Giovanna M. Bennet (burnwithlight) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-11-24 12:59:00

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New York is Too Cold
Giovanna's temper was still reeling from the recent footage on television. But on an American holiday, they weren't going to get much chance of talking to any of their official contacts about it, and they didn't have too many other options at the moment, so she tried to stay calm.

Early in the morning, she knocked on the door between her room and Andrew's. Already ready herself for what she had planned, she was wearing a bathing suit.

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assaultnbattery
2009-11-24 09:08 pm UTC (link)

Distracted from his reading by the knock, Andrew wanders to the doorway.
Maybe his reaction is partly due to being up most of the night, despite her warnings - but there's so much news to catch up on and read here, maybe its that he just hasn't seen her in a bathing suit very often in Genosha.

"Oh, hey Gio, what's.... whoa."

His eyes start at her eye level, at least, before traveling downward, no matter how much he's genuinely trying to be polite.

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	burnwithlight 2009-11-24 09:18 pm UTC (link)
	She blushed, but she wasn't going to think too hard on it right this moment. "Yeah. It's new." "Well, there's not a living soul around the swimming pool and exercise area downstairs. So we'll get some practice in for you, and I might not go crazy. Doing my best there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2009-11-24 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, yeah, training today, that's right. Sorry, uhm, caught me in the middle of reading the New York Times." She's not the only one blushing. He takes a few minutes to get ready, then joins her in the main room again in baggy workout attire. "Sounds good. Lead the way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2009-11-24 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	And they'll head down to the area in question. Giovanna was normally more the outdoor workout type, but New York was cold. "Anything more in the paper about those -- " there followed a string of muttered French and Italian words that would generally bother her parents to hear her using, but not in relation to something like this. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2009-11-24 09:28 pm UTC (link)
	"There's a lot in the paper about them, actually. With very mixed coverage. Sometimes it seems to be these Purifiers' fault, sometimes its the mutants, sometimes they seem unsure. I'm still trying to get some of the international community's reactions." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2009-11-24 09:42 pm UTC (link)
	Giovanna frowns, still outraged that they could even find anything to be unsure about, but not really expecting better. "Let's hope the people of consequence see sense." And they're downstairs and alone and plenty of space to move around. "Ready?" She holds out her hand. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2009-11-24 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Ready." he replies, not feeling entirely ready, but willing to take instruction and do his best. "The people of consequence will see what they're inclined to see, since what they mostly read will already fit their personal biases. This will help us in some circles, and make it harder in others. Like every other violent interaction in history." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2009-11-24 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	And she'll carefully flare up a bit. Her bioelectric charges aren't enough to really overclock him, but they're enough to make him change. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2009-11-25 12:22 am UTC (link)
	Suddenly, that baggy workout wear is a pretty tight fit. "Ok, all set. I'll try and be careful here, I don't want to break anything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2009-11-25 12:55 am UTC (link)
	"Floor's sturdy, and we're not too near anything fancy. The important thing is to just get used to moving and reacting when you're like this. There'd be pretty much enough room to fence here if, you know, you fenced. Not that I'm suggesting you take up fencing; Can't have people honing in on my turf." She smiled. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

assaultnbattery
2009-11-25 07:06 am UTC (link)

"I'm pretty sure you'd be way ahead of me for a long time to come even if I took up fencing. Same with sparring, but you're right, anything I can learn would be helpful. I definitely need to get more used to moving in this form. When we go into potentially dangerous surroundings, eventually, it might be good to shift beforehand and go like this. A lot easier to protect me, certainly."

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	burnwithlight 2009-11-25 09:05 am UTC (link)
	"Why thank you." Giovanna stands and listens, stepping over to the set of freeweights provided. "Good point." Very quickly, she scoops up one of the ten-pound handweights and throws it at him. "Catch." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2009-11-25 09:52 am UTC (link)
	That, at least, is easy enough. Or it should be. Maybe he's looking at Gio in swimwear again? "Oh..." he tries to snatch the weight out of the air, manages to deflect it upward, off his forehead, and then catches it with a little fumbling before it hits the ground. "Off to a great start." sigh (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

burnwithlight
2009-11-25 10:08 am UTC (link)

She can't help wincing a little when it hits him in the face.

