Those long, cold November evenings...

[pryde_and_grit]

Victor snagged his coat and stormed down the halls of the heli-fortress. He'd never tell anyone, but he really hated living up in the air. Having his feet off the ground made him edgy all the time...

Misery had come by to 'see' him before leaving for the SHIELD summit. They were held once a year, all the leaders and their team captains had to attend. Two weeks alone, from Thanksgiving to mid-December. And she always made sure that he knew what he'd be missing. Damn, it been years now and he still shook with need every time she touched him.

So here it was, down time again, and he'd be alone...

...well, mostly alone. "Yo, Runt!" he snarled when he made it to the team housing hall. "Wakey wakey, I need a buddy else I don't get to leave!"

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[twisted-kit.livejournal.com]

"Hey, your health is the least of my concerns considering it'll take something huge like, dunno, poppin you into the sun or the planet exploding to kill you. You're a reassuring guy that way." he smirked.

As much as he wanted Logan gone? It'd been...kinda nice having him around. Like old times, even if it was a 'new' Logan. Was weird how much he acted like he remembered...

...kinda painful though...

"Hey, it's a new bottle, don't get your panties in a bunch." he laughed and passed the bottle.

[adamantiumloner]

"Probably outlast the cockroach." Logan nodded, taking the bottle.

Covering his fries and adding a glob to his burger he set the ketchup down in the middle between them.

[twisted-kit.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, and be a hell of a lot more annoying." he toasted Logan with his soda then dug into his meal.

"Hey, you know, this means I'm gonna call you bug boy now..."

[adamantiumloner]

"Do it an' I'll cut yer head off."

He saluted Victor with his own glass then chowed down on his burger.

Mmm... bacon.

[twisted-kit.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, that'd itch, so another cute nickname dies." he sighed.

Steeeeeeeeak. So much better than bacon!

"Okay, so, all my gear is down the road. We've got bars all over the place between here and there..." he was slowly sketching a map with his finger in the wet ring from his glass. "Or we can jet straight from there to the woods. Your call."

[adamantiumloner]

Logan considered the options a moment before deciding.

"Let's hit another bar. I wanna see you take on the yokels while I sit back an' booze it up."

[twisted-kit.livejournal.com]

"Awwww, you do love me." he snorted, then reached for the menu again "Oooo, milkshakes." dessert was what he wanted now...give the cops streaming past the window time to settle down.

[adamantiumloner]

"What kinda pie do they got?" He asked while finishing off the last of his meal and his soda.

[twisted-kit.livejournal.com]

"Why is it always pie with you?" Victor shrugged and passed the menu "When are you gonna break down and try a good old fashioned milk shake? You'll never go back man, I promise!"

[adamantiumloner]

"There's only a few sweet things I actually like," Logan replied, looking over the selection. "Pie is one of 'em."

He wasn't even going to get it ala mode.

[twisted-kit.livejournal.com]

"Yeah yeah yeah." he sighed. "That's alright, more for me. You still eat marshmallows? It ain't a campfire without marshmallows."

[adamantiumloner]

"What are we, Boy Scouts?" Logan scoffed, but behind the attitude there was teasing.

"If nothin' else it's fun to set shit on fire."

[twisted-kit.livejournal.com]

"Nah, they take away your merit badges for killing." he chuckled "But it's fun to chase them."

[adamantiumloner]

"Killin' is a survival skill," He pointed out. "Ain't their thing always be prepared or somethin'?"

[twisted-kit.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, but in a 'helpin mankind' way. If it was about real survival I'd lead a troop!" cause that'd be fun as hell!

[adamantiumloner]

"Lucky for the kids it ain't. Wouldn't be surprised if SHIELD caught on to that idea at some point, though."

[twisted-kit.livejournal.com]

"Oh, they already make publhc service vids they show in the schools." he admitted bleakly "Worlds goin to hell again..."

[adamantiumloner]

"World's always been a hell hole."

He might not be able to remember a whole lot, but even so he knew that to be true.

[twisted-kit.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, but t gets better and it gets worse." he held up his hand and waffled it back and forth to illustrate his meaning. "Some years everyone smells like fear and anger, some years most people don't. Like before world war II, whole damn country was near screaming with nerves..."

[adamantiumloner]

"You remember World War II?" Logan gives him a skeptical look.

[twisted-kit.livejournal.com]

"Yes Runt, I've avoided extreme head trauma." he tried for sarcasm and hit sad instead.

[adamantiumloner]

His first reaction was to glare at Victor, but then he caught the kind of morose note in the other man's voice and it threw him.

He didn't know where it had come from or how to react to it.

"Lucky you." It was all he could think of to say and he immediately devoted more attention to the menu.

[twisted-kit.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, lucky." he was really starting to rethink dragging Logan around...

...it felt too much like old times. To late now though.

"Lemme guess, apple pie, no trimmings?"

[adamantiumloner]

Logan quirked an eyebrow at Vic, then nodded and passed the menu back.

"Yeah. I like stickin' to the classics."

[twisted-kit.livejournal.com]

"There's a difference between classic an boring." Victor sighed mockingly. He was getting a brownie chunk milkshake! "But I guess you ain't got much imagination to spare at the moment. We'll try again on the way back."