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"Really? Hmm, if you don't mind, I would love to see how it feels." Elvira was normally a bit taller than Roxy, but seeing as how she could literally change her size she wanted to find out how it made her feel.

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Roxy chuckled, growing herself to be bigger then Elvira by a bit. Hugging her in a great big bear hug, Roxy hummed happily. "So, what's your verdict, El? As wonderful for you as it is for me?"

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Elvira could have melted there and then, however she retained her composure at least partially. "I don't know how you feel it exactly, but this feels exactly as you described... Comforting and warm," She closed her eyes and hugged Roxy just a little firmer.

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"Good. So...should we talk about what happened out there or should we go in? Roxy asked quietly, holding onto Elvira closely. "I don't want to go to bed with that looming and if we do it out here, it'll stay out here?"

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Elvira nodded. It had to be discussed. "I'm not sorry about how I treated that man..." She was talking about the murderer. "I don't have a high tolerance for criminals with serious offences... I've seen firsthand how well jail works..." She paused as her voice threatened to break. She was worried that this talk was about how she acted in the alleyway. The topic of the strange man woman person didn't exactly occur to El in that moment.

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Roxy shifted back, reaching to cup Elvira's face. "I saw. I'm sorry. I think we have a difference of opinion there. That doesn't mean I think less of you. Just differently. I meant what I said. I don't think they are punished severely enough. But I don't think we should kill. I think crippling is the better option when they are obviously guilty. We can disagree on things. Though, I'd like to nudge and say I do know what I'm talking about on this. I have been around many men and woman who have been to jail. But you didn't know it was me when you told me that."

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"Roxanne," Elvira said biting her lip. "Without explaining my past you couldn't understand where I'm coming from on this... And I'd rather not do that outside." She looked away from Roxy's eyes and to the doorway inside. "B-but we should talk about that person that showed up there." When her gaze returned it was different, she had changed a bit. Her blue eyes seemed distant, almost cold and empty.

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"El, where did you go?" Roxy asked softly, squeezing her hands. "I agree we need to talk about that person. Your past is your past but I would like to know it if you want to share it. Let's head down the fire escape and in through my room."

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"Through shadows of what has been," Elvira pushed a slight smile as she squeezed her hand back. "You lead the way, I'll follow." She felt a little better when Roxy didn't push about her childhood, but it was something that would allow Roxy a look at who she really is, and communication and understanding were very important aspects of relationships. If she wanted to keep it going they'd need to share.

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"Pasts can be painful," Roxy sympathized. Stepping toward the edge of the building, Roxy lead the way down the metal staircase to her window. Popping the lock with her shape shifting, Roxy held the window up for El. "It'll take a lot for me to turn away. And actions are where it's at. I am staying by your side if you'll let me."

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Elvira followed behind Roxy and once she got inside she threw her arms around her again. "I won't let you because I'll already be by your side." She said softly, her face buried in her shoulder.

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Roxy hugged her back hard, burring her face into Elvira's shoulder. "Good. You okay after all of that? You aren't hurt or in shock, right?" She asked, rubbing her back.

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"I'm okay," Elvira took a breath and lifted her head. "I'm better than okay actually, I just found out that my girlfriend can't be killed and is a superhero." She smiled and kissed Roxy's cheek softly.

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Roxy chuckled and kissed her cheek. "Yeah? Mine is a superhero as well. And now I don't feel so guilty for not being there when you were stabbed. I was there. It wasn't because I was out doing other stuff."

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"Yeah, I guess this clears a few things up doesn't it, but not quite everything." Elvira chuckled and went out to the living room to sit on the couch where it'd be more comfortable. "You wanted to know about my past, and I feel like I should tell you since it'd make things easier to understand..."

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"You don't have to tell it alone. If you'll hear it, I'll tell you more more about mine as well," Roxy told her, snuggling against her on the couch.

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"That sounds fair," Elvira slipped an arm around Roxy holding her gently. "My mother and father both had powers. My mother was a technopath, and my father controlled electrical impulses and transmitted them through touch. I got a combination of the two. They were a crime fighting duo, but it took a bad turn one stormy night." She paused for a deep breath. "My mother was doing her best to disarm a bomb but it was set so that a lack of power would shut it down so she couldn't do anything. My father told my mom to get out and take care of me and raise me. She didn't want to leave, but she did. My father kept the bomb timer going and carried it out to a safe place before letting it go. No one else was hurt by the bomb. It'd been set by a madman who was hellbent on seeing the town where he grew up completely destroyed along with the people living in it." Elvira's eyes were on the wall in front of them fixated on nothing in particular. Her voice didn't waiver or shake. "My mother went after the madman one night when I was asleep a few days later, and after she'd killed him we moved again. A new city, a new home and new criminals to take care of. My mother was the vigilante my father could never be. He was very much like you. Sure she'd put people in jail first, but if she caught them in the act again she'd kill them. One terrible day when I was out with mom shopping, this guy came up to us and before either of us could react he brutally stabbed my mother to death in front of me..." She paused, her eyebrows furrowing. "He just stood there and smiled at me. The man was a thief that my mom had put away before. The police took the man into custody and I was put into foster care. I saw in a newspaper several years later that the man had been released. He was the first of many lives that I took. The first of many lives that The Spark took." Her expression was hard and filled with anger.

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"He deserved what he got. Killing a mother in front of her child...and getting out after a few years...I'm so sorry, El. It sounds like he had helped. When there is organized crime like that, in the government and letting their thugs back out on the street...no! I have been trying to stop it here. Uncover the corrupted. That's why I haven't been able to focus on finding my fathers, if they are still out there. I don't have much but I have myself and I can't die on you. You won't loose me, El," Roxy murmured, hugging her gently. "I haven't had that but I have been fostered by a few corrupted families. They heard rumors about my powers and tried to get me to use them. They found the regeneration fast and...when a kid is going and you can't leave marks of abuse, it can get bad. My caseworker never believed me because the marks were gone. I had to do a lot of things to get them to either not want me or make things bad enough my case worker would move me."

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Elvira hugged her back firmly. "It sounds like we both had rough childhoods in our own ways... You won't lose me either." Now her voice cracked as tears fell down her cheeks.

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Roxy nodded, tears trailing down her cheeks. "That we did. But we've found each other. We'll look after and protect one another. That person clearly needs to be stopped. We need to get more info about them and what is happening. But not tonight. Tonight I call needy, clingy girlfriend and want to snuggle. Because I am still terrified they'll try to hurt you."

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