Natasha Romanova (redheadspy) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-09-26 16:47:00

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anya stark, inactive - hot rod, inactive - james romanov rogers, lady devil, misha loganovich, npc - black widow, npc - tony stark, plot-"house of romanov"

Down Is Up, and Up Is Down
The Stark/Romanov Family Dinner. It was a study and exercise in insanity. They were usually loud, chaotic and entertaining to say the least. Natasha wasn't quite sure if she was up for this one or not. Her back was hurting and her ankles and feet were uncomfortably swollen. The good feeling of the second trimester was gone and the uncomfortable third was here. Though she wouldn't back out or tell Tony she didn't want to do it. They would have dinner and be entertained by the kids. Or so she hoped.

Picking a place was key, but this time she opted for Tony to get a private room at Delmonico's. Steak for the carnivores and private so that if things got loud they wouldn't embarrass themselves. And Natasha felt like dressing up a bit.

She had a new dress from Jan, a new pair of shoes and the earrings Tony gave her when she proposed to him.

When she and Tony were ready, he drove them to the restaurant. They even managed to beat the kids there.

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	redheadspy 2010-09-26 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm glad you could make it," Natasha said to Stevie. There was a hug and a cheek kiss for Eliza. "Hello, sweetheart. This is Stephanie Barton. She's an extra-dimensional visitor and she's one of Tony's." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-09-26 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	Tony walks into the room and watches his family gather. He, of course, smiles at Eliza before trying to give the same warm smile to Stephanie. "Hello, Stephanie. I'm glad you came." Tony says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hot_rod
2010-09-26 11:47 pm UTC (link)

Apparently, kids of this woman were popular in this neck of the woods. Which was strange to Stevie. She knew who Natasha was, from the files and all, but the so-called Black Widow was little more than a footnote where she was from.

"Definitely not from that side of the family," Stevie assured Eliza.

Stephanie? Okay, what the heck was going on there?

"Ah, good to be here... Tony," she replied.

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mishaloganovich
2010-09-26 11:49 pm UTC (link)

Misha knew he was running late, but the last Danger Room simulation with the stealth suit had run overtime. With Justin's improvements, he was shaving seconds off his response time and the change in power source had given him extra fire power. It wasn't until the program shut down and he asked for the current time did he realize he had less than ninety minutes to shower, change into something appropriate and get into the city.

He was waved through to the private dining room by a respectful hostess who'd recognized him from previous visits and the media. He carried several paper wrapped flowers bunches he picked up from a corner bodega with him, one each for Mom, Anya and Eliza.

Entering the dining room, he went immediately to Natasha to kiss her cheek. The strange girl present didn't register on his tired brain. "Hi Mom."

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	ladydevil 2010-09-26 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	"Really? Sorry. It's just most of us other worldly kids in this family are Mom's. So it was unexpected. I'm Eliza," she offers Stevie a cheerful grin. She accepts the flowers with a smile. "Thanks Misha. How've you been?" He looks tired. She is tempted to get Lyta to make him relax but that would seem to invasive. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

redheadspy
2010-09-26 11:58 pm UTC (link)

"Hi, honey," she said with a smile and returned the cheek kiss. "Thank you. They're beautiful." She was a little surprised he made it. "I'm glad you could make it."

Natasha didn't miss the tired look either. Maybe it was time to touch base with Logan and see what her son has been up to. Not like he would tell her.

"It was bound to happen at some point," Natasha told Eliza.

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	anyastark 2010-09-27 12:00 am UTC (link)
	"Sorry we're late," Anya said as she walked in with James. "Dork here drove and we almost ended up in Brooklyn," Anya said. She gave each of her parents a smooch to the cheek and a noogie for Misha before a smooch for him. Eliza got a warm smile and the new sister got a slightly forced smile. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	next_avenger 2010-09-27 12:01 am UTC (link)
	"We were not going to end up in Brooklyn. I made one wrong turn a block away," James grumbled and then elbowed his sister. Mom got a kiss to the cheek. Everyone else got a nod. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2010-09-27 12:05 am UTC (link)

"Hello, honey." Tony smiles genuinely as Anya enters the room. He hugs her and offers his hand to James to shake. Misha receives a curt nod, though Tony finds himself annoyed that Misha looks like hell.

