Simon Williams/Wonder Man (wonder_wall) wrote in marvel_legends,
@ 2011-04-24 22:11:00

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I feel like I can't miss...(Open)
"So, let me get this straight...the WWE Universe wants me to come and guest-host one of their shows? " he asks into his cellphone, as he sits at an outdoor San Francisco cafe, waiting for an old friend.

"Yes, Simon. They've even got theme music picked out for you. You'd be meeting up with your buddy, Dwayne Johnson. I hear he's back in the swing of things over there." his agent, Stu, says.

"Stu, you gotta give me some time to think this over. Not sure how I feel about this one." Simon says.

"Hey, Simon...let me ask you: Are you goin' back into the hero business? Lots of people are askin' these days, now that all that mess is cleaned up and everything is kinda-sorta back to normal. The pictures of you and Miss Marvel havin' dinner are out there. What do I tell the reporters when they ask?" Stu queries.

"No comment. Later, Stu." Simon says, a bit annoyed now.

He sat and drank his mocha, the mocha that he didn't really need to drink, and watched the people pass-by.

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	starsandgarters 2011-05-02 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	Hank managed a smallish smile. "Heroic, yes, for certain. Hero, I don't know. I can't remember the last time I dealt with an honest-to-goodness super-villain. They seem in far too short a supply these days." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wonder_wall
2011-05-03 03:42 am UTC (link)

"Hank, you want /more/ super-villains? We got in the business to put those guys out of business, man! Hell, we just had one practically running the country!" Simon exclaims.

"Then again, I have to say, I'd rather fight Paste Pot Pete or Stilt-Man than some of the new breed of baddies out there. Did you know there's some joker out there that calls himself the Taskmaster? On purpose?" Simon asks.

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	starsandgarters 2011-05-03 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	"I've heard of him, though I've never had the displeasure of having to face him," Hank replies. He sighs. "I suppose I am simply thinking of simpler times. It was so much easier to know who was right when the villains said things like "This time, I will destroy you, X-Men! Ha ha ha!'" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wonder_wall 2011-05-04 12:50 am UTC (link)
	"Wow. You actually fought people that said stuff like that? Lucky dog." Simon says. He pauses. "I heard what you said about Magneto earlier. I'm not going to say anything, since I don't legally /have/ to...but you realize what that's going to stir up, don't you, Hank?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	starsandgarters 2011-05-04 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	"I appreciate your discretion, Simon, thank-you," Hank replies. "And I do. Something I tried to point out to Scott. But he would prefer to deal with that situation when it arises." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wonder_wall 2011-05-04 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	"Can't say I'd play it that way, but everyone does it differently." Simon says. "What does everyone else out there think of it? Surely he's got to be listening to /someone/ out there." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

starsandgarters
2011-05-05 12:16 am UTC (link)

"It varies. Logan, certainly, trusts them no further than he can throw them. Rogue appears to be cautious... though she is not without her own issues, where Magneto is concerned. And Emma appears to be trusting Scott's judgment in this."

He frowns. "Make no mistake. I would lay down my life for Scott, gladly, no matter what choices he has made. But he carries tremendous weight upon his shoulders these days, far more than ever before. He holds the fate of our race practically in his hands. Scott has never been good about sharing his burdens. Not even when we were teenagers."

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	wonder_wall 2011-05-05 12:27 am UTC (link)
	"Hmm...not good about sharing burdens...who does /that/ sound like?" Simon asks with a wry grin, but sobers a bit immediately. "Seriously, though, that's a big weight to carry. A lot people buckle under that kind of strain if you don't watch them." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	starsandgarters 2011-05-05 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm well aware," Hank said. "And I'm afraid I've not always handled his choice of methods particularly well. We've had words more than once of late." He sighed. "But he is my friend. And what are friends for, if not to catch you when you fall?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wonder_wall
2011-05-07 03:09 am UTC (link)

"Um, to pay the tab when you forget your wallet?" Simon asks jokingly.

"Really though, Hank...the world has changed, as much as we don't want to believe it. We used to always know who the bad guys were and who our friends were.

After this whole Civil War and watching people we thought we knew do things we thought they'd never do...we're all back to figuring things out. A lot of trusts are never going to heal and a lot of things we swore we'd never do have become acceptable ways of doing business.

I guess it comes down to how much you're willing to make waves at the end of the day." Simon says, speaking from experience.

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	starsandgarters 2011-05-08 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	Hank nodded thoughtfully. "As much as necessary, I suppose. I don't wish to be the voice that says, "I told you so," but nor do I wish to remain silent. So it seems, I watch and wait and find my limits." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wonder_wall 2011-05-15 12:15 am UTC (link)
	"That's really all any of us can do, old buddy. I hope that things work out for you guys out there. I'll do what I can to help out, too. You sure you'll be okay?" Simon asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	starsandgarters 2011-05-16 12:46 am UTC (link)
	Hank nods. "I believe I shall be, Simon," he says, after a moment. "But it is nice to know I still have friends upon whom I may depend." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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