Sasha Morden

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echokinetic

2/24/12 11:52 pm

"Where the hell do they keep their actual vanilla beans?" She glared through the lenses of her sunglasses at the vanilla extract bottles, all lined up neatly and full of their synthetic vanilla-y goodness. She'd gone over to the fresh herb section and hadn't been able to track them down there, either. Seems like she'd be going somewhere else after this. Walking further along the aisle, she found the marshmallows, grabbing a bag of minis and sliding them into her basket.

Coming to the end of the aisle, she turned and almost bumped into a large obstruction; one standing right in front of one of the display cases. "Oh, jeez, sorry. My bad."

Looking up, she instantly smiled as she recognized the form she'd inadvertently crossed paths with. "Junior? As in UWF wrestling, Junior? No, freaking way!"

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soft_inside
2/25/12 06:14 am (UTC)

Manny had been keeping an eye on his current client when the girl bumped into him. If he could blush, he would, and rubbed the back of his. "Well, formerly of UWf, si."
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- echokinetic
  2/25/12 06:20 am (UTC)
  
  A happy squeal left her and her basket bounced along with her as she did. "Epic and awesome. You're way more mondo-huge in person than I thought you'd be. Ginormous. What the hell are you doing in a grocery store? Oh, please tell me you're promoting something and I'll get to see you in the ring again?"
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  - soft_inside
    2/25/12 06:27 am (UTC)
    
    He laughs good-naturedly. "Afraid not, chica. Management and I just didn't see things eye-to-eye on things anymore. I'm actually working as a bodyguard now."
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    - echokinetic
      2/25/12 06:30 am (UTC)
      
      "Oh?" It was said with a slight pout of disappointment. Junior, aka. 'The Armadillo' had always been one of her favorites; solid and steady in his movements and a decent guy to cheer for.
      
      Then she looked around, trying to see anyone she'd recognize that a guy like Junior would be protecting. "Am I allowed to ask who for?"
      
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      - soft_inside
        2/25/12 06:38 am (UTC)
        
        "I may make a return someday. I still love the business, I just didn't agree with some of the angles they wanted to do."
        
        He looks and points to a guy who had a small..very small group of people asking for autographs. "Local author, bit of a chauvinist douche. Upset a local women's rights group and was afraid he'd get assaulted."
        
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        echokinetic
        2/25/12 06:40 am (UTC)
        
        "Aww, and you have to protect that? No fair." She looked over at the man in question, not recognizing him.
        
        "Things like that make me happy I prefer my cheesy movies." Beaming back at him, she stuck out her hand. "So sorry for my lax manners, I was just a bit overwhelmed by your wicked awesomeness. I'm Sasha."
        
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        soft_inside
        2/25/12 06:44 am (UTC)
        
        "Definitely not the highlight of my new career, but it's had it's moments," he conceded.
        
        He smiled, retracted his claws a bit so he could give a proper handshake. "Well you know who my persona, but my real name's Manuel. My friends call me, Manny. You can too, chica."
        
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        echokinetic
        2/25/12 06:51 am (UTC)
        
        She watches the claws with interest, feeling the tickle of them on her wrist. "Manny, huh? Yeah, it kind of suits you. Me alegra conocerte."
        
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        soft_inside
        2/25/12 06:56 am (UTC)
        
        "Gracias, mi amiga. Su español es bueno."
        
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        echokinetic
        2/25/12 06:59 am (UTC)
        
        He got another beaming smile. "Gracias yourself, mi amigo. I damnwell better speak it good. Bouncing around Mexico and Spain, you'd better believe I picked up the proper dialect quickly enough. The Spanish they teach in school just isn't the same if it's not spoken by a native speaker."
        
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        soft_inside
        2/25/12 07:04 am (UTC)
        
        "Mexico and Spain? I've never been to Spain, though I've been to Mexico before for international tours. Where have you been?
        
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        echokinetic
        2/25/12 07:08 am (UTC)
        
        "Well, in Mexico, I've been all down the west coast, then I peppered along the interior as I worked my way south. I did have to detour to Merida, though. I have a friend out there and I stayed with her for a couple weeks. Then down to Guatemala and Venezuela until I popped into Brazil for a couple months. Then it was across the pond to dick around in Europe for a couple years."
        
