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Post by gryfeathr on Sept 1, 2011 22:45:49 GMT -5
Another day, another (set) of NEXT trying to destroy everything. The day was saved thanks to the power-combi, Kotetsu thought with satisfaction. At least this time no one could blame him for the destruction charges; the buildings had been mostly destroyed before he'd even gotten there.
Ha!
He winced as he pulled on a fresh work out shirt from his locker in the Hero's break room, rolling his shoulder gingerly. The impact from the flying metal spheres had given his head a good rattle and tossed him around a bit, but nothing some time and careful exercise wouldn't exorcise. Inordinately pleased by their solo rescue he walked into the main room with a towel around his neck, arms streatched out behind his head.
"Haaa~, really, I thought I'd stopped needing to worry about throw up when my daughter got older. It's not so cute with criminals." He glanced around the space, to see if he spoke to an empty room with a smile hooking his mouth into a white grin.
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Post by thecurtain on Sept 1, 2011 23:47:54 GMT -5
"Ahh~?" Nathan peers around the corner heading towards the showers, still clad in his exercise gear. He'd been too late to respond to the call, and by the time he'd been able to even arrive, the power-combi had already had things under control. A shame, too; from what he saw on TV, they could have used his help.
"I hear you've been playing with little boys again," he chides teasingly, practically prancing back over to Kotetsu. "Really, how many times must I tell you, you could get in a lot of trouble that way!"
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Post by gryfeathr on Sept 1, 2011 23:59:40 GMT -5
Kotetsu's expression grew petulant, grin falling into a put-upon pull at one side. "Don't try to lump me in with perverts. C'mon, nobody got hurt, that's the important part! And where was everyone, taking a break??"
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Post by thecurtain on Sept 2, 2011 0:11:19 GMT -5
"No one got hurt?" he repeats, surprised, with a well-manicured hand placed just so on the side of his face. "Didn't they have to go to the hospital before they got arrested? You were too rough on them~" But his eyes are sparkling knowingly.
As far as everyone else... Nathan shrugs. "The others still haven't gotten back. I was in a meeting. By the time it sounded urgent, it was already too late for me to get there. Ahm~, I know it always seems much safer with me around~ But you and Handsome were so brave!" He squeezes his hand into a fist up by his chest and sniffs dramatically. "I was so proud <3!"
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Post by tyska on Sept 2, 2011 0:19:46 GMT -5
Barnaby had had every intention of returning and offering at least an hour or two of his time to an intensive work out, but he found his priorities quickly changing before he had even slipped into his work out attire.
As he pulled the edge of the black power suit away from his wrist he could see the color difference, the back of his palm a shade darker from a fine layer of sweat and dirt.
Shower. Stat.
That's what he got for playing tag with a couple of amateurs in a giant cloud of dust and debris. He hoped vaguely, as he rinsed himself clean, that it didn't injure his appearance in those press photos.
Towel in hand, he stepped out of the showers and into the tail end of Nathan and Kotetsu's conversation, gently rubbing the moisture out of his damp curls.
"It wasn't anything we couldn't handle."
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Post by thecurtain on Sept 2, 2011 0:30:25 GMT -5
"Handsome!!" Delighted, he steps over to invade their newest Hero's personal space, though careful not to intrude on Barnaby's clean aura, since he hasn't showered after his workout yet. N-not that he broke a sweat! He is far too fabulous to do such a thing!
"I was particularly impressed with the way you incapacitated him. So elegant~ Not like some people." He shoots Kotetsu a dirty look that's lost its negative meaning over the years they've known each other. "And shedding your suit like that..." He draws in a slow, shuddering breath, tilting his face up to the heavens and closing his eyes to better remember the view. "Brilliant~."
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Post by tyska on Sept 2, 2011 0:41:02 GMT -5
The blond hero faltered only slightly at Nathan's abrupt change in proximity, drawing his arms in. Typical. His lip quirked.
"It was just to get rid of their advantage, Nathan." He strode over to the couch and dropped himself down on it, letting out a breath and tilting his head back a moment to relax and reorganize his thoughts.
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Post by gryfeathr on Sept 2, 2011 1:00:12 GMT -5
Kotetsu's brow twitched. "We handled it just--"
And then Barnaby appeared and Nathan practically telelported. He scratched at his head as Nathan gushed, and planted his hands on his hips. "Oi oi, what else was I supposed to do," but it was all taken in good-natured stride.
They'd known each other long enough for that. "But that's right, we handled it just fine ourselves." He puffed out one cheek a bit more than the other, browns scrunching. "Maan, I coulda done without the high-speed ping pong game though."
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Post by thecurtain on Sept 2, 2011 1:06:07 GMT -5
"Mm, well." Placing a thoughtful, slender finger on his chin, he seats himself, as expected, right up next to Barnaby on the couch, though not so close as to intrude on his thoughts. He's got this personal bubble thing down to an art.
"I've offered to teach you how to handle balls many times, but for some reason you keep turning me down," he laments, sounding utterly disappointed in Kotetsu's behavior.
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Post by tyska on Sept 2, 2011 1:24:06 GMT -5
It was a muffled sound that resembled choking on his own breath, before Barnaby lifted his head to sit fully upright again.
"...It was fortunate on our part that no one else showed up. Easy points without intervention." He steers the conversation back towards normalcy.
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Post by gryfeathr on Sept 2, 2011 10:26:57 GMT -5
"And who'd want to learn that from you!?" Kotetsu threw himself down into an errant sprawl on the opposing couch. His elbows hooked over the back, his knees wide. "We were pretty amazing, but at least Sky High usually never misses a good take down."
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Post by tyska on Sept 2, 2011 11:23:32 GMT -5
Barnaby tiredly shot Kotetsu a look. "Stop complimenting yourself. There was nothing amazing about it, anyway." Every time. The older man just seemed unable to help himself.
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Post by thecurtain on Sept 2, 2011 11:56:35 GMT -5
While the two of them begin to launch into another one of their arguments, Nathan pauses thoughtfully. Kotetsu had made a good point about Keith, he rarely misses a shot to stop a crime or save someone. Origami had shown up by the end, as he's wont to do, but then he just...disappeared again. Nathan hasn't seen him.
It's a little worrisome.
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Post by Conway on Sept 2, 2011 12:42:19 GMT -5
No need to worry about Keith! He's finally appeared. He's still in uniform, covered in soot and looking a little singed around the coat tails. His helmet is held upside down under an arm and he's looking pleased with himself. " Tiger! Barnaby!" He flashes a smile and gives them a thumbs up. " Good job!"
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Post by gryfeathr on Sept 2, 2011 13:09:12 GMT -5
Tiger leaned forward in his seat, brows settling into a deep v. "What are you talking about, Mr. Photoshoot? We saved an entire helicopter and a building of people, and no one got hurt. I don't know how you can just stand there with a guy being all,"
and Tiger lifted up his hands and made a square out of his thumb and forefinger, squinting through it at Barnaby's face as he crouched forward on the couch,
"Pcho Pcho, picture picture, when there were people in the building! The point of being a hero is--"
And then Sky High walked into the room. Kotetsu brightened, spreading his hands apart as he thumped back against the couch. "Sky High! What happened to you?"
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