Can We Build It? Yes We Can! ...Hopefully.

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Who: Pepper Potts and her Super Secret Boyband AKA Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Billy Kaplan, and Teddy Altman. Also anyone who wanders by and wants to comment?
What: Building an art gallery
When: August 11 thru whenever they finish. No later than the 16th.
Where: The open space to the left of CH 4/across from House 39
Summary: So Pepper suckered some people into manual labor. These are the results.
Rating: PG-13, maybe, if someone hits their thumb with a hammer and says bad things.

[She can't hide it; Pepper is ecstatic to take this major step in the art gallery project. The construction marks the point where the idea shifts into reality, and this time? She's responsible for much more than 12% of the baby.

Of course, the good cheer will probably turn into frustration as the building goes on, but what can she do? Other than try to supervise. And yes, Tony, that is Pepper's job, so no attempting to use it as an excuse to slack off. Also part of Pepper's job is providing drinks and food for everyone involved, and making sure there are no major injuries, so expect refreshments and first aid kits on site. And when she's not tending to anyone else's needs or watching Steve and Tony at work for reasons, Pepper might even jump into the fray, attempting a bit of building herself--success remaining to be seen.]


[ooc: tag around, do whatever. :Db]

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[neversurrender]

[For Steve, it felt good to be contributing to something. Here he had no war to fight in, no SHIELD to deal with, and no world to save. Well, in this case there's no immediate saving needed anyways. But he's never been the kind of guy to just sit around and revel in doing nothing.

So he is only too happy to be here helping build Pepper's gallery. Because he's one of two in this group to have a type of super strength, you can usually find him doing a lot of the heavy lifting; moving and holding up beams and supports. Anything that needs above average strength, Steve is the guy to do it.

[halfnhalf]

[Teddy arrives hand in hand with Billy, and the two make a beeline to Pepper to see what all needs to be done, and what their individual roles are. There will be other pleasantries, of course, as well as greeting anyone else who's there.

Later when they separate, Teddy gets to work. He's the second of the two to have super strength, so he's doing a lot of the heavy lifting with ease, resting a beam on his shoulders or holding one in place while someone hammers away at it. If anyone needs above average strength and... well, hasn't called on Steve for reasons Teddy cannot fathom, then he's the guy for you.

It feels good to be contributing. He's a Young Avenger, he likes to give back to the community and help whoever needs it.]

[selfhelp]

[The downside of having magic for a special power is that when it comes to building and heavy lifting, he's pretty useless. It's not like he has noodle-arms or anything - he still works out - but compared to a suit of armor and two guys with super-strength, someone his size just sort of gets in the way half the time. His magic can do a lot of filling-in-the-blanks, but he can't poof an entire building into existence.

As a result, Billy's taken to running errands for the group while he waits for the main structure to be built- flying up above to give them a bird's-eye view of the work-in-progress, offering advice for how level the walls are, moving materials, and fetching drinks. He'd tried helping with the actual construction a couple of times, but that had resulted in either broken materials or sore fingers, and he'd crept back to the sidelines again. A handy-man he definitely is not.

Once the main structure is put together, however, it's his turn to shine. He'll happily get right in the action, reinforcing the walls with enchantments, manifesting display cases, helping with the decor, moving furniture. His magic is versatile enough that he can do basically whatever job is required inside the building. You know. Once there is one.]

[alloys]

[Yeah, he's here, too. As a much as he'd like to be the one of the porch drinking lemonade after "delegating" to the others, he's ended up part of the construction crew as well.

Along with two super-strength people and one magician. That makes him the normal one. He doesn't like being the normal one.]

So fine, he'll help out, even willingly, but don't expect him to be all sunshine about it. He gets a feeling he'll be getting the 12% this time, anyway.]

[touchofrogue]

[Rogue caught wind of this little project and roped Logan into helping citing a variety of reasons. Solidarity. Good will. Boredom.

...she probably had the most luck with the last one. They had a enough experience rebuilding the X-Mansion in order

So she showed up, dressed for work, with a used tool belt slung over her hips. Her hair was pulled up into three little ponytails in order get it off her neck, her make-up was light and natural except for what was still very red lipstick.]

So who's got the blueprints to this thing?

[touchofrogue]

Hey, Billy!

[Rogue glanced up from where she was hammering in the frame, and wiped some sweat off her forehead.]

Could I get some more nails?

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That would be me! [Always glad for extra help, Pepper smiles as she makes her way over. Like Rogue, she's come prepared to work, and the casual outfit she wears definitely contrasts with her typical business attire.]

Hey. Thank you. [Pepper leads Rogue over to a table where the plans are laid out, along with sketches of the final design.]

This is it. Nothing too complicated, I think.

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[Oh Tony, don't be a grouch. Even if he's the normal one, he's making Pepper incredibly happy by doing this. Which shows in how she smiles when she brings over two bottles of water.]

Ready for a break? [She holds out a bottle to him, keeping the other for herself.]

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[Pepper's in much the same boat as Billy; although she tries, she doesn't have strength or skill to match the others involved. She ends up on the sidelines pretty often, giving her the opportunity to watch the others at work.]

