Vincent Amorason (quitethecharmer) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-06-06 21:26:00

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andrew summers, angelo bennet, giovanna bennet, kristoff vernard, rikki cargill, vincent vernard

Working for the new boss, same as the old boss
The appointment had been made remarkably quickly, as politics go. Vincent, accompanied by Kristoff and carrying several folders in a briefcase, arrived at the Genoshan Consulate.

"Vincent Vernard, Junior Ambassador for Latveria, to see Andrew Summers."

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	burnwithlight 2012-06-07 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	Gio's been polite and keeping an eye on things. Doom's older son is a known quantity on the international circuit; he's got a reputation for what he'll do and not do. The younger one... Gio's got nothing. She doesn't know what he's playing at. Andrew, of course, is on top of things, as usual, so that's good. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

quitethecharmer
2012-06-07 05:39 pm UTC (link)

Vincent nods and takes some notes, disappointed in the sense that he's probably going to have to do this again, and for the general sake of the Latverian populace.

"What I can officially say in response is, sadly, limited, Mister Summers, but I can see to it that all your points and concerns are relayed to Von Doom." He's not going to nitpick on the whole 'Dr' issue, but he's not about to say it himself, either.

He manages a smile and nods as Symkaria is brought into the equation. "That... would simplify matters. He has a great deal of respect for Lady Sablinova, as I'm sure he does for the senior Mister Lensherr as well, if not in the same national historical perspective. I think I can package your responses to him in a manner he'll find... palatable, at least."

Vincent shuffles his official papers a bit more. "Now, apart from any official requests, Von Doom has a gift he would like to present Genosha with." He opens the first of two sealed envelopes. (He could have peeked, but they'd passed all security screenings, and it just seemed childish to do so out of spite.)

Oh. Well then.

"He has constructed a satellite based on the principles of Charles Xavier's Cerebro system, but in reverse. It's been designed with direct control by your grandfather's particular talents in mind, and will allow tracking the movements of any human within Genosha's borders."

Huh... that's... well that's almost friendly, in a possibly-reforming dictator sort of way.

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assaultnbattery
2012-06-07 06:02 pm UTC (link)

Andrew studies the envelopes, frowning a little bit.

"Symkaria's presence would reassure all involved... they were not selected by accident. As for the satellite... I will present it to my grandfather as a curiosity, because we may be able to use it to help detect intrusion... but definitely not, I think, for its intended purpose. We have a number of baseline humans in the country, as citizens, results of birth without the X-gene, and visitors... and I want to reassure them that they are just as welcome in Genosha as those with the X-gene."

Yeah, detection of the 'inferior' has some deeply disturbing connotations, where Andrew is concerned. He's pretty sure he can frame it to Magneto in a fashion he'd agree with.

"Now then, there's a great deal to do, but if we may be trade partners, I hope you'd avail yourself of a chance to get to know some of the people here. If you're not in a hurry, perhaps Angelo could prepare something. I believe he's been itching to try and make something Latverian ever since he heard you were coming."

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quitethecharmer
2012-06-07 06:11 pm UTC (link)

Vincent nods again, and opens the second envelope, per notations upon in.

....oh damn your pride you heavy-handed old fool. Vincent sighs and puts a hand to his face. He withdraws it, gives a brief glance to Kristoff, then turns back to Andrew.

"Mister Summers, I'm afraid I have to apologize on behalf of Von Doom. The satellite should have entered orbit over Genosha, along with a communique sent directly to Magneto, thirty-seven minutes ago."

A beat, then. "Actually, Mister Summers, I have to apologize personally. I should have known enough to open the envelopes and read their contents myself, regardless of instructions. You should be speaking to someone more experienced, but... he has a certain fixation on grand gestures." He grumbles. "Sending his heir here sends a message regarding the seriousness of his intentions, I'm sure was the idea.

Some less official discussion over lunch sounds wonderful. My aide and I will definitely take you up on the banitsa you mentioned earlier, young man." He turns to Angelo and nods his head, finally seeming to relax a bit, and undoing the top button of his official uniform.

Angelo will just beam at that, recovering from how his grip on the knife might have tightened just a little bit when Vincent dropped the bombshell a moment earlier.

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assaultnbattery
2012-06-07 06:15 pm UTC (link)

"Then, with all due respect - I hope he will not be offended when I call my grandfather and ask him to take down the gift for purely scientific study with all due haste, while Angelo shows you to the dining area. We have a significant number of baseline humans among us - more are born into the population every day, and they are no less Genoshan... and should not be singled out more than they already are. The apology is appreciated."

And should come from Doom, but that's not going to happen. He hopes that tearing that abomination out of the sky will send the message suitably, however. "Enjoy your meal, and thank you, gentlemen. I'll look forward to hearing from yourselves and Sablinova again."

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	burnwithlight 2012-06-07 06:47 pm UTC (link)
	And Gio will see that they're escorted to her brother's treats, and let everyone get out of the room, and quietly hate Von Doom -- just Von Doom; not the Vernards; they're patsies -- for how much this must be upsetting Andrew. She can tell. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

assaultnbattery
2012-06-07 06:59 pm UTC (link)

He's doing his best to hide it behind a mask of civility - and waits until the guests are out of the room before the careful mask drops a little. The first call is to his mother, to make sure he has an advocate on Genoshan soil. Next is to his grandfather, and no, no he can definitely not see the potential scientific benefits to such a thing after its carefully studied. It might, and that's only a maybe, be someday useful applied to an external defense grid - given that most HYDRA agents are human and all, but in so, so many ways, a 'human detector' would be no better than a 'Jew detector' or a 'Gypsy detector', applied in a different era.

For the first time in a while, Andrew is genuinely fuming. He's just being incredibly practical and political about how he applies himself to it.

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	burnwithlight 2012-06-07 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	And there he goes, knowing the best way to make people understand where he's coming from. Gio doesn't know how he does it. She just puts a hand on his shoulder to let him know she's there for him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2012-06-07 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	Finished with his phone calls, he settles back, lifting a hand to press against the one on his shoulder. Other than that, he just focuses on that breathing thing. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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