under_the_skin (under_the_skin) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2013-07-28 00:25:00

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"I'll consider it" is as good as yes in his books
It was a slow day today, summer and all meant he had no school or classes, and since it was a weekend...no work at that internship he'd gotten for the summer either. But he did remember a certain secluded scientist mutant who'd agreed to go out for pizza one day. Sure he'd seemed a little...unenthusiastic about the whole thing but hey, the guy needed to get out sometime.

So Vlad got dressed to go outside, grabbed car keys and went off to go find Fred, wherever the guy might be.

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	dark_scion 2013-07-29 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Actually yes. Virgil comes from his appearance in Dante's Inferno. Stokes is taken from the Stokes trial in which evolution officially became legal to teach in schools," Fred explained. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	under_the_skin 2013-07-29 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	That elective on Roman History was helpful then, and well...reading and general knowledge too but it was always nice to have classes be useful even if you knew a lot of it without them. "Not a bad choice there Fred. Don't worry, you won't need a fake name for pizza," he teased. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_scion 2013-07-29 09:16 pm UTC (link)
	"My relief is palpable." The statement contained elements of Fred's dry and sarcastic humor, but there was a small hint of a smile on his face. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	under_the_skin 2013-07-29 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	Vlad caught the sarcasm and glance over with an amused and curious smile before chuckling at seeing the hint of a smile. It was a good sign. "Don't let it ruin your appetite then, we're pulling in to the pizza place now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_scion 2013-07-29 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	If fred noticed the look, he gave no indication. "I have a strong stomach..most of the time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	under_the_skin 2013-07-29 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	He smirked as they parked. "Don't worry, not the sort of place your stomach goes to war with food at." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_scion 2013-07-29 09:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Don't underestimate my fickle genetics," Fred replied, the hint of a smile gone, replaced with dry facts. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	under_the_skin 2013-07-29 09:47 pm UTC (link)
	"Fair enough, cross our fingers and hope they stay reasonable for the pizza," he smiled and turned off the engine before getting out of the car. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_scion 2013-07-29 09:50 pm UTC (link)
	Despite knowing he could pass as human in his disguise, Fred hesitated to get out of the car. He checked and rechecked his clothes before tentatively opening the door and gingerly stepping out. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	under_the_skin 2013-07-29 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	Vlad waited outside the passenger side, leaning against the car and giving Fred the time he needed to prepare himself. It also served to block most passerbys view of Fred when he first got out of the car, just in case any last minute fixes needed there. "How're you feeling Fred? Pizza mood?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_scion 2013-07-29 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	"I am unaware of what a 'pizza-mood' is so I could not tell you if I was experiencing one," Fred answered, silently grateful for the cover. "I suppose we will know soon enough." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

under_the_skin
2013-07-29 10:01 pm UTC (link)

"Only one way to find out..." He grinned and half turned, arm extending out to indicate the pizza place. "To pizza it is!" And he led the way to the door. Being nearly 6'4 and not exactly lanky meant he tended to draw attention, which he was used to and it was actually good in this case since it kept a lot of it off Fred if he led the way and was the first thing people saw.

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	dark_scion 2013-07-29 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	Fred cringed a little. He was still getting used to Vlad's more..open personality. Still, Fred could appreciate the value of having someone draw attention away from him. He did glance down once more to make sure his pants and boots hid his legs and feet properly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	under_the_skin 2013-07-29 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	He'd make sure they got a corner booth or an out of the way seat in case anyway. There was little point dragging Fred out of the mansion if they were going to get pizza to go. But Vlad made sure to do all the talking needed in the beginning, amicably chatting up the staff and just being his friendly self. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_scion 2013-07-29 10:16 pm UTC (link)
	Fred just kind of stood awkwardly nearby, eyes darting around to take in all the potential probl-humans. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	under_the_skin 2013-07-29 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	Vlad didn't comment on it, just continuing being the open smiling one to offset any suspicious impressions Fred might make. When they were left at their table with menus, Vlad leaned back in his seat and gave Fred a smile. "See? So far so good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_scion 2013-07-29 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	Fred quietly sat at the table, quickly noting off all the possible exits..or places that could be turned into an exit. "Famous last words." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

under_the_skin
2013-07-29 10:42 pm UTC (link)

Vlad tended not to worry too much about that stuff. After all, like there was really someone here who could stop him if he was barrelling towards an exit. "No, there are much worse things I could say for things that qualify under than category. But I won't because...well my luck isn't the best and I have no idea about yours."

He flipped open a menu casually and flipped to the interesting page. "Anything catch your eye Fred? Pizza wise of course not girls wise," he joked.

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	dark_scion 2013-07-29 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	"The pizza with ham bits should be sufficient." He gave Vlad a confused look, but chose not to pursue that line of questioning. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	under_the_skin 2013-07-29 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Sure you don't want the Meat Supreme? If you can only have meat and dairy toppings might as well go full out. Ham, bacon, sausage, beef, the works. We can get a large and share." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_scion 2013-07-29 10:51 pm UTC (link)
	"I didn't wish to get anything too expensive in consideration of this being your treat," Fred explained. "However what you've recommenced sounds acceptable." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	under_the_skin 2013-07-29 10:53 pm UTC (link)
	"Don't worry about that," Vlad waved his concern off. "My food budget is always sizable anyway and I've got a paid internship for the summer so more pocket money than usual so it's all good. And yep, the Meat Supreme is good, you have my word." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_scion 2013-07-29 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Very well then," Vlad agrees. "So..what is it you intern for?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	under_the_skin 2013-07-29 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	He snapped the menu shut now that they had an order in mind and were only waiting for the waitress. "Ah, small company that does website design. So mostly end up doing programming with a bit of graphic design here and there," he shrugged as he idly ran his fingers along the edges of the propped up menu. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_scion 2013-07-29 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	A flicker of interest seemed to go across Fred's eyes. " I admit I would not have pictured that as your day-job." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)