Stark Industries - Saturday

[slothbabyproductions]

Kamala had spent most the week and a good deal of the morning prepping for the Stark Open House so that everything was perfect. It wasn’t a Stark gala or party but instead the lobby was open to all and featured holographic and interactive exhibits showing the history of Stark Industries as well as a video talking about the Tony Stark.

Luckily for everyone’s sanity, the mysterious loop of AC/DC was gone and the gremlins at the Starbucks were behaving themselves.

Meanwhile for those not interested in the history of Stark Industries there was plenty of food and drinks coming out of the kitchen under the ever efficient eye of Muneeba Khan while Kamala’s father was trying to convince the gremlins they needed a retirement plan.

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Mingle!

[slothbabyproductions]

Look at the exhibits! Gawk at the gremlins! I don’t know. I’m not the boss of you.

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[imafuturist]

"Is the video really necessary?" Tony asked a redheaded woman who was busy on a tablet next to him. "I look ridiculous in it."

Ahh, the level of whiny that only Pepper got because she'd ignore it.

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[imapragmatist]

"Yes, Tony," Pepper said, indeed ignoring it as she went through the employee list with a little frown of concentration. "You need need to sign off on these still."

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[heroic_jawline]

"Pepper!" Steve called, coming in through the front door with a bright smile.

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[imapragmatist]

"Captain Rogers," Pepper replied, bobbing her head slightly. As the third person out there who could corral Tony, he was one of her favorites. Behind Rhodey.

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[imafuturist]

"Captain," Tony muttered. "I don't get that kind of respect anymore."

Gee, wonder why!

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[slothbabyproductions]

“Mr. Stark,” Kamala said with a nod of greeting. “Ms. Potts, I assume? We haven’t formally met, I’m Kamala Khan. The intern here. ”

And yes, Kamala was definitely trying to play it cool with meeting Pepper, but the bouncing on the balls of her feet probably gave it away.”

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[imapragmatist]

"Ms. Khan," Pepper said with a quick, tight smile as she flicked to the information on her internship. The stress levels that came from people not from their universe being employed... "Thank you for helping get this all together."

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[slothbabyproductions]

“Just happy to pitch in!” Kamala said cheerfully. “Is there anything you need?”

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[imafuturist]

"Kamala has been a great addition to the shop here," Tony added loyally. "Very on point."

He had no clue what anyone actually did, but nothing had exploded yet, so...

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[what_big_teeth]

Luma had been fussing about what to wear once it was decided that they would drop in on the open house, worried that she might have looked too old-fashioned and out of date for the future, and everything, and Eleanor was slightly exasperated about it because why did that even matter? So they were arriving much later than she would have preferred or that they even intended, once Luma felt satisfied that she'd updated her make-up to suit modern styles after pouring over pictures on Eleanor's phone.

She even tried to brush down Rhys' hair, but, of course, it seemed to have more of a mind than Rhys himself and defied any attempts, but the three young Zarrins made their way to the open house eventually, Luma's eyes sharp and darting around as she seemed to take in everything, Rhys' dull and vacant as if he was off in another world, and Eleanor's just resigned and nervous and half hoping to spot Kamala looking too busy to be bothered so that she could just declare it a bad time for it and scoot her family away before Luma had the chance to pounce.

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[slothbabyproductions]

Too bad, El! Kamala was on the look out and was already heading to you and your family like a missile. What nervousness she did feel was slight washed away at the sight of Eleanor. It also helped that Kamala was wearing her suit today so it gave her a bit more confidence.

She flashed a grin at Eleanor before walking up directly to Luma and Rhys. “Hi! I’m Kamala!” She said offering her hand for handshakes. “It’s so nice to meet you! Luma and Rhys, right?”

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[even_bigger_teeth]

The smile Eleanor gave back had layers: mostly of apology, but also of gratitude for the fact that Kamala almost never seemed to even hesitate to throw herself into a situation, and of...well, would anyone really expect her to see Kamala in that suit and not appreciate it?

Luma, meanwhile, noticed her approaching, of course, took in a deep breath that confirmed what she suspected, and then flashed her own grin at Eleanor: a toothy one that showed off the sharpness of her piranha-like teeth, especially as her attention shifted toward Kamala and the offered hand. She took it, and gripped it tight.

