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_tsunami_ (_tsunami_) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-12-09 22:22:00

Entry tags:

etoile lebeau, fred mccoy, misha loganovich, tsunami, vlad rasputin

Deck The Halls (open for others for mistletoe meme)
Cait loved the holidays whether it was Saturnalia or Christmas. Both meant decorating and a lot of great food. Today was the start of decorating the mansion. Boxes upon boxes of decorations had been hauled out of storage and placed in the rec room. Thankfully Aunt Jean was a little anal retentive about labeling everything and putting everything back where it was supposed to go, so it saved having to dig through the boxes to find anything.

Cait opened a box and found a sprig, fake of course, of mistletoe laying on the top. Looks like that was going to be the first thing to be put up. She hanged it in the doorway of the rec room that led to the hallway. It was one of the most used doors in the mansion.

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under_the_skin
2012-12-10 04:37 am UTC (link)

Vlad blinks for a moment, wondering if he'd offended or upset her if she wouldn't look at him. "Good to hear. Just taking out the boxes for the decorations, I should move these out of the way so people don't trip." He quickly gets a few of the boxes that she'd stumbled over out of the way and rushes to return. "Sorry again. I don't think we've met though, you're the new teammate right? Vlad," he offers his hand to shake and a big smile.

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aceofhearts
2012-12-11 03:00 am UTC (link)

Etoile nods her head, she quickly leans down to pick up the ice cream as best she can, before it melts all over the floor. She would have to go to the kitchen later for a damp cloth to wipe it up properly."It's fine..I wasn't really attention." she said, lightly rubbing the back of her neck.

She glanced down to her bowl of melted ice cream. Sad, sad day for her..Etoile looked over to Vlad, didn't make direct eye contact."Yeah..that would be me." She noticed his hand, gingerly reaches over to shake it."Etoile.." Nods her head, giving off a weak smile.

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under_the_skin
2012-12-11 04:47 pm UTC (link)

"Pleasure to meet you Etoile," he smiles and shakes her hand, then notices the ice cream mess. "Hold on a sec!" He dashes out of the room to the kitchen and comes back with a damp cloth to clean up the ice cream left and runs back to return it. When he comes back he notices the mistletoe hanging above the doorway where she was still standing.

"Well I guess that's one way of getting to know someone," he chuckles as he looks up at it.

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aceofhearts
2012-12-11 04:53 pm UTC (link)

She was certainly happy to have met someone else. She really hasn't talked or met anyone else on the team. Then again she hasn't made much of an effort.

"Huh?" Etoile blinked on confusion, she watched him dash off to the kitchen and then to only return just as fast to clean up the mess. She watched go back and return...damn, he really made her head spin."Oh...well thanks for doing that."

"Getting to what? By cleaning up someone else's mess?" She said with a raised brow. Etoile had no idea what he was talking about, she assumed he was referring to her ice cream mess, little did she know that was mistletoe above her.

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	under_the_skin 2012-12-11 05:00 pm UTC (link)
	Vlad bursts into laughter. "No, not that silly. Besides, that was kind of my fault for leaving the boxes out. I mean the mistletoe." He points up to the mistletoe in question as an explanation then leans over to give her a light kiss. "Welcome to the team by the way," he smiles and gives her a pat on the shoulder. "C'mon, we'll get you a refill of the ice cream." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

aceofhearts
2012-12-11 05:10 pm UTC (link)

Etoile had a very confused expression on her face. What was so funny? When he explained himself, it finally hit her."Oh!" She laughed a little, kind of embarassed at her own misunderstanding. Etoile hated how out of tune/touch she with being social."No, I wouldn't say--" Suddenly without notice she was silenced by the sudden light kiss given.

Etoile stood there for awhile. Shocked! Utterly shocked, her eyes widen. He kissed her? She glanced up and noticed an odd looking plant. Mistletoe he called it...she tried to analyze everything. What hit her the most, is he took her first kiss. She felt her face flush, she probably looked like a tomato."E-excuse me.." Etoile suddenly started run to make her escape!.

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under_the_skin
2012-12-11 05:21 pm UTC (link)

Vlad blinks in surprise. Shoot, had he scared the new girl? Yeah, he should go fix this.

He runs after her and catches up quickly. "Sorry, I didn't mean to surprise you! You know, mistletoe, tradition?" Well this was awkward, he really hadn't meant to make her run. Had he offended her? "Sorry again I didn't think that you'd...you know...run. Let me make it up to you? I've got a stash of cookie dough if you want?" Now he was really confused, maybe the mistletoe had caught her by surprise.

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aceofhearts
2012-12-11 07:15 pm UTC (link)

Oh god, she really wished he wasn't a nice guy and run after her. It appears he's exactly like that. She was stopped mid-way in her running by him. She couldn't even look at him, she kept her head either turned in the opposite direction or downward. Etoile shakes her head."No...um, I don't know about it." Right now she was making a mental fist at her father. Damn him for being over protective of her.

