Frozen Fire (Genevieve Montreal only)

Phoenix had been contacted by a women Ice Princess. Apparently she was interested in being a Talon. Phoenix instructed her to meet with him around midnight at a warehouse he renovated, and turned into his personal gym. It was 11:00 and he knew he had an hour so he took the time to let off some steam.

He removed his jacket, and shirt, leaving his well defined body exposed. He left his mask on, incase he didn't notice her when she walked in. He square up on front of the punching bag, and started swinging at it. After a while he started talking out loud, about the things that frustrated him in his life. "They all underestimate you" He hit the bag. "You need to be stronger." he hit it harder. "You need to prove them wrong!" he hit the bag even harder. He followed up with a round house kick and ended up tearing the bag in half. "Shit!" Phoenix said as the sand poured out onto the floor. He went and picked up another punching bag, and hung it up. "Time for some power practice."

Phoenix stood in front of three dummies all pointing guns at him. He looked at them and jumped into the air making almost a whip of fire. He latched it around one of the guns, and pulled it out of the dummies hand. Once he landed he used to momentum of the gun to knock another one out. Finally, he ducked low and put his left leg u, kicking a blast a fire, knocking over the last dummy. He had lost track of time and now it was 12:05. He started doing some push ups, then he heard the foot steps behind him and stood up, to face the potential recruit, forgetting he wasn't properly dressed.

It had been quite sometime since Genevieve was on the scene and she was looking for a little bit more spice to her life. LA was nice, but she needed some change. The young lady gave a call to her parents letting them know that she was going to fly off to the city of New York, they wished her the best and after a week or so of packing and certain arrangements she was off. When she arrived at New York her parents had arrived a transport for her. There was a man in a suit holding a sign that read "Miss Montreal". She gave a small smirk and greeted the chauffeur. Within the hour she had arrived at her new apartment in the heart of New York, and before she had even finished unpacking she caught wind of a hero organization. She wasted no time finding and contacting their leader and waited anxiously for his response. The man's name was Phoenix, but she knew very little of the man, was he old? Young? What kind of abilities did he have? Far too many questions and she would just have to wait. All the while she tore through her unboxed wardrobe looking for something to wear.
A small time later, while she was still shifting through her clothes, there was a knock on her door and a letter slipped through the underneath her door. She quickly ran over to the door and opened the letter, it was from Phoenix. He wanted her to meet him at this warehouse in New York. Gena began jumping around her room like a school girl because she was so excited. There was one dress she had kept in a plastic bag, in a garment bag, locked in her closet... And it was perfect.
The day came faster than she had thought and Gena had prepared for everything. Leaving right on time she followed the directions, and came up to the warehouse. She could see it off in the distance and the path way to it was too narrow for her car. She drove a white Mercedes Benz S65AMG, her plates reading LUVMUM. Stepping out of her car, she had on a cocaine white dress that came down just over her knees, silver jewelry, matching white heels with a sparkling silver sole. Gena also carried a white clutch with silver accents that carried some makeup, her cellphone and a tiny handgun, just in case. Walking over, her heels clicked against the pavement. She kept her pace slow because she did not want any dirt of any sort splashing up onto her dress. She approached the entrance and did not see anyone at first but as she got closer there was a man on the floor doing push-ups. From this, Gena already got an idea of what this guy was about. She held onto her clutch purse nervously as she approached the young man who had just got up from his work out.
"Hello there, I am Genevieve Montreal. I contacted you about joining your organization? I was told to meet here..."
She started off in a strong tone despite her appearance and trailed off into more of a question. This location was kind of odd, it was a well put together warehouse but she saw a lot of workout equipment. Gena started to feel like she was overdressed to this event. Why did he want to meet here? Why not over dinner...? It mattered not right now, she was here and wanted to get this meeting started.

"Yes, you miss be Ice Princess." he said with a simile and his eyes brightened up. Phoenix realized right away how stunning this woman was. "I know the place isn't much, but it's mine, and I like to train here." he said scratching the back of his head. Phoenix walked over to a dressed where he kept spare clothes, and picked out a white button up shirt, black vest, and a red tie. He put on his tank top, took of his mask, and put on sunglasses, then dressed himself quickly while still talking to the woman. "I bet you're wondering why here? Well I have reservations for us tonight at a new restaurant in the city to discuss philosophy, but here we can see how your powers work."

Phoenix looked the young lady up and down, at first glance she didn't come across as a hero, but who was he to judge? For all he knew she was the most powerful hero out there. He was never one to judge a book by it's cover.
"So first I have to ask, what makes you want to be a Talon? Why come from LA to New York to join us?"
As he lead the women to the back of the gym, he started setting up dummies in different positions whille talking over his shoulder to her.
"Ok the point of this exercise is to take out all 3 dummies silently. Let's see how you do" he said encouraging her with a smile. Phoenix stood behind the girl as she prepared for what she was going to do.
"I get a good vibe from her" Phoenix said to himself. "Let's see what she can do."

