Issue 2 - It's a date

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 1:46 am

The restaurant Ryan took Nina to was one he'd learned tended to work for all occasions. It was nice enough, featuring a fairly diverse menu that he'd found easy enough to locate something that would suit anyone's taste on. And as usual, he held the door open for his date as they entered.

by **Nina Madaraki** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 1:47 am

Nina smiled at Ryan, "Thanks."

"This looks nice."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:05 am

"It's a good place," Ryan agreed as they were led to a table. They were given their menus, and the usual 'waiter will be with you' speech. "So how have you been? I haven't seen much of you lately."

by **Nina Madaraki** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:06 am

"I've been fine," Nina says, "Mostly. Pretty normal I guess."

"How about you?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:16 am

"Not bad," Ryan said. "I'll be resting easier when this whole 'guest speaker' business dies down,' he added.

by **Nina Madaraki** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:26 am

"Guest speaker?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:33 am

"Magneto and his little crew buddying up with Lumis," Ryan elaborated.

by **Nina Madaraki** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:39 am

"Oh, that," Nina says, "I guess it is kind of weird."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:44 am

"People outside the school are getting scared," he said. "Hell, I'd be worried about his safety, except... well, come on, it's Magneto. It's not like anything's going to happen to him." He shrugged. "Oh well... little while and it'll all be over."

by **Nina Madaraki** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:45 am

"It's not like it's impossible to hurt him or anything," Nina points out, "He's just an old man."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:52 am

"Yeah, but he's spent years perfecting his powers, and I've heard they haven't gotten any weaker with age. He can stop bullets, he can stop energy... I mean, I'm pretty sure he's withstood a nuclear blast before."

by **Nina Madaraki** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:45 am

Nina shrugs, being quiet for a bit. She gives the waiter her drink order when he comes by and smiles at Ryan.

"You shouldn't stress about it so much," Nina says, "Just try to forget about it tonight."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:50 am

Ryan smirked. "Yes, ma'am. Forgetting about it now," he said, winking at her.

by **Nina Madaraki** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:51 am

Nina smiles, "So what have you been up to besides that? It's been awhile?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:07 pm

"Really? Besides that, it's been pretty dull for here. Training, classes, reports, all that fun stuff."

by **Nina Madaraki** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:15 pm

"Sounds like what I've been doing," Nina says with a smile.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:25 pm

Ryan smirked. "Yeah, no strippers I used to know trying to say that I'm a father this week, so I think that 'dull' is good sometimes."

by **Nina Madaraki** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:29 pm

Nina giggles, "Well, at least you got to be on TV. That's kind of neat."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:41 pm

"It was kind of fun," Ryan admitted, grinning. "I just had to make sure to not look too stupid on there like that idiot boyfriend of hers."

by **Nina Madaraki** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:45 pm

"I don't think you did," Nina says, "But then it'd be hard to look as stupid as he did."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:55 pm

"True. And it really helped that I knew I couldn't be the father. Just didn't do any good insisting on it and protesting like people on those shows always do."

by **Nina Madaraki** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 4:10 pm

"Really? I don't watch those shows so I guess I wouldn't know," Nina says.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:52 pm

"Good. Don't make a habit of it, watch too much of it and you start turning into those people," Ryan joked.

by **Nina Madaraki** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:53 pm

"Really? Is it a pronounced physiological change or merely a psychological one?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:03 pm

"More a psychological and attitude change than anything," Ryan answered as he looked over the menu. "The more you see the example, the more you accept the behavior, the more you act like degenerates on that show," he added with a smirk.

by **Nina Madaraki** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:07 pm

"Makes sense," Nina says, setting her menu aside.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:52 pm

"So was it good having your parents up here?" Ryan asked, only slightly hesitantly. "I saw them around a bit, they seemed to be taking pretty well to Jess."

by **Nina Madaraki** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:47 am

Nina nods, "It was nice seeing them. I think they calmed down a bit when I told them I was quitting the teams."

As the waiter comes by, Nina gives him her order.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:50 am

"Are you sure about that?" Ryan asked. "I mean, you could always just get transferred to a different one. Not trying to talk you out of it, just thought I'd point it out."

by **Nina Madaraki** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:53 am

Nina shakes her head, "I want to be a doctor. I can't just stand by and watch people kill people."

"I mean, I know it's stupid but I had this idea we'd be like....like what it is in the comics. Where they swoop in and knock out the bad guys and tie them up and shut down the death ray or whatever."

"Instead it was all chopping people up and shooting them and making their heads explode."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:23 am

"Yeah... I'm not too crazy about that part, either," Ryan sighed. "The first couple missions were fine. Fry a couple monsters, knock the bad guys out, end of story. Then the vampires... I mean..."

"I remember back at school in New York, we kept hearing 'X-Men don't kill, X-Men don't kill.' So what does that mean we are?"

by **Nina Madaraki** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:29 am

Nina shrugs, "Whatever it is, I'm not a part of it."

"I'll just patch people up when they come into the infirmary."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:44 am

Ryan chuckled a little. "I wish I could subscribe to that idea," he mused, pausing for a moment to order when the waiter came by.

by **Nina Madaraki** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:48 am

"It's good for you though," Nina says, "Maybe you can change things. I mean, you're better at communicating then I am."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:02 am

Ryan smiled a little. "You aren't bad at it. I'm just masochistic enough to take this on is all."

by **Nina Madaraki** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:11 am

Nina laughs, "I suppose."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:18 am

Ryan grinned. "Least I know my favorite candystriper is there to patch me up," he teased, winking at her.

by **Nina Madaraki** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:42 pm

Nina giggles, "Try to get hurt a lot so you can come see me a bunch, 'kay?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:56 pm

Ryan smirked. "I'd say that you could just walk across the hall, but I know that you just want excuses to poke and prod me while I'm helpless," he joked.

by **Nina Madaraki** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:59 pm

"Of course," Nina says with a cheerful smile.

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