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Avery Crittenden ([info]word_of_law) wrote in [info]marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-05-31 19:30:00


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Entry tags:npc - avery crittenden, plot-"blood is thicker than...", sydney ashcroft, team - defenders

The truth won't set you free
It had taken Avery two weeks of quiet research and calling in a few favors to get some access to the traffic cameras on the day of Sydney's accident, but he'd learned the name of the man driving the truck that hit Sydney that day. Selfishly, Avery waited for a day that Titan was out to ask for his help in "getting some information."

The moment Avery told Titan his plan, the green giant agreed with all due haste. They'd made quite the pair heading to David Hawke's apartment building in East L.A. and walking up the steps to his 1020A. Hawke opened the door and promptly tried to slam it in their faces. Titan held the door open with ease, allowing Avery to walk in.

Over the next hour, he explained to David Hawke what would happen if he didn't give Avery the information he was looking for, not the least of which would be that Titan would eat him whole and then forget he'd done it. Hawke threatened to go to the cops, the media and anyone who would listen. Avery nodded and then gave Titan "the signal".

When Titan opened his mouth as though he were about to bite Hawke's head off his shoulders, Hawke sang like a canary, describing the woman who'd hired him and how she'd told him to make sure "the bitch didn't walk away from the accident". Avery's blood boiled while listening to Hawke's account and then he calmly, but sternly, suggested that David Hawke take his ill-gotten money and leave Los Angeles that night. If he didn't, Titan would be back tomorrow to finish the job.

Once they were done, Avery thanked Titan and told him that the dinner reservations for him and Marlow at a fancy restaurant would be taken care of shortly.

Then Avery got into his car and sped toward Cecelia's apartment to lay down the law.



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At the Compound
[info]word_of_law
2011-06-07 12:18 am UTC (link)
After dealing with Cecelia, Avery goes to see Sydney, because she needs to know what's going on.

"Hey, honey, you awake?" he whispers, not wanting to disturb her if she was.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-06-07 01:53 am UTC (link)
"I am," she said. "Just doing some reading." She turned off her Kindle and gave him a smile.

She was almost healed. Thanks to having two resident sorceresses who knew healing spells Syd's recovery was quite speedy.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]word_of_law
2011-06-07 02:25 am UTC (link)
He walks in and smiles, though the smile doesn't reach his eyes.

"How are you feeling, beautiful?" Avery asks, placing a hand on her knee gently.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-06-07 02:26 am UTC (link)
"Better now that you're here," she said with a smile. "What brings you here?"

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Re: At the Compound
[info]word_of_law
2011-06-07 02:50 am UTC (link)
"I wish I could say that it was just because I wanted to see you, but...something's come up. I need to go back to Boston for a few days." Avery says.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-06-07 03:21 am UTC (link)
"What's wrong? What happened?" Syd asked. Avery just didn't go back to Boston on such short notice.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]word_of_law
2011-06-07 04:37 am UTC (link)
"After some...discussion with the guy who hit you, I spoke to Cecelia. She denied everything, of course, but she tried to tell me that my cousin, Adrian, set her up to end up in bed with another man. Then he set me up to find them.

She said that he did it because she found out that he was up to something and the clues to what it is are in a safety deposit box in Boston." Avery says.

"I want to know what Adrian thought was so important that he had to wreck my marriage for. If he even did." Avery says.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-06-07 03:21 pm UTC (link)
"Wait. Are you saying your soon-to-be-ex-wife is behind the accident and your cousin is responsible for Cecelia cheating?" Somehow all the stuff that dealt with the godlings and the team made more sense.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]word_of_law
2011-06-08 12:17 am UTC (link)
"Sydney, I seriously wish I could have made this up. I could make millions selling this as fiction, but that's Cecelia's story and she's sticking to it, while denying she had any involvement with your accident, of course." Avery says.

"Whatever you want to do about Cecelia, I'll support you. But I need to know if Adrian had anything to do with this and I need to know why." he says.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-06-08 12:26 am UTC (link)
Syd's brow furled in thought. "Is it safe for you to go? Why don't you take someone from the team with you?" She smiled at him. "I'd worry less."

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Re: At the Compound
[info]word_of_law
2011-06-08 01:06 am UTC (link)
"Honey, no offense...but everyone on the Defenders, except for maybe you, Andy and Grace, sticks out like a sore thumb." Avery chuckles.

"It'll be a quick trip. You won't even know I was gone." he assures her.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-06-08 01:12 am UTC (link)
"How about Dawn or Marlow? I'm going to /worry/ about you," she told him sternly.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]word_of_law
2011-06-08 02:01 am UTC (link)
"Well, if it's not too much a strain on your schedule...you could always come with me." he suggests lightly.

Of course, he's pretty sure that /can't/ happen. Scion tends to need Syd a lot these days, even though Andy's been trying to get her to take a vacation.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-06-08 11:24 pm UTC (link)
Sydney smiled. "I would love to go with you," she said. "I have paperwork for Miss Stark that I can hand deliver."

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Re: At the Compound
[info]word_of_law
2011-06-09 12:37 am UTC (link)
Avery looks at Sydney pointedly.

"Are you sure you're okay to travel? I know Dawn and Marlow are helping you, but I don't want you to jeopardize your recovery on my account. If you want to go, I want you with me, but I want you healthy first and foremost." he says.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-06-09 12:44 am UTC (link)
"I'm fine. Just a little leftover soreness, but Dawn and Marlow did a wonderful job healing me up. Besides, it will give us a little time alone together."

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Re: At the Compound
[info]word_of_law
2011-06-09 01:45 am UTC (link)
"I'd love that. Maybe you can meet my parents, too, if you're okay with that. Zoey really loved her when she was there last summer." Avery says.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-06-09 02:01 am UTC (link)
"Well see, now you make me want to bring Zoey so she can see her grandparents," Syd told him.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]word_of_law
2011-06-09 02:43 am UTC (link)
"...but I really think that my parents will get over it if we're too busy to see them this time around." Avery smoothly amends his sentence.

"I want to be alone with you for a few days, though. I love it here, you know that. But time along is pretty precious." he says.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-06-09 02:53 am UTC (link)
"I know," she agreed. "I'll talk to Brynn about watching Zoey for a few days. Hotel or a BnB?"

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Re: At the Compound
[info]word_of_law
2011-06-10 01:02 am UTC (link)
"Bed and Breakfast. Somewhere quiet and away from the sounds of the city. We could even..." Avery smiles and kisses her, whispering in her ear.

"...sleep in. On purpose. No worrying about getting a kid off to school." Avery says, mock-seductively.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-06-10 01:04 am UTC (link)
"Really? We can do that? No dogs or tigers jumping in the bed? Does that happen?"

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Re: At the Compound
[info]word_of_law
2011-06-10 01:52 am UTC (link)
"No dogs, tigers /or/ children who want to tell us about the awesome dream they had last night and want pizza for breakfast." Avery grins.

"I've heard it happens in some places. We'll need to try it out and report back with our findings. Are you with me, Sydney?" Avery asks.

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Re: At the Compound
[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-06-10 03:37 am UTC (link)
"That sounds like heaven," she said and kissed him. "Mr. Crittenden consider me your willing victim for kidnapping."

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Re: At the Compound
[info]word_of_law
2011-06-11 01:08 am UTC (link)
"This will be the world's best kidnapping. You'll beg me to keep you." Avery grins, kissing her again.

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