Chris Grant-Pym (pym_kitten) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-08-18 00:49:00

Current location:	LAX
Entry tags:	halbjorn, inactive - chris pym, inactive - ohu amane, npc - tigar, svalin

Leaving On A JetPlane (Is just arriving somewhere else on one)
Chris smiled to herself as she watched the tarmac approach, feeling the familiar grinding and bumping of wheels as they met the ground, her flight finally setting down at LAX. Mom living on the other side of the country may make it a bit of a jaunt to visit, but she loves coast-hopping. Mom and Dad's separation wasn't easy for her to deal with, but she'd never held it against either of them. She'd made it blatantly clear, even with how young she was, that she wasn't going to be bounced back and forth in whatever custody agreement. It was why she'd wound up with the X-Men; Avengers-Hank had talked to X-Hank, who talked to the Professor. So, Xavier's; best place in the world for a kid to grow up learning how to master their freakish ways.

No need for baggage claim, since everything she needed was at Mom's, and there would be shopping. Chris was still struggling with resisting the urge to bolt down the hallway on all fours when she spotted the familiar face.

"Mom!" She waved, but didn't bother sprinting the rest of the way down the hallway to the welcome area. Last time she did that she accidentally clocked someone with her carry-on.

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	Re: Defenders HQ stone_bear 2009-08-19 07:48 am UTC (link)
	One more whirl about, and the blades are turned downward as he settles in, looking towards the doorway. "Mine thanks to thee. Thou'rt of the Avengers, right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ pym_kitten 2009-08-19 08:06 am UTC (link)
	Chris made a so-so gesture with one hand, removing her shoes and sauntering in. "Yes and no. Both my parents were Avengers, and I hang out there from time to time, but I'm pretty much one of the X-Men. It's a long story." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ stone_bear 2009-08-19 08:08 am UTC (link)
	"Ahhh, the X-Men. Mine father wast ne'er quite sure what to make of them, but said some hadst good courage. So thou'rt the daughter of...?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ pym_kitten 2009-08-19 08:21 am UTC (link)
	"Doctor Hank Pym, who's had too many superhero names to bother listing them all, and Greer Grant, Tigra. That's my old man and my mom." Chris smiles. "I'm Chris. You're one of Thor's kids, right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ stone_bear 2009-08-19 08:29 am UTC (link)
	"Ahhh, Dr. Pym, yes, I know of him. Thy mother's name ist known as well, though twas a more passing association. And aye, Halbjorn Thorsson." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ pym_kitten 2009-08-19 08:40 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah well, Dad's one of the smartest guys on the planet, so of course his name gets around. Mom's done pretty well for herself too." She extended a hand to him. "Sorry about the fight with the other Avenger-brats. Apparently it happens more than you'd think, the good guys fighting each other." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ stone_bear 2009-08-19 09:04 am UTC (link)
	He laughs and extends his hand. "Sorry? Twas great fun. We hadst no proper exercise in days." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ pym_kitten 2009-08-19 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	Chris laughed in return as she shook his hand. "Glad we were enough to count as 'exercise'." She winked. "Then again, you and your sibs were fighting the Avengers. I dealt with the weird guy, and if you guys had been fighting me and the other X-Men? We'd have had it wrapped up before the grown-ups even knew what was happening." She grinned confidently. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ stone_bear 2009-08-19 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	That gets a quirk of a brow. "Aye? That soundeth like a challenge to me. But aye, Miss Rhodes hast considerable skill with her power and battlesuit. As for Ohu... aye, he ist rather odd. But entertaining at times." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ pym_kitten 2009-08-19 06:30 pm UTC (link)
	Chris shifts her eyebrows coyly. "Suits? X-Men don't need 'suits'." To emphasize her point, she shifts into her catgirl state, rolling her head as her muscles pop slightly. "And... yeah, he's okay, I guess. Just wish he wouldn't hit on me when I was beast-sized." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ stone_bear 2009-08-19 06:39 pm UTC (link)
	Halbjorn grins, "So thou'rt mutants and nudists?" he asks, noting her tone and having some fun with twisting her statement. "I wouldst not worry o'ermuch of Ohu. Tis the way of trickster gods." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ pym_kitten 2009-08-19 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	Chris smirked right back at him. "Some of us." Another shift of the eybrows. "He's a god too? I thought he was just... y'know, weird." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ stone_bear 2009-08-19 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	That gets an amused chuckle. "I shalt need find out who." he remarks, before getting slightly more serious. Gods aren't a thing to take lightly. "Aye, he ist Ashanti, the son of the spider god and collector of stories." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ pym_kitten 2009-08-20 06:33 am UTC (link)
	"Bet you will." Chris winks at him, then follows up on the seriousness. "..woah. That's... well, not to cheapen the fact that you're Thor's kid, but that's really cool." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ stone_bear 2009-08-20 05:35 pm UTC (link)
	He nods. "Aye, tis an interesting group. Anansi hast a number of children, and they, like their father, prefer trickery and wit to o'ercome their enemies." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ pym_kitten 2009-08-20 07:56 pm UTC (link)
	Chris smirks, striding across the gym with light steps. "And then there are those of us who enjoy both." She walked up to him. "I mean, it's not like I mind some male attention, it's just freaky to be flirted with when you're a dozen-plus feet tall cat monster." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Defenders HQ

