7710/A Refreshing Summer Swim

A Refreshing Summer Swim
Date of Scene:	02 June 2019
Location:	Breakstone Lake - Xavier's School
Synopsis:	J'onn and Blink take a summer swim in the lake. J'onn reveals his weakness.
Cast of Characters:	Blink, Martian Manhunter

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Blink has posed:
Clarice had thought J'onn's name a few times to get his attention as she normally does. The familiar sense of his thoughts and emotions shared back with her were like being covered by a warm blanket. Or walking out into the sun after a grey, cloudy day.

She'd sent him images of the lake near the school, and the two of them swimming together. There was even an image of her in a bikini, sent with a little touch of embarrassment.

And so she's down by the lake, in said bikini, sitting out on a spread blanket near the water's edge and waiting for the handsome science teacher to join her.

Martian Manhunter has posed:
J'onn was just sitting in the monitor room of the watchtower, watching the viewscreens and generally being half bored, at least until Clarice started sending him the telepathic version of an invite to swim. Stretching a bit and standing, J'onn just walked out of the room, took off from the watchtower, and started flying at maximum speed towards the lake mentioned by Clarice in her thoughts and so it is that he lands jently now next to her, invisible and already in the shape of John Green the science teacher. After making sure noone is looking his way, he turns visible again, preceding that with a "I'm here" thought towards blink to not scare her out of her skin by just appearing, and then well, he just appears.

Blink has posed:
Blink pops up to her feet with a joyous smile as she has her attention drawn to him. "J'onn," she says, letting the accent in his name be heard more now that it is just the two of them. The smaller Asian girl moves over to press herself to him gently as she hugs the man, resting her head against his chest. "I didn't call you away from anything too important then?" she asks, looking up to him and shining a smile that fills those soft green eyes of hers.

Martian Manhunter has posed:
"clarice!" he replies, smiling back at the asian girl and wrapping her in his arms and pressing her against his body, enjoying the warm closeness to the woman "I wasn't saving the world, if that's what you're asking... So don't worry, noone will just suffer too much from my absence for a bit, hm?" he grins, looking at her and then at the lake "nice place, this one... Even better for the company!"

Blink has posed:
The warmth on her face shares that she feels the same. But then her facial expressions are just added emphasis for the man who can sense the warmth she holds in her heart for him. She settles in the fold of J'onn's arms, hugging him and smiling. "Good, I'm glad you were able to take a little time away from being a hero," she says, whispering the last part just in case any students are about.

"Do you feel like going in for a swim?" she asks, gently rubbing her hands up and down his arms as she looks up into his eyes.

Martian Manhunter has posed:
J'onn smiles and nods "always... Do I need to just cast a telepathic barrier so that people will just not notice us?" he asks with a grin, shifting into a version of himself that is wearing only a black swimsuit, leaving his athletic body fully exposed.

Blink has posed:
Blink grins to J'onn. "I hadn't even thought about it that you could do that," she tells him. "There are a few telepaths here at the school. I know they do things like that, but I'm not really used to working with telepaths closely. Well, until now," she saays, grinning at him.

Clarice takes his hand and leads him out into the water. "I still haven't made it to Machu Picchu, yet," she tells him of the Mayan temple he's given her the knowledge to be able to teleport to. "Just waiting for a good day to go," she tells him as they wade out into the warm lake, settling down into the water as it gets deeper.

Martian Manhunter has posed:
J'onn grins back "eh, well, yes... I mean I usually just turn myself invisible for that, but since I can't do the same to you..." he smiles, and just weaves a small telepathic field around them, so that people will just look somewhere else. And the water starts lapping at his legs, and then at his waist as they proceed hand in hand, and it feels nice!
"Ooh, well do let me know if you want company while going there, then... Who knows if there isn't some antique technology buried there, just waiting to be found..."

Blink has posed:
Blink grins over to J'onn as they reach the deeper water. She cannot touch bottom any more, floating over near to him as she treads water. "You know, there are all of these conspiracy theories about the Mayans. About how they were in touch with aliens, or their temples were landing platforms for alien ships. So there's something amusing to me about the thought of going to visit one with an actual Martian," she tells him.

There's never been anything negative in Clarice's thoughts about him being from another planet. Curiosity about his culture and how he's different. But for the girl who receives far more prejudice here than J'onn might, differences are a way of life between mutants, and not something to give one pause.

Martian Manhunter has posed:
J'onn grins slightly, having a few more steps to take before his feet loose contact with the ground, and then it's just floating quite effortlessly through the water, maybe helped by a bit of telekinesis, and wrapping his arm around Clarice, both for support and to hold her close. "eh, well it would be surely fun indeed... You humans helped us aliens to get here, it's true!" he chuckles, smiling warmly at the girl. No matter if she is not a human, she is still someone he deeply cares about, someone he shares a very special connection with, and he makes sure she knows just that.

Blink has posed:
Clarice happily floats in the water, sharing the beautiful summer day with J'onn. "You don't get cold in winter, do you? Could you go swimming in really cold water without it harming you? We can only survive in really cold water for a few minutes before we lose too much body heat," she comments to him. One of her myriad of questions about him as Clarice continues to get to know him better.

Martian Manhunter has posed:
J'onn chuckles and is just content to float with her in his arms, tilting his head at the question "oh, but I can adapt my body to live in cold or warm temperatures quite easily... I am very, adaptable... So yes, I do not freeze, or b..." he makes an effort not to even think about fire "I do not succumb to high or low temperatures, lets say..."

Blink has posed:
Blink's hands move around J'onn as she rests her head upon his shoulder. She caught the little hitch in his speech. She looks up to him, a hand moving to brush through his hair. "Is something wrong?" she asks him softly. One thing they have never talked about are his weaknesses. Clarice doesn't even really suspect that he has any, as so far she's no sign of anything.

Martian Manhunter has posed:
J'onn just holds her close, his right hand coming to caress her left cheek "lets say I don't, like, fire... It is, something us martians don't like at all... It" he pauses, taking a deep breath "it was used a long time ago to prevent our race from spreading through the universe, and well, it's a scary thing that's it..." well yes, he is afraid of fire, sort of. He has learned to not be helpless when there's fire in his presence, but still, it is an instinctive fear.

Blink has posed:
Blink's hands lift to caress his cheeks as he talks of the fire. She caresses and soothes with her touch as he speaks of the thing that is fearful for him. But her thoughts also do the same. Sharing warm images of him, of the two of them safe together, far away from any sources of flame, holding each other. "I didn't realize," she tells him softly, nodding her head. "Well, we'll stay away from bonfires and the like," she tells him, leaning up to brush a soft kiss to his lips to help banish the previous thoughts.

Martian Manhunter has posed:
J'onn smiles softly, imagining for a moment just the two of them, hugging, floating in what looks like empty space, with the background image of a turning earth behind them, he even adds some cinematic music to it! "eh, it is something people usually don't realize, and I usually don't want them to... It's a bit hard to be this powerful, but then, you walk in with a flamethrower and I have to retreat..." he shrugs. "but I am glad to share this with you, you are not, everyone else after all..." and he makes this clear by squeezing her gently, holding her close, smiling and even pressing a soft kiss on her lips. It'll definitely be some swimming following this, then some idle chatting, and then only them know where they'll be.