Marie Claire Pym (particlegirl) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-12-21 21:23:00

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inactive - chris pym, inactive - marie claire pym, npc - hank pym

Marie Claire had run out of options.

The day after her arrival in this strange, hostile version of reality she had discovered that her dimension-jumping device was damaged. A setback to be sure, but she was confident that it was something that she could simply fix--maybe pop the case open and reconnect a few wires before soldering it all together and heading home. That proved to be a futile hope rather quickly and now, some months later, she was still unable to fix the device. With Stevie's birthday having just passed the need to get home again had become even more reinforced; Not-The-Mama was bonding to Stevie while she, a girl used to a close relationship with her parents, had never felt more unwanted and alone.

It was a sobering feeling, as was the realization that she wasn't going to be able to fix this on her own. Marie Claire realized she was going to have to go to the source of sorts: she was going to have to contact Hank Pym. It was something she wasn't sure she wanted to do. The shock of her parents not overcoming their challenges in this dimension was still fresh and raw on top of that was the discovery of a sister through the paternal line. Certainly she knew of the sister she had through Jan, but Vernique wasn't present and even if she had been she sounded much like herself. Chris...was a different animal entirely. Pun intended. But, getting home was important, more important than odd feelings and sad thoughts and fears so she gathered up her device and its parts and descended upon the lab of one Hank Pym.

She hoped the man didn't have a heart attack when he met her. She did, after all, look exactly like her mother had at the same age.

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	nextgen_parent 2010-12-22 03:00 am UTC (link)
	"The road not taken," Hank says, finishing the sentence. He knows that part of his life is long over, but he can't help but ask. "What... what happened differently where you're from?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-12-22 03:05 am UTC (link)
	"My parents sat down and talked the Incident out. I think they went to counseling briefly as well. I know Dad did. It was a tense time, by all accounts. They spent time apart while they worked things out, but I think getting things resolved was always the goal. "I don't really know more than that. My parents are very happy people, very glad to be together." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-12-22 03:14 am UTC (link)
	Hank nods at that. It made sense to him. "I'm glad for them. At least one of me got his act together." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-12-22 03:15 am UTC (link)
	"You're a good man most everywhere, actually." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-12-22 03:31 am UTC (link)
	He smiles. "I'm glad to hear that, MC." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-12-22 03:34 am UTC (link)
	"No problem. Really, cut yourself a break. I'm sure you're not some sort of weirdo." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-12-22 04:02 am UTC (link)
	"Well... I'm pretty sure I'm not," Hank says, smiling again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-12-22 04:13 am UTC (link)
	"I have to admit you're friendlier than the majority of the Avengers I've met here. And you're less freaked out by me than Jan was. "It's weird referring to you both by first names." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-12-22 04:34 am UTC (link)
	Hank gave a half shrug. "I've spent most of my life probing the boundaries of sense and the known. Takes a lot to freak me out." He nods. "I... imagine it is. I'm sorry." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

particlegirl
2010-12-22 04:36 am UTC (link)

"Eh, not your fault. I'm blaming whatever sucked Stevie here. I would, however, like to go home. It's all well and good that Stevie's family here is nicing up to her but...I'm tired of being stared at like some sort of weirdo."

Jan hadn't spoken a word to her since her arrival. No one had, really, save Stevie. It was uncomfortable for a girl used to being far more social.

"Hm. I may need more new components than I thought. Something fried a few things out."

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	nextgen_parent 2010-12-22 05:01 am UTC (link)
	Hank frowned. "Well... you're here, MC. And given that my family tree includes robot branches and intersects with Magneto's and all kinds of other bits, I'm happy to think of you as family." "Stevie? I got the memo about you and her, but I didn't really read it closely." He goes on. "Whatever you need, I'll make sure you get it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-12-22 05:57 am UTC (link)
	It was MC's turn to frown. "You're...not rejecting me?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-12-22 06:18 am UTC (link)
	"Why on Earth would I do that?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-12-22 06:24 am UTC (link)
	"Uh...I'm the big bad What If? Oh and as for the robots...Wanda and Vision's kid is hot. Dated him for awhile until we figured it'd be weird since we're like, y'know...related. But damn. His wiring? Awesome." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-12-22 06:28 am UTC (link)
	Hank actually managed to keep most of his surprise under control, but he was very glad he wasn't drinking anything at the time. "...Wait, what?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-12-22 06:30 am UTC (link)
	"I dated Wanda and Vision's son, Andy. He let me dismantle him once. It was pretty badass." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-12-22 06:42 am UTC (link)
	"...I see," Hank said, after a moment. "I suppose, really, there's nothing wrong with that. No blood relation or anything." Against his better judgment, but perhaps also out of some paternal instinct. "Who initiated the relationship?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-12-22 06:45 am UTC (link)
	"I hit on him first, but he later told me he'd been analyzing my backside for some time. Don't worry. We're not dating now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-12-22 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	In spite of himself, Hank had to smile. "I wasn't worried," he said. "Besides... you're old enough to make your own decisions." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

pym_kitten
2010-12-22 08:10 pm UTC (link)

There's a momentary warning blip, connected with a particular access card for the lab, before one of the doors opens.

"Hey old man, just needed to swing by and fire up the particle infuser. I need to reformat some of the reassembler mesh for a few new outfits Iiii--- oh hey there." Chris cuts off as she sees her father isn't alone.

She stops in her tracks, holding a hefty armful of clothes.

"Hey... Marie Clare, right?"

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	particlegirl 2010-12-23 01:25 am UTC (link)
	"Well, you would have been okay to worry. I mean...your counterpart sort of built Andy." MC started to say something when Chris showed up. Hello, awkward. "Yeah. Hi." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-12-23 03:18 am UTC (link)
	"Hello, Chris," Hank had said, when his daughter had arrived. He was a little surprised, though. "Oh. You two know each other?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pym_kitten 2010-12-23 03:10 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah... we met at a-- a thing. With some other girls." She really doesn't want to explain Rate-the-Hunk to her dad. She looks down at the armful of fabric, then gives MC a smile. "You wanna see the rig Dad helped me get set up?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-12-25 12:05 am UTC (link)
	MC was pretty sure Hank knew what Rate The Hunk was, but she let it go. "Sure. That'd be cool." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-12-28 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	Hank had always rather suspected he didn't do particularly well in those. "You girls go have fun." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)