Morose

Hooked on a Feeling

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Guinevere Stark

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Guin sighed, the thrills of the ride going away as her father was swarmed. She knew that he loved the attention and she supposed a lot of people thought she would have to - but she enjoyed attention from people she knew. It was meaningless, coming from strangers. But then again, she supposed she felt that way since she grew up used to this sort of thing. Her mother - Maddie - wouldn't have understood. Maddie spent a majority of her time coming up with ways to get more attention from people she'd never know. Guin bit her lip, remembering a particularly chilling thing Maddie had told her - that Guin better die young, so that way Maddie could benefit from the press surrounding it.

"You okay, Lando?" Guin asked, noticing him back away. She had taken her father's hand, subconsciously falling back on the habit she had when she was little. Pepper and Tony had basically trained her to just hold Tony's hand when in front of cameras. It was something that helped her get over her stage fright at the first Stark Expo she had to present at - though to be fair, Tony had done most of the presentation. "You look spooked..."

Hooked on a Feeling

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Guinevere Stark

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"You look like Harry when he went to Diagon Alley for the first time, Lando," Guin mused. She had to hold back a snicker at another thought that popped into her head - that it really was true what people said about the West Coast being so relaxed. Back on the East Coast, her father was almost always recognized within seconds of them arriving at any sort of public place. But here, it seemed a hat and a pair of sunglasses were all that they needed to hide him from the Californians. "And remember, Dad, your name is Clark Kent and you work for the Daily Planet," Guin then joked. "As long as you keep those shades on, no one will ever recognize you - no matter how glaringly obvious. But your secret weakness is the name Martha."

Once inside the park itself, Guin took a moment to get her bearings before she dragged Tony and Lance to the Jurassic Park ride. "This one's probably my favorite ride here..." Guin mused, still wondering when someone was going to notice that Iron Man was walking through Universal Studios. The line for the ride was fairly short, as it must have been an off day, and it wasn't long until they were all put into one of the boats. Guin was in the middle of Tony and Lance. "So they also have this 3D tour thing later that has a really cool virtual reality component, dinosaurs spray water on you there too...but I think this ride still is the best."

Hooked on a Feeling

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Guinevere Stark

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"Lando...You okay?" Guin asked softly. She knew he wasn't one to talk about his feelings, but she was guessing the conversation he had with Lance was pretty heavy. She had ended up crying on Tony after just one thing Banner had said - and she knew that Lance didn't get along with his father. Guin was slightly surprised that he wasn't glowing mildly, after whatever they'd discussed. And while her father wasn't worried about Banner committing suicide, Guin felt a bit anxious just at the idea that someone she knew was having those sort of thoughts. It wasn't like she had any sort of idea how to calm down Banner, however.

Pepper had noticed that Banner left the house from a window, before she sent a text to Tony that she was going to keep Bruce company and he was in charge of watching the kids. Pepper then couldn't help but cheekily add in a reminder of any allergies the two had, as well as behavioral issues to watch out for - mainly Lance going off to sulk and Guin lashing out. "But Universal should be super fun....We can skip House of Horrors since I don't think it's your thing, Lance, but there's a lot of fun rides there anyways. The Mummy ride even goes backwards at one point...And if we're lucky, Dad won't be mobbed by people the minute we get there..."

Hooked on a Feeling

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Guinevere Stark

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"What if the roller coaster we go on explodes while we're all on it and we die?" Guin pointed out. "Then I think it's got nothing on you playing superhero with Banner and Capsicle," she added, snickering a bit. While her father usually claimed that being an Avenger was his job, no one paid him for it. He basically just designed a bunch of costumes for everyone and showed up to random grudge matches against big time villains across the world.

Banner nodded, resting his head in his hands. Even his curls looked a little pathetic and droopy, as if they too were incredibly saddened by the course of events. He couldn't help but laugh slightly, agreeing with the Hulk. The Hulk really was better than Puny Banner. From what he could tell, Lance seemed to think his life would be better if Banner just died. "I'll go, stop ruining things..." Banner muttered, before he got up and walked outside, heading down to the beach, the razor blade still in his hand.

