Penance IC Inbox

[deaddrop]

Text. Video. Voice.

Comments

[krasnaya_smert]

He wants to cook for me. Still need to take him up on that offer, but, uh, you want to be my uninvited date?

[ Gently teasing, the ghost of a smile cropping up around her next sip. ]

[deaddrop]

You and me both. He's managed to make me grilled cheese twice now. He makes it with Mayonnaise. He's very proud.

[The level of humor is easy enough to match. Comfortable.]

[krasnaya_smert]

[ She wrinkles her nose at that and takes another sip as if already washing out the taste. ]

I don't mind fires and mayonnaise, but I prefer my grilled cheese...grilled cheeses?...with hot sauce or jalapeños. I think it was Logan who got me hooked on that?

[deaddrop]

I'm not one to complain too much if someone else is cooking and it's not poisoned.

[It saves her cooking for herself, which more than one person may have commented on being less than ideal. It's less that she can't cook and more that she rarely puts out the effort to make something too complete.]

That said, the first time Castle was here, I got a burger out of it.

Should we worry if there's been a trend of men trying to feed us?

[krasnaya_smert]

Possibly. If it were women, I'd wonder about the whole Hansel und Gretel theme, but with men. Hm. The phrase is 'the key to a man's heart', but what does it mean when it's switched? I'm sure there's some folk- or fairytale out there that covers something more sinister beneath the layers.

[ Sounds like a future event idea, though, considering their conversation is hypothetical and for the humorous distraction. ]

[deaddrop]

It's not impossible. Maybe they're trying to prove that they're enlightened, not expecting us to cook for them.

[That fattening them up possibility can't be off the table. She doesn't doubt there's someone who'd do that here.]

Still, I'm not entirely sure I trust it.

[That last part is a joke though. It's still Steve they're talking about.]

[krasnaya_smert]

[ She snorts as it comes back to their mutual friend, shaking her head while drinking more. ]

Jesus, because out of all of us, he's really the one to worry about, da?

[ Neither of them know it was a Steve that killed her future self, a twisted version turned Hydra. James didn't get to reveal that fucked fact before disappearing. ]

It's almost amusing, how emotional he is and how emotional we can not be.

[deaddrop]

Ironic, at least.

[Like so many things in their lives. Who would have imagined assassins would become heroes in the first place?]

He's... more reserved in my time. He's been through a lot. We all have. I suppose I should be happy to have this version of him.

[krasnaya_smert]

[ Carefully treading, Natalia gives a cursory look around them before offering -- ] I hope you know that whatever you say stays between us. Because I'm guessing that you can't exactly talk to him or Bucky about it.

[ She doesn't know the Thor well enough, but considering how little his name crops up, seems safe to assume he doesn't make the list either. ]

[deaddrop]

[Thor would be an option, if she hadn't murdered him as part of her initiation infiltrating the veiled order.

#blackwidowproblems]

If there's someone whose discretion I trust, it would be you.

[It's a sizable if, but still.]

[krasnaya_smert]

[ Her smile is brief, though genuine, accompanied by a few nods. Like it's settled. Good. ]

Those doctors who were testing blood and keeping track of things; are they trustworthy with this information?

[ Waggles fingers to indicate her claws. ]

[deaddrop]

[Now that is complicated.]

Two months ago, I would have said yes. Now...

[Well.]

They're SHIELD. Which only goes so far, doesn't it? I would trust them to track the changes, participate. But I'd also keep an eye on what they do with that information.

[krasnaya_smert]

(sighs) If this were Facebook and I was asked to rate my relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D., I would check "It's complicated" without hesitation. (nods) I'll give them the basics, then. Get a feel and let you know anything worth relaying. Is the information easily accessible to copy?

[ Easy for people like them, that is. ]

[deaddrop]

They don't keep the information that secure. It's anonymized, but...

[A shrug, her lips pursed slightly.]

Agent Fitz has a habit of underestimating the intelligence of field agents.

[krasnaya_smert]

Then I'll use that to my advantage.

[ Feeling very much like a metrodome, Natalia slides back into Barton territory. ]

With Clint; would it help you if we celebrated his birthday?

[deaddrop]

I'm not sure a birthday party for someone who's not here would make it better.

[It might. Or it might make it worse. At this point, she's honestly hard pressed to say.]

It might be nice to do something in his honor, though.

A toast?

[krasnaya_smert]

A toast with his preferred drink. Which for yours issss. . . ?

[deaddrop]

Something not too pretentious. He never saw much point in spending hundreds of dollars on a bottle of scotch.

[Clint was more of a good beer kind of a guy. Not cheap, but he didn't need to be fancy either.]

I'm sure we can find a whiskey his level.

[krasnaya_smert]

[ She waves out a hand, silently prompting Natasha to buy said drink but verbally adding -- ] Mine has a preference for energy drinks, so I'll let you choose something worthy enough.

[ It's fitting, for how much of a trainwreck the poor guy can be. ]

[deaddrop]

I wouldn't drink a Monster, even for Clint.

[Someone has to have standards. And it's not going to be him.]

[krasnaya_smert]

[ She wrinkles her nose and adamantly shakes her head. ] Even though I'm fortunate enough to not experience the crash that comes with it, the closest I could compromise would be the Starbucks ones.

[deaddrop]

It's not the caffeine that bothers me, but I prefer to get mine the old fashioned way.

[Which is to say, coffee mostly.]

But right now, we'll go for something a little more alcoholic.

[krasnaya_smert]

[ Snorting, Natalia raises what's left of her own drink and declares -- ] To something a little more alcoholic! [ -- before knocking the contents back. Here's hoping the serum holds up and keep intoxication at bay. ]

[deaddrop]

[Natasha comes back with two shots of something that looks like knock off Wild Turkey, and the stubborn determination that is she gets a little drunk, it won't be that drunk.

She's always had a high tolerance.]

[krasnaya_smert]

In case it's a concern, I can lift 500 pounds, so if I need to carry you, I think I can pull it off.

[ Cheeky bitch is cheeky, and Natalia winks with the ghost of a smile while raising the shot in waiting. ]