It appears her parents kept her out of the dark on certain matters."Sorry, hehe, uh..." She was down right nervous and embarassed. Should she even mentioned that was her first kiss? It's even sadder, because she's already in her twenties.

She was still blushing, right up to the tips of her ears. She heard cookie dough mentioned. Which would be her guilty pleasure. She perked up a little, still did her best to avoid eye contact with him."O-okay...cookie dough sounds good."

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under_the_skin
2012-12-11 08:16 pm UTC (link)

Oh.

Well that was awkward. Who knew people didn't know about mistletoe? "Oh. Well, it's mistletoe and the tradition goes that if you meet someone under it you're supposed to kiss them," he explains. "Sorry again, didn't mean to surprise you." He really did feel bad about surprising her like that, but was glad she'd accepted the cookie dough offer. It gave him a chance to make it up to her, besides, you weren't supposed to scare new people off.

"Great! C'mon, I've got a secret stash. And since you're new, tip of the day: if it's good, hide it. Seriously, food disappears at astonishing rates around here. Like locusts I swear," he smiles and motions for her to follow him to the kitchen.

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aceofhearts
2012-12-11 08:31 pm UTC (link)

Etoile listened to him explain the meaning of mistletoe. She sighed, closing her one eye quickly before shaking her head. Etoile tried to look at him, it wasn't working out so great."Oh...really? Well, that's odd. I'm not sure if I still fully understand this tradition. Thanks for explaining it to me." She nods her head in appreciation.

"It's okay. It's going to be a long lasting memory for me." She admitted. Who first their first kiss? Even if it was unintentionally.

"Gotcha." She stored that information immediately. Etoile even made note of different ways to get to certain places. This place was a maze, she even took time to sneak into the operating systems to get a layout of the place. The spy in her kicked in for that tiny moment.

Etoile moves along behind him."This place is huge...didn't you could get to the kitchen this way." She moved into the kitchen with him.

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	under_the_skin 2012-12-12 01:03 am UTC (link)
	"Totally thought you knew. You might want to watch out for mistletoe then, we've got a few around. Mostly in doorways but maybe someone has a mistletoe hat or something." As they get to the kitchen he has to laugh. "Yeah, I guess this place is a bit of a maze. But I've never noticed really. Pretty much half grew up here so I know the shortcuts and all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

aceofhearts
2012-12-12 04:11 pm UTC (link)

With a shake of her head and a faint smile given, she had no clue about these traditions."Are these...things" motions to a mistletoe near by." Always on the doors?" She could easily look up this information via her cyberpathy. It felt nice to ask questions and talk to someone.

"Wait..m-m-mistletoe hat?! They make those kind of things?" She gulped in sheer thought of someone walking around with one. She needed to avoided people with those kind of hats.

"Ah, I see." She found the kitchen before, she came in from a different direction.

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under_the_skin
2012-12-12 04:51 pm UTC (link)

"Well you can put them up wherever I guess but they stick best to doors and that's where people run into each other so all the ones around here as far as I know are on the doors."

Vlad has to laugh at her panic. "Yeah, I'm pretty sure there's one around here. I've seen Misha with it before. You might want to watch out. But don't worry, he gives out chocolates to the girls and doesn't bite." In the kitchen he indicates her to sit on a stool and says with mock seriousness, "You'll need to close your eyes. No one can know of the location of the hidden stash. It's of the utmost importance it's kept a secret."

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aceofhearts
2012-12-12 04:58 pm UTC (link)

Etoile took in all the information given to her about those deadly mistletoes. She even made a little file in her semi-computer like mind mistletoe of doom."I see. I'm slowly starting to get the idea of this tradition."

"Really?...thanks for the heads up." She nods her head. She'd have to watch out for this person. The idea of getting chocolates sounded nice. Etoile suddenly sat up straight when his voice went serious."Roger!" Etoile closed her eyes tightly, following orders is what she does best after all. She had no clue he was actually joking/teasing her.

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under_the_skin
2012-12-12 05:04 pm UTC (link)

Vlad blinks for a moment and has to bite his lip to hold back the laughter. She didn't realize he was joking? Oh dear, keep that in mind for the future.

He goes to dig for his hidden stash and returns to put it in front of her, along with two spoons and small bowls. "You may open your eyes. And remember, nobody must know of this here cookie dough's existence. Not even upon the pain of death and tickling. The fate of all mutants and the world rest upon this," Vlad says with a straight face and very serious tone. Though to most people it'd be obvious he was just being silly.

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aceofhearts
2012-12-12 08:27 pm UTC (link)

Tsk, tsk..taking advantage of someone as Etoile. Who has no social ques or how to notice if someone is joking with her or not. She was on the airhead side compared to her brother, who was the more witty and socialy tuned with the world. If he was here, he'd be face palming himself at his sister.

