nextgen_holiday (nextgen_holiday) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-12-19 22:38:00

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antaeus, anya stark, awesome andrea, holiday, iason, inactive - charlie rogers, inactive - chris pym, inactive - emily banner, inactive - gabriel, inactive - james romanov rogers, inactive - lyta braddock-worthington, inactive - molly hayes, inactive - swashbuckler, inactive - valeria richards, kristoff vernard, lady devil, misha loganovich, nicholas salem, npc - black widow, npc - pepper potts, npc - tony stark, plot-"we are the champions", sammy fury, team - avengers, tsunami, vincent vernard

I Could Have Danced All Night
The grand ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel on 57 East 57th street was festively decorated for the holidays. A series of lit candles on every table gave off warm light and the dulcet tones of a jazz ensemble filled the room.

People, the upper elite of New York society, Hollywood celebrities, musicians, politicians and New York’s own superheroes moved around the room. People sat at tables and talked, while some moved gracefully around the large dance floor.

Tables loaded with unwrapped and unopened toys lined one wall and at one end stood a very large decorated Christmas tree. Wrapped presents sat under the tree, but they were just empty boxes wrapped for decoration. Mistletoe hung from the ceiling near the tree and people stopped to kiss.

The air was light and the mood happy and festive.

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anyastark
2009-12-22 06:15 am UTC (link)

"Oh don't worry about that. I'm perfectly good at causing my own problems." She grinned. Though for the most part her relationships with her family were good. Sure they argued and bickered like all families do, but in the end they did love each other and would always be there for each other.

With Steve, if they failed it wouldn't be because of her fling with Iason and the one with Halbjorn. It would be something stupid on her part or the Lady Mandarin stuff.

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	cosmic_son 2009-12-22 06:18 am UTC (link)
	"For sake of fairness, it seems you're proving yourself capable of facing them and making your way out of them too. How have you been, by the way? School is going well?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-12-22 06:22 am UTC (link)
	"That's Daddy's handiwork there. The whole being responsible for your actions thing. He's really big on that." "I'm good. Better now that I'm home. School went well. Got all A's as expected." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-12-22 06:28 am UTC (link)
	"Your father has a long and colorful history with responsibility, big on it towards his children or not. It still came down to you taking responsibility for yourself, with or without family. I'm glad to hear school went well, and yes, welcome back, for whatever duration we get to have you about." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-12-22 06:41 am UTC (link)
	"He does, but he's grown up a lot since I was born. It's been hard work raising him, but he's coming along nicely." Anya and Tony raised each other. It was unusual but it worked for them. "Thanks. I'm around until mid-January. How have you been? What hobbies have you picked up recently?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2009-12-22 07:23 am UTC (link)

"That he has, he doesn't seem quite the same man dad always described. You've done well. I've been fairly well, and my collection is coming along nicely. I'm learning ballroom dance, but I'm still at a fairly elementary level. Access to the Avengers archives has also allowed me to begin studying both modern and ancient Wakandan and Symkarian. I've also found that cooking is a particularly pleasing hobby for at least two senses, so I'm working on adding more cultural variety. Any favorite dishes I can attempt while you're here?"

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	anyastark 2009-12-22 07:27 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks," she smiled. "You've been a busy boy." She thought about the offer for a moment. "Curry. I've had a wicked craving for something with curry in it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-12-22 07:47 am UTC (link)
	"I try to stay busy. It fills the hours when everyone else is sleeping. And what type of curry? I'm familiar with chicken, potato and goat... and how hot?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-12-22 07:49 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, that whole sleep thing takes up too much time for us mortals." Even though Anya herself slept very little compared to most people. "Any really. I'm not picky. I'll eat just about anything." She grinned. "I like it spicy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-12-22 07:51 am UTC (link)
	"Why am I not surprised? Alright, I'll come up with an extra spicy curry for you before you go. And really, sleep has its uses, and value. I should try it more than I do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-12-22 07:53 am UTC (link)
	"Because you know me?" she grinned. "Thanks. I'd really appreciate it." Anya nodded. "You should. Dreaming is the best part about it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-12-22 07:54 am UTC (link)
	"Mmm, not usually for me. If I dream at all, its usually an effect of the extra-sensory awareness I inherited from my mother. Useful, but very rarely pleasant." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-12-22 07:56 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry to hear that. It can be a truly interesting experience." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-12-22 07:58 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, I'm sure it is. A lot of eternals have enough telepathy and capacity for it to be able to experience dreaming as mortals do or simulate it. Not one of my gifts, my telepathy is particularly weak among Eternals. I've studied it though, and it seems fascinating. But since my mind doesn't refresh itself through R.E.M. sleep, its not a necessary process." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-12-22 08:00 am UTC (link)
	"I see. I guess we all have our quirks. Fitting in with the team okay, though?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-12-22 08:02 am UTC (link)
	"I'm hoping so. I've been invited to a few of the social activities, and I think I'm getting a good feel for some social customs. Earth is known for its quirkiness though, and English is a particularly troublesome language sometimes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-12-22 08:04 am UTC (link)
	"That's good. I heard there was a Rate The Babe session in response to our Rate the Hunk session." She grinned. "It can be. There are easier languages. The romance languages being some of them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2009-12-22 08:11 am UTC (link)

"Ah, I wasn't sure how much secrecy there was around that. Yes, there was. It was... an interesting ritual. So it was a response to a similar ritual among the girls? Fascinating. And yes, a number of Earth languages make more sense. Greek and Latin were among my first languages, along with classical Shi'ar and an intergalactic trade tongue. English... was somewhat later. My cousin is a lot better at it. I still feel rather stiff trying to communicate."

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	anyastark 2009-12-22 08:16 am UTC (link)
	"Rate the Hunk is a time honored female Avenger tradition," Anya grinned. "Your cousin does have an advantage of growing up with English as her first language." She smiled. "You're doing fine with it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-12-22 08:22 am UTC (link)
	"Thank you, I appreciate that. And this is true, she can also learn new languages in the more typical Eternal fashion, should she need to. And... I was not aware of this particular tradition." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-12-22 08:24 am UTC (link)
	"Well it's not like we exactly broadcast it, put it in the charter or mention it on tours." For a beginner, Iason was a good dancer. "You mean read minds or something like that?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-12-22 08:29 am UTC (link)
	"Of course not, just a bit of Avengers' lore I was unaware of. And yes, most Eternals, when they need to, can pick up enough of locals' thoughts to piece and translate most languages temporarily, or communicate past language barriers, for the more telepathically gifted." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-12-22 08:32 am UTC (link)
	"That'd be nice to have. It'd make things a lot easier. Chinese is by far the most complicated that I've seen." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2009-12-22 08:35 am UTC (link)
	That gets a bit of a scrunched face. "Agreed, especially differing between Cantonese, Mandarin and the less widely used dialects. Its an interesting study, but it will be a long time before I get used to any of it. Anyway, have you decided what you're going to be focusing on in school, other than business?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-12-22 08:37 am UTC (link)
	"I've been studying Mandarin for a year now." Anya smiled. "Programming of course. I know Dad was hoping for engineering, but code is more me than building things." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)