Evie Walters - Firefly (flieswithfire) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-02-19 17:12:00

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awesome andrea, inactive - evie walters, team - fantastic four, vincent vernard

Boredom breeds bravery.
She'd been there a couple days now, tucked away in 'her room'. Food had been brought for her and Andrea-robot and touchy-Vincent had both tried to engage her in conversation, but she had nothing to talk about. All she wanted to know was when she'd be able to leave and why they kept saying she was related to someone she wasn't. They'd also told her she was free to 'move about the building' as she wanted, something she wasn't so sure about.

But, after the second day in the room, she'd gotten curious. Opening the door, she waited for alarms to sound, or feet to come rushing to put her back in. Nothing. Peeking her head around the frame, she saw no one, heard no one. Which made her a little braver; pushing the door flat open and standing there expectantly. Nope. Nothing. Well. We'd see about that. Taking a decisive step out of the room, she stuck her chin out, picking a direction to at random and marching down it.

She came to a room, one with couches and wide glass windows. Going over to one of the windows, she stood with her hands pressed against it, looking out at the city below her. So busy, like little ants. With the insulation of the building she couldn't hear the cacophony below, but she remembered it from her brief flight over. Busy, loud and chaotic. There didn't seem to be any order or regulations to anything they did. It was somewhat frightening, but also something that piqued her curiosity; nudging at memories long buried and locked away.

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	awesome_andrea 2012-02-19 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	Andrea was directly tied to the Baxter Building's security systems, able to process it along with several other thought strains without difficulty. As such, she was quite aware of when Evie had left her room. She informed Kristoff, and went to see if the girl required anything. "Evie?" she asked, quietly. "Are you well?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	flieswithfire 2012-02-19 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	She hadn't been expecting the quiet voice, lost in the flurry of activity below her. The question had her jumping slightly, then looking behind her with a somewhat guilty expression. She nodded at Andrea, looking back in the direction she'd come from and wondering if she was supposed to go back to the room now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2012-02-19 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Would you care for breakfast?" Andrea asked. "I have been told I make very excellent pancakes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

flieswithfire
2012-02-19 11:53 pm UTC (link)

Ah, more food. They seemed to like offering that a lot. It was also completely different from the high-protein, low-carb bland meals she'd been served at the facility. Maybe they were trying to fatten her up so they could eat her. She vaguely remembered reading about that a long time ago; some kids being fed by a witch and eaten.

Pancakes rang a bell, though, and she nodded. If they tried to eat her, she'd make sure she wasn't the only one who was well-done.

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	awesome_andrea 2012-02-19 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	Andrea smiled slightly, at a precise level determined to be nonthreatening. "Then come with me to the kitchen and we will make you some." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

flieswithfire
2012-02-19 11:59 pm UTC (link)

She didn't think the robot would eat her, but since she appeared to be the chef, maybe that was what she was made for; luring in children with a normal smiley face, then cooking them into the pancakes. Evie was going to keep her eye out for any books that had recipes involving people.

She did, however, follow after Andrea, looking around for said books and trying to get a bit more of the layout of the place in her head.

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	awesome_andrea 2012-02-20 12:05 am UTC (link)
	In the kitchen, Andrea got to work on her special chocolate chip pancakes. "There are glasses in that cupboard," she said. "Please help yourself to any milk or juice in the fridge." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	flieswithfire 2012-02-20 12:08 am UTC (link)
	Opening the fridge, Evie snagged a glass from the cupboard in question with a thought, grabbing it when it reached her and pouring a glass of juice. Settling herself in the corner by the fridge, where she could see the whole kitchen and not have her back be open, she watched Andrea-robot prepare what was hopefully a people-free batch of pancakes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2012-02-20 12:13 am UTC (link)
	"You may sit at the table if you would like," Andre assured her, as she poured the batter onto the griddle. "This will just take a few more moments," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	flieswithfire 2012-02-20 12:14 am UTC (link)
	Sit at the table and leave herself that open? No, she'd been caught once by surprise today. She'll keep her guard up. Sipping her juice, she decided she liked it much more than plain water. Maybe she'd take some back to the room when she went back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2012-02-20 12:21 am UTC (link)
	Andrea finished cooking the pancakes and divided them between the two. "Would you like syrup? Butter? Fruit?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	flieswithfire 2012-02-20 12:23 am UTC (link)
	Huh.. what were you supposed to have on pancakes again? "What you have." And that was a safe answer. Unless she put oil on her pancakes. Did robots eat? Did that mean Andrea-robot would eat her? How did breakfast suddenly get so confusing? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2012-02-20 12:32 am UTC (link)
	"Very well," Andrea said, working to fix the pancakes with butter and then syrup. She set places at the table for them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	flieswithfire 2012-02-20 12:43 am UTC (link)
	Tricky. The robot was tricky. Trying to get her over to the table... Evie wasn't falling for it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2012-02-20 12:46 am UTC (link)
	"You are welcome to sit at the table," Andrea said again. "Would you prefer I moved it closer?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	flieswithfire 2012-02-20 12:47 am UTC (link)
	"I'm fine." She set the glass on the counter and had the plate and cutlery drift over to her. Wait, wasn't there something she was forgetting. Ah, yes. "Thank you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2012-02-20 12:51 am UTC (link)
	Andrea smiled slightly. "You are welcome." The telekinesis was...intriguing. Not in line with other abilities inherited from Mr. Storm like the flame, but not outside of the realm of mutagenic possibilities. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

flieswithfire
2012-02-20 12:54 am UTC (link)

Considering the tinkering done to her at the facility, she was lucky they hadn't given her gills or a tail or something ridiculous. But... she'd found being able to move things with her mind to come in pretty handy - whenever they'd let her use it.

She felt a phantom pinch of the collar at her neck, stretching it slightly to ease it before beginning to cut into the fluffy ovals.

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	awesome_andrea 2012-02-20 01:02 am UTC (link)
	Andrea started to work on her own pancakes. While she derived most of her energy from a self-cycling 4-D battery source, she did require occasional recharging. Further, she could enjoy eating from a taste standpoint, and process it for limited amounts of additional energy. "Are you enjoying your pancakes?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	flieswithfire 2012-02-20 01:04 am UTC (link)
	Evie looked over at her, cheeks bulging with pancakes from the mouthful she'd just crammed in. She tried to smile around the food, nodding. The chocolate chips were like little explosions of sweetness every time she found one. It was kind of fun. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2012-02-20 01:35 am UTC (link)
	"I will take that as a yes," Andrea said, with a smile. "You are looking much better today," she observed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	flieswithfire 2012-02-20 01:37 am UTC (link)
	Trying to chew through the mouthful quickly, she looked down at herself, not seeing any difference. Maybe her robot circuits could see something she couldn't. Not quite sure how to answer that, she hesitated a moment before stuffing another overly large forkful in her mouth. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2012-02-20 01:44 am UTC (link)
	"Perhaps if we talk to Kristoff, we can see about getting you some fresh air today," Andrea observed, between bites. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	flieswithfire 2012-02-20 01:45 am UTC (link)
	That had the chewing stopping for a moment. They'd let her outside? Her hand went up to her throat, wondering what kind of collar they had to keep her from leaving... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2012-02-20 01:52 am UTC (link)
	"Good day to you, ladies." Vincent arrived in the kitchen as well, helping himself to a plate with chocolate chips. "How are you both today?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)