Huggable Kitten Campfire, Thursday night

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Okay, so flaming up and actually hiding in the fire probably wouldn't be so damn hot if he actually scared someone. But man it was a funny thought. And he'd totally apologize. So that's what Johnny was doing. He was in the fire. Crouching some and hanging out so to speak, ready to move and freak someone out if they came close.

He was kind of bored. Ooops.

[Yo, totally open to anyone.]

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[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

A small, brown and white rabbit and a hairless cat, as odd of a pair as they made, were exploring together, and, of course, they came across other campfires (even ones with names that, if he realized it, would make Prince Oscar Pedro a little depressed). Pride and Prince Oscar Pedro hopped and padded toward the fire, one out of having nothing better to do and the other out of hopes for getting pets, and then stopped, tilting their head with a bit of surprise to not actually see anyone there. They were both smart enough to know that fires were usually attended by people.

Prince Oscar Pedro let out a scratchy meow, calling out in case anyone was hiding.

Pride didn't care. Pride hoped it really was just a fire by itself, because he would have liked that much better.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

So sorry for Pride. Johnny noticed the pair and raised firery brows. Odd that. It was Chad's cat, he knew, and the bunny... Adah's?

A twig snapped as he shifted and he shot a fireball up, straight up from the fire.

Yes, the need to entertain animals was quelling his boredom for the moment.

[ecirpnellehada.livejournal.com]

Both of the mammals followed the fireball shooting straight up with their eyes until their eyes couldn't follow anymore without their heads joining, and their heads followed it until they couldn't tilt back anymore. When that came about, the two of them glanced to each other, exchanging looks.

At that moment, these two very different animals had the exact same thought, and very promptly turned tail and ran (or in Pride's case, hopped), deciding that there might be safer places to explore than one with an exploding fire.

If Pride could talk, he'd point out that at least Prince Oscar Pedro didn't have to worry about singed fur.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Ah, man, come on!" Johnny was just getting started.

Frowning, he settled back, enjoying the fire all by himself.

After another moment, however, another fireball shot up straight from the center of the fire. He was cool like that.

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"You look like a demon, did you know?" Viki asked amicably, watching him curiously.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Dammit. He totally thought he blended in.

"Do I frighten you?"

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"Not particularly," she said, considering that. "Which means, if you are a demon, that you must be a terribly junior one to be asking that. I have always thought demons would just... know."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"I think were I a demon, I wouldn't be asking you if I frightened you. And I totally didn't know demons had levels," he told her, shooting a fireball in the air.

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

She beamed at the fireball. Yes, it was very nice.

"Not levels, I suppose, but age? I wouldn't know for sure, really."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Neither would I," he said, enjoying her smile. Johnny shot off two more fireballs, one higher than the other.

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"You're very good at that," she said, watching the fireballs. "Do you have a Fire Rune?"

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

He poked his head out of the fire. "A fire what?"

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"A Fire Rune," she repeated patiently. "It allows the bearer to control fire."

To a certain extent.

"Though," Viki added fairly, "I've never seen one use it quite the way you are if you are, I mean."

[notyourpawn.livejournal.com]

Alice was walking back to the Grave Guinea Pig and trying not to notice all of the raging campfires, tiger tiger burning bright, licking eating up the night but it was all right. It was. She was perfectly safe, and so were --

There was a figure, in that fire. Consumed by it. A body set fully ablaze, crackling, peeling, popping, Mum? Father! Get out of the house, Alice!

She hardly realized she was screaming. She couldn't seem to stop.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Johnny knew he didn't know what that was.

"Well I can control fire. Completely. It's what I do. I'm a superhero, you know, where I'm from."

His ego needed a boost.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Oh my god! Oh my god! Wait! No! It's fine!" Dammit. Holy hell. Johnny rushed out of the fire to tell her he was fine, it was okay, but he was still ablaze, forgetting to extinguish the flames in an effort to calm the screaming girl.

Ooops. Hopefully no one heard her?

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"Are they much different from regular heroes?" Mildly amused.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Johnny cocked his head. "Is that... are you being snarky?"

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"I couldn't say for sure," she told him. "Because what might be 'snarky' to one person might not be 'snarky' to the next. I cannot help it if my question strikes you as such, as it was just a question and, as questions do, presented itself to you."

That was a yes. Vaguely. Maybe. Viki wasn't entirely sure herself.

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"It hurts no one," Viki offered, trying to be soothing. "Really, he is not even a demon."

It certainly wasn't worth screaming over.

"Would you like some water?"

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Yeah, his head was still cocked. Did he look confused being aflame? Who knew.

"I will tell you, a hero is your basic fireman, cop, and so forth... you see? A superhero has special abilities. Like me." Totally the best explanation ever.

"Hey. You're cute. What's your name?"

[notyourpawn.livejournal.com]

She grabbed for the front of his -- shirt? Did he have one? Had it burned into his skin, the crisp tang of smoke and flame and run, Alice, save yourself.

If her hands were getting singed, she didn't appear to notice.

"Get out of the house!" she told him, eyes wild and glassy. "Run!"

It wasn't Dinah's fault. She hadn't meant to. She hadn't.

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"In my world," she said serenely, "we do not feel the need to add 'super' on to hero. Many of our heroes can, if fact, do many things. But they are still simply heroes. It is less confusing that way, I believe. And a hero is only as good as a hero does after all. Powers do not make a heroic person more of a hero."

A pause.

"And it's Viki." With a bob of her head. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Hey! Don't touch!" Johnny flailed backwards. House? Had he scared her that bad?

He extinguished the flames quickly. "Hey... look. I'm fine. Seriously... Oh my god I'm sorry?"

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Man. Johnny didn't get all that philosophical mumbo jumbo.

"Uh. I'm Johnny Storm, Viki. Nice to meet you. But I am a superhero."