Vincent Amorason (quitethecharmer) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-05-21 18:42:00

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awesome andrea, kristoff vernard, vincent vernard

Aesthetics and Identity (open to anyone at the Baxter Building)
Vincent was considerably annoyed. Not only had the Daily Bugle apparently been compromised into running an unauthorized personal ad about him, which they couldn't account for the origin of, but he'd only gotten one response! He wasn't sure which aspect irritated him more. That was when the building alarms began going off. A security panel flashed the message "Code Steel Green".

A Doombot was in the lobby.

Vincent gathered his nearest scientific and magical gear and hurried down.

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	awesome_andrea 2012-05-22 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	Andrea was hot on his heels, tapping into the building mainframe and activating several security features to keep the civilians safe. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2012-05-26 08:41 pm UTC (link)
	Vincent entered the lobby, it already having been cleared of civilians, and squared off with the Doombot. "I had hoped that Kristoff would accompany you, my son." Doom's voice, digitized, but showing telltale signs of being an active transmission rather than a recording, comes from the robot. Vincent feels his jaw tighten. "What do you want?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2012-05-26 08:47 pm UTC (link)
	Andrea stood just a couple of steps behind Vincent. Panels opened and limbs reconfigured, bringing several guns to bear. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2012-05-26 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Doom has not made this appearance, even if by proxy, lightly, Vincent. It is time you began acting in accordance with your station as Doom's heir. To that end, Doom has a task for you." "What. Do. You. Want." Vincent says, knuckles turning white as his hands continue to tense. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2012-05-27 01:57 am UTC (link)
	Andrea placed her untransformed hand on Vincent's shoulder, seeking to offer reassurance. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

quitethecharmer
2012-05-27 08:53 pm UTC (link)

The virtual-presence Doombot continues. "Latveria will extend an offer of a mutual cooperation treaty to Genosha. You will deliver the preliminary papers, and make a goodwill visit on Doom's behalf. All other information, and your official uniform, are contained within this unit.

Behave accordingly to your station."

The Doombot promptly falls apart into a clattering pile of inert metals and wiped circuitry, revealing a secure parcel that was stored inside the chest cavity.

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	awesome_andrea 2012-05-27 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	Andrea trained her sensors on the parcel. It appeared harmless enough... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

quitethecharmer
2012-05-29 08:34 pm UTC (link)

Vincent, grumbling to himself, pulls a utility knife from his pocket and slashes open the papers the parcel is wrapped in, neatly slicing apart the Latverian wax seal placed over them.

Inside is a portfolio of official-looking papers, and a reasonably regal uniform, complete with various regalia, and...

"Oh." Vincent says quietly, picking up a metal gauntlet included with the uniform. He pales, slightly.

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	awesome_andrea 2012-05-29 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	"You do not have to do this, you know," Andrea told him. "He holds only what sway over your life you allow him to have." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

quitethecharmer
2012-05-30 11:19 pm UTC (link)

Vincent is quiet for a long minute, examining the various bits of regalia, pondering what sort of imagined recognitions they symbolize.

"It's not as simple as just him and I." He finally says, rising and taking uniform and papers under one arm.

"You, Valeria, or Reed can examine the rest of the armor if you like..." He says, almost offhandedly, before giving Andrea a slightly pained expression.

"This is family business."

~~

A short while later, Vincent has tea steeping, papers and uniform laid out on the table while he waits for Kristoff.

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	nextgen_adult 2012-05-30 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	Kristoff had been extremely occupied dealing with his son's school. There was some deja vu involved in this; Scotty was just about getting to the age he'd first acquired his brother. Eventually he joined his brother. The tea helps. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2012-05-30 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	"He's.. sent me a uniform.... and an assignment." Vincent gestures to the garments and paperwork. The gauntlet is held under the table in his lap for the moment. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_adult 2012-05-31 12:26 am UTC (link)
	Kristoff looks at the papers. "A reasonable effort," he says, regarding the terms. "But you do not have to, Vincent. That's not a requirement for maturity." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

quitethecharmer
2012-05-31 12:32 am UTC (link)

Vincent looks over the uniform again. It's a far cry from Kristoff's old vestments. Less functional. More flashy. More ornate.

Quite simply, it was everything that made Vincent not his brother.

He took out the gauntlet and placed it on the table. It already fit him perfectly, he could tell. Stress marks on the metal indicated it was not the first time the metal had been reshaped.

"I don't have to... but there's no reason not to." He looks from the papers to his brother. "Do you think he'll be dealing in good faith? I can deal with being a mouthpiece, but... I don't want to be a pawn." He scowls, briefly. "Not for him."

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	nextgen_adult 2012-05-31 12:37 am UTC (link)
	"Trying to look at it objectively, uncolored by the fact that it's what I've been hoping he'd do since I was a child... yes. Yes, I think he will." Kristoff looks at the gauntlet and smiles thinly. "Ah." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

quitethecharmer
2012-05-31 12:56 am UTC (link)

Vincent mutters something, then slouches in his seat, holding his teacup in both hands. "'This gauntlet will signal to all who look upon it that it is worn by he who will do what must be done.' It was on an engraved card. He rolls his head to look at Kristoff, all but saying 'Are you happy with that?' out loud.

"I'll need someone more versed in politics with me when I visit the Genoshans." He turns his eyebrows up slightly. "And someone who can make sense of Balkan symbology to tell me just what I'm looking at with the collection of coins and bottle-caps he affixed to the blasted thing."

And Vincent will manage a thin smile of his own.

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