Anya Antonovna Romanova Stark (anyastark) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-11-01 14:45:00

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After the Party
Anya entered the luxury suite her family always had reserved at the Four Seasons and went straight for the bar. She grabbed a glass and a bottle of vodka. She poured herself some and downed it one gulp. Her hands were shaking and she poured herself another glass and downed that one as well.

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treadlightly
2011-11-02 03:54 pm UTC (link)

"I don't doubt it, but probably an interesting place too. And, the table is aailable too, if you insist, but the bed is probably more comfortable. You can definitely talk me into a massage though." he replies, giving her a gentle squeeze, appreciating the feel of her next to him, and enjoying the banter, even if he's trying to be careful to keep things a bit light for now. Post-trauma is not the time he wants to get into anything that might be more serious, even if his mind is lingering a little on the kiss, the feel of her next to him, and definitely interested in seeing where the flirting goes later.

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anyastark
2011-11-02 08:58 pm UTC (link)

"I meant the figurative table, not the literal one," she clarified. "Maybe later. I'll return the favor too." The thought of running her hands all over him was a nice one.

There was a beeping from the nightstand. Anya rolled to get the small device. She looked at it for a moment and then tapped the screen a few times. While she had it in her hand she set up a video appointment with Doc Samson. Tomorrow she was heading oversees and that made it a little difficult for a in person session.

"Sorry about that. Just had to finalize some details for tomorrow." She snuggled back in next to him.

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	treadlightly 2011-11-02 09:35 pm UTC (link)
	"I know, silly girl. I was teasing you." he replies, quieting as she answers her device. "And no problem on the wait. Feel free to snuggle there as long as you want, and I'll give you that massage whenever you'd like." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-11-02 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Brat," she said and poked him in the side. "I have a flight to Germany tomorrow. Meeting with some folks from BMW to do a test run of a car connected to my power source. Also had to schedule a session with Doc Samson." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	treadlightly 2011-11-02 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	"What can I say? I'm not the only brat here though." he teases. "Sounds like fun though. Let me know if you need a test driver or anything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-11-02 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	"They have a driver for the test car, but if you want to come, I can get us time on Nurburgring to drive ridiculously fast. Dad, Misha and I go at least once a year. It's a lot of fun." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	treadlightly 2011-11-02 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	"I could go for that, if you're serious. I prefer motorcycle racing, but cars are alright too. And I could use some time out of the city, as long as I can find a gym there somewhere." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2011-11-02 10:06 pm UTC (link)

"Serious as a heart attack," she said. "There's a gym at the hotel," she assured him. "If you have a preference for a car let me know. I can have one made available."

She paused for a moment and then picked up her handheld again. A few taps to the screen and she placed it back on the nightstand.

"I'm going to have my baby flown over. I want to give her a chance to go flat out and see what she can do."

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treadlightly
2011-11-02 10:11 pm UTC (link)

Long as he gets his workout schedule in, he's content with ending up about wherever, and this sounds like fun. "Sure, I'm in for that. Besides, it'll give you someone to hang out and talk with besides Doc Samson. As for cars... uhm, like I said, I know more about bikes. But if you can think of something fun, I'm down for it. No way I'm going to race your supercar though, I know what Stark engineering can do."

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	anyastark 2011-11-02 10:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey now. It's stock except for the power supply. I wouldn't change a Tesla that much. I just don't want to recharge one so I stuck a zero point energy module inside. Theoretically it should have more power, but I can only test that on the track." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	treadlightly 2011-11-02 10:17 pm UTC (link)
	He chuckles. "Ok, I'll race you, but I'm not betting. Its going to be better than anything I'd be driving. Plus, last I heard, you were a pretty decent driver for speed. Still, I'll look forward to seeing how the test goes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-11-02 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh no. If there's a race there has to be some stakes. How about loser has to take the winner out to dinner, winner's choice?" Anya smiled. "I should be. Dad's had me in fast cars since I was a baby. I am too. If it goes well it'll be a big contract for my company." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	treadlightly 2011-11-02 10:44 pm UTC (link)
	He laughs. "Can't bet anything I can't afford to lose. I'd love to take you for dinner if you win, but it'd be on a pretty serious budget. Worth considering though, if you're willing to accept Big Nick's if I lose. Sounds like quite a coup though if this all works out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-11-02 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	"Big Nick's is perfect if you lose," she said. "Yeah. Then I'll be swamped with trying to get some new factories opened. Right now we're using Stark Inc facilities, but we need to get our own at some point." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	treadlightly 2011-11-02 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Fair enough, I'll plan on budgeting for Big Nick's, since I'm pretty sure I'm not going to compete with the girl who's done the test driving most of her life. But maybe we'll end up putting stakes on something more in my area of expertise eventually." he answers with a grin, not at all effectively surrendering a dinner out with her on his tab. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-11-02 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	"We can change the bet," she said. "Just what exact is your area of expertise?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

treadlightly
2011-11-02 11:02 pm UTC (link)

He grins. "That's ok, I don't mind taking you out to Big Nick's, especially with you covering all this trip. I just don't have your budget. And I'll try and be competitive... I'm just not a life-long car racer.... and... typically, anything athletic... swimming, climbing, sports... which aren't really fair. Hmm... lock picking, martial arts, targeting. Also... probably not that fair." and idea hits. "There's always poker or pool. Tanya taught me a thing or two." Which is to say, his fairy godmothers turned him into a very, very good pool hustler and card shark... which both include the skillset of downplaying being any good. "We can figure something out though."

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anyastark
2011-11-02 11:13 pm UTC (link)

"I know how to play poker," she said. "We could play. It may not be a bad idea to start our generation's regular poker game. Dad, Ben Grimm, Hank McCoy, Uncle Nick and Logan still go to theirs, but I know we'll never get invites."

Anya knew martial arts and how to shoot weapons. She wasn't just a Stark. Mom saw to it that she knew the Romanov side of things as well, but she wasn't even close to his class. She knew enough to hold her own and that was about it.

"Yeah we can."

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	treadlightly 2011-11-02 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	"I like that idea." he replies, giving her a gentle squeeze. "Poker nights should definitely be a thing. You can see who else is interested." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2011-11-02 11:39 pm UTC (link)

"I'm sure we can get a few interested people. My brother being one of them."

There was a knock at the door.

"I'll get it," she said and jumped up. Food. Food was always worth moving quickly for. Anya went out in to the living room and opened the door and allowed the man in. He pushed the cart in and unloaded the trays of food onto the table. Anya thanked him and grabbed a fifty from her clutch.

"Hungry?" she asked after the man left and the door shut.

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	treadlightly 2011-11-02 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	"Starving." he agreed. "All that dancing and socializing is surprisingly hard work. Not sure how you keep all the names and faces straight. Want to have dinner while we watch the movie, then collect on your massage?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-11-02 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	"It's genetic. Starks have amazing amounts of energy for having fun. I never really thought about how I keep names and faces straight. I just remember." She smiled and grabbed her plate. "Sounds like a plan." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	treadlightly 2011-11-02 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	He gets up and collects his own dinner, then settles back in against the head of the bed, making room for her. "Useful talent to have." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-11-03 12:12 am UTC (link)
	Anya settled in next to him. She started the movie. "Just one of my many talents," she grinned. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	treadlightly 2011-11-03 12:14 am UTC (link)
	"Social memory, car racing. Dare I ask about any others?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)