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Anna Marie Adler-Darkhölme (_canttouchthis_) wrote in tensor,
@ 2011-03-15 02:55:00

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anna-marie_adler, chase_stein

Chase - Before the fashion show
Anna realized, as she changed quickly from her uniform into jeans and a tank top, that she had no idea what the guy she'd just agreed to go pie shopping with looked like. She was pretty sure it wouldn't be all that hard to figure out who he was, though, and she pulled on a hoodie and zipped it, then let Ali know that she'd be back before the fun started, grabbed her keys and wallet, snagged her leather jacket and headed out. Keys dangling from her mouth by the keychain, she pulled her jacket on and adjusted her gloves before hopping over the railing to the stairwell and landing softly on the first floor.

He was one of the new kids, which would make him stand out. Hopefully. And if not, he'd probably find her.

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_talkback_
2011-03-15 08:12 am UTC (link)

Chase figured Anna would be downstairs waiting for his slow ass, really. Since he had to find pants and all. Once he'd gotten his jeans on, he pulled on an LA Raiders hoodie, grabbed his wallet and keys and headed out to go get pie with a chick he'd never met. Which sounded awesome and dirty at the same.

Which just made it awesome in general.

He had just opened the door when a hot chick in a leather jacket nearly landed on him. He dodged as best he could. If she was coming down as he was leaving...

"Anna?" he hazarded.

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	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-15 08:18 am UTC (link)
	Lucky her, someone who she definitely didn't recognize was standing downstairs when she got there. "Chase Stein?" she replied, sure that it was him. She held out a hand. "Nice to meet you. Shall we?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_talkback_ 2011-03-15 08:21 am UTC (link)
	"That's me," he agreed as he recovered, taking her proffered gloved hand. Was it that cold out there? It was March for God's sake. It was supposed to be spring after all. "Pleasure's all mine," he agreed. He grabbed the door to the outside and opened it for Anna. "So, pie?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-15 08:25 am UTC (link)
	"Pie," she agreed, nodding in thanks as she stepped outside. "There's a couple of places nearby that are probably still open." She led the way toward the parking lot, tucking her hands into her jacket pockets. "We should probably buy a few." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_talkback_ 2011-03-15 08:28 am UTC (link)
	"Cool," he said. "Yeah, that was plan. That way it can be a pie party and a fashion show. Which could be a lot more fun if we didn't have to keep it clean." Chase was betting some of the people who replied were probably not legal and didn't want to get people in trouble. "I have had a request for banana creme from Nessie. Anything else?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_canttouchthis_
2011-03-15 08:33 am UTC (link)

"Security and the administration tolerate a lot of crap... but I feel like they would frown on too much dirty in the hallways." Nodding, she added, "And as one of the people who would end up with extra punishment for it, I'm good with playing it safe in public spaces."

"Just the standards," she shook her head. "Apple, peach, pumpkin. Most of them will be good with anything as long as they get something."

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	_talkback_ 2011-03-15 08:36 am UTC (link)
	"Especially with the minors?" he added. "Yeah, I figured. We can keep it clean in the hallway. Although the commentary will probably get pretty raunchy. Which is just going to happen when you have pie, people in very little, and too much sugar." Chase nodded. "Your ride or mine?" he asked, since they hadn't established that yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-15 08:39 am UTC (link)
	"Especially," she agreed. "Commentary is fine. Pretty sure the cameras don't have sound... at least I hope they don't." There was one right outside her room, and if it could pick up on conversations and other things that happened in there... she was just going to hope that it couldn't. "Mine." Anna nodded firmly. "Every time." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_talkback_ 2011-03-15 08:43 am UTC (link)
	Chase heh'd about the security cameras. Now he wanted to figure out where they were and give the guys in security a good laugh with more shenanigans. Especially if he could recruit Vanessa and the rest of this crew. "Big Brother is watching us, huh?" He raised his brows and scoffed. "Yes, ma'am," he agreed with a smirk and a salute. "So what do you drive?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-15 08:51 am UTC (link)
	"To some degree." Anna shrugged. It wasn't like they were being studied. It was just standard security measures. "On the outside, it's a Nissan. On the inside, it's about twelve different things." She pulled the keys from her pocket and unlocked the car as they approached it. "Things that are better than what usually comes in a Nissan." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_talkback_
2011-03-15 08:55 am UTC (link)

They better not be. Although Chase wouldn't be surprised if they were. But that was just his fucked up childhood making him paranoid. "Fun."

