BlueSky44

Hooked on a Feeling

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Lance Banner

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"Well, you've always have got me to talk to..." he said with a smile, not sure what went through her mind, and sometimes he wondered if he really did want to know the answer to that question. "You do realize that if we went as a date your dad would probably not shut up about it..." he said with a laugh. Though he was pretty sure that all of the Avengers knew about his crush on Guin, which would have just made things even worse when he thought about it.

Getting to Hammer's computer was not going to be easy, and he wasn't even sure if he wanted to know about Hammer's computer, but there was something that told him that whatever it was, it wasn't good. "If I pretended to accept the offer, I might be able to get the info a lot quicker, but that would not be the best thing ever for me... I honestly don't know what we should do to deal with this, but that party might be our best option..."

Hooked on a Feeling

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Lance Banner

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"I totally get that Guin... You do know that you can talk to me about anything right? I'm always here for you, no matter what happens..." he said with a smile. It was true, he'd always be there for Guin, through thick and thin. He knew a lot about her, and he understood her in ways a lot of other people didn't. Both of them having parents who went out and risked their lives on a somewhat daily basis helped with that, and they both had major issues that they probably needed to talk with someone about.

He noticed the face she made when he told her about his conversation with Hammer. It was something to be expected considering the rivalry that generally existed between Stark and Hammer Industries, despite Stark not being in the weapons business anymore. The fact that Hammer had some crazy plans for the Stark Expo still worried him. "I figured that Guin, but there was something seriously wrong, I just know it... He also said that they were working on some project for the Expo, something that he was definitely not going to say anything about when I asked. I don't know what is going on, but something is definitely up with Hammer Industries..."

Hooked on a Feeling

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Lance Banner

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"Really? You should beat them up anyway, I personally wouldn't care, and the kids deserve it. Would have been fine if they didn't leave any injuries on my head where I can't cover them up, but they didn't, so the school had to call my dad and mess everything up," he said, giving her a smile. He didn't want to mention that it had happened before to her after accidentally letting it slip with his father around, and he knew perfectly well the reasons why they beat him up, but he didn't feel comfortable saying them yet.

"Oh... Don't worry, it isn't anything like that... Just something that has kind of been bugging me since yesterday... And I don't really know what to do..." he said slowly, thinking of how best to word this. "I was approached by Justin Hammer yesterday, and he wanted me to come work for him or something. Thing is... Something was really weird about him, and I can't figure it out. He seemed like he wouldn't stop bugging me or something if I told him no, and there was just something weird about the way he spoke, I can't quite place it..."

Hooked on a Feeling

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Lance Banner

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"Yeah, you do have it pretty bad, but I honestly sometimes think you are better off than me... My dad is a guy who turns into a green monster when he gets mad or stressed out, resulting in me having to watch what I say most of the time, trying not to anger him. Ever since the first time I got smacked around by the Hulk. My mom kept who my dad was hidden from me for most of my life, and when she finally did tell me, she basically sent me to live with him and I haven't seen her in years. Learned why when she accidentally let it slip, turns out she's always been afraid that I'd become a monster like him. You look for attention, and everyone tries to give it to you, even my own father doesn't notice me half the time, he didn't even realize that I hadn't listened to him and had left the tower. So you and I both have major issues that are hard to deal with, so don't think you're alone," he said, finally saying a few things that he had been thinking about for a while now.

Lance laughed when he heard what she had done to their lockers. It made him feel a whole lot better about everything, and he smiled. The fact that she had been planning on beating them up made things even better for him, though a part of him wondered if her beating them up on his behalf would make things worse. "As I said before, not too opposed to you beating them up... Hey, Guin... There is something I wanted to talk to you about, it's kind of important..."

Hooked on a Feeling

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Lance Banner

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"It'll be alright Guin," he said softly, just holding her. He fell silent, just looking at her, trying to think of what he could say to her. The fact that she had been thinking about taking pills again like that scared him, and he didn't want her to relapse or something. She was starting to worry him, and he thought all of his problems were bad, sure no one seemed to even notice if he wasn't even at the Tower like they thought he was, but still, this was definitely worse.

"So... Your day sounds like it has gone just as well as mine has... Glad to see that you haven't gotten in too much trouble at school with me not there... Half expected you to get into a fight or something," he said, giving her a smile, hoping to cheer her up somewhat. Even if it didn't work, maybe she'd get a laugh or something.

