sydney_ashcroft (sydney_ashcroft) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-07-26 19:01:00

Entry tags:

eiltin, griffen o'niell, inactive - dawn roberts, marlow, npc - avery crittenden, sydney ashcroft, team - defenders, zoey ashcroft

The Morning After (open)(bendytimed back a little)
Last night hadn't gone exactly to plan, but it had been a wonderful night. The exhibit had been wonderful, dinner excellent and afterwards...Syd blushed at the thought. She had woke up this morning snuggled up next to a warm body and with a smile on her face.

She would have stayed in bed if she could, but an eight am meeting on the East Coast meant a five am meeting on the West Coast. Syd rolled out of bed at 4:30 and got dressed and caffeinated before her video conference with Mr. Stark. After the meeting she started a batch of blueberry muffins and scrambled up some eggs. Pancake batter was made and ready to be cooked when people filtered into the kitchen.

The residents and their guest would be waking up soon and it was best to be armed with food. She smiled at the thought of two dogs, a tiger and a kid jumping into bed with Avery.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2010-07-27 03:08 am UTC (link)
	Syd patted Griffen on the shoulder. "Go sit. I'll get you coffee and something to eat," she gently told him. She knew about all-nighters and lack of sleep. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-07-27 03:13 am UTC (link)
	Avery arrives downstairs and takes a seat, smiling at Sydney. She looked beautiful even this early in the morning. "If you've got coffee, I will gladly take some as compensation for not being warned about the ambush I woke up to." Avery grins. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2010-07-27 03:17 am UTC (link)
	Avery will get blinked at. "Ah. That's where the dogs went. Spencer wasn't happy I stopped rubbing his belly a couple of hours ago. I was working." He rubs his face as he goes for one of the chairs. He is too tired to wonder why Avery is here. "Morning. Or is it afternoon." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-07-27 03:19 am UTC (link)
	Syd blushed a deep red when she saw Griffen blinking at Avery. "It's someone else's turn for that. I get it every morning." She started pouring coffee for the two men. "There's definitely coffee." Syd was working on her third cup already. "It's still morning. About six thirty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-07-27 12:38 pm UTC (link)
	"Granted it was a very quiet ambush. She just slipped in and went back to sleep, but I was very, very careful not to step on the tiger's tail as I left." Avery grins. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

madscienceman
2010-07-27 02:24 pm UTC (link)

He blinks at them again. Then it slowly dawns on him. He decides to not to comment.

"Ah. Normal then. I'm pretty sure Zoey has convinced all the animals that she's their best friend. So don't be surprised if at least two of them are on her heels." He yawns and props his head up with one arm. He does seem to get some life in him when he gets a hold of that coffee. It is a slow process.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2010-07-27 05:37 pm UTC (link)
	"You got lucky," Syd said. "Usually I get an all out assault." Syd rubbed her eyes. The day had started way too early. "Did you see anyone else up and about, Griffen?" Syd asked. "Are you hungry? I got pancake batter already made." Syd had managed to be awake before Sarah this morning. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-27 08:03 pm UTC (link)
	Marlow entered the kitchen on foot this time rather than teleporting in. She was feeling a little bouncy herself. "Good morning," she announced, making it a statement and not a question as she located the a coffee mug. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-07-27 09:31 pm UTC (link)
	A bouncy Marlow was a strange sight indeed. Syd didn't ask. Even though they all lived together and were a team, each was entitled to a private life. "Good morning, Marlow," she said. "Coffee is made and would you like some pancakes?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-27 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	"I would, thank you!" Marlow was feeling good, as if she were finally emerging from a haze that kept her from being fully in the moment. "May I help?" She made the offer without stopping to consider that she didn't have the foggiest idea of how to go about making pancakes. She rarely used normal sources when she warmed or chilled her drinks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

shessomarvelous
2010-07-27 11:03 pm UTC (link)

Grace had gotten up at about five to go for her run, like she did every morning. She went on the same route everyday, without distractions.

Except for today. Today when she'd been running, she nearly tripped over a cardboard box. She went to push it out of the way...and then the box barked. Inside the box was a black lab puppy. The puppy had just been left there in the box, out there with the trash. Grace couldn't help it. She'd picked the puppy up almost instantly and taken him back to Defender's headquarters.

