Sam Fury (sammyfury) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2013-09-08 20:47:00

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Over due for a brain update
Along with the brain scans (to make sure it wasn't broken), and the body scans (to make sure the rest of her was healing), Sammy knew she'd have to talk to one of the psychologists. Her appointments were usually with Doctor Samson, but there were other, more important things taking up his time. She'd been willing to wait until he was free, but the deputy director overrode that by virtue of "because I said so!"

Sometimes it wasn't fair that Mom was the deputy director.

She managed to postpone it until after the funeral services were all attended, and then landed herself back in a med bed waiting for Dr. Morse to appear. Dr. Morse would be the one to decide if she could return to active duty. As far as cracked ribs would allow.

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	valini_morse 2013-09-18 01:22 am UTC (link)
	She looked at Sam and nodded, gesturing encouragement. "I'll try to answer best I can." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-09-18 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	"Do you think that time manipulation might eventually have a bad effect on my mental state?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

valini_morse
2013-09-19 05:51 pm UTC (link)

She leaned back, watching the agent as she considered. "This is naturally a layered question and not easy answer. Do I think powers as a whole threaten mental states? It happens with some powers, especially ones tied to the mind or sense of reality, but that is only something to watch out for. Do I think the ability to affect yourself in time can have bad effects? Possibly, going back to perception of self and world around you. Do I think you will go nuts because of this capability?" She pursed her lips for a moment.

"If you handle it cautiously and respectfully, to both it and you, no. I believe that you are responsible and driven enough to be aware of any irregularities and bring them up instead of just 'walking them off' and hoping for the best."

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	sammyfury 2013-09-21 07:26 pm UTC (link)
	Sammy nodded. "I like that answer. I'm not crazy, I'm not overly reckless, and I only run into a fire fight on the colonel's command." She gave that a quick review. "Well, sometimes I do it anyway just for the fun of it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-09-22 06:57 pm UTC (link)
	Val smirked and tilted her head, as if to add 'well, that goes without saying, but thanks for being honest.' "I'd like to think so as well, Sam. You're a resourceful agent and strong-willed individual. I don't think you'd let a wall get in your way, figuratively or otherwise." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-09-22 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	"So you'll clear me for active duty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-09-23 12:03 am UTC (link)
	Valini laughed and nodded. "Once you've healed, the physical therapist okays your progress, and your powers' version of physical therapy okays your retraining, and everything's in the clear? Yes, I intend to clear you for duty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-09-23 12:10 am UTC (link)
	"Okay, I can work with that. My Glock has been lonely without me." She smiled, relieved this wasn't as bad as she'd feared. "Thanks, Doctor." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-09-23 12:27 am UTC (link)
	"Good, this'll go smoother if we don't have to squabble with each other," she agreed and dipped her head smoothly. "A pleasure to work with you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-09-23 05:08 pm UTC (link)
	"I'd like to promise it will always be this easy but I can't. I'll try, though. I get psych evals twice a year if I'm careful. More if I'm particularly active." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

valini_morse
2013-09-24 03:58 pm UTC (link)

She lifted her eyebrow and nodded mildly, a prediction she knew all to well. "I've yet to meet a patient that was completely ideal, but it's a relief to not need to resort to threats to get compliance." Ah yes, psych evals. "They seem an annoyance, but it's better to be annoying than have our people shatter during a mission. So yes, the more active agents get checked more often."

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	sammyfury 2013-09-24 05:53 pm UTC (link)
	"I kind of thought it might be for research purposes. The deputy director talked to some other sources and I'm apparently one of a kind. No handbook for me." She grinned. The worst of the appointment was over and she could breathe again. "So they use me to write one for the next stopwatch." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

valini_morse
2013-09-25 08:46 pm UTC (link)

"As Adam Savage once said, as long as you write stuff down, it's science. Paraphrasing, but." She shrugged a shoulder mildly but smiled in appreciation for Sam's uniqueness. "The best part is no one has ever done it. The irritating part part is no one has ever done it." She smirked, wrinkling her nose at the idea of Sam's mentality as a litmus test. "If we get another field agent with time-warping powers, yes, though I prefer to think of it as checking the oil than a sell by date."

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	sammyfury 2013-09-27 04:55 am UTC (link)
	"I dunno if we can handle another one. I was pretty mean to Tim when I learned to control it a little. His tools were all over the place. I even moved his beers while he was trying to drink them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-09-28 01:45 am UTC (link)
	With their luck, there'd be another one. Maybe even an alternate Sam, things like that had happened before. Val smiled, though pressed her lips to look like she was chiding Sam's antics. "Messing his beer? Not his tools as well! Poor put-upon Tim." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-09-28 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	"The Starks have their Rhodes, Furys have Dugans." Sure, that explained everything. "He never told me not to, just no time tricks when he was holding something explosive or flammable." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-09-29 01:14 am UTC (link)
	No, it did, even if the Rhodes and Dugans might want to swap for a break. She smirked at Sam's logic on taunting Tim and canted her head to the side. "Okay, true he didn't specify his beer's safety, he should know better." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-09-29 08:00 am UTC (link)
	"Right. And I didn't steal it. The colonel and Dum Dum steal his beer for poker games. I at least leave it somewhere he can still reach it. Sure, it might be on the other side of the workbench, but it's there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-09-29 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Between the beer pilfering and the reliance on his coffee maker by R&D, it's impressive Mr. Dugan continued to be so generous with both," she mused out loud. Perhaps SHIELD could borrow Tim for helping Sam, he could stabilize or ground Sam. At the least, he was the last person she'd pulled a gun on and seriously consider shooting. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-09-30 01:10 am UTC (link)
	"He's the big brother a lot of us needed and never had," Sammy said. "The big brother with the cool toys." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-09-30 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	She chuckled softly, that description of Tim sounded pretty on the dot. "And he never really seems to complain about his position in the SHIELD family." SHe paused and considered the familial bond and how it helped and hurt so many with the crash. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-10-01 03:08 am UTC (link)
	"His position is the prodigal son. He goes, he comes back, and it's all approved. He's that good at what he does." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-10-02 01:22 pm UTC (link)
	"He's a prodigal son?" That was curious, a prodigal was forgiven, not because of what they do. "Do you get the third degree for wandering?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2013-10-02 03:42 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't actually get a third degree, it's not necessary. I was tagged before my first diaper change." A one-shoulder shrug accompanied the words. "Tim is special. They want to keep him close, but they can't make him stay. So when he comes back, it's a new lab, pretending he didn't requisition the parts to a beer locker, and funding his coffee pot." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-10-02 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	She lifted an eyebrow. You couldn't throw a baseball without hitting someone that qualified as 'special' in higher-up SHIELD. So what made his special more precious that Sam's? "Is it usual for blind eyes to be turned over eccentricities with R&D?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)