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my pain was answering the phone mid breakdown and laughing like I was fine / gertrude yorkes aka arsenic (+old lace) _ 1973hq

[whitetcger]

“1973?” words were soft, almost taken back by the new information. her expression remains neutral but inside she’s slightly freaking out. who’d watch her cats back home? more so, who’d watch her home period? surely someone would find the makeshift home she’d created in the many abandoned buildings of new york. and even though she reflected neutral features, anyone could feel the pure annoyance radiating off ava. “fantastic.” she tried her hardest not to come to the 70′s. not because she didn’t want to fight nor did it mean she wouldn’t but, the tiger was on a mission. one that involved taking down the man who took her family. glancing about the mansion she lets out a sigh, arms crossed. “so, we’re basically stuck here?”

[grtsenic]

“stuck? probably.” gert replied curtly, caressing the back of old lace’s head. job hunting didn’t pan out too well so the girl went back to the mansion in low spirits. “well, i mean, i think there is an unspoken rule that once everything has ended in peace here in the past, then we all get to back to our own times. but let’s be honest here, it’s the seventies. nothing is peaceful.” she finished.

[grtsenic]

darkhclmc:

“ noted. ” the girl was basically useless to her, she’d been wrapped up in the same shambles of a cluelessness and confusion as raven had within the last few hours. “ uh huh, trust.. if charles is here, everything is a learning opportunity for others. – sometimes it feels like you never really graduate in this damn place. ” she grumbled the last part. though her time with charles didn’t last long nor did it stay the same in any case, she could admit there was a soft spot she held for him in the deepest corners of her mind. she slipped so easily into sarcastically commenting on his teaching styles, the entire moment felt far too nostalgic for her liking. “ what’s your name kid? ”

the other’s words made gert think that the woman was probably close to their enigmatic - and incapacitated - host. suddenly, she didn’t feel as confident (however much confidence she had at all) in their conversation. she pushed the thought away, eager to respond. “i’m gert. what’s yours?” 

[lcstbennett]

Chase had to admit that since arriving in the seventies, he had been caught up with the culture and taking it all in. In turn, he felt he hadn’t spent as much time with Gert as he should have. So here he was, in her room, setting up something romantic for her. He had arranged some candles around the room and found an old film she loved on tape (he wouldn’t admit it but he actually loved the old school tech). He heard the door opena nd he turned to see Gert with Old Lace. “Hey…”

@grtsenic

[grtsenic]

gert tried to find a job, fiddling way too much with the peasant top and bellbottoms that she wore that day. as much as the outfit annoyed her, it was the fact that none of the places she went to were even hiring. or, well..they didn’t want to hire her. as she walked through the halls of the mansion with old lace behind her, gert wanted nothing more than to plop down on her bed and rest her eyes until it was time for dinner. she opened the door and was surprised to see chase had set up candles around the room. her eyes widened, a smile starting to appear as well. “chase..” she trailed off. gert definitely wasn’t expecting this. she let out a nervous laugh. “i..you did this? this is..amazing.” 

[tcmpvsts]

it wasn’t unusual for Robbie to wake up without a single clue as to where he was. he had a tendency of taking over whenever it was convenient though Robbie had thought he’d learned how to suppress eli to avoid these kinds of situations. but when he jolted awake, head bumping against the roof of his car, robbie didn’t panic immediately. he clambered out of the car, head swiveling from left to right as he took in the place. his eyes narrowed as realization kicked in the more he saw, from the mansion to the large gates. they sure as hell didn't have those in los angeles , at least not where he lived. “eli, you hijo de la ching-“ he stopped himself from finishing his curse and leaned against the hood of his car, hands rubbing his face. how was he supposed to get back to gabe now? “hey, you!” he called out suddenly, jumping up from where he was sitting. “got any idea where the hell I am? or how far I am from Canelo’s?”

