Mason Jeffries (got_the_touch) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2013-11-21 08:53:00

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Irrational Fears with Rational Roots (meme response)
"Mason!"

"Mommy!" The little boy runs over to Lil, latching onto her, red-eyed and shaking. Jordan is in tow with Madison, coming up close behind. "I'm sorry! Please don't be mad! I just wanted to look at--"

"Shhhhh..." She puts her arms around him, fingers in his hair. "Yelling later. I'm just glad you're okay."

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It was a holiday story that got trotted out now and then. Mason stopping to look at a chemistry kit when the family was hitting the mall for Boxing Day shopping. After that, he'd ended up split off from the family by the torrents of crowds. It had been two hours before security was able to reunite Mason with his mother.

So, even as he feels ashamed of it, he's more than a little ~~panicked~~ anxious, keeping his back to a wall while he tries to get his bearings. He'd been in New Orleans as part of his degree work, attending a lecture by a leading mettalurgist. Afterwards, he'd lost his cellphone, and his notion of where in the city he was. The crowds of holiday visitors, plus the lunch rush doesn't help matters either. He keeps his palms to the wall behind him, breathing heavily, and not noticing as the surface starts to turn to glass.

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	son_of_hercules 2013-11-22 12:35 am UTC (link)
	Argo had gotten a couple of gyros from a truck (yum!) and was simply waking around the city while he ate. It was a pleasant enough day, and there was always something interesting to find in this city. He paused for a moment, when he saw a wall start to change to glass. "...I am reasonably certain it should not be doing that," he said to himself. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2013-11-23 03:07 am UTC (link)
	As passerby start noticing what Mason is doing, he realizes it himself, and hurriedly starts trying to fix it before he compromises the wall's load-bearing capacity. Oh dude, this is sooo embarrassing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2013-11-23 03:28 am UTC (link)
	Recognition set in from some of the inter-team parties he had attended. Argo approached him. "I know you!" he boomed. "You are the little Canadian who has won the heart of the Atlantean princess!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2013-11-30 02:47 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey! I'm not! I mean, wait, yes I am. I--" He clears his throat. "Hang on a second!" He finishes patching up the building. "I'm not little, but yes, I am going out with Nimueh." He replies, possibly a bit indignant. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2013-11-30 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	Argo laughed. "Ah, Atlantean girls. They are something else, are they not?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2013-12-01 03:19 am UTC (link)
	"Uh.... yes, Nim is.. I.. I don't really know about any of the others." Pause. "Um, excuse me, but... aren't you Argo, from the Champions?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2013-12-01 03:32 am UTC (link)
	He grinned broadly. "Aye, lad, that I am." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2013-12-01 03:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, dude.... can I have your autograph?" He hurriedly gets out his tablet and stylus, bringing up his collection of other signatures, offering the items to Argo. Oh crud... hope he doesn't break them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2013-12-01 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	Argo is quite good with technology. He even had his own iphone. Carefully, he signed the tablet. "There you are," he said. He grinned. "So what brings you from the frozen north to the Big Easy?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2013-12-02 12:55 am UTC (link)
	"It's not really that frozen." Mason comments, before smiling. "I'm in town to see a lecturing professor that's been doing some really interesting work with metals. I wanted to compare notes about atomic structure repositioning in advanced non-colloidal alloys." Like one does. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2013-12-03 01:02 am UTC (link)
	Argo understood everything up to "metals." After that, he just smiled and nodded. "I see." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2013-12-05 12:25 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, it's pretty awesome stuff." Mason preens. He then remembers why he'd stopped. "Umm... I'm a little lost, actually... would you mind helping me back to my hostel?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2013-12-05 12:45 am UTC (link)
	"Of course!" Argo bellowed. "I know this city like the back of my hand!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2013-12-05 01:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh thank god... wait..." Mason stops, then starts to grin. "I... eheh... I ju-- heheheh... I just did thank a god!" He bursts into laughter, still a bit delirious from his earlier panic. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2013-12-06 01:22 am UTC (link)
	Argo let out a mighty laugh of his own, giving Mason a friendly and hearty clap on the back. "That you did! That you did!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2013-12-06 03:17 am UTC (link)
	Mason swears he hears several vertebrae pop, and he staggers into the street under the force of the blow, but manages to stay standing. A brief fit of coughing trails off the end of his laughter, before he catches his breath again. "So, uhm, I think it was in the French Quarter..." He describes some of the local landmarks as he can recall. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2013-12-07 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	Argo grinned broadly. "The French Quarter? OUTRAGEOUS! Wonderful food, wonderful women, a fantastic place!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2013-12-08 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Uh, just food for me, thanks." Mason Jeffries is a one-woman man. "Lots of it though." He grins. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2013-12-08 06:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course!" Argo boomed. "We would not wish to break the heart of the fair princess!" He started walking. "Follow me, Mason, and we shall find your hotel, and perhaps a bit of excitement along the way!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2013-12-08 06:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Sounds like a plan. Think I'm in the mood for shellfish. Ripping stuff apart with my bare hands." He nods firmly. Yes... primal stuff. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2013-12-08 11:34 pm UTC (link)
	"I know just the place," Argo said. "Good food, good drink, and the waitresses have great, big..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2013-12-13 04:54 pm UTC (link)
	"Melons! Apples! All produce on sale today!" A nearby food vendor shouts. Mason just gives a sheepish chuckle and follows along. "So... just out and about, or are you looking for any evil in particular today?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2013-12-14 12:42 am UTC (link)
	Argo grinned. "Simply enjoying myself and going where the spirit takes me," he said. "Though I do need to remember to buy chocolate sauce and strawberries for my date this evening." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2013-12-14 04:05 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh... I see." Mason pauses for a minute. "I could probably synthesize those for you, if you get hold of just a small sample of each." He puffs up his chest a little bit. "I've been experimenting with my powers, you see. Getting really good at making various food and drink." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2013-12-14 07:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Your mastery of alchemy is that complete?" Argo asked. "OUTRAGEOUS!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2013-12-15 05:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, I don't like to brag..." Mason preens just a little. "But replicating is pretty easy. If I can put my hands on something, I generally can tell the makeup of it." Yeah, he's a rockstar like that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2013-12-15 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	Argo laughed again. "OUTRAGEOUS! Though not an entirely unimitable skill. I myself can identify virtually any alcoholic beverage with but one sip." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	got_the_touch 2013-12-18 04:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Dude... for real? Oh we're gonna put that to the test later." He grins. "Don't have my whole notebook with me, but I've got some notes... on my phone, which I'm hoping is back at the hostel. So, later then." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2013-12-19 12:55 am UTC (link)
	Argo laughed as they walked along. "For real, my small Canadian friend, for real!" (Reply to this)(Parent)

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