Anya Antonovna Romanova Stark (anyastark) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-05-23 12:56:00

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Dinner and People Watching (Friday Night)
Anya was running on time for a change. At promptly 5:45 she was downstairs in the foyer waiting for Iason. She was dressed in a little black dress, heels and her hair done. It had only taken her an hour to get ready, which for her had to be some sort of record.

They had 6:30 reservations at Mesa Grill. Six would have been difficult to make and they weren't in a rush. Mesa Grill should be extremely busy, it was a Friday night and dinner time, and would be a great opportunity for Iason to watch humans. Anya had to drop the Stark and Romanov names to even get a reservation.

She double checked her appearance. She wasn't nervous, she just knew that there would be paparazzi and she always wanted to look her best.

She waited patiently for Iason.

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anyastark
2009-05-25 07:30 am UTC (link)

"The only things I want to do is be an Avenger and run the company. I don't want to run a country."

She smiled.

"I don't have a typical family, but it works well for us. We're all insane in some way and we're always there for each other. No matter what, we stick together."

She glanced at the menu. Not much new since the last time she was here.

"What's your family like?"

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cosmic_son
2009-05-25 07:34 am UTC (link)

He ponders how to answer that. "There's two very distinct answers to that question, as my father's side and my mother, being her own side, are two very, very different things. I've bounced back and forth between them most of my youth... living in Olympia with my father as the Prime Eternal, and wandering space with my mother. Do you want to hear more, or save your sanity and call it good there?" he asks, mildly amused.

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	anyastark 2009-05-25 07:37 am UTC (link)
	Before she could answer the waiter came over to take their order. She looked over at Iason. "I recommend the Spicy Tuna and Salmon Tartares for an appetizer and the Sixteen Spice Duck Breast for an entree," she told him. "In fact, I think I'll have those," she said to the waiter. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2009-05-25 07:41 am UTC (link)

He considers, then nods. "That sounds wonderful." he agrees, having no idea what any of this is supposed to taste like, but if he can get the names of the sixteen spices, he should be able to pick each one out so he can figure out how they'll affect food, same way he's been trying to read cookie recipes and slowly sample ingredient flavors so he can eventually come close to replicating Jarvis' cookie recipe. Enhanced sense of taste has to come in handy somewhere, and he doesn't sleep, so hobbies are good. Cooking seems a natural outlet.
"Did you want wine with dinner?"

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	anyastark 2009-05-25 07:43 am UTC (link)
	"No thanks," she said. She was here under her real name and the world knew Anya Stark was only sixteen. "Sparkling water please," she said to the waiter. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-05-25 07:44 am UTC (link)
	Which goes back to one of those things he doesn't know. He also has no ID, but follows her lead. "Same." he agrees. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-05-25 07:46 am UTC (link)
	"So what's your father's side of the family like?" she asked once the waiter left. She also made a mental note to have Mom take care of acquiring an ID for him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2009-05-25 07:49 am UTC (link)

Phew, that's the easier one to handle and explain. "Its a pretty relaxed society. Almost everyone has been alive for at least three or four centuries, and many of them for thousands of years. They know each other well, and not many laws are needed. Most of my people are also telepaths - I'm just not very good at it. So most of the time, its very quiet and idyllic. Everyone has their hobbies and passtimes. A lot of them like music, philosophy, xenolinguistics, things like that. With a couple exceptions, its usually pretty peaceful, with a lot of focus on a broad education and learning to focus our forms and powers early."

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	anyastark 2009-05-25 07:51 am UTC (link)
	"That sounds really nice. Life is hardly quiet or calm for us." Though Anya knew if life were quiet and calm, she'd get bored very quickly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2009-05-25 07:55 am UTC (link)

"It can be. As long as you have hobbies. When no one sleeps, no one eats and everyone can communicate at the speed of thought, when there's not a big threat to deal with, there's a lot of not very much going on. Of course, that wasn't the case as much for me because I'm so young, and have so much to learn. Thousands of years of history that most take as common knowledge on one end of the spectrum, astro-navigation on the other."

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	anyastark 2009-05-25 07:58 am UTC (link)
	"I would get so much coding done," she sighed dreamily. "Maybe actually finish some projects." As it was now, her life was pretty hectic and she had little time for personal endeavors. "Yes, but the advantage you have is that you have the time to learn them. You're not limited to a finite number of years." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2009-05-25 08:03 am UTC (link)

He nods. "That's the theory, anyway. It doesn't seem that way for the first few decades, maybe a century, according to some of the younger people, less than a milennia old anyway. After all, a lot of this can't be casual study or you'll get lost in conversations. People casually reference people who've been dead for two thousand years, and you're expected to know who they are, along with all the major cultures, Eternals history, the pantheons... it gets pretty intensive, just more to learn sometimes for the first while. On the other hand, there's no finals. If you fail, you just end up looking really confused the next time people are discussing the merits of Chaldean poetry versus Ancient Greek."

