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 2013-12-08 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)

	battle_shield 2013-12-11 03:04 am UTC (link)
	"Isn't that the truth," he said with a laugh he couldn't hold back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-12 12:47 am UTC (link)
	Getting her giggles contained, she took a deep breath and nodded. "I'm sure whatever design you would have picked, I'm sure it'd be striking and tasteful." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-12 03:00 am UTC (link)
	"Well..I'd be lying if I said I never thought about it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-13 01:38 am UTC (link)
	"Indeed," she agreed and squinted as she studied him. "Leather, not spandex. I'd say one dark base color, maybe two accent colors, tops. No nineties armor or a thousand pouches everywhere. Headgear would be nice, for safeties' sake." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-13 04:40 pm UTC (link)
	He raised an eyebrow. "That was all off the top of your head?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-15 02:30 pm UTC (link)
	She waved her hand to dismiss that eyebrow. "We have half a century of superhero fashion design to draw from and steer clear of. Unless you were hoping for the floppy pirate boots." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-16 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	He raised his hands in surrender. "No, no, that's okay," he said with a chuckle. He then raised an intrigued eyebrow. "Did you ever think about doing it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-17 03:11 am UTC (link)
	She laughed at the fear of the floppy boots. "Me? I could get with the action and the excitement of the super-lifestyle. But-" She shrugged. "Mom was a scientist and agent first. I'm good with that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-12-17 05:57 pm UTC (link)
	"As long as you're doing what you want to do," he says with a nod. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-18 12:23 am UTC (link)
	"Same to you," she replied with a smile. "We might not have capes, but we still safeguard the world in our ways." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)