"At least you didn't let it completely blindside you. It's something. I think your distance-judgment's pretty off with the change in perspective."

"If you don't mind a complete non sequiter," she says as she steps over and takes the weight from him. "I can't believe we still can't find a version of The Count of Monte Cristo that gets the ending right. Seriously, it's a good ending."
In another non sequiter, she then sweeps at his ankle with her leg in what visually must appear as ridiculous as a little girl kicking an adult's shins, but should provide some good practice at reaction and balance, she figures.

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assaultnbattery
2009-11-25 10:18 am UTC (link)

"I think you're right, it gets easier after I've changed for a while, but at first, its kind of disorienting, every time."</>

On the up side, she catches him totally off guard while he's responding.
"I'll keep looking, I'm sure we'll..."

Downside, its like kicking a brick wall. His reaction time sucks, but he doesn't even budge, which may be a good sign for his durability, but usually a bad sign for the person kicking him when he doesn't even realize he should try and roll with the kick.

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	burnwithlight 2009-11-25 10:59 am UTC (link)
	Fortunately, the kick hadn't been a matter of force quite so much as angles, so no worries of breaking anything. A sharp intake of breath through her teeth. "Admittedly not my smartest call there; it's what I get for overestimating myself. But if I were Miss Cargill or, you know, the Juggernaut? You would have tripped there and needed to deal with that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2009-11-25 11:03 am UTC (link)
	"If you were the Juggernaut, not only would I have far bigger problems than tripping, but you'd look terrifying in a bikini instead of..." Errr. "You're right though, I definitely need to work on the basics." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

burnwithlight
2009-11-25 11:14 am UTC (link)

A pause.

"Yeah." Pause again. "And thanks for still trying about the movie. I'd really like to find one. 'Cause sure, his going off with Haydee maybe isn't a 'classic Hollywood ending' or whatever," Giovanna mutters, trying to continue the conversation without looking at him directly. "But she's loyal, and she obviously wants what's best for him, and...that's gotta count for something, right?"

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	assaultnbattery 2009-11-25 11:24 am UTC (link)
	"Loyalty and best intentions mean everything. I suppose I can understand the general appeal of the Hollywood ending, but there's a reason the original ended the way it did too. I'll find it for you, somehow or other." Yeah, he's trying not to look at her so much at the moment either. Damn his mouth sometimes anyway. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2009-11-25 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks," Giovanna smiles and...oh dear, now she's staring like a ~~lovestruck~~ total idiot. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2009-11-25 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	He finds himself lost for words when he realizes she's staring at him, sort of like he's staring at her. It takes several awkward, long seconds before he finds any words. "You're welcome." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2009-11-26 08:42 am UTC (link)
	Giovanna finally manages to look at her slightly sore foot. "It's a bit trickier than I thought, making you work on reactions," she admits. And then takes a deep breath. And flares up. And rematerializes considerably (and almost directly) above Andrew in the high-ceilinged room. And drops. "Catch." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2009-11-26 09:49 am UTC (link)
	He's had a little more time to acclimate now, and given that, his actual reaction times aren't horrible, his perspective is just weird. This time, he manages to take a half step back, and catches her neatly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2009-11-26 09:52 am UTC (link)
	"Nice job," Giovanna says when caught, and then throws her arms around his neck and kisses him before she can stop herself. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2009-11-26 09:56 am UTC (link)
	Whoa, wow, that's... a thing. A very nice thing, come to think of it. Really nice. After a few moments of being shocked, he's kissing her back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2009-11-26 10:11 am UTC (link)
	And there will be more kissing for a minute or so, but they come up for air and Giovanna, eyes still flashing a little green, looks away. "So..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2009-11-26 10:58 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah... uhm... so... now what?" He's still holding her up, not like she's terribly heavy in this form. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2009-11-27 03:59 am UTC (link)
	"Well, if that was really stupid, then I'd like to ask that we ignore it. If it...wasn't stupid, then...we don't ignore it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

assaultnbattery
2009-11-27 09:29 am UTC (link)

"Stupid? Uhm, in a... your dad would probably be ecstatic and my grandfather would think its pretty promising, while my mom would hit the roof and this makes things more complicated sort of way, maybe. In a 'I've wanted to kiss you for a couple years now and didn't have the guts and its better than I'd hoped' sort of way, I'm kind of having trouble ignoring it. If I'm not just babbling because I..."

