[SCT]The Night Calls

[Devyn Solway]

Sadly, Devyn power didn't come with a cod resistance; it was something that she had basically built up on her own. Not that she was able to handle the cold better than say someone with power over ice, but she could at least stand being out in the cold night air. She did follow after Beau, pressing the subject of what his dreams could have been and if she was right the Beau had been dreaming about Liz. He had to be, she could not picture him dreaming about anyone else and if he had then she figured she would have heard him sitting up and saying 'no' or 'I must not'. Beau kept playing it off like it was nothing about how he could have been having a nightmare instead of the dream.

"Wait, you think Elsa is a bitch?" Devyn asked, sounding shocked about just the idea of it all. Sure she knew that Elsa was a bit more on the whole cold side from what she had heard and seen of the girl but she didn't really see her as a bitch. Not that she talked to her and if anything she would have thought that about Erika. Erika after all was the one who didn't even entertain the idea of giving Devyn her number. "They are both hot, being identical twins and all. I personally know that while the cold hearted ones are not really all that fun since getting them to bed can be a pain, but once you get there it’s so worth it." Devyn said and then let out a sigh.

Yeah, when she had come to the school it had been one of her fantasies to score with one or both of the Bellefonte twins. That never really seemed like a possibility however so it merely stayed a fantasy and not something she actively try for unless she happened to end up alone with one or both of them somewhere. She moved to grab a hold of the door for him, opening it up, and still smirking the whole time as she waited for him to go inside before her. "So...even if you were not having a dream about it...do you still plan on asking her to marry you at some point?" Devyn asked, changing the angel of the conversation since Beau was being stubborn on sharing his dream.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau chuckled. "Bitchier than Erika, that's for damn sure," he offered. Then again, he'd known Erika for a while now, so of course he'd champion her to be the better friend. Plus, Erika and Liz were super close, which pretty well guaranteed that Beau ended up spending time with her. As for sleeping with either of them: "Sometime the ice is worth meltin' an' all, but I always preferred 'em warm myself."

Just like the building they were going back into. Beau nodded to Devyn as she opened the door. He started to thank her for it, only to give her a slightly irritated look. "Devyn, we may be friends an' all, but if you keep pryin' where it ain't your business, I'm gonna end up poppin' ya one," he said, raising his brows for a moment. He nodded and then ducked inside, taking a breath of relief as the warmth washed over him. His hands were already at work shedding the various other layers of his clothing, even as his feet worked toward taking him to where some mostly unoccupied couches lay.

"So how's trainin' been goin' for ya lately?" he asked, looking over his shoulder. "I've been puttin' in a lot more extra hours m'self, what with the tournament an' squad an' all. Been cuttin' into the music time, that's for sure."

[Devyn Solway]

"Now I have to meet her in person." Devyn said, as she chuckled a little. She knew of the twins, seen them in passing, and was indifferent about their position of power. She had only interacted with Erika back when she first tried out for the Security Squad. She didn't make the team back then and yet still had gone out to attack SPECTRE. She was on the squad now and in all honesty she thought she was worse off for the team then she had been when she first tried out for the team. Still, that was not something that was her call and they said she was on the team so she was on it. "It easier with the warmer ones...and I see what you did there with what Liz's power is and all." Devyn said, smirking still.

She of course pressed the matter and was trying to figure out what Beau had in mind but then Beau said words that she didn't expect to hear from him in this situation. She figured he would have been all bashful or at least somewhat happy to share his plans with a friend about a girl that he cared a lot about. Yet, he was being defensive and even threatened to hit Devyn. While the desire to see who would win in a fight between the two of them was tempting, Devyn dropped the subject. "Sorry man, considered the subject closed." Devyn said, feeling slightly bad. She didn't want to upset Beau in anyways and as always it seemed her mouth and behavior was landing her into 'trouble'.

Once inside she made sure the door closed behind her and remained following behind Beau, at more of a distance now. She figured her best course of action now was to just remain silent for a few minutes. Her reasoning being that she figured Beau would brood or not want to talk to her for a moment after her going too far. She was just...trying her best to play it safe not. However; Beau asked her about how training was going and how he had been putting in extra hours. "About the same I guess. Been more so distracted with not like acting on some more of my wilder desires." Devyn said, moving to check to see if there was any hot chocolate left.

"How long you planning on staying on the squad? Since it is eating into your music time and that is like...your passion, right?" Devyn asked as she looked back to Beau. She didn't understand why he was willing to do other things that were not related to what he had a future in. Then again, she didn't really understand Beau as a person still.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau chuckled, wondering just what a meeting between Devyn and Elsa would be like. Cold, he imagined. Definitely unlike Liz and that power and everything else he'd been mentioning there. Probably part of why he got worked up so easily when Devyn prodded him about something. He waved off the comment about the apology, figuring the subject had been buried and left behind them.

