MacKenzie Rider (fleetfootmac) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-11-18 19:59:00

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awesome andrea, inactive - kassia frost, mac rider

Working for a Living
He wanted a job. A regular sort of job, that you could work hard at but not have to worry about much. Delivery for the plant store was perfect. Running around making sure people got what they paid for in a timely fashion. Flexible hours wouldn't interfere with helping out the Avengers or walking Kassi to and from school, and he was pretty damn qualified for getting things places fast, if he did say so himself.

Well, what do you know. Second day on the job, and he already had a really interesting one. Three Venus flytraps to Andrea Denker at the Baxter Building of all places. Not bothering to hide his ankles since he wasn't escorting Kassi, he made his way quickly there, rang the buzzer, and told the lady at the desk whom he needed to see about signing.

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awesome_andrea
2010-11-19 01:18 am UTC (link)

Andrea had decided to take up botany as a hobby, in an effort to further develop her interests. Her course-load at ESU was going nicely and so far her responsibilities as a member of the Fantastic Four had no overly interfered with her studies.

A true photographic memory helped, of course.

So when Roberta alerted her that she had a package, she came down directly to collect it.

The ankle-wings were a surprise. "I am Andrea," she said.

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	fleetfootmac 2010-11-19 01:27 am UTC (link)
	He looked up from the checklist and -- whoa. Andrea was a really, really beautiful carnivorous plant owner. "Umm. Afternoon, Andrea. I've got your order for three flytraps. If you...um... could sign right here, please." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2010-11-19 01:47 am UTC (link)
	Well. Andrea hardly considered herself a worthy judge of human attractiveness, but right now, programs and thought strains that had not cycled in some time found themselves unfolding. "...Oh, yes," she said, as she approached. "Thank-you. I had no expected this to be in yet." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-19 01:51 am UTC (link)
	He smiles, nodding. "Just made it to the shop half an hour ago. They're looking healthy and stuff." Oh, very erudite, Mac. "So is this experimental or, um, ornamental, or both?" He asks, holding the pen. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2010-11-19 02:31 am UTC (link)
	Andrea returned the smile. "That is good to know," she said, as she took the pen, signing in neat letters. "A little of both. I am considering botany as a hobby and carnivorous plants seemed most interesting." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-19 02:35 am UTC (link)
	"Pretty cool. If you get real into it, you should try maybe getting some Corkscrew plants. I ...um... don't know the scientific name or anything, but the eat like, underwater germs." Damn. He wishes he knew the scientific bits so he could explain it and stay longer. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2010-11-19 02:58 am UTC (link)
	"Corkscrew plans?" Andrea asked. "I do not believe I have heard of those, but the sound fascinating." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-19 03:03 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. They're in wet areas and estuaries and stuff; real neetch growth and all." Mac never quite pronounced 'niche' right. "I'm Mac." He managed to bring forth the wherewithal to say. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2010-11-19 03:21 am UTC (link)
	"A pleasure to meet you Mac," Andrea said. A thought string brought up a name she had heard Vincent and Franklin mention before, matching it with the winged feet. "You would be... MacKenzie Rider, then?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-19 03:26 am UTC (link)
	Mac blinks only slightly before realizing how reasonable that is to deduce. "Yeah. Just back in town after a long time away." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2010-11-19 03:48 am UTC (link)
	Andrea smiled. "Well, welcome back to New York," she said. She wondered why Vincent and Franklin found him so objectionable. Mac seemed like a very nice--and attractive--person. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-19 03:55 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks. It's great to be back. Too bad I just missed baseball season." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2010-11-19 04:05 am UTC (link)
	"There were some good games this season," she agreed. "Though I am afraid the Mets did rather poorly." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-19 04:10 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I guess I was spared having to see that, then. If the Yankees did well, please, just don't tell me. There's always next year. And maybe my Knicks'll manage." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2010-11-19 04:18 am UTC (link)
	"They failed to make it to the World Series at least," Andrea said, with some measure of satisfaction. "I have high hopes for them as well." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-19 04:49 am UTC (link)
	Mac grinned. "Hey, we take what we can get." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2010-11-19 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	She smiles. "I suppose that we do. I believe they will be back home next week to play the Bobcats. I am looking forward to it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-19 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	"Me too. Um...maybe we could, um, catch it together?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2010-11-19 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	It took Andrea by surprise, but she was more surprised to discover it was a pleasant one. She smiled. "I would like that very much, Mac." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-19 10:53 pm UTC (link)
	She accepted. Oh gods. Awesome. Mac smiled. "Great. I'll call. Well, um, I'm guessing you don't need help getting those upstairs, and I'll probably need to check back in at the shop soon....." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2010-11-19 11:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, right," Andrea said. She scribbled down a phone number for him. "This is my personal line and will let you by-pass the switchboard." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-19 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	He takes it and puts it in his wallet. "Thank you. It was...definitely really nice meeting you, Andrea." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2010-11-19 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	"It was very nice to meet you as well, Mac." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-20 12:02 am UTC (link)
	And he nods, and smiles, and excuses himself...literally walking on air. (Reply to this)(Parent)