Etoile opens her eyes, looking down to the cookie dough. She hasn't had any of thise goodness in awhile."Roger!...wait did you just say tickling?" Etoile blinked, she starts to think for awhile. He was messing with her wasn't he? Clever, clever Russian boy. She took a mental note of this little tease of his. Etoile took one of the spoons to start digging into the cookie dough.

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under_the_skin
2012-12-13 06:08 am UTC (link)

"Yes. Tickling. The bane of the greatest, even the most seasoned veterans have been known to succumb to it," Vlad says with a completely serious face and grim nod. He even hold the straight face for a long moment after before he can't help it and has to break into a giant smile. "I'm messing with you, don't look so serious! You need to lighten up. Especially if you want to keep your sanity in this place," he laughs and fills his bowl with some cookie dough and starts digging in.

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aceofhearts
2012-12-13 04:10 pm UTC (link)

The thought of someone tickling her horrified her...especially if that someone would be Vlad. She use to get tickled a lot when she was younger by her parents. One thing she knows is for certain, she is deadly ticklish.

She blinked when he went from serious to laughing at the whole matter. Etoile gave a not so pleased smile. He was messing with her, she wasn't sure if she liked someone taking advantage of her airheadie-ness ways. She didn't bother responding, she just nods her head and takes more cookie dough.

Lighten up he says, huh? She is always serious? Etoile has never been fully aware of her own personality or attitudes. Those matters in life don't come so easy for her. But place her on a mission or a battle field you wouldn't even think she was an airhead.

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under_the_skin
2012-12-13 05:33 pm UTC (link)

He didn't think she was airheaded, just a tad serious. Besides, he wasn't getting anything out of it so it didn't count as taking advantage to him. But he sees she's not pleased and gives her his usual easygoing smile that clearly said he meant no harm. "I'm joking, don't worry. Wouldn't be mean to anyone I was sharing the hidden cookie dough with." He starts digging into his cookie dough share now. "So, tell me a bit about yourself. We're teammates now right? And anyways, at Xavier's everyone is family on top of that. And what's your favourite icecream? I'll check to make sure we're stocking up on that."

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aceofhearts
2012-12-13 08:28 pm UTC (link)

Etoile over thought it and nods her head. She returned the smile."Roger!" She said in a joking manner, before taking a spoonful of cookie dough."I got a point there." Waves her spoon in the air a little.

"Yes, that we are." Nods her head a few times."Uh, well, there are a few things I cannot mention. I hope you understand." She couldn't mention her time working as a spy for Xavier."Enrolling into my first year of University..scary. I hope it goes good. Hmm, I have a twin brother who is a complete opposite of me. Uhh.." what else could she tell him? This was actually hard. She really hasn't lived a normal life.

"I do enjoy playing cards. I'm actually pretty good at it, thanks to my Dad. I enjoy training, reading, more training...weapons are love." This didn't really sound normal, especially for a young woman her age."Peppermint ice cream is my favourite...Dr.Pepper is an amazing drink. Pinapple is my favourite fruit." She tried to think of other things, she figured she'd shut up and let him talk.

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under_the_skin
2012-12-13 10:06 pm UTC (link)

"I get it, say what you feel comfortable sharing, no pressure," he smiles and listens. He does take note of the favourite foods part to make sure that's on the list of foods that gets stocked. "Don't worry about the university thing. I'm sure it'll go great. Do you know what you'll be studying?"

"Cards I can do, but you'll likely kick my ass and as for training...after we're done I'll point you to the Danger Room if you haven't already seen it. I'm sure you'll love it."

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aceofhearts
2012-12-17 04:41 am UTC (link)

Etoile nods her head, smiling at him lightly," Thanks...you're really kind, and refreshing. I like it," she says honestly."You think so? I hope it does..kind of nervous about it. I'm also glad to be starting. First I need to find my family..this why I came here." She pauses for a moment. She hasn't forgotten about them, she'll do anything to find them and get them home safely.

"I was thinking advance computers...I know a lot, not as much as my brother. Enough to really enjoy working in that field." She smiles a little, before eating more cookie dough.

"Yes, most likely. We should have a game sometime, I can teach you my tricks." She grins this time around."Really? I can't wait to see that room!"

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under_the_skin
2012-12-21 07:52 pm UTC (link)

Vlad chuckles at the compliment. "Thanks, and seriously, it'll be fine. You've got the rest of us if you need any help, especially on the family thing. We're all family here."

"Really? Nice! I'm in computer science myself, Mom was always big on that stuff and it's easier to learn when you've got someone to show you." He's almost done his cookie dough, high metabolism means he eats quite a bit, and usually fast.

"You would? Nice, I'd love to get good at that. And yeah, I promise to point you to it and show you some programs on it. The swashbuckling pirate ship one is my favourite by far."

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