nextgen_parent (nextgen_parent) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-03-08 15:05:00

Entry tags:

anya stark, guardian, martin baum, plot-"the cutting edge", team - thunderbolts

--In a Brand-New Wrapper
"Anya, remind me to send over Christina with my credit cards for the two of you to go on a shopping trip on me. These are beautiful." The floating image of Dr Henry Pym states over holo-conference with Anya. "The fabric sheets are nano-thin solar paneling and batteries in one, and unless I'm somehow horribly mistaken, they're borrowing some Shi'ar-tech principles for molecular suspension.

Wear this suit, and get enough daylight, and you won't need to eat, drink, sleep, breathe, or even expel waste." He pauses, then pokes his finger through a bullet-hole. "Unless it gets ruptured, of course. Haven't run the tests on high pressure or vacuum conditions yet.

It actually reminds me a little of some ideas your father and I threw around, ages ago, before he set up the first generation of the current line of waste disposal systems for his suits."

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no_relation
2012-03-28 10:04 pm UTC (link)

"Family... A friend." He says the words to himself, then starts holding his head.

"Think... think, dammit! Sunday, Saturday, Friday, Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday, Sunday--" He drones on, mapping back a few weeks, before he lets out another groan of pain.

"NO!" The mask snaps back into place as he lets out a snarl of anger, pounding a fist down into the floor as he drops to his knees. "Doesn't make any damn sense!"

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	anyastark 2012-03-28 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay. Calm down. Please. I'm going to call someone to take a look at you and maybe help you. Please, just stay calm." Anya grabbed her phone from a pocket and called Hank Pym. Hopefully he can come to Boston. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-03-28 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	The moment the anger comes out Martin snaps to attention and already has his hand out, fingers crackling with magic. The air feels charged as he's already prepped spells in case and tenses up, ready at a moment's notice to cast the time freeze spell on the other guy should he be given the order. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-03-29 12:34 am UTC (link)
	//I'm sorry. The Scientist Supreme you're attempting to reach is currently having science adventures in the Microverse. Please leave a message.// "I am calm... I'm in control. I'm a superhero. I'm the next... big..." He puts a hand to his forehead. "Why can't I think straight?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2012-03-29 05:22 am UTC (link)
	Anya swore and then left a message. "Looks like he's not there." Anya rubbed her head. "I guess you can stay here if you don't have anywhere else to go." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-03-29 11:51 am UTC (link)
	Martin lowers his hand slightly, but doesn't relax much otherwise. He glances at Anya, clearly worried. This guy seemed rather...unstable. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-03-29 11:53 am UTC (link)
	Jack lifts his head, the mask receding again as something occurs to him. "It... would be nice to sleep, I guess. I actually don't remember the last time I did that..." Another hand settles on his stomach. "I should probably eat, too..." He talks about these concepts as if they were incredibly foreign. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2012-03-30 12:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Martin, will you stay here with him while I go get a room ready? I think there's leftovers from last night in the fridge." Anya asked. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-03-30 01:35 pm UTC (link)
	His hand lowers but the charged feeling in the air remains. "Alright." Sitting down, he wonders what to do but decides he'll try and be hospitable. Anya said he was staying and Martin trusted she knew what she was doing. The fridge door swings open by itself to offer up food to Jack. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

no_relation
2012-04-05 01:53 am UTC (link)

Jack walks over to the fridge, looking inside quizzically for a moment. Then, something shifts in his gaze, and he grins. He gathers up an armful of food. Anyone particularly well-informed about nutrition would recognize that he grabs items in order of their benefit to caloric value and promoting muscle mass. He carries them over to a table and starts in on them.

"So... magic. How's that work?"

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	magic_hands 2012-04-05 02:28 am UTC (link)
	He shrugs. "It works fine mostly. But it's hard." That was...an awful lot of food. "So um...what do you do? Powers I mean." He only clarifies because he has a feeling he might get the 'defender of justice' speech or something. He hadn't thought superheroes actually did that, but he suspects this one might. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

no_relation
2012-04-05 02:36 am UTC (link)

"Is it something you study, or does it just happen? Are you human? Is it really magic, or just some kind of advanced energy projection with hidden technology?"