Guin raised an eyebrow, seeing Banner leave. "That was dramatic..."

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

@BlueSky44 Move her on over - need to have her do relations with Cassandra, Fury, and any other SHIELD agents/associates she's met.

Oh, but please put "Claimed NPC" in the hider

Hooked on a Feeling

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Guinevere Stark

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Guin nodded. "Will you go on the rides with us? Or is the shrapnel in your chest enough to disqualify you from the rides?" she asked, poking the arc reactor imbedded in her father. She didn't get why he hadn't figured out a way to get rid of the shrapnel yet, but his heart was being powered and he wasn't dead, so she didn't have too much to worry about. She just sometimes imagined situations where someone pulled out the arc reactor and he wasn't able to get to it in time - like what had almost happened when Obadiah turned on him. On occasion, Guin wondered what it was like to live with that. She once even had a dream that she had an arc reactor powering her own heart - well, more powering a strong electromagnet keeping small pieces of deadly metal from entering her heart.

"It does matter, buddy...Don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise..." Banner said softly, trying to get to his feet but he fell back down on the couch. He kept trying to think of what to do or say, but anything he thought of he had already tried. There was no formula that explained how to fix his relationship with his son - and none of his degrees had the answer as to what had gone wrong in the first place. He could wax poetic about the effects of gamma radiation on people, but communicating with a teenage son? "...I love you so much, buddy...I'm trying to be a better father than my dad was...and I hope that one day I will be..."

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

@BlueSky44 Approved, move Sparky on over ^^ (Though i do wish her color code was yellow lmao)

Hooked on a Feeling

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Guinevere Stark

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"Dad....You're a good father," Guin told him softly, before giving him a hug. She remembered when Pepper had called her to inform her that her father had been captured by terrorists in Afghanistan - and that it was possible he'd never come back. It had been a terrifying moment and she could still recall it with perfect clarity. Not too long after that, her Uncle Obadiah had tried to have her killed, in order to prevent the company from passing to her. And then there had been the Battle of New York - another call at her boarding school, informing her that her father had gone off to fight aliens. She had been watching the live broadcast as her father vanished into the wormhole and almost didn't come back. Guin bit her lip slightly, not knowing what she would have done without him. "Plus we're stuck with each other...Only two Starks left, right?"

"No buddy, it does..." Banner said softly. He reflected on his own relationship with his father. It wasn't picture perfect in any way. "My father...Your grandfather...We didn't talk...My mother...I loved her but uh....uh...Dad killed her..." Banner mumbled, trying to explain that he just didn't know how to be a parent. He didn't have any examples and the only one he had to ask, sadly, was Tony Stark. "...I don't want to be like my father, buddy..."

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

@Kirah Okay, looks good now, move her on over and get to work on relations ^^

Rise of the Evos

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Scott Rydzynski

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Location: A Pastry Shop - Seattle, Washington
Interacting With: Gideon, Jace, Janelle, and Isley

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Scott took a sip of his coffee and made a face, setting it down. "Tastes like piss water," he muttered. When he'd served in the arm forces, he had had the unfortunate experience of learning exactly what it tasted like. No matter how many times it went through the filtration system, Scott and the others could still detect the slightest taste of urine. Had the waitress not gone away, he would have gladly asked her how long she'd served and when she decided that urine gave the needed edge to any drink. But unfortunately, she had gone off.

"Yeah, I'll chill them after I finish round six on your mother," Scott shot at Gideon with a smirk. "And will do, Strawberry Shortcake," he said to Janelle. His grin faltered when she mentioned her parents being dead - well, implied it really. He shifted uncomfortably, his thoughts once again going to his own daughter out in Pennsylvania. He wondered if Jenna's life was better off without him - that he would have just been a dark shadow if he ever was a part of her life. He stared at his coffee and took another sip of it, wondering about what could have been.

"My daughter - she'd be about your age," he said quietly to Janelle, not really sure why he was opening up about this. "Never met her."