Martin Baum (magic_hands) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-11-05 22:45:00

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Lunching out (Backdated a bit)
"Manny? Are you free for lunch?" He'd been showing up to HQ more since the whole therapy thing suggested he should. But he still needed to get out of the HQ for some fresh air and he needed someone to come with him if he wanted to eat out. The Sanctum was currently being used for whatever serious business Dr. Strange was dealing with, which meant that he couldn't stay over there. "We can stay in the city I promise! I can't go for lunch by myself..." He hoped the older guy would agree, Manny was nice and Martin figured he'd be good lunch company.

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	soft_inside 2012-11-06 02:03 am UTC (link)
	Well..Bea had mentioned she'd like Martin to be elsewhere during all this controversy with jack... "Sure, Martin," Manny agreed. Besides, the kid looked like he could use some time out. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 02:07 am UTC (link)
	At the agreement Martin lights up and smiles brightly. "Yes! Let's go! Oh, what did you want to eat?" Luckily Martin had no real intention of dealing with Jack, so if he'd known they wanted him elsewhere during this he wouldn't object much. Except if a fight was to happen. In that case he'd rather stay. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 02:12 am UTC (link)
	Manny shrugs. "I'm not picky, hermanito, as long as I have enough of it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 02:14 am UTC (link)
	"Then milkshakes. They have to have milkshakes," he decides. Because those came with straws which meant, no hands needed! "And what does hermanito mean Manny?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 02:25 am UTC (link)
	"Milkshakes work," Manny said cheerfully. Even the large drink could look small in his hands, but he could make it work. "Hmm? Oh, it's Spanish for 'little brother'." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

magic_hands
2012-11-06 02:46 am UTC (link)

"They're my favourite. You don't need hands for them," he explains.

He then stops and blinks up at Manny in surprise. His blood family was dead, and until about a year ago when he'd joined the Thunderbolts, Martin didn't have any friends either. He had his magic family, which he was very grateful for, but before being on this team he'd been pretty isolated. So to have met someone in that time who'd call him little brother was a big thing to him. Martin beams up at Manny after a moment and asks, "So what's big brother then?"

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	soft_inside 2012-11-06 02:50 am UTC (link)
	"Hermano mayor," Manny answers. "It admittingly doesn't sound that good in English." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 02:53 am UTC (link)
	"No, it sounds like a constellation or a politician guy," he agrees. "Okay, hermano, let's go find milkshakes! And burgers? I like bacon cheeseburgers. Do you?" And just like that he's back to cheerfully conversing about food. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 02:56 am UTC (link)
	"Hermano works," Manny said with a smile. "Bacon cheeseburgers!? Ooooh, you're talking the universal language now, Martin." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:00 am UTC (link)
	"Then let's make them double!" With a wave of his hand Martin conjures up a large disc beneath their feet and there's a woosh of blue flame as they're teleported downtown. To say that garnered a few stares would be an understatement. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 03:03 am UTC (link)
	"...we need to work on your impulse control, Martin," Manny said with strained-calm at all the people looking at them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:07 am UTC (link)
	"Hmm?" He doesn't seem to see what the issue here is. They got downtown like intended. And while he's not a fan of staring, they were going to get stared at even if they did just walk down the street. "You can have a single burger if you want I guess." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 03:09 am UTC (link)
	Manny looks at Martin with a raised eyebrow. "A single burger? Might as well eat a single potato chip." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:11 am UTC (link)
	"But you said work on impulse control. I thought you meant the burgers..." He pointedly ignores the stares and starts walking to the burger place. He'd found it before. "Hey Manny...can we sit in a corner or something? I don't like people watching me eat," he whispers. He could've done that telepathically but some people found that unnerving. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 03:16 am UTC (link)
	He had him there. "..I'll think about it." he notes the staring people. "Yeah, that'd be fine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:21 am UTC (link)
	He notes Manny looking at the people staring at them. "Aren't you used to that?" He asks innocently and quietly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 03:26 am UTC (link)
	"Sure, I'm just making sure it stays as 'shock' and 'awe', and not something nasty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:29 am UTC (link)
	"Oh. Like anti-mutant stuff? If it gets like that I can always teleport us back," he whispers. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 03:33 am UTC (link)
	"You don't have to be a mutant to get lynched," Manny whispered back. "Still, I've got some mainstream visibility, maybe some perople recognize me," he says, trying to be optimistic. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:35 am UTC (link)
	"We won't get lynched because we can get away," he says calmly, clearly having thought of this scenario in the past. "What happens if they recognize you? Will we not make it to lunch because they want autographs?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 03:36 am UTC (link)
	"We'll get to lunch, autographs or not," he assured. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:37 am UTC (link)
	"Okay. Because lunch is more important than autographs," he insists as they near the restaurant. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soft_inside 2012-11-06 03:40 am UTC (link)
	Manny smirks, deciding not to hash that particular statement out. "Ah, here we are." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-06 03:42 am UTC (link)
	He takes off his hat as they enter and wait patiently to be seated. Martin lets Manny deal with the talking to people because, after all, he was the adult here. Though he does give Manny a quick look to try and remind him about corner booths. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2012-11-10 07:08 pm UTC (link)
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