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thisavrou2016-05-16 08:16 pm
hyperkinesia) wrote in thisavrou2016-05-16 08:16 pm
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For those who knew them: Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, Clark Kent, Scott Lang and Foggy Nelson are gone.
[ Bruce doesn't know whether or not to leave it at that. He wants to keep it a brief announcement, almost detached, but in the process he's making it fairly obvious that some of these people leaving has affected him a lot. But then again, that's why he went with text, so he can avoid any slip of his expression or tone of voice that might betray just how upset he is.
He doesn't really want to talk about it. Or maybe he does, but he doesn't know with whom, or how to bring it up. It's not like he's ever been the best at expressing himself.
Best to just leave it at that. Short and... not really sweet, no. ]
That's it.
(( ooc: forward-dated a couple of days just to avoid overlapping recent drop notices! ))
[ Bruce doesn't know whether or not to leave it at that. He wants to keep it a brief announcement, almost detached, but in the process he's making it fairly obvious that some of these people leaving has affected him a lot. But then again, that's why he went with text, so he can avoid any slip of his expression or tone of voice that might betray just how upset he is.
He doesn't really want to talk about it. Or maybe he does, but he doesn't know with whom, or how to bring it up. It's not like he's ever been the best at expressing himself.
Best to just leave it at that. Short and... not really sweet, no. ]
That's it.
(( ooc: forward-dated a couple of days just to avoid overlapping recent drop notices! ))
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[He likes Bruce, and Bruce is nice to Tali. That's enough for a genuine investment, not just a fear of the great green marauder.]
I think they'll be okay.
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[ Well fine, maybe not sure, but hoping. And that's as close as he can get to being fine with it right now. ]
You know, this is one of those times I wish I could drink. But maybe a sip or two wouldn't hurt, if your offer stands.
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[Bad at English or not he knows saying, "went to a better place" has a more sinister ring than he would prefer.]
It does. We could get tea or coffee too. I like to drink, but even I like to moderate.
[Not gonna turn out like his father, nope.]
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Not coffee. That's even worse than a sip of wine for me. Gets me too on edge.
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[There's nothing worse than that sort of role model in your life.]
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» action? or we can handwave if you prefer!
[ And he'll be there, sitting by the bar, his gaze a little unfocused while vaguely turned towards the rows of drinks on display. ]
Happy with action but I'll be slow. I got wrapped up doing art.
Hey man. I'll match you, ah? Just get a little and you just get a little.
[Niko has a hell of an alcohol tolerance but he's respectful of his company.]
that is no problem with me <3
Hi. That's, uh... I haven't picked yet, actually. What do you usually go for?
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[He sits next to Bruce, folding his hands on the bar, wrinkling his nose.] But beer is fine. Vodka just tastes familiar.
[He can remember the taste of that bottle he and roman drank on the steps of that bombed out bar. It was smokey, or maybe that was just with the scent on the air.]
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I can handle beer.
[ Not his favorite taste, but as far as alcohol content goes, it's very much manageable. So he asks the bartender whatever type of beer they have that's weakest, then lets Niko take his pick too. ]
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Want to know something funny? In my homeland, it is an insult to toast something with beer. Like you're being sarcastic. So? What would you want to toast?
[Because sometimes people just needed to be a little bit of a jerk about something.]
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Then here's to being stuck in outer space.
[ Considering their situation, they both likely had quite the lists of things to toast with beers to. ]
I'm going to be super slow, sorry.
[He raised his own beer and took a drink.]
What things can you also not eat or drink, by the way? [So he knows not to offer them.]
it's okay! seriously, take your time. i'll be here. <3
Coffee. Black tea isn't particularly nice either, but coffee gets me more on edge. Absolutely no energy drinks, obviously. I also like to avoid anything spicy or too sweet. And generally I've toned down a lot on my salt intake over the years.
[ Basically he approached his diet with the same rigorous attention he did everything else in his life. Anything that could help him keep control, he'd adjust accordingly. ]
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Sounds like it is hell to keep up with but ah... maybe bigger hell to not keep up with.
[He takes a drink of the beer and shrugs.] You know, I have actually known two Tony Starks, and four Steve Rogers at this point.
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Yes, that's definitely true. It was worse, when I couldn't... it was worse. [ He smiles tensely, focuses on what Niko says next instead. That draws a more amused smile out of him. ]
Two Tony's? Anyone who can handle that has an amazing level of patience, if you ask me. [ He takes another careful sip from his beer. ] There was another one on board, when I first got here. But I never got to meet him or really talk to him, so I'm pretty sure it doesn't count.
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I could handle Tony. He is no worse than my cousin. Just smarter. Which I cannot tell if is more or less trouble.
[He sneers over his beer.] Also I am from the Balkans. Or more accurately, Yugoslavia. Even if it stopped being that a long time ago.
[If there's anything that would explain why Niko is so troubled a man, it would be having lived through that war during his formative years.]
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[ 'Sucks' is one way to put it, but the forgetting is one part of why Bruce's upset right now. Sure, he and Tony were friends back home, so it's not like he'd forget about him, but he knows his relationships with the others were largely built while on board the Moira. And Pepper especially, he knows that even if she comes back, she won't know him nearly as well as he does her— or at all, even.
Then there's Clark, which is... something else entirely. ]
Tony being smart can be a little annoying sometimes. And a little more trouble when he gets bored. [ When trouble doesn't find him, he tends to go looking for trouble himself, and that's not really a good thing. ]
Ah. I'd figured someplace like that, yes. [ And it does explain some of what he knows about Niko, even if as far as Bruce's concerned, he's mostly a pretty calm and caring guy, helpful too. Troubles aside— everyone has troubles, after all. ]
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Trouble seems to find all of us here, so at least he never has to try very hard when he's around. I've never met a version I couldn't talk to in some way, so hopefully if he comes back? The only shitty thing though is having the same conversation twenty times.
Like I must wear a name tag. "Hello. My name is Niko. I met you before." And then that is always creepy because you guys end up with fucked in the head people following you around trying to kill you.
[Which... happens to Niko, too, so he sort of gets it.]
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[ Worse and more importantly than that, they tend to ruin people's lives, but he figures Niko knows that better than anyone— better than he does, that's for sure. ]
For what it's worth, there's a lot here that's creepy when you first get here. [ He huffs out a chuckle at the mental image, though, tipping the bottle and taking another sip. ]
Besides we're all used to that, to varying degrees. Me, Tony, the others... comes with being— different. [ He was going to say 'a hero' but he still feels weird calling himself that. ] We get a lot of attention and it's not always the good kind.
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I think in every America, that means the same.
[But he does admit in all that, that people on the ship have been pretty good to him so far.]
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Probably a good thing that most those things don't really matter much when you're in outer space. [ Said with a trace of sarcasm, because 'good' really isn't a word he'd often use to apply to their situation. And it sucks that it'd take an alternate universe for Niko to feel like he's not ostracized or even outright hated by most of the people around him. ]
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Is kind of nice. I am going to be disappointed when it goes away, but for now? Kind of nice. [Because as his luck would have it, lasting success or respect hasn't been in the cards for him.]
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