Frances Barton | Hawkeye (hotshot_hawkeye) wrote,
@ 2013-01-10 21:04:00

Meme: Song prompt.
Look inside, look inside your tiny mindThen look a bit harder'Cause we're so uninspired, so sick and tiredOf all the hatred you harbor

Frances poked around on her phone waiting for Martin to pop up from his meeting and go off for food, leaning up against the side of the office building he was currently in. If the lights flickered or the windows blew out, she'd know the meeting went.... sour and she needed to get in there. Hey, she could be a very believable bodyguard when the guy paid her in gold freaking doubloons. And by the way, she was now being followed by the Archival Squad for more. Looking up, she scowled at the picketers across the way and swarming the train station. Oh look at all the people's days you all are ruining, congrats. She sighed and kept playing Bejewelled, checking the time once more.

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	magic_hands 2013-01-23 08:00 am UTC (link)
	I hope she isn't too good at her job. Martins like Hawkeyes making mischief. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-01-24 01:46 am UTC (link)
	Naaah, she gave up when I hit college, I think. And Martins and Hawkeyes are fantastic when they put their minds to it. I'm sure she'd give us points for style, she's a sucker for the gentlemanly look. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-01-24 02:57 am UTC (link)
	We are! Because we're lots of fun of course! Everyone should give us style points! I'm sure she'd like our adventures, it's no fun when people try to stop them. Dr. Strange wasn't the biggest on what he considered fun magic. Which is why he just conveniently neglected to mention most of it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hotshot_hawkeye
2013-01-24 01:33 pm UTC (link)

She's given up stopping our kind of fun, mostly she just sits back and waits for the firetrucks to come. She was joking. mostly. Kinda. Milkshake-wise, she's a double chocolate-type.

Frances looked over her shoulder and thought deviously. Say a magical gust suddenly blew and knocked away all those fuckwits' signs away. It would be very sad, wouldn't it? She mock-pouted at Martin.

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magic_hands
2013-01-24 08:23 pm UTC (link)

That's better than stopping it! Besides, the fire trucks come after we're done. Martin nods sagely, the cleanup crew should always come after the fun. She likes milkshakes too! Double chocolate is good but there's even better ones.

Martin looks back to the crowd and considers the suggestion. She had the right idea, there was no need to be nervous about these people, he should just be his mischievous self. Nothing would happen to them. Very sad. Hmm, he also had never heard that term. Fuckwit. It seemed a good one to know.

Taking off his hat and moving a little so Frances was blocking the line of sight between him and the crowd, Martin gave her a small grin as his hazel eyes were looking awfully blue about now. He taps his hat against his nose, letting it cover the whispered latin as the winds in the area picked up a little. The protesters think nothing of it until a freak gust blows through, taking their signs with it and down the street where they all get stuck on top some artsy net-looking sculpture.

I guess they can't protest anymore with no signs, that sucks. Cue innocent young mage looks and a shrug.

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hotshot_hawkeye
2013-01-25 01:46 am UTC (link)

Frances really really wants to look over her shoulder and check the mayhem, just to point and laugh at these idiots being taken down a peg, but that might attract attention to the two. And angry mobs were rather quick.

Martin, you are a maestro, pure talent, she praises with a proud and fond tone. And I think we should put a few blocks between us and them, just to be sure. There's a milkshake or two calling our names, right? Can't you hear it?

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magic_hands
2013-01-25 05:04 am UTC (link)

Luckily said mob was running after their escaped signs and didn't notice the two of them.

At her compliment he absolutely beams and gives a small gracious bow of his head. Thank you! You're right, we should move. Fast walk?

He scrunches up his face in concentration and puts a gloved finger to his temple for a moment. Hmm...at least two. They're definitely calling for us. It's rude to leave milkshakes waiting. More sage nodding, because this was serious stuff, milkshakes in distress and looking for people to appreciate them.