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	anyastark 2009-05-25 08:05 am UTC (link)
	"Still better than having to learn it all in a short while and then get tested on it," she pointed out. "Much better." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-05-25 08:07 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, I agree. I'm not complaining. Its a good life, though so far I prefer being out and about. I'm looking forward to being an Avenger, and trying to pick up a few more practical hobbies. Especially since I botch music so bad." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-05-25 08:14 am UTC (link)
	"Playing or singing?" she asked. She didn't think it was possible to botch listening to music. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-05-25 08:16 am UTC (link)
	"Playing. I haven't really tried singing. A lot of Eternals pick up an instrument, just one of those common time passers. I'm all thumbs with anything that makes noise." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-05-25 08:29 am UTC (link)
	"Ah. Gotcha. Some people are like that. My brother is. Mom has attempted to teach him to play the piano on many occasions and he's all thumbs. I can play, not so good at the singing." "Have you looked into anything else? There's a lot of things out there to do and to choose from." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2009-05-25 08:32 am UTC (link)

"I'd love to hear you play sometime. That's part of why I worked at it for so long... I love music, I'm just terrible at it. I have my father's senses, or something approaching them, so good music, nice textures... are really appreciated. I've been thinking of trying my hand at cooking once I learn what a few more things taste like too. Really, I'd honestly like to try a lot of things out and see what 'takes'. Given the amount of eventual time they have to look forward to, and the number of things they don't have to do, its fair to say that a lot of Eternals collect hobbies."

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	anyastark 2009-05-25 08:38 am UTC (link)
	"I'd love to play for you, but I'm sorry I can't help with the cooking. Jarvis would be the perfect person to help you on that front." She took a sip of her water. Was it really warm in here? "There's a lot of things to choose from. Everything from painting to bird watching to surfing. Sometimes the hardest part is finding something you like." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2009-05-25 08:41 am UTC (link)

"I've been going through cookie recipes and trying the ingredients to figure out about what proportion of what he puts in his cookies." he admits. "Same with a few other dishes, I hate to disturb him, he seems so busy."
He takes a sip from his water, studying her idly over the rim of the glass.
"Ok, so I think I'd need some ornithology to appreciate bird watching. I've done a little classical painting and some nudes. What's surfing?"

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anyastark
2009-05-25 08:47 am UTC (link)

"I think at this point Jarvis would be delighted to be able to teach someone how to cook. He has almost lost all hope for us young ones."

She smiled when she caught him looking at her. There was also the blushing, but that was a given tonight.

"Surfing is a sport. It involves a surfboard, which used to be made of wood but is now made of modern materials, and standing on it while riding waves on the ocean. The trick is to stay on the board. I've tried it a few times and it was a lot of fun, even if I wasn't very good at it."

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	cosmic_son 2009-05-25 08:50 am UTC (link)
	"That does sound like fun, but challenging. Maybe you could show me this sometime? What else do you like to do? Honestly, like I said, I'd like to try a lot of things while I'm here, hopefully for a long time." He considers her original statement, then nods. "And if you think so, I'll approach him about it. I'm finding I'm liking eating." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2009-05-25 08:55 am UTC (link)

"It is," she said to both things. "I can, but like I said I'm not very good. Though the instructors were cute so it wasn't all bad. Me? I play piano, beat up bad guys, write computer code, torment my older brother, shop, dance, beat up bad guys and work as much as I can." Yeah, there was no hope for her to be a normal teenager.

She nodded. "Yes, eating is definitely nice. There's such a wide variety of foods that one could never get bored."

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	cosmic_son 2009-05-25 08:57 am UTC (link)
	"Hmm, well, if cute instructors is what it takes to enjoy surfing, you'll definitely have to teach me." he replies casually before another sip from his glass, trying not to take it too seriously, but a little flirting is fun. "Beating up bad guys, hopefully, I can handle. What kind of dance?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2009-05-25 09:00 am UTC (link)

It was definitely hot in here and her face had to be the brightest shade of red possible.

"I will try to teach you. I'm better at falling off than actual surfing."

She sipped some water.

"I took ballet and jazz when I was younger, but I like dancing out at clubs." When she got a chance to go out. Which lately hasn't been much. Between school, work and the Avengers, her free time was pretty limited.

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