tooth_n_claw (tooth_n_claw) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-08-01 18:47:00

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alex bowmaster, inactive - crimson dynamo, mason jeffries, melanie hall, nimue smallwood

Happy Birthday Mel!
To Alex one of the hardest things in the world was selecting gifts for people. He didn't have much practice with it and it showed. When he was young he had his mom and brother to get gifts for, but in those cases it was usually a homemade gift for his mom and a small store bought toy for his brother. His family never had much money so gifts were small. Now he had money, he didn't spend much of his Alpha Flight pay on himself, and it was Mel's birthday.

He wandered the local mall aimlessly wondering what he could get his girlfriend. There was only so much ABBA things he could get her and something non-ABBA would be a nice change. Though he had no clue what that non-ABBA thing would be. So he walked up and down the mall looking for something to catch his eye or make him think of Mel.

Alex was just about to give up when he spotted Williams-Sonoma. A store dedicated to cooking and kitchen stuff. It was /perfect/ and totally Mel. As soon as he entered the store he was even more hopelessly lost. There was just so much in the store and he had no clue on Earth what exactly to get her. A saleslady took pity on him when she saw his confused face and asked him if she could help. Even with her input he still didn't know what to get Mel. He opted for a gift card with an extravagant amount of money on it.

He thought gift cards were a little impersonal, but he would make up for that fact by taking Mel here and the two of them could make a day shopping and grabbing some dinner afterward.

The gift card was put into a card and he went to deliver it to his girlfriend.

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got_the_touch
2011-08-01 08:36 pm UTC (link)

Mason, as he enjoyed doing whenever possible, had opted for something homemade. It had been a lot of failed attempts and prototypes, but he'd made her a music box that played "Upside Down", "Super Trouper", and the Alpha Flight background theme from Super Buddies, depending on which key she wound. There were a number of tiny nicks and dents on one wall of his room where discarded gears had been flung in a fit of rage (to the extent that Mason raged, anyway), but the final piece had turned out nicely. The inside of the box also held a few pairs of movie tickets for her and Alex.

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	purplegeist 2011-08-02 12:08 am UTC (link)
	Mel smiled. "Oh, it's adorable, Mason! Thank you so much!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2011-08-02 07:56 pm UTC (link)
	Mason grins. "I even used some of Dad's old suits for the metal. I'm glad you like it. You going out with Alex tonight, or can we party?" (Reply to this)(Parent)

heroic_dynamo
2011-08-01 08:47 pm UTC (link)

As the newest arrival, Zviad didn't know near enough about Mel to get her a proper present. Even if he had known, the Russian government was taking its sweet time sending him funds he could have exchanged for Canadian dollars. Frankly he was annoyed with his superiors and himself. You don't make a good impression by not getting something for a teammate's birthday.

He recalled hearing she liked baking. His mother was an excellent baker as well. Perhaps he could share a few of her recipes. At least it was something. He got out a pen and paper and began to write a few down.

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	purplegeist 2011-08-02 12:09 am UTC (link)
	And Mel found the handwritten recipes fascinating and was very grateful. "I'll have to try some of these real soon!" (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sea_shelly 2011-08-01 09:37 pm UTC (link)
	In Marrina's case, she bought Mel the newest cook books put out by Rachel Ray, Paula Dean, and Gordon Ramsey. She may also have submitted some pics of Mel's cooking to "Food Network Challenge." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	purplegeist 2011-08-02 12:10 am UTC (link)
	Mel carried the cookbooks until they stacked almost over her head. "Thanks so much, Marrina! These are going to be great!" (Reply to this)(Parent)

	purplegeist 2011-08-02 12:07 am UTC (link)
	And Alex did find Mel. "Is that for me?" She opened the card and smiled. "Oh, that'll be fun! I could use more cake pans and cookie sheets." And she hugged him happily. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	tooth_n_claw 2011-08-02 01:27 am UTC (link)
	"It's for my /other/ girlfriend," he teased. "Happy birthday, Mel," he said as he returned the hug. "I figured we could go shopping and then have dinner if you want." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	purplegeist 2011-08-02 01:30 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, that'll be fun, Alex!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tooth_n_claw 2011-08-02 01:34 am UTC (link)
	"You deserve the best," he said. Which made him wonder why she was with him. He wasn't going to question it...much. "Just let me know when you want to go. We'll make a day out of it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	purplegeist 2011-08-02 01:36 am UTC (link)
	"That'll be great. Not a lot of guys'll put up with baking-supply shopping, you know." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tooth_n_claw 2011-08-02 02:01 am UTC (link)
	"I don't know why not, I mean we benefit from the end results." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	purplegeist 2011-08-02 02:11 am UTC (link)
	She giggles. "Yeah." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tooth_n_claw 2011-08-02 02:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Not that that's the reason why I got you that, but because I know you like baking and there's only so much ABBA things to buy." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	redheadspy 2011-08-21 02:16 pm UTC (link)
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