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David Roberts ([info]smallestbear) wrote in [info]marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-07-31 20:53:00


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Entry tags:david roberts, rachel summers

Car days(Open)
This was the first time in a long time David had spent the entire day out in the garage. It was now the late afternoon and he had stopped to get a good long look at what he had done so far. There are a few books and technical manuals open for him to get an idea of what he was doing. He still had a lot to go.

He was also trying to figure out a time table for when he might be done building his car. David leaned back against the bench and fished a soda out of the cooler he had set up for himself. He had at some point ditched his shirt and was thinking f asking Rose or Misha for help figuring out what he was doing and what he should be. As much as he liked Mr Summers he really did think Rose and Misha would like working with him more on building the car.

Plus some of the other students too if they really wanted to. But still he wasn't sure about leaving the crank shaft he had been fiddling with. He was still figuring out the whole car one piece at a time.



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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-01 02:33 am UTC (link)
Rachel had borrowed her dad's car to go into town for a while, but was now returning and coming through the garage.

"Oh, hey, David," she said when she saw him.

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-01 02:48 am UTC (link)
David blinked and smiled. Oh hey it's Rachel. He was happy to see her. He just knew there was an unwritten rule somewhere about him and red heads.

"Hi. Where you just in town?"

Not like he cared. Rachel is nice.

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-01 02:56 am UTC (link)
Rachel likes David too. He's a nice break from the other recurring men in her life and therefore isn't a)hot, but older and taken (Misha), 2) Sweet in his way, but also aggravating (Torn-Ear), 3) dreamy but just older enough and possibly meant for her "sister" (Franklin), and 4) Cute, but a little unsure around her and who's kind of confusing for her too (Starbridge).

"Yeah, wanted to pick up a couple books from the Borders in town. What're you up to?"

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-01 03:06 am UTC (link)
Rachel probably has the most choices for boyfriends out of all the girls in their age group at the school. David has never complained and would be a tad amused that he was just one of five. He was never one for competing though.

But in this case he might think about it. She made him more aware of reasons to get involved. "I've been tinkering with the car Dad got me. I'm supposed to learn how to put it together. Dad was here giving me pointers on stuff I was tinkering with earlier."

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-01 03:28 am UTC (link)
Rachel would really prefer it wasn't that complicated.

"Oh, cool," Rachel said. "Want a hand? I know a little bit about engines. Mostly planes, though."

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-01 03:36 am UTC (link)
Sadly this is high school for them. It will be complicated because they're all teenagers.

"Well. I'm trying to figure out if I understand how the engine is put together. I'm gonna be spending this next week putting it together pretty much." He points to a diagram in a book he has out. "What's the crank shaft?"

No really. He doesn't get it. His motorcycle was easier. "I get where the spark plugs are going to be put in. But I don't get where the crank shaft is supposed to be."

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-01 03:59 am UTC (link)
Yeah, well, when she rules the world...

She came over to look at the book. This couldn't be much harder than the engine on a Twin Engine Cessna or something. "Oh! Okay, that's going to go right... there," she pointed with her finger.

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-01 04:07 am UTC (link)
He follows her finger. Then looks at the diagram then nods. "You're right. And if that goes there the other one has to follow up on the opposite side where the transmission is gonna be installed. I think."

He still looks more pleased than before. He had been trying to make heads and tails of the whole thing. Of course he would have to put them together.

That couldn't be too hard.

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-01 09:28 pm UTC (link)
She nodded. "Sounds right," Rachel agreed. "Shouldn't be too hard, just take a little doing."

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-02 08:19 pm UTC (link)
"Yeah. Then I can figure out how to do the rest of the wiring." He looks fairly pleased with that. He had been at it all day after all.

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-02 09:51 pm UTC (link)
"Okay, wiring, I'm good at," Rachel told him. "Even if I technically kind of cheat at it."

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-03 02:29 am UTC (link)
"It's not cheating if it works well," David says with an actual smile. "To be honest I think not using your powers for practical stuff like that would be kind of silly. While I agree we're supposed to be responsible it's still useful to get stuff done quicker."

He thinks he may ask for her help when he is ready to do the wiring. It will give him a good reason to hang out with her.

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-03 02:57 am UTC (link)
"Trust me, TK powers make it a lot easier," Rachel tells him.

She hadn't seen David much since they'd gotten back from space a while back, truth be told. It was nice just to hang.

She smiled. "You like this, you should come check out the engines on the Blackbird some time. I help Dad service them every now and then."

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-03 03:00 am UTC (link)
Oh now he looks very interested.

"I really like the Blackbird. It's you know. Cool." Heck he loves the idea of getting to learn the ins and outs of that too. Could be fun to work on. Once he knows enough that is.

Plus he is sure that at some point he would be working on that with Rachel. That's another plus in his book.

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-03 03:09 am UTC (link)
Another smile. Rachel's quite good at censoring out other people's thoughts and respecting their privacy, but she can pick up just a little of David's general feelings.

It was nice.

"It's real cool. I'll make sure you're invited to the next maintenance cycle."

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-03 03:17 am UTC (link)
He did like her. But he was still filled with the awkwardness of not knowing to say what he is feeling.

But hey it's sometimes easier just go go slowly.

"Cool." Another smile. He wonders if she'd like to join in on the building of the car beyond the wiring. It is as fun as it is messy.

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-03 03:37 am UTC (link)
Slow is good.

"And if you ever need more help with the car and all," she offered, "I'm here."

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-03 03:42 am UTC (link)
"And all?" He blinks then smiles.

