battle_shield (battle_shield) wrote,
@ 2013-12-03 00:00:00

Date Night
Josh had arranged for reservations at the restaurant Valini had wanted to go to. He didn't know where Val lived so they decided that they would meet at the restaurant. It had been awhile since Josh had put on a suit, and it wasn't even for work. He wondered how this would go. He hoped he hadn't been too impulsive.

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	valini_morse 2013-12-05 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	Out of luck, Val had reached the restaurant first and was simply sitting in the reception area while she waited. When she spied Josh through the entry doors, she smiled and stood up. She had picked a good first-date dress and some non-SHIELD regulated heels so she was in a confident mood. "There you are," she said as he arrived. "Perfect timing." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-05 08:49 pm UTC (link)
	Lord have mercy. "I..wow. You look great, Val," he couldn't help but say as he made his way over. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-06 02:33 pm UTC (link)
	Well, what better compliment could someone get than that? She chuckled and grinned in reflex. "Why thank you. You are looking very striking as well," she added with a quick look over. "That suit certainly does you more justice than the work ones do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-06 07:11 pm UTC (link)
	"You think so?" He takes a seat at the table. You haven't been waiting long have you? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-06 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Mmhm. The coloring alone are refreshing," she pointed out before waving a no-no hand. "I wasn't here long enough to notice any wait, I promise." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-06 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll take your word for it. So..what's this chocolate torte you've been craving?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-08 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Straight to the good stuff, I like it." Turning the menu around she pointed to the said torte. "There: flourless chocolate cake with caramel sauce and then a chili-dark chocolate ganache." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-08 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Damn, sounds like you have a serious chocolate addiction, doctor," he observes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-08 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	She chuckled and shrugged a shoulder smoothly. "I suppose I simply don't like to half-ass my dessert. Go big, or go home." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-08 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Even if going home with a stomach problem," he teased? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-08 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey, if it's good enough, then the consequences are worth it," she agreed with mock-suffering. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-08 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	That got him chuckling. "So Val..what brought you into the psychiatrist profession?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-08 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Repressed megalomaniacal and manipulative urges," she offered with a pause, but smirked. "My mother was in SHIELD's biochem, working on meta-powers from the bottom-up. I took less of a focus on the gun and more on the one behind the trigger, so to speak." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-09 12:01 am UTC (link)
	"Well who wouldn't want to be the next Karla Sofen," he deadpanned in return. He nodded after she continued. "I can understand that.That's kind of why I chose a desk position as opposed to field work. I thought the solution was to understand superhumans as opposed to fighting them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-09 01:25 am UTC (link)
	She nodded, he understood where she was coming from. "We have Certain Dooms to Earth, what, monthly? The mind, anyone's mind, can only take so much trauma." And they both knew that. With a shrug, she added "My work is to keep the agents we have on their feet, longer and with less fallout." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-09 01:41 am UTC (link)
	"Well you do good work, Val. I mean..I was in a dark place..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-09 08:46 pm UTC (link)
	She reached out and put a hand on his. This wasn't work, professionalism wasn't needed. "To be good at your job means caring, and that sometimes is the price too," she added and smiled. To change the topic, she smiled crookedly and tilted her head. "And what led you to become an Agent?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-09 09:00 pm UTC (link)
	He smiled appreciatively. The smile lightened a little at her question. "Youthful rebellion," he admitted. "My dad and I..have our issues." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-09 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Not many youths rebel into a mysterious men-in-black job," she pointed out with a smirk. "Very clever trick." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-09 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	"It's a long story. My dad and I have had our share of conflicts over the years. Basically when he found out I had powers, Dad wanted me to follow in his footsteps as a costumed operative. Me being me, I deliberately went the bureaucratic route," he explained. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-10 07:53 pm UTC (link)
	"As exciting and event-full as the costume-work is, I can see some reason to chose a bit more structured and subtle path." She squinted and tilted her head, looking at him in amusement. "Although, if you were going to do the spandex and leather thing...." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-10 09:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Wish I could say it was entirely based on reason, but kids, you know." He raised an eyebrow at that. "Oh?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-11 02:19 am UTC (link)
	She shrugged. "Just trying to guess what your costume would look like," she replied innocently. "I think I can start by saying no to fringe. Anywhere" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-11 02:28 am UTC (link)
	"As long as it isn't some stars and stripe get-up. I'm as patriotic as the next guy, but Dad would never let me hear the end of it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-11 02:54 am UTC (link)
	"I think we've run that theme into the ground over the past decades," she admitted with a repressed laugh. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)