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MJ (figureditout) wrote in avengers_logs,
@ 2021-06-21 17:34:00

Entry tags:

-gamewide plot, -open thread, illyana rasputin, loki laufeyson, ned leeds, peter parker, remy lebeau, tony stark

Grad Party

Saturday - June 19th

Celebrating the Class of 2021

Darcy, using Tony's credit card, planned a blow out grad party for the four graduates who were currently stuck in this weirdo alternate universe - Peter Parker, Michelle "MJ" Jones, Ned Leeds, and Tandy Bowen. They rented out the The Upstairs Game Room and invited everyone in the Tower to join them. All of the kids were offered 'paid internships' at Stark Industries that included free housing so they could live there with the rest of the group instead of with their alternate universe families now that they were officially graduates. © tessisamess

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Ned and Tony

guy_inthe_chair
2021-06-22 06:46 pm UTC (link)

It was still strange that he could actually just talk to people like Tony Stark or Steve Rogers or any other super cool superhero and it be kind of... normal. It still didn't feel completely normal, but at least he could figure out how to get his mouth to move and make words that actually made sense instead of stumbling over vowels and just genuinely failing at life.

"Well... I keep sort of waiting for someone to like, you know, tell me it's a joke or something and that I need to be back at school in September." It was a weird feeling. "But since this is my second go of senior year, I'm kind of glad not to suddenly disappear again for five years." Even though Ned didn't have any memories of missing five years - since he technically didn't exist - the idea still freaked him out.

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Ned and Tony

the_iron_man
2021-06-23 10:05 am UTC (link)

Tony looked like he breezed in wherever and fit, which he knew was obnoxious to others. That didn't stop him from throwing an arm around Ned, and giving him a reassuring shoulder patting as he spoke.

"Not a joke. You're outta there. Not outta here, because you've got an internship to tackle, and man in the chair is an important job." He made a little toasting motion with his drink. "You've got your own apartment. You can go to college anywhere. The world's your oyster. I could really use some oysters...or some shrimp."

He looked around, but didn't see any random seafood towers nearby.

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Re: Ned and Tony

guy_inthe_chair
2021-06-23 06:57 pm UTC (link)

He glanced over to Tony with a big of a confused look at the mention of oysters and shrimp, but the expression wasn't lengthy. "Speaking of the internship thing... what are we going to do, exactly? I should probably say something to my mom so she's willing to let me move here." He was already anticipating a lot of crying from his mom and some sort of stoic expression of pride from his dad. "Is it going to be hard? Not that I mind hard."

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Ned and Tony

the_iron_man
2021-06-25 05:57 pm UTC (link)

Tony's brain was capable of parsing nine things on-screen at the same time while doing pull-ups and remote controlling a suit of armor. In other words, it was like trying to herd a hundred kittens into one designated location. Sometimes this resulted in the sudden realization that certain foods sounded suddenly yummy, like randomly asking for tuna sandwiches or some shrimp. Which this clearly wasn't the venue for, so Tony was pursing his lips a little and blinking a whole lot.

Like he was locking on target, he honed in on Ned rather than making a reservation at Balthazar for a Le Grand seafood tower.

"What do you want to do?" was his reply. "There's September Foundation scholarships if you don't want the internship to pad your resume. We've got a top-tier I.T. department, and it won't start off too hard. You could help remotely coordinate larger Avengers stuff on the fly. Maybe intern at SHIELD with zero level clearance, if you really want to go that route. Fair warning? Fury is scary in any universe."

He visibly shuddered from a sudden case of heebie-jeebies before getting back on track again.

"No pressure. You've got time to think it over. And if you want to stay in the Tower and just go to college, that's ok too. You've stuck by Peter, been a good buddy. So the internship is open-ended, and I can write you a recommendation for wherever you want to apply to. That sound ok?"

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Re: Ned and Tony

guy_inthe_chair
2021-06-26 04:31 pm UTC (link)

Those were a lot of good options. The idea of working with superheroes that just wasn't Peter was both intimidating and wonderful at the same time. He knew he wanted to stick close to wherever Peter and MJ were.

"I want to do the internship." He said it with a sudden rush of energy. He pulled that back a little. "I mean, college is cool and stuff and I could probably do some courses online, but I'd learn a lot more here." He was already hacking far beyond his computer courses in high school. "And learning from someone like you would be really cool too... plus, yeah, Fury is kind of scary." He didn't remember being hit my the tranq gun, but he remembered the grogginess of waking up.

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Re: Ned and Tony

the_iron_man
2021-06-26 10:56 pm UTC (link)

Tony blinked at Ned a few times before giving him a gigawatt smile.

"Great!" He clapped Ned on the back, but not as hard as Thor would. No need to rattle the ribcage or anything. "There's all sorts of options, and online classes. Those are a thing."

As for Fury?

"If he comes at you with anything gun shaped, back out of there as fast as you can." He paused to take a sip off his drink. "Your parents know that you've got a room in the Tower? Give them my number if they have any questions."

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Re: Ned and Tony

guy_inthe_chair
2021-06-27 02:49 pm UTC (link)

The idea of Fury coming at him with a gun or anything else was definitely intimidating while still being cool. He didn't want to be tranq'ed again, but he supposed it was sort of a compliment that Fury felt the need to do that anyway?

"I, uh... haven't really told my parents anything yet?" His eyes widened just a little. "I mean, I plan to, definitely, I just, uh... My mom'll probably cry? Not in a bad way or anything, but she'll do the whole like proud mom teary eye thing and I've sort of been putting it off..."

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Ned and Tony

the_iron_man
2021-06-28 09:20 am UTC (link)

No one liked it when their mom cried. Fine. Maybe a cold hearted person did. No one wanted to hang out with people like that anyway.

"Can't blame you," replied Tony, wincing slightly. "Internship is a god. But you tell her when your ready, and your room will be there for you. And I'll have H.R. set up your internship badge. You can pick it up at their office and they'll have you sign a few forms. When you're ready."

He held out a hand to shake on it.

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Re: Ned and Tony

guy_inthe_chair
2021-06-28 07:40 pm UTC (link)

Maybe he had talked to Mr. Stark a few times now and he hung out with Peter and MJ a lot in the tower, but Ned was pretty sure he'd always be a little star-struck when dealing with the man. He was, after all, both Tony Stark and Iron Man.

He really hoped his hand wasn't clammy or sweaty when he shook Mr. Stark's hand. He also tried to make sure it was a firm handshake so as to not disappoint. "Thanks, Mr. Stark. I really appreciate everything." It was exciting, too, considering everything. He wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Peter. He'd have to thank his best friend when he saw him again.

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Ned and Tony

the_iron_man
2021-06-29 08:30 am UTC (link)

No clamminess detected. It was a good firm handshake for both of them, and Tony nodded like he was impressed. Which was saying quite a lot since Tony often looked like he was sizing people up for recruitment or an argument.

Luckily, this time it was pure, unfiltered recruitment.

"Don't mention it. I'll see you soon." He pointed over toward some pizza while walking over to it. "I'm gonna go grab a slice. Have fun."

(ooc: fin on this tag or your turn? <3)

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	Re: Ned and Tony guy_inthe_chair 2021-06-29 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	(ooc: I like this as an ending <3 :D ) (Reply to this) (Parent)

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