That would encourage Tasha to ask worry and ask questions, and the longer that went on, the closer she might to get to figuring things out. He could only hope Logan hadn't noticed, either.

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	hot_rod 2010-09-27 12:13 am UTC (link)
	Well. Lots of people here. Including one guy who looked like five miles of bad road. "Uh, hi, all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-09-27 12:17 am UTC (link)
	Misha was in the motion of handing Anya her flowers and pulling her hair for the noogie when he finally noticed the other girl and her not-so-sure words. "Sorry, I guess I didn't get the memo on a guest for dinner. Otherwise I'd have another bunch of flowers. I'm Misha. Uh... I'll buy you a beer?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2010-09-27 12:21 am UTC (link)

"All right everyone, I have an announcement." Tony says, trying to get the attention of everyone in the room.

"Tonight, we have a new family member to introduce and I hope that you'll all make her feel as welcome as possible." Tony says, turning to Stephanie.

"Stephanie Barton, welcome to your family. We're here for you if you need anything at all." Tony says.

"Who wants to go first with introductions?" he asks.

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	next_avenger 2010-09-27 12:23 am UTC (link)
	"We already know each other," James said after shaking Tony's hand and sitting down. "She is on the A-team after all." Smirk. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-09-27 12:32 am UTC (link)
	"I didn't realize she joined the Thunderbolts," Anya smirked. "I'm Anya. The first Hellspawn of these two," she said as she nodded to her parents. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-09-27 12:37 am UTC (link)
	"She can't be on the A-Team, she wasn't at practice this morning with the rest of us," Misha said with a head shake. "Are we expecting a Romanov/Herc kid next? I think Dad's got a bet on it now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-09-27 01:10 am UTC (link)
	Stevie rolled her eyes. "Call me Stevie, please," she said. "Only person who calls me Stephanie is my mother. And really not a flowers kind of girl. Car parts, yes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladydevil 2010-09-27 01:13 am UTC (link)
	"Then sadly we'll have nothing to talk about." Eliza jokes. "I'm terrible with cars. Say. Does this mean Stevie can cook, seeing as us Romanov girls can't?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-09-27 01:47 am UTC (link)
	"Actually Stevie is a Barton/Stark kid," Natasha explained. "In her world Tony is a woman." And yes, Natasha said that with a straight face. Considering what they just went through it wasn't hard to imagine a female Tony Stark. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-09-27 01:56 am UTC (link)
	"Well, Stephanie already seems to be a chip off the old block at least with her love of cars." Tony chuckles. "How is your cooking skill, Stephanie?" Tony asks. He's not calling her Stevie, for multiple reasons. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	next_avenger 2010-09-27 02:21 am UTC (link)
	"They have to be better than Anya's," James said. "I don't think it's possible to be worse than that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-09-27 02:23 am UTC (link)
	Anya kept quiet despite the teasing from her brother. It was a very uncomfortable situation to say the least. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-09-27 02:32 am UTC (link)
	Misha put an arm around Anya's shoulders and hugged her. He didn't have to know what was going on to interpret her quiet. "Speaking of food, I missed lunch. Any chance we can continue this over some menus?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladydevil 2010-09-27 02:53 am UTC (link)
	Eliza suddenly remembers why Lyta hasn't been able to keep Misha sane. Oh hell how dense could she be? Her nose screws up as she wonders how to break it to him. She's going to have to say something soon. "Misha. I need to talk to you about something in private soon." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-09-27 03:08 am UTC (link)
	Stevie shrugged. "I can heat soup or make grilled cheese or fried egg sandwiches. Nothing fancy." Ugh. Major baggage in the room. Not even counting her own. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	next_avenger 2010-09-27 03:19 am UTC (link)
	"Nothing wrong with those things," James said. "It's about all I can cook. Anya can't even make cereal without setting it on fire." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)