soft_inside (soft_inside) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-03-16 20:07:00

Entry tags:

anya stark, armadillo jr., bea dayspring, martin baum

Recruitment Drive
Manny's current job had him looking after a wannabe-popstar. Not exactly a glamorous gig. The worst he'd had to deal with was an over-enthusiastic fangirl screaming she wanted to have the guy's baby. Manny rolled his eyes. It certainly looked like he was hitting a slump. Maybe he should try and work things out with the UWF execs.

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	magic_hands 2012-03-18 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Bea knows everything," he adds. Walking up to Manny, he tips his hat to the new guy. "I'm Martin! Nice to meet you." That excited grin just got wider. Cool looking teammate who probably had interesting powers and couldn't do magic? All pluses in his book. Turning to Bea, he just grins. "You got us a mexican superhero? This is the best team!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-03-18 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Apparently," Manny said with a tad bit of concern. He hefts his gym-bag with his few worldly possessions inside. "Gracias, that makes things a lot easier." He raises an eyebrow at Martin. "Actually my dad is from San Antonio and my mother's white, chico." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-03-18 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	"Manny, this is Martin, the aforementioned magic-boy." Her eyes give Manny a slight 'he's very young' look. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2012-03-18 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	"If there's anything you need or want, just say something and we'll get it for you. I'll have a laptop ready for you tomorrow." She smiled. "It'll have a special interface to make it easier for you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

magic_hands
2012-03-18 11:10 pm UTC (link)

Unfazed by Manny's correction, Martin waves it off. "I didn't mean that. I meant you speak Spanish, so I thought we got a Mexican superhero."

As a demonstration he places his hat on the ground and lets go of the spellbook which glows blue and floats in the air for a moment before doing a spin and jumping into the hat it shouldn't be able to fit into. "I know Latin too," he adds for no particular reason.

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	soft_inside 2012-03-18 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh? Well thanks, Senorita Stark." Manny wasn't used to somebody doing things to accommodate him outside his family. Taking Bea's look in mind, Manny does his best not to overreact. "A lot of cultures speak Spanish, Martin." A raised eyebrow. "Latin, eh? That's..cool." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-03-20 07:16 pm UTC (link)
	Bea flashes him an appreciative smile. "So, we can give you the quick version of the grand tour..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-03-20 07:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, I don't want to hold things up..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-03-20 07:33 pm UTC (link)
	"I know that, it's just the only person I ever met who spoke spanish well was a kid at my school who was Mexican. He was cool, and good at chess," he brushes his hat off, still oblivious to the fact he may have touched a nerve. Following after them, he finally gets around to the question he wanted to ask. "So what can you do?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-03-20 07:56 pm UTC (link)
	He turns to Bea and Anya. "You guys got an exercise room or something like one?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-03-20 08:38 pm UTC (link)
	"Yep. Good a place as any to start." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-03-20 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Cool." He turns to Martin. "I'll show you just what I can do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-03-20 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes!" He jumps up a little, clearly excited, and punches the air. A few sparks fly from his fist but they disappear rather harmlessly. And off he sets to the training room. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2012-03-21 06:49 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll leave you in Bea and Martin's capable hands," Anya said. "It was nice to meet you and welcome." She gave him a smile and then headed off to the lab. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-03-22 01:49 pm UTC (link)
	"You too, Anya," manny called back. He let Bea take the three of them to the training area. "So what kind of stuff do you have in here? I don't want to break anything if it's going to cost you guys a lot of money." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2012-03-23 01:12 am UTC (link)
	"Equipment and containers are heavily reinforced. What do you want to work with?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-03-23 01:16 am UTC (link)
	Martin smiles expectantly and flips his hat while he waits, wondering what the new guy would do. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-03-23 01:19 am UTC (link)
	"Do you have hard metal targets?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

goesbothways
2012-03-28 02:43 am UTC (link)

"Targets are a specialty." comes a voice from the next room, making her way in. "Hard metal, soft metal, speed metal, moving targets, human targets, targeting range, targets of opportunity... if we can blow it up, hit it, or just hurl insults at it, its very popular here most days."

She assesses the group. "Ok, so this must be the reason we moved in that box-spring you could hold a Tijuana rodeo on. Interpret that as you will."

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	charmedlife 2012-03-28 02:47 am UTC (link)
	Beatrice sighs. "Manny, this is my sister, Kelly. And yes, let me get you some targets." She gets out some steel cut-outs, as it were, and sets them up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-03-28 02:49 am UTC (link)
	"Hey!" He gives Kelly a cheerful wave before making a disc to sit on and watch the show. "He's going to show us what he can do," comes the explanation. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-03-28 03:07 am UTC (link)
	"Hola," manny says, giving a friendly wave. He raises n eyebrow. "I've been to a Tijuana rodeo so this oughta be interesting." He walks up to one of the cutouts and taps it to test it's solidity. "Okay, this is workable." He takes a breath and then gives a downward slash of his claws, tearing huge shreds out of the cutout. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

goesbothways
2012-03-28 03:14 am UTC (link)

"Yeah, that would explain th..." Kelly stops short at a less than gentle, but at least somewhat subtle 'nudge' from her sister. Maybe they're not talking about the same kind of rodeo?

"Nice moves. I'm sure the boss lady can come up with an adamantium scratching post for you somewhere. Got to be a bitch and a half scratching your ba..." ow, there's that nudge again.

"...picking your nose?" ow.

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	charmedlife 2012-03-28 03:17 am UTC (link)
	"Yes," Bea says, more enthusiastically than necessary. "Very nice moves." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-03-28 03:20 am UTC (link)
	The Tijuana rodeo mention goes straight over his head but he does stare, openly curious, at Manny's claws. He innocently asks, "Are they retractable?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)