Griffen O'Niell (madscienceman) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-08-10 15:21:00

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anya stark, griffen o'niell, halbjorn, svalin

Meeting of the Minds
Griffen had decided he was going to start ordering parts for new computer upgrades. It wasn't his thing but it had to be done. That was when he had noticed someone was already doing his job for him. That was a little surprise.

He smiled a little as he picked up one of the boxes to check out what was being installed. He gave a low whistle of geek approval as he wandered into the computer room. He looked up and had a moment of surprise.

"Miss Stark?" He blinks again then offers her a smile. "It's good to see you again. Is there anything I can do to help you?"

He doesn't seem as shy as he once was but then again the first time they met was in the middle of a crisis and the next time they were around each other was when the Defenders got called in. Griffen notes that they never really got to talk before.

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	anyastark 2009-08-10 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	"Like what? That sounds some stories waiting to be told." She couldn't imagine what could have happened with Asgardians out in public. Asleif. Anya took a moment to put a face to the name. "That the goth one? Who's Sydney?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

madscienceman
2009-08-10 11:34 pm UTC (link)

"Sydney got hired by your father to act as a sort of cultural liaison for the team. She does a good job and helps keep the team out of major trouble. She has a little girl who hero worships Asleif just a little. Asleif in turn seems to be pretty willing to indulge Zoey." He smiles a little.

Then goes on to explain how Zoey talked them into going to Medieval Times and what happened there as they work.

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	anyastark 2009-08-10 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	Anya was laughing quite hard by the time Griffen was done telling his stories. "If I didn't know that they were Asgardians, I would swear those stories were made up. Asleif has a fan?" Anya found it hard to believe that the stuck-up Asgardian would bother with a mere child. "You guys get crazy hijinks and we get attacked. This is so not fair." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2009-08-10 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah. It's good for Asleif though. She's been taking more care because of that." It has Griffen smiling a little. "I'm not really looking forward to what the universe could toss at a bunch of Gods," he admits. "I've been tinkering with my shields and such to make sure I won't get turned into paste." He's very confident he'll be fine. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-11 12:02 am UTC (link)
	"Good." Not that Anya expected Asleif to ever become a people person. "Good. Sounds like you're going to need all the help you can get. Not getting turned into paste is a good thing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2009-08-11 12:06 am UTC (link)
	His mouth twitches and he chuckles. "I'll at least be good support which everyone needs. Never know when you need someone who does everything in numbers." He will never admit what he did to his mother's basement. That was more than just numbers. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-11 12:12 am UTC (link)
	"Support is always needed," Anya said as she finished the calibrations and popped in another circuit board. "It sounds like you're all settling in well." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2009-08-11 12:29 am UTC (link)
	He nods in a nearly cheery manner."We're all doing well." He puzzled over a small tangle of cables on the ground but decided to leave it be. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-11 12:42 am UTC (link)
	"That's good to hear." Anya calibrated the circuit board and then climbed out from under the console. "I think that should do it for hardware." She smiled. "Turn her on and then we can start on the software." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2009-08-11 01:07 am UTC (link)
	He propped it up and made sure the power plug was pushed in then he turned it on. Ah the nice sound of a computer humming to life. It made hm smile. "Anything else you need? Installing programs can take a while." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-11 05:09 am UTC (link)
	"I can kick off the installs and then I need to go take a look in the lab and see what needs to be removed. Dad and Uncle Hank can be packrats and you guys may need the space. Feel like helping me sort through stuff?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2009-08-11 07:25 am UTC (link)
	Griffen gave her a slightly apologetic smile. "I started an unofficial inventory of the labs and sort of...separated the things I was fairly sure weren't meant to stay in the lab off to one side since I didn't want to harm anyone's work. I tend to get off on wild tangents of tinkering so it was better safe than sorry." He's been very careful. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-11 07:33 am UTC (link)
	Anya gave him a puzzled look. "You managed to get into the lower most lab?" she asked. Dad was a little paranoid about Stark toys and people touching them and she knew the security on that lab was the best out there. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2009-08-11 07:47 am UTC (link)
	He gives her a puzzled look right back. "There are lower labs?" He pauses then shakes his head. "Never mind. After the whole 'oh god time travel' thing I'm much more careful about what I touch so maybe I got a little paranoid and moved anything I wasn't sure about." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2009-08-11 07:51 am UTC (link)

Anya smiled. "There's always lower labs. Dad's a little paranoid when it comes to the Stark toys so there's always secret labs that no one but he can enter."

"Oh I completely understand that. I don't want that to ever happen again."

Anya typed furiously on the keyboard and a moment later the install was underway.

"Come on. I'll show you things very few people get to see."

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	madscienceman 2009-08-11 07:59 am UTC (link)
	That had Griffen look mildly entertained. That was just so cool. "Yeah." He perks up and stands up straight. "Awesome. I wonder what kind of stuff got left down there? I know he must have planned on getting back to it at some point." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-11 08:09 am UTC (link)
	"I don't even know. It's been a few years since I've been down there. The West Coast Avengers disbanded rather suddenly and I don't think they had time to clean it all out." Anya stood up and motioned for him to follow. "This way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2009-08-11 08:18 am UTC (link)
	Griffen nods slowly. "I heard bits and pieces about that. Shame really but stuff happens." He follows after her very unlike a puppy. This is serious and fun. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-11 08:22 am UTC (link)
	"It happens. Teams come and go. My mother was on the Champions and they disbanded ages ago." Anya walked down the hall from the computer lab and to the elevator. She pressed the call button. "Find any surprises during your stay here?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2009-08-11 08:28 am UTC (link)
	"First day I had a possum down in the first lab happily sleeping in one of the cabinets." He won't admit to his girly man yell over that. "Mostly everything has been as expected." He won't admit he found some risky magazines too since that was a surprise and a little embarrassing for him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-11 08:44 am UTC (link)
	"How did you get it out?" "That's good. Glad you haven't had too many surprises." The elevator arrived and the doors opened. Anya waited for Griffen to enter. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2009-08-13 01:24 am UTC (link)
	"I lured it into a trash can then ran outside with the lid secured on. It was pretty happy to be outside once I let it loose." He gets in fairly quickly. He had no intention of making her wait. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-13 01:28 am UTC (link)
	Anya giggled as she put her hand to the scanner, granting them access to the lowest level. Only her, Dad or Uncle Hank could access the lower lab. The elevator took them down to the lowest level in the complex. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

madscienceman
2009-08-13 01:34 am UTC (link)

It was nearly two and a half hours latter. Griffen had a visible skip to his step because he had been pretty much thrilled by everything. He was throwing together something for them to eat since apparently they were both hungry.

The smell of frying vegetables and meat filled the air and he was cooking rice to go with it. Carbs to him were heaven.

"You're starting college, right? Looking forward to it," he inquires in a friendly tone.

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	anyastark 2009-08-13 01:47 am UTC (link)
	Anya smiled as she sat at the table leaning on an elbow. "Yes. I start MIT in a...wow. Only a week." She smiled more. "Yes, I'm looking forward to it. A lot." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)