nextgen_holiday (nextgen_holiday) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-09-05 17:49:00

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akilah munroe, anya stark, holiday, inactive - aine gold, inactive - beetle, inactive - hot rod, inactive - james romanov rogers, inactive - molly hayes, inactive - valeria richards, luna maximoff, npc - black widow, npc - james rhodes, npc - tony stark, plot-"body swap", team - avengers, team - thunderbolts, toni rhodes

Labor Day - Avengers
The air was warm and the sun was bright making it a perfect day for a cookout to celebrate Labor Day. Classes would start on the 8th (for those going to college they started a week ago) and it was the last chance to kick back and cut loose before hitting the books.

At the Avengers' Mansion in NYC Jarvis and some helpers he managed to rope into helping with the preparations were busy getting the food ready. Tables had been placed out around the pool and the large grill fired up to get nice and hot. Burgers, hot dogs, sausage, ribs, corn on the cob, pasta salad, salad and fruit salad were just some of the food available to eat. Soda, water, fruit juice and other beverages were on ice.

To help get to know each other the Thunderbolts received an invitation to attend.

It was a day of rest and relaxations for those who put their lives on the line for others.

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	hot_rod 2010-09-10 01:54 am UTC (link)
	Well. This was... awkward. Making a concentrated effort not to think about the horrible, horrible porn 'stache, Stevie took a deep breath. "Mr. Stark," she said, "my name is Stevie Barton. I'm from another universe. But I'm also... kind of... your daughter." Ew ew ew. "My parents are Clint Barton and Antonia Stark." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-09-10 02:04 am UTC (link)
	Because switching bodies with her husband wasn't absurd enough...this happened. "It's nice to meet you, Stevie," Natasha said. "This is definitely a surprise for all of us. Though it is a nice change of pace. The other dimensional visitors to our family have been Natasha's up until you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2010-09-10 04:00 am UTC (link)

Tasha would handle this without vomiting, wouldn't she?

"Yes, all of my children have been blessings, and welcoming one of Tony's is a welcome change of pace." he says, with a sincerity he doesn't quite feel. He's still trying to get this all worked out in his head on how she'll work in the family dynamic, and how Anya will react to her. Part of him really doesn't want to tell her, especially now that Tony knows who Stevie's parents are.

"Stephanie...have you met Clint yet?" he asks.

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hot_rod
2010-09-10 04:11 am UTC (link)

She shook her head. "I heard what happened to... ah, his son," Stevie said. "I figure somebody like me is the last thing he needs right now."

"I'll be honest with you, Mr. Stark," she went on. "I... don't exactly have the best relationship with my mother. My folks are divorced, actually. But I'm not looking for a replacement parent or anything. I just kinda figured... I dunno, really."

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redheadspy
2010-09-10 02:42 pm UTC (link)

Natasha nodded. "It may be wise not to see Clint for awhile," she said. "Having a child disappear is hard." Unfortunately she was talking from experience.

"First, please call me Tony." Natasha had gotten a little used to answering to Tony in the past week. "It happens. Sometimes a parent and child don't get along well for awhile." She had the own situation with her own son at times. "How this goes will be completely up to you. You can decide how things are going to be. Though if you do need anything, please let me or Natasha know."

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nextgen_parent
2010-09-11 02:49 am UTC (link)

"Yes, Stephanie. If we can help you, we will. It might be good if we set up a time to talk more about everything in detail before we introduce you to the rest of the family." Tony says.

Tasha was an old hand at dealing with wayward children, whereas Tony was not. Speaking of wayward children, he reminded himself to find a way to contact Misha about his project. If Tasha found out about that, it would be a nightmare.

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hot_rod
2010-09-11 03:05 am UTC (link)

"I'm not looking for handouts or anything," Stevie assured Tony. Mentally, she decided to file him under 'Not the Mama.' "Long as I've got the roof here over my head and somebody can fix my gear when it breaks, I'm good."

That and trying to get home, but that was pretty implicit.

"But you wanna talk more, I'm game for that. They'll find out sooner or later, I figure."

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	redheadspy 2010-09-11 03:12 am UTC (link)
	"While you're here, you're family and we take of our own," Natasha said. "If you need something please don't hesitate to ask. I'm sure your gear isn't a problem. There are enough mad geniuses around to help with it." She put a hand on Tony's shoulder. "I'm sure we can set up dinner or something. You can meet the rest of the family. Misha, Anya and Eliza." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2010-09-11 05:17 pm UTC (link)

"And James, love. But yes, I would like it very much if we could take this slowly. We want you to feel welcome, Stephanie, but Tony is right; we take care of our own." Tony says.

He's just never going to be able to call her "Stevie". She's too pretty to be a "Stevie". She's not a tech-genius, which will take a little getting used to but it's nice to have a little variety in the family.

A part of him wonders if Stephanie is some kind of preparation for Eddie. Eddie will be a blank slate and like Stephanie, is coming into a world he knows nothing about. He simply hopes that Eddie and Stephanie are much less...active than he is, in some ways.

"You're family, Stephanie. We just hope we don't send you screaming for the hills too quickly." Tony grins.

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hot_rod
2010-09-11 05:34 pm UTC (link)

Well-drilled politeness (and you know, not wanting to offend the people who can seriously mess up your life if they want to), kept Stevie from correcting Tasha on the name thing. She usually didn't let many people call her Stephanie.

"Slow sounds good to me," she agreed. Even if she did usually like to take things fast. Likes cars. And guys.

"And... thanks. Both of you."

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	redheadspy 2010-09-11 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	"You're welcome," Natasha said with a smile. "Now if you'll excuse us, I want to get Natasha home. If she doesn't put her feet up, they'll swell too much. Then the complaining will come." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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