Mikhail Loganovich Romanov (mishaloganovich) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-05-06 11:05:00

Current mood:	cheerful
Entry tags:	inactive - justin rhodes, misha loganovich

A phone call over the city.
Misha's goal was to get acquainted with the new stealth armor as quickly and as thoroughly as possible. Not that he lived in it, or slept in it (he wasn't four years old anymore with a brand new baseball mitt!), but he was racking up a good number of hours putting it through his workouts. He loved the better interface with his muscle memory; the more he used it, the more it seemed to anticipate rather than wait for him to lead. The seconds it shaved off his response time could bring a lot to a fight.

And sometimes, like today, he just wanted to get out and go flat out speed demon fast. He was making his third pass over the city, in a loop that included most of New England and a portion of Canada (oops, forgot the passport!) when his amazing new armor put through a phone call.

The display inside the face mask read Stark Inc, which told him it was coming from the same satellite Anya had sent his new phone on after the Red Room incident, and that opened up a few possibilities. Most likely Darlene or Anya, but it could be Mom. He was on extended Mom service until after she had the baby so he answered immediately. "Oil change, burgers, or going stir crazy?" he asked, slowing to a relative stealthy crawl near the Liberty statue.

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iron_hide
2010-05-06 05:10 pm UTC (link)

"Hi, Misha. My name is Justin Rhodes. We haven't, but Mr. Stark referred me to you, and I've spoken with Anya as well, in case you need to vet me." Justin says.

"Mr. Stark informed me that you had an issue with your gear and I wanted to offer my help, if you're interested. Maybe we can set up a meeting and discuss things? I'm also looking for work, so I'd also like to speak with you in that regard." Justin says.

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	mishaloganovich 2010-05-06 05:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Tony Stark referred you to me? Did he look like he was pulling a fast one when he said it?" Misha slowed to a stop in mid-air, still in stealth mode. "Where are you right now?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_hide 2010-05-06 05:54 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm at the Mansion right now, if you're free." Justin says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-05-06 06:03 pm UTC (link)
	"Good deal, I have some clothes there. I'm about five minutes away as the crow flies. I'll be arriving on the back lawn." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_hide 2010-05-06 10:51 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll be waiting." Justin says. Justin heads out to the back lawn to wait for Misha, not sure what kind of person he's expecting. He figures he'll know Stark armor when he sees it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

mishaloganovich
2010-05-07 06:54 am UTC (link)

The trick would be seeing it!

Misha spotted the stranger in back from the air and left the stealth mode engaged while he got a good look. Had he heard something about the Dragon Lady and Mr. Rhodes having a dimensionally challenged kid show up? Maybe. Life had been pretty busy lately.

But since Stark made it a point to send Justin in his direction, Misha could only conclude that the man had another trick up his sleeve. If he didn't want to be surprised, he had to stay in the game.

Ten feet away, he became visible as the face plate shifted aside for the unremarkable reveal. "Hey, you must be Justin. I'm Misha."

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	iron_hide 2010-05-07 07:22 am UTC (link)
	Okay...Misha got him. Justin about jumped out of his skin when Misha de-cloaked and his heart did skip a beat. He recovered, though, and looked Misha over. "All right. So you've got some skill. I'm Justin Rhodes. Nice suit. Different from all the others, while working off the same basics." he says, already calculating modifications in his head. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-05-07 12:55 pm UTC (link)
	Cue the raised brow. In another fifty years he could probably intimidate with it just like Dad. "It's a fresh build. Anya just completed it a few weeks ago. My old one is in pieces from a fight with the MLF." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_hide 2010-05-07 01:33 pm UTC (link)
	"It looks great, man. Your old suit is the one I'd like to discuss with you and help with. Never hurts to have a backup for a rainy day, Misha." Justin says. "So...can I ask if you chose the idea of a stealth suit or if you're part of something I shouldn't ask further questions on? It would give me an idea of what I can suggest. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

mishaloganovich
2010-05-07 05:12 pm UTC (link)

Misha directed the suit to open and let him out. He compacted it down to the case size and was left standing in the undersuit he wore beneath it. "Nope, it wasn't my idea at all. Tony lent it to me for a mission, and then told me to keep it and put it to good use on my real job. Well, the other stealth suit. I ran into a mutant whose power seemed to be making the suit breakdown around me."

He grinned. "You can ask if you don't mind me killing you later." He paused. "Kidding. Mostly."

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	iron_hide 2010-05-07 05:46 pm UTC (link)
	"If you don't get me, birth defect will." he grins. "Kidding, a little." "I might have something that can counteract a mutant ability, but I'd need to work on it a little. What do you think of upgrading your old suit for more specialized missions? Better than just using it when your main is down. How do you want to go about this?" Justin asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-05-07 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Ahhhh..." Misha nodded, still smiling. "How about we start by me getting some clothes on and we'll have a couple of beers? If you're going to be around the family table, we better get to know each other. If nothing else, Tony can pretend we're plotting against him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_hide 2010-05-07 08:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Sure, I can hang out for a bit. Hope you don't mind me passing on the beer, though. Alcohol is a bad mix with my medication." Justin tells him. When Misha's ready, Justin will head inside to the kitchen and grab himself a coke. "Looks like someone went shopping today. Lots of beer. What would you like?" Justin asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

mishaloganovich
2010-05-08 06:15 am UTC (link)

Misha's dressed in jeans and a tee shirt from a bag in Mom's old room, kept there for just these occasions. On his way back to the kitchen he stopped to talk to Jarvis. What Jarvis didn't know wasn't worth mentioning and he wanted a little info on Justin Rhodes before he said anything more about himself.