Now...to go through the kitchen without anyone noticing. Grace wrapped the puppy in a towel, and began to walk through the kitchen at a moderate pace. "Hey guys," she said to everyone.

Then the towel barked.

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	gammagodling 2010-07-28 12:12 am UTC (link)
	Andy comes in from his beach run shortly after Grace walks in with her barking towel. "Oh, man. Are those pancakes, Sydney? Do you need some help?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-28 12:29 am UTC (link)
	At the sound of Andy's voice, Marlow looked over her shoulder and him and frowned. Her talk with Titan was still fresh in her mind and she was Not Happy with Andy. Her frown deepened when he moved closer to the prep area and she moved away with her coffee mug. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sydney_ashcroft
2010-07-28 12:36 am UTC (link)

"Sure. I could use someone manning the toaster and making toast," Syd said.

Grace entered the kitchen and there was some small feeling of guilt when Syd saw her. Grace made her think of Simon. You have no reason to be guilty. He wanted a break. She had to remind herself.

Then came the bark.

"Grace?"

Syd glanced over when Andy came in and noticed Marlow go from bouncy to frowning. Now what? What happened?

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	gammagodling 2010-07-28 12:45 am UTC (link)
	Andy wondered the same thing. Last he checked, he and Marlow were at least on speaking terms. "Uh, sure Sydney. I'll help with the toast." Andy says, going to it, even while he watched Marlow move away from him. Great. What did Titan do now? Andy wonders. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2010-07-28 01:09 am UTC (link)
	"Guys?" He blinks then yawns. "Never mind." It is still way too early. Even though he has been up all night. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-07-28 01:44 am UTC (link)
	The look on Grace's face is one of innocence (or feigned innocence, in this case). "Yes?" She gripped the towel, struggling to keep the squirming black furball from sticking out his wet nose to sniff at his new surroundings. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-07-28 02:31 am UTC (link)
	"Your towel barked. Let's see it," she said. Syd didn't care if people brought pets home, as long as they were within the realms of reason and they took responsibility for the animal. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-07-28 02:34 am UTC (link)
	Avery watched this exchange with interest, as he'd been thinking about getting a dog for him and Zoey. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

likethewind
2010-07-28 02:48 am UTC (link)

Eiltin was very thankful for the hospitality that the Defenders had shown him and had made sure that he had followed the rules of hospitality that he had been taught as best he could. The burns had almost healed enough for him to make the trip back now. It was times like this he wished he healed faster like the others back home did but he wasn’t quite a god like them but it did mean he could stay in the mortal world as long as he wanted unlike them who could die if they stayed here too long.

He couldn’t wait to get back to Avalon, he really missed Ruarc and being apart this long was almost painful for him. Though it was hard to explain such things to others who didn’t have a Cú Faoil and he didn’t even try.

“Good Morning,” He said, “Is there anything I can help you with.”

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	marlow 2010-07-28 02:55 am UTC (link)
	Marlow retreated to a corner as had been her habit in the past, but she wasn't hiding. She drank her coffee and continued to frown in Andy's direction. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2010-07-28 03:00 am UTC (link)
	Dawn pulled awkwardly on her shirt as she came into the kitchen. Damn thing had fit a hell of a lot better a few days ago, but she was managing. And she finally felt sane enough to go out shopping for a complete new wardrobe. "Morning all," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

gammagodling
2010-07-28 04:33 am UTC (link)

Okay, this was officially annoying.

"Hey, Eltin. You wanna take over on toast duty? I need to talk to Marlow about a spell." Andy moving to slowly approach Marlow in the corner.

"Um, Marlow? Am I imagining things, or are you glaring daggers at me? If it's the first one, then I apologize. If it's the second...I think I have a right to know why, since I haven't done anything to deserve it. Not to my memory at least.

Can we discuss this in private?" he asks.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2010-07-28 04:37 am UTC (link)
	"Morning," Syd said to each of the new comers. "Breakfast is pancakes, scrambled eggs, toast and blueberry muffins. Help yourself to whatever. Pancakes will be coming up shortly and if someone can man the scrambled eggs, I'd appreciate it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2010-07-28 04:43 am UTC (link)
	"Probably a good idea," Marlow said evenly to Andy. The next instant they were outside the main house but still within sight of anybody glancing out of the windows. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)