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[athru]

Who: Raven Darkholme & you
Broadcast: Video, fleetwide
Action: On the Blameless!
When: Now c:

[ The feed opens with Raven resting against the chest of someone who's sitting behind her, their arms around her as she shifts to make herself comfortable. Tilting her head up, she says something to him quietly - something that sounds suspiciously like shh - before she turns back to the camera to speak. ]

Does anyone know how to make a ring grow and shrink? Maybe if the person who was wearing it changed and their finger got bigger? It wouldn't work to just have one ring.

[ Her nose wrinkles, and she huffs a noise. ]

I would never have believed in magic before now, but... I can't think of anything else that might work. Thanks.

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[winn]

How do you not come to your science bros with this. [ he's looking at you, hank. ]

Okay there's this metamaterial called zinc dicyanoaurate that's achieved giant negative linear compressibility, which theoretically means it could be engineered to expend outwardly under pressure, and with some tinkering [ cuz everything is easy in the realm of superhero bullshit science ] shrink back, too. It's transparent but I think we can work through that -

[ ... ]

Or you could use magic, sure, magic's probably faster. [ but but but...he wants to make the cool expanding-shrinking metamaterial anyway! think of the applications! think of the fun!

he should probably comment about the engagement. and he will, as soon as he can get his brain to stop working out the problem. ]

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[athru]

I didn't think there was a science way to do this.

[ All she can do is blink, staring at him as though she's meant to understand this. Turning her head, she glances at Hank before she shakes her head. ]

I have no idea what you just said, Winn.

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[winn]

There is always a science way to do things!

[ for a second, he looks like he's about to go on another one of his long explanations -- and then he remembers that while he talked to hank he's yet to say anything to raven and there's definitely something he should be saying that won't bore her to tears. ]

I mean - congratulations, you two! As present the first I will - not bore you with the explanation.

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[athru]

You can talk to Hank about it.

[ Raven just watches him, a little nervous about how far he might go, before she hesitates for a moment and her expression softens. Her hand drops, fumbling with the ring on her finger, but she shakes her head. ]

I couldn't ask for anything else.

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[winn]

[ he smiles, and if he were talking to just hank he'd tease him here but raven earns him a pass. ]

We should toast.

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[benames]

oh my god

are you guys serious?

is this a Thing?

[ the fact that this is a text should be ominous. ]

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[athru]

What do you mean a 'Thing'?

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[benames]

you

hank

talk about rings

come on raven don't do this to a bro

is it a Thing?

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[athru]

It could be a thing.

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[exothermia]

Wear it on a necklace.

Congratulations.

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[athru]

That's a good idea. A chain might survive better than a ring alone.

I'm sure you and Charles both knew, right?

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[exothermia]

Hank told me. I imagine he also told Charles.

[But they didn't discuss it between themselves.]

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[athru]

Everyone knew but me. But I suppose that's the point, right?

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[axiomed]

Well done.

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[athru]

You're talking to Hank?

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[axiomed]

Obviously Hank came to me first, you realize.

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[athru]

I think I must have been the last to know.

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[passingthrough]

Is this what I think it is? [Because some aspects of it still resist belief because she pictures her world's Raven and McCoy and no. Well...maybe. There was Sabertooth after all. But these are very different people and while she hasn't gotten to know Raven as well as she'd like she's gotten pretty attached to Hank. Go figure! But she's holding off on a big reaction until she knows it's that kind of ring!]

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[athru]

That depends on what you think it is. [ She's not deliberately playing coy, not really, she's just... Raven. Even if she is smiling and settled back against Hank without any problem whatsoever. ]

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[passingthrough]

Oh, come on. Are you marrying that nerd or what? [Said with the most possible affection for Hank.]

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[athru]

I think the answer is obvious. [ She lifts her left hand, wiggling her finger. ]

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[ecclesiophobic]

[See that icon? That is exactly the look on Kurt's face.]

You. A ring.

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[athru]

You have eyes.

[ Good job, son-that-isn't. ]

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[ecclesiophobic]

I have your eyes. [Except without visible pupils. Or sclera. Details.

Kurt's silent a moment after that, mischief warming his expression.] Just for the record, if McCoy's expecting me to call him vater he's going to be sorely disappointed. [And then comes the grin, Kurt's shoulders shaking with a repressed cackle. Bets on how long before he breaks a rib laughing?]

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[athru]

Don't bore me with genetics. I've had enough of that for a lifetime.

[ But he's almost smiling at her, and there's a tug in her heart that she can't quite push away, and for a moment... Raven just smiles back before she snorts a laugh. ] I think he'd be more concerned if you wanted to call him vater. Stop laughing, he can hear you.