Gena was almost over joyed at hearing that they were going to dinner, her outfit would not be wasted! Gena followed the man towards the back of his warehouse where he started to set up some dummies so that he could see her powers. While setting them up he asked why she wanted to be a Talon and why she came to New York.
"Well, LA was nice. I did enjoy the weather and the scene while I was there. But I wanted to do a little more. New York City seemed like a good start and you guys were all the buzz on the streets. Kind of the buzz, I had to do a little digging to contact you. But that's no matter. Being part of a team like this has always been a littler personal dream of mine, that's all" she said with a little smirk. "Also, you can just call me Princess. I feel like Ice Princess is more of a title than a heroine name. Doesn't really flow off the tongue. Ya know?"
Following, he said that all she had to do was take out these three dummies silently. She walked over so that she was in front of the three, but still some distance away. Gena crouched down and gently placed her hand bag on the ground, stood up and held her hands up at eye level. Three ice daggers materialized, one in each of her hands and a third floating in the middle. Gena flicked her wrists forward and sent the three daggers into the chests of the dummies. She folded her hands in front of her and turned to Phoenix.
"Was that okay?"

Phoenix smiled as Princess took out the dummies quickly, and silently. "Well that was pretty cool." he said with a smile and raised eyebrow. He walked up to the dummies and examined how deep and lethal the attacks were. To his surprise they were actually deep in their, and very sharp. He was impressed to say the least. "I can totally see where your coming from with the while personal dream thing." Phoenix said as he turned to face her. "Ever since I found out I had these powers I wanted to put together a team of other super humans to keep peace. I'm originally from Massachusetts, but I go to college here in NYC. I figured why not start up the team here?"

"Anyways, I see you have good control over your power, that makes things easier" he said laughing a little. He walked to the table and picked up his keys. "Well I see your're dressed to impress. How about we go talk about this further over some food? We can take my mustang." Phoenix walked out the front door and held it for the lady, locking it once they were both out. Next he pressed a button on his keychain, and a garage door opened. Inside was a black and red 1967 Mustang FastBack. It was originally his dads' however it was given to him once he made it into college. It wasn't to often he found himself driving it, but when he did he remembered why he wanted the car for so long. Phoenix opened the car door for Princess, and then walked around to the drivers side and started the car. He waited for her to get adjusted and then he started the car and off they went. "So tell me more about yourself, Princess." he said looking over to her at a red light.

Gena had a smile on her face when she got Phoenix's approval.
"Oh that's cool. I can image that might be hard juggling hero and school work." she said crouching and picking her purse back up.
"Oohh, you drive a Mustang?" Gena said with a little bit of interest.
She followed him outside and he pressed a button on his keychain opening up a garage. The car was older, but it was nicely taken care of. Phoenix walked over and opened the door for her and she climbed in. At the first stop light, he wanted to know a little bit more about her.
"Hmm, well I was born out in California. My parents live in Beverly Hills, Mommy's a doctor and Daddy's a lawyer. After I graduated high school I went down to Antarctica to train. My father had found someone with similar abilities as mine and this man had helped me out greatly. After I got back I figured that I would share my gift with the world and help out as many people as I could. However, I did not get very far on my own. So that's what brings me here!" she said in a bright tone as the lights flew past them during the night drive.
"So then Mr. Phoenix, I do like your car. I drive a pretty fast one myself!" Gena said with a cute smirk.
"But do tell me about yourself! I feel like I should know a little bit too if I'm going to be working for you now."
Gena got a good vibe from this guy and felt like she could talk comfortably around him. In some situations she's shy but this man had a very honest and open personality. Things were looking up!

"Mr.Phoenix, huh?" he laughed at her formality, he was flattered. He looked at her and smiled. 'You asked for it. So basically, I'm can control fire. I also have super strength and speed. Though at first glance you might not be able to tell. I take what I do very seriously, so I usually use that to motivate myself. I come from Mass like I said earlier. and my parents are just two regular people. Dad's a painter, mom's a nurse. I never really had anyone to instruct me on my powers so I kinda just winged it for a while. I worked day and night for months to train myself. I started the Talons to make sure I could keep the innocent safe. Also, it doesn't hurt that I get to meet beautiful women like yourself." He said with a wink and a grin. "Don't worry I'm harmless." he said incase she got the wrong idea.

They approached the restaurant and Phoenix parked, got out, and locked his door. He waited for Princess, and off to dinner he went. He approached the front door of the place, and held it for his "date". Once inside, he walked up to the waitress.
"I have reservations tonight ma'am." he said kindly while taking off his sunglasses.
"Sure can I get the name sir?" the young waitress asked.
"Pettiglio" he said with a smile.
"Right this way Sir." They got to the table and sat down. Phoenix folded his napkin over his lap.
"So, here we are. Anyways, I liked what I saw from you back at the warehouse. I feel with your personality, and powers you're fit for the job. Of course, I still have some questions for you, if you don't mind?"