[grtsenic]

after all what happened with the sentinels and the festivities that happened after, gert didn’t quite know what to do inside a mansion full of people. even if karolina and chase were there, it was still quite a number of people that she had to deal with if she was to keep up with the rest of them. she’d rather spend time with old lace and avoid any interaction than to force herself to do anything she didn’t want. hanging out by the front porch of the mansion, she was starting to drift off. a voice quickly made her jump up, though seeing it to only be a guy - one guy - just made her sit back again, her head against her hand. “welcome to 1973, enjoy your stay.” her voice just a bit bored, half-sarcastic. 

[grtsenic]

💬+ you're allergic to bullshit

"very allergic. very true."

[grtsenic]

darkhclmc:

‘ what do you mean transported? ’ her question was probably useless, seeing as the girl didn’t seem all that confident or sure of herself simply standing there. raven already figured what the threat was, the exact reason she even came back to see charles in the first place– but if this … GIRL was supposed to be part of some plot to save humanity, well then raven really worried for the sanity of those she left behind. ‘ are you a student here? ’

she sighed impatiently. “i don’t know. one second, i was in the year 2018, the next second, i was in 1973.” it all happened so fast for gert. she didn’t even turn around, nor did she see her surroundings change ever so slightly. it was like someone had flipped a switch and in an instant, everything changed. gert shook her head. “no, i’m not a student. i’m..not exactly sure this place is functioning as an actual school right now.”

[darkhclmc-blog]

‘ hey– you … ’ she raised her voice slightly near the end, it’d been awhile since her time within the walls of charles– or should she say xavier’s school for the gifted, her visit wasn’t much of a friendly one but rather the case of coming to warn charle’s about something bigger.  the amount of ruckus that came from each corner was surprising though, to say the least. she’d assumed her old friend had done well ( in some sense ) for his dreams of a school; he’d lived too much on training the young to hone their abilities rather than prepare them for the realities of the world go against them. but with how many bodies she’d witnessed wonder the halls, it seemed far too likely this was a reality of his good’ol philosophy on mutants and humans alike. ‘ what are you doing here?  ’ perhaps there was something else going on.

[grtsenic]

gert clutched a tight container filled with food on her person when she was stopped by a woman who seemed older than she was and held an air of superiority. she adjusted her glasses, a slight frown on her face. “honestly? i was transported by something to fight some robots that i don’t know much about. though i do know they wanna hurt people.”

[grimmnico-deactivated20230113]

    an exasperated sigh airing from temporarily constricted lungs as the wiccan’s sepia hues fleet over her staff, nico finally murmurs lowly, “i have got to stop watching friends reruns and start paying attention to the news more.”

[grtsenic]

a familiar voice causes gert to turn around, a hand still on old lace’s head. the dinosaur hummed (growled?) at the sight of a familiar friend. “nico?” despite the skepticism, she was excited to see a friend. “when did you get here?”

[grtsenic]

would you consider yourself a sjw?

“uh, no. i consider you part of the problem, though.”

[notevenafacecard]

The clown has been pacing, making sure those that keep entering and exiting the kitchen can see him in all his dramatics, sighing loudly to make them turn and look. when he’s finally caught someones attention long enough, he lets his full lanky frame lean against the doorway, green eyes low as his voice rakes out with bitterness, “it’s safe to assume i’m not welcome at dinner,” it should’ve been a question, but he knows he’s not. it may be a holiday but he still is the joker, and there’s not enough excuses to get around that terribleness. but for some damned reason that he can’t even explain, he wants to be able to sit down with everyone else and eat. he’s just as much of a member of all this as everyone else, even if they didn’t want him here and he should be invited, right?? yeah right. maybe if he sulked enough and played the pity card, they’d feel bad for him.

[grtsenic]

gert had been going back and forth from the kitchen for quite a while, getting different kinds of food each time to see which ones old lace would be more receptive to. usually the dinosaur wouldn’t be too picky, but it had recently entered gert’s mind to keep track of her diet. just so she wouldn’t be surprised if anything unusual happened. and because she didn’t know if allergies were a thing for old lace. she had seen the same man walking about every time she passes by the entrance, sighing more loudly than she thought people actually sighed. deciding to just humor him, gert turned to him and put on a rehearsed smile. “i wouldn’t know. i mean, i don’t know you, nor do i know why you wouldn’t be welcome, so..” she said with a shrug. “why don’t you..i don’t know..try and go in, then?”

