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You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 6:09 pm
by Laura Weston
Having time to relax for once, Laura opts to check out the campus pub. She drops into a seat and gestures to the bartender. "Ale, please." She lifts the glass placed in front of her, studying it quietly before taking a sip and nodding with satisfaction.

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Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Thu Dec 13, 2018 8:12 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
A mission fatigued Tosh plopped down next to her, winced, and ordered enough pub chow for a small army.

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Thu Dec 13, 2018 8:47 pm
by Laura Weston
Laura glances over at Tosh, "Tough day?"

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Thu Dec 13, 2018 9:26 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
He emitted a tired laugh. "I got stabbed by a living string puppet and fought The Blob."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Thu Dec 13, 2018 9:31 pm
by Laura Weston
"Sorry to hear that. That does indeed sound like a tough day."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 2:45 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"Eh. I'm too drained to dwell on it. Used way too much voltage fighting that thing. Hence the incoming calorie-fest."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 3:21 pm
by Laura Weston
"Nothing wrong with a calorie fest when your abilities allow for it. I do it myself on occasion."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 4:23 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"I turn into an electric wereshark and sometimes a waterbending ferret. You?"

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 4:40 pm
by Laura Weston
"I turn into other people," Laura says, sipping some more on her drink. "It's lots of fun."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 7:56 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"So are my elemental monster selves," he smirked. His expression grew eager as his first order of chili cheese fries arrived. "Now to eat like an anime protagonist," he joked before attacking his food.

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 6:44 pm
by Laura Weston
Laura gives him a chance to tuck in a bit while she flips through her phone. Once he reaches a pausing point, she asks, "Was this the thing at the hospital?"

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 8:10 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"Yeah," he said with a nod. "We tracked the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants there and we won, but then we had a chaotically expanding blob... that had been the friend we went to save... to stop from eating Maldon."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 5:16 am
by Laura Weston
“At least you got it stopped. You did get it stopped right?”

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 2:34 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"Is there a mountain of flesh on the horizon? Not today. Thanks to your friendly neighborhood X-Men," he answered with brief pride.

"I just... hope we can fix what's left of him."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 2:58 pm
by Laura Weston
"I'm sure there are enough brilliant minds around here to come up with something."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 3:43 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"I'd be in the lab helping right now if I wasn't all tapped out."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 2:48 pm
by Laura Weston
"Sometimes you just have to take a break. I think everyone gets that. Or they should."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 3:53 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"Oh I get it. And as much as I want to help, mutant biology isn't my area. I just... it's really hard to be on the sidelines when people I care about are hurting."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 4:26 pm
by Laura Weston
"I've known a few people with that same problem. Seems to be a prerequisite for heroes."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 6:46 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"It pretty much is," he nodded. "Though plenty of well-intentioned villains have it too, I imagine."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 7:56 pm
by Laura Weston
"Then you have to get into discussions about motives and means and I've not had nearly enough ale for that."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 3:38 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"And I'm too hungry for moral philosophy and everyone hates moral philosophy anyway."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 3:51 pm
by Laura Weston
Laura laughs and then adds, holding out her hand, "Laura Weston."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 7:55 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
Shaking her hand, he said "Tosh Narumi."

"So, how do you like it here so far? Assuming you're new and not that I just haven't seen your current face."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 8:24 pm
by Laura Weston
"I'm new. Was finishing an internship with X-Corp or I would have signed up for the first semester. As it is, starting in second semester will have to do."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 7:27 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"Were you interning in anything interesting? I was too excited about XU's science program to even consider doing one of those."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 7:32 pm
by Laura Weston
"I was in their PR department. Not as exciting as hero work, but we occasionally got involved. I worked mostly with their charitable work PR team. Glorified coffee coffee fetcher and document writer for the most part."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 3:42 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"I could see how a hero type might a PR team. Some can be rather... temperamental. That and the property damage."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 8:50 pm
by Laura Weston
"I coordinated with a couple of them to make appearances as events, but I didn't envy the incident PR teams."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 7:47 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"Meet anyone famous?" he asked curiously.

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Tue Dec 25, 2018 4:48 pm
by Laura Weston
"A couple of small name local heroes. I was sick the day our office had a visit from Alpha Flight."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Tue Dec 25, 2018 7:53 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"Ooh... suckage."

"So then local is... Canada?"

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Tue Dec 25, 2018 11:29 pm
by Laura Weston
"Yes. Raised in Montreal," she says. "You?"

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Wed Dec 26, 2018 5:53 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"San Francisco. So, very not used to the weather here yet."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:59 am
by Laura Weston
"The UK does do a particularly unpleasant style of weather."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:08 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"I know, right. My inner beach bum just hates it. Lucky he's a fish and can stand the moist part."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 2:56 pm
by Laura Weston
"I take it the ocean here isn't particularly good for bumming around in."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:33 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"These aren't particularly friendly waters for shark dudes, no."

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:41 pm
by Laura Weston
"So what do you do since you can't enjoy the water?"

Re: You Are What You Love

PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 7:57 pm
by Toshiro Narumi
"Science. I do science."

Between battles with villains and hangouts with friends and the girlfriend high school me never thought he'd get."