rogue_star (rogue_star) wrote in exiles,
@ 2010-08-24 12:58:00

Entry tags:

"with great power...", black knight, bullseye, crusader, danielle cage, iron dragon, iron widow, kevin kinross

With Great Power Comes... Shiny Faux Gold Belts, pt. 1
The Exiles disappear from the asteroid in the midst of massed armadas after the fight with Thanos, down two of their number. After the grandeur of space and sweeping cosmic nature of their last mission, its kind of a shock to the system to end up in a dusty parking lot outside a massive arena. Currently the place is empty, though signboards flash up some of the current events planned to take place there in the near future.
Just as pressing, of course, there's a couple new faces in their midst.

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	better_now 2010-09-15 05:42 am UTC (link)
	And Kev will step closer to be able to look over her shoulder and offer commentary. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-09-15 05:48 am UTC (link)
	It doesn't take Natasha too long. There's a click of the lock disengaging. Natasha stood up and opened the door. She opened it. "After you," she said with a smile. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2010-09-15 05:56 am UTC (link)
	Kev looked around very carefully as he shuffled in. Just one lock? They had more than one security measure at Muir. Was Stark less paranoid than Mum? ...Possibly. He kept an eye out but headed in. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-09-15 06:03 am UTC (link)
	Just inside was another panel. Natasha popped it open and started to work on it. Quickly as possible. The security alarm would go off very soon. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2010-09-15 07:52 am UTC (link)
	Kev fidgeted. And fidgeted. "No software-based way of handling this, huh?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-09-16 03:15 am UTC (link)
	"I don't kn...I don't think I'm going to be able to turn this off. Do you want to see if you can reprogram it before it goes off?" Natasha stepped out of the way to let him take a look. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

better_now
2010-09-16 03:37 am UTC (link)

Kev nods. He's been watching closely, and the type of system isn't too unfamiliar. Similar type of high end stuff he's reworked six ways 'til Sunday around the lab with his brothers-in-law. He studies the exterior panel again for a just a moment, then goes to work.

He finally gets it within a hair's breadth of the alarm going off.

"Always the way. Mrs. Rasputin's got it easy. Ever work with her? Just a wave of her hand and it shorts out."

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	iron_widow 2010-09-16 03:40 am UTC (link)
	"Good job. If you mean by Kitty, no I haven't, but I am aware of her abilities," Natasha said and looked around the penthouse. "Now the trick will be finding the safe." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2010-09-16 03:49 am UTC (link)
	"Well, where's the one in your world tend to keep it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-09-16 04:31 am UTC (link)
	Natasha looked around. "Let's start by looking behind the paintings. Be careful. They're probably worth more than we'll ever make in our entire lives." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2010-09-16 04:40 am UTC (link)
	"All right, let's give it a go behind the -- och, you're right. It's an actual Rembrandt." Kev moves the painting gingerly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-09-16 04:43 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not surprised," she said as she carefully moved a Cezanne to look behind it. No luck. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2010-09-16 04:49 am UTC (link)
	Kev crouches to roll up the small rug just in case there's a floor safe. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-09-16 05:16 am UTC (link)
	"If I knew who to contact, we could just grab a painting and fence it," she said as she looked behind a Jackson Pollock from his Spring period. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2010-09-16 05:21 am UTC (link)
	"Och, that just doesn' seem fair. Money's just money, no one cares once y'get to this point of things. Even Mum doesn't, and she isn' near so rich as Stark. But art and suchlike'll maybe be sentimental and you can't replace it easy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-09-16 05:28 am UTC (link)
	"Tony Stark isn't the sentimental type," she said. "Any Tony Stark I would wager. He has these because...well because it's the thing to do." Natasha searched a bookcase for any levers or buttons to press to release a latch or something. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2010-09-18 02:24 am UTC (link)
	And then Kev spots it. "Och. Clever. False wood panels. Here's the safe, and... oh. Well, I think this is just a whisky stash." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-09-18 02:56 am UTC (link)
	Natasha walked over and peered into the compartment. "Damn. No vodka. But when in Rome," she said and pulled a bottle out and put it in her shoulder bag. "You want to have a go at the safe first?" she asked with a smile. She grabbed another bottle just for good measure. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2010-09-18 03:04 am UTC (link)
	"The lock's not much like any of the kinds I've worked with," Kev admits, reaching into his coat. "But it is one of the kinds one can use one of these on, I think." He pulls his stethoscope out with a grin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-09-18 03:09 am UTC (link)
	"Go for it," Natasha said. She may have just pulled a bottle out and took a short drink from it. She recapped it and put it back in the bag. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2010-09-18 03:17 am UTC (link)
	Kev gives it a go, listening carefully and drawing on several of Jamie's memories. And eventually, voila! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-09-18 03:21 am UTC (link)
	Natasha kissed his cheek and grabbed the stacks of cash in the safe. She tossed them in the bag and went after more. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2010-09-18 03:35 am UTC (link)
	Kev hast to take a moment after being kissed on the cheek by a non-relative. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-09-18 07:41 pm UTC (link)
	Natasha chuckled, finished her task and locked the safe back up. "Let's go. I would kill for a hot shower and a relatively comfortable bed." She led the way out of the penthouse with the bag of cash and booze. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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