Project Daedalus (Issue #4)

[Agamon]

Tyrone still smiles. "Begora! A whole family of drunken irishmen terrorizing the countries womenfolk! And the irishwomen chasin' the menfolk! May god have mercy on us all!" he quips in a bad irish accent. "Firey as the hair, huh?" he says with a grin.

Angela laughs. "So you've met my family?" she says with a big grin.

"As for Neutron, he's clean now. Personally, I think he should be as proud of that as the stuff he does with AF. It really makes him more of a role model if you ask me. It's not like anyone is going to talk about that anyway, and, well, Alita probably won't be in much condition to join us. Ohhhh," he adds. "Unless you mean... uhh... maybe I should mention the girlfriend to mama before he gets here?" he asks with a nervous grin and a laugh.

"He still has a problem dealing with it, I mean, publicly. He doesn't like talking about it. I just hope he doesn't think everyone expects him to be able to help her, because he really can't." You hear some yelling from an upstairs window. "And it might be a bit hard to ignore." She smiles once more when he mentions Nadia. "I'd say for Nadia's sake, yes, you should...but it would be much more entertaining if you didn't..."

 

[Tokiwong]

"Terrible," Sarah responds to Misha with a smile, "but I've been dying for one since the end of the press conference, and I know what Tyrone thinks of smoking, it's a sure bet his mother wouldn't approve either."

"Well I am not the same kind of goody, goody that Tyrone is," Misha smirks.

She shrugs at his question. "I don't know. I've got a lot to sort through. Being locked in that cell, all I could think of was getting out and getting back home to my life. Now I'm out and that life is gone. I guess I just need to accept that and move on, but it's tough."

"Yeah I think I can understand tat, my first time home, after serving overseas almost fet like prison," he smirks, "I just wanted to get home see my family, my friends, people I missed. But when I got home, life had moved on, sure I saw them, but it jut wasn't the life I left behind. I guess you don't have to look at it as the end of things, but the beginning of a new challenge. People will come around," he takes a deep drag, "and besides you seem to have made some new friends along the way. Sometimes things change, we all know that, we just have to roll with it."

Misha watches her reactions, tainting his face with his same winsome smile, "Look at me, I am doing the one thing I hate to do, try and give advice. People love to give advice, but people rarely take it you know? I don't want to give you advice, just want to talk. And before any rumors get out of hand, no I can't melt steel, titanium, or people with my gaze... although I have been known to make people think twice about making the wrong decision."

 

[Agamon]

"Well I am not the same kind of goody, goody that Tyrone is," Misha smirks.

"Call it what you want, but there something to be said for someone who does the right thing all the time." Sarah smiles as she thinks. "I'm not sure who drove me more crazy over those two months, Tyrone or Samantha. But, now that I know more of who he is and what he does, I can't help but respect that."

"Yeah I think I can understand that, my first time home, after serving overseas almost fet like prison," he smirks, "I just wanted to get home see my family, my friends, people I missed. But when I got home, life had moved on, sure I saw them, but it jut wasn't the life I left behind. I guess you don't have to look at it as the end of things, but the beginning of a new challenge. People will come around," he takes a deep drag, "and besides you seem to have made some new friends along the way. Sometimes things change, we all know that, we just have to roll with it."

"I get that, but it wasn't so much that everyone else moved on. I come back and the people who trusted me the most no longer thought they could trust me. That hurts, especially since I'm the same person I've always been for years. Maybe I shouldn't have hid my abilities, I thought it would be for the best, but I was wrong."

Misha watches her reactions, tainting his face with his same winsome smile, "Look at me, I am doing the one thing I hate to do, try and give advice. People love to give advice, but people rarely take it you know? I don't want to give you advice, just want to talk. And before any rumors get out of hand, no I can't melt steel, titanium, or people with my gaze... although I have been known to make people think twice about making the wrong decision."

"No, it's good advice," she says, finishing the cigerette and butting it out. "And don't worry, I kinda gathered that Tyrone was speaking out of his ass about your abilities. I think you need to worry more about what the papers will print tomorrow," she says with a grin.

With that, a yellow Porsche Boxster pulls up, and Neutron and Nadia emerge. "Have no fear, Neutron's here, bringing lots of cheer, and, of course," he pulls a couple six-packs of import from the car, "some beer."

Nadia just rolls her eyes at that, smiling at the two on the porch. They both walk up and Neutron wrinkles his nose. "Hey. This is Nadia. So I'm guessing this would be the designated smoking section?"

 

[Tokiwong]

"Call it what you want, but there something to be said for someone who does the right thing all the time." Sarah smiles as she thinks. "I'm not sure who drove me more crazy over those two months, Tyrone or Samantha. But, now that I know more of who he is and what he does, I can't help but respect that."

"I never said he isn't respectful, the guy is the poster child of everything wholesome in the United States in a leather jacket... just... nevermind," he smirks.

"I get that, but it wasn't so much that everyone else moved on. I come back and the people who trusted me the most no longer thought they could trust me. That hurts, especially since I'm the same person I've always been for years. Maybe I shouldn't have hid my abilities, I thought it would be for the best, but I was wrong."

