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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	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)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 05:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Gracias..um," Manny scratches his head. "what about tv? Do you plan to have one?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 07:22 pm UTC (link)
	"A TV? Why? I haven't had one in years. And magic and technology don't mix, which is why we don't have a TV in the Sanctum. I keep the laptop Anya gave me at the HQ. And I can only use it because she made it special and I'm careful with it." He takes another sip of his milkshake and continues. "Besides, why would I need a TV?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	Okaaaay. This was proving more awkward that he anticipated. He takes a gulp of milkshake, practically half the cup. "Well..what about power? Like for lights and stuff?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 07:40 pm UTC (link)
	Martin is blissfully unaware this is awkward for Manny. "There's spells for that. You can have a sanctum with no electricity. Besides, we have lots of candles around all the time in case we need them for stuff," he explains. "Not that I don't like TV. I once had one, and I like watching movies with you guys now. But I can't own one." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Right." Man, he doesn't have to worry about bills at all? No way, there has to be something. "And groceries? You just..conjure food up? Is that healthy?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 07:49 pm UTC (link)
	"No, that's like...you can't just make stuff out of thin air like that. I mean, Wong just sells some gold we have to buy the food. You can always learn to make gold out of stuff." He was pretty sure Marlow could do that, but Martin wasn't very good at transmutations and was still working on it. Gold was still down the line. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay, but what if by some cosmic mishap you suddenly don't have magic? Don't you think you should at least know a little about it?" Manny really didn't like the whole idea of Dr. Strange telling Martin he didn't need to know "mundane" things. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)