Sam Fury (sammyfury) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-05-17 23:06:00

Current mood:	stressed
Entry tags:	npc - mikel fury, npc team - zodiac, sammy fury

Almost done!
Two more finals to go, and those weren't until the end of the week. Then she'd be done and free for at least two weeks. Then it would be the summer internship at S.H.I.E.L.D. Training with the Avengers beta team. Personal training with Uncle Steve. She was doing so much better, too. The last time out was held down for ninety seconds. Fluke or not, she'd done it. Now all she had to do was find away to use it that wasn't illegal or immoral.

She debated whether to go back to the mansion and study with one of Jarvis' ice cream sundaes masterpieces, or to spend the time in the library. Two solid years of school, including summers, was getting to her. Her goals were still firmly in place, but she was in desperate need of a vacation. It was getting to her.

She compromised and ducked into a small hole-in-the-wall cafe and asked for a corner booth. Her bag weighed her down, but it wasn't all books. Her Glock was feeling extra heavy these days too. That's how she knew it was stress; the Glock was her baby and she wouldn't be parted with it on a dare.

With a chocolate shake and a plate of hot fries for the dipping, Sammy cracked a book with a sigh, got out a pad of paper, pencil and a highlighter, and bent her head to the next final prep.

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sammyfury
2009-05-18 07:40 am UTC (link)

Strike one, somebody called her Samantha. Ordinarily she'd have let it go with a polite correction, but stress made the muscle in her jaw twitch in irritation.

She looked up at the uninvited man across from her and resolved to work harder on her GO AWAY vibes at her first free moment. It was important to keep up with the useful skills.

"I shoot guys that call me Samantha," she said in a polite voice. "You have three seconds to explain why I shouldn't now."

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	ng_zodiac 2009-05-18 07:46 am UTC (link)
	There was a small smile on his face. "I'm sure the old man would be thrilled to hear you shot me and put me out of his misery." "I'm not completely surprised you don't recognize your own brother, well half-brother. I would have thought the old man would have at least shown you photos of me to warn you to stay away from me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2009-05-18 07:53 am UTC (link)
	There weren't any pictures of her brother in her parents' house. She'd seen one once in a file she wasn't supposed to be looking at, but this guy only bore a passing resemblance. Mikel had to be in his forties by now. She tilted her head to get a better look. "ID." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_zodiac 2009-05-18 07:54 am UTC (link)
	"I see the paranoia really is genetic," he said as he carefully reached for his wallet. She'd be armed. He knew that. She was Daddy's Golden Child. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2009-05-18 08:01 am UTC (link)
	"It's not paranoia when somebody's really out to get you," Sammy countered. She'd had gone for his wallet herself, but she'd have to freeze time and move him around. That would give up her secret far too quickly and it was her ace in the hole. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_zodiac 2009-05-18 08:05 am UTC (link)
	"That is one of the old man's lines if I ever heard one," he said and pulled his wallet out. He set it on the table and slid it across to her. "My license and old S.H.I.E.L.D. ID is in there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sammyfury
2009-05-18 08:10 am UTC (link)

"When he's right, he's right." She slid it toward her and opened it up with her pencil, using the eraser to ease the ID cards out and onto the table. She examined them carefully, and turned the S.H.I.E.L.D. ID over to check the serial numbers. After a long minute, she put them back and slid it over to him.

"Okay, you're Mikel Fury. Don't tell me you showed up after twenty years of ignoring me to ask for a kidney."