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hotshot_hawkeye
2013-01-25 10:11 pm UTC (link)

Commence fast walk and dissolving into giggles, starting now, she agreed and started to lengthen strides greatly. When he starts to pull s Doc Strange, to tap into his mystic capabilities to hear the sounds of ice cream, she snickers. However, she nods somberly back and give him a bow with an arm forward. Then let us not keep them waiting, Master Martin. An impatient milkshake is a melted milkshake

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	magic_hands 2013-01-26 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	Roger! And fast walk as fast as his (still growing!) legs will carry him starts and he tries to hold back giggles. When they're far enough, he puts on his hat and gives her his best Dr. Strange impression in return. Of course Wong. It is of the utmost cosmic importance that we find these distressed milkshakes in time. By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-01-27 07:01 pm UTC (link)
	She makes a face at being the Wong in this situation, but carries on heading towards their desired destination. I'm afraid the only line I know from Wong is 'Keep the bleep out of my kitchen'. But quick, let us de-distress these milkshakes and asap. With a pause, she tips her head. What's hoary, by the way? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

magic_hands
2013-01-27 10:03 pm UTC (link)

Martin has a very serious and earnest look on his face as he turns to her. Wong is very serious about the kitchen. Never go in there unless he's supervising everything you do. Okay, maybe that was said partly out of experience.

Hoary? Oh, that's what Hosts of Hoggoth are, he replies matter-of-factly as if he actually knew what the word meant. It must mean something important, Dr. Strange used it all the time. So the hoary hosts of hoggoth must be better than the non-hoary ones of course. That seemed logical.

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	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-01-27 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	Hey, I do I look like I go around and antagonize magical people on purpose? she asked, looking wide-eyed and innocent as possible. Rule 22 of being a Hawkeye; Never piss off anything you can't out-run or shoot. Wong counts as one of those. She snorted and rolled her eyes, good-naturedly. Oh good, thanks, I wasn't sure about that part. All better now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-01-28 06:52 am UTC (link)
	Not on purpose I'm sure, he snickered at her look. Wong is very impressive. So what are the other rules? Do you have a list? See? It's self explanatory! And nobody ever talks about the non-hoary hosts. Not sure why. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-01-28 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	She makes an uncertain face and waves her hands to imply vagueness. It's... more like guidelines and pointers, really. Nothing really concrete. We make up a lot as we go along. Maybe being hoarless is a sensitive subject. I'd guess asking what a Hoggoth looks like will be answered with 'hoggoth-like'." She looked down at Martin and lifted her eyebrow expectantly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-01-29 02:28 am UTC (link)
	Are you going to teach me some of them? Because Martin was all about learning, and Frances was fun and knew a lot. So clearly a good influence to learn from. No silly! Hoggoth is his name. He can look however he wants really. Like a tiger! Really, hoggoth-like. Tsk tsk. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hotshot_hawkeye
2013-01-29 01:50 pm UTC (link)

I suppose you can always Martinize them to make them appropriate, and totally need to introduce you to my source of inspiration, the Skippy's list, she muses, hand over her heart reverently in respect. Well, a few classics are Never Start a Fight, But Be Sure You Finish It. Even If Starving, Don't Eat Hulk's Cereal. Deny Everything Until They Have Proof, Even Then Keep To Your Defense. Check The Toilets For Snakes, Scorpions And Spiders, Always. There were a few, like 'Check the window is unlocked in case someone's parent storms in, pile clothes between bed and said window' that she was sure he didn't really need to know yet.

She squints at him. So he's only hoary when he wants to be? The Occasionally Hoary Hordes of Hoggoth!

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	magic_hands 2013-01-29 05:10 pm UTC (link)
	Who's Skippy? It sounds like a pet. But I already follow most of those so I'm ahead then right? Except...who keeps snakes in a toilet? And people called him weird... Hosts! Occasionally Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth! It's important otherwise you can get a spell wrong and it blows up in your face. And he's a Vishanti, he can be as hoary or not as he wants to! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hotshot_hawkeye
2013-01-30 01:13 am UTC (link)

Skippy is a genius. A sage of barrack wisdom and military life. I made it a personal charge to do a sizable fraction of his list while in boot camp. She gave a shudder and squirm at the memories of the critters. Well, let's just say toilets are a lot more lively when away from major cities. The crawlies like the dark, if you know what I mean.

