2013-01-02 - Far From Home

Title: DC 2013-1-2 Far From Home

Summary: A dolphin, an Atlantean and a Martian meet at a wharf.

Players: Aquaman, Ms. Martian, a dolphin (NOC’ed by Aquaman)

Location: Fisherman’s Wharf-San Francisco

Warnings: None.

Bay Area - San Francisco

This is where the Marina is located, a lively place where many young urban professionals are. Next to it is Richmond, which includes one of the world's largest urban parks, the Golden Gate Park. The area extends all the way to the Pacific Ocean and has a section called New China which is home to immigrants from not only China but other parts of Asian and Russia. Beyond the park lies Sunset which is also dominated by an Asian population. Together, the Richmond and Sunset are known as The Avenues and are largely middle class. The South of Market was once filled with the decaying remains of its industrial past, but now is a center base of dot-com industries which started in the late 1990s. A few skyscrapers and condominiums are scattered about. Finally, there is the redeveloped South Beach and Mission Bay. Mission Bay is where the second campus of the University of California is located with Potrero Hill southwest of it.

The bay area is known as the Golden Gate National Area. It not only includes the Golden Gate Park but a number of other parks and nearly all the beaches in the area - all within city limits. There is Ocean Beach for the vibrant surfing community, Baker Beach which is in a cove west of the Golden Gate and part of a former military base, the Presidio. Within Presidio is Crissy Field, a former airfield which has been restored to its natural salt marsh ecosystem. Not to forget the San Francisco Maritime Historical Park with its historical ships and waterfront property around Aquatic Park, the Conservatory of Flowers, the Japanese Tea Garden, the San Francisco Botanical Garden and the fresh-water lake surrounding the parkland known as Lake Merced. The Lake is located near the San Francisco Zoo which has more than 250 animal species, many of which are endangered.

Though some of the non-visitor sights at still worth photos. This includes include the S.T.A.R. Labs facility which specializing in studying meta-humans and now also mutants. Even more interesting is the one seen in the distance, Titans island which rests within the bay with Titans Tower rising upon it. And of course, the Golden Gate Bridge has some beautiful photography opportunities from land or from water.

It's a lovely sunset on Fisherman's Warf. At a secluded spot a lone figure wearing a trench coat is leaning on a railing waiting. The tall man looks into the water intently and after a minute a dolphin's snout and head surfaces. The dolphin begins chattering away. The man nods and keeps looking at it in a knowing way.

Not much to see. Not much to hear; unless you have hypersonic hearing the nuances of delphinean are lost. Of course there are senses beyond the normal five. Telepathy for one. This guy has telepathy you could spot from space. . o 0 (Vuum Vuum Vuum Vuum Vuum) 0 o.

Not -such- an unusual sight as she used to be, but certainly easy to spot, if only for her green skin that is utterly unnatural on Earth (save Gamma Radiation, and Beast Boy), M'gann is walking down the street on her way back to the Titans Tower after a trip to the grocery store. One grocery bag. Filled with nothing but oreo cookies. She pauses, as she, without really meaning to, picks up on the broadcasting of telepathy around her. Nearly instantly, she pinpoints the source of it, and offers, eagerly an overenthusiastic (and perhaps unintentionally intrusively, and surprisingly), << Hi! >>

Aquaman straightens up like he got cold water thrown on him. Bad metaphor. He could probably stand dry ice heaved at him without significant harm. He turns and looks straight at the Martian teen. The dolphin stops talking and after a moment submerges. Pfeh. . o 0 (Greetings Daughter of Mala'Candra. I hope I say that right.) 0 o.

M'gann's smile widens. She tilts her head, and offers a hand while easily maintaining support of the full bag of groceries full of nothing but chocolatey creamy calories. "Hi! I'm M'gann. I did not know there were telepathst that could speak to fish!" While she may not have understood what was exchanged, she understood that there was, indeed, communication happening. "That is very exciting! I have seen Flipper. And Lassie. They are on television. So I knew some people could understand animals like that. But I didn't know they could do it telepathically."

Aquaman bows slightly. "I had not heard there was another Martian on Earth. It's nice to meet you. I'm Arthur of Atlantis, also caled Aquaman. There are a few of us, mostly Atlanteans. I'm very happy my friend J'Onn is no longer so alone."