Damn it.

He kissed her again.

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burnwithlight
2009-11-27 09:52 am UTC (link)

Enthusiastic kissing part two, before she finally climbs out of his arms.

"I didn't want to Ruin Everything." Here come the audible capitals again. "I still don't, of course. What we're doing is so important, but..." She blushed. She had to acknowledge he was right on a lot of what was mentioned; though of course it had nothing to do with her interest, Andrew was probably one of the very few boys Father would consider good enough for her. And. "...How upset would Your Mom be?"

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assaultnbattery
2009-11-27 10:07 am UTC (link)

"Upset at you? Not at all. She's a little suspicious of your dad and all, but she's always liked you. I think she'd just prefer I stay single until age 40 or so, then maybe I can consider dating. And... you're not ruining anything. Not really. You're supposed to be keeping an eye on me, right? Go where I go, keep me out of trouble? I don't see where maybe actually trying dating interferes with that, do you?"

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burnwithlight
2009-11-27 10:25 am UTC (link)

Giovanna listened and nodded. That was all understandable. Andrew's Mom was notoriously worriable, certainly. And Father could be hard to understand, so she was relieved that didn't extend to her.
And he's got a point. There aren't many ways it would interfere. Before he got sick of her, anyway, but that was admittedly a premature concern.

"So," she managed a smile and said, in her best joking tone, which she didn't use often. "Better in a bathing suit than the Juggernaut. With hints like that, I don't know how I managed to wait this long."

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	assaultnbattery 2009-11-27 10:29 am UTC (link)
	"Ok, so I'm notoriously subtle." he replies with a smirk. "How about, Giovanna Bennet, you in a bikini are the dead sexiest thing I have ever laid eyes on? Any better?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

burnwithlight
2009-11-27 10:44 am UTC (link)

Well, that, like several other things in the past few minutes, is New.
"That...that'll do." The floor becomes absolutely fascinating for just a moment, before she looks up and smiles. And then, in a businesslike tone he's a little more used to, "I don't really think we're going to get any more work done on this form today." She carefully slips additional weight onto one of the free weights. "How about you try burning off the charge -- at least it wasn't much -- and...and if you're interested in kissing again at a reasonable height, we can see about that."

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	assaultnbattery 2009-11-27 10:57 am UTC (link)
	It takes some time, since almost all of the weights have to be added to strain him enough to burn off the charge, but by the end, his clothes are baggy again, and he looks back to his old self. "Now, what was that about 'if?', didn't you mean 'when'?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2009-11-27 11:16 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, it's not good for a girl to be too presumptuous." And she'll kiss Normal Andrew now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2009-11-27 11:24 am UTC (link)
	He kisses her back, then pulls back with a grin. "Presume away. Though if training is done for the day, what say we mark the occasion with a real date? Shall we see what kind of reservations I can manage and go for a real night on the town?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2009-11-27 11:37 am UTC (link)
	"That could be good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2009-11-27 11:39 am UTC (link)
	"Fantastic. Can I be so presumptuous as to try and talk you into wearing a little black dress? I've heard its one of those things every girl needs." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2009-11-27 11:52 am UTC (link)
	She blushed slightly. "Black does go with everything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2009-11-27 12:10 pm UTC (link)
	"It'll look lovely with your eyes." Yeah, now that she finally broke the ice, he's not terribly shy any more. The same nerves that help him with things like, say, going before the U.N. help some too, once he gets past that initial nervousness. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2009-11-27 09:10 pm UTC (link)
	"Flattery, Mr. Summers, will...well, I can't say for sure what it will do. It's pretty nice." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2009-11-28 12:11 am UTC (link)
	"Well, we'll just have to see what it does, because you're going to have to get used to it if we're going to work out this whole dating thing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2009-11-28 11:23 am UTC (link)
	"As usual with the valid points." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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