stone_bear
2009-08-20 08:09 pm UTC (link)

He chuckles, watching her walk. "Aye, I couldst see that as well. And I canst see where thou wouldst receive a lot of attention from the men about thee. As to being a cat monster, methinks he wast both trying to unbalance thee... and when he ist an occasional shifter himself, and of a spider god's get, who knowst what may attract him? Personally, I prefer thine human guise."

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	Re: Defenders HQ pym_kitten 2009-08-20 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	Chris shifts back to said human state almost reflexively, maybe blushing just a little. "Well ain't you a charmer..." She nods at his assessment of the earlier situation. "Yeah... maybe." She pauses. "You think he believes all of his own hype?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ stone_bear 2009-08-20 08:23 pm UTC (link)
	He laughs again. "So I hath heard a time or two. Tis only fitting to pay lovely women the praise they well deserve. As for what Ohu or any trickster truly believest, tis little concern of mine so long as their trickery ist turned elsewhere, and he continues to prove more help than hindrance." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ pym_kitten 2009-08-20 08:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Hm. That so?" She struts past him, dragging a finger over his bicep as she sizes up some of the room's equipment. "Nice setup here. Have to give some of the machines a try before I leave." She smiles over her shoulder. "Got that perk of 'exponential' superhuman strength when I change. More I exercise when I'm human, the better the payout in my hybrid form." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Defenders HQ

stone_bear
2009-08-20 08:38 pm UTC (link)

The room is built to give any of the Asgardians a good practice area - at least the three more martial. Archery range, weapons practice, Simon's old weight lifting machines set for Halbjorn and Simon's workouts currently, as well as plenty of practice weapons.

As for Halbjorn, the muscle is definitely solid - in addition to the whole 7' berserker, there's the Asgardian muscle and bone density bit, after all.

"I dislike most of the machines, though the weights come in handy. Weapons practice oft works best with living opponents, or little outside aid."

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Re: Defenders HQ

pym_kitten
2009-08-20 08:50 pm UTC (link)

Chris nods. "I can make the most of improvised weapons, if it comes to it, but most of our training involves unarmed combat, or how to use our powers to back one another up in the field." She grins and shrugs, looking him over blatantly.

"We can't all be so fortunate in our genetics as you guys, although there's at least a handful of us not-so-mere mortals that can give you a run for it." She winks playfully.

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Re: Defenders HQ

stone_bear
2009-08-20 08:59 pm UTC (link)

His costuming, or lack of, suggests a general lack of shame, and he doesn't seem to mind being looked at. He's giving his share of looks as well.
"Aye, we train unarmed as oft as armed, best make use of all we hath at our disposal. And aye, there art some fair strong mortals, judging by mine father's tales. I keep hoping I wilt get to meet this Hulk he hast spoken of."

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	Re: Defenders HQ pym_kitten 2009-08-20 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	Chris smiles. "You ever hear about being careful what you wish for? Watch yourself there, hot stuff. The Hulk's not so much something you fight as a force of nature." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Defenders HQ stone_bear 2009-08-20 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Aye, which ist the joy of't. What good ist battles where a victor ist assured? Mine father spoke of him oft as being stronger yet than any rock troll or giant, e'en Ulik's brood. T'would be a most worthy battle indeed." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)