little_mermaid
2010-11-20 02:23 am UTC (link)

Leave it to Emma to do something complicated with the paperwork. The school had run into some difficulty with Kassia's school records from the boarding school...because those records were under the name Grace Frost. It took a few phone calls, a surreptitious message to Atlantis, and a few hours before the connection was made that Grace Frost and Kassia McKenzie were the same person.

Then it had taken a chunk of time after that for people to spell "Kassia" correctly. No, it is not spelled with a 'c'. No, my mother did not mean to use an 'e' on the end. By the time it had all been settled, the school day was nearly over so she was dismissed early and with Mac busy, Kassi had walked herself home. She was sitting on the couch in her living room already dreading school tomorrow.

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	fleetfootmac 2010-11-20 02:25 am UTC (link)
	And Mac got home from the shop eventually and went straight to Kassi's suite, knocking. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2010-11-20 02:36 am UTC (link)
	"It's open!" Yes. She'd left it unlocked. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-20 02:38 am UTC (link)
	"Cous, this is New York," he says, coming in. "The door's not supposed to be open. Sorry I was busy at the shop and couldn't meet you. Not going to be a habit. Everything okay?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2010-11-20 02:44 am UTC (link)
	"Mac, I can knock people out with ease. I'm okay." She sighed. "School is evil." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-20 02:55 am UTC (link)
	"Could end up with a police report, though, and paperwork's a bitch." Pause. "Which obviously got illustrated today. Sorry to hear. How bad was it?" He fidgeted. "My day pretty much rocked, though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2010-11-20 03:16 am UTC (link)
	"No one can spell my name right, someone griped at me that I should have just stuck with Grace, and no one gets the surname change. I was there for hours. I don't even know what to expect tomorrow." She stopped. "What happened in your day to make it rock?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-20 03:23 am UTC (link)
	"I hope you told them they don't get renaming privileges on you. It'll be okay, don't worry." "I'm...um... going to see a Knicks game next Tuesday with a girl. A really, really gorgeous girl." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2010-11-20 03:27 am UTC (link)
	"Really? Damn. We haven't even been here a week! That's awesome!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-20 03:33 am UTC (link)
	He beams. "Thanks. Yeah. Her name's Andrea, and she's with the Fantastic Four. I'd never met her before. I'd met all the Richardses and the Doom Brothers --" he rolls his eyes ever so slightly. "--but she hadn't really been around long before I left." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2010-11-20 03:36 am UTC (link)
	Kassi sort of glares at the mention of the Doom Brothers. "Well, let's hope she's as nice as she is pretty then. This is pretty damn cool. At least one of us can get a date! Are you excited?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-20 03:39 am UTC (link)
	"Very. Um. A little, nervous, too, I'm going to have to admit here. I know you don't have to be too fancy going to a game, but... I haven't done a lot of dating, what with the whole off-planet-for-almost-two-years thing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2010-11-20 04:28 am UTC (link)
	"Jeans, decent shirt. It's pretty simple. Clothes haven't gone crazy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-20 04:33 am UTC (link)
	Mac smiles. "Good to know." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2010-11-20 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, things haven't changed that much so you should be fine. Don't worry so much about it. You'll be fine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fleetfootmac 2010-11-20 07:22 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks, Kassi. I appreciate it. And school's going to turn out okay; you'll see." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	little_mermaid 2010-12-24 03:30 am UTC (link)
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