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alisa_lebeau_v3 ([personal profile] alisa_lebeau_v3) wrote in [community profile] nextgenerationmarvel2014-09-25 05:31 am

(Un)Welcome Guest at the Pier

It had been a few days since Arcade had managed to kidnap Mary. She returned to the Pier, to her home with the Future Foundation with an unfortunate guest in tow. Someone many people did not want about, and if they did, it was to talk poorly about her.

Alisa LeBeau was Arcade's unwilling puppet. He hacked into her neurological implants, forcing her to kidnap people and force them into a game of death. She had moments where she could take control, but it was barely enough to prevent people from getting hurt. She sacrificed her own intelligence, her own being, to stop Arcade. She would not be allowed to be used to hurt anymore innocent people. It was perhaps the only self-less act, besides saving Reiko, she had done.

After the Future Foundation scientists got a hold of the implants, they determined that it was impossible to save them. Brand new ones would have to be build and that would take time. Until then, Alisa would need to live without them... and no one could expect the state she was in once they were removed.

Her actions were childish, showing a curiosity for everything. She smiled and laughed in a genuine way, not like how she used to for show. Though confined to a single room, she did not dwell. She thrived.

There was no brooding, no pain, no bumbling when it came to socializing, and no sadness at being left alone for too long. The scientists were befuddled by her actions, until a CAT scan of her brain was taken. The bullet that had damaged her brain did not do as much damage as people thought. It was only the implants themselves that had done the real damage. Alistaire Shaw had been tricked into doing more harm than good when it came to his bodyguard, and he never knew it. A sad irony.

For now, Alisa sat in her room, her eyes glued to a TV. From what Mary heard, Alisa never watched TV, she never got a chance to, and when she did... well... Ryan could attest she would try to cover her tracks about her lack of pop culture. She appeared mesmerized by some play that was being televised, her arms about a pillow, hugging it as the show went on.

[personal profile] realstarpower 2014-09-29 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
He hadn't meant to belittle her, but the fact was that Ryan had been very taken aback by Alisa's confession. He was glad, though, that she didn't try to backtrack or play it off as a joke or something, as she sometimes did. "Just...think about it, alright? About why you're making the decisions you do, and what brings you to make them." He nodded at her, a little awkwardly, and opened the window, that familiar sparkly purple glow enveloping him. "The change has to come from you, and to do it, you need to stop trying to please everyone else. Clearly all it's done so far is get you hurt." He was halfway out the window, floating, before turning back one more time. "I'm sorry. I honestly don't mean to hurt you. But someone's gotta be honest with you. I gotta jet but...take care, alright?" He pointed at one of the Gerbera daisies in the vase and lifted it with his powers, dropping it across her knees. "Let Mary know if you need anything."

With that, he was out the window, taking off into the sky.