Team Bonding, AMA

[the_civilian]

[ Tadashi is reclining in a bed in medical, wearing the beatific smile of the enlightened and the well and truly stoned. ]

I love biology. Well, no, I'm enthusiastic about biology, I don't love it. I love programming and engineering and my family and helping people. Not in that order. Maybe in that order in regards to science. Except programming and engineering are the tools I use to help people, but I do love them too.

[ He stares off into space for a moment, then shakes himself and focuses back on the camera again. ]

But, you know, the thing about biology that's so cool is that we don't understand it all the way. Sometimes biological interactions happen unexpectedly. Like, these painkillers. I don't have an example of them to show you; they're already in my system and the medical staff won't give me more of them because they make me really loopy. Which is cool, because it's not an allergic reaction or a result of a miscalculated dose, it's just a reaction that happens sometimes to some people. Which is cool! Even almost a thousand years in the future of an alternate universe -- which has seriously weird rules, oh my god you guys I wish I loved biology and philosophy and physics more so I could study how weird this place is, I could write so many papers -- people still don't really know how our bodies work and why they react to certain things the way they do. Reality is amazing and I am so happy it exists!

[ He beams at the camera, but his smile eventually fades into confusion. Then he gasps in apparent surprise. ]

Oh yeah! Anyway, I'm super bored right now and I can't concentrate enough to read anything longer than a few sentences. And I've kind of been focused on dealing with my own stuff and not lighting things on fire when I shouldn't to get to know people, so I was thinking I should get off my ass and do that. Metaphorically, not literally, because the medical staff has confined to this bed until I metabolize the painkillers.

I was thinking we could do a...thingy. That thing people sometimes-- AMA! Ask Me Anything, that thing! We could do that, but just for Legionnaires. Not that I don't love the staffers here, I do, but I was thinking it could be a team bonding thing and some people here are more private than others. But I'd need one of the scary computer ladies to lock it down for me, because I can't figure out how to do that right now.

[ His eyes widen suddenly. ]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean that like "scary computers who are women", that would be rude, I meant it like "scary women who are good with computers". Computer programming has a long history of ignoring the contributions of the women who are it's backbone, and we have a lot of women here who area really good at what they do and they deserve to be afforded all the respect due to them as people and as badasses. The patriarchy sucks like the vacuum abhorred by nature.

...I think this got away from me. What was I talking about?

Comments

[short_changed]

Uh huh. Do they have strong shoulders, too? Can they make me laugh?

[lovernotafighter]

I mean, I've seen you crack a smile around them before, so they have that going for them. And their shoulders are okay, but maaaaaan, their calves are out of this world.

[short_changed]

I think I'd have to be the judge of that.

[lovernotafighter]

You're going to have to feel around it, nice and slow, to truly appreciate it.

[short_changed]

Uh huh. No doubt they'd appreciate that after a long, hard day of training.

[lovernotafighter]

Oh, yeaaaah. When they're all sweaty, slick, and straining.

[short_changed]

Maybe if I'm lucky I'll run into them in the training rooms. Think you could put in a good word with them for me?

[lovernotafighter]

Oh, I think I can do that. Maybe I can find a way to slip you into their busy schedule.

[short_changed]

I'd appreciate it if you could, especially if they're so busy.

Speaking of which, how busy are we talking? Do they have a lot of people to schedule around?

[lovernotafighter]

Not busy enough to not have space for you. Pretty chicks always get top spots in their schedules.

[short_changed]

Lucky me.

And maybe if they've still got some free time, it might be nice if they came by for coffee.

[lovernotafighter]

I think they can fit you between things.

[short_changed]

I look forward to it.

Thanks, Tucker.

[lovernotafighter]

Thank those glorious calves.

[lovernotafighter]

Personally.

[short_changed]

Maybe I will when they get over here.

[lovernotafighter]

They might want to skip the coffee.

[short_changed]

They're that eager, huh?

[lovernotafighter]

It's been awhile since they've had someone worth splitting their schedule for.

[short_changed]

[Cute.] They need to get out more. Guess I can help with that.

[lovernotafighter]

[Oh, he'll be all sorts of cute for you, Connie.]

You going to give them a one-on-one tour?

[short_changed]

[He's also a dork, but she likes that about him.]

They gotta get here first to find out.

[lovernotafighter]

[You're the only one who does.]

Fuck, baby, you're going to make them run.

[short_changed]

Good. Now I get to see those 'glorious calves' in action.

[lovernotafighter]

Maybe if you're lucky, you'll see more than that in action.