He certainly seems to put the food away without a problem, and seems delighted at the question.

"It's a pretty glamorous package, I gotta say. I can dish out a mean hit, take even worse ones, hard to catch, climb walls or anything else in my way. Then there's this stuff, of course." He shoots a line to the still open fridge, grabbing himself a soda, and yanking int back neatly. "Lines, nets, restraints. Useful stuff."

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magic_hands
2012-04-05 02:52 am UTC (link)

Usually he was the one with all the questions. This was new.

"I am human. I was checked." Because with magic it was a concern. "Usually you can either do it or not but you have to study to be good at it and do a lot of different stuff. If you don't...well stuff just happens that you can't control. That's not good." He looks almost offended at the suggestion it wasn't really magic. "Yes it is. I don't have any tech, it's just my mutation," he huffs.

Jack's little show there has him looking thoughtful. "So it's not just your costume that's like Spider-Man..."

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no_relation
2012-04-05 03:55 pm UTC (link)

It's not quite identical. The 'line' doesn't seem to have any particular finger-motion like Spider-Man's linked to it.

"Do you think you could teach me? Can never have too many options. Plus, magic is very 'in' right now. Not like I'm gonna sell out and try sparkling or turning into a wolf, but it's still got a good q score." He downs a half-pound block of cheese in about three bites, then grimaces.

"I'm not trying to be like anyone else... This is just... how... I am." The headache starts to come back as he tries to make sense of his powers and costume.

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magic_hands
2012-04-05 04:16 pm UTC (link)

He shakes his head. "No, sorry. I'm still learning and all but...magic is complicated. Some people just have it, others have to have deals with magic entities or demons, some do both, the list goes on and on."

Now he just stares at Jack, trying to verify something for a moment before continuing. "But...I don't sense any innate magic from you." Martin doesn't outright say again that that mostly leaves the deals with demons and entities, because there was never a guarantee they were benign or didn't ask for a high price. Plus, magic and someone interested in fame? Not a good combo. The not-spiderman had powers that were just fine.

"Okay," he says looking slightly skeptical. "Where'd you get you powers? I told you mine." It's only fair he thinks.

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	no_relation 2012-04-05 04:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Deals, huh?" He mulls over that as he recovers, the headache subsiding as he lets his thoughts drift again. "I didn't get them... I just have them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-04-05 05:12 pm UTC (link)
	"They don't do them with just anyone," he hastily adds, not wanting to give the guy any ideas. "So you're a mutant too?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-04-05 05:18 pm UTC (link)
	"A mutant?" He doubles back a little at the suggestion. "...have you looked around lately? That's right up there with 'Are you pro-choice?' for loaded questions." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-04-05 05:26 pm UTC (link)
	Martin gives the other guy one of his rare serious glares. "So? It's not like there aren't superheroes that aren't." Including him the Thunderbolts had two, and it wasn't like he was asking the not-spidey in public and as if he wasn't one. "Besides, I can't choose if I'm a mutant or not." He looks positively offended now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2012-04-09 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	Anya came back down from upstairs and noticed the tension in the room. "Everything okay?" She looked at Martin and then at Jack. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-04-15 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	"Everything's fine..." Jack reassures her, looking between her and Martin. "Just... got asked an awkward question." He pauses. "But no... as far as I can tell, I'm not a mutant." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-04-15 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	Martin sinks into his chair a bit and crosses his arms to hide his hands, which were now sparking from anger, still glaring at Jack. "It's fine," he answers stiffly while looking at Jack. He didn't want to admit to anything that could be seen as a mistake or inhospitable. Although he's not quite sure he believes the guy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2012-04-15 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	"We can determine that later. Let's show you to your room." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-04-18 08:06 pm UTC (link)
	"My room?" Jack says, having to mull the notion over. "Right... that's where I'd sleep, or... whatever." He knows there's a logic train in his head he's just not quite keeping up with, but it's less painful not to try to pin it down. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-04-18 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	Still feeling a little put out, Martin follows behind, keeping his arms crossed to try and hide the sparks of annoyance coming from his hands. He does give Jack an odd look. Of course that's where you'd sleep. Where else? And what did he do with his room? He hoped this guy's room wasn't too close to his. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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