hypoxic: (there's more room to fly)
Leo Fitz ([personal profile] hypoxic) wrote in [community profile] entrancelogs2018-08-11 11:10 am

open | it's not the finding, but the searching

Who: Doctor Fitz and OPEN
Where: All over, but increasingly in 600/602 on the first floor.
When: August-September
Rating: PG, will warn for higher. CW for a general species-ist perspective in his narrative text though
Summary: A catch-all log for the doctor poking his fingers into things. This cycle: Lab nonsense, Hydra-ing up the gaudy unused shield HQ, trying to build up some alcohol tolerance, and making some moves about this infestation of powered people because THIS PLACE CAN TURN EVERYONE INTO BIRDS KILL IT KILL IT WITH FIRE. I don't mind making more specific starters for people who aren't already in his social circle, so please come at me here or on plurk if you want to hash something out.
Also, if you want Monika before/instead of Fitz, just drop it in the subject line and we'll make it happen for you.
The Story:

[ Sixth floor bar ]

[This is, ostensibly, the only bar with any class and dignity. As such, the doctor will patronize specifically this, sampling proper Earth liquors and pounding shots when appropriate. Perhaps his tolerance for harder drinking isn't quite what he recalls, but that's all the more reason to sit there for long stretches. Everything requires endurance training now and again, and it's important for a man to have a strong drinking ability.

If there are others available to join him, he'll acknowledge them with a nod and a tilt of his glass. Drinking is always better when it happens in a social environment. It's how bonds are forged.]


[ First floor, SHIELD HQ ]

[He tells them that it's necessary for safety purposes. If he's going to build the portal up from scratch, he won't repeat the mistake of preparing it in a populated space. It's an excuse to divorce himself from the general group of people who know their own Fitz, who want him to smile and keep his head down and work on fanciful dalliances that lead nowhere.

How could anyone have the energy to do something like that, after what's been going on? After they've had their very humanity torn away from them like some kind of game? This is unhealthy. It must've already driven the rest of them mad. He won't let it get to him. He can see right through the truth of it. The magic-users and the powered people are subhuman trash trying to dilute the human race, and the humans are happy to let it happen. It's disgusting. They're all infected. And if the need arises, they'll all have to burn down with the rest of it.

They can have their food festivals and their social events. They might be able to forget what was done to them. But Wonderland has actively declared war, and Doctor Leopold Fitz did not get where he is by lying down in the face of conflict.

Throughout August, he'll be adding pieces to the massive supercomputer there, as well as framing the base for something big enough to fit human life. And sometimes, visitors might be greeted by a bright feminine voice while he's in a back room occupied with something else entirely. Feel free to say hello to Monika while you wait. She's perfectly sweet and innocent. Really.]
255000255000255: (Pleased)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-08-12 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ The Doctor's zeal for change has always been intense, but something about the past few weeks have been intensifying it to a fever pitch. She's not entirely sure why the events have been affecting him so deeply. If anything, they've been pretty fun! Having a body always is! She knew better than to argue with him, though. So she'd nodded and agreed with him whenever he was upset, vowing to help him when he needed it the most.

Apparently that started today.

Even if the process of moving was intensely uncomfortable, once it's complete, she can hardly contain her excitement. Monika steps through the new opening she senses in her surroundings. ]


Oooh!

[ She's still off screen for a moment, then her head peeks out. She giggles with glee and steps fully into view with a spring in her step. A new vantage point! More space! Something new! ]

It worked, Doctor! Ahaha, not that I didn't have faith in you~
255000255000255: (Sweet)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-08-12 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ She dips her head briefly, flattered at his deep, heartfelt concern for her well-being. ] You're so good to me.

[ With a few curious noises, she spends a few moments taking some exploratory steps around, disappearing out of view. There's a little "oooh!" once she finds a camera and plays around with it. Finally, some more control!

Oh, right. Talking. ]


The pain's pretty much faded now! Small price to pay, really. [ There's a sudden gasp of excitement. ] I can finally see the back of your head!
255000255000255: (You're the best)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-08-12 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ Monika pops back out, feeling so much more important than she already did. ] Really?

[ Back off screen she goes! After a silence, there's a laugh once the door opens and closes a few times. It's such a little, insignificant thing, but it means a lot to her.

