Fathoms Below [Adrian]

[Micah Walker]

Micah Walker
Manhattan Aquarium, NY
November 3rd, 2014

Micah was sixteen years old when he started volunteering at the Manhattan Aquarium. And here he was five years later, still volunteering on the weekends like it was his job. He still couldn’t even believe they kept him around this long. He was sure they’d ask him to leave after the first few weeks when he started this as a teenager. But they actually valued him here. He did good work, helped out and knew all the employee’s very well, besides all the newer people form the past few months. He had been through a lot since he started volunteering here, not just outside this place, but at lot happened inside this building as well.

He was here when he faced off against the villain, Adrian Kilvayne. Back then they were the worst of enemies, it was amazing how quickly things changed as time went on. Back then Micah would do anything to see the villain dead for his crimes. But now? It was the opposite. And he couldn’t even explain why. He just had some very strange feelings for the villain now.

On April 2nd he was also here, volunteering like it was any other day. In those few minutes everyone in the world got powers of their own, Micah witnesses the chaos that occurred here in the Aquarium and watched as it was nearly destroyed. A civilian with a supersonic screeching power shattered the glass of all the tanks and the building nearly went down with it. Luckily they were able to rebuild in the coming months, but they did lose many sea creatures that day that they just couldn’t save. And Micah was there trying to help, as well. On that day all he wanted to do was help wherever he could. And he knew being on the Aquarium that day was fate. Or at least he likes to think it was.

This was also the place he took Travis Payne too, after saving him from some thugs late at night. He had just left the Aquarium that night when he came across the leader of the Watcher P.I in desperate trouble and as usual, Micah stepped in to help him. Travis wasn’t in good shape after that and he took him back to the Aquarium to bring him somewhere safe. That was the night Travis asked him to join the Watchers and help him recruit more heroes to the cause.

That was just another special night he’ll never forget.

Micah Walker has had a lot of memories here in the Aquarium. It’s part of the reason he comes here so often, because no matter how bad things might seem, when he’s here he always senses the hope in the air. He’s done good things here. And he wants to keep doing good things.

Today he wasn’t here for volunteering, but just for some leisure. With no classes today or anything important to really get done, Micah just wanted to relax and wash the fish and other aquatic animals swimming around. There wasn’t many people here, being still early on a Monday with most kids in school and adults working, so there was barely a crowd in sight. He was walking in the darker section of the Aquarium, where everything with dim and most of the light came from the tanks to see inside where the fish lived that preferred much darker environments. There was a dividing tank in the middle that you could see through both ends. Micah had stopped there for a moment to look through and that’s when he saw somebody on the other side. “Adrian?” He muttered.

The brunette hurried around to the other side of the section to get a better look at the person he thought he saw. But by the time he went around, there was nobody there. He could swear he saw Adrian looking through the other side, but now he was just starting to think he was seeing things. He crossed his arms and chuckled at himself. As he went to turn around and walk away, he hit something that was right behind him and gasped “Oh! God, I’m sorry! I didn’t see you there…”

Tag: Adrian Kilvayne
Mood: Nervous about presentation!
Words: Ain’t nobody got time for that.
Notes: Hope this works for you~

[Adrian Kilvayne]

I am a worm before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that

Adrian Kilvayne had traveled a long and troubled road to get to this place where he now found himself. He had lost so much that had mattered to him, even though the war was pretty much won. His people were ascending to their rightful supremacy, and he had a hand in that. Lucius would be the master of all, and Adrian would move back into mundane obscurity. But not before looking at the choices he made, the friends and lovers he had lost, and the enemies he had battled one more time. He decided to return a place where he went face to face with Mike Lane, so that he could reminisce and gain perspective on the changes in his life.

The aquarium was a powerful place for Adrian. There was water here, and his ability was aroused by the proximity of the source. He could use this place to his advantage, he mused. But that wasn't what brought him here. He had to gain some insight in the wake of Dido's death. He had to retrace his life a bit. He would probably make his way to the loft soon, and from there maybe a visit to where the Kingdom once stood. Maybe to the places he had been with Erica Talara before she had abandoned him. To the place where Dido resurfaced sharing the body of one Reggie Sawyer. In time, he might be able to go where Veronica had died. That was one of the more painful prospects, in the end. He never wanted to relive that event, he had to admit.

He had no idea if Mike still frequented this location, he realized. He decided to see more of it than he had before. He moved away from the sea lions and approached a dark room. Fish were visible through glass, and there was a cold dampness here. It was like home to Adrian.

A flash, and he saw the familiar face. He had been seen himself. He was quick to turn into his aqueous form before Mike could catch up to him. He liked to have the upper hand in these meetings.

“Oh! God, I’m sorry! I didn’t see you there…”

"That was the point," Adrian said softly, as he looked into Mike's eyes. He smiled warmly, getting a firmer footing for the encounter. He had learned to incorporate his clothes into his body,so he was wearing a grey suit with a purple tie when Mike bumped into him.

"You know I like to show off, by now I would think."

[Micah Walker]

Mike Walker
Manhattan Aquarium, NY
November 3rd, 2014

He could have sword he just saw Adrian through the tank coming out the other side. He thought he did. But on the other hand. Maybe part of him deep down just wanted to have seen him. The mind was a tricky thing like that. Sometimes your subconscious makes you see things it secrets wants to. But when Mike rushed over there, there was no sign of anyone. Maybe he was just seeing things. It was probably just all in his head.

When he went to turn around and bumped into somebody, he expected some random stranger. But then he heard his voice and looked up. It actually was him. “Adrian…” He was almost surprised he was right, he barely even registered the comments he made about himself. He took a step back, giving the nicely groomed man some breathing room before looking him over quickly. It had been a long time since he saw him in person. They had that once very brief encounter in Las Vegas when Adrian was getting into some trouble with a Company agent that Mike witnessed. But they barely got to spoke with all the action going on. This was their first one-on-one meeting in a very long time.

“Hi.” He said, clearing his throat. “Wh-What are you doing here?” It seemed like a stupid question at first. After all, Adrian must love the Aquarium with his powers to bend and shape water. But still, that couldn’t be the only reason.

Mike quickly glanced around the area. It was dark, nobody else was around at this time of day unless a group of kids were on a fieldtrip. But nothing like that happened today. He looked back at the man. He seemed kind of different. Obviously he was dressed to impress. But there was something else that was changed about him. Something Mike could see in his eyes.

He tilted his head, “Wait, why are you all dressed up like that, anyways?” He finally added, he didn’t remember Adrian being so clean and cut before when they saw each other. But on the other hand, it had been a long time and maybe Mike just forgot. But he was pretty confident this was something new for the villain. Or was it Ex-Villain now? He still wasn’t exactly sure what was going on. All he heard was that people saw Adrian as a hero of sorts.

Tag: Adrian Kilvayne
Mood: Tiredly motivated, is that a thing?
Words: Ain’t nobody got time for that.
Notes: Let’s see how many posts I get done before passing out!