Cassius_Knightfall

Good people of the vine, hope you are all well. Just checking in.

@blue_ghost:

Cassius didn't get called often, in fact looking as his phone revealed to him it was the first call in for months. The last one being a lost pizza guy. It was a welcome reprieve to have some form of communication. The months since they had last met ate at him. Spending the time feeling foolish and cursing his social failings.

Walking to the site of their first meeting he felt, noticeably sick. Pacing awkwardly as he waited. Feeling as if days passed before the shadows alerted him to the movement of her approach. His eyes glowing as they peered through the shadows making sure it was her and just her coming his way. The glowing green tinge to his pupils fading as his focus returned from the encroaching dark.

"So, urm Hi, look i need you to know i am idiot. I am not the greatest at social interaction and i am not what many would call a good or even mentally stable man. But i know i can do better than this" waving his hands over himself like a failed magician. Out of shape and out of purpose, hoping for her to bring something anything that would resemble a normal life into his.

@blue_ghost:

It had been weeks, many weeks in fact since he met the mysterious and alluring women. Truth be told he had thought about her a fair bit in that time. Whilst others gathered with friends and family over the festive period he had simply stewed , alone with his thoughts. The meal hadnt gone that well, and he knew he may of lost some favor for it. In a world of super soldiers, planet busters and martial arts polymaths it made little sense to gawk at a ladies age. "What would Andres do" at times like this he would of loved to seek his wisdom. His sharp suits and even sharper wits never let him down. But now the two remained distant.Andres with his family and Cassius with his memories. After enough moping the lone Knightfall began to pace as he picked up his phone and looked at the screen.

Nothing of interest, scrolling to his contacts revealing a stark list of 5 numbers. His finger hovering over her number for a second before committing to the push.Clearing his voice before it started to ring. A few rings pass then the message began. Nervously waiting his time Cassius took a deep calming breath.

"Urm Hi, its me .. Cassius. i just wanted to apologize for the meal the other day. I feel like i offended you in the way i responded to your age. You would expect a man who has died twice to be a little more , you know ummm understanding to the uniquer sides of our genes. Lets just say it took me by surprise. Its not often you meet someone who could of hit on your grandfather and still look a million bucks. I just wanted to say i am sorry, and i sincerely hope you didn't hit on my grandfather "chucking to himself" though to be fair my dad is the more risky one in my family tree. In all seriousness though i would like to see you again. If you would have me.

I hope to hear from you again soon,

umm Bye."

Happy Xmas to you all, much love from the UK x

So star wars wasn't that great. But least witcher is absolutely killing it.

@feral_nova: clears throat

"Transatlantic health workers of awesomeness, Assemble"

Yeah I now work for the NHS

@blue_ghost:

Cassius blushed a little at the caring hands comment. Truth be told it had been an age since anybody had so much as hinted at him being anything less than that killer from the news. That Knightfall that was still around, that guy who was long passed his welcome. It was a welcome reprieve. He even smiled at Morrigan as she continued.

“What other good skills do you have?"

Responding playfully

“We should at least have dinner first” letting out a laugh before adding “Seriously, you hungry? How about it?” Reaching into a bag resting in the corner and pulling out a small handful of cash. “I know a place that does great dumplings, and they have some green tea and ginger thing that you have got to try. Helps that most people don’t speak much English there either.”

“This is the part where you say you're married right?” offering his arm waiting to see if his gut was right.

@blue_ghost

Cassius offered his hand and helped raise Morrigan back to her feet, before pushing some of her hair away so he could look her in the eye. “You know, as much as I hate the way it went down. I got to say it’s been good to do something, anything with somebody else” Shaking his head as the two began to walk, internally critiquing the words that just spouted from his mouth. A few slightly awkward minutes later the two of them entered another of Cassius’s caches.

“Take a seat” the lone knightfall pulled out a chair and reached into a large green box pulling out some plasters bandages wipes tablets and gloves. Pulling on the plastic gloves as his newfound ally took a seat. Cassius looked intently at the various cuts and marks the brief but violent struggle with the speedster had left. Even his what appeared to be glancing blows left friction burns and fractured torn skin. This lady was tough this kind if damage must hurt like hell. The force of these blows certainly would trouble him even in his armor.

“Good news and bad news. This is going to hurt. But I am not a bad field surgeon so should have you all patched up pretty quickly. So least it won’t take long. ”

Getting to work cleaning up the cuts before closing them up and covering them up. A rough few minutes for her no doubt. Cassius throwing his gloves into a nearby bin before offering Morrigan a drink and some tablets.

“These will keep any infections from flaring up. Just change the dressing and keep it clean and all will be good”

Weirdly for him he hadn't needed to use his skills in field medication since his powers manifested. Perhaps this was something he could do, perhaps he could help people by using these skills. His thoughts snapping back for a second as he remembered what Morrigan had said to him earlier.

“Maybe I need to push myself into using the good stuff I know more than the bad. Stop hiding and start really trying. What do you think?”

@blue_ghost:

For a brief moment Cassius’s shame and guilt had overburdened him. In the past he had killed without hesitation but now his every move conflicted him. A life of fight over flight had left him unnatural and unhealthily unhinged. Anxiety ironically shadowed over the would be master of shadows. Morrigan's almost motherly embrace dragged his focus back to the now, pushing his darker thoughts to the back of his mind for now. Her eyes seemed to stare into his very soul as she tried to comfort him, beautiful empathic and warm. A welcome connection to another human being, something he hadn’t had in years. Even longer if he excluded his own family.

His voice somewhat less level than normal as he tried to recompose himself

“I... I suppose your right.”

His mind moved slowly like an overburdened browser as he tried to clear through the fogginess of his thoughts and bring some composure and clarity to himself and what he had to say. Taking a deep breath and repeating to himself over and over “You got this”

“Look, my training, my instincts all tell me to do these things. Things that normal people simply don't think or feel. But underneath all of this we are all normal people. We have these skills and gifts that compel us to do and think in a way that goes against our basic human emotions. Empathy isn't something you can turn on or off and it’s the emotion that keeps getting me. Perhaps I just can't do this anymore.”

His words sinking in as he reflected on them, waiting on Morrigan's response before adding

“We better get those wounds seen to”