pop_trash_hero (pop_trash_hero) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-03-07 15:49:00

Entry tags:

inactive - grace danvers, npc - wonder man

Biggest Night of the Year
He's not interested in parties this year and with things being "interesting: with Syd he's not going to spend this night doing what he normally does. There's already people asking about the "hot young blonde" he's been seen out with. He wanted to shelter Grace from most of Hollywood's oddness, but the clock is ticking and tonight everyone will be on their best behavior...mostly...because the cameras are on.

"Grace," he knocks on her door early in the morning. "It's Dad." He's so going to get used to sayin that at some point. Really.

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	shessomarvelous 2010-03-07 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	Grace yawned, opening the door, dressed in her pjs-shorts and a tank top, her hair a little ruffled, rubbing at her eyes. "Yeah?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-03-07 11:05 pm UTC (link)
	He shuffles his feet. "I was hoping I could ask a favor. ButI swear it's a good favor!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-03-07 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	She smiled, yawning again. "Ask away!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-03-07 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	"It's the Oscars tonight and I was hoping I could take you, if that's okay. Jan sent me a dress for whoever I was going to bring." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-03-07 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	Grace's jaw nearly hit the floor. "The Oscars? Seriously?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-03-07 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	He chuckles, relieved. "Seriously. Best way for you to meet people I work with. biggest office party of the year." He tilts his head. "I have a spa session and towncar already booked, but the appointment is in less than an hour." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-03-07 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	Grace blinked a couple of times, letting it all sink in. "I'd love to go. Really. Thank you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-03-07 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	"You're doing me the favor, hon," he reminds her. "I'll get the dress Jan sent. You get ready to go. We can change into formal wear after the spa." Later in the towncar... "Got any questions so far?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-03-07 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	Grace nodded. "Okay. I'll be down in a few." Once they were in the towncar... "Any celebrities I should be wary of?" Grace asked, "I don't want to accidently cause a tabloid scandal or anything..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

pop_trash_hero
2010-03-08 12:10 am UTC (link)

He shakes his head. "All of them." He shrugs. "It's like anywhere else. Good people. Bad people. Good or bad depending on circumstance...and there's a lot of drama because actors are like that. I'm giving you the worst case scenario though. Tonight, jut let people come to you if you can. Follow my lead, and trust that little Jimmny Cricket voice inside yourself. Make sense?"

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	shessomarvelous 2010-03-08 12:25 am UTC (link)
	Grace nodded. "Got it. I'll admit...I'm a little nervous. It reminds me of the prom a little, on a much bigger scale." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-03-08 12:32 am UTC (link)
	"That's exactly what this is." He pauses. "Or so I've been told." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-03-08 12:35 am UTC (link)
	"I only went to junior prom," Grace said, "It was okay. I didn't have a date, so I just went with a group of friends." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-03-08 12:41 am UTC (link)
	That gives him pause. "Were you an outcast at school?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-03-08 12:46 am UTC (link)
	"Not really an outcast...just not one of the popular kids, but I wasn't exactly a social pariah or anything. I had a pretty small group of close friends, and that was it. " (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-03-08 01:03 am UTC (link)
	Huh. "Was school okay?" He struggled as a student because of his undiagnosed reading problem. He made up for it in other ways, but he hopes Grace had a better time. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-03-08 01:12 am UTC (link)
	"It was high school," Grace said, "It wasn't exactly the living hell that some make it out to be, but I didn't exactly have a blast either. Mom didn't let me tell anyone about my powers, always wanted me home an hour early when there were dances and other stuff at school, didn't let me date...." She sighed. "Sorry. I love Mom, but she was...strict." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-03-08 01:16 am UTC (link)
	He blinks. "No dating?" He winces. "I'm not saying you should or need to, I just...There's protecting from the world and then there's preparing you for it." Discomfort plays across his face. Wanda, Carol, victor's mother...Why did they leave their kids in the dark - and who is he to question that? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-03-08 01:37 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. Sleepovers at our house were few and in-between too." Grace sighed. "Yeah. Mom had an interesting view on things." (Reply to this)(Parent)

pop_trash_hero
2010-03-08 01:44 am UTC (link)

"I'll bet," he replies with more venom then he wanted. "I'm sorry, Grace. You're mother and I had an interesting relationship. I don't regret it, and you are a miracle." He remembers Carol's kitchen rant - about telling Grce she wasn't conceived by two people in love. It happens all the time, but sometimes kids don't need to know. Grace, however, is not a child anymore. He missed that. "It's just that we weren't exactly...getting along for much of that time together."

