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

Entry tags:

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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	Re: A Little Bit Later.... sammyfury 2010-10-03 02:48 am UTC (link)
	"I can't pretend to know what you're dealing with. My mother is barely in her 70s and she's hardly ever had even a cold. You could just tell her that it's available and it's a shame not to use your benefits when you're working for them." She smiled. "Blackmail her if you have to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: A Little Bit Later....

thisismyweapon
2010-10-03 03:23 am UTC (link)

"It still mystifies me that your parents are likely the same age as my grandmother and that they still look like they're in their prime." Jason says.

"Blackmail, however, is a tactic that I'll use only when reason fails, which should be shortly." he says. "Maybe I should brush up, though. Someday, I may have to use the same tactic on you, Sam."

He smiles the prospect.

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	Re: A Little Bit Later.... sammyfury 2010-10-03 03:41 am UTC (link)
	She laughed a bit. "I can't be blackmailed, although you are welcome to try. Just be prepared to face the consequences." "As for my parents, there are sound scientific and medical reasons why they're aging so slowly, and you could say it's a family trait." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: A Little Bit Later....

thisismyweapon
2010-10-03 04:07 am UTC (link)

"Consequences? Hm...then I'll have to make sure I find something good. Massages may be involved." he tells her.

He takes a moment to chew over what she says about slow aging being a family trait. Does that mean she's older than she looks? Or that she'll still be young when Jason himself is turning gray? The second thought, for some reason, is a lot more worrying to Jason, though he couldn't say why just now.

"Do you ever wonder how that will affect your outlook on things, when you friends are all getting older and you, maybe, are not?" he asks.

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sammyfury
2010-10-03 04:21 am UTC (link)

"What you're talking about is a bribe, and I can be selectively bribed." She lifted her glass of ice water and teasingly toasted his heinous plans to bring her to her knees...um....

She hurried on to catch up to the conversation. "I have friends in 'the life' who are facing the same situation. I imagine we'll deal with it the way our parents do, with careers that we love and holding on to the people we love as long as we can. I wonder if my manipulation of time will counter the effect in me, but only time is going tell that one. I'm too young for any study to show results this early."

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Re: A Little Bit Later....

thisismyweapon
2010-10-03 04:27 am UTC (link)

"She may be selective bribed." Jason says, as if listing something. "Noted and logged."

"Well, it's good that you have a plan, at the least. Your ability, to me, seems to be one that will only increase as you get older. Who knows? There may be no adverse consequences of any kind for you, regardless of how often you can use your ability. The key is to figuring out how to unlock that potential." Jason says.

Yet another mystery for his mind to work-upon.

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	Re: A Little Bit Later.... sammyfury 2010-10-03 04:38 am UTC (link)
	"It increases bit by bit now because I work hard at it. I'm acutely aware of how time flows and what can be done with seconds. My training program focuses on increasing both my control and my limits." She didn't mention the fear she had of finding herself inside a temporal pause and unable to stop it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Little Bit Later.... thisismyweapon 2010-10-03 04:47 am UTC (link)
	"I still hold that you can do more than just stop time. We may have to devise a method to unlock your potential to speed up or slow down time. There are a few tests I've used on...used in the past to help others with such. Perhaps my work may avail you as well." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Little Bit Later.... sammyfury 2010-10-03 04:50 am UTC (link)
	"Tests you've used on...? Have you come across others like me in Savoy's mob?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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thisismyweapon
2010-10-03 05:00 am UTC (link)

"No, not like you, Sam. Aside from there being no one like you, the only other mutant I'd come across during my time with Savoy's organization was Jake. I think Michael Savoy would have thrown a party if he'd found someone like you to bring into the Organization. However, being a mutant is /definitely/ not something to advertise in the South, especially these days." Jason says, thinking again of Fargo and Joey DeMills, who'd moved to Fargo to help the organization get a foothold there.

"But there were tests we'd conducted on Jake's ability, just to determine what he could do versus what he couldn't. I could probably modify or make a couple of new tests to aid in discovering more about you." he says.

