Amanda, Angelo - Sunday evening
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xp_logsAt Angelo's birthday party, following this incident and Illyana's reappearance, Amanda has a surprise for her boyfriend.
"So, what's the verdict on the party so far?" Amanda asked, coming up beside Angelo and sliding under his arm. She had a Coke in her hand, true to Harry's rules on underage drinking, but nonetheless she exuded happy contentment. And a degree of suppressed glee - there was definitely something she knew that he didn't. "Do I get good girlfriend points?"
"A whole lot of them", he said with a grin, turning slightly to give her a squeeze, with raised eyebrows at the suppressed glee. "Havin' fun too?"
"Definitely." She stretched up to kiss his cheek. "I've got something for you. You able to stop outside with me for a minute? 'S a bit noisy in here."
"Oh, reeeeally." He looked intrigued as he glanced around the room. "Yeah, I think I can manage that."
She grinned at that and took his hand, leading him through the party-goers to the door. There were some amused looks and remarks about why they were leaving, which Amanda responded to with mock-innocence, perfectly happy to let people think they were going out for a quickie.
Outside, the air was cooler than the crowded bar, although certainly not too cold for the t-shirt and jeans Amanda was wearing. Almost immediately on reaching the parking lot, she dug in her pocket for her cigarettes and lighter. "Want one?" she asked, offering the pack to Angelo.
"Never turn them down", he said easily, accepting. There was a surreptitious glance around the parking lot as he lit up, looking to see if he could spot whatever she meant.
She caught the glance and chuckled. "Not that kind of 'something', I'm afraid," she replied, digging in her other pocket for her cell phone. "I got a message from the office not that long ago. You know how I was telling you about that bit of weirdness at training today? The thing with Illyana's powers?"
"Yeah, I saw", Angelo answered, looking at her curiously. "She got back safe an' all, you were sayin'..."
Amanda was scrolling through her phone's inbox, until she came to the relevant message from Wanda. "Well, there was a bit more to it. Turns out it was a really random teleport, which makes sense with the powers combination..." She held out the phone to Angelo, so he could see the message:
'YANA WENT TO ATTILAN. FORGE, CRYSTAL, MEDUSA OK. BREAK OUT THE DIMENSIONAL RIFT RESEARCH.'
"I called the Boss Lady back, but she didn't have much more in the way of details," Amanda continued, her grin resurfacing. "But the upshot? They're alive."
Angelo was staring at the phone, stunned. He didn't seem to have anything to say, for the moment, but there was the beginning of a disbelieving smile.
"We don't know where exactly they are - general theory is it's some sort of alternate dimension - but they are alive and doing okay," she reiterated, beaming at him. "There'll be something official later, once all the details are sorted out, but I wanted to tell you now. Birthday present and all that."
She didn't get much further than that since Angelo caught her up in an almost bone-crushing hug, kissing her soundly as he spun her around. No need to ask if he liked his present, then.
"So, what's the verdict on the party so far?" Amanda asked, coming up beside Angelo and sliding under his arm. She had a Coke in her hand, true to Harry's rules on underage drinking, but nonetheless she exuded happy contentment. And a degree of suppressed glee - there was definitely something she knew that he didn't. "Do I get good girlfriend points?"
"A whole lot of them", he said with a grin, turning slightly to give her a squeeze, with raised eyebrows at the suppressed glee. "Havin' fun too?"
"Definitely." She stretched up to kiss his cheek. "I've got something for you. You able to stop outside with me for a minute? 'S a bit noisy in here."
"Oh, reeeeally." He looked intrigued as he glanced around the room. "Yeah, I think I can manage that."
She grinned at that and took his hand, leading him through the party-goers to the door. There were some amused looks and remarks about why they were leaving, which Amanda responded to with mock-innocence, perfectly happy to let people think they were going out for a quickie.
Outside, the air was cooler than the crowded bar, although certainly not too cold for the t-shirt and jeans Amanda was wearing. Almost immediately on reaching the parking lot, she dug in her pocket for her cigarettes and lighter. "Want one?" she asked, offering the pack to Angelo.
"Never turn them down", he said easily, accepting. There was a surreptitious glance around the parking lot as he lit up, looking to see if he could spot whatever she meant.
She caught the glance and chuckled. "Not that kind of 'something', I'm afraid," she replied, digging in her other pocket for her cell phone. "I got a message from the office not that long ago. You know how I was telling you about that bit of weirdness at training today? The thing with Illyana's powers?"
"Yeah, I saw", Angelo answered, looking at her curiously. "She got back safe an' all, you were sayin'..."
Amanda was scrolling through her phone's inbox, until she came to the relevant message from Wanda. "Well, there was a bit more to it. Turns out it was a really random teleport, which makes sense with the powers combination..." She held out the phone to Angelo, so he could see the message:
'YANA WENT TO ATTILAN. FORGE, CRYSTAL, MEDUSA OK. BREAK OUT THE DIMENSIONAL RIFT RESEARCH.'
"I called the Boss Lady back, but she didn't have much more in the way of details," Amanda continued, her grin resurfacing. "But the upshot? They're alive."
Angelo was staring at the phone, stunned. He didn't seem to have anything to say, for the moment, but there was the beginning of a disbelieving smile.
"We don't know where exactly they are - general theory is it's some sort of alternate dimension - but they are alive and doing okay," she reiterated, beaming at him. "There'll be something official later, once all the details are sorted out, but I wanted to tell you now. Birthday present and all that."
She didn't get much further than that since Angelo caught her up in an almost bone-crushing hug, kissing her soundly as he spun her around. No need to ask if he liked his present, then.