Inside now, which made Beau feel a lot more at ease. He nodded toward some easy chairs pushed near a fire and around a rug. The nodding continued as Devyn talked about being distracted and desires and stuff. "yeah, bet that's gotta be a pain, with your power an' all," he recalled copying the power and fighting Devyn. Yeah, he couldn't win a fight like that. Without powers... he wasn't as sure. Too many factors there to consider, really.

Beau plopped down in a chair, feeling a lot more comfortable. "Well, you gotta stay well-rounded," he pointed out, "an' it ain't like I wouldn't be doin' somethin' to stay in shape during the off-season," he shrugged, tapping his fingers against the chair. "Plus, wouldn't feel right standin' back an' not helpin' everyone when I can. Got a lot of people here I wanna protect," he looked to the glowing embers of the fire, smiling ruefully. "Yeah, a lot of people..."

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn did want to meeting Elsa, to see if she really was different from her sister, and if she would have more luck with her. She doubted it, since again trying to break through the ice types was a little difficult without some cheating involved. She didn’t understand why Beau had gotten so upset with her pushing and wanting to know about him and Liz. He figured he would have been proud of their relationship and okay bragging about it a little bit if someone asked. Then again, this was Beau so it should have been half expected. She apologized and as usual Beau seemed alright and was already moving on with what they were doing.

As he moved the chair she worked on finding clean mugs and getting the hot chocolate ready, something that was not that hard to do. It was hot chocolate and she learned how to make it taste really good using water or milk when she was like seven years old. “Yeah, some people don’t seem to understand that…but I just go to deal.” Devyn said as she gave a small shrug. She just had to keep working at it and just hope things got better. Everything they needed to make the hot chocolate was already there, and the water was still pretty hot thanks to the container it was in.

She still worked on putting the hot chocolate together as Beau explained how he needed something to do to stay in shape and how he basically needed to help in order to feel right. Devyn could not fully relate to the needing to stay in shape part since she worked out daily regardless, but she did relate to wanting to protect people. She paused in what she was doing, looking at Beau as he said the words. She smiled a little but didn’t bring up Liz since she didn’t want to bring that mood back. “Me too, and you are one of them.” Devyn pointed out, filling up the mugs now with the hot water with the mix already inside the cups.

“Is it alright to still want to and to protect someone who does not want you around?” Devyn then asked after a small pause. She then carefully carried Beau’s mug over to him and held it out for him to take. She also tossed a bag of mini marshmallows onto his lap, in case he wanted any in his drink like she planned to put into hers.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau nodded. He did understand, having experienced Devyn's power firsthand. That did seem to have left him being a lot more understanding than the folks back home would have expected. He still had his beliefs and still thought most of the people around here were plum crazy, but he also knew that they were going through hell and it wasn't his position to be casting stone or anything. Devyn had enough going on without him harping on her for whatever.

"Nice to know you're watchin' my back," he drawled, smiling slightly. He knew of Devyn's protectiveness. Though he hadn't been there to see it firsthand, he'd certainly heard and seen the videos. He also knew more than he liked about what happened with Zoe: DL saw to a lot of that, though who knows what would've just came through the grapevine.

Apparently Devyn had been thinking along those lines too: "I don't see why not," Beau said, turning to look to Devyn again. "Your decision to put yourself on the line an' all. Jus' so long as you ain't expectin' nothin' of it or badgerin' 'em or anythin'," he shrugged and leaned forward, wrapping his hands tighter around the mug, enjoying the last bit of warmth from it.

[Devyn Solway]

“I have everyone’s back that I care about.” Devyn pointed out, giving Beau a small smile as she added some mini marshmallows to her hot chocolate. She mainly just watched as the little marshmallows grew smaller and became more of marshmallow foam at the top of her drink. She didn’t really see herself as good at really anything, but she thought she was good at protecting people. The main question was if she wanted to do that sort of thing for the rest of her life? She was not sure of the answer, since part of her always wondered what the point in looking after people that might just fear or hate you.

She made herself comfortable in her seat, glancing at Beau when he pointed out that he basically didn’t see the harm in it. Beau was then adding a bit about as long as she didn’t expect anything back from what she did; then it should have been fine. She looked back to her drink for a moment before taking a sip. “What if I just expect to not be hated and avoided in return? Is that still expecting too much?” Devyn asked, not looking at Beau as she asked it. She mainly kept her gaze locked on her hot chocolate as she sipped from it occasionally.

