very, very new muse

[ex_antiserum650]

Err, hello. Mundane, is it?

I just want you to know that I'm really very flattered that you chose me to join your exciting band of merry men. And women! It's an honour, really. And I'm honestly so pleased.

Only the problem is, you don't actually understand the first thing about biochemistry. Not that majoring in English Literature is a bad thing! It's actually very charming and worthwhile. But we're from very distinct and differing places and I can only imagine it going terribly and horribly wrong.

There might be fire. We're not really supposed to set anything on fire.

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[sonofcoul]

Usually, they manage to muddle through somehow. Occasionally with the help of the internet. Which, yes, can be an imperfect source, but it's usually better than making things up entirely.

[ex_antiserum650]

I'm more than a little worried about her using wikipedia for important scientific discoveries is all. [ All those journals she had to read, the nights of frustrated tears and coffee and telling herself she was very much going to die, condescended down into some seriously lacking Google skills. ]

Surely there should be a test first.

[sonofcoul]

If there were a test first, I don't think very many of us would be here at all.

[ex_antiserum650]

I'm not sure I can handle the responsibility.

[ Do you have a paper bag she could breathe into? ] Rattling about in someone's brain and being flung into various different and unusual scenarios and being forced to use small words and ... flashcards.

[sonofcoul]

Well, look on the bright side. At least being flung into various different an unusual situations is a bit less out of the ordinary than it would have a few months ago.

[ex_antiserum650]

SHIELD doesn't send us on mandatory dating exercises.

[ Well, she doesn't think so at least. She's just going to casually ignore the existence of TUMBLR and 'shipping'. ]

[agtcarter]

A fire extinguisher may come in handy.

[ex_antiserum650]

[ Cue ridiculous and hideous amounts of hero worship. ]

Yes, yes. I imagine it would.

[agtcarter]

Let's hope it doesn't come to that, yes?

[ex_antiserum650]

I shall. Although hope feels rather like leaving the whole thing to run amock and --. [ A breath. ] I'm a worrier. I worry.

[agtcarter]

There's nothing wrong with worrying from time to time. Seems to me that you have a good head on your shoulder so you'll be fine.

[ex_antiserum650]

I -- oh. Thank you. I'm flattered.

And I will hold on to that thought even as she parades me around these "memes" like a trophy - something. It must get boring.

[incrediblebanner]

What's on fire?

[ex_antiserum650]

My lab, if the Mundane gets her way.

[agenthacksalot]

Hey, nothing wrong with fire. I'm sure you two'll get along fine.

[ex_antiserum650]

Me and the fire?

[ No, Jemma. ] Oh! The Mundane. Yes, well. She has a lot of rather strange ideas and things she likes to do with her muses and I sincerely hope she just ... breezes on past me with that.

[busdriver]

As long as the Mundane understands you, [personality distinct from expertise,] she'll do fine.

[May's typist is a fitness enthusiast, but (months of practice notwithstanding) still can't kick worth a damn. That's like not knowing science stuff, right?]

[ex_antiserum650]

I'd like to hope she'll at least manage something passable. [ Maybe ... hopefully. ]

[busdriver]

She will. [- already has, really. It's an uphill battle getting May to elaborate, but,] You sound like you.

[ex_antiserum650]

[ Both Mundane and Muse can just sparkle happily about that. ] I still wouldn't let her loose in my lab. Imagine the repercussions. Imagine Fitz. [ He didn't like the cat, he'd hate this more. ]

[authorisation]

Yours sounds like mine. [ English majors. ] She's got Fitz somewhere in there, I don't know how she's going to handle engineering and physics. [ there's wikipedia for that— okay, no, maybe not. ]

[ex_antiserum650]

[ She smiles automatically when he mentions Fitz because it's alarming not having him constantly there. ]

They do seem to bite off more than they can chew. It would be endearing if it weren't mildly alarming.

[authorisation]

At least she hasn't let him out yet. Just me. [ because you're you. ] She's got May, too, but we'll see how that plays out. [ how about never. ]

How are you, Jemma?

[ex_antiserum650]

[ She smiles and it's sweet and fond and wholly unprofessional but Coulson has his little agent family and he's stuck with that now. ]

She has the whole team. That must be nice. It's unlikely to get lonely.

I'm [ A pause. ] All right? Being at the whim of a Mundane is a little strange. Do you know she put me in a compromising position with Tony Stark of all people? But I suppose it could be worse. I could be jumping from a plane.

[authorisation]

It's just the three of us. It can get a little cramped in there. [ too many people. ]

It is, isn't it? Almost like puppetry, without the strings. [ ...wait, what. ] Stark? Really? Him? [ of all people? ] I'm starting to question your lady's taste.