Rikki Cargill (anger_issues) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-05-31 21:21:00

Entry tags:

andrew summers, giovanna bennet, rikki cargill, sengai senyaka

Welcome to America... Hope You Survive the Experience!
America... so-called Land of Freedom, home to more super-humans than just about anywhere else in the world, whose New York City had been blown up or destroyed so many times it wasn't even remotely funny. Home to the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four... and the Genoshan Consulate. The Grandson, her best friend Gio, and Gio's twerpy little brother (and apparently some other guy too, but no one terribly important).

The same place to which Rikki was now being assigned. Something about "learning to live among the Flatscans" or something like that. She hadn't particularly been listening. She was a good soldier. She went where she was told, hit who she was told to hit, and, well, okay, she asked questions. Usually loudly and angrily and sometimes punctuated by punching holes in things.

The plane ride (with several connections) had been almost unendurable. Certainly not that she was afraid of flying, but it had been far too long.

She was glad to be out. And gladder still to see Gio.

Even in this Magnus forsaken Flatscan infested country.

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	burnwithlight 2011-05-31 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	As soon as it was all right to interact with departing passengers -- and foi, did that take a while, blasted American rules -- Gio ran out to grab arms with Rikki. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	anger_issues 2011-05-31 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	Rikki grabbed arms with Gio, managing a bit of a smile. "Been too long, Gio," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-05-31 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Much too long. A girl could go mad surrounded by nothing but the angelic and the... well... Angelo. The new guy's okay, but pretty clueless, too, in his own way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anger_issues 2011-05-31 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	Rikki visibly shuddered. "That much time with your brother? I'd be jumping off the roof." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-05-31 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah. Fortunately, we're making sure everyone'll have their own bedrooms now that we're expanding..." Gio's voice gets a little softer as she smiles. "Even if I don't use mine much." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anger_issues 2011-06-01 12:13 am UTC (link)
	Rikki grinned at that. "I am utterly unsurprised by this fact." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-06-01 12:19 am UTC (link)
	"I figured. Now, there is a car available to us, but I had a feeling you'd want to say screw that and walk, so I didn't bring it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anger_issues 2011-06-01 12:47 am UTC (link)
	"Always knew you were smart," she replied. "Cooped up waaay to long on that damn plane." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-06-01 08:52 am UTC (link)
	"I know it's horrendous. I promise for visits back home you can have Angelo." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anger_issues 2011-06-01 10:17 pm UTC (link)
	"...You wouldn't dare." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

burnwithlight
2011-06-01 10:34 pm UTC (link)

"I meant for five minutes to teleport you there. Ma foi, you don't think I'd subject you to Angelo On A Plane?"

They progressed down the sidewalks of New York. Gio constantly looked around for threats. "I know this is going to take a lot of getting used to. This city has horrible weather, it smells terrible, it's filthy, it's much bigger than Hammer Bay, and it's filled with...well. That's the other thing. Language. You're going to need to watch it."

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	anger_issues 2011-06-01 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	Rikki looked relieved at the clarification. She nodded as Gio spoke, her own eyes searching, if not quite so thoroughly. "Right. I forget how much he doesn't like the F-word." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-06-01 10:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, and it's not just Andrew's personal distaste for it. Any outsiders hearing it could damage the work we're trying to do, since even when we do everything by every possible rule, people try to damage the work we're trying to do. And what's more... you've heard taht Sengai Senyaka is staying with us, right?" This was so weird... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anger_issues 2011-06-01 11:03 pm UTC (link)
	Her shrug was kind of a grumpy one, but she'd put up with it. "I'll try and watch it," Rikki assured her. "Heard something about it, yeah, but didn't pay much attention really." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-06-01 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	"For the son of a traitor, he's a good guy. But there's the issue of his mother. Senyaka, Suvik 'Eviscerated by Magneto for Excessive Human-Murdering Without Permission' Senyaka, married a baseline." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anger_issues 2011-06-01 11:12 pm UTC (link)
	Rikki didn't even bother to try and hide her surprise. "Say what?!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-06-01 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Sengai's mother is human. Yeah, it's the weirdest thing I'd heard in a while." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anger_issues 2011-06-01 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	"..Okay, did the plane crash and I'm actually in a coma? Because that's the only way that makes sense." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-06-01 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	Gio shrugs. "If so, it's both of us. My best guess is Senyaka was thinking with the wrong body part." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anger_issues 2011-06-02 12:14 am UTC (link)
	Now that got a laugh out of her. "Funny. Mom always said Senyaka wouldn't have known what to do with a woman if he got one." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-06-02 12:18 am UTC (link)
	"Heh. Well, if sense were required for procreation, the world wouldn't be so overpopulated. But yeah, Sengai's a nice guy, all told. Needs more practice controlling his powers when he's getting his ass kicked. I'm sure you can help me out there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anger_issues 2011-06-02 12:40 am UTC (link)
	"Aaaw, you really are my best friend! You got me a punching bag!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-06-02 09:42 am UTC (link)
	Gio laughs. "I try to be thoughtful. He's not bad at all, but he's clueless around girls who aren't his Mom, and it slows him down a bit." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anger_issues 2011-06-02 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	"A weakness, eh?" Rikki asked. "Good to know." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-06-03 12:20 am UTC (link)
	It's a long, long walk, but both girls are in ridiculously good shape. And eventually, they arrive at the appropriate building. She takes her up to see Andrew. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)