Dev still didn’t fully know what she wanted out of life but she knew that she just wanted people to at least pretend they cared and deal with her a little more. Was she such a difficult person? “This is random and might come off a little heavy, but would you miss me if I was gone?” Devyn asked, looking over to Beau now. She did take another drink of her hot chocolate, already feeling warmer from her inside being heated up due to the hot beverage.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau raised his brows slightly at Devyn's comment, but nodded all the same. They definitely agreed on that: protect everyone who mattered. Beau just extended that a little bit more. Maybe it was the brother in him or the Christian or something, but he didn't particularly like knowing that there were people that weren't protected. Sometimes he figured that if he weren't so up in the music and didn't have Liz, he'd seriously consider enlisting.

They got comfortable, spreading out, pouring some of the lukewarm hot chocolate. Beau frowned as Devyn asked her question, wondering where that had come from. not hated and avoided? Beau didn't know enough to really comment there: only the bits and pieces he'd picked up from both sides. He almost wished he could text Liz, ask her for advice, but he didn't want to disturb her. She was probably out of it right now.

Instead, he sipped, though the sip nearly turned into a slurp at Devyn's next question. Beau pulled his mug away, looking over at Devyn. "What brought that on?" he asked. He shifted forward, tapping the mug. "yeah, I reckon I'd miss seein' you around an' all. Ain't like I got a whole lot of friends that want to take a walk in the snow," he chuckled and gestured with the mug toward the door, before raising it up to take another drink. Had to get it down while it still had some heat, after all.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn used to care about protecting everyone that she could, past those she cared about but that had been back when her dad was alive. When she wanted to be just like him and joy the military and serve her country and all of that good stuff. Yet, he died and Devyn felt like nothing in life was not worth giving your all to protect strangers when it meant you could end up leaving behind those who needed you the most. Not that Devyn felt like anyone really needed her like she had needed her father, but perhaps someday someone would.

By then she didn't want to leave them behind with a hole inside them that they tried to feel with sex, drinking, and just having fun like she had done. Beau didn't say anything on her words on what she expected or more so wanted from people. She figured he would not; Beau had always been careful about what he said and never really took anyone's side in a matter. Granted, Dev did want him to take her side because they were friends and what not but then Beau would not have been him if he did that. "Just wondering is all." Devyn said as she gave a small shrug.

She had been in a dark place for months, she knew where her mind was but she didn't want Beau to worry or get all upset with her or anything. She was just curious. She smiled a little before chuckling and shaking her head at Beau's words. "You are never going to let me live that down, are you?" Devyn asked. She was referring to how he kept bringing up the whole being dragged out into the cold and everything. At least there was hot chocolate there, which Devyn enjoyed sip by sip or more like gulp by gulp since Devyn was bad at consuming things like drinks and food slow.

"So...I had a question but it just slipped my mind." Devyn said. She was about to ask Beau something but part of her felt like it was probably something she should not ask, and she honestly forgot it.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau looked at Devyn for a few beats long as she insisted that she was just wondering. Who just wondered about stuff this heavy? It wasn't the sort of thing you just wondered about. But, well, Beau didn't see any reason to pry, especially not with Devyn in her current mood.

Though no, no he wasn't going to let Devyn live it down. he shook his head to further confirm as much. Then he took another sip of his drink, pausing only to look over at Devyn at the question. Now he felt like he was practically being asked to pry, and of course he couldn't turn that down. Would nearly be rude.

"Well, you can always ask. Ain't gonna hurt none," he said. Beau waited a beat then chuckled. "Less you start pryin' 'bout me an' Liz again," another beat, and he grinned. "What, you thinkin' about askin' me 'bout Jesus an' all now? Or you got someone new on your mind?" Beau very nearly mentioned the song that Devyn had half-commissioned from him. Though he didn't think that she'd really need that now, not unless there was someone new she was forgetting to mention...

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn just wondered about that sort of thing, all the time. A lot more often when life was not going so well as it had been for the past few months. She really didn't know how much more of these dark feelings she could take. That was why she had that bad feeling about how her end was near and all and wanted to know who would actually miss her. Did anyone care? It didn't feel like it most of the time so she practically sought it out from the people she at least thought cared. I'm so messed up. Devyn thought to herself, a small pained smile spread across her face for a moment at that thought but she was looking away from Beau now.

She figured that Beau was not going to let her live down waking him up and then just dragging him out for a walk outside and some hot chocolate. She just wanted to be in the presence of someone that didn't dislike her or fear her for this that and whatever reason. He was even shaking his head to prove the point that he was not going to let her live it down. Well, she figured she would have to figure out something she could do to make it up for him. Hell, if he ever needed her to do something for him she would not it. No matter that time, even if it was earl in the morning she would have some difficulty functioning.

