002 ✪ [Video -- thoroughly accidental video]

[notmyfirstrodeo]

[Coulson is staring intently at the computer screen. Very intently. In fact, this may be the most serious that he's ever looked -- which is saying something. The man doesn't do much that isn't serious.]

Almost...

[The word is muttered to himself, brow furrowed.] Just about... There!

[And now, seriousness is replaced with absolute triumph. A kid who just got exactly what he asked for from Santa. Fiddling and a sheet prints. It's an order confirmation, straight off of eBay, winning bid. As he holds it up to the light read it's quite visible: Complete series: Captain America trading cards, original printing, near mint condition.

There's a bit of a grin starting on his face as he suddenly realizes he's sharing this. The expression fades entirely, and he pauses.]

...this is research. [And then he hurries to turn the video off.]

Comments

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[wormhole]

Completely understandable.

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[notmyfirstrodeo]

Besides, he had the best action figure.

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[wormhole]

Did it have kung-fu action?

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[notmyfirstrodeo]

Better. You pushed a button and it flung his shield out.

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[wormhole]

That's really fun. Does it still work?

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[notmyfirstrodeo]

I a little old for playing with toys, Dr. Foster. ...but yes, it still works.

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[wormhole]

Nobody's too old for toys. You just play with them differently by not making them talk and doing sound effects and instead playing by setting them up perfectly in a display case like a little diorama.

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[notmyfirstrodeo]

Well... by that definition, then you have a point.

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[wormhole]

Yeah.

And then you make the sound effects.

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[notmyfirstrodeo]

Only in my heart, Dr. Foster.

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[wormhole]

Probably better that way. [ sound effects are for in the heart.

or for 4am when nobody is looking and she takes the Spock on her desk and goes 'phew phew' with his little laser gun :|

that's still doing science because it's Spock ]

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[notmyfirstrodeo]

I like to think so. [...anything involving Spock is science. Coulson would not argue that fact at all.]

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[wormhole]

Sooo, what are you going to do if someone else rats you out?

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[notmyfirstrodeo]

Deny everything.

Or come clean and beg an autograph. One or the other.

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[wormhole]

I'm sure either way, he'd be ridiculously polite about it.

What card would you get signed?

video -- shhhh what journal fial.

[notmyfirstrodeo]

Undoubtedly. Captain Rogers is a classy guy.

That's a good question. I'm not sure. Tough choice.

I saw nothing.

[wormhole]

Thor and him might end up having the classiest conversation to ever have class at some point.

There's time to think about it.

<3 hooray

[notmyfirstrodeo]

That is a lot of classing.

There is. Time to get a game plan in place.

[wormhole]

They don't even need mustaches and monocles to have that much class.

Do you have a rough draft of the plan at all?

[notmyfirstrodeo]

That is an impressive feat.

Of course. Several. Various stages of blueprints.

[wormhole]

They're impressive people that surpass our abilities to be impressive.

Does one of them determine if he signs your card in a red pen or a blue pen?

[notmyfirstrodeo]

Well summed up.

...how do you know about the red pen contingency?

[wormhole]

You mean you've actually been thinking about that?

[notmyfirstrodeo]

[Just a faaaaint little smile here. Barely there at all. Welcome to Agent Coulson's sense of humor, Jane.]

[wormhole]

[ wait is he--? okay she's laughing ] Oh, you're funny.