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Darcy Marie Lewis (lightingsister) wrote in avengers_logs,
@ 2018-11-04 13:10:00

Entry tags:

-open thread, darcy lewis, hope van dyne, jane foster, natasha romanoff, nick fury, okoye, peter quill, thor odinson, tony stark

Who: Everyone
What: Jane's Surprise Birthday
When: (Backdated) 11/3/18
Where: Asgard Home
Status: Green

The party planning was the perfect distraction for Darcy, and it allowed her to focus on Jane and ensuring this birthday would be the best she ever had. After entering the warehouse and seeing the illusion of the Yggdrasil tree, along with the stars and constellations all around, it took her a moment to remember how to breathe. It was perfect. And she hoped Jane and the others would enjoy it. With the hour nearing for the party, Darcy had two long tables set up with snacks and finger foods for everyone to enjoy.

She tried to make it all as science-based as possible for Jane and the others who showed interest in the party, and really in truth, Darcy realized how many of them all had some hand in science, so the illusion Loki provided was perfect. It might make Thor feel a bit more at home, too. With the text sent out to everyone about the location, she hoped Thor was able to keep Jane busy and not let any secrets out about the surprise party.

Darcy herself was inside the kitchen, making the last few touches to the birthday cake before putting away and out of sight, just as she heard the knock on the front door, informing her that people were starting to show up. A deep exhale escaped her lips as she moved towards the door.

“Here we go,” she said, as she opened the door to greet the first guests to arrive.

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nick & hope

punches
2018-11-06 12:28 am UTC (link)

"Ha, no, I clearly mean indulging in known acts of debauchery," Hope quipped - she was just teasing, because 'debauchery' was not a word she associated with Nick Fury. But maybe he had some secrets - he seemed locked up tighter than Fort Knox.

Light eyes surveyed the spread of finger foods and other snacks - not just the cake, which was gorgeous and it was almost a shame to cut into it - but the more savory options. She'd consider some more, and for now just ladled herself a glass of punch. "Scott? Oh, he's around," she said - and was pretty sure of that, anyway. "He's always been more of a social butterfly than me. All friendly and whatnot. I'm used to work parties, and schmoozing with people I can't stand. This is a lot different."

It was like, actual friendship. Crazy stuff.

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Re: nick & hope

seeswithboth
2018-11-06 05:19 pm UTC (link)

"Yes. We all know each other, and there doesn't seem to be the added torture of having to play nice. Schmoozing," he echoed, with a gleam in his eye, "has never been one of my priorities." Reaching down, he took a celery stick in hand but didn't crunch into it. Yet.

"You did good out there," Nick said after a moment. Praise was not something he was used to doling out, but Hope and Scott weren't part of his Avenger initiative, so long ago. They weren't his agents, so he could afford to be a bit kinder to them. "If you ever want a training space, I have one set up. The Guardians use it too, on occasion." If they could even call that fighting . It looked more like Drax tackled Peter while Peter used every swear word in the galaxy. "It's good to have more people to rely on."

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Re: nick & hope

punches
2018-11-06 11:20 pm UTC (link)

Training space? Sounded fun. Hope was going to guess it wasn't some official SHIELD thing, or even if it was, she could only imagine what her father might say. Not like it mattered. She'd already accepted that Hank had a falling out with pretty much the whole world at some point in time, during his career. It didn't affect what she did, as his daughter.

"Thanks," she grinned, not expecting the compliment - but it was nice hear, nevertheless. "Scott went without me last time and...well, he needs me with him to make sure his ass stays out of trouble. We're a package deal now. Training space...yeah, we could work with that." Mostly they just used the local gym, especially for the martial arts training that they were continually working on - it was important not to slack.

Hope was a firm believer that the thigh choke could get one out of many sticky situations.

"You can definitely rely on us though. It's good to get a chance to help out too."

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nick & hope

seeswithboth
2018-11-08 11:28 pm UTC (link)

Nick wisely didn't say anything about Scott needing Hope to help him out. That was probably the truth, but seeing as Nick barely knew the other man, he felt it better not to comment. Instead, he gave her an actual smile, albeit a small, tightly controlled one.

"I think I have your number. I'll send you the address and ensure you have the credentials you need. It's not an official thing," he said, answering her unspoken question, "at least not in a way that I can advertise, but well, when you're funded by Stark..." He let that also unsaid. There's no way Tony would allow any of his projects to be underfunded, and under-resourced. Nick was actually really proud of the person Tony was becoming, and how he was able to put his ego aside to work with others.

He tipped his head to her and lifted the celery stick. "Until the next time we meet, Ms. Van Dyne."

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nick & hope

punches
2018-11-09 12:07 am UTC (link)

Wow, a smile? Hope was pretty damn pleased with herself. "Oh, yeah, funded by Stark - I completely get it," she assured. Say no mas, Mr. Fury. There was no need - they all knew that Tony Stark had more money than God. But as the offspring of a wealthy business owner herself, and the one likely to inherit all that wealth eventually, she knew firsthand that a crap ton of dough didn't always make up for a lot of things. It helped, but it wasn't the end all.

Still, she knew that whatever training space this was, it had been financed with the best intentions. "I'll keep an eye out for your message, then - feel free to text anytime." Even if he wanted to have a drink someplace, like one of the crappy dive bars around Stark Industries - she'd be up for it.

"See you later," she toasted him with her cup of punch. "And stay out of trouble." Ha. And speaking of trouble, she ought to find Scott now - hopefully he hadn't found any in her absence.

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