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	shessomarvelous 2010-03-08 01:58 am UTC (link)
	"I know," Grace said, remembering when her Mom came to 'collect' her. "A lot of kids have parents that aren't...together. Happens all the time nowadays." Parents where one of them didn't know that the child existed? That seemed slightly more uncommon. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-03-08 02:19 am UTC (link)
	Slightly. "That's thoughtful of you," he says. "But if I may make an observation? That's what you've been so far out here - thoughtful. Don't try to make me happy, Grace, or try to head off an argument. Just tell me what's going on. What you're thinking. It's important for me to know that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-03-08 02:53 am UTC (link)
	Grace sighed, leaning back into the plush seat of the towncar. "I've just been trying to...I don't know, play the role of the Good Daughter, I guess." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-03-08 03:00 am UTC (link)
	Carol will teach you to waltz on eggshells. "I'm trying to," he admits. "But I don't want us trying so hard we don't get to know each other. You risked a lot to find me." He tilts his head. "Now that you're here, let yourself relax. I'm not going to throw you back in the lake," he jokes weakly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-03-08 03:24 am UTC (link)
	She let out a small laugh. "I'll try," she said, "I'm just not used to relaxing, I guess." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-03-08 04:40 am UTC (link)
	There's a hint of sarcasm in his voice and Grace can, if she listens closely, see some of her own movements and tone of voice in her father's smile and comment. "Can't imagine why." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-03-08 04:43 am UTC (link)
	She scoffed. "Yeah. She didn't make things easy. One tow out of line and it was like you committed one of the Seven Deadly Sins." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-03-08 05:02 am UTC (link)
	"Sounds...familiar." e's really trying not to badmouth Carol, but he is pissed at her. "I shouldn't be too hard on her, I guess." He puts a hand on hers an squeezes lightly. "She raised a good kid." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-03-08 05:05 am UTC (link)
	She returned the squeeze of the hand. "Thanks...Dad." Yeah, Grace could get used to saying that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

pop_trash_hero
2010-03-08 05:53 am UTC (link)

At the spa, Grace is treated to luxury she probably could imagine before. Hot rock massages...her nails done...facials that are more than two years allowance and a light lunch. Every inch of her is seen to by an expert professional staff.

Simon gets a truncated version of the same treatments. He's an absolute bundle of nerves as he adjusts his tux and tie for he fiftieth time as he waits for Grace to emerge.

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shessomarvelous
2010-03-08 06:09 am UTC (link)

Mom treated her to a "mani/pedi day at the spa" for her sixteenth birthday. That was nothing compared to the beauty treatment that she just got. Her entire body felt relaxed from the massage and facial treatments. Grace looked at herself in awe in the mirror. Her hair done perfectly, her makeup set just right. She twirled around in the dress that Simon's friend had sent up for her. She felt like a princess, as cliche as it sounded.

She emerged from the room, a small smile on her face. "Well?" she asked her father, "What do you think?"

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	pop_trash_hero 2010-03-08 07:07 am UTC (link)
	... ... "You," he says slowly, taking her arms. "Look like a movie star.' (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-03-08 01:31 pm UTC (link)
	She smiled. "Thank you. For everything, the spa treatments, the dress...thank you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-03-08 07:32 pm UTC (link)
	He resists the urge to muss her hair. Amit would kill him in a tornado of the lead stylist righteous fury. "Thank me when we come out the other side of the night." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	nextgen_misc 2010-03-08 07:42 pm UTC (link)
	"...And here we are at the red carpet awaiting the arrival of the stars! There's Simon Williams, world-famous action star and LA's own superhero!" A microphone is thrust into their faces while he and Grace exit the car. "Simon, we know you're a good luck charm for young actresses. Who's your lovely date?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-05-05 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	Time for the tongues to wag. "This is Grace," he replies, beaming. "And for ne it's 'take your daughter to work day.'" (Reply to this)(Parent)

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