10944/Diamond in the Rough

Diamond in the Rough
Date of Scene:	31 January 2020
Location:	Bromfield Foster Home, Brooklyn, NY
Synopsis:	Mary reveals her visit with Diana and her
Cast of Characters:	Amethyst, Mary Marvel

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Amethyst has posed:
Thankfully, Amaya has been busy since arriving on Earth from Gemworld. She's gotten some of her gems converted into actual currency, which has given her more money than she needs by several orders of magnitude. She's been experimenting with Google and Wikipedia research since she was shown the computer. She's been chipping in with all the chores, though clearly a lot of that is very new to her. She's offered tons of that money back to the family, and gotten frustrated when her offers have not been accepted.

Right now, she's engaged in more research, poking around on the computer.

Mary Marvel has posed:
There is a flash from down the street somewhere. Could be a thunderstorm brewing.

Two minutes later, Mary enters the house and heads to the kitchen. She looks at the note, reading aloud. "Had to go. Billy ate something on a dare. At ER, but will text if serious. There is lasagna in the fridge." Mary shook her head, then grabbed a chocolate-chip cookie from the cookie jar.
After a moment of thought, she grabbed another one for Amethyst. They WERE fit for a queen, after all.
"Your Ladyship?" she called from the kitchen. "You home?"

Amethyst has posed:
"I'm here at the computer, Mary. And please, just call me Amaya. I'm doing the same chores as you, living in the same house as you." There's a smile on her face as she turns in the direction of the door. "The amount of actual detailed information on magical history on the computer is extremely limited."

Mary Marvel has posed:
Mary giggles around the cookie as she appears in the doorway. She strolls over, bites down, and hands the other cookie to Amaya. "Well, I don't know much about magic, but I do know one thing. If you had that kind of power, would you advertise it? I mean, we DID find that ad in the online Yellow Pages, but I think that's a fake. Maybe we'll find this Dresden guy and figure it out once and for all?"

Amethyst has posed:
"I'd certainly be interested in checking it out." Amaya takes the cookie, and takes a bite. "THESE are delicious. When I go home, I definitely have to bring chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate." She licks her lips once, and says "So far, the only bits of real magical power I've found here are yours. I've seen some things that might be, with some of the news stories about heroes...but it doesn't seem that there's any good way to just contact them."

Mary Marvel has posed:
Mary grins as she tosses her backpack in her own room and comes back to Amaya's. "Well...listen, I had something awesome happen to me, and I wanted to share it with you."

Maybe TWO somethings...she's still thinking about it.

"Remember the first time we met? I thought you might have been one of a particular group. They're called Amazons. I want you to google 'Wonder Woman' for me."

Amethyst has posed:
Amaya turns back to the computer, and googles as instructed. "Very warrior-looking. Though not much similarity by way of coloration." Amaya is blonde as can be, to Wonder Woman's raven mane. "She's royalty as well, though." That gets an approving nod.

"So the real question becomes...why did you mention her? Tell me about the awesome." She smiles at that. It's nice having an actual friend who's not too far distant in age to her.

Mary Marvel has posed:
Mary smiles impishly, but her voice carries a note of subtle awe.

"I *met* her. I went over there. To their embassy. I just wanted to get a good look at it. And they saw me, I guess. SHE saw me. And the next thing I know...I'm being invited in. To MEET her!"

Amethyst has posed:
Amaya smiles. "I'm not too surprised. With what you told me about what you can do, you must be quite the impressive hero, Mary. I'm not surprised she would want to meet you. How did it go?" Despite the fact that she's still mostly composed on it, she's clearly excited for Mary's sake if nothing else.

Mary Marvel has posed:
Mary grins. "Oh, she's as awesome as you are. She wasn't...you know, wearing her armor. She had on normal clothes. But she had the armor in her office. I was IN HER OFFICE."
Mary is vibrating slightly.
"Anyway...I didn't give your name or anything, but I told her I knew someone who was like her. A warrior, a princess from another civilization. So..." She reaches into a pocket, pulling out a small notecard, then handed it to Amaya. "Here's all her contact information. You can use that new phone you bought for yourself. You can call her directly, talk to her. Give her your name and tell her the girl who burned her carpet advised you to call her."
She looks a little shamefaced at the last part.