M'gann pauses, unsure what to do with her package. Finally, reluctantly, she sets her treasure chest of cookies down, and returns the bow, emulating the man's motions so as to be respectful. There is a certain nervousness, or shyness about her that's likely inescapable to the observant long-lived King. "I'm very happy he is no longer alone, too. Or that I am. I am staying with the Titans. Learning about Earth. J'onn thought it would be a good place for me. I have found many friends." She smiles, widely, proudly at that.

Aquaman picks up her package. "Let me get this for you. I insist. It's a custom among the surface folk and Atlantean males to carry things for their women... our true rulers. J'onn is very wise. I always enjoyed his company. Hmmm. He taught you about Oreos didn’t he?" He smiles.

"They're very good," M'gann insists, a little defensively at first. But then she puts her hands behind her back, and rocks forward just a bit on her feet, "You can try one if you want. I have lots." At least the girl can share. But, it occurs to her as well, "Isn't Atlantis beneath the ocean? Won't you die if you don't breathe water soon?" She looks mildly worried.

Aquaman shakes his head. "Yes Atlantis is beneath the water. No I won't die. Not unless someone works very hard at it. The sea spray stretches my limit and if I get enough to drink I can stay on land indefinitely. J'onn used to worry about me too I think. I used to watch out for fires for him. Where are you going with the goodies?" That's the good thing about telepaths. There's none of this fear of strangers because you aren't a stranger after a minute. Besides Martians aren't exactly defenseless.

"To the Tower. Home." M'gann feels comfortable, about saying that. She admits, "I do not know very much about Atlanteans. They do not have any television shows about them that I can learn from," she admits. But curiousity gets the better of her, "Why are you here? Did someone make you mad and hurt the ocean?"

Aquaman looks at Megan and says, "Someone hurt me, and my family and I'm looking for him. I don't think I can shield that. I'm waiting for some friends to help me find him." Arthur tries very hard to keep his angry thoughts in check. He doesn't want to inflict them on this gentle young mind. He hands Megan back her package. "I ... should go. It was nice to meet another telepath. If you want to learn about Atlantis the titans should have some files from Aqualad. Forgive my leaving like this." He hands her back her bag and climbs on the rail still wearing his trenchcoat.

M'gann offers, "If you cannot find him, perhaps I can help." She smiles, and takes the bag. "Good luck, Arthur of Atlantis. I hope you find the ones who hurt you and teach them a lesson." She seems to mean this, no sense of hate in her voice for those that did this thing, but a truer sense of wanting to make everything 'right' in the world.

Bay Area - San Francisco

This is where the Marina is located, a lively place where many young urban professionals are. Next to it is Richmond, which includes one of the world's largest urban parks, the Golden Gate Park. The area extends all the way to the Pacific Ocean and has a section called New China which is home to immigrants from not only China but other parts of Asian and Russia. Beyond the park lies Sunset which is also dominated by an Asian population. Together, the Richmond and Sunset are known as The Avenues and are largely middle class. The South of Market was once filled with the decaying remains of its industrial past, but now is a center base of dot-com industries which started in the late 1990s. A few skyscrapers and condominiums are scattered about. Finally, there is the redeveloped South Beach and Mission Bay. Mission Bay is where the second campus of the University of California is located with Potrero Hill southwest of it.

The bay area is known as the Golden Gate National Area. It not only includes the Golden Gate Park but a number of other parks and nearly all the beaches in the area - all within city limits. There is Ocean Beach for the vibrant surfing community, Baker Beach which is in a cove west of the Golden Gate and part of a former military base, the Presidio. Within Presidio is Crissy Field, a former airfield which has been restored to its natural salt marsh ecosystem. Not to forget the San Francisco Maritime Historical Park with its historical ships and waterfront property around Aquatic Park, the Conservatory of Flowers, the Japanese Tea Garden, the San Francisco Botanical Garden and the fresh-water lake surrounding the parkland known as Lake Merced. The Lake is located near the San Francisco Zoo which has more than 250 animal species, many of which are endangered.

Though some of the non-visitor sights at still worth photos. This includes include the S.T.A.R. Labs facility which specializing in studying meta-humans and now also mutants. Even more interesting is the one seen in the distance, Titans island which rests within the bay with Titans Tower rising upon it. And of course, the Golden Gate Bridge has some beautiful photography opportunities from land or from water.

It's a lovely sunset on Fisherman's Warf. At a secluded spot a lone figure wearing a trench coat is leaning on a railing waiting. The tall man looks into the water intently and after a minute a dolphin's snout and head surfaces. The dolphin begins chattering away. The man nods and keeps looking at it in a knowing way.

