nextgen_adult (nextgen_adult) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-07-12 19:37:00

Blind Date.
Arilynn Williams still wasn't quite sure how her recent conversation with Sylvia McCoy, which had started with borrowing a pen, had gone all the places it did. But here she was. Sylvia was always a good kid, and Arilynn did need to get out more.
And so she was talked into dinner with, apparently, the gym teacher at Xavier's. With all the things she'd cataloged in the archives about New York and its denizens -- a few of which she'd admittedly documented herself -- she had to figure some weird things might go on in gym class at that particular insular private school. But she couldn't prove it, nor would she want to. When a future queen saves your life and then helps you save the world, you don't try to make life difficult for her old work buddies years down the road.

And so here she was, at a nice Japanese place. Right on time.

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	nextgen_adult 2010-07-14 04:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, I have to admit I spend and inordinate amount of time just walking around. Other than that, there's family visits, rotating card game nights with a few associates... I'll admit the idea I need to get out of the collections more may not have come from nowhere." She smiles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-07-14 04:19 pm UTC (link)
	"I know the feelin'." He shook his head. "I got a movin' poker game. Had to dump McCoy off it for cheatin'. He was dealin' from the bottom." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_adult 2010-07-14 04:52 pm UTC (link)
	"How scandalous. And how embarrassing to have been caught." She smiles. "Did he confine himself to dealing with his hands, or was there more theatricality involved?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-07-14 04:56 pm UTC (link)
	He chuckled. "McCoy does everythin' theatrically. He'll be back. We never ban him for long. You play pool?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_adult 2010-07-14 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Now, see, my set are bitter old biddies. Not sure if we'd be so quick." She grins. "On occasion," she says with a nod. "If the locale's not too annoying." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-07-14 06:29 pm UTC (link)
	"My set includes Nick Fury an' The Everlovin' Thing. The locale is always annoyin' when they're around, even when we're all complainin' about our kids." Well, complaining wasn't exactly the right word. It was all bragging meant to sound like responsible parenting. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_adult 2010-07-14 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	She chuckles. "The sheer concentration of grizzledness in the room must be dizzying....even before the cigar smoke gets to one. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-07-14 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Old biddies are everywhere. You live in New York all yer life?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_adult 2010-07-14 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	She grins. "If being born in Long Island still qualifies, yes. I've travelled some, semesters abroad, research trips, all that. But always lived somewhere in New York." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-07-15 02:20 pm UTC (link)
	He grinned back. She a great smile. He liked that it came so easily to her. "It qualifies. Only a true New Yorker would keep comin' back here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_adult 2010-07-15 11:13 pm UTC (link)
	"What about you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-07-16 12:05 am UTC (link)
	"Canadian, but I spent a fair amount of time abroad before my kid was born. Stayed here when he came along. It was...easier for his mom to see him because she was based out o' New York." He almost said 'safer' and opted for the more innocent word. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_adult 2010-07-16 12:38 am UTC (link)
	"Sounds like it was a reasonable plan. Ever been much to the Mediterranean? I spent some wonderful times in dusty old rooms around North Africa, the Levant, and Greece." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-07-16 02:21 am UTC (link)
	He shook his head. "Not much. Spent time in Madripoor an' Japan. Got around Europe and the poles on occasion. Special...uh...projects." Then there was space, but explaining that would require privacy. "I'm usually there for a reason an' then I'm gone." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_adult 2010-07-16 02:55 am UTC (link)
	"Madripoor... I've always figured the place required some pretty good survival instincts. And for many of us, of course, those instincts say 'Do not go to Madripoor.'" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-07-16 03:14 am UTC (link)
	"Most of you should listen to those instincts." Though he would give her points for being tougher than she appeared, and not just because she was a redhead. "The island has a lot o' history, but knowin' it has never been exactly healthy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_adult 2010-07-16 04:17 am UTC (link)
	"I'm very willing to believe that. Although there's plenty of dangerous-to-know things that need to be kept available. On a need to know basis. This one monograph I did in North Africa...it was messed up. But, the world being as weird as it is, it turned out to be vital information for a few people once upon a time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-07-16 04:51 am UTC (link)
	Logan nodded. "Long as the world stays in one piece, it's the best anybody can do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_adult 2010-07-16 05:05 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah." And finally, it's time to start eating the food, which she does with enthusiasm. Soon. "I don't want to seem too forward, Logan..." She pauses to take a sip. "But I'd like to get your phone number when we get the chance." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-07-16 12:45 pm UTC (link)
	A nice woman, a smart, pretty woman, asking for his phone number. He was going to have to thank Sylvie. Mikey couldn't have come up with this woman on his own. "I'd like that, Arilynn. If ya don't mind, I'd like yours before the evening's over." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_adult 2010-07-16 03:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Great, that would be fine." She smiles. "Is your school schedule busy these days?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-07-16 05:54 pm UTC (link)
	"It's flexible. Some need it in the mornin', most in the afternoon, an' some I just toss off the balcony when I catch them." He sounded like he might be kidding on the last one, but in reality he wasn't. Training took all forms. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_adult 2010-07-16 06:16 pm UTC (link)
	She's not positive whether or not he's being literal, but she chuckles anyway. "Quite the specialized curriculum." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-07-16 10:53 pm UTC (link)
	His answering smile was just as amused. "Kids like Sylvie need different methods. I find it an' teach them the basics to stayin' alive." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_adult 2010-07-17 05:02 am UTC (link)
	"I suppose they would," Arilynn says thoughtfully. To be honest, she's a little taken aback at the idea of Sylvie's being in...Situations, but she realizes there's no reason she'd be immune. "It's good to have different angles covered." "Did you take the train in?" She asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)