meme #004 | slow-dancing ( think outside the boxstep )

[the]

slow dancing ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ a meme → COMMENT WITH YOUR CHARACTER'S NAME, FANDOM, AND PREFERENCE. → PICK A CHARACTER YOU WANT TO TAG AND GO FOR IT. → PLAY NICE; NO WANK, FLAMES, OR GENERAL HUMBUGGERY. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ the deal FORMAL OR INFORMAL, WITH MUSIC OR WITHOUT, YOU COULD BE AT A GLAMOUROUS GALA WHILE A SINGER CROONS SOFTLY OR IN THE SILENCE OF YOUR OWN LIVING ROOM. WHEREVER YOU ARE, YOU HAVE THE URGE TO DANCE. DID YOU ASK YOUR PARTNER OR DID THEY ASK YOU? HAVE YOU GOT TWO LEFT FEET OR IS THE VIENNESE WALTZ YOUR JAM? IT COULD BE AWKWARD, IT COULD BE ROMANTIC. EITHER WAY IT'S CUTE AS HELL.

Comments

[fe_male]

... In what way does that conflict with delegating report writing to junior agents?

[theagent]

Junior agents handling classified information endangers operations and people.

[fe_male]

Oh, well see when you put it like that, I just sound like an idiot. [ beat. ] Don't. Okay so you have to write the reports yourself. And attend things like this yourself. What are the junior agents for? Are you guys just waiting on them to grow?

[theagent]

Recon, research, preparing preliminary reports, stuff that isn't quite as classified. They have their uses.

[fe_male]

Wow, that's even more boring. Okay, good on the delegation. Do you guys make them do reports by hand when they've misbehaved?

[theagent]

Triple copies, too. [ completely dry. ]

[fe_male]

[ He narrows his eyes a little bit at her, because it's almost impossible to tell if she's being serious or not, and that's vaguely worrisome sometimes. ]

I'm glad I just consult for you people sometimes.

[theagent]

[ Perfectly serious. Really. She smiles serenely up at him, aware of the difficulty and not giving anything away at all. ]

We're actually very pleasant to work with most of the time.

[fe_male]

[ Still r00d. ]

Collectively, or specific people? I just seem to get called in by the same ones over and over again and 'pleasant' is not particularly the word I think I'd've chosen.

[theagent]

Are you calling me unpleasant, Mr Stark?

[fe_male]

No I was calling Fury unpleasant. And whoever it is that routes the phones - seriously just started 'bypassing' her entirely.

[theagent]

Agent Lowell is highly competent.

[fe_male]

She's more competent when I don't talk to her, I think. Which I will gladly continue not doing.

[theagent]

If you must.

[fe_male]

Seriously, that's it? [ He sighs. ] Okay, so, new topic. I saw on the news, [ no he didn't ] Cap seems to get a little bruised up in his suit now [ but yes, he will ]. Now I'm not going to name Hammer names but I think I could probably make him something a little more useful. Redistribute the weight of impacts, that sort of thing. It'll get really jargony if you let me keep going on so what do you think?

[theagent]

[ With a slow smile, barely there and face still impassive enough to be just that side of unreadable— because say what you will, but she actually enjoys messing with Tony: ] Anything that keeps our operatives safe in the field is very welcome.

[fe_male]

[ ... You're going to kill him here, c'mon. ]

And again, seriously, that's it? What does it take to make you crack open an ice cold case of Dos Expression?

[theagent]

[ That's kind of the point. Wow, she's suddenly enjoying herself a lot. ]

Maybe you don't have what it takes.

[fe_male]

[ :|

He just sort of... blinks. ]

I genuinely don't know how to even... react. To that.

[theagent]

I'll take that as confirmation.

[fe_male]

[ Quickly. ] No, that's not— that wasn't the point. I can make you express something. Aside from bland annoyance - I already know that one works.

[theagent]

Can you. [ Still so bland. You're not doing a good job yet, Tony. ]

[fe_male]

[ Well he's definitely expressing emotion: thinly veiled irritation. Why are you so difficult. ]

You're like trying to make a dent in a bowl of oatmeal - how do you even keep that much tone out of your voice.

[theagent]

I'll take that as a compliment.

[ All right, look, she'll let up a little. There's almost a smile on her face now. ] Practice.

[fe_male]

Did you just have like, a ludicrous number of siblings or was this a voluntary and active skill you chose to pursue?