Her SUV was much more interesting. He stalked around to the passenger side. "Should I ask you, or her?" he mused aloud, smirking over the top at Anna. He could actually ask her car what little additions it had. But he'd rather hear it from Anna. It was much sexier to hear a woman talk about anything period. Especially machines.

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_canttouchthis_
2011-03-15 09:07 am UTC (link)

Anna raised an eyebrow at the question. Apparently her car was a girl, and Stein could talk to it. Her. Whatever.

"I took out the standard engine and replaced it it with a V8 that I modified from a BMW X6M," she started, climbing into the driver's seat. "Installed a more responsive drive shaft and braking system, did some minor stuff here and there to pretty it up under the hood..." She shrugged. "There's still a lot I can do with it, but even as it is now, it kicks the asses of every other Nissan Rogue on the road."

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	_talkback_ 2011-03-15 09:12 am UTC (link)
	All fine machines were female. It was just a thing. And he could talk to her car. Chase let out a low whistle as he slid into the passenger. "I'll bet," he admitted. He actually let the car explain the details and then shook his head. "Very nice." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-15 09:16 am UTC (link)
	Anna closed her door and stuck the key in the ignition, watching Chase from the corner of her eye. "Technopath?" she guessed, turning the car on and buckling her seatbelt. She turned on the lights and checked the mirrors quickly before pulling out of her spot and heading toward the exit. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_talkback_ 2011-03-16 04:09 am UTC (link)
	"I am," he said. "The opposite end of the spectrum from Stark though. He can build anything, I can ask it how to use it. I think I got the better end of the deal there. Saves a lot of bullshit when I can just asked the engine what's wrong with it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_canttouchthis_
2011-03-16 04:40 am UTC (link)

"Yeah, I guess that would be helpful." At least if they were just fixing things. When it came to building something from the ground up, unless you could ask it what it needed next, it probably wasn't as useful. She gestured toward the heating controls. He was from LA, if she remembered correctly, which meant that there was a chance that he was not used to the weather, even though it wasn't that chilly anymore. "If it's too cold, you can mess with it."

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	_talkback_ 2011-03-16 08:54 am UTC (link)
	No, but that would take all the fun out of it. At least for Chase. He liked the challenge of trying to put something together, then working through the kinks. It did come in handy with repairs, as well as unfamiliar devices. "I'm good, thanks," he said. It wasn't that cold. "So what's your power?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-16 09:06 am UTC (link)
	Anna nodded, glad that he'd decided it was warm enough. If he'd turned the heat up much more, she probably would have had to crack a window. "I, uh, I absorb peoples' memories and abilities through their skin." Officially, her ID said 'life force,' but that was a lot scarier sounding. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_talkback_ 2011-03-17 02:57 am UTC (link)
	It wasn't that bad. Chase was also used to slightly cooler temps, since electronics liked it cooler. Besides, they weren't going to be out that long. "That's...," he tried to think of a way to describe it. "That kinda sucks. Sorry?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-17 06:02 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah," she agreed. "It does suck. Like, literally." She shrugged as she turned and headed into town. "I have some other stuff too. I can fly and I have super strength, but those were sort of stolen." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_talkback_ 2011-03-17 07:00 am UTC (link)
	Whoa. That had to be one of the worst powers he'd heard. "Well, those are still cool," he said. "Especially flying. Super strength could be good too. Especially when working on an engine." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-17 07:07 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. It helps to be able to pick the whole car up if you need to." That didn't really make her all that much happier to have stolen the power, but at least there were upsides to it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_talkback_ 2011-03-17 07:19 am UTC (link)
	"I bet," Chase agreed. "Now I kind of want to see you pick up a whole car." What? Things like super strength never got less cool. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-17 07:25 am UTC (link)
	Anna looked at him from the corner of her eye, considering the statement. Nodding, she pulled to the side of the road. "Okay." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_talkback_ 2011-03-17 07:26 am UTC (link)
	"Like now?" Chase asked, kind of surprised. Then he shrugged and grinned. "Okay." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-17 07:35 am UTC (link)
	"Why not?" Anna shrugged, shutting the car off and popping her door open, sliding out and nodding toward his door. "Might want to get out." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_talkback_ 2011-03-17 07:38 am UTC (link)
	Oh yeah, he was getting out. Almost before she said that. Because it would be much cooler on the outside. "Yeah, okay, ready." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_canttouchthis_
2011-03-17 07:45 am UTC (link)

Once he was out of the way, she nodded and pulled her gloves off. It would be easier to get a good grip on the chassis without the gloves. She used her foot to tip the car carefully up onto the wheels on Chase's side, making sure that she didn't tip it to the point where it would just fall on him, and then moved beneath it, stretching to hold on to the chassis, making sure that she was only holding on to things that could actually support the car's weight. She straightened out, pushing it up over her head, and turned both her body and the car to face Chase. "Piece of cake."

