Sam Fury (sammyfury) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2013-06-09 20:19:00

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Sunday evening (open)
Without a best friend to hang out with anymore, Sammy had taken to spending her free time away from the helicarrier at a 24 hour coffee shop near her apartment. The coffee was plentiful, the wait staff friendly enough, and she could hold down a seat at the counter as long as she liked. Her version of the colonel's Fury Files were practically updating themselves with regular attention and caffeine shots. If she kept this up, her final papers would be written months before they were due.

Good thing she hadn't gotten around to buying plants for the apartment. Between the helicarrier and the coffee shop, she wasn't home enough to remember to water them. The last thing she needed was to be a plant murderer.

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	sammyfury 2013-06-10 06:57 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, now how weird was that? "It has to be a difficult situation for both of you. I'm sorry." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-06-10 07:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank you. I'm starting to wish I never said anything, but after that Hydra mission," he paused before continuing. "The thought that she could have died..so many regrets." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-06-10 07:05 pm UTC (link)
	"Lena Jessen." It wasn't a question. "I'm very sorry. Are you giving up on her?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-06-10 07:07 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah," he admits. He shakes his head. "No, not yet. Not until she at least starts talking to me again and I know where she stands. I respect her too much to do otherwise." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-06-10 07:12 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah. Losing your best friend is painful enough without the rest." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-06-10 07:14 pm UTC (link)
	He raises an eyebrow. "No offense, if I'm out of line I'm sorry, but you sound like you know what you're talking about." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-06-10 07:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Losing my best friend? Oh hell yes. Tim Dugan came out of that Hydra mission to tell me he was in love with me. He's been my best friend since we were toddlers and instead of working this out, he shook off twenty years and left SHIELD." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-06-10 07:24 pm UTC (link)
	Josh whistles softly at that. "Damn, I'm sorry. Maybe..maybe he just had to get away for a bit. I mean he'll probably be back." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-06-10 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	"Maybe by then, if then ever happens, I won't be mad at him anymore. He's my best friend and he left at a time when I really need my best friend. If Lena's your best friend and you're hers, maybe she needs her best friend right now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-06-10 07:40 pm UTC (link)
	That gets Josh thinking. "Maybe it is tie I talked to Lena. I just wanted to give her some space..or hell maybe I'm just scared what she'll say." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-06-10 07:46 pm UTC (link)
	"I guess you have to consider if you can put the other question aside in favor of keeping your friendship." Sammy shrugged. "I can tell you from the other side of this question, I'd rather have my friend back." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-06-10 07:50 pm UTC (link)
	"..That makes a lot of sense, Sammy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-06-10 07:54 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks, Josh." This was still weird, but he wasn't such a stick-up-the-ass type as he appeared at work. Nice to know. "They have great pie here, too. The owner's aunt makes all the baked desserts." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-06-10 07:56 pm UTC (link)
	That got a smile out of him. "Pie sounds great." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-06-10 08:03 pm UTC (link)
	Sammy smiled back. "I suggest the blackberry. It really goes well with a dark roast. And maybe you can confirm or deny something for me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-06-10 08:06 pm UTC (link)
	"All right, I'm game. What am I confirming or denying?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-06-10 08:09 pm UTC (link)
	She tapped on the notebook under her hand. "Is any of this criminology or political science crap ever going to be useful in the grand SHIELD scheme of things? Keep in mind I've got my sights on the director's chair." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

battle_shield
2013-06-10 08:16 pm UTC (link)

"Honestly? Yes, I think it will, but specifics are important. Back in college I took Geopolitics, because a country's geography can have a profound impact on its politics. Russia;s for instance is driven by the fact the country has no natural borders, making it very easy to invade. Well, except in winter of course. Understanding current political trends here in the US is also important considering how much American bureaucrats try to wedge their ways up Shield's collective ass."

The waitress comes by, Josh orders the pie, and she heads off. "As for criminology: Understanding why a criminal does what he or she does can be very important. Not just in how to combat them, but also whether a person is a truly irredeemable. Me personally, I contribute funds to Vil-Anon in order to help former supervillains cope with their issues and put the costumes aside."

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sammyfury
2013-06-10 08:26 pm UTC (link)

Sammy nods. She suspected as much. "I've had a crash course in all of this since I was teething on the colonel's pistol hilt. World politics, the stupidity of elected officials, villains mindset. Access to the Avengers database helped. You haven't lived until you've experienced one of Captain America's five am workout/lectures. The man is truly a hero, he can do both at the same time."

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	battle_shield 2013-06-10 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	"That is impressive," he conceded. "Avengers database..what I wouldn't give to get a peak at that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-06-10 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	"First of all, you become an Avenger. I was one for three years. It was a very instructive three years. That's when I did the classroom work for my degree. Then you get to peak at the database and eat Jarvis' cookies. I'm still on the reserve list." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-06-10 08:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Always a catch. I'll have to settle for pie," he says, taking a bite. "Mm, this is good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-06-10 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	"The cookies are totally worth it. But turnabout is fair play. They don't have access to SHIELD databases. But cooperation is usually good between us and the rest when it's a matter of common good. Our liaisons keep us all in contact. My cousin is a liaison." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	battle_shield 2013-06-10 08:52 pm UTC (link)
	Josh nods. "Oh we definitely need to keep in contact with teams like the Avengers. It's why working with the CSA was so frustrating at times. More often than not it seemed they preferred to come up with 'If they went rogue' scenarios." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sammyfury
2013-06-10 09:00 pm UTC (link)

She glanced at her tablet with a brief guilty expression. She spent enough time doing that on her own, writing out elaborate notes on weaknesses and strengths of her friends, acquaintances and still unknown heroes and villains. Her Fury Files 2.0.

"I agree that if they're only concerned with rogue scenarios, it's a waste of time. But I think someone in every group has the what-if scenarios planned out."

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