Mikhail Loganovich Romanov (mishaloganovich) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-08-02 00:54:00

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After getting Justin settled in at the mansion and introducing him around to a few of the older residents, Misha got a message from Tasha to visit as soon as he had the time. With Justin making himself at home in one of the labs, Misha had the time. He was useless with the coding and actual armor creation.

He drove Darlene into the city, listening to her prattle on about a science symposium and exploring the options of an artificial body. Anya had even more to answer for the next time he saw her. This was his car, not one of her experiments.

Stopping long enough for chocolates and flowers, he made good time and let himself into the condo. "Mom, it's Misha!"

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	mishaloganovich 2010-08-02 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	Scowl. A lot. This was not what he wanted to hear on top of his plans with Justin. "Grandpa Ivan should know better. I'm living in the middle of an armed camp for intents and purposes. At least S.H.I.E.L.D. had a clue. Mom, I can't have a guard following me around the institute or out on missions. What if she gets hurt?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-08-02 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	"Grandpa Ivan should know better, you know him. He wants to make sure we're all safe and doesn't trust S.H.I.E.L.D. to do it. She's a trained agent, Misha. She wouldn't be assigned if she couldn't handle herself. Please just talk to her. That's all I'm asking." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

mishaloganovich
2010-08-02 07:53 pm UTC (link)

Begrudging every word, yet obedient as he'd been taught, Misha nodded. "I'll talk to her."

He cracked a bit of a smile. "You know I'm fully prepared for somebody in the Russian government to send out assassins if it ever looked like I would be on the throne. They could save themselves some time and money and let me kill myself on missions for Xavier. That, at least, has a point."

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	redheadspy 2010-08-02 07:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank you." Natasha's face hardened. "Don't talk like that. Even joking." She may be a little touchy these days and especially so when it came to thoughts of losing people she loved. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-08-02 08:03 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey, relax." He reached for her hand. "The joke's on them. I'm harder to kill than I look. Though it might be fun to let Dad have them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-08-02 08:08 pm UTC (link)
	She gave his hand a squeeze. "I know, but I don't like the thought of losing any of you. We've had some pretty close calls over the past two years." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-08-02 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, some of them are our own fault, so unless you radically shift our thinking, there will be more. But I will do what I can to make it easier for you on my end. I'll talk to this woman and see what I can work out. What's her name?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-08-02 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	"I know," she said. "Though I would love it if you kids did something outside the Life I know you won't. Which is why I worry even more." She squeezed his hand. "I'm proud of you. You've been through so much and you keep going." "Her name is Liliya Tarasova. I will give you her contact information when I get up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-08-02 09:51 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not normal, Mom. I'll never be normal. Anya and the baby have a better shot at it. At least I can be useful to people like me." He put her hand against his scruffy cheek. "I'll call her when I get a chance. Promise." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-08-03 01:49 am UTC (link)
	"They won't be normal," Natasha said. "They're Starks. That's a guarantee they won't be normal." "Thank you," she said with a smile. "Are you hungry? I'm about to get some lunch." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-08-03 02:53 am UTC (link)
	"You know what I mean, Mom. They're not mutants. They don't have people out to eradicate them because they have powers." He patted her hand. She was Mom, couldn't change her. Wouldn't know what to do with her if it happened. "I can always eat. You want me to get you something?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-08-03 03:23 am UTC (link)
	"No, they just have people after them because they're Starks." She didn't even get into the Romanov side of things. The family as a whole had way too many enemies. She moved to start getting up. "I need to get up anyway," she said. "I'll get Big Nick's delivered if you want." Natasha was craving onion rings of all things. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-08-03 04:05 am UTC (link)
	Misha moved to give her hand, letting her use him to pull herself up. "You know what I like from Big Nick's." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

redheadspy
2010-08-03 04:14 am UTC (link)

Natasha took the offered help getting her. Her stomach was getting bigger and it was getting a little more difficult to move around.

"I know. Would you like a beer?" Natasha always kept beer in the fridge for his visits, not that they were frequent, but there was always some in there. It was the only remaining alcohol in the place and neither Tasha or Tony drank it.

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	mishaloganovich 2010-08-03 04:25 am UTC (link)
	"I'd love a beer." He slipped an arm around her waist for extra support. "I'll get it. Would you like something to drink? Tea? Juice? Is there some godawful protein drink you're supposed to choke down four times a day so the kid will hate rap music and McDonald's when he's born?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-08-03 04:50 am UTC (link)
	"I can get it," Natasha grumbled and leaned into him. "I'm not fragile and I won't break." They were all treating her like she was and she was getting quite tired of it. "Shhh. Don't say that too loudly. Tony's in his office and he'll hear you. Then he'll go to Hank and they'll come up with a protein drink that I'll have to drink." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-08-03 05:06 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, Mom. Anything you say, Mom." He kissed her temple as they made their way to the kitchen. "He better be taking damned good care of you or I'll have to do something really nasty to him. Dad's taught me plenty of his tricks, so nasty won't be hard." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-08-03 05:10 am UTC (link)
	"Don't patronize me," she grumbled as she opened the fridge. She pulled out a bottle of beer and handed it to him. "Tony's...doing great. He's worried, very worried, but he's being a trooper about this. He's taking very good care of me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-08-03 05:37 am UTC (link)
	"That's how it should be." Misha sat down at the eating bar to avoid the appearance of hovering. "I haven't talked to James lately. How's he doing?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-08-03 05:48 am UTC (link)
	"He's good," Natasha said as she picked up the phone. "He's been volunteering down at the rec center this summer, doing Avenger stuff and he will be started ESU in the fall." Natasha smiled. "He wants to be a teacher." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-08-03 01:17 pm UTC (link)
	"I think he'd be a great teacher. He has the personality for it." He got up to find a bottle opener. "Extra everything for me, please." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-08-03 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	"He will and does," Natasha said with some pride. She took pride in all of her kids, even the ones she didn't give birth to. She nodded and dialed the number for Big Nick's. She disconnected the line a few moments later after placing her order. "How's Dad?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-08-03 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Dad's fine. Keeping busy." He took a drink of beer. "How's Anya? Haven't talked to her in a week or so." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-08-03 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	"That's good. I should give him a call and have lunch or something. Catch up with him." It would give her a chance to get some fresh air. She felt like the walls were starting to close in. "She's good. Though there was a thing with space bugs and running afoul of SWORD and SHIELD. Her birthday is in a week and a half." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-08-03 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	Misha nodded. "He'd like that." "Oh yeah, the brat finally turns eighteen." He hadn't forgotten. It had popped up on his electronic calendar, and Anya's number one AI fan had been showing him web links for gifts on his cell phone for the last two weeks. "So what is it this year? Charity ball? Group party in Tahiti?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)