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        soft_inside
        2/25/12 07:13 am (UTC)
        
        He whistled appreciatively. "Damn. Was this for some kind of study or you just like to travel?"
        
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        echokinetic
        2/25/12 07:16 am (UTC)
        
        "Travel. I figured I'd try to get it all out of my system before I decided to settle down, you know? No regrets later in life that I didn't get to go where I wanted."
        
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        soft_inside
        2/25/12 07:21 am (UTC)
        
        He nods. "I hear what you're saying. I kinda travel a bit now, for work purposes, but I used to go more places while on the road.," he admits wistfully.
        
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        echokinetic
        2/25/12 07:26 am (UTC)
        
        "Well... why don't you go a few more places? I mean, I'm sure a guy of your status could get work wherever he wanted. Why not pop over to Madrid and bodyguard some bullfighter?"
        
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        soft_inside
        2/25/12 10:07 pm (UTC)
        
        "Maybe, but truthfully I like being close to home."
        
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        echokinetic
        2/25/12 10:11 pm (UTC)
        
        "Oh? And where's home, exactly?"
        
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        soft_inside
        2/25/12 10:26 pm (UTC)
        
        "Dad's originally from New Mexico and when things finally stabilized for him and Mom, they moved back there. Mom sometimes misses New York, but truthfully I think she likes the quiet. I travel a fair bit. When I say 'home', I mean around the U.S. or even Mexico, since it's pretty close."
        
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        echokinetic
        2/25/12 10:28 pm (UTC)
        
        "Do you get to visit them often?" She was curious about him; it wasn't like she got to run into many awesomely famous people every day.
        
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        soft_inside
        2/25/12 10:35 pm (UTC)
        
        "Si, Mom would kick my culo if I didn't," he chuckled.
        
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        echokinetic
        2/25/12 10:40 pm (UTC)
        
        A laugh and a small nod. "Yep, that sounds about right for mom behavior."
        
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        soft_inside
        2/25/12 10:42 pm (UTC)
        
        "Si, and add in the fact she's a former UWF Women's Champion and you have a woman you don't want mad at you."
        
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        echokinetic
        2/25/12 10:45 pm (UTC)
        
        Sasha's eyes widened and she giggled, stifling it quickly. "Ho, mama, that's a mean mama. Remind me not to get on her bad side, yes?"
        
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        soft_inside
        2/25/12 10:48 pm (UTC)
        
        "As she's fond of telling Pop, they didn't call her Battleaxe for nothing," he laughed. "Si, not a good idea."
        
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        echokinetic
        2/25/12 10:56 pm (UTC)
        
        The giggle turned into a snort, Sasha doing her best to cover that as well. "Manny, you have an awesome family."
        
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        soft_inside
        2/25/12 11:01 pm (UTC)
        
        "Gracias. What about you? What do you, chica?"
        
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        echokinetic
        2/25/12 11:03 pm (UTC)
        
        "Currently, I'm an assistant language teacher at a private boarding school. Which means I get to teach the kids all the good bad words." She grinned.
        
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        soft_inside
        2/25/12 11:13 pm (UTC)
        
        He laughs outright. "The real reason kids want to learn a foreign language."
        
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        echokinetic
        2/25/12 11:14 pm (UTC)
        
        "That and being able to ask where the bathroom is. Always a must."
        
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        soft_inside
        2/25/12 11:19 pm (UTC)
        
        "Also true."
        
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        echokinetic
        2/25/12 11:20 pm (UTC)
        
        She looked at where his charge was moving along in line. "Well, I don't want to get you in trouble for being a distraction or anything while someone pelts him with eggs... or worse."
        
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        soft_inside
        2/25/12 11:25 pm (UTC)
        
        Manny's face scrunches up a little. "There's an image." He smiles at her. "Still, this was very nice, gracis mi amiga." He offers his hand again.
        
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        echokinetic
        2/25/12 11:26 pm (UTC)
        
        She takes it, giving it a firm squeeze. "If you're going to be in town for a while, maybe I'll see about bumping into you again and teaching these plebians how to say jalapeno right."
        
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        dark_scion
        2/25/12 11:36 pm (UTC)
        
        A chuckle. "Sounds good. Adios." He gave a wave and followed after his client.
        
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