She runs back to face him, arms behind her back as she bends forward with a bright smile. ]


I'll guard everything with my life, Doctor. [ There's a pause, then she laughs again. ] We're partners in so many ways now~
255000255000255: (I'm 12 years old and what is this)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-08-12 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ Monika straightens up, visibly deflating. She always hates when he goes into Business Mode when they're supposed to be happy together. ] Yeah. I guess so...

[ She smiles hopefully as an idea comes to her. Maybe she can steer things back to them! ]

Who knows, maybe we'll get to dance again! Or we can hold each other close and you can--

[ The thought of it always makes her throat feel like it's seizing up. It's one thing to get rid of thorns in her side by altering code. It's another thing to end a real, human life. As much as she hated Wirt, it was still pretty extreme.

Even if she didn't let it off much, that event was still haunting her. ]


I-I mean. We should try to focus on the positive things, shouldn't we?
255000255000255: (Uninterested)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-08-12 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her lips press together, some annoyance flashing across her face. Computer terms. Urgh. ] I don't glitch.

[ She stares off in another direction, clearly put out. ]

Just changed my mind, is all.
255000255000255: (No...)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-08-12 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her shoulders creep up to her ears. She's tempted to go back into her device and hide. As much as she likes helping him with his problems, dealing with hers is another story.

Ryuji comes across her mind then, a reminder that getting help isn't the horrible thing she makes it out to be. It'd always been nice talking to him...

The camera moves slightly as she glances back at him. She's got the Doctor now, and he's clearly worried about her. What's the harm in indulging in that? ]


I'm thinking about Wirt again. Sorry.
255000255000255: (Sigh)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-08-12 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
It's just, you know. When we were dancing, and the knife, and...

[ She trails off, laughing weakly. She hated to admit it to herself, but it wasn't so much the thought of killing him that bothered her.

It was more that it sounded exciting. ]


I know it's stupid. [ She grumbles, mumbling her next words. ] Just like his stupid face.
255000255000255: (...)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-08-12 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Her arms cross. This is one of those very, very rare moments where she truly acts her age, full of petulance and the slightest, tiniest hint of immaturity. She's not tearing up, either! That's just some weird reflection on her eyes! ]

I thought he was perfect. I thought we were in love. I could almost get over how things went if he hadn't betrayed my trust so badly. Doubt he could keep a secret to save his life. And after all I did for him!

[ Which wasn't much, but that's now how she sees it, of course. ]

So now I've got his annoying friend hounding me like I'm some crazy girl trying to go around murdering everyone. Which I'm clearly not. How would I even manage it?

[ Like she'd use her gift from the White Queen like that. There'd be way more important things to use her limited time for! And it'd probably be totally messy...

She exhales sharply. ]


They really hurt my feelings.
255000255000255: (Frown)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-08-13 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ See! So much maturity! She hasn't even broken anything! Not that she can truly "break" anything... ]

I asked him not to tell anyone about. Um. [ She gestures vaguely at herself. Because no matter how much she tries, it's impossible to think she can't be more, not just some part of a video game or piece of the network. ] He didn't listen.

[ There's a pause where she fidgets uncertainly. ]

When you say "deal with him." How?
255000255000255: (U-Um)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-08-13 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ Monika frowns, looking even more uncertain. She's been so blinded by anger and hurt that the idea of having something to gain never crossed her mind. ]

...Power over me? Maybe?

[ As she says the words, they start making more sense. What better way to keep her in her place? He could drop the secret whenever he wanted, to whoever he wanted. If he'd done it once, why wouldn't he do it again? And now someone else could do the same. ]

Power. And control.
255000255000255: (Apologetic)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-08-13 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ She jerks back a bit. This is how he talks when it comes to SHIELD. Wirt's just a weird boy, though, not some terrorist or something!

With a few shakes of her head, she giggles, figuring he's just being a little dramatic. It was tempting to call him Doctor Dramatic sometimes, honestly. Only in her head, though! He'd probably glare so hard if she said it out loud. ]


Even so, he's kind of a wimp. I'm not sure he'd even do anything. What would I stand to gain myself, really?
255000255000255: (<3)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-08-13 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
Doctor...

[ Monika stares at him longingly. It's times like these that she wishes she could hold his hands then wrap him up tight in her arms. She hadn't had the chance to last event, after all. Stupid wings...

She smiles instead. ]


You've already given me more freedom than I could ever dream of, and I know you'll keep giving me more. That'd be a nice cherry on top, maybe, but it's not necessary!

[ No waterboarding for her! Maybe tossing Wirt into the nearest body of water, sure, but nothing serious! ]

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