semievilgenius (semievilgenius) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-06-18 22:26:00

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Sivana meets Marvel
Well Max had to be honest, his reception for when he returned to Berkeley wasn't quite as bad as he thought it would be.Tyler's help in getting the power back online had smoothed over most of the ill feelings he would have received. Still, the Dean had seen fit to make him the new campus tour guide to take advantage of Max's new "celebrity" status. Considering Max wasn't very social to begin with, it felt more like a punishment than an honor. Still, no use complaining about it Max was currently waiting for his scheduled tourists. He was early so he didn't expect them to be around just yet.

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geekgreek
2011-06-20 01:56 am UTC (link)

Sivana? The guy that'd been helping him was a Sivana? Will followed the conversation back and forth, dread starting to well up a bit before the mention of the robots.

He was fighting robots? Did he just take them down? Did he build them? Will thought, giving Avia a look that said "Don't say anything yet."

"Sivana? Wasn't that the name of the guy from Fawcett City?" Will said. It was supposed to sound like a simple question. Here's hoping Max doesn't take it as him probing.

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semievilgenius
2011-06-20 01:34 pm UTC (link)

Max took a deep breath. It sounded like an innocent enough question, no reason to take out his frustrations on the guy.

"Yeah..THAT Sivana. He was my grandfather. Among the things he left me was a name recognition I never wanted..sorry. I suppose you'll wanna leave now that you know this place has a supervillain's grandkid attending?" Max figured he might as well be honest.

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	geekgreek 2011-06-20 04:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Why would I wanna leave? You're not him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-06-20 05:17 pm UTC (link)
	Now THAT surprised him. He wasn't used to the "quick acceptance" reaction. "Oh..well..thanks." Max scratched the back of his head, temporarily at a loss. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2011-06-20 09:18 pm UTC (link)
	Even Avia recognized the name, though she picked up on Will's look enough not to comment on it. Instead, she went for an earlier broached route. "Hoping you saw in on my official channel," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2011-06-21 01:30 am UTC (link)
	Will smiles. It's not his fault his grandfather was such a jerk. And for the professor to bring it up right in front of them, that was rude. "Don't worry about any rude professors. It sounds like you did the right thing to stop those 'bots so Ol' Stuffypants can go complain all he wants." Maybe Nic rubbed off a bit on him, too. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

semievilgenius
2011-06-21 01:43 am UTC (link)

Max actually laughs a bit at that.

"Thanks. I don't know all the details as to why, but last week a bunch of Terminator-esque robots started attacking the staff. The Titans came to fight them, but it was revealed they were robots I kinda 'borrowed' some stuff from the tech department to make a mini EMP generator. It worked, though it also took the university's power for awhile." Max Max takes a moment to glance at the departing Fredericks. "Anyway you didn't come here to talk about me. I can take you down where the history department's set up if you want."

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	ms_miracle 2011-06-21 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	Avia couldn't help but giggle at Will. It was good to see him loosening up a bit. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2011-06-21 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Terminator style, but no John Connor. I can see why you had to improvise. And yes, I'd love to see the History department." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-06-21 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, John Connor would have been appreciated, but the Titans were a good substitute." Max actually finds himself joking around with somebody. That was a first. Max lead the way down the hall to where the history department was located. On the way he decides to make a bit of small talk. "So where you guys from?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2011-06-22 12:00 am UTC (link)
	"New Haven, CT," Avia supplied. "At least, that's where I hang my tights at the end of the tour." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2011-06-22 12:10 am UTC (link)
	"I'm from Fawcett City. It's how I knew about Sivana. My folks were kids when he was a big name there," Will said, leaving out the obvious "they were also two of the three Marvels, the ones who fought Sivana, and are the parents of the current Shazam". (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-06-22 12:16 am UTC (link)
	Max nods at the appropriate moments. What Will says intrigues him. "Oh yeah? You see the Big Red Cheese himself growing up?" Ok, so maybe Max picked up a few things from Grandpa Thaddeus. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2011-06-22 12:24 am UTC (link)
	"Nah, I was born after he stopped showing up. I haven't even seen the new one yet," Will said, surprising himself as to just how easy the lie rolled off of his tongue. "But enough about cape-and-tights people, you were talking about the History department." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-06-22 12:34 am UTC (link)
	Max fought the urge to raise an eyebrow. He answered that way too quick. Not to mention how swiftly he changed the subject. "Right. Let's see..that's Dr. Rogeau's office, over there is Dr. Newman's..aw crap, I forgot. What's your full name, man?" Max pul;ls out a sheet of paper and a pen. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2011-06-22 12:40 am UTC (link)
	"William Freeman." Will is kinda curious now. "What do you need my name for? The tour stuff?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2011-06-22 12:49 am UTC (link)
	"What's the haps, daddy-o?" Avia asked, crossing her arms. "Trying to turn this into one big plastic hassle?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-06-22 01:00 am UTC (link)
	"Sorry, the bureacrats insist that we keep track." Which was true, though that didn't stop Max from using it to his advantage. Did that girl seriously just say "daddy-o"? "And down there is Dr. Matthews' office, he's head of the History Department. Also..yeah, there it is. That's Dr. Renard's office, he's the guy to see about archaeology." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2011-06-22 01:09 am UTC (link)
	"Cool. What can you tell me about Dr. Renard and the Archaeology department as a whole?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2011-06-22 01:20 am UTC (link)
	Hmm. Something about that rang major league false, but Avia wasn't sure what. Especially with the whole Sivanna-Freeman thing. "Let's rap with the prof then," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-06-22 01:22 am UTC (link)
	"I'll go see if he's in. I'll be right back." Max heads for tyhe office. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2011-06-22 01:24 am UTC (link)
	As Max heads out, Will looks to make sure he's out of earshot. "Holy Moley! He's a Sivana? I know he isn't his grandpa but...well, I didn't expect to meet one." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2011-06-22 01:27 am UTC (link)
	"Definitely something peculiar about him, no 'bout a doubt it," Avia said. "Seems decent enough... but asks a whooole lotta questions." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2011-06-22 01:49 am UTC (link)
	"Well, if he were a guy from New Haven, wouldn't you be curious?" It may not be the best analogy, but Will didn't get any bad vibes from the guy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)