The Shard: Checking out the new digs
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:09 am"I could get used to this." Chloe said, looking around admiringly as she stepped off of the elevator into the penthouse.
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The Shard: Checking out the new digs
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:09 amRe: The Shard: Checking out the new digs
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:20 amThe door to the bathroom opened, and out walked a man who looked like he'd normally be well dressed, if he were dressed. "Oh. Oh my," he said, making sure his towel wasn't going to fall off. "Pardon me, I didn't think anyone else was set to arrive today."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:22 am"Oh, please excuse me." Chloe said, averting her eyes "I didn't mean to surprise you."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:24 am"Oh, it's all right. If we're all going to be living here, we'll have to get used to stuff like this, right?" he said, offering his hand.
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:27 am"I suppose so." she said, holding out her hand, keeping her eyes firmly at his feet-level "I'm Chloe, Chloe Grant, although you must already know that."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:29 amHe laughed a little at that. "Well, that would mean that they tell me anything, so... no, I didn't. I'm Justin Halloway. And... I should go finish getting dressed. Yeah, that'd be a good idea."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:30 am"Yes it rather does." Chloe said "I'll be waiting in the lounge."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:36 am"What do you m- nevermind. I'll... yeah. Dressed."
At which point he moved off to his room. A few minutes later, he was walking into the lounge in a deceptively nice looking shirt and pants. "Sorry about that. You know how it goes... no one will show up until it's a bad moment for them to walk in the door, right?" he said as he started pouring a drink.
At which point he moved off to his room. A few minutes later, he was walking into the lounge in a deceptively nice looking shirt and pants. "Sorry about that. You know how it goes... no one will show up until it's a bad moment for them to walk in the door, right?" he said as he started pouring a drink.
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:59 am"Yes, it does seem that moving in to a new place is always awkward." Chloe replied "Have you chosen your room yet?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 2:05 am"They all looked good. I took one of the beds in the end room, the one with the big balcony."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 2:08 am"I'll leave that one for the blokes, then." Chloe said "Its all the same to me, as long as it has a balcony, or at least a window that opens."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 2:12 am"Yeah, I'm starting to wonder why they bothered putting an elevator in here," he laughed. "Drink?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:07 am"Water is fine." Chloe said "I want to go flying once I get my kit stowed away."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:17 amJustin shrugged, pouring out a glass for her as well. "Not wasting any time, I guess? Careful out there. Last thing we need is to be making a big scene. People are seeming touchy lately."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:18 am"Not to worry." Chloe said "I'll just be another bird."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:19 am"You... a bird? Well. That's different, I guess."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:20 am"I'm a shapeshifter." Chloe said "Are you a mutant as well?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:23 am"Mu- Oh! No," he said, chuckling a bit. "Nothing special like that about me."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:24 am"Oh" Chloe said, sounding a bit surprised "Thats all right, my Mum isn't a mutant either, it takes all kinds to make a world. Have you been with the Avengers very long?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:30 amJustin looked suspiciously at Chloe, bu answered easily enough. "Not very long. Captain America calls, you come. Put me through my paces last week, got to get bored to death by Tony Stark to get equipment I only debatably need, then I got sent along here."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:31 am"This is only my second assignment." Chloe said, "So I'm quite new as well."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:33 am"Guess they didn't want anyone with a history here," he said. "No baggage that might set this mess off."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:35 am"New group of Avengers, new city, new base." Chloe replied, nodding "Sounds about right."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:37 am"So what was your first assignment, then?" he asked, pouring out his drink and walking over to hand her hers.
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:39 am"Just a spot of undercover work." Chloe said diffidently.
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:40 am"Oh come on, don't be like that," he said. "What was it? We're teammates now, right?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:42 am"It really wasn't much." Chloe said "I was shifted, so all I really had to do was sit on a perch and listen. I did get to have dinner with Mr. Stark when the mission was done. That was nice."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:50 am"And that sounds like the Tony Stark I've heard about," he chuckled. "So you're the sneaky one of the team, then?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:51 am"That I am." Chloe said "I'm pretty fair in a scrap, too. And yourself?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:57 am"Oh, I do a little of everything. We can't all be supersoldiers, but we can all do our best, right?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 5:03 pm"Exactly." Chloe said with a determined nod "How do you find London?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 5:27 pm"Got on the plane. Ate a disappointing in-flight meal. Got off, and there it was."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 11:28 pm"No, no." Chloe said, smiling "I meant to ask if you like the city or not."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 11:29 pm"It's not bad. Hard to find a good steak, but you take the good with the bad."
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 11:41 pm"I wouldn't know, I'm afraid." Chloe said "I'm a vegetarian."
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Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 12:02 am"Cousin of mine tried to talk me into that. All my trainer said they'd disown me if I did." He took a sip of his drink, leaning back in the chair. "So what's the situation here, anyway? I know what this looks like over the water, and I know what the briefing said, but... what's it really like here?"
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Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 12:16 am"For mutants and superheroes, you mean?"
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Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 12:38 am"Well, I'm more worried about the people in general," he said. "Superheroes can take care of themselves."
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Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 1:44 am"We've had a bit of trouble with the usual weirdness, but people seem to cope." Chloe said "Lots of stiff upper lips and being reminded that it isn't as bad as the Blitz."
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Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 1:58 amHe made a face at that as he took a sip of his drink. "Not a very reassuring comparison," he mused. "No wonder this is getting used to justify the party lines Stateside."