engnr (engnr) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-11-30 02:56:00

Entry tags:

inactive - harvey hogan, inactive - justin rhodes

Brothers From Another.... Father

He'd met his parents. He'd met Anya. It was finally time to meet his brother. Harvey had gotten it set up through Pepper. Harvey waited for his alternate universe brother at the same coffee shop he'd talked with Anya.

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	iron_hide 2010-11-30 08:36 am UTC (link)
	"I just turned twenty-four in September." Justin replies. "What about you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	engnr 2010-11-30 08:39 am UTC (link)
	That got a laugh out of Harvey. "I also just turned twenty-four in September. I was born on the nineteenth." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

iron_hide
2010-11-30 08:42 am UTC (link)

"Are you serious? I was born on the fifth. This is crazy." Justin laughs.

"My kid sister, Toni, her birthday is on September 4th. She's only seventeen, but it still made me double-take when I heard it." Justin says.

"Well, at least shopping is going to be easy." Justin says. "Though, I hope I'll do a better job of it for you than I did for Toni. I really botched her birthday."

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	engnr 2010-11-30 08:48 am UTC (link)
	"Hah!" He couldn't help but laugh at the coincidence. "I'm easy to buy for. Anything to do with mechanics or sports, and you're golden. I just hope it's the same with you. I'm terrible at presents." He was curious now, though, about Toni. "Oh? What happened?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

iron_hide
2010-11-30 08:52 am UTC (link)

"I designed a suit for her, since I knew she used to wear one." Justin says.

"Then she mentioned that she's a mutant...and she can discharge EMP's." Justin says, face-palming.

"She got me an iTunes gift card and an iPod. So I'm pretty bad at shopping, too. If it's electronic, I love it. My girlfriend is a mutant, too and electronics are a big thing with her, too." Justin says.

"Wow, we're all gear-heads." Justin realizes. "You think we bleed motor oil if they cut us open?" he jokes.

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	engnr 2010-11-30 09:01 am UTC (link)
	He chuckled at that. "I can see where that could be a buzz kill on a birthday. But you two have worked past that, right?" He took a mental note that electronics were the premium present to get for any present-requiring occasion. "Well if we do, I know where to go to get a cheap fix," he replied jokingly. Yeah, Harvey was getting along pretty well with Justin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

iron_hide
2010-11-30 09:07 am UTC (link)

"We're good. We're still working on things. She's had to make a pretty big adjustment to account for me, but she's never complained once. Not even when I make short jokes about her." he laughs.

Justin liked Harvey. He wonders now if his parents could have had a child like him if they'd ever had a chance, back at home. Even now, if they're still alive somehow, Justin hoped that they weren't mourning him.

"Hey, do you like steak? I know a pretty good steakhouse or two we could hit sometime if you're scheudule allows it." Justin offers.

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engnr
2010-11-30 09:14 am UTC (link)

"Mom always said I wasn't allowed to make short jokes. I'm too tall to have the right perspective, she said." He chuckled at that. He made short jokes anyway, and they always had a big laugh about it.

"Steak is the best type of meat there is," he replied. "I'd be happy to. John pretty much lets me flex my hours to my liking, so I always have time."

He smirked.

"God bless vegetarians for being strong enough to resist steak, because I sure can't."

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iron_hide
2010-11-30 09:27 am UTC (link)

"Yeah, that just /sounds/ like something Mom would say." Justin laughs.

"The last time I made a crack about her height, she she pulled my ear and then asked me who was taller. It was funny after the pain stopped." he says.

"I hear you on that. My girlfriend was a vegetarian when we met, but after about the second cheeseburger I made her watch me eat, she got curious. She hasn't converted completely, but she'll have one sometimes."

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	engnr 2010-11-30 09:32 am UTC (link)
	Harvey rubbed his ear while laughing, remembering the times when his ear got pulled on, too. They were from two completely different worlds, but that didn't stop them from having a lot in common. It was so weird, but also so relieving. "Your girlfriend sounds like a tough one," Harvey replied. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_hide 2010-11-30 09:41 am UTC (link)
	"She is, man. She's gone through some pretty bad stuff, like us, but she's still a good person." Justin says. "Did you have any brothers or sisters where you're from?" Justin asks. "I grew up an only child in the strictest sense of the words. No other adult I knew had children so they all kind of adopted me." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	engnr 2010-12-01 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Never had siblings," he replied. "I can't say I didn't want any, but I think it was better that I didn't have any. Mom was too afraid to get pregnant again after she almost lost me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_hide 2010-12-02 04:17 am UTC (link)
	"I sort of know where you're coming from with that." Justin says. "I was born with a heart condition; between that and all of the issues with our world, Mom and Dad weren't really able to expand the family." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	engnr 2010-12-04 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	Harvey was quiet for a moment. "I guess she just can't cut a break in any universe." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_hide 2010-12-04 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah. She and Tony don't seem to get a lot of breaks, which is why I'm glad they're both happy here." Justin says. He goes for a shiny change-of-topic. "Is there anything else you want to know about me or the family you've walked into? I don't want to leave you with any unanswered questions." Justin says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	engnr 2010-12-05 12:41 am UTC (link)
	"There is one thing I want to know, yeah. You said Tony tried to connect with you, right? Do you think he would be receptive if me? I... sort of have something I want to ask him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

iron_hide
2010-12-05 01:04 am UTC (link)

"Tony and I have been working on getting to know each other, and things are good. He's not ever going to be my Uncle Tony, just because he's not really that kind of guy." Justin says.

"But yeah, I think he'd be willing to talk to meet with you, man. He's been through the alternate-dimensional relative thing before. In fact, he just got another one a couple of months ago, but Anya probably told you that." Justin says.

"Mom, Anya or I could set you up with a meeting if you wanted to talk to him." Justin offers.

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	engnr 2010-12-05 02:48 am UTC (link)
	"That would be great, man. I feel like I really need to do something I should have thought about a long time ago." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_hide 2010-12-05 03:07 am UTC (link)
	That sets off a little bit of an alarm in Justin's head. "Hey, is everything all right, Harvey? Do you need something? I mean, we could probably get you in to see him as soon as possible, but if it's something you need right away, I'll help if I can." Justin says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	engnr 2010-12-05 03:57 am UTC (link)
	"I... Thanks, Justin. But this is something only the Tony here can help me with." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_hide 2010-12-05 04:04 am UTC (link)
	"All right, man. If that changes at all, let me know. I'll be glad to help out." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	engnr 2010-12-06 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks. I'll definitely let you know. I'll do the same for you, if you ever need help." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_hide 2010-12-07 02:22 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks, Harvey. I might need to take you up on that sooner than you think." Justin says. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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