Beau assured her that she could always ask, but then he brought up that it could not have been about Liz. Well that was part of what she wanted to ask about, since she was super curious on how thing were going with the two of them. There were other things she could talk to him about, but all of it just seemed so heavy. It felt like if she was not asking a person to tell them about themselves, all she had to talk about was dark things if it involved her. So she didn't really want to talk about things involving herself. "Nope. I got nothing." Devyn said as she gave a small nod and went back to drinking the last bit of her hot chocolate.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau actually didn't stare at Devyn. He didn't eye her, didn't seem to really intently stare to try and wrest the information from her. He just sat there, nursing his cup of hot chocolate, sat and waited while she hashed things out and tried to figure what she wanted to say. She'd come to him, after all, and so far, Beau hadn't seen anything that really stood out. He guessed that she just wanted someone to sit with her for a bit.

"Alright then," he said, shrugging and taking another sip. "Ain't like I was doin' anythin' besides sleepin', an' I reckon I can do that any time," he propped his feet up on the table and leaned back, switching his cup to one hand so he could get relatively comfortable. Then Beau began humming to himself, tapping his spare fingers along his leg while the other worked the mug, as if he were fretting a guitar.

Well, wasn't like he was going to sit in complete quiet. That was just unnerving.

[Devyn Solway]

It really was that Devyn just wanted to company of someone, she was pleased by simple things such as that. Especially when she felt the way she had and it had been going on for months and it all just felt so done. Still, at least she had people like Beau who at least tried to help and keep her from doing anything bad. Granted Beau's advice was not always the best in terms of it being something that she could so easily do, but sometimes the best advice normally was not easy to follow. She just really didn't want to talk about anything bad going on with her, there was just so much.

Plus she honestly didn't think anyone cared. Sure Beau was a nice guy and seemed like he would be up for talking things through with her but because of how he was raised she was not sure how he would take what she had to say. Plus, while she was broken, no one had yet pushed her to the point of letting it out. So she held it in as best as she could and worked on trying to get better. Nothing seemed to be working and everything she tried that she had a feeling would help fell flat. So she sat there in silence, drinking the last bit of her hot chocolate and looking at the fire.

She glanced at Beau when she could hear him humming and drumming his fingers away as if he was already making another song. She smiled a little bit but felt bad that she did basically drag him out here to just be in her company, but she pay it back to him in whatever way he wanted. "Sorry about dragging you out here for just this. You can head back to your room and fall back to sleep whenever you want." Devyn spoke up, but didn't look away from the fire. It was so beautiful, so destructive. It left little behind and some said that death by fire was the purest way to go out.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau looked over to Devyn as she spoke, then shrugged. "Ain't no big deal. Like I said: I can always catch some sleep later." he took another sip of his cocoa before sitting it down, nudging it away with the tips of his fingers. "'sides, ain't nothin' wrong with hangin' out an' enjoyin' the quiet for a while."

Beau tapped out another quick tune, then looked over at Devyn. "You reckon we're gonna win IMAC? Don't seem like there's much competition after all. The Indian school people all seem kinda beaten down or somethin', an' the South Americans can't get their act together," Beau nodded. "I reckon we're on line to be the best, assumin' we don't get beat by the Brits."

He chuckled at that, rapping his fingers and nodding again. Ah, sports talk, the fallback of all Beau's people.

[Devyn Solway]

Beau said it was not a big deal, but Devyn still felt a little bad. He was fine with it so she was not going to say anything more or make a big deal about it. It was nice to just be around someone’s else, even if you were not saying much. Devyn didn't really have much to say these days unless it was flirting or words of anger and pain. She wanted it to stop but no matter what she did it always came back, like there was no way to get away from it.

Damn it, stop thinking about it at least. Devyn mentally scolded herself as she took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She slouched in her chair then, allowing her head to rest on the back of the couch and still be comfortable. "True, so long as you are cool with it then stay as long as you like. It will be a while before I can fall to sleep." Devyn gave him the head ups. She pretty much had it down when she would be able to sleep at night and when she would not. She also knew ideal times for her naps and it helped her managed to keep functioning in both the day and night lifestyles she needed to live.

She turned her head but didn't move from her slouched and laid back position as he started to ask about the IMAC event. Devyn thought on it for a moment before smirking a little, confidence showing up on her face. "We got it in the bag. BA is the best school out there. The rest are either too uptight, too laid back, or didn't bother to participate cause they have their own things to do." Devyn said with a small nod. Yeah, she felt their school was going to win in all of the categories, except for brain because a lot of people at BA were not the sharpest, her included.

"We should be on a team together." Devyn suggested. At least even if they somehow were awful, they could scare the competition away with Dev's power. Still, in all honestly they could probably win without scaring anyone off because hello, had anyone seen Devyn and Beau’s bods? Devyn at least worked out and Beau seemed like he at least kept himself fit.