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

Entry tags:

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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	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)

	nextgen_parent 2010-09-27 03:44 am UTC (link)
	"Hey now, leave Anya alone. Cooking isn't for everyone and that's okay." Tony says, trying to get everyone to respect Anya's feelings. She doesn't need even well-intentioned ribbing right now. "Stephanie, do you have any plans for what you'll be doing? College? Work? Anything like that?" Tony asks, taking a sip of his Coke. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_misc 2010-09-27 03:57 am UTC (link)
	Stevie would have a few moments to think about that as the waiter came over to deliver menus. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-09-27 04:04 am UTC (link)
	"If all of us were meant to cook, there wouldn't be takeout," Anya said. "Besides, setting fire to cereal takes talent." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-09-27 04:08 am UTC (link)
	Natasha was quiet as she looked over the menu. Nick was going through a fresh bout of kicking and she didn't want to react to it. Tony would be escorting here out of here in two second flat if he thought anything was wrong. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladydevil 2010-09-27 04:12 am UTC (link)
	"I almost set fire to water once. There was olive oil involved," she admits with a shrug. She was trying to show she wasn't making a big deal out of it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hot_rod
2010-09-27 04:26 am UTC (link)

Lord. It was like being home all over again, only with added pornstache.

"Can't really see any point to college," Stevie said. "Wouldn't count for anything back home. Not that I was probably going to school back home either."

"See, thing with me is, well, the whole Stark-brain thing? Must have skipped a generation or been on the wrong chromosome or something. Cars, I can figure out. Pretty much anything else sciencey? I got nothin'."

She frowned, realizing she was probably talking too much about too much. "Mom pushed me into a couple business courses. Still holds out a glimmer of hope that I've got any real interesting in running the mega-corp come day. Was working as an automechanic, actually. Fixing and racing cars are about the only things I'm good at, other than Avenging."

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	mishaloganovich 2010-09-27 04:30 am UTC (link)
	"I like cars better than school, myself," Misha said to the room at large. He wanted their attention off him, but not necessarily on Anya for the wrong reasons, and he was feeling sorry for Stevie. That was weird. "Who wants to share the appetizer sampler platter?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2010-09-27 04:40 am UTC (link)

Dear God, it's like...it's like watching a female version of Clint. Tony thinks. He's trying not to be disappointed in Stephanie but he catches himself wishing that she was more like Anya...who is a lot more like him. This whole thing is a lot like getting a shirt for Christmas and finding out that it doesn't fit at all.

"Well, that's interesting." Tony says, at a loss for what he should say next. Race car driving was hobby, not a profession, at least not to him.

"Well, maybe you'll have an easier time of it here? The Avengers could use more well-rounded recruits, Stephanie. Super-villains take days off, too. Sometimes." Tony says.

He senses this is going poorly.

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	redheadspy 2010-09-27 04:46 am UTC (link)
	"School isn't for everyone," Natasha said carefully. "The important thing is to do what you love doing. We of course will help where we can. I don't know if you're into racing, but Tony does have a racing team. I'm sure they could always use another mechanic. If not, there are a lot of cars between the Avengers and the Young Avengers." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-09-27 04:50 am UTC (link)
	Anya looked away as she could feel the tears starting to well up in her eyes. Stevie reminded her too much of Steve. "Excuse me," she said and stood up and went off to the restroom. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-09-27 05:18 pm UTC (link)
	Misha watched her leave and looked to Mom for a hint of what was going on. Just far out of the loop was he this time? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-09-27 05:55 pm UTC (link)
	Natasha caught the look and mouthed the word "Steve" and let it go at that for now. They could talk later after dinner if Misha wanted to talk. She climbed out of her chair. "I'll see to her," she said to Tony. With that she went to comfort her daughter. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)