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itmeanstruth ([personal profile] itmeanstruth) wrote in [community profile] nexus_crossings2023-06-19 12:14 pm

He’d trained for Total Victory. Not necessarily for what comes after.

Those that ventured out to Minoru’s world to watch this year’s American Ninja Warrior Finals live and in person, knew exactly why the resident hospital orderly had been on freerunning across Cloud 9 since he got back. Those who couldn’t make it out there might have caught an interdimensional replay on TV. The twins had already seen it playing on one of the many screens in The Angel’s Retreat.

To those who hadn’t, though, Minoru’s question was entirely hypothetical, an innocuous kind of thing lots of people chatted about after a long week at work. And perhaps that was for the best.

“Okay, so… if you suddenly had a million dollars, what would you do with it?”
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[personal profile] stark_ravingmad 2023-06-19 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Save it and then before you know it you'll have one billion dollars."

Tony believed in holding onto the first million and then building on that to grow that profit into something bigger. Hey, a million dollars was a starting point, right? Or, depending on your circumstances, it could be a ton load of money for someone who's not used to money.

"Mind if I ask how you got a million dollars, kid?"

Wasn't this Ziggy's cuddle boyfriend?
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[personal profile] stark_ravingmad 2023-06-20 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"You're starting to sound like Parker. Nothing bad, Mr. Stark. It's cute. American Ninja Warrior, huh? Those challenges are damn tough and I've watched a couple of episodes now and then. You won? That's cool, kid. Really cool. No mean feat to put yourself through that."

Tony was genuinely pleased and surprised that Minoru made it all the way through the gruelling course. How many had won it? He had no idea. Was Minoru part spider? Hence the agility.

"I bet Ziggy is pleased you won---not to mention your twin bro. Oh, just so I don't forget----I am still wanting to get back to Isamu over that call. The one he spoke to me over at the workshop via FRIDAY. I've just been tied up with work, you know the deal. He sounded excited to come visit so yeah---tell him he's more than welcome to come on over."

Tony was a workaholic and he knew it.
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[personal profile] melove_cookies 2023-06-19 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Cookie knows how to count! Only up to ten though so a million dollars might be beyond his fuzzy brain. Minoru though! Cookie's friend.

"A mee-lion dollars? Dat a lot? Cookie can't count more dan ten so----ummmm.....Min-oru got lots of moneys?"

The blue monster now staring.

"Me buys de biggest COOKIE IN DEH WORLD!"

Of course.
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[personal profile] delphicbooksandbaubles 2023-06-19 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Aal coughs half bemused half wry in the way of..a wee bit surprised by the sudden question but also like..You want a list friend?

She coughs again at the thought in lieu of a full chuckle. "Well, besides taking care of some immediate things, invest some in several things and places, and fund a few pet projects." Not just her own either.
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[personal profile] delphicbooksandbaubles 2023-06-20 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Aal chuckles warmly at the enthusiasm.

"Well a haha, ahem for starters." She murmurs and looks thoughtful before scooting closer with her own chair to chill with her friend. At least for the moment whilst she had one or two to spare.

"Mayhaps..a spot for healers like we had back in the day.."She muses half wistful. "A ranch might be nice.. A Nest egg for the kidlings when they're older." She murmurs with a wee sigh as she glances toward the clouds for a few moments.

"Hmm, and well we've been looking for a stable way tween the realms of our new erm spot and home one for a long time now." Her eyes soften. "Coummuaction is more spotty than I like." Even if others had mixed feelings about various things.

She knew the new world Dark Curses keep transporting them between was not a permanent place leastwise for her and her pack..Even if the others didn't wish to see or feel it yet. And also all those memories spells and curses could not be good for everyone in the long run. She shudders a little at the thought. Everything had a price, espically Magic.


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[personal profile] delphicbooksandbaubles 2023-06-23 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Aal nods warmly, "Aye and horses and such." She murmurs with a half-dreamy wee smile.

Before clearing her throat. "Ah, something like that.." She murmurs.

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[personal profile] erivryoneslilsis 2023-06-20 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know...that's a lot." There is a little girl near you Minoru, twiddling her fingers as she thinks very deeply about the question. "I guess, give it to the school I live at? They always give me everything I need, so...they should get money to better help the students and heroes who work there."
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[personal profile] erivryoneslilsis 2023-06-20 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Eri nods, humming before looking back up at the man. "M-maybe I'd spend some on apples and candy apples. Though I gotta be careful because that's a lot of sugar."

She tilts her head. "Did you win a million dollars, Mister?"
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[personal profile] erivryoneslilsis 2023-06-20 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh! I could!...though the students and me aren't classmates yet. I just live there because it's safe for me there." Eri's...not got a good grasp on secrets yet. What she shouldn't talk about and what she should, that kind of thing.

"I've seen that! Well, the reruns from when it was in Japan! Shota-san says that a lot of the school's training courses have a lot of similarities." Still she holds up her hands, welcoming him to give her a high five if he wants whiles she speaks. "Congratulations! Keep up the good work, mister!"

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[personal profile] tielle_mortevus 2023-06-21 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
She pondered the question for a moment before giving a slight shrug.

"Truth be told, I've always been pretty well off... Perhaps I'd use it to travel. I've always enjoyed learning about people, how they think, cultural views and the like. Either that or maybe I'd buy a nice place out in the woods here in the Nexus, something a little more like back home..."

She sighed, giving him a smile.

"I hope you weren't expecting something a bit more exciting from this old bat."
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[personal profile] tielle_mortevus 2023-06-21 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"After living for so many years, one needs a little unpredictability to keep things from getting dull, that's certainly for sure. It's honestly part of why I keep coming back here, there's always something new to see and experience, good or bad."

She thought for a moment, giving him a bit of a knowing look.

"...you wouldn't happen to be fishing for ideas on what to do with some unexpected windfall would you?"
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[personal profile] tielle_mortevus 2023-06-22 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
She smiled giving him a nod. She had almost forgot that's what he had been training for, though he was pretty skilled when they had that friendly race a while back.

"Well there's no need to rush. For now just enjoy the moment, celebrate, and let the rest fall into place with due time. Just make sure to keep your priorities straight and take care of what's important."
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[personal profile] oprorsk_sode 2023-06-27 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Mikkel had seen the performance in real life and was still startled by it. He and Fredrik had been talking about what it might take to do what Minoru had. While Mikkel was strong and light footed from dancing that wasn't exactly the same as what Minoru pulled off.

Either way, he's glad to bump into Minoru. Though their conversations often turn embarrassing, for both of them, the Dane values Minoru's advice and is glad for an opportunity to maybe return it.

"I talked to a financial advisor and they gave me a lot of ideas but... a lot of things seems to be better than just one." That was what the young Dane had taken away from it. Being in LA and his profession meant he was making more than he was used to and it sometimes felt like a million dollars even if it was only a thousand.
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[personal profile] oprorsk_sode 2023-06-28 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
The exclamation of his name got Minoru a hug when the Dane was close enough. Truth was that everyone had become very busy with their own projects, work, and integrating some newer people into the group.

"Rekker sent me." Mikkel shrugged, "I didn't know anything about banks or anything."

Mikkel knew a bit about the stress of money. He had been without most things before coming to the US, then the abundance hit and he didn't know what to do with himself. "You have a lot more than I can imagine."

Sure, he had grown up in a very wealthy family but hadn't reaped the rewards of it, nor had he been around with Rik when he started making it big. Mikkel had floundered a lot when he started making a lot of money dancing.

"Rekker said to make sure when you pick one that they don't try to take your money because you don't know things."

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