Hey. How's your hand? [Pepper had seen one of Billy's attempts at tool-using. It hadn't been pretty. She's got a clipboard, and is jotting down notes even as she asks.]

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[Pepper waves to Teddy and Billy when they get there. She's got a table set up with plans and sketches laid out, so people can see the ultimate design she's got in mind. There's also a list of tasks, although when it comes to actual assignments Pepper's winging it a bit. She wants to get an idea of everyone's ability--not just their superpowers, but any actual construction experience they might have.]

Good morning. Ready to get started?

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[Pepper kneels next to the perpendicular line of a stud and a plate, hammering nails into the wood to secure the two pieces together. Her technique isn't quite perfect: most of her blows are closer to taps, and she's holding the hammer high on the handle. But she is getting the nails solidly in place, at least? And without hitting herself with the hammer, which is always a plus.

When Steve comes by with another stud, she looks up at him.] Oh, hey. There are marks where the studs go. [Which Steve probably already knows, but Pepper still says it anyway.]

[touchofrogue]

[Rogue takes the blueprints and spreads them out.]

Hey, no problem.

[She frowns a little in concentration, looking at the blueprints.]

You have all the materials for this here? That much wood and tile ain't exactly laying around.

[alloys]

[Well, he gets a kick out of making her smile. But he gets a kick out of teasing her as well, so she'll get a dose of both. He takes the water bottle and unscrews the cap.]

Of course, warden. How's the old chain gang looking so far? Is this work up to par?

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[If Tony needs to vent by teasing her, Pepper doesn't mind. She's in a good mood.]

So far so good, I think. Everyone's behaving, and the work is definitely beyond par. [Pepper opens her water, taking a quick drink.] I don't think I could ask for better, honestly.

Oh, but that doesn't let you keep up the prison metaphor, does it? [She thinks about it for a second, then gives Tony a grin.] I could always get a pair of handcuffs to threaten you with.

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[Pepper nods, motioning to the piles of both nearby.] The tile was actually in the Item Shop. I've been collecting pretty much since I got the idea. But I got lucky on the wood; the last experiment inspired a number of people to try their hand at tree chopping.

[Which, if Rogue had heard the rumors, she'd understand why.]

[neversurrender]

[He did know, but still he nods easily and crouched down to the closest marked spot to put the stud in its place. And he also happens to notice Pepper's technique. While not bad, it could use a few pointers.]

Hey, do you need a hand with that?

[selfhelp]

I'm on it!

[A job! A job that involves more than drink delivery! He's probably more pleased than any sensible person ought to be, but he really hates feeling useless. After a moment of sifting through the material pile, he hurries over with a box, offering it out to her.]

These, right? Man, you guys are really flying through them.

[selfhelp]

[Billy glances up from his seat on a nearby tree stump, sucking absently on the tip of his thumb. He draws it back to look- it's a fascinating mixture of colours now with signs that it's going to get worse before long.]

...Well, it hasn't fallen off yet, so I'm going to assume that means it'll be alright.

I've lost count of our threads by now kukki...

[selfhelp]

[Boredom does things to a person; waiting around and doing very little except watching has not helped, particularly when certain people on the construction team are downright distracting. He's spent enough time staring by now that it's occurred to him that he might end up catching their attention with no excuse for it, so he did the only sensible thing someone like him could do: he pulls out his sketchbook and gets to work.

Well, are they building an art gallery or not? Might as well create some exhibits. Even as he sketches, though, something isn't quite right...

His gaze zeroes in on Teddy. Ah, that's the problem.]

Hey, T! Feel like being a model on top of a gruntman?

[Aaaand maybe sex has bumped his shamelessness up a notch. Whoops.]

[selfhelp]

[Much as he'd like to be working directly alongside the strongmen, Billy the magic twig is pretty useless with physical labour. Errands are the name of his game today, and after spending a little two much time watching his favourite blonds carry the materials around, he opts to get more involved rather than sit and stare like a creeping fanboy. ...Even if that's kind of what he is.

So when it starts to get extra hot, he heads over to Steve with a water bottle, offering it out with a smile.]

Special delivery! You look hot. [....] I mean, it is. Hot.

[W O W]

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[Pepper hesitates when Steve asks if she needs help; she thinks she's been doing pretty well, and Steve could just be asking to be nice. But still...]

I don't know. [She grins over at him.] Do I?

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[Pepper winces at the motley skin.] Uh huh. Maybe you should go to the clinic, just to be sure.

[Sorry Billy. Pepper is not convinced by your clearly expert medical opinion.]

[selfhelp]

[Silly Pepper, she needs to learn that teenagers are stubborn folk.]

And miss the party? No way. I'll just ice it later, it's fine.

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[Silly Billy; did he forget who Pepper herds around for a living?]

Or you can grab some ice from the cooler and use it now. I'm sure Teddy will agree with me, if you need convincing.

[In other words? Do it or she'll tell.]

[touchofrogue]

Gotta get the frame in place before we haul it up. I admit I'd feel better about this if we had cement.

[She sat back on her haunches and held out a hand to inspect the nails he brought over and nods in approval.]

Or a nail gun. A nail gun would be great right about now.