The short end of the stick

Titan was on a roof top of a warehouse within Hell's Kitchen, and it was clear he was not happy.  He was waiting for his new partner, Vixen.  A new recruit he was tasked with 

in going over patrol and the process with which they would report back to the Vindicator's HQ on Governor's Island.  

Titan was pacing, his true identity kept him in the boxing ring and he was always punctual.  He hated waiting and took it as insult to be kept waiting.  He was 30 going on 65 and that's just the way he was.  He had picked up the old habits of the men he trained with and it showed.  So for being 30, he was a grumpy old guy.  But he was built size changer.  He could grow and change density at will.  He was the tank of the bunch and he tool his role with the group very seriously.

Titan was in his vindicator's uniform, blue one piece that came up over his head with built in comms and a very large "T" on his chest with a smaller "V" on his left pectoral.

The suit was temperature control and he needed it right now as he was pacing.  Waiting...waiting on this new recruit...waiting on Vixen.

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The blonde girl was getting out of her night class at Gotham university and she had her uniform in her back pack but she wore her black leather thigh high boots.  There was a guy in there she wanted to get his attention but she found herself thinking of Titan.  For a guy close to her age, he was an old fart.  She needed to see if he was alive and the only she new how to do that was to see if she got a reaction out of him.

After her class she headed for the parking lot and she hid within the shadows to change into her new uniform.  Once she had it on she went to her bike and kicked it alive.  God how she loved the sound of her bike.  Feel the raw power between her legs and other places.  She looked at herself in the mirror and she thought - "Yeah, not bad, got some things to change but over it looks good."  She kicked the kick stand up and took off.

She made it to Hell's Kitchen in 25 minutes as she took a longer route to feel the air in her hair.  And she knew it would piss off Titan.  She smiled at that as the thought crossed her mind.  She didn't like the way he dismissed her on the last mission and she showed him a thing or two when the team went to the work out room at the HQ.

The work out room had your usual devices to work your body out but this was also fitted to workout there powers.  And for Vixen, she was incredibly strong and had inherited the shield from her uncle.  She had it repainted so no one would comment on the colors or the Star on it.

She pulled her bike into an ally and cut the engine.  She was in her purple one piece that looked more like a corset but she was pissed that she had to be completely covered.  But that was a requirement for getting involved.  She had to abide by the uniform.  She talked her way into letting the boots come into play once she showed Mercury, the groups speedster and de facto leader that they were like armor.

She hit the ladder of the fire escape and leaped up from floor to floor till she swung up on to the roof.  Very quietly and stealthy, she made her way to the meeting location - she saw Titan.  Pacing and pissed off that he was waiting for her.  She smiled, she didn't know why she liked getting him this way...she just did.  

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Titan walked back and forth...he stopped looked over the edge of the building and held his head and screamed!  "Agggghhh - why am I waiting on her, its been 45 minutes already"

Vixen snuck up behind him and started miming him as he was holding his head.  Titan pounded his fist into his hand and Vixen did the same thing behind him.  She let it really hit her hand and the sound startled Titan who was so close to the edge, he stumbled off and caught himself with his hands.  Vixen hurried over the edge and held out her hand.

Titan looked at it and his eyes went wide then his face went into a scowl.  Clearly taking it as an insult.  

"I can manage thank you", he said pushing her hand away.

"I can clearly see.  You startle like and old lady.  So tell me, do you eat dinner at 4:30pm at the Sizzler, too?"  She said as he hoisted himself up and over.  

He was a foot taller than her and when he approached her. He was letting his anger get to him and he let himself get bigger than he actually was.  Vixen liked it, she liked that she got this reaction out of him.  She said, "you know what I like about you Titan?  You are so wide, you got these broad shoulders... that I can just get my hands on and...squeeze"

And she reached her arms on and patted his shoulders. "Man she has a grip!"  He thought.  But looked at her, like really looked at her and her long blonde hair flowed in the wind and the purple of he outfit helped bring out the blue eyes that sparkled when he looked at her.  

"Uh...uh...Can we please get to work.  I would also appreciate if you were punctual.  We are a team, T-E-A-M and if you don't come at a certain time that we arrange, how do I know if you aren't in trouble or if you need help..."  He looked concern and she just liked the look on his face.  He saw the twinkle in her eye and he turned away.  He thought this might be it but he couldn't let his feelings get in the way of training her.

"Look can we be serious here?"  And she mimed him again.

"Look I was assigned to train you, me I pulled the short end of the stick here. And I need to make sure you understand that this isn't training you on your powers, this is training on how to be part of a team"

She stopped the miming that she knew got to him and she just said, "blah blah blah blah"

"You, Mercury and that Chrome guy are all alike"  She sat on the ledge and of the building and said, "OK, OK...what do we have to go over tonight"

Titan came over and held out his hand and she took it and helped her up.  And through his uniform, he could feel the flesh of her hand.  She was built and she was beautiful and he didn't want it affecting him.  Vixen felt the way he was holding her hand and then squeezed it.  

He felt pain as she was much stronger than him.  "Bit tight" he said through gritted teeth.

She eased up and smiled.  "So come on, show me how to be a team member..." 

He smiled, "OK meet me at the other end of Hell's Kitchen and Mercury is timing us.  We have to get there seperatelty but arrive in time to attack a robbery that was supposed to take place - 45 minutes ago.  Its a set up so he has been holding them off for us."

She smiled and said, "OK see you there" and she went skipping over the roof and over the edge.  He just stood there, watching her hair bounce as she skipped and watched her dive off the roof with ease.  He took in a breath of air and could smell her.  

Mercury's voice came over the comm link, "Uh Titan do you want to get moving or you going to keep watching after Vixen"

Titan smacked his head, "Im on my way and I was not watching after Vixen!"

Vixen's voice came over the comm link - "Aww, someone likes me"

Titan grimaced once more thinking this one was going to be trouble.  And then headed his own way, wondering how he drew the short end of the stick with this one.