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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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)

	hot_rod 2010-09-27 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	Well. This was nice and... awkward. "I... I'm sorry," she said. "Didn't know I was gonna upset her like that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	next_avenger 2010-09-27 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	"You didn't do it," James told Stevie. "She's dating Steve Barton of this world and he disappeared on her birthday. You probably remind her of him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-09-27 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Stephanie, you couldn't have known. This is an adjustment for everyone." Tony says, trying to be a little more conciliatory. "We all just need to take a moment and get our heads together." Tony says, getting up to leave the room. Dear god, he could use a drink right now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-09-28 02:52 am UTC (link)
	Natasha came waddling back a few moments later. "She'll be back in a few minutes. Then she noticed Tony was gone. "Where's Tony?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-09-28 06:46 am UTC (link)
	"I think he's taking a moment and getting his head together," Misha said, frowning a little. He had to check his messages more often because he had no idea about Steve, or anything else happening on the other side of the family. "You want me to check on him, or can I hold down the fort while you do? I'll spearhead the effort to get some appetizers on the table." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-09-28 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, he needed to clear his head," Stevie said. Nice to see she was still causing family problems and disappointing her "mom" wherever she went. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-09-28 07:05 pm UTC (link)
	"These are never easy," Anya said as she sat down in her chair. "Sorry about that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-09-28 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	"What can we do to make it better?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-09-28 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah..." Stevie started. "Talk. What can we do?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-09-28 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	"Well unless either of you have anything to dimensional portals, there's nothing you can do. I need to head to New Orleans and talk to Irina." Anya smiled a little. "Thanks though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladydevil 2010-09-28 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	"That's..... Going to be a problem, Anya," Eliza says with a look of guilt. "I wanted to talk to Misha about this in private but.... Lyta and Irina have been missing for a few days. We don't know what's up yet. But I'll keep you informed." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-09-29 12:00 am UTC (link)
	"That...woman has Lyta?" Instantly angry, Misha turned that anger on Eliza. "A few days and you mention it now?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-09-29 12:20 am UTC (link)
	Well. A guilt trip and a floor show. Tonight was certainly sending mixed signals about this family. Stevie kept her mouth shut, though. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-09-29 01:56 am UTC (link)
	"No, what Eliza said is that they both have been missing a few days. She didn't say that Irina has Lyta." Anya shrugged. "It's Lyta and Irina. They probably went on a world wide shopping spree. They're not kids and don't need to check in with anyone." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-09-29 03:30 am UTC (link)
	He ignored Anya; she didn't know what he knew and he was prevented from telling her because her father wanted her safe. He sat back from the table and waited for an answer from Eliza who thought it was appropriate to bring it up here and now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-09-29 03:33 am UTC (link)
	Stevie looked over at Anya. "I'm thinking now's a good time to get out of here before these two start duking it out. Er... no offense, folks." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-09-29 04:46 am UTC (link)
	"We're not allowed to physically fight at dinners. Otherwise maiming is okay, killing is not." Anya shrugged. If Misha wanted to ignore her it was his prerogative, but everything wasn't a conspiracy to get him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	next_avenger 2010-09-29 05:04 pm UTC (link)
	"But sticking your tongue out, teasing and making funny faces is totally allowed," James pointed out. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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