"I understand, that had to be rough. I have had some similar experiences with that, I am sorry you had to go through that," he says sympathetically.

"No, it's good advice," she says, finishing the cigerette and butting it out. "And don't worry, I kinda gathered that Tyrone was speaking out of his ass about your abilities. I think you need to worry more about what the papers will print tomorrow," she says with a grin.

"Well he tried his best, I really don't like to get into what I can do, because it really is nothing special. I think I am the most baseline elite on the planet, but I think my training makes up for that... weakness," he shrugs.

With that, a yellow Porsche Boxster pulls up, and Neutron and Nadia emerge. "Have no fear, Neutron's here, bringing lots of cheer, and, of course," he pulls a couple six-packs of import from the car, "some beer."

Nadia just rolls her eyes at that, smiling at the two on the porch. They both walk up and Neutron wrinkles his nose. "Hey. This is Nadia. So I'm guessing this would be the designated smoking section?"

"I would have said this is where the big kids are hanging out, head inside Neutron. I think Tyrone's mama is waiting to get a gander at your butt, I hope you are ready to perform. Any word on the situation with the rest of the team," he says trying not to sound to eager.

 

[Mimic]

Miguel lets her shout at him without saying anything in return, as she starts to swoon he reaches out to support her (picking her up if needed) and leads her back to the bed.

Because I have been there before, alone in the world with nothing but pain and a promise of an early death. But someone took me in, he gave me a place to stay, taught me how to survive, who to avoid. He took a chance and gave me a hand even though he didn't have to. Miguel tells her quietly, it seems difficult for him to talk about this.

Yea, I'm a big shot super hero, with gang markings on my body. Nothing you do or did can embarass me chica, he tells her with a smile. Now lay down and try to get some sleep, you need to save your strength.

 

[Shalimar]

"I didn't mind," Kiro responds to Rachel. "It was rather interesting actually, watching you in that form. And you are quite beautiful..er, as a wolf, I mean," he adds with a bit of a blush.

"You think my wolf form is beautiful? Wow, thank you, nobody has ever actually told me that before, some people don't really like animals, so I guesss that means me too, its nice to at least have my teammates like me in all my forms, I was afraid you guys would all think I was ugly or something." she admits nervously.

"I think Aaron thinks I'm his pet or something though, I mean, in wolf fom, I really don't mind, but once I change back, being a 14 year olds pet can be weird and all."

 

[Elementor]

Running around the backyard, Aaron has started taking pot shots at various objects by firing little spurts of water out of the birdbath at them.

 

[Hammerhead]

Jennifer looks quizically at Kiro and Rachel, then shakes her head. That girl definitely has more problems than meets the eye. It's almost as if...she becomes a wolf or something like that. She thinks of herself as an animal, when in animal form.

Good thing I'm not like that. These 'family gatherings' are always dull.

Jennifer wanders outside, seeing Misha and Sarah smoking. Those things will kill you, you know. Besides, what would the children think, especially since you're role models, Jennifers comments, smiling.

 

[Tokiwong]

Jennifer wanders outside, seeing Misha and Sarah smoking. Those things will kill you, you know. Besides, what would the children think, especially since you're role models, Jennifers comments, smiling.

"I never claimed to be a role model," Misha quips finishing his cigarette, "I would rather leave the mind molding to Tyroc."

He gives her a look, "Besides all the cool kids are doing it," he jokes.

 

[Agamon]

Inside
"Wolves aren't ugly, well, I don't think they are," Kiro says. "Very graceful and sleek. If anything, they could be menacing or scary, but not ugly. Does it hurt at all when you change form? Things must get rearranged in there quite a bit," he says, using his index finger to indicate a swirling motion as he points at Rachel.

"I don't know about changing forms or anything," Mama says, walking by, "But I do know that you children are naught but skin and bones. Mercy, don't they feed you were you come from? Don't worry, we'll fix that tonight," she adds with a smile.

Upstairs
Alita doesn't fall unconscious, but she does have a hard time arguing with Miguel in her state. "No, no, no," she whimpers as he directs her back to the bed. She lies down, still shaking, and tosses and turns until she ends up curled up in a fetal position, where she finally rests, though her breathing is too labored for her to be sleeping.

Out Back
Angela helps Tyrone finish setting up the chairs and prep the barbeque, dodging Aaron and his water blasts as she does. "So, what'd you get to eat? I"m famished!" she asks Tyrone.

In the Front
"Hi Nadia. I'm Sarah, this is Misha," Sarah says to Nadia, who smiles in return.

"Pleased to meet you. I saw your press conference this afternoon on TV. You guys must be really excited about this," Nadia repsonds.

"You know what, I think I'm good out here," Barrett says to Misha, quirking an eyebrow at the front door. "Brewski?" he says, offering them both a beer and grabbing one for himself.

As Jennifer walks out, Barrett stares at her a moment, before saying, "Jennifer, right? The ice girl, that's a pretty cool power you have. How about a demonstration, and I'll share..." he says with a grin, pointing to the rapidly warming bottles of beer.