"Kamala," she said. "Hello. Eleanor's told us so much about you in her letters. And yes. I'm Luma, this is Rhys."

Rhys was just sort of standing there next to her, staring off into space and nothing in particular, until Luma cleared her throat a little and Eleanor, wincing, said, "Say hello to Kamala, Rhys," at which point he seemed to blink back into awareness and turn toward her with a smile and nodded.

"Hello, Kamala."

"Eleanor says this is where you work?" Luma asked, releasing Kamala's hand and giving another cursory glance

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[slothbabyproductions]

If the teeth or the grip was supposed to intimidate Kamala she showed no sign of it. After all it wasn’t like Luma was threatening to kill her or harm her. She did her best not to wince when she shook Luna’s hand though. She just continued to act as the perfect host.

“Yes, but I’m just an intern,” Kamala explained. “So I just do a lot of the small stuff around here. Are you guys hungry? You probably don’t care about the exhibits as that’s all super hero stuff. The food is good though!”

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[even_bigger_teeth]

"We're always hungry," Luma said, passing a cool glance back over to Eleanor, who met it with a somewhat withering look, but Luma was all sharp pointy smiles again when she looked back to Kamala. "And we don't get out much, so this little visit has been a real treat. Well, Rhys used to be more social, back when he was attending college himself, but that's not really an option at the moment. This all," she waved a hand around to indicate all the exhibits, "is so different than what we're used to, as well. Super hero stuff, you called it?"

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[ifwebeworthy]

Don wasn't associated with Stark Industries and wasn't the kind of doctor who might have understood any of this, but he did live here, and he felt like at least one of he and Thor should put in an appearance this weekend instead of hiding from their lack of guests burying their nose in a book that was probably another dead end the entire time. So here he was, politely examining the exhibits and occasionally shooting the gremlins a wary look. They were being too well-behaved. He didn't trust it.

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[slothbabyproductions]

“Hi Dr. Blake!” Kamala said with a friendly wave. “Can I get you anything?”

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[ifwebeworthy]

"Miss Khan, hi!" Don said back, giving her a friendly smile. "I'm good, thanks, but I'll let you know if I think of anything. It looks like you put in a lot of work here."

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[slothbabyproductions]

“Oh a lot of this was just queued up. I just had to coordinate it,” Kamala said modestly.

The real key was making sure Jeremy didn’t work in the kitchen today.

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[mustbevisiting]

Some mention Lydia had made of her friend Kamala being busy with a scientific exhibition today had pierced Georgiana's 'this tiny device has all the knowledge of humanity in it'-induced haze (probably it was the words 'scientific exhibition') and she had slipped off from her friends to find said exhibition, which was why there was a young lady in the height of Regency fashion now wandering around, inspecting each exhibit and reading or listening to any explanatory information provided with hawklike attention.

Even though she wasn't a hawk, of course. She was an owl.

Re: Mingle!

[slothbabyproductions]

“Hi! Welcome to Stark Industries!” Kamala said with a cheery greeting and not even phased by the outfit. “I’m Kamala. Can I help you with anything?”

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[mustbevisiting]

"Oh, Kamala!" Georgiana exclaimed. "I mean, Miss Khan? Forgive me, I feel as if I already know you from Lydia's letters, you see." She bobbed a neat little curtsey and explained, "I am Miss Georgiana Darcy. Lydia is my sister--you would say sister-in-law," she remembered Lydia explaining. "My brother Fitz married her sister Elizabeth."

She gestured to the exhibit and said, "This is all so fascinating, but so far beyond my understanding, I must admit. My main area of study is chemistry, of late, and, well." That was the chemistry of 1810. Kamala understood, yes?

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[slothbabyproductions]

“Oh, don’t let that worry you! I barely understand how any of this truly works. I can work on a phone or a computer but that's it,” Kamala said. “And I’m so happy Lydia had family come and visit! You know, Lydia was my big sibling when I got here and she was so helpful. She’s fantastic. I’m so lucky to have her as a friend.”

Food and Drinks!

[slothbabyproductions]

Yes, Kamala’s mother had taken it upon herself to ensure the food was coming out in perfect order. A mom is going to mom.

OOC

[slothbabyproductions]

Happy Parents Weekend to those who aren’t traumatized!