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	ng_zodiac 2009-05-18 08:23 am UTC (link)
	He chuckled. "Hardly. I was in the city and decided to see how my little sister was doing. I haven't seen you since you were an infant." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2009-05-18 08:32 am UTC (link)
	She scowled, resembling Nick more than Val at that moment even as a tiny bit of only child self lifted in hope. "How long have you been following me?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_zodiac 2009-05-18 08:36 am UTC (link)
	"Only a few hours," he said as he picked up his wallet and returned it to his pocket. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2009-05-18 08:46 am UTC (link)
	"Why all the secrecy? You must know Dad has me followed. He'll know you've seen me." She was guessing on the babysitters. It would be like Dad, but things had been pretty calm. "He's not going to shoot you on sight. Why not see him?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_zodiac 2009-05-18 08:51 am UTC (link)
	"Probably and I wouldn't put it past the old man to shoot me on sight. I'm not exactly his most favorite person." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2009-05-18 08:56 am UTC (link)
	"His list of non-favorite people starts at his desk and runs around the equator. As you said, the it's in the genes." Her milkshake was getting warm and her fries cold. She closed the book and pulled the plate and glass toward her. "So where have you been?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_zodiac 2009-05-18 09:02 am UTC (link)
	"Around. All over the place. I've been doing mercenary work." Among other things. "Following in his footsteps or are you going to do something else?" he asked as he eyed the books. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sammyfury
2009-05-18 09:09 am UTC (link)

"I'm going to take over S.H.I.E.L.D. some day, if that's the question." No mention of the Avengers. He would wonder why a plain old human was on a superhero team, beta though it was. "Soon as I graduate from college I'm heading into the Academy, and then to do my time as an agent. If I start out at the top, nobody will respect me." Nick was all for nepotism, but it hadn't worked out so well with Mikel. His little girl was going to have to earn it the hard way.

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	ng_zodiac 2009-05-18 09:12 am UTC (link)
	"That was the question," he admitted. "And I'm not surprised." He stole a french fry. He was a big brother after all. "How is your mother doing?" Mikel had always liked the Contessa and she was one of the few people who liked him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2009-05-18 09:21 am UTC (link)
	Sammy dipped her own fry into the chocolate shake and ate it. "Mom is great. You'd never guess she's in her 60s. She..." Sammy paused. "She's at the public offices these days holding down the fort." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_zodiac 2009-05-18 09:26 am UTC (link)
	"I'm glad to hear that. Give her my best. I've always liked the Contessa and I know she'll be kicking butt many years from now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sammyfury
2009-05-18 09:35 am UTC (link)

Dad was going to blow a gasket if she told him Mikel had approached her. Mom might not be too much better, even though she'd be more understanding about it. Sammy wished she knew more about what caused the rift between Dad and Mikel.

"I'll tell her." She ate in silence for a couple of minutes, watching the man across from her and admittedly trying to see something of Dad in him. Dad she trusted. Mikel was still an unknown. "When are you leaving town?"

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	ng_zodiac 2009-05-18 09:38 am UTC (link)
	Mikle fully expected the old man to throw a fit over Mikel talking to Samantha. Probably enough of one that the old man would be waiting for him around the corner ready to kick his ass into another country. "Thank you," he said. "Probably a day or two. I have some business to take care of here in the city." It was true, he was just doing it right now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2009-05-18 09:56 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I guess I'll see you in another twenty years." Why did she suddenly feel like the bratty little sisters she'd seen over the years? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_zodiac 2009-05-18 09:58 am UTC (link)
	"Only if you want it to be twenty years," he said. "I wouldn't mind seeing you again the next time I am in the city, if the old man permits of course. Who knows, maybe we could get to know each other." He gave her a smile. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2009-05-18 10:11 am UTC (link)
	Her back straightened at the suggestion that Dad dictated who she did or didn't see, ignoring the fact that her parents had selected her play dates as a child, and her current living arrangements, and probably things behind the scenes that she didn't know about. "Stop following me and call me like a normal brother then." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_zodiac 2009-05-18 10:14 am UTC (link)
	"Only if you give me your number. Otherwise I'll have to stick to being a stalker." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2009-05-18 10:24 am UTC (link)
	Logic. She hated it when it was used on her. Sammy tore a corner of the top page of her notepad and wrote her number on it. "The name isn't Samantha. It's Sam. I really have shot people who call me Samantha." So what if it had only been Misha and he healed in hours. It counted! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)