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[rockstark]

[there's music drifting over the network this morning. loud, upbeat hip hop, to be precise. it's almost drowning out the sound of power tools. after a few minutes of this, a hand reaches into the view of the video feed and grabs a water bottle. Tony dictates idly from somewhere offscreen]

So, I think I'm getting my bearings. Thanks to those of you on the volunteer can opener brigade, that is. I gotta hand it to this place, it's like Mardi Gras with better beads. I flash my shoulder at the natives and they give me free power tools. So, uh, things are coming along. I might almost be able to make a decent pad for myself at this rate, lack of answers aside.

[what he neglects to say is that as soon as he IS settled, he'll he looking for said answers.]

One question, though. What's this I keep hearing about kids?

Comments

[rockstark]

Not that anyone could actually know a walking suit with a rulebook for brains and a rolled up American flag where his heart oughta be...

He's... well, someone tried to make him my babysitter once on a project. [emphasis on tried] What was in New Mexico he was so hot on? He never said.

[6collegecredits]

A Norse god from another world...and apparently my iPod.

[rockstark]

.... Okay, so .... [now at least part of what Coulson said makes more sense. but really, dude?]. Okay, that's low, messing with someone's music. He didn't even tell you why?

[6collegecredits]

It was taken along with my boss's research. She got the research back eventually, but I have yet to see my iPod.

[rockstark]

... Okay, that's not just low, that's B.S. You must have really good taste in music.

I've got connections, I could try and get it back for you...

[6collegecredits]

Well, obviously.

I don't know if connections will help when we're all stuck in this place.

[rockstark]

They might if one of the other people stuck here is the dude who took your iPod.

[6collegecredits]

Not if he doesn't have the iPod with him.

[rockstark]

Well, if he doesn't, I'll make sure he still does something about it. I've probably got at least one favor I can hold over his head.

[6collegecredits]

Alright then. I've never been one for refusing gifts.

[rockstark]

I'm SHIELD's consultant. I can always bill them for it later. So it's not really a gift so much as proper restitution.

[6collegecredits]

Even better, then.

[rockstark]

You've probably noticed this already, but I'm good at better.

[6collegecredits]

And so humble, too.

[rockstark]

Hey, it's a rough job, but somebody's gotta do it.

[6collegecredits]

How can we ever thank you for this great sacrifice?

[rockstark]

Adoration works. Or pizzas. Or like - I dunno. Parties. [he grins]

[6collegecredits]

Hm. I am a fan of parties...