Martin Baum (magic_hands) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-11-05 22:45:00

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Lunching out (Backdated a bit)
"Manny? Are you free for lunch?" He'd been showing up to HQ more since the whole therapy thing suggested he should. But he still needed to get out of the HQ for some fresh air and he needed someone to come with him if he wanted to eat out. The Sanctum was currently being used for whatever serious business Dr. Strange was dealing with, which meant that he couldn't stay over there. "We can stay in the city I promise! I can't go for lunch by myself..." He hoped the older guy would agree, Manny was nice and Martin figured he'd be good lunch company.

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	magic_hands 2012-11-06 02:53 am UTC (link)
	"No, it sounds like a constellation or a politician guy," he agrees. "Okay, hermano, let's go find milkshakes! And burgers? I like bacon cheeseburgers. Do you?" And just like that he's back to cheerfully conversing about food. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 02:56 am UTC (link)
	"Hermano works," Manny said with a smile. "Bacon cheeseburgers!? Ooooh, you're talking the universal language now, Martin." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:00 am UTC (link)
	"Then let's make them double!" With a wave of his hand Martin conjures up a large disc beneath their feet and there's a woosh of blue flame as they're teleported downtown. To say that garnered a few stares would be an understatement. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 03:03 am UTC (link)
	"...we need to work on your impulse control, Martin," Manny said with strained-calm at all the people looking at them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:07 am UTC (link)
	"Hmm?" He doesn't seem to see what the issue here is. They got downtown like intended. And while he's not a fan of staring, they were going to get stared at even if they did just walk down the street. "You can have a single burger if you want I guess." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 03:09 am UTC (link)
	Manny looks at Martin with a raised eyebrow. "A single burger? Might as well eat a single potato chip." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:11 am UTC (link)
	"But you said work on impulse control. I thought you meant the burgers..." He pointedly ignores the stares and starts walking to the burger place. He'd found it before. "Hey Manny...can we sit in a corner or something? I don't like people watching me eat," he whispers. He could've done that telepathically but some people found that unnerving. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 03:16 am UTC (link)
	He had him there. "..I'll think about it." he notes the staring people. "Yeah, that'd be fine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:21 am UTC (link)
	He notes Manny looking at the people staring at them. "Aren't you used to that?" He asks innocently and quietly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 03:26 am UTC (link)
	"Sure, I'm just making sure it stays as 'shock' and 'awe', and not something nasty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:29 am UTC (link)
	"Oh. Like anti-mutant stuff? If it gets like that I can always teleport us back," he whispers. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 03:33 am UTC (link)
	"You don't have to be a mutant to get lynched," Manny whispered back. "Still, I've got some mainstream visibility, maybe some perople recognize me," he says, trying to be optimistic. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:35 am UTC (link)
	"We won't get lynched because we can get away," he says calmly, clearly having thought of this scenario in the past. "What happens if they recognize you? Will we not make it to lunch because they want autographs?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 03:36 am UTC (link)
	"We'll get to lunch, autographs or not," he assured. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:37 am UTC (link)
	"Okay. Because lunch is more important than autographs," he insists as they near the restaurant. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 03:40 am UTC (link)
	Manny smirks, deciding not to hash that particular statement out. "Ah, here we are." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:42 am UTC (link)
	He takes off his hat as they enter and wait patiently to be seated. Martin lets Manny deal with the talking to people because, after all, he was the adult here. Though he does give Manny a quick look to try and remind him about corner booths. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 03:56 am UTC (link)
	Paying for their orders had been awkward at first as the girl behind the counter didn't look like she knew how to handle the situation. Fortunately the girl's supervisor recognized him, and eased him through it. He was sure to request a corner seat. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

magic_hands
2012-11-06 04:01 am UTC (link)

Martin would have been even worse at handling money. There was always the chance the money would turn into something...that wasn't currency. Which is part of the reason he needed someone to come with him for lunch. Happily, he follows along to their corner seat. "You can take money out of my account for this Manny. I'm pretty sure I have one, Anya set one up. But I don't know how to use it."

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	soft_inside 2012-11-06 04:17 am UTC (link)
	Manny ended up sitting in one of those large cushion seats that were made to sit several family members. "That's okay, martin. Between my personal savings and my Thunderbolts account, I can afford it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 04:21 am UTC (link)
	"Okay," he nods from his seat, looking quite small compared to Manny. They didn't make the most subtle duo. "I don't deal with money much. Dr. Strange says that's everyday stuff that sorcerers shouldn't worry too much about. And I can't touch it of course." A vanilla and oreo milkshake should be coming soon for him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 04:24 am UTC (link)
	"Well..it doesn't hurt to know some economic stuff," Manny said, careful to phrase it as not being a criticism of Dr. Strange. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 04:26 am UTC (link)
	"We've got gold somewhere for that stuff." He grins and happily starts on his milkshake when it comes. "So what kind of stuff like that do I need to know?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 02:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Well..what do you plan to do once you get your own place?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:12 pm UTC (link)
	"My own place?" Martin sips his milkshake thoughtfully and considers this. "Well...ideally I'd be an awesome sorcerer in the future and time mage and would travel everywhere and everytime. And then when I wasn't doing that I'd have a sanctum like Dr. Strange. But probably not as big or cool but it'd be great still. You can visit." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)