Vicious_Cycle (vicious_cycle) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-12-22 23:19:00

Entry tags:

nicholas salem, perenawska, plot-"we are the champions"

A challenge is a challenge
So a bet was laid before him, he'd have to catch her when she had no clothes. He can't help but take her seriously. Rigging the locks to the bathroom was no big deal. She's also had some long days, and he's plenty quiet, so he's pretty sure making off with every item of clothing, the towels - pretty much every scrap of cloth but the washcloth she was using for her shower went unnoticed.
Ok, so sure, he could have peeked, but that isn't half as fun as listening to her reaction.
Everything is laid out neatly on her bed, her blades haven't been disturbed, and so on, and sure, she's a teleporter, but he's pretty sure she's not going to go anywhere that way if its not an emergency and she's unarmed.

He settles in a bit down the hall, sipping at a cup of coffee.

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	vicious_cycle 2009-12-23 07:00 am UTC (link)
	"I believe, since we're down to peeking and juvenile pranks already, that the original terms were more or less the universal 'you show me yours, I'll show you mine', show up naked, and I suppose I'd be obliged to return the favor." he replies with an amused smirk. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-23 07:05 am UTC (link)
	Irina couldn't help but to laugh. Nicholas was so what she wasn't used to. The Winter Guard was a bit stuffy, to say the least. "I see. Those are fair enough terms." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-23 07:07 am UTC (link)
	He nods and salutes playfully. "You seemed the fair sort, and all." He is definitely anything but stuffy. "For now though, I'm going to get out of your way, unless you want to come watch movies with me. I hear the lead actress in this one is really hot. I might have picked up one or two others too, when I was out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-23 07:09 am UTC (link)
	"You rented movies?" she asked, now curious. She was going to suggest going out, but staying in with movies would be nice too. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-23 07:11 am UTC (link)
	"Rented? No, that'd require ID and membership and stuff, and I'm laying low. But old action flicks that didn't win any awards come real cheap, so I bought a couple to help pass the time, didn't break the budget too much." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-23 07:13 am UTC (link)
	"I see. I was going to suggest going out and seeing a little of New York." She shrugged. "Whatever works." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

vicious_cycle
2009-12-23 07:15 am UTC (link)

"We don't know who might be looking for me, or if they've associated us. We're probably best up ordering pizza or cheap Chinese and watching movies if we don't absolutely need to go out until the meeting with the others. Now on the up side, I did make a listing of emergency numbers... every pizza place and takeout joint in ten blocks, and I got popcorn on my way back here. Hope you like extra butter."

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	perenawska 2009-12-23 07:17 am UTC (link)
	"My, aren't we the little boyscout?" she said with a smirk. "Aren't you just prepared?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-23 07:21 am UTC (link)
	He doesn't answer right away, instead shuffling through his pockets and setting a packet of smokes on the nearest table, then shuffles into the kitchen, returning with a 6-pack of half decent beer. Finally, filtering through his wallet, a couple condoms are tossed on the table with the smokes and beer. "Yep." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-23 07:23 am UTC (link)
	Irina just laughed. "Do you think you are going to get lucky?" she asked with her hands on her hips. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-23 07:26 am UTC (link)
	"Me, hell no. I'm a bad luck magnet, but I still believe in indulging my vices at every reasonable opportunity, and there's plenty of women out there all set to make a terrible mistake before going on to find someone worthy of them. Being prepared never hurts." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-23 07:30 am UTC (link)
	Oh. Well. She wasn't quite expecting that answer. "I see. You are correct. Being prepared never hurts." She walked over and grabbed one of the condom packages. "Thank you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-23 07:32 am UTC (link)
	He nods firmly. "No problem, grab a beer while you're at it. I'd offer you a smoke, but I know you don't." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-23 07:34 am UTC (link)
	"I don't drink beer. At least cheap American beer." She smiled. "I will be right back." She opened and portal and stepped through. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-23 07:35 am UTC (link)
	He shrugs. Cheap American beer is what's in his budget. By the time she gets back he's settled in front of the TV, watching her screen debut, with popcorn and beer. Perhaps for the best its a short film. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-23 07:36 am UTC (link)
	It was a very short trip back to her apartment in Russia. She returned with a bottle of vodka and a shot glass. "What are we watching?" she asked and sat down next to him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-23 07:39 am UTC (link)
	"Right now, I'm pretty sure its a Russian flick. After that, your choices are Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Rebel Without a Cause or Rocky III. Ladies' choice." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-23 07:47 am UTC (link)
	"I've always been a fan of Indiana Jones," she said with a small smile. She opened the bottle of vodka. "Would you like some?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-23 07:49 am UTC (link)
	He switches movies, putting the one just run in his pack and then switching to Indiana Jones before settling back into the chair. "Definitely, vodka beats Coors. What kinda pizza you want, or would you prefer Chinese?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-23 07:50 am UTC (link)
	She handed him the bottle. "Does not matter. Whatever you prefer. I am not picky when it comes to food as long as it is edible." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-23 07:52 am UTC (link)
	He takes a long shot directly from the bottle, then offers it back to her. "Alright, just a sec, gonna order us some dinner while the previews run." He heads for the phone and orders a couple of pizzas once he makes sure he has enough cash, then heads back. "Hope pepperoni's ok. Goes ok with vodka." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-23 07:57 am UTC (link)
	"Anything goes with vodka," she smiled. She poured a shot and then offered him the bottle again. "So tell me, Nicholas, where did you grow up? What did you do before you became the Ghost Rider?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-23 08:00 am UTC (link)
	He takes another shot, offering the bottle back. "I bounced around through the foster care system til I was too old. Got my GED and went to work doing odd jobs, mostly mechanical or wrecking yard stuff til I could afford my own bike. Then I just kinda hit the road and worked for gas money. How about you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-23 08:05 am UTC (link)
	She downed her shot, took the bottle and refilled the glass. "I grew up with my mother and grandfather in Minsk. After my powers manifested, my father appeared and I went to stay with him. I went to work for the Motherland." She downed the next shot. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-23 08:07 am UTC (link)
	He trades the bottle back and forth with her, matching her shot for shot. "I'd guess, from Russia's rep, they were watching for your powers to manifest. I never knew my sperm and egg donors, and sounded like it was for the best. Only thing I know much of is I was born in a place called New Salem. Hence the name. Apparently I didn't come with one of my own." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)