I12DT - My Present From Your Future

by **Natalya Romanov** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:49 am

Natalya knocked on Sam's office door, carefully schooling all her shields into place. It would not have been a good day to play poker with her.

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 4:43 pm

"Come in, Natalya."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:02 pm

Natalya let herself in, closing the door behind her. "You have a problem."

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:04 pm

"If only it were just one."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:08 pm

She tossed a picture of Aria from the security footage on Sam's desk. "I doubt any of your others have stolen tech from the Danger Room."

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:11 pm

She frowned, immediately recognizing the photo.

"...damn it."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:17 pm

"Care to fill me in?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:24 pm

"Since you're coming to me, I suspect you already know a bit, aye?"

by **Natalya Romanov** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:33 pm

"I know I have a time traveler on my hands who is your daughter. She's stolen an emitter from the Danger Room from purposes unknown."

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:33 pm

"She just returned recently. We... had an argument. I didn't think this would result."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:44 pm

"What could she possibly want this emitter for?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:48 pm

"She seemed rather concerned about the arrival of Senator Kinsey, and that we weren't going to take direct action."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:55 pm

Natalya growled, "Great. Just great. That's all he needs is some sort of catalyst to make people want an MRA here."

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:01 pm

"I honestly didn't think she'd be involved in anything drastic. When she was last here, she was terribly gunshy about altering the future."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:17 pm

"If she likes the future, why is she back here?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:18 pm

"She couldn't return to her own, it seems."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:19 pm

"And you didn't think she might do something to... oh I don't know... try to restore the future she knows?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:21 pm

"I didn't think she'd go so far as to target him."

"She's not even born yet, but I can't imagine I raised her to want to do that sort of thing."

"Beyond that, she seemed fairly certain her future still existed in some form."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:26 pm

"God damn it, Sam! Do I have to break your rose-colored glasses for you? You don't think a child raised by you wouldn't have learned to lie to *you*? I need to know precisely what she talked to you about."

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:34 pm

"Just as I said. She was upset we weren't acting more directly against mutant registration. Give her some credit here. She's got to be smart enough not to give them ammunition."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Sun Aug 04, 2013 11:16 am

"How old is she?" Natalya crossed her arms.

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Aug 04, 2013 11:26 am

"About university age, I'd say."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Sun Aug 04, 2013 11:33 am

Natalya just stared at her and didn't say anything. She seemed to think that was a significant enough indictment.

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Aug 04, 2013 1:21 pm

"Being of university age does not predispose someone to terrorism."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Sun Aug 04, 2013 1:21 pm

"It does predispose someone to stupidity."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:46 pm

Samantha gave a frustrated sigh.

"She's going to be hard to find, you know."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:52 pm

"We've got people working on it," she said. "But something more immediate... you should be the one to brief the X-Men in on this. I can do it, but I think it will be better for them if it comes from you."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:54 pm

"What she knows about evading you comes from me. By me, I mean a version of myself that is considerably more experienced. Be careful."

"I'll... prepare a briefing, though."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:56 pm

"I somehow doubt she's tangled with me yet," Natalya said grimly. Then her face softened a bit, "I can see how this is something you'd want to play close to the vest, Sam, but you really should have told me."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:01 pm

"I thought it was settled," she sighed. "She went off, no worse for wear, and I wouldn't have to think about her until she actually happens."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:05 pm

"Ah, the optimism again."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:07 pm

"I'm much more comfortable living life in one direction," she chuckled ruefully.

by **Natalya Romanov** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:10 pm

"Well, time to get a little non-linear I guess."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:13 pm

"Her powers themselves are at once fairly simple on paper, and hurt your head in practice."

"She manipulates spatial relations."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:17 pm

"Gave the security cameras fits, that's for sure. Any resources we can use on that front? Any traces she leaves?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:20 pm

"I'd say your best bet for disrupting it would be to cause another distortion. As for tracking it, that's rather more difficult."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:22 pm

"We're kind of short on people who can cause spatial distortions."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:43 pm

"Though not on equipment that can do the same."

by **Natalya Romanov** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:45 pm

"Precious little of that equipment is easily portable though, at least as I understand it," Natalya said, "But it's something to hand off to the techies."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:47 pm

"Drawing her out might be our best option."

"Or predicting where she'll be."

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