Anya Antonovna Romanova Stark (anyastark) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-10-12 13:48:00

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Adventures in Babysitting (Misha)
Anya finally had a long weekend where she didn't have to be traveling somewhere in the world for Renaissance Tech and the Boston area had been quiet and didn't need Thunderbolts intervention. It meant that she had some time to head to New York and spend some time with the family. It felt like forever since she had spent some time with her family.

After a few days it was quite clear that Mom and Dad had their hands full with Nick and needed a break. Anya volunteered to babysit. Though she wasn't going to do it alone. Even she knew she would need backup so she called His Highness Prince Dork. Not only would he have her back, but it would give the three of them some quality sibling bonding time.

A day at the Bronx Zoo would provide just that.

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	anyastark 2011-10-13 10:50 am UTC (link)
	"'Key!" Nick exclaimed. Anya shook his head. "Okay. I know when I'm outnumbered. Let's go look at the monkeys, Little Monkey." She ruffled the fine dark curls on the top of Nick's head. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-13 11:11 am UTC (link)
	"Get used to it, Brat. You're outnumbered now. Life is sweet," Misha teased. He followed them to the primate house. Out of habit, he looked around to see if they were followed. "How are things going, anyway? I hear you've been busy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2011-10-13 11:42 am UTC (link)

"We need more girls in this family," she said. There was also Eliza, but their half-sister wasn't on Earth enough to count. There was a part of Anya who envied Eliza for being able to roam among the stars.

Anya didn't bother to look around. She had grown up being followed and knew she was always followed. As long as there were no cameras flashing in her face and no microphones shoved in front of her mouth she was content to let them follow.

"Busy is an understatement. I've spent more time on a plane than I have on the ground. The company is taking off like a rocket and more and more people are interested in zero point energy. I may have to start looking into cloning myself just to keep up with it all," she joked.

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	mishaloganovich 2011-10-13 12:14 pm UTC (link)
	Being followed around was still a fairly new thing for Misha compared to his sister's life. He missed his anonymity. "No fair cloning yourself to outnumber us guys. Why don't you program one of those LMDs to take up some of the slack?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-13 12:36 pm UTC (link)
	Anya sighed. "Dad strictly forbade using the LMDs to take my place for anything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-13 03:09 pm UTC (link)
	Misha offered Nick two fingers to grab while they walked. "You're actually following orders? Wait a sec - are /you/ the LMD?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-13 03:46 pm UTC (link)
	"Har har. Why don't you make yourself useful and go get us some lunch? Some french fries for the monkey here and a hot dog for me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-13 04:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Fries for Monkey Boy and a hotdog for Princess Brat. I think I can remember all that. Where are you going to be?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-13 04:08 pm UTC (link)
	"Tell Brother Bear where we're going," Anya told Nick. "Key!" he said with a toothy grin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-13 04:59 pm UTC (link)
	Misha handed Anya the baby's bag. "Go on and commune with the cousins. I'll be right back." He rubbed Nick's head for luck and left for the snack bar. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-13 05:01 pm UTC (link)
	Anya put the bag on her shoulder and walked with Nick to the primate house. She imitated the monkey's noises and in no time Nick was doing the same. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-13 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	Shortly loaded down with paper containers of food and bottles of water, Misha walked back through the primate area to find Nick imitating the monkeys pretty well. "You're a natural, Monkey Boy," he said, joining Anya and handing her the hotdog she ordered. "Did Sister teach you that? She's a natural too." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-13 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Our big brother is quite the comedian," she said as she took a fry, checked the temperature and then handed it to Nick. She took the hotdog from Misha. "Thanks Prince Dork." She smooched his cheek and then dug into the hotdog. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-13 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	"You're welcome, Princess Brat." Misha sat at a nearby bench with the rest of the food and pulled out his own hotdog. Nearby, Nick munched on his fry and stared at the chattering monkeys. "This was a good idea. Mom gets a break, we get to visit, and Nick gets some fresh air and learns the fine art of sibling banter from the experts." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-13 06:36 pm UTC (link)
	Anya nodded in agreement. "Yes. Of course it was. It was my idea." She grinned and then offered another fry to Nick. The kid had a large appetite for one his age. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

mishaloganovich
2011-10-13 07:20 pm UTC (link)

Nick's appetite didn't seem out of the ordinary to Misha. Food was food, and guys were guys, and it was never too early to gum your way through a plate of fries or suck the juices from a chunk of roast beef. At least that's how he remembered growing up.

"Still haven't developed that modesty gene, have you?" Misha teased. "Do you think he's learned to use a cell phone yet? I've been getting some weird calls lately and I swear he's on the other end grinning into the receiver."

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	anyastark 2011-10-13 07:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Nope," she grinned. She was a Stark after all. "You know, I wouldn't be surprised. Nick's quite advanced for a kid his age." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-13 07:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Is he? I'm not that familiar with babies, but I'd say he's ready to be a Mets fan." The future Mets fan (and Misha would believe nothing less) ran back for more fries, throwing himself with monkey noises at Anya's leg. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-13 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Yankees," she countered. "We're Yankees fans on this side of the family." She gave him a grin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-13 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	"There's still time to save him, I can feel it. I gave him a dozen pairs of Mets pajamas." He offered Nick a bite of his hotdog and had to keep him from pulling the dog out of the bun. "Did Mikhail and his wife have their baby yet? I'm not keeping up with the news." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-13 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Where have you been? In space? They had the baby back in like January." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-13 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Was I in space? Maybe? How did that slip my mind?" Probably because he wasn't thinking about the royal family and concentrating on the mutant side of things. "Don't answer that, you'd only use it to bash me over the head." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-13 10:44 pm UTC (link)
	"You're such a dork," she said and finished off the last of her hot dog. She slipped Nick another fry. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-13 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey, at least I didn't ask when Mom is supposed to have her baby, now did I?" he defended. "I'm catching up with things. It feels like the entire world went through a shakedown." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-14 12:04 am UTC (link)
	"Can you believe it's almost been a year? Time flies." Anya shrugged. "If it doesn't feel like total chaos all of the time, I get worried." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)