Most spells will blow up in my face to begin with. But I will take you word for it. Vishanti... I think I have that dish! Lamb curry, right? She lifts her eyebrow to look innocent while ribbing him.

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magic_hands
2013-01-30 01:41 am UTC (link)

Can I try any of them and not be in the military? How come you're in the military though? You seem too fun for that. Weren't military people supposed to be serious and grouchy and have short hair and not like fun times? He did wrinkle his nose at the image of a snake coming out of a toilet though. "Eeeew."

Lamb curry Vishanti! Hmph. Martin gives an offended sniff. Beef.

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hotshot_hawkeye
2013-01-31 12:30 am UTC (link)

Oh of course. Granted, the ones about MREs are clearly lost on you. She grinned at him, wrinkling her nose. Well, seeing as I couldn't kidnap and free Stark's butler to prove my prowess, I had to get into the Avengers by earning it the old fashioned way, climbing up the ranks. Nodding sagely, she smirked. "Exactly. One guy got a bite to the thigh, everyone started checking."

Snickering, Frances reached for the ice cream door and gestured him in. My apologies. Beef.

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magic_hands
2013-01-31 02:28 am UTC (link)

Well I guess that makes sense. Did you get a fancy title for being really awesome? Because if there were ranks she should have a really cool one. Granted, it could never have the panache of 'Sorcerer Supreme' but maybe there were good ones in the Military.

When she opens the door for him, he shoots her a very bright smile and a gracious hat tip. He was quite happy that hanging out with her meant some of the hand things weren't a worry since she remembered it. You have to apologize to Hoggoth. If he's not happy with you then Oshtur and Agamotto might not be happy with you too. Sage nod. Even if he is pulling her leg a bit, they wouldn't care about curry jokes obviously.

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hotshot_hawkeye
2013-01-31 01:47 pm UTC (link)

She grins and winks. I'm a Ranger, just like Aragorn.

Rolling her eyes behind him as they went into the parlor, she sighs. I don't think any of them really give a mystical nut what I say or think, Pip. However, should I ever see a sparkly sparkly tiger, I will be sure to clear the air. Analyzing the list of flavors, she resigns herself that candy cane is finally gone. Chocolate chip cookie dough? Or victorian toffee?

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magic_hands
2013-01-31 03:54 pm UTC (link)

He blinks as they enter and speaks out loud. "Who's Aragorn?" He'd been too young when it had come out and his pop culture knowledge was lacking anyway. Not to mention if he'd never seen a movie before his magic had kicked in, it was unlikely he'd seen it since. At least he'd heard of the movies...and hobbits. Names were lost on him though.

If you ever saw him you'd know you saw him. It'd be hard to mistake him for a normalish tiger. Martin looks at the options and seems put out that he's limited to only one. He wanted both of her recommendations...

If you get the other one can I try it? Well...technically he didn't need to keep speaking in her head he realized. But it was good practice at least.

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hotshot_hawkeye
2013-01-31 04:36 pm UTC (link)

Frances looks at him in surprised shock. "Who's Aragorn?" she echoes, only sounding less confused than Martin. "Oh this is getting rectified. Orlen's going to magic proof my DVD player and we are fixing this, pronto."

If you want. I can't decide between the two, but you can have somethin you like. She makes a face, remembering to mindspeak and what the difference felt like. Too bad milkshakes can't keep flavors separate like scoops, And no, you don't get to get two small milkshakes to try both flavors.<i?

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magic_hands
2013-01-31 04:52 pm UTC (link)

"It is? Oh, you don't need to ask Orlen to do that. I promise not to touch the DVD player or anything. You can set it up. Is it good? Will we get popcorn?" That was an important consideration.

Darn, he'd considered the two milkshakes thing. Hmph, how was he ever going to pick then? But two is better than one... Even dubloons wouldn't get him an extra milkshake he could see. "Toffee, a large one! But can I have the cookie dough next time?" He slowly was trying to go back to normal speak, mostly because he knew it was a weird experience for some people but also not to attract attention if people noticed they were making faces and gestures without words.