[gwennotstacy]

Blue eyes widen as gwen slowly backs away from the microwave, wincing at the large pop! that echos from the inside of it. turning quickly, she plans to escape and pretend like this wasn’t any of her doing. that is until she runs into someone in the doorway. maybe it wasn’t the best idea to heat up my leftovers in the metal container. “h-heeeeeyyyy,” gwen is trying her best to hide the explosion that has happened behind the glass of the microwave, leaning back on the counter nervously, “whatcha doing up this late??”

[grtsenic]

yawning, gert had been woken up by old lace, who was inexplicably hungry even though it was well past her usual bedtime. she had slowly made her way to the kitchen, arms around herself as she walked through the dimly-lit halls by herself. once she reached the doorway, though, something stopped her. someone, obviously way more awake than she was, asking her a question about being up. gert made a face. “someone got hungry.” she simply responded. “may i pass? you’re kinda blocking the way.” 

[grtsenic]

✕ — isn’t that gertrude yorkes wandering the streets of new york? civilians know them as arsenic and see them as a hero. as far as i know, the nineteen year old stands with the runaways and are rumoured to be pretty critical & loyal. ( ariela barer / female / she/her 

listen...i luv hulu’s take on the runaways except a few minor details that i wont get to today

also this intro is being written hella fast bc current thanksgiving event

i’ll be playing gert off mostly off the hulu runaways verse bc all i kno from the comics is that gert dies sometime in the comics and then comes back to life?? and that her parents are time travellers and nico minoru did a spell that prevented her parents from undoing gert’s death from ever happening and that her and molly arent “sisters” which makes me cry bc i luv them together but ye

gertrude yorkes is born to dale and stacey yorkes - geneticists ( and im kinda hoping hulu tackles the time travelling thing too bc its kinda cool tbh ) and ever since gene & alice hernandez’s “accident”, been sisters w molly ; her squad is the runaways + amy minoru and then amy died and they fell apart but then fell back together after they all saw their parents sacrifice a girl

has anxiety & took meds for it but left it in her family’s house and now just pretty much has old lace for support ; she tries to stick to her limits tho and not over-exert herself socially and just...she takes a break when she knows she needs it

loves her runaways fam...even tho she doesnt show it as much

man i really do ship her with chase but until we get one ill try not to allude to their moments in the show or the comics..ill try my darndest

[cptainrogrs]

Steve walked into the main living room of the house and set down several bags of take away food onto the table, leaving quietly before returning just moments later with several boxes of drink. “I thought maybe everyone could use a little pep-up, seeing as we did so well.” He shrugged, cracking open his own can of soda before sitting down. “I got Chinese, Indian, some kinda American processed stuff, and obviously beer and some pop. I hope it’s alright?”

[grtsenic]

gert was perched by the window, petting old lace’s head which was peeking through. despite the success of the mission, the fact that so much of the people actually wanted to refuse help from most of them really left her in disbelief. “well, it is the 70′s..” the sudden arrival of another person surprised her a bit. she observed as the other brought some food and drinks. as if on cue, her stomach grumbled a bit as she forgot to eat that morning. she gave a small smile to the other. “thanks.” she motioned for old lace to stay calm as she looked over the variety of food. “it’s more than alright, honestly. it’s..a lot. um..i think some chinese would be good. for her and for me.” gert said, gesturing to her friend.