Amethyst has posed:
Amaya takes the card, impressed. She looks down to it, then back up to Mary. "/Thank/ you, Mary. I really mean that. You've done more for me with this than I've been able to find on that computer the entire time."

She stands, and approaches. "You have to let me do something to thank you. Please."

Mary Marvel has posed:
Mary takes a deep breath. She's done this before, said this before, so the words just come right out. But rehearsed does not mean fake.

"Amaya...some time in the future. Could be tomorrow, next week, next month, next year. You will meet someone who needs your help. Someone you can help, because you have the power to help them. When you help them, with whatever they need, without any expectation of getting anything back...then you and I are square."

Amethyst has posed:
"And I will help them. But I would have done that in any case, Mary. Surely there has to be SOMETHING I can do to help you or your family." She takes the card and slides it into a pocket. That's definitely something the modern clothes have as an advantage; her original outfit lacked pockets.

Mary Marvel has posed:
Mary smiles. "You are doing your share of the chores. You don't owe any of us anything. Because helping you helped us. I got the opportunity to help someone who needed help. Do you know how awesome I feel because of it?"

Amethyst has posed:
Amaya considers. She's not going to be able to break through Mary's altruism directly, clearly. "All right, all right. Let me suggest something. I need to get something appropriate to wear to go do this. If you'll take me somewhere and show me some good choices, I'll treat the two of us to dinner since we'll be out. Deal?"

Mary Marvel has posed:
Mary looks thoughtful. Well...it would be a treat, and Amaya DOES want to do something. "All right...but I pick the place. And there is a place in Brooklyn I go to whenever I have a chance. It's even a place suited for royalty."
She grins. "It's called WHITE CASTLE."

Amethyst has posed:
"Then let us go to the white castle." Amaya says "Will we be taking the underground trains again?" Whether or not she's going to think that White Castle sliders are a meal fit for royalty are an entirely other matter. "Is that castle near to Wonder Woman's, or the wizard in the yellow pages?" She apparently still doesn't have New York geography down yet.

Mary Marvel has posed:
Mary shakes her head. "Nope. The Themiscyran embassy is in Embassy Row, near the UN Building. And the so-called 'wizard' is elsewhere. Besides, I want to introduce you to the best-tasting little food there is." She grins. "And yes, we could take the subway...unless..." Her smile turns a little playful.

"...I could carry you."

Amethyst has posed:
That gets a surprised look. "As long as you're not going to drop me..." Amaya says after a moment, with a wry smile. Thankfully, she does have flight gems just in case she needs them. But it'll be less of a reveal if Mary carries her. She doesn't have to show off as a heroine yet.

Mary Marvel has posed:
Mary's eyes widen, as does her smile. "Great! See you out back!" She hugs Amaya, then bolts out of the room, and Amaya can hear her nearly pound down the stairs. By the time she gets to the back door, she must be running. It's not good to run in the house. That's a rule.

A few moments later, a thunderclap shakes the house...

Amethyst has posed:
Amaya doesn't run. But she does walk briskly. She got to SEE Mary's powered form before. But she hasn't gotten to see what the heroine can really do. So she has rather an excited grin as she steps out. "Okay...what's the easiest way to do this? Do I ride on your back, or?..." While she has flown, she's never had to carry anyone while doing it.

Mary Marvel has posed:
Mary Marvel is standing in the backyard, smiling eagerly. She steps forward as Amaya begins her query...

And then Mary scoops Amaya up in her arms, carrying her as easily as if she were made of balsa wood. And as carefully, too.

"If it makes you feel better, you can put your arms around my neck." Mary smiles a little impishly.

Amethyst has posed:
Amaya yelps a bit as she just gets picked up like she weighed a feather. She will, in fact, put her arms around Mary's neck to hang on. I mean, surely Mary's not going to drop her. But...what if she sneezes or something? Better to be safe than sorry.

Mary Marvel has posed:
Mary chuckles. "Sorry..." She does have the good grace to look a little apologetic.

No big jump, no one-two-three leap. Just a little bend of the knees, and then the ground recedes rapidly as Mary Marvel gains altitude.
"You're completely safe, of course...I'd never let you fall, Amaya." She winka as they head east over the rooftops, the only sound being the faint whistle of wind.