bio_nerd (bio_nerd) wrote,
@ 2013-08-03 04:42:00

(Backdated) Dinner Date minus talking about feelings (she hopes at least)

He'd invited her over for dinner with the whole 'not talking' thing still valid. She could not express how much of a relief that was for her. God she hated talking or analyzing her feelings.

This time she showed up at his door with a case of beer. Hopefully the good kind, judging from the price. But then again, she couldn't actually tell, and had to rely on judging from labels and prices and going for something not American. Maybe she'd stumbled on something half decent...she hoped.

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	heytheredelilah 2013-08-09 07:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Don't worry, it won't be long. Chance to finish our salads. You want a different beer with dinner? I've got some other things that might be worth trying too." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2013-08-09 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	"Sure, I'm always up for trying new types of alcohol." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

heytheredelilah
2013-08-09 10:59 pm UTC (link)

When they're finished with the salads, he takes the plates to the kitchen, and returns with a cranberry lambic for her, to see if she likes something with some sweeter notes than most beer. Besides, it should compliment the steaks, he figures.

Those are next, served alongside generous amounts of garlic mashed potatoes, and vegetables marinated in the same garlic marinade as the steaks before cooking.

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	bio_nerd 2013-08-10 02:04 am UTC (link)
	The sweeter notes to the beer is certainly appreciated, but it's the rest of the meal that has her full attention. "This may be the best steak I've had in...maybe ever. Is cooking something I should add to your powers list?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2013-08-10 02:30 am UTC (link)
	"I learned a few things here and there, but mostly, its just following recipes and having the patience for it. I'm glad you like it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2013-08-10 03:06 am UTC (link)
	"Tim and his R&D buddies can't cook to save their lives despite me pointing out it's really just practical chemistry. Glad someone in the organization can cook, was starting to think it was a SHIELD-wide epidemic." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2013-08-10 03:18 am UTC (link)
	"Tim brews some excellent beer. He is absolutely capable of cooking, he just denies it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2013-08-10 03:23 am UTC (link)
	"Oh no, trust me, it's a weird quirk of his lab. He brews great beer, and the whole lab are whizzes with explosions, but the most they touch when it comes to cooking is the microwave. And I've been told there have been incidents even with just the microwave." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2013-08-10 03:57 am UTC (link)
	"That's because they keep trying to improve the microwave. Poor thing never stood a chance." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2013-08-10 04:10 am UTC (link)
	"I'm cautious about even going near theirs let alone operating it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2013-08-10 04:11 am UTC (link)
	"You should be. Every time I cook lunch in there, I come out able to lift five tons more than normal." he deadpans. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2013-08-10 04:12 am UTC (link)
	"I would suggest using the microwave farthest from their lab," she laughed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2013-08-10 04:19 am UTC (link)
	"That's the usual goal. But when I'm confined to the labspace, there's really only the one down there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2013-08-10 04:27 am UTC (link)
	"Well I can guarantee my lab microwave is fiddle-free. Official seal and all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2013-08-10 04:39 am UTC (link)
	"I'll have to keep that in mind. First your bed room, now your office. You're not going to be able to get rid of me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2013-08-10 04:53 am UTC (link)
	"Not in the order most people would use but nope, it looks like I'll have a hard time getting rid of you at this rate." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2013-08-10 04:57 am UTC (link)
	"Its you. Your office is much more personal and intimate space than your quarters." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2013-08-10 05:07 am UTC (link)
	"Priority always goes to the lab before any quarters or civie flats. Though the way you put that makes it sound like my lab is the bedroom." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2013-08-10 05:25 am UTC (link)
	"Tell the truth, you end up sleeping in there at least as often as going back to your room, don't you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2013-08-10 05:31 am UTC (link)
	She looked off to the side and sipped her beer. "...Perhaps..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2013-08-10 05:47 am UTC (link)
	"Its not an accusation. We live in our workplace. Our jobs are important. Its not that big a deal, or even all that unusual, I'd suspect, among the people who actually have office space." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2013-08-10 06:06 am UTC (link)
	"Depends the job and if you meant office space in general or SHIELD office space," she chuckled. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2013-08-10 06:09 am UTC (link)
	"I meant SHIELD. While there's exceptions, I hear rumors most people go home at night to sleep. Around here? Eighteen hour workdays aren't uncommon." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2013-08-10 06:36 am UTC (link)
	"I'd say eighteen hour workdays could almost qualify as the norm." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2013-08-10 06:46 am UTC (link)
	"For you lab types, yeah, no question. Us field types have more downtime, but then we have the 72 hours of straight activity to make up for it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)