nextgen_lohn:

Aaron Zothelle gives a rueful smile and a sigh to Adrian Carver, ignoring the heat of the bright lights overhead as he prepares to answer the question asked of him. Carver isn’t taking it easy on him, which is good for the press that the League of Human Nationalists will receive from this broadcast. Still, Aaron wishes that Carver wasn’t so bloodthirsty in his investigation of the League.
( The rest of the interview... )

wishful_thought:

A good talk with his favorite cousin set Jeff straight.  He decided to head over to the Avengers Mansion to seek out membership.  Jarvis let him into the building, as per usual, and he waited in the foyer while the old man gave notice of his arrival.

hellfireprince:

"Thank you, Shawn and please tell your wife I appreciate both of you helping out with relief concerts in Fargo. Roc Nation is has been really good to me, and I'm glad for it. We still on for the Super Bowl? Good, I can't wait. See you both tonight." Julian says, then hangs up the phone. He's still smiling when he does so, looking at the table full of gifts he's already received, like some kind of tribute.

Despite what his mother always says about aging, birthdays have yet to lose their mystique for him. Then again, his mother is also seventeen millennia old, so that /may/ color her views on life and aging somewhat. Besides, her gift to him each year is the gift of life and someone new to taste it through, so Julian won't gainsay his mother on something as small as a matter of opinion.

After finishing his mother's gift (and asking Paulo to sweep up her remains), Julian is feeling much more animated . He takes one  more look at the preparations for this evening's parties and goes over the guest list, which reads like a who's-who of the entertainment industry from actors to musicians. There are also a few businessmen and women among the names, and even a politician or two. Even on his birthday, he's still working to get Andrew's message heard by those who most need to hear it.

The text messaged invitation and location info goes out at 2 p.m. to those that are twenty and under, inviting them to come out and see him at Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House at 6p.m.

At 6 p.m. the second set of messages goes out to the twenty-one and over crowd, providing only an address, a password and a time: 11 p.m. - ????

With that,  Julian started getting ready for the party, readying himself to enjoy the night.

anyastark:

Anya loved birthdays. She loved shopping for people and loved watching their reactions when they opened their gifts. Eliza was always hard to shop for, but Anya had tackled the problem with gusto. Anya had selected a new uniform made of some new fabric developed by Stark Inc. It would withstand knives and bullets.

She had also selected a diamond and ruby tennis bracelet.

She suited up and flew down to New Orleans.