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	_talkback_ 2011-03-17 07:48 am UTC (link)
	"Whoa." Yeah, that was awesome. Chase stared for a good minute then realized that was probably not as easy as she made it look. "Okay, that was awesome." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-17 07:53 am UTC (link)
	"It is pretty awesome," she agreed, nodding. She straightened the car out again and carefully took a knee, easing the car back down onto the road. Once she'd carefully placed it back where she had pulled it over, she opened the door again and slipped in, closing the door and then starting to tug her gloves back on. "So there's that." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_talkback_ 2011-03-17 07:58 am UTC (link)
	"That is totally awesome," he corrected. Because it was. Chase got back in the car and buckled himself back in. "Once again, so glad I transferred. UCLA wasn't all that after three years at Xavier's." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-17 07:59 am UTC (link)
	"Which one did you go to?" She finished putting her gloves back on and started the car, checking the road before pulling back out and heading toward the store. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_talkback_ 2011-03-17 08:09 am UTC (link)
	"Seattle," he told her. "Pretty cool school. Not as big as this one. Way too close to home." Chase looked at Anna. "Always been at this school?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-17 08:17 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, this is the big one." She half-smiled at the too close to home part, then nodded. "Since kindergarten. My parents were part of the founding of the system, so it's kind of a no-brainer that I'd end up here." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_talkback_
2011-03-17 08:24 am UTC (link)

Chase nodded. "Makes sense," he admitted. "My parents sent me to fancy boarding schools before I manifested. Or well, before they knew I manifested. Then I didn't even have to tell them to send me to Xavier's. They had the tuition paid for before I woke up the next morning." Of course, that had been his intention for revealing his powers. To get the hell away from them.

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	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-17 08:26 am UTC (link)
	"Mine knew I was going to manifest a long time before I actually did." One of the wonderful and sort of creepy details of her mother's powers. "But I'm pretty sure I'd have gone here even if I wasn't going to manifest." Unless they just flat out wouldn't have adopted her if she wasn't going to manifest, which was possible. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_talkback_ 2011-03-17 08:35 am UTC (link)
	Chase nodded. He didn't know how they'd know that, but then, he didn't know what powers her parents had. "That's cool though," he said. "You've always had a place, you know. Not everybody does." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-17 08:37 am UTC (link)
	"Not always," she replied. She hadn't had a place before she'd been adopted... but once she'd had it, she'd had it. "Are you place-less?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_talkback_ 2011-03-17 08:38 am UTC (link)
	Chase shrugged. "Just haven't found it yet," he dismissed. "Wasn't back in LA. Seattle either. I'll find it someday. And have a good time while I'm looking." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-17 08:41 am UTC (link)
	"I don't think that everyone really has a place. I mean, I think of myself as having a couple of places. When I left here, I had another place, and that place was just as important as this place." Maybe it didn't make sense, maybe it did, but either way, she wasn't completely sold on the glories of having a "place." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_talkback_
2011-03-17 08:51 am UTC (link)

When you chose that place yourself, it was different. Chase had a 'place' with his parents, if he wanted to go back to what he'd grown up dealing with. Which he didn't. He was done being his dad's punching bag and his mother's shield. They could domestically abuse each other for the rest of eternity for all he cared. It wasn't like they wanted any more kids after him, so there was nobody else for them to abuse.

"That's cool though," he said. "Not everybody needs or wants the same thing. What's important is you got what you want and/or need." He let out a chuckle and shook his head. "This conversation is way too deep for a pie run."

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	_canttouchthis_ 2011-03-17 08:53 am UTC (link)
	Anna laughed. "It kinda is, yeah." "You pick something else," she nodded, glancing at him. "I'm driving." (Reply to this) (Parent)