Genevieve listened carefully to the man's description of himself. Fire manipulators were quite the interesting bunch, she did wonder if his temper was as hot as his element. Gena chuckled to herself at this thought. He made a comment about his work allowing him to meet beautiful women. She showed no reaction whatsoever to this and continued to watch the lights pass by as they drove. If the only reason for her being allowed into this organization was for her looks, she would have the whole operation disbanded even if she had to do it herself. Two things that Genevieve could not tolerate is impertinence and ignorance.
They arrived at the restaurant shortly after their conversation, she figured she'd keep an eye on him for a little entertainment. From what he has displayed so far she would find it most interesting how he would react in a higher class environment, and so far it was kind of disappointing. First, Phoenix parked his own car. Should of had it valeted. Second, he got out and locked his door and waited for her to get it. He had not opened the door for her, seemed like chivalry was dying fast here. Gena pushed the door opened figuring she would make a statement of her own. One leg followed the other as she stepped out of the car and slowly stood up locking the door on her way out and followed him, at least he had held the door open.
Last name Pettiglio. Another little bit of information she keep in mind as they walked over to their table. Phoenix sat down without pulling out the chair for her. Gena gave a little smirk as she sat down herself and placed the napkin on her lap. He asked if it was okay to ask her a few more questions after they sat.
"You may ask me whatever you please..." she said taking a sip of her water.

Phoenix had just realized how much of a goof he was. Where were his manors? He was so in thought on his questions to ask the new recruit he forgot she was a beautiful young women. He felt like curling under the table. "Still time to save yourself you idiot." he thought to himself. "So Princess. I am curious how you discovered us? Has news of our work spread to California already? Secondly, what does being part of the team mean to you? Lastly, how does a pretty girl such as yourelf get through New York without being harassed by every guy on the way here?" His last question showing a smile and trying to lighten the mood a bit. What he lacked in his chivalry at the start, he would make up for now. a

Genevieve listened to his questions carefully and took a sip on her water before answering.
"I was looking for a change of scenery honestly, so I moved from LA to New York before I had heard of you. To be honest I am not even finished unpacking. The place is a mess." she said rolling her eyes thinking about all the work she still had to do.
"I would be honored to be part of your team, as for what would it mean... Hmmm." she thought for a short moment.
"I would say it would mean the start of something great. I've always liked helping people and I believe that being part of this organization I would only be able to do more of that, which I think would be awesome! She said taking another drink of water. Gena had heard his last question, but chose to ignore it. This was an interview, not a date.
"Now after our dinner here will that conclude the interview? Or are there other 'tests' you would care to subject me to. To be honest I do not see how you can judge anyone's abilities by them taking out a few straw dummies." Gena picked up her menu and began flipping through.
"Also, for admittance, hoping I make the cut, will I know right away or will there be a period of waiting while you run it over with fellow team members...?"
She paused for a moment waiting for his answers but could see that he was in a bit of a daze staring at 'something' else. Gena put her menu down with a bit of a slap, she also froze his class of water with the slightest look, just to refocus his attention.
"I am ready to order..."

Phoenix smiled once more at the girls drive. If there was one thing he liked to see in recruits, it was the same fire that he had inside him. "After dinner I was thinking we go back to the warehouse and see a little more of what you can do. I was impressed by how easy you made it look earlier. I'd like to see what else you can throw at New York's finest villains."
He looked down at his watch, it was 10:00. His attention was grabbed again when she made the glass of water freeze over. Phoenix picked it up, and created a small fire around his hand. They were in the back of the restaurant, so no one could see. Slowly the ice melted back into his water, and the fire subsided. "As for making the cut, I wouldn't worry too much. You really seem to have your head on straight, and I think you'd be a fine addition to The Talons. I can't give you an answer right now, but lets just say you've made a great impression."

"I'm ready to order too" he said as he put down the menu. The waiter came over and started to talk to them.
"Good evening, my name is John. Tonight i'l be serving you. Can I get you started with a drink? Or are you ready to order?"
"I think we're ready" Phoenix said as he looked over at Gene.
"Certainly, what can I get you sir?"
"I'll have the chicken marcella, with some champaign for us."
Phoenix was only 19, however his build, and calm complexion made him seem at least 23. Plus he saved the city daily. A little champaign at a fancy dinner wouldn't hurt anyone.
Phoenix put his menu down, and waited for his "date" to order.

" I'll have the shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo, please" Genevieve handed the waiter her menu after ordering. She sat back in her seat smoothed her dress a bit as she looked around casually, just looking busy. She could feel the conversation between the two of them dwindling. Gena was trying to think of some other questions she could ask to spark up another conversation, finding something she reached for her water and took another sip and cleared her throat.
"So do that Talons have any enemies that I should know about? If I'm known as a Talon are there any individuals that would be out to get me or even people that I should be out to get? Or just people that I should make sure to be aware of. I've run into some pretty powerful people..." She said as she circled her finger around the rim of her glass of water, freezing small little cubes every few seconds.