Not much to see. Not much to hear; unless you have hypersonic hearing the nuances of delphinean are lost. Of course there are senses beyond the normal five. Telepathy for one. This guy has telepathy you could spot from space. . o 0 (Vuum Vuum Vuum Vuum Vuum) 0 o.

Not -such- an unusual sight as she used to be, but certainly easy to spot, if only for her green skin that is utterly unnatural on Earth (save Gamma Radiation, and Beast Boy), M'gann is walking down the street on her way back to the Titans Tower after a trip to the grocery store. One grocery bag. Filled with nothing but oreo cookies. She pauses, as she, without really meaning to, picks up on the broadcasting of telepathy around her. Nearly instantly, she pinpoints the source of it, and offers, eagerly an overenthusiastic (and perhaps unintentionally intrusively, and surprisingly), << Hi! >>

Aquaman straightens up like he got cold water thrown on him. Bad metaphor. He could probably stand dry ice heaved at him without significant harm. He turns and looks straight at the Martian teen. The dolphin stops talking and after a moment submerges. Pfeh. . o 0 (Greetings Daughter of Mala'Candra. I hope I say that right.) 0 o.

M'gann's smile widens. She tilts her head, and offers a hand while easily maintaining support of the full bag of groceries full of nothing but chocolatey creamy calories. "Hi! I'm M'gann. I did not know there were telepathst that could speak to fish!" While she may not have understood what was exchanged, she understood that there was, indeed, communication happening. "That is very exciting! I have seen Flipper. And Lassie. They are on television. So I knew some people could understand animals like that. But I didn't know they could do it telepathically."

Aquaman bows slightly. "I had not heard there was another Martian on Earth. It's nice to meet you. I'm Arthur of Atlantis, also caled Aquaman. There are a few of us, mostly Atlanteans. I'm very happy my friend J'Onn is no longer so alone."

M'gann pauses, unsure what to do with her package. Finally, reluctantly, she sets her treasure chest of cookies down, and returns the bow, emulating the man's motions so as to be respectful. There is a certain nervousness, or shyness about her that's likely inescapable to the observant long-lived King. "I'm very happy he is no longer alone, too. Or that I am. I am staying with the Titans. Learning about Earth. J'onn thought it would be a good place for me. I have found many friends." She smiles, widely, proudly at that.

Aquaman picks up her package. "Let me get this for you. I insist. It's a custom among the surface folk and Atlantean males to carry things for their women... our true rulers. J'onn is very wise. I always enjoyed his company. Hmmm. He taught you about Oreos didn’t he?" He smiles.

"They're very good," M'gann insists, a little defensively at first. But then she puts her hands behind her back, and rocks forward just a bit on her feet, "You can try one if you want. I have lots." At least the girl can share. But, it occurs to her as well, "Isn't Atlantis beneath the ocean? Won't you die if you don't breathe water soon?" She looks mildly worried.

Aquaman shakes his head. "Yes Atlantis is beneath the water. No I won't die. Not unless someone works very hard at it. The sea spray stretches my limit and if I get enough to drink I can stay on land indefinitely. J'onn used to worry about me too I think. I used to watch out for fires for him. Where are you going with the goodies?" That's the good thing about telepaths. There's none of this fear of strangers because you aren't a stranger after a minute. Besides Martians aren't exactly defenseless.

"To the Tower. Home." M'gann feels comfortable, about saying that. She admits, "I do not know very much about Atlanteans. They do not have any television shows about them that I can learn from," she admits. But curiousity gets the better of her, "Why are you here? Did someone make you mad and hurt the ocean?"

Aquaman looks at Megan and says, "Someone hurt me, and my family and I'm looking for him. I don't think I can shield that. I'm waiting for some friends to help me find him." Arthur tries very hard to keep his angry thoughts in check. He doesn't want to inflict them on this gentle young mind. He hands Megan back her package. "I ... should go. It was nice to meet another telepath. If you want to learn about Atlantis the titans should have some files from Aqualad. Forgive my leaving like this." He hands her back her bag and climbs on the rail still wearing his trenchcoat.

M'gann offers, "If you cannot find him, perhaps I can help." She smiles, and takes the bag. "Good luck, Arthur of Atlantis. I hope you find the ones who hurt you and teach them a lesson." She seems to mean this, no sense of hate in her voice for those that did this thing, but a truer sense of wanting to make everything 'right' in the world.