"I'll take one of whatever's in the front," he answered. "Jarvis keeps the Avengers well stocked. Out in Westchester, you have to get past my dad to the beer locker. Takes a brave soul to do that."

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iron_hide
2010-05-08 06:32 am UTC (link)

Misha would learn that Justin is the son of Rhodey and Pepper, if he didn't know such already, and that Justin is from another reality. Misha would also become aware that Justin spent time in the infirmary, having been rescued by Anya and Steve.

Justin passes him the first beer available and nods.

"So...what questions do you have about me? You don't seem like a face-value type of guy."

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	mishaloganovich 2010-05-08 01:14 pm UTC (link)
	"Jarvis says you're okay, but yeah, I stopped taking people at face value a while ago." He leaned against the counter and took a pull on the beer. "How are you enjoying this world." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

iron_hide
2010-05-08 06:40 pm UTC (link)

"This world is a lot better than the one I come from, to be honest. First, and most important, it's still standing, which my world isn't. Second, people here are still free to choose who and what they want to be, in most ways." Justin says.

"I like it here, but staying probably isn't in the cards. I've got to find a way to get back, which isn't your issue, but just a goal for me." Justin says, taking a sip of Coke.

"Can I ask why you and Mr. Stark don't get along? Did you two get off on the wrong foot or was growing up with him tough?" Justin asks.

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	mishaloganovich 2010-05-08 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	"I didn't grow up with him. My dad raised me at Xavier's Institute outside the city. We've had some differences of opinion. He works it out by pushing my buttons, giving me a suit and making me a shareholder. I behave and acknowledge that we adore the same women." He shrugged. "We're not in therapy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

iron_hide
2010-05-08 08:16 pm UTC (link)

Justin nearly dropped his Coke.

"Xavier's is still standing here?" he asks. "Wow, I mean, I guess I should have expected it, but...where I'm from, the Government decided to take out mutants first. Xavier's got hit pretty hard before I was old enough to understand what happened, but once I did...yeah, it was bad." Justin says.

"Tony Stark is hard man to know at times, and I grew up with him. Or a version of him. He's a perfectionist, overly demanding, and believes without fail that his math on any situation is always right. The rows he, Dad and Mom got into were pretty legendary at times. He always had trouble accepting help, even when he needed it.

But he also taught me a lot of things I wouldn't have learned otherwise, and not just about high-tech suits, physics or engineering. He...taught me a lot of things I'll never get to thank him for." Justin says.

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mishaloganovich
2010-05-09 03:43 am UTC (link)

"Xavier's is still standing and taking in mutants. Dad's the mutant known as Wolverine and he was pretty sure I'd be one too. He settled there with me when I was a year old. Tony raised Anya in the city. We get along pretty well anyway."

He tossed his empty bottle in the trash and leaned against the counter. "Stark and I have our issues but I'm not so stupid as to ignore the man when he's trying to tell us something. If he's putting us together, there's a reason. My old suit is in Anya's lab. The new one she rebuilt for me is specific to my mutation. What sort of ideas do you have in mind?"

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iron_hide
2010-05-09 03:49 am UTC (link)

"Wolverine's your father. He was a big hero back where I'm from, but after Xavier's was destroyed, he struck out on his own. No one had seen him in years before I left, but there were always reports of places getting hit while the Avengers were carrying out other operations elsewhere." Justin says.

Justin was silent for a moment as he considered Misha's suit.

"Well, I'm certain Anya's set you up with a Zero-Point energy module already, which will power your suit like nobody's business and also keep your repulsor readings extra low. Once I see the suit, I had an idea for a couple of energy weapons that might help if you get caught in fisticuffs, but I'd need to know if hand-to-hand is something you deal with regularly." Justin says.

	mishaloganovich 2010-05-12 05:12 pm UTC (link)
	"I've carried her out over my shoulder once or twice. And baited the doorway with burgers from Big Nick's." He stood up straight and rubbed his neck. "If you have some time now, I'll take you over to my place so you can see the layout. Get you a key, too." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	iron_hide 2010-05-13 03:05 am UTC (link)
	"Let's do it. I've got nothin' but time before my next meeting. And where's this Big Nick's? I could use a cheeseburger." Justin says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-05-14 06:54 am UTC (link)
	"Oh man, you already have meeting schedules? You definitely need Big Nick's address. Cabs are the easiest way to move around here, so I'll call one and we'll go. Hope you're hungry because they're monster burgers and we practically have our own table there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_hide 2010-05-14 12:36 pm UTC (link)
	Justin laughs. "Technically, the next meeting I have is with my girlfriend. She wants help with a project of some kind and bribed me with cheesecake." he says. "But let's hit this Big Nick's. My stomach's already looking forward to one of these fabled burgers." (Reply to this)(Parent)