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	Re: A Little Bit Later.... sammyfury 2010-10-03 05:20 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not too anxious to be a lab rat." She said it with a smile. "I'm not a mutant, not in the scientific sense. Though I'm sure the fine point of not having the X-gene would be lost on people who aren't bothered by facts." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Little Bit Later.... thisismyweapon 2010-10-03 05:49 am UTC (link)
	"What if I made you my favored Lab Rat, who gets shiny toys for participating in my experiments?" he quips. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Little Bit Later.... sammyfury 2010-10-03 05:57 am UTC (link)
	"That would be where the selective bribery comes into play. I'd need to know more about the perks before I let myself be caught in your clutches, Mad Scientist." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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thisismyweapon
2010-10-03 06:14 am UTC (link)

Jason smiles. "I offer many perks for one such as you, Agent Fury. In fact, you'll be so wowed by the perks, coffee, massages and weapons that you'll gladly 'allow' yourself to be caught over and over again." he says.

"Besides, there are other things I'd like to know about you that only in-depth examination can give me. However, I shall wait until I've caught you again to learn more." he smirks, raising an eyebrow.

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	Re: A Little Bit Later.... sammyfury 2010-10-03 06:27 am UTC (link)
	"You sound like you're setting a trap for me." She tilted her head and raised a brow as he had. "Not that I'm complaining, but it does sound like you're set on getting me into your lab. I'm determined to get you into my gym." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Little Bit Later.... thisismyweapon 2010-10-03 06:47 am UTC (link)
	"Well, if we're really counting...I've already gotten you into my lab once. Now, I'm just trying to get you back in." he grins. "But I'm not afraid to walk into your gym. In fact, I /welcome/ the opportunity to walk into your gym! So, you set the time and date and I will be there, ready to...work out!" Jason says, stumbling on the words for the moment. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Little Bit Later.... sammyfury 2010-10-03 06:55 am UTC (link)
	"We'll start easy on you. Make sure you're loosened up before we get to the challenging exercises." She couldn't stop herself from making it sound suggestive. "I promise to be gentle." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Little Bit Later.... thisismyweapon 2010-10-03 07:29 am UTC (link)
	"Well, good. Considering that it will be my first time, try not wear me out completely. I may want to go again as soon as possible." Jason says, managing to add a little suggestion to his own words. In his head, he is not sure that the man talking to Sam is really him, but it's still nice, all the same. "How is the food?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Little Bit Later.... sammyfury 2010-10-03 07:41 am UTC (link)
	"The food is delicious." Sammy's brain fastened onto the one possible fact in all that and wondered...his first time? He'd had a girlfriend. He'd been involved in the local mob. Jason Landon was even more of a puzzle. "Americanized Italian food is pretty good. Someday, I'll take you to the best little holes in the walls you've tried." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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thisismyweapon
2010-10-03 07:45 am UTC (link)

"If these said 'holes in the wall' are in Italy, I will sing your praises forever and ever." Jason says. "I've always wanted to try authentic food from each country. Real Mexican food from Mexico, authentic Chinese food from China and so on."

His face takes on that expression usually reserved for Wildberry Skittles as he thinks on that for a moment.

"Panda Express is okay, but I have to believe that real Chinese food has more to it. I really hope so, at least." he drawls.

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	Re: A Little Bit Later.... sammyfury 2010-10-03 07:54 am UTC (link)
	"New York has some authentic restaurants, but you have to get out into the boroughs for it. But you're right, to get a real flavor for the cuisine it's more fun to bum around a foreign country for a while." "I've heard of Panda Express, but I never tried it. For Asian food, I'd take Tokyo or Singapore." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Little Bit Later.... thisismyweapon 2010-10-03 08:15 am UTC (link)
	"Yep, those two are on my List of Places to See Before My Eyesight Fails Me. Panda Express, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut are all of the foreign culture I've ever really had." Jason laughs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Little Bit Later.... sammyfury 2010-10-03 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	"You'll make it. Stick with S.H.I.E.L.D. long enough, you'll go places that aren't even on the map. Maybe the team will bond enough to take group down time in other places." She kind of doubted it, but it could happen. They were all so different. "I'll clean up if you'd like to check on your grandma." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Little Bit Later.... thisismyweapon 2010-10-03 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I'm gonna take you up on that. Need to run this idea past her and see what she says." Jason tells her, finishing the rest of his food. After washing his hands and such, he leans over and gives Sammy a quick kiss on the cheek in thank you for taking care of the clean-up, then heads off to speak to Evelyn. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A Little Bit Later.... sammyfury 2010-10-03 09:16 pm UTC (link)
	She smiled as he left the room. It was the simple gestures, like a cheek kiss, that got to her. She should be harder than that, but it slipped right through. Cleaning up didn't take long. She rinsed dishes for the dishwasher, put away the leftovers, and started the coffeemaker. When Jason returns, he'll find her making notes on her PDA at the kitchen table. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)