Caleb

[nola_cyclops]

Sam knew he sounded like a creep; Sam knew that Caleb had every reason to be wary of that random man requesting an emergency meeting.

But Caleb had called Sam Scott; on some level, Caleb knew. On some level, Sam had known. And he had felt a connection; hopefully Caleb had too.

Sam pushed his hands into his pockets as he stood near the building and scanned passersby for Caleb's face, but aside from that, his expression, his posture, it was all classic Cyclops. Man on a mission. To get his brother back.

Oliver + Sam

[nola_jeangrey]

Katie was a little nervous about meeting Peter and Scott -- Oliver and Sam -- at the Phoenix Effect, but at her core she was calm. She knew these men; she'd been inside both of their minds. Sure, they were from a different universe, but they were still fundamentally people she knew, right? And Oliver/Peter/Pietro, he'd sounded older, more sure of things, and that was a comfort.

When they walked in together, Katie was compelled to her feet. She had never seen them before; she would know them anywhere. She saw a storm pass over Sam-Scott's face that she didn't need her powers to read. Where he came from, she could tell, she was everything to him.

Katie made a point to hug Oliver hello first, because if they knew each other why pretend otherwise, and because of the possessive boyfriend thing, but when she turned to look at Sam she dashed into his arms.

Sam held her tightly; this wasn't his Jean, but he'd met a hundred Jeans, and they were all his Jean; they were always, in so many ways, Scott-and-Jean. He lifted Katie off her feet, hugged her tightly, smiled a little, said, "Hey, Jeannie."

That wasn't one of Katie or Jean's names, but Katie liked the way it sounded; weirdly, Sam smelled the way Scott smelled; weirdly, this was more confusing than Katie had expected.

She blinked those thoughts back and stepped back from Sam, because Oliver would probably kill her. Pushing a hand through her hair, she blinked. "Wow," she said. "This is really real, huh."

Hi Everyone -- Open E-Journal Post

[nola_blakethorburn]

 Hey Everyone!

I'm Blake, new to this whole e-journal thing, and new to New Orleans (well, new to the US honestly)!
I heard this was a good way to meet new people which'd be great, plus I need to know what a newbie to the city has to go see around the city! Got a few days free to explore, and who better to ask than the locals?

I'd love to know about the arts and artist scene is like around here, so it'd be amazing if someone'd show me that side of things (I'd be willing to ply you with free lunch)!

Also, how good are the beignets? I saw some people eating them, but the amount of powder sugar made me think I was back in Toronto staring down the snow drift again. I think I might die if I tried to eat that.


Thanks again to Andy for (so very patiently) helping me set up my account.

P.S. Does anyone know the name of the architectural style of the Phoenix Effect building? I just can't seem to place it, which is kinda odd.

A string of texts to Zach

[nola_clint]

[first text]
Do we have milk?

[second text]
NVM can't ever have too much.

[third text]
What's a GMO?

[fourth text]
Sounds like a video game. GMO: San Andreas.

[fifth text]
Did you keep my plants alive?

[sixth text]
Are you alive?

[seventh text]
Oh, I'm back in town. Caught the asshole. \0/

[eighth text]
That's me cheering. I learned emoji. Are you proud?

[ninth text]
ANSWER ME, ZACH or I will send you a picture of my penis.

[tenth text]
And on its shaft I will Sharpie Zach is a dick and so am I.

[eleventh text]
And then I'd have to tell everyone I hooked up with all about you until it washed off.

[twelfth text]
And then they'd leave me for you because you're way hotter and do the kid thing.

[thirteenth text]
How dare you.

[fourteenth text]
you monster