"Worried I'll need more help or just offering because?"

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-03 03:52 am UTC (link)
"And all," Rachel agrees, not realizing she has no idea what that even really means.

"Just because," she assures him. "I like cars and I've been going kind of stir crazy lately anyway."

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-03 03:57 am UTC (link)
Her isn't sure either. Flirting with girls is not his strong suit. He needs to figure this out somehow.

"Cool. I'm still learning." He blinks slowly. "Why? Just the summer lull or are ya just bored?"

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-03 04:02 am UTC (link)
"Summer lull," she tells him. "Had fun in the first part of the summer, went to see Grandma and Grandpa up in Alaska in the second part, and now... just kind dull, lazy days."

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-03 04:05 am UTC (link)
"Don't get too bored," he jokes lightly. "Otherwise we might get attacked by Skrulls. Or Kree. I'm not sure who would want to attack us more actually."

He ponders that with a thoughtful look. "I wouldn't worry though. Something always comes up."

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-03 04:09 am UTC (link)
As long as it wasn't the Shi'ar, any other aliens were welcome to show up on their doorstep.

"Kree are kind of an Avengers thing, and the Skrulls mainly go against the FF," she said. "I think we get the Brood."


She smiled. "It usually does."

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-03 04:12 am UTC (link)
"I haven't actually heard much about them." He'll do some reading latter. Just to be sure of things.

"And why always them? We're cooler." He sure doesn't feel cool most of the time though.

"Hopefully something easy.... Or just plain ole fun."

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-03 04:45 pm UTC (link)
"Creepy space bug things. I think they're supposed to be extinct though," Rachel says. "And we're not cooler. We're much cooler."

"It could happen," she agrees. Probably wouldn't, but it could happen.

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-05 08:38 pm UTC (link)
He crooks an eyebrow. She really does seem to be confident in the team.

"You seem confident. In the whole being cool thing. I never really...." Saw himself as cool. He was that person who wasn't really apart of the cool crowd. A little nerdy and very quite from where he came from.

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-05 08:49 pm UTC (link)
"Hey, we're the X-Men, accept no substitutes," Rachel said.

"And you're pretty cool all on your own." She couldn't help it. Some thoughts were easy to read, even when she was filtering.

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-05 09:03 pm UTC (link)
It really is quite easy to get him to stop thinking though. At least not conscious surface thoughts. He is too busy blushing to think.

"Um. Thanks. I never really saw myself as cool." Mostly because he is well aware of how different he is from the other students.

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-05 09:09 pm UTC (link)
"Hey, you're restoring an old car, you've been to space, plenty of reasons to think you're cool."

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-05 09:18 pm UTC (link)
He blinks at her.

"I'm restoring it because it's going o be my car. I went into space because it was the right thing to do. I'm a practical guy. I don't see that as cool. Just bits and pieces of who I am."

Now he finds himself interested in the little pieces that make up Rachel Summers.

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-05 09:46 pm UTC (link)
"Well, they're good bits," Rachel assured him.

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-05 09:49 pm UTC (link)
What? What bits? He has been thinking about Rachel bits.

Just not those Rachel bits.

Gah. Okay. He is trying very hard not to think about them. It may in fact be working.

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-05 09:57 pm UTC (link)
Rachel is a much stronger telekinetic than a telepath, but her shields are good. Even still...

There may be some blushing as she locks down her mind.

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-05 10:11 pm UTC (link)
"I....Uh." He blushes too.

"My head went away with me. Er. That is. Thoughts bad?" Geezs he is not eloquent at all.

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-05 10:21 pm UTC (link)
Rachel held up her hands. "It's okay, David, really," she said. "They were just thoughts."

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-05 11:16 pm UTC (link)
He blushes still rubbing the back of his head. "Still sorry. I try not to let my mind wander too much. Don't know if it's distracting for you or not. I like making things easy for people I like hanging out with."

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-05 11:23 pm UTC (link)
"It's fine, really," Rachel insisted. "I'm still getting used to how much I need to have my shields up. My telepathy's stronger than it used to be."

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-05 11:39 pm UTC (link)
He tilts his head thoughtfully. "Really? Is it since we went too space? Or just part of..."

He waves his hand. Growing up.

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-05 11:44 pm UTC (link)
"Little of both. My powers were always going to get strong anyway, space just kind of... boosted the schedule forward a little."

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-05 11:52 pm UTC (link)
"Oh." Must be a Summers thing. He has been told it is complicated on epic proportions. "I never had to worry about my powers. They seem to be leveling out anyways. Even though some things still set me off."

The smell of blood really bothers him because of how all encompassing it can get and he hopes to never know what the team's is like.

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-06 12:34 am UTC (link)
"Lucky," Rachel said. "They haven't figured out where my powers are going to level off yet. But yours are a lot simpler than mine."

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-06 12:50 am UTC (link)
"Ah." He wouldn't know how to deal with growing powers if there was no end in sight. He admires that Rachel is dealing with it so well.

"They're neat. I always find something interesting."

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-06 01:25 am UTC (link)
"I can't imagine what that must be like. You must see the world so differently from most of us."

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[info]smallestbear
2010-08-06 01:47 am UTC (link)
"I do. People are more than what they look like. And it's so much easier to know when someone is telling the truth," David explains. "I like it. It makes things more certain."

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[info]marvel_girl
2010-08-06 02:10 am UTC (link)
"Telepathy's a little like that," Rachel replied. "But harder too sometimes. People's thoughts don't always line up with their actions."

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