[grtsenic]

svperboi:

kon was pretty amazed to see an actual living dinosaur with the other, halting mid-air as he noticed the reptile. he turned his attention back to the young woman, a smirk tugging at his lips. “lets be real, i don’t think a t-rex is gonna help change their opinion.” he used his tactile telekinesis to shift some of the obstacles in the way, before floating in front of her, his eyes diverting to the dinosaur close by. “they won’t listen, i say we leave them here, to teach a lesson.” 

she watched as the other shifted the obstacles. “why can’t jurassic park be popular in this year? you know, at least have some of the target demographic be excited about something like this.” she wondered aloud, her tone dripping with annoyance. she shook her head, even though a smile was dying to show itself. “as much as that would be satisfying to watch, i’m pretty sure all of us here are morally obligated to save them.” she responded, shrugging. she motioned for old lace to stick close, warning her to watch for unseen civilians. “she doesn’t hurt people unless i say so.”

[svperboi-blog]

he could sense the fear surrounding him, from the panicked humans not sure whether to be more afraid of the bomb threat or that the dreaded residents of xavier’s mansion were there to help. kon ignored the boy who frantically screamed and squabbled as he lifted him and two other children out of the stadium. “geez, chill! let me save you in peace.” he rolled his eyes behind his tinted shades as he finally dropped them off to safety. “you can thank me later.” he saluted with a smug grin, then flew back to the bleachers, noticing one of the heroes struggling. “here, leave it to me! i know what i’m doing.”

[grtsenic]

gert rolled her eyes at the old lady who had run away even after old lace had just cleared a path for her and her group. “be safe!” she called out after them, just so she can remind them that her and the rest of the enhanced people were there to help. a shriek from her side let gert know that old lace has given other people the wrong impression, again. she quickly went over to them and put her hands in front of her dinosaur. “she’s trying to help, okay? just listen to us when we tell you we’re here to help.” she hastily explained. a voice from an ally made her sigh. “yeah? well so do i. just..trying to explain that we are helping you.” she said, emphasizing her last words towards the group in front of her.

[grtsenic]

rainbovdean:

A smile broke out on Karolina’s face at hearing the familiar voice, so happy to see her friend, that she was nearly on the verge of tears. She quickly put on her bracelet, before hugging Gert, glad to have her near. She let go, smiling at the shorter girl.

“So, what do you think of this so far?” She asked, motioning around them. “And, how’s Old Lace? Is she here?” She asked excitedly, happy at the prospect of seeing the dinosaur.

she was just relieved that karolina had put on the bracelet before coming into contact with her. but above all else, she was happy to not be so alone in one of the most tumultuous times in history - at least, to her knowledge. especially with all the whispers she’s heard about robots or whatever. gert closed her eyes shut as she hugged the other back, determined to fight back tears, and let go.

“way too big. but i guess it works if you’re housing a ton of people who are...enhanced.” she said, emphasizing on the last word, unsure of how to go about people with special abilities. like karolina. she grinned and looked down. “i, uh, left her outside. didn’t think it would be practical for me to bring her in.” she gave the other a cursory glance. “do you wanna see her? she’s gonna start feeling nervous if i don’t get back to her soon.”

[feeltherogue-blog]

“The 1970s won’t be as groovy as the future makes them seem if I’m forced to join an alliance in this timeline too.” Rogue said to herself as she checked herself in the mirror. She had heard someone say that sometimes time travel could mess up genetics, and if that was the case then she hoped that her power had been taken away from her. Of course that was not going to be deducted just from staring at her reflection, so turning on her heels and taking off her gloves, she walked up to whoever it was that she spotted first and approached them with a stretched out her hand. “Hi, I’m Anna… nice to meet you.” She said with a bright smile, hoping that using her real name would give no association to Rogue.

[grtsenic]

fiddling with the paper bag of meat she had gotten from the fridge, gert struggled to hold it steady as she tried to avoid as much people as possible. sure, a lot of them seemed like they could do weird things, but she could bet they don’t have a dinosaur that they can communicate with telepathically. 

if she hadn’t heard the voice, gert could’ve bumped into them. she adjusted her glasses and the paper bag to see the other’s face. “sorry, my hands are full. but..thanks? it’s, uh, nice to meet you too, i guess.” she took a step back to prevent the bag from touching the other in the event gert drops it. “i’m gert. kinda new.”