Anya Antonovna Romanova Stark (anyastark) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-09-09 16:13:00

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anya stark, inactive - justin rhodes, toni rhodes

Happy Belated Birthday!
Anya felt like a heel for missing Justin's birthday. It was the day after Toni's and it had slipped past her. She quickly gathered what she needed and pulled an all-nighter putting together an obscene laptop for him. The thing was two to three times faster than anything on the market and she installed her custom OS on it. He wouldn't have to worry about it crashing on him.

When it was finished she packed it up and shipped it by special courier to Justin.

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	toni_rhodes 2010-09-12 12:29 am UTC (link)
	"Hey yourself, bro," Toni told him, as she stepped inside. "Pretty good, actually," she said. Minus the missing boyfriend, of course, but she was dealing. "Same to you, I might add." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

iron_hide
2010-09-12 02:14 am UTC (link)

He knew that both Anya and Toni were suffering the same dilemma. He wanted to say something comforting to her, but Charlie had been gone for several months now. Justin didn't want to say anything to upset her.

He hands Toni her gift, which at first seems a simple Compact Disc.

"Those are the specs for the new armor I'm building for you, Toni. Maybe you can take a look at them and tell me if they suit you?" he asks.

"Oh, and thanks. Birthdays were decent affairs back home, but being on the run most of the time made celebrating hard. Mom and Dad tried when they could, though.

Speaking of...have you talked to Rhodey lately?" he asks.

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toni_rhodes
2010-09-12 02:36 am UTC (link)

Toni wondered sometimes if what she was doing to herself was right. It had been less than a week, a few nights of pleasure, and maybe a promise of something more... But hardly a "I'll love you forever" thing.

"Armor?" she asked. "I mean, that's great, Justin, and I really appreciate the effort, but I haven't used a suit in months. Don't... exactly need one anymore."

"Hopefully, you'll like this though," she added. The envelope she passed him contained gift certificates to Chipotle, which she'd heard through the grapevine he liked.

"Dad? Yeah, I saw him at the cookout, actually."

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iron_hide
2010-09-12 03:58 am UTC (link)

Damn. He was really not good at the whole birthday thing and it showed. He should have gone with his first instict: the iTunes gift card.

"Well, perhaps it can adapted to help out with your ability a little more? I know we don't know each other so well, but I really want to help you any way I can, Toni. You've been through a lot lately." Justin says.

His eyes definitely light up at the Chipotle gift certificates. Tina is going to love this. In fact, he might need to stop there on his way back to Xavier's.

"Thanks, Toni. Really, thank you." he says. "Oh, he was at the cookout. I was at the one up at Xavier's. I'm doing some work out there while Tina is busy with her own job." Justin says.

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	toni_rhodes 2010-09-12 04:16 am UTC (link)
	She smiled. "Sounds good," she agreed. "And thanks, Justin." "Yeah, he asked about you, actually. Wanted to know how you were getting on." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

iron_hide
2010-09-15 12:37 pm UTC (link)

"Oh. Well, maybe I'll call him." Justin says, surprised that Rhodey asked about him. His mother accepted him right out when he arrived, and Toni and Anya have been good to him, too. But Mr. Stark and Mr. Rhodes have always been harder for him to understand and read, and he was pretty sure Rhodey only considered him an inconvenience.

He tried not to let it bother him, but it did, in some ways.

"How's your mom?" Justin asks.

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	toni_rhodes 2010-09-15 04:11 pm UTC (link)
	Toni herself is unsure exactly how Justin is supposed to fit into their lives. If nothing else, the timing of his arrival had been especially bad. Her memories of what had happened to her during that time were mercifully nonexistent, but for those around her... "You should," she agreed. "Mom's doing good. Out at sea on a salvage job for the government." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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