Hooked on a Feeling

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Lance Banner

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Lance knew that something was wrong, and he pushed all thoughts about his conversation with Hammer out of his mind. He didn't want her to worry about him at all, and something was up, even before he walked in. Something had happened to her, he just didn't know what it was. He had been planning on talking to her about Hammer, but something was definitely off about this whole thing. "Hey Guin," he said as he set his bag down and went over to her giving her a hug.

"What is wrong Guin? Are you ok?" he asked her, giving her a smile. His head was still hurting, and he could probably do with some painkillers, but right then his best and only friend needed him. He had problems, but they could wait, since he almost never saw Guin actually cry. Seeing her like this made him wonder what the hell happened to her, but all he could do was hug her and say nothing.

Hooked on a Feeling

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Lance Banner

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Lance paused when Hammer started talking, and he was not getting much information from the guy at all. Which made him even more sure that something was up with him, since all he did was basically tell him things that he already knew. The Stark Expo was coming up, yeah, everyone knew that. It was also common knowledge that Hammer Industries wanted to put on a show for everyone there, and hopefully surpass Stark Industries at their own show. He needed to talk to Guin and see what she thought about it.

"Alright, I'll call you back in a little bit to tell you whether or not I'm for sure interested or not in this," he said, before he hung up the phone and went into the building, hitting the top floor button in the elevator.

"Look, I will never hate you Guin, you need to know that. I'll let you off just this once... Let this be your warning, however. If I ever see this again, or even hear a rumor that you might be using again, then there are going to be consequences," he said, giving her a hug, before taking the drugs and walking away. Lance had by now hit the top floor, and walked by Tony, who looked at the black eye he had, before heading back to the labs.

Hooked on a Feeling

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Lance Banner

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"Uh... Hi, Mr. Hammer... It's Lance Calrissian... We met yesterday? Anyway, I was just kind of curious... What would the internship you offered me involve exactly... I mean, what would I be doing at Hammer Industries... I'm curious and I want more information before I can make a final decision..." he said into the phone, taking a deep breath. He still didn't walk inside of Stark Tower.

He wasn't too sure what he would say to Hammer after that, but it didn't really matter, he just needed more information in general. This guy had been acting strange the day before, and his smile had definitely been faked, but he didn't know why. Tony kept looking at Guin, before he shook his head and sat down on the couch. This whole thing was bugging him, a lot, and there wasn't much he could do about it. Except work to prevent Guin from relapsing.

"Look, I don't care if you didn't use any of it, what matters the most is that you had it still. Damn it Guin we've already been through this already, don't do it again. You can't keep doing this!"

Hooked on a Feeling

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Lance Banner

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Lance stopped outside of the Tower, looking up at it, before his mind went back to Justin Hammer. Once more, he pulled out the business card, just looking at it still. Odds were telling him that it would be a bad idea to call him, but he was wondering what Hammer had in mind, and asking about the "internship" or whatever might help him to be able to figure that out completely, as opposed to just sitting there, trying to figure out what was up with the guy.

Before he could stop himself, he pulled out his phone, biting his lip, trying to think of what he would say to him. Nothing instantly sprung to mind, and he just looked at the card, and back at his phone again. Before he could change his mind, he dialed the number on the card, and hit call, putting the phone up to his ear. He wasn't sure what he would say to him, but he was about to find out.

"Care to explain yourself? Or do you need to go back to rehab," Tony finally said, staring at her.

Hooked on a Feeling

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Lance Banner

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Lance spent a while, just walking around. He had gone to the library, spending some time there just reading peacefully. It was nice, not having to worry about Guin interrupting him for once, though he wondered what was going on at school. He was really curious as to what it was that she had in mind, and it worried him that she might get into some major trouble or something. There wasn't much he could do to stop her, after all, she had a mind of her own, one that was very hard to change.

His thoughts kept wandering back to Justin Hammer, and their conversation the day before. He tried to focus on other things, but was finding it to be more difficult as the day wore on. The guy seemed like bad news, and he did not know what was going on with him, and he had fully decided and committed to telling Guin about it when they got some time alone, though that was near impossible with their lives. Lance wasn't quite back to the tower yet, less than a block away now.

At the Tower, Tony walked up and dropped something in front of Guin. It was her stash, and he was just staring at her, saying nothing.