battle_shield (battle_shield) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2013-07-09 14:39:00

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Josh was dressed casually as he sat in the New Orleans bar. While he looked like just another patron, in truth he was secretly waiting to meet with a member of the Champions in order to discuss any recent significant events in the state.

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	perenawska 2013-07-10 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	Irina smiled. "Good." She wrapped an arm around his. "There's a little restaurant down a few blocks over. It has the best cajun food in the city. The tourists don't go there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-07-10 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Well you know better than I do. Lead on," he said, deciding this could be fun. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2013-07-10 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	Irina led him out of the bar and into the street. People walked all around, but as they kept walking the crowd thinned. "I suppose you've read all about me," she said. SHIELD had a file. She didn't even ask about that. SHIELD had a file on just about everyone in the business. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-07-10 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	"If not all then most of it," he admitted. "I know you have quite a pedigree in regards to Russian costumed and superhuman history. I know you've been with the Champions for awhile, much as your mother had before you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2013-07-10 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	Irina nodded. "I was with the Winter Guard before the Champions. What did my file say about my father?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-07-10 10:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Russian soldier, would later take up the mantle of the Red Guardian during the Cold War, was believed dead for a time, returned, believed dead once more only to discover he was alive and affiliated with Russia's clandestine Red Room program. That's a brief sum-up and I'm probably missing key points," Josh admits. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2013-07-10 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	"That sums it up rather nicely," she said. "You know all about me, tell me something about yourself." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-07-10 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank you. My old man served as Battlestar, the black Bucky during John Walker's time as Captain America. Inherited a bit of his advanced physiology, it's why i can't get drunk." He didn't sound all that enthused to be talking about his dad. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2013-07-10 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	Irina nodded. She had been made to study some of the American costumes during her time training in the Red Room. "Where'd you grow up?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-07-10 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Harlem. Dad could have moved us out a hundred times over the years but he didn't want to 'forget his roots' or some shit. The man's always been stuck in the past." Josh shook his head. "Sorry. Don't want you to think I had some bad childhood or anything. There were good times and I had my share of friends." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2013-07-10 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	"There's nothing wrong with remembering where you came from, but one cannot let it become your life." Irina smiled. "I wasn't thinking that. Childhoods like the rest of life has ups and downs." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-07-10 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	"Amen to that." Josh frowned. "That's true. I admit I don't know the particulars of your upbringing, but it couldn't have been easy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2013-07-10 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	"There's not much to tell," Irina said. "I grew up on a small farm with my mother and grandfather. My uncle and cousin were frequent visitors. Us kids would play in the fields." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-07-11 12:06 am UTC (link)
	"Your grandfather!?" He asks, surprised before catching himself. "I'm sorry, I'm assuming you mean your father's dad, right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2013-07-11 12:12 am UTC (link)
	"He's been long dead," Irina said. "My mother's father." Irina had a super-villain grandfather and a psychotic father. She wasn't proud of the fact, but she never hid it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-07-11 12:16 am UTC (link)
	"The Presence helped raise you? Sorry..I mean I'm guessing this was before his accident?" Damn, Josh really had to fix his records at this rate. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2013-07-11 12:27 am UTC (link)
	"Yes and no," she said. "After." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-07-11 05:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Huh," Josh sighs, a little sheepish. "I admit there are gaps in my information on the Presence during the periods when his mind was stable. The last recorded appearance I have on record was when he aided the Avengers in the war against Kang some time back." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2013-07-11 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	"There were a lot of moments of stability when I was a child. There were relapses of course, but mother and my uncle were able to bring him back around." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-07-12 04:36 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry. I don't mean to bring up a sensitive subject," Josh apologized. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2013-07-12 05:45 pm UTC (link)
	"It's quite okay," Irina assured him. "I wouldn't talk about it if it were that sensitive. We all have our family issues. I just happen have a super-villain for a grandfather and an emerging one for a father." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-07-12 05:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Still, it'll make me think twice over ever complaining about my family again." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2013-07-12 05:55 pm UTC (link)
	"I didn't mean to get into a who as the worst family members conversations. There are some out there with worse family members." Irina shrugged. "I have my adopted family to make up for it. The Champions are my family and even though we're pretty dysfunctional at times, it works for us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-07-12 06:03 pm UTC (link)
	"It's okay," he assured. "Yeah, I've read about some awkward family ties in my time." He thinks on what she said for a moment. "Sp how did you come to choose Louisiana as your turf, so to speak?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2013-07-12 06:09 pm UTC (link)
	"The Champions just happened and we had business down here. We liked it enough to stay. We bought an old night club, ironically named The Red Room, and made it into out headquarters." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)