DANGER (can't be put in the corner) (
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capeandcowllogs2013-04-08 11:41 pm
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i want to let go, i want to shake hands
WHO: danger, hank mccoy, & leo valdez.
WHERE: x-club.
WHEN: backdated to the weekend.
WARNINGS: science???
SUMMARY: x-club welcomes the son of hephaestus.
FORMAT: quickie.
[ the truth of the matter is, danger is rarely too interested in recruiting help. as far as she's concerned, she's more than capable of managing her share of the work-- and it helps, being a literal machine. it means not having to eat or sleep. it means being able to endlessly multitask, processing information at electric speeds while her inhuman strength lends itself to the more physical labor.
but despite that, she'd made the effort to bring leo valdez to hank's attention-- to arrange this meeting, even. there was something different about him. and while she might have been biased by his treatment of her (as a person, and with such wonder, such interest), there was no denying that leo had a special talent for mechanics.
as they wait in the basement lab for leo to arrive, danger remarks plainly: ]
I believe you will find him suitable to be taken under our mentorship, Hank.
He is very eager, and I think he will find a place to belong with us.
WHERE: x-club.
WHEN: backdated to the weekend.
WARNINGS: science???
SUMMARY: x-club welcomes the son of hephaestus.
FORMAT: quickie.
[ the truth of the matter is, danger is rarely too interested in recruiting help. as far as she's concerned, she's more than capable of managing her share of the work-- and it helps, being a literal machine. it means not having to eat or sleep. it means being able to endlessly multitask, processing information at electric speeds while her inhuman strength lends itself to the more physical labor.
but despite that, she'd made the effort to bring leo valdez to hank's attention-- to arrange this meeting, even. there was something different about him. and while she might have been biased by his treatment of her (as a person, and with such wonder, such interest), there was no denying that leo had a special talent for mechanics.
as they wait in the basement lab for leo to arrive, danger remarks plainly: ]
I believe you will find him suitable to be taken under our mentorship, Hank.
He is very eager, and I think he will find a place to belong with us.
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He might use this as incentive to approach another person or two.]
Well, I have always wanted an intern, but it never really worked out before. Your vote of confidence has to be quite a winning recommendation either way, so I'm just as eager to meet him!
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[Leo still had a long way to go until he familiarized himself with the laboratory, but he was slowly getting to know the most important places after a couple of times. Especially the ones Danger used the most, since he liked to stay close to her while they worked. He was her guest in this place after all and he didn't want to step on anyone's toes.
And now he was supposed to meet one of her friends. Co-workers. Partners?
Still, since his working schedule meant he came to the lab at weird hours he hadn't yet come across Hank. So he's a little surprised to find a blue teddy bear next to her...]
Oh, uh... hi. [Whatever, he's seen weirder right? He gives him a hesitant smile.] I'm Leo.
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Hello, Leo.
This is my colleague and the founder of X-Club, Dr. Henry McCoy.
I have asked him to meet with you in order to move forward with your recruitment to our ranks.
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Leo shakes his paw easily with a smile.] Nah, born in August. Mamá thought it kind of fit.
[Deep breath. The man seems nice enough and he's Danger's friend so maybe if he's honest about his abilities he won't kick him out? Danger did say he had potential.]
I'm... well I should start with the fact that I'm a demigod I guess. I'm a son of Hephaestus, which means I get long better with technology and machines than I ever did with humans in general. I don't... have any kind of training whatsoever but I can build anything you want me to with enough time and material.
I might not be able to explain how though, but I just... do. Machinery kind of talks to me in away? And I would love, love to know more. To learn more.
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danger's voice is mild when she speaks: ]
He is talented, Hank, and he wishes to learn from us.
Per my personal assessment, criteria for recruitment are sufficiently met.
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You might be surprised how many gods I've worked with in my day. Never Hephaestus himself, but I'm sure Hercules could have told us stories about him if we asked.
So, it's something of an innate technopathy? Do you only build things you know the specifications to, or have you been able to intuitively discern the construction of items you've never seen before you made them? [Technopathy had so many different variations to it. For as many Madisons as there are, you'll always have your occasional Forge, too.]
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Eventually he does- and he's tempted to yell 'I'm smart, I swear' at them because he feels there's no way he will live up to the standards Danger is putting him in.]
Uhm- yeah, I'm getting that a lot. About the gods I mean- apparently everyone isn't as surprised about their existence as I was when I found out who my father was.
[He scratches the back of his neck.] I'm- Uh, I guess it's more of the second? I haven't found anything I can drive or know how it works in a matter of minutes. I just... know.
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He has also been assisting me with my projects.
And there will be opportunities to explore the more precise nature of his powers.
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How would that sound to you, Leo?
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Bring it on.
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I will have him examine our completed projects and continue to assist me with mine.
Is this acceptable?
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[He looks around the room for something close at hand, picking up one of their prototype image inducers, a handheld personal holographic disguise device. He tosses it over to Leo.] What can you tell me about that one?
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But in this place he is actually going to be the one learning. He was other to watch and help as other built things, not the other way round. He catches the device easily, thinking this is too good to be true.]
This is... [He looks down at it, running a finger across the material but being extremely careful. He doesn't know how sensible it is.] I'm pretty sure this part is supposed to create some sort of hologram, but I can't see any screen. It doesn't directly go to the retinas either, it's more like... [He fishes for the right words, this is why he wants to learn. ] I think it would be seen all around you.