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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	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)

	anyastark 2011-11-03 12:19 am UTC (link)
	"You can dare, but a girl has to have some secrets. You can have the challenge of finding out what the others are." She grinned and stole a fry off of his plate. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	treadlightly 2011-11-03 12:26 am UTC (link)
	He lets her have the fry without challenge, digging into his burger right away instead. "That sounds like a good time to me." he says, before grabbing the remote and hitting play. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-11-03 12:33 am UTC (link)
	She leaned over and kissed his cheek. "Thanks. For everything tonight. You're just what I needed after that incident." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	treadlightly 2011-11-03 12:56 am UTC (link)
	"Don't mention it, Anya. I'm always just a phone call away, at worst. And its been my pleasure." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-11-03 01:08 am UTC (link)
	"I'm just a call away for you," she said. "Speaking from experience I know there's always bad nights and it helps having someone there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	treadlightly 2011-11-03 01:25 am UTC (link)
	He nods. "I'll keep that in mind, thanks." he replies, giving her a one armed squeeze before going back to his dinner. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-11-03 01:35 am UTC (link)
	The thought of food had been good, but now that it was here and in front of her Anya didn't have much of an appetite. She never did when she had something upset her. She picked at her food while she watched the movie. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	treadlightly 2011-11-03 01:52 am UTC (link)
	He finishes his food fairly quickly. Regardless of circumstances, he's used to eating on a schedule, like most things in his typical day, so its routine. As soon as he's done, he sets his plate aside, and nestles up to her, holding her while she picks at her food. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-11-03 02:11 am UTC (link)
	Anya set the plate aside after only a few bites. Her appetite was almost non-existent. Then again she was used to going for long periods of time without eating. She lost track of time in the lab, but lately it had been traveling. She snuggled up next to Jimmy. Warmth and safety were what she needed tonight. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)