nextgen_parent (nextgen_parent) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-08-13 12:00:00

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inactive - tech, npc - valentina fontaine, sammy fury, team - shield

Checking on the home team
Commander Fontaine, Deputy Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., made the rounds when the special ops team came back in. After their last disastrous outing, she wanted to make sure they were still in one cohesive piece. The reports had been favorable.

She hadn't met the newest member yet, though she knew the contents of his file. She'd been the one to have it sent to Sammy for consideration. Her little gun nut, and Walker and Dugan, could always use someone with the ability to build a better gun.

Sammy's report had been terse but informative. The others' a little more informative. Landon was next on her list.

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	thisismyweapon 2010-09-10 03:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Cover story is in place, though Ah'll find it funny if anyone even looks at you sideways." Tech smiles. "Ready when you are." he says, getting out of the car. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2010-09-10 04:23 pm UTC (link)
	"They can look at me sideways or upside down," she said, getting out and shutting the door before joining him on the other side. "As long as they do it with a smile on their face and a song in their hearts." She took his arm. "You, sir, had better behave or I'll tell your grandma on you. She could use the laugh too." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thisismyweapon 2010-09-10 04:34 pm UTC (link)
	"You never cease to amaze me with your wit and charm, Fury." Tech grins as she takes his arm. He seems to stand just bit taller and smile a bit brighter when she does. "Threatenin' to tell Gran on me is dirty pool, Sam. Just for that, Ah'll never be bad again." he grins. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2010-09-10 04:53 pm UTC (link)
	"Now you're teasing. If you stop being bad, what's left?" Sideways looks were in evidence when they entered the restaurant. Sammy wasn't used to seeing people she recognized in public places, but it was clear they all knew Tech and were curious about her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

thisismyweapon
2010-09-10 05:39 pm UTC (link)

Tech does indeed get several greetings (and glares). He introduces his girlfriend Sam to the owner of the diner, Bobby Hopper, and orders the biscuits and gravy.

Alcee Hernon stops by to say hi. "J. Landon, you sure have come a long way from Chelsea Dinner in high school. You didn't get over her for like, two years, right?" Alcee asks. It's clear from his tone that he's not being malicious; he's just happy for his friend...and tactless.

Tech has a long-suffering expression on his face, and seems to relax when Alcee leaves.

"Welcome to Bon Temps." he grins, reaching out to take Sam's hand and play with her fingers.

They have to keep in character, right?

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	sammyfury 2010-09-10 07:03 pm UTC (link)
	"Funny how that part is the same everywhere," Sammy said, grinning back. "Run into somebody who 'knew you then' and they have to bring up something you don't want to talk about in font of somebody that shouldn't hear it." She leaned in, planting an elbow on the table to lean on. She watched their hands. "Everybody has a past." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thisismyweapon 2010-09-10 08:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, that's true, Sam. Ah'm not ashamed of you knowin', just how things ended back then. Didn't go so well. She and Jake didn't get.along, either. That was then, though." Tech says. "Ah hope you're havin' a good time, Sam." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sammyfury
2010-09-10 08:36 pm UTC (link)

Jake had specific reasons to hate her, she supposed, but as long as he was locked up she wouldn't worry about it.

"We all have bad breakups, right? Unexpected situations to deal with. If you'd told your friend that I was your boss he would have fallen over himself to tell how good you are."

She looked at him curiously over the last question. "It's been fun. I'm sorry about the trouble for your family, but I'm glad to see how you deal with stress. It'll help me help you fit into the team and S.H.I.E.L.D. better."

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	thisismyweapon 2010-09-11 12:50 am UTC (link)
	"He probably would have, but you'd have know he was trying to talk me up to you." Tech says, still playing with her hand, but watching her across the table. "Ah know this place ain't what you're used to, but Ah'm glad you haven't run screamin' for the hills, yet." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2010-09-11 01:08 am UTC (link)
	"So you're glad I'm not a scaredy cat?" Sammy laughed at the notion she would run from anything. "Okay, we'll go with that." "I'd expect your friend to want to make you sound good. That's his job. I'll be a good /girlfriend/ and pretend I never heard the girl's name. Especially as I've only had one cup of coffee today." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thisismyweapon 2010-09-11 01:15 am UTC (link)
	"Ah'd never accuse you of bein' scared, Sam. Ah just figured you'd get over country folk starin' at you like you're the first city folk they'd ever seen." he says. "If you ever have questions about something in my past, you can ask. You know the worst think Ah've done, to my mind, so feel free to ask about anythin' else." Jason says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2010-09-11 01:40 am UTC (link)
	"Was it really that bad? She's not going to pop out of a doorway, is she?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thisismyweapon 2010-09-11 02:40 am UTC (link)
	"It ended badly because Ah wasn't willin' to let Jacob go and be my own man. Ah wasn't ready to back then. But no, you won't meet her. She left town for college out West after we graduated, and Ah haven't had the inclination to find out about her." Tech says. "There won't be any drama between the old /girlfriend/ and the new one." he winks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2010-09-11 03:26 am UTC (link)
	She wondered exactly how much influence Jake Landon had over his brother. Enough that the elder Landon worried how much /she/ had over Tech. "I don't do well with drama. I have no patience for it. If you /did/ have a girl here, I'd apologize for making things difficult with the cover story." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thisismyweapon 2010-09-11 03:46 am UTC (link)
	"Ah don't do drama myself, Sam. Ah would have let you know long in advance if Ah was spoken for. Lucky for me, in this case, that aside from Chelsea, Ah wasn't exactly the guy girls went for. Alcee and the other guys had an easier time of it. Not that Ah minded or nothin'. Ah had my inventions and my lab to keep me company." he smiles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sammyfury
2010-09-11 04:05 am UTC (link)

