On my being an anxious worrywart

[welcome2level7]

So... you're worried that you're going to miss setting up the DVR because it only goes out twelve days in the future, and the show starts thirteen days from now.

Right.

You know there's this thing called a 'day planner', that you can use to plan things. If you're that worried about forgetting.

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[greenscientist]

......so it is true.

[Coulson. In the flesh, or so it seems.]

My mun actually arranged her work schedule so they don't miss it.

[welcome2level7]

Yes it is.

Mine hasn't gone that far, but she might if she drives herself into a panic about not being able to set up the recorder.

[greenscientist]

Probably would help to have a plan B? [he offers] Someone who can monitor the recorder or record at the same time at their place?

You're looking....well.

[welcome2level7]

That would work better if she weren't such an isolationist, and the current plan is checking the advance listings every day, and probably just doing a hard-record on the day of if she hasn't managed to get the listings before then.

Thank you.

[greenscientist]

Someone is bound to post it online, if all else fails.

[faint smile] I would be lying if I said I didn't want to see Stark's face when he sees you again.

[welcome2level7]

Personally I can't condone something like that, but as she often reminds me, I'm not the one in charge here.

[Aaaand that's actually a smile.] Well that makes two of us.

[greenscientist]

Yes...not exactly legal. Guess that fits me better. [Being a fugitive and all.]

I'll keep it under my hat. [Because Bruce is betting knowing that Coulson is alive is way over his security clearance.]

[welcome2level7]

[A nod] I appreciate it. I'll do what I can to make sure you're there to see it, when it happens.

[because really, not as high above his clearance level as he might think.]

[greenscientist]

[Hard to figure out your own clearance level when you've been overseas keeping under cover for a year or two.]

Thanks.

[a beat]

If no one said it already, nice shot on Loki. [Both Bruce and Hulk approved of that hit.]

[welcome2level7]

Hadn't heard that one yet, so thank you.

[greenscientist]

You're welcome.

Hulk made sure Loki made an impression on Stark's wooden floors too.

[welcome2level7]

So I heard.

[And he'd seen the security footage. He probably even cracked a smile at the security footage. Probably more because of the damage to the floor than to the Asgardian.]

[greenscientist]

[Got to love the friction between 'agent' and Stark. Mun will always love the tazer line from Iron Man's second movie.]

I offered to help fix it...Tony said he was thinking of keeping it.

[welcome2level7]

[Funny thing: the (usual) reason that Coulson and Barton get along is (generally) a shared love of trashy reality TV]

Sounds like him. I also heard there's a lot more construction going on at the Tower.

[greenscientist]

Yeah...something about making it into Avenger's Tower, but that might be awhile. I stopped by... [And got an earful of a story Bruce couldn't stay awake for.]

[welcome2level7]

Might not be as long as you think, Stark has a way of making things happen on his time scale instead of everyone else's.

[greenscientist]

True.

Probably one of the many reasons why Cap and him don't get along well.

[Bruce knew how unbalanced they were as a team. But somehow, a common enemy, it worked.]

[welcome2level7]

One of the many reasons Stark doesn't get along with most people, actually.

[A common enemy, a catalyst, sometimes that was all that was needed.]

[greenscientist]

[Strange that he and Bruce, not to mention Hulk, get along just fine. Who would have thunk it?]

[audlocks]

Doesn't she have a cell phone? She could set up an event on the calendar with an alert a day or so from now. Easy peasy.

[welcome2level7]

She does, but it's an old enough model that it doesn't have that feature.

[audlocks]

Seriously? Wow. Okay, what about her computer? She has to have one if you're here, right?

Didn't mean anything by the 'Wow' by the way, just surprised.

[welcome2level7]

Oh she knows. She's saving for a replacement.

And she's now set up gmail calendar reminders for herself every two days, which I think is overkill, and that's from a guy whose backup plans have contingency plans.

[audlocks]

Oh cool. My guy's memory is like a sieve so he totally knows how to set up tools to help him. OF course why he would let me talk when he's about to go to bed, I have no idea.

So you're a planner then? I tend to stick to simple plans myself. Like walk in the front door and hit the first bad guy or monster who gives me grief.

[welcome2level7]

Ah yes, sometimes the simple plans are best, but not always. And that seems to be something they have in common, as she's often explained that her memory is a 'water-go, pasta-stay'.

[audlocks]

Well, I just hope for those times when a simple plan won't work that my Sis is around. Otherwise I'm in trouble.

I'm Yang Xiao Long by the way.

[welcome2level7]

Phil Coulson, agent of SHIELD. Barton's our simple-plan guy, but he at least knows how to stick to the more complicated ones when he has to.

[audlocks]

Hey, I can follow a plan if given one. I'm just not good at coming up with them. A pleasure to meet you. Your gal have any idea where she's sending you or are you trapped in someone's head like me?

[welcome2level7]

Probably memes, mostly, maybe the occasional PSL, she's not big on games as a whole.

[audlocks]

That's cool. Keeps you from getting overbooked.

[welcome2level7]

Exactly, and keeps her from stressing more than she already does about deadlines and activity checks and the like.

[debts]

Thirteen days.

[ Unlucky, as far as numbers go. Still; it's worth a small smile. ]

Good luck.

[welcome2level7]

Twelve, now. If she doesn't give herself time to check before work, she'll be checking after.

Even with the email reminder for Saturday.

[debts]

I'll be upset if you don't take me out for a drive with Lola, you know.

[welcome2level7]

I know.

[Which is about as close to a 'let's go' as she's going to get.]

[debts]

[ You sure know how to treat a lady, Coulson. Natasha doesn't move just yet, studying him for a beat. ]

There was a service held for you. Were you there?

[welcome2level7]

[He shakes his head, though both brows lift just a little as he offers an arm.]

I missed it, I was still recuperating.

[debts]

Stark said good things about you.

[ Her hand lifts to link through the crook of his arm, fingers resting just above his elbow. ]

Some people took it harder than others.

[welcome2level7]

[Heading for the elevators] Obviously if Stark had good things to say.

[Definitely a tease, because he knows Tony's good people, just not good at showing it.]