everyday life.“Mercury shakily stood up again, and looked at Edwina. To be honest running away sounded really great right about then. He was scared out of his wits as nothing like this had never ever happened to him before. There was so much pain, and he figured by now Tia was long gone to wherever to study what she’d stolen from him. ”That actually sounds like a good idea. Brazil is a dangerous place right now what with the destabilization going on, and some of the riots. I’ve never been to America before, but I hear their candy is amazing.“ He chuckled, and groaned in pain. ”We should leave this place first though. Before anymore goons come by to make sure I’m dead. Plus I don’t doubt once Tia finds out I’m still alive she’ll send even more goons after me. The way I am now… I’d be toast in an instant. I may act the fool, but I’m not an idiot. Just gotta go to my hotel room, and get my passport… I hope by the time we get to the airport I’ll have enough energy to change forms to match my I.D“

He was slowly trying to make his way to the door. Then looked over at Eddie as she talked about her experience, "He was kind of like the dick of an older brother I never had. wasn't too bad...Just...Human bone....Really?!" Mercury nodded as he gently patted one of his masks. ”They were there on the day I was born. I guess you could say they’re sorta like family. So it sorta makes sense Warlord would be like the “dick older brother”. Now let’s get outta here“

Mercury noticed on the way out how shitty he looked, not to mention frightening. ”How did you get here by the way?“ There was a brief moment of silence as Warlord pulsed out a glow. Mercury walked behind the bushes, and pulled out the bike. ”NICE! I love these things. God I wish I had the denero to actually own a motorcycle.“ He sorta hugged the machine nuzzling it with a weird sort of affection. It was certain, Mercury was in fact a dude. ”Hop on, I’ll drive us to my place.“ He revved the engine, and giggled a little with glee.

After some insane driving later Mercury had reached an incredibly seedy as hell looking hotel in a rough part of town. He parked the bike, and took the keys. ”You can either A come with me or B stay put till I get back. Which could take a while as I get my shit together.“