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Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch ([personal profile] scepterschild) wrote in [community profile] sixthiterationlogs2017-05-05 02:38 pm

004 Unhappy changes [OPEN]

WHO: Wanda Maximoff
WHERE: Home/Inn/Woods
WHEN: May 1st - 8th
OPEN TO: EVERYONE
WARNINGS: None yet
STATUS: OPEN



Home - May 1st – Early Morning



It wasn’t unusual for Wanda to be woken by her nightmares. They came more readily here than they had at home, playing over every loss and uncertainty like a Scooby Doo rerun on TV. Lately her dreams have been about her brother and more often than not she’d find herself jolting awake by slinging a ball of red sparks across the room. This morning brought no damage to her surroundings. Her heart pounded frantically in her chest while sweat matted her long dark hair to her neck and shoulders.

She was quick to get dressed, pulling on her jeans and the white tank top that she’d been given on her arrival. The house was warm though she could feel the morning chill creeping like thin tendrils through the air. With a heavy sign Wanda kicked open the door to her room and headed down stairs to see how much of the night’s fire was still burning in the hearth. Her fingers laced through her hair pulling the brown silky strands back from her face. When she reached the living room Wanda extended her fingertips out towards the far side of the room, willing her powers to move a log onto the fire.

Nothing happened.

She called for her abilities again but nothing happened. "Move." She kept her hand pointed towards the far side of the room, her voice harsh as she glared at the stack of logs. "MOVE!" Wanda shouted as she quickly stepped towards the small stack of logs, kicking the one she’d been commanding halfway across the room. The log thumped loudly against the floor. She wanted to scream at the piece of wood but what little self-control she had stopped her.

Woods/Around - May 1st - All Day



Eventually Wanda left her house. Tension was set in her shoulders as she walked straight for the forests edge. She didn’t want to believe that her powers were gone, that there was now nothing she could do. She was helpless, defenseless. She couldn’t protect anyone.

She’d had her powers for so long; she didn’t know how to handle them being gone.

When she reached the trees she shouted, listening to her pained cry carry over the canopy. She kicked at the trees around her, her boots stopping with every solid object that she’d come into contact with. Rage, pain, fear, frustration and hate mingled in her chest as she lashed out at everything around her. She threw a fist into the tree, feeling the rough texture of the bark scrape and bruise her knuckles. Again and again she hit the trunk of the tree, wishing she could push all of her feelings away.

When she returned her town her knuckles were bloody and brushed, her hair matted to her neck where a thin layer of sweat covered her skin. She looked tired and worn out, having managed to release the bulk her frustration in the woods.

Inn/Around - May 2nd - 8th - Brooding



Wanda could be found in many places throughout the village. She was determined to prove that being without her powers didn’t change anything. She knew it did but it was the only way she could fight the frustration that knotted and grew uncomfortably in her chest.

Early in the morning Wanda would split wood for her home, occasionally kicking a piece of timber that wouldn’t split properly. She helped Kate preserve the meat at the inn; this never required the use of her abilities and was now one of Wanda’s favorite tasks. While every other after noon she could be found cooking at the inn, using the few spices that she knew and testing the ones she didn’t. Wanda wasn’t sure when the last time she ate was. She remembered making food but not eating it.

In the evenings Wanda dreaded to return home. It was when she was trying to sleep, alone in her room that she’d lose herself to her thoughts and her doubt. It was stupid. She knew that but so many things were changing and there was nothing she could do to stop it. A distraction, all she needed was a distraction.

She could usually be found sitting at a random table in the common area. There was a button on the table in front of her; sometimes she’d spin it on its side with her finger while other times she’d just stare at it, expecting something to happen. Towards the beginning of the month she’d search for any abandoned liquor from the feast, welcoming the dizzying sensation that it brought with it.
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[personal profile] frankensteinian 2017-05-15 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know," he admits, although it's not an easy admission to make. He had never expected a situation like this, even with the reduced powers they'd all been experiencing lately. "I've never had to make plans for a situation like this before." Even in the Pentagon, when he hadn't been able to use his powers, he'd still had access to them. They just hadn't done any good.
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[personal profile] frankensteinian 2017-05-16 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm not sure where to start looking, but maybe we can come up with some ideas together." She might have noticed something that he hasn't. "It's probably tied in with everything else strange that happens here, although how someone managed to take away everyone's powers without anyone noticing is a mystery."
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[personal profile] frankensteinian 2017-05-22 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Did you notice something?" He'd just woken up not being able to use his powers, but maybe it had been different for others.
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[personal profile] frankensteinian 2017-05-26 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
"You don't mean the powers that we had that were taken from us. Mine was a mutation. I don't know if anyone could explain how they got these other powers. They might not know." It's a good idea in theory though. He just wishes he had a better way of working on an answer.

It's like he's missing a part of himself.
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[personal profile] frankensteinian 2017-05-27 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
He nods. He understands the desire to be alone, especially at a time like this. He points at her bloodied knuckles. "Just be careful of those. You wouldn't want to make them worse."