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[i-brained-clor.livejournal.com]

Herc looks a bit worse for wear when he steps into the bar today.

He's wearing a pair of black pants and white boots. And nothing else.

He looks like he'd recently been on fire. Because... he was.

He also looks slightly grumpypants about it. Even though her gets his note from Dinah at the bar, he is still grumpypantsy.

Stupid Ares. Stupid hydra venom. Stupid SHIELD.

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[redcatalina.livejournal.com]

The Lion of Olympus is being mildly stared at by a lady Pirate.

Because really, shirtless men are sorta-rare in her time... and none of them are, well, Hercules.

Come to think of it, all things considered, it might be more mild ogling than staring.

[i-brained-clor.livejournal.com]

Hercules recently was standing buck naked in front of Black Widow. Though she was the one who gave him pants. Oglement... or whatever the right word, is a state of life.

He gives a mighty smile, however, to the woman. Grumpypants or not.

[redcatalina.livejournal.com]

Caught staring, the merciless lady Pirate reacts!

Blushing a rather deep shade of crimson, and looking down.

[i-brained-clor.livejournal.com]

Herc gives a little chuckle, and makes his way over.

"I hope that I didst not embarass you, fair maiden."

[redcatalina.livejournal.com]

The blush goes a deeper shade of crimson at his words. One might wonder why.

"Ah... not your fault, really." The strange manners of other people still make Cat feel lost, embarassed and out of place. The life of a pirate is so much simpler...

[i-brained-clor.livejournal.com]

"I am Hercules, son of Zeus!" Herc says. "I apologize that I do seem to smell lightly of fried chicken."

[redcatalina.livejournal.com]

"Hercules? The one who performed the Twelve Labours, showing both strenght, cunning and skill unmatched by any mortal?" Now she startles, a demigod in person?

"Oh god..." Milliways seems a good place to have your notions of the universe shaken.

[dr-sarcasm.livejournal.com]

"I know it's hot out there, but at last check, spontaneous combustion is pretty rare."

Ton has a hard time telling when someone's had a rough day. And certainly no one has such a rough day they can't be SNARKED at... right?

[i-brained-clor.livejournal.com]

"Twas a mighty fire!" Herc says. "My friend the Black Widow didst set me on fire to cure my poisons!"

[dr-sarcasm.livejournal.com]

...............

"We have antidotes for that sort of thing, you know. Fire usually seems to cause more damage, not less."

Apparently he learned something in medical school.

[i-brained-clor.livejournal.com]

"Twas the poison of the mighty Hydra," Herc says. "No mortal antidote couldst quell it's vile effects."

[dr-sarcasm.livejournal.com]

Frown. "The mighty whatta?"

[i-brained-clor.livejournal.com]

"Hydra. The great many-headed beast of legend!" Herc says.

[52-dropoff.livejournal.com]

Charlie, reading a book and taking in a very light breakfast - green tea and half a grapefruit - takes note of the shirtless and slightly singed man. He nods hello.

[i-brained-clor.livejournal.com]

Herc nods back. "Tis not my usual attire," he remarks.

[52-dropoff.livejournal.com]

"Can I ask what happened? That you were in a fire?" As always, he's curious.

[i-brained-clor.livejournal.com]

"Tis the truth," Herc says. "Though it was the fire that didst help me, not hurt me. Much."

[52-dropoff.livejournal.com]

"Metahuman?" The physique is right. He can't account for the old fashioned English, though.

[i-brained-clor.livejournal.com]

"I am Hercules, demigod of Olympus," Herc says.

[ever_lovin]

"An' here I thought I was havin' a bad day," Ben says. "Ya need a beer or some lotion?"

[i-brained-clor.livejournal.com]

"I wouldst care for a beer, Benjamin Grimm," Herc says. "My skin shall heal in due course."

[ever_lovin]

"Can I have a pony keg here for Herc?" Ben says to Bar and then turns back to face Hercules. "Ya look like ya could use a bit more than a glass 'r mug."

[i-brained-clor.livejournal.com]

"Thou art quite generous," Herc says. "Tis the work of my brother, my current wounds."

[ever_lovin]

Ben knows that Herc is going to need to talk about himself for a bit so he says, "What happened? Hot foot gone awry?"

[i-brained-clor.livejournal.com]

"He didst poison me with the venom of the hydra," Herc says. "He should not be in the employ of SHIELD."