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your_talents ([info]your_talents) wrote in [info]marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-02-17 18:28:00


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Entry tags:inactive - julian gallo, inactive - lisa graves, plot-"open season", team - x-factor

A Good Sign
Lisa got out of the town car and told the driver to put it on her usual tab. She was fresh off another modeling gig to pay off the date she'd lined up from the auction. She told herself it was a good cause, even though she knew she'd be telling herself that even more intently if she didn't get a 'taste' of her date. She also needed to have a 'talk' with Julian to further figure out what the two of them were.

Plenty of time for that, and freshening up for her date. The shoot had let her borrow a simply stunning black number that she'd be treating her date's eyes to. Possibly hands as well. She smirked as the car pulled away.

She had taken five steps when the rushing air was all the warning she got. Hands grabbed her from behind and the block blurred past. She was shoved into the front of a building and dragged across it for several yards, before being thrown to the ground.

The damage to the building itself showed that if not for the super-strength she'd helped herself to earlier in the day, there would be plenty of herself embedded in it. As it was, her clothes were all but destroyed and her belongings were thrown across the street. Her breath had been pulled out of her by the shock and the velocity.

Her attacker was silent, dressed all in black. They seemed to hesitate before speaking. "You need to shut your mouth and stop asking questions Stick to being pretty on tv." Their voice is muffled by the mask. They take off again, leaving car alarms screaming in their wake.

Lisa's eyes are wide with disgust, rage, and panic. She slams a fist into the ground, letting out a scream of frustration as the pavement cracks. She pulls her clothes, what's left of them, around her. Mercifully, her phone had survived.

She calls Julian.



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[info]your_talents
2011-02-19 01:53 am UTC (link)
"Julian, the whole reason I'm doing this is because attention isn't being called to things. People are disappearing off the streets, super-crime is skyrocketing and District X is being blamed, and the cops are either incompetent or dirty."

She lets him finish though. She lets it sink in, and then she nods.

"Alright. Everything I've got so far is in that book. I'll e-mail you the stuff I've transcribed tomorrow."

Another pause. "Julian... how good a time are you suggesting I have on my date?" She arches an eyebrow in earnest curiosity. It's something they haven't gotten to discussing before.

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[info]hellfireprince
2011-02-19 02:02 am UTC (link)
Julian shakes his head. "I'm going to need that information tonight, actually, if you can. I'd like to look over it with the new bottle of pear brandy I just received from Mrs. Paltrow." he smiles.

He considers her second question, noting that she chose to ask rather than simply decide how far she would go.

"Lisa, I want you to have a great time. Enjoy yourself, however much or little you think is appropriate." Julian tells her.

"I simply hope your date treats you with all of the respect you deserve and that he doesn't do anything to embarrass you." Julian says.

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[info]your_talents
2011-02-19 02:13 am UTC (link)
Lisa gives him a very slight smile, putting a palm to one of his cheeks and kissing the other. "This is why I come back to you..."

She goes to her laptop. "I'll get the other copies for you now." She gazes intently as she taps away at the keys. "Hm. Pear brandy, huh?"

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[info]hellfireprince
2011-02-19 02:21 am UTC (link)
"Yes, pear. I hear it's an excellent after-dinner drink. My mother also sent me some peach brandy, so I'm going to compare the two and see if I'm interested in purchasing stock in a vineyard out in California." Julian says.

"I also need to catch up on some paperwork and listen to what that Zothelle ingrate had to say about us today. He's dancing on the edge of a slander lawsuit and I'm trying to see if I can get him to go the rest of the way." Julian grins.

"Who did you win at the auction?" Julian asks.

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[info]your_talents
2011-02-19 02:35 am UTC (link)
"Aleks Childress. Sculpted but pleasantly rugged, and most likely gamma-touched." Lisa hands over a jump drive. "I'm... hungry." She smirks.

Something catches her eye, and she reaches over to tug his collar a bit. He's wearing the torc. "Mmm. It looks good on you." She undoes a button and smooths his collar so it can display more.

"Old world seems to have that trend with you."

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[info]hellfireprince
2011-02-19 03:03 am UTC (link)
"What can I say? I get it from my father." Julian smiles, leaning in to kiss Lisa.

"Make sure you eat well. I like when you're full." he whispers.

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[info]your_talents
2011-02-19 04:33 am UTC (link)
Lisa puts her laptop aside and just tucks her head under his chin after the kiss. Right now, she'll let herself need this. Need him.

"No promises you'll get me while I'm still in the throes of it. I've never gotten to try my power on someone gamma-touched before. I'm not sure how long I'll be able to hold focus for, depending on how powerful he is."

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[info]hellfireprince
2011-02-19 04:49 am UTC (link)
"Ah, well. If you show up tonight, you do. If you don't...you will call me as soon as you're safe inside your apartment. If Mr. Childress offers to walk you to your door, don't try to be polite or bashful.

Let him. Please." Julian requests.

"And text myself as well as the rest of the team when you're home. When everyone can tell me that they received the text from you, I'll believe you're safe." he says.

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[info]your_talents
2011-02-19 04:54 am UTC (link)
She reaches up and strokes his face. "This is bigger than just my personal crusade now. I need you to have someone pack up a few days worth of stuff for me. I'm staying at the Plaza. I don't want anyone in my building getting caught in the way if someone comes after me again. It's bigger, but it's got better security. And yes, I'll notify you and the others when I get back."

Lisa sits up and kisses him, then stands and pulls him along with her. "I'm going to shower. You don't have to join me if you don't want to get yourself messed up just now, but just... stay nearby for now?"

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[info]hellfireprince
2011-02-19 05:03 am UTC (link)
"I can do that." Julian says, following her to the bathroom with a smile.

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[info]your_talents
2011-02-19 05:07 am UTC (link)
After she was as clean and refreshed as she was going to get, Lisa called Aleks to confirm all was still on.

She nudged Julian aside as she went through her jewelry, as he was apparently taking his sweet time getting dressed again.

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[info]heytheredelilah
2011-02-19 05:09 am UTC (link)
Aleks found a place to park and wait, not minding a little extra time to drive about. Always a nice change from the confines of the helicarrier.

"Hello?"

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[info]your_talents
2011-02-19 05:12 am UTC (link)
"Hi, Aleks? This is Lisa. I just wanted to make sure everything was still on for tonight. My boss is going to be dropping me off." She shifts her phone from side to side as she slips on a pair of opal earrings.

She's dressing to stun, but not quite to kill. If the evening goes as she hopes, she's going to want to be able to move freely, for more reasons than one.

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[info]heytheredelilah
2011-02-19 05:17 am UTC (link)
"No problem. Everything ok?" Yeah, something doesn't sound quite right with that. Still, at least it seems the date is on.

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[info]your_talents
2011-02-19 05:19 am UTC (link)
"Nothing that's stopping me from coming. It's in-person talk though. Where should I have him drop me off?"

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[info]heytheredelilah
2011-02-19 05:27 am UTC (link)
"We have reservations at the Eleven Madison Park restaurant. Hope that will do."

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[info]your_talents
2011-02-19 05:35 am UTC (link)
"That'll do just fine, hunk. I'll meet you there at the time we set." Lisa smiles to herself. "Be ready." She practically purrs as she ends the call, getting herself the rest of the way dressed and accessorized.

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