"That would be their loss." Sammy shifted her fingers between his. The waitress brought coffee and advised them that they were waiting on a fresh batch of biscuits from the oven.

Once the woman left, Sammy resumed the conversation. "I thought that about my guns and books," she said, eyes still on their hands. "Alice had no problem dating, and I always turned to the firing range for company."

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	thisismyweapon 2010-09-11 04:23 am UTC (link)
	Tech looked down at their hands now, noticing that they seemed to fit together, without meaning to. His gaze returned to Sam, though he kept that thought in the back of his head. "What's your favorite book, Sam?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2010-09-11 04:52 am UTC (link)
	Sammy put her free hand on their joined hands. She enjoyed the simple human contact far more than expected, as if her skin was starving for it. "Right now it's a translation of the Shi'ar version of 'The Art of War'. I got it for Christmas and haven't absorbed it all yet. Do you read anything that doesn't need a screwdriver to get it open?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thisismyweapon 2010-09-11 05:01 am UTC (link)
	"Ah've never heard of the Shi'ar, but Ah've read 'The Art of War'. Ah like to read some fantasy novels, and Ah really love anything on the War for Southern Independence. Gran's a member of a society here in town that keeps track of stuff like that." Jason says. "Ah've also read some Eastern Philosophy stuff by Bruce Lee." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2010-09-11 05:53 am UTC (link)
	"They're an alien race. Much saner than the Empress, and their empire is pretty big. One of the Eternals gave it to me for Christmas because I have an interest in war and tactical history. I guess you could say it's genetic." "What ever happened to the girl you brought back from the ship?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

thisismyweapon
2010-09-11 06:04 am UTC (link)

"Ah pointed her in the direction of the Fantastic Four to get some help for her family. Last Ah heard, she'd settled in over in New York and had gotten a job." Tech says. He hadn't been able to check on Reyja recently, but he thought it might be a good idea to do so.

He'd nearly lost his virginity by force to that woman, but she turned out not to be a bad person, after the whole Empress-is-holding-my-family-hostage bit.

"Ah never did properly thank you for comin' after me, Boss Lady." Tech grins. "Thank you."

He places his free hand on top of both of hers and his own.

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	sammyfury 2010-09-11 06:27 am UTC (link)
	"I never could let go of anything that's mine, including my team. She seemed nice enough and she liked you." Sammy intended the words to be light and even teasing, but they sounded suspiciously Not Happy to her own ears. "I think a couple of the girls from the ship are here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

thisismyweapon
2010-09-11 07:19 am UTC (link)

"She was nice, after a fashion, but she just wasn't my type." Tech says, shrugging his shoulders. He opens Sam's left palm and begins tracing the assorted lines he finds there. Sometimes, he wishes he'd paid more attention when Old Mrs. Lawson had been teaching him about palm reading.

"Ah don't believe anything that's yours would ever let you go without a fight, Sam. You just have that quality that makes people want to do their best for you. Ah've seen it with the team." Tech says, tracing a line that runs from the outside of her palm to the middle.

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	sammyfury 2010-09-11 03:16 pm UTC (link)
	That hit Sammy with a memory of Qamar. She looked down to keep it from showing on her face. "We all have something in common," she said. "We believe in what we're doing and we each have something to give to the team." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

thisismyweapon
2010-09-11 04:07 pm UTC (link)

That's the second time he's felt the air in the room change when he's said or done something. He feels that he's getting to know her better, so if he'd done something to outright piss her off, she might say something, even if it's about how she doesn't want to discuss this.

This time, however, he only peers at her to see if she'll offer anything more. When she doesn't, Tech latches onto her next comment to keep the conversation going.

"Ah think you're bein' a bit modest, but there's nothin' wrong with that, Fury." Tech says, as the biscuits and gravy finally arrives.

"Ah hope you like the food, Sam. It's really good here." Tech says.