shield_legacy (shield_legacy) wrote,
@ 2012-06-02 21:46:00

Tim Dugan rubbed his eyes and looked at the clock. It was already 6am. How did it get to be that time? He had swore to himself that he would go back to his apartment tonight. That was at 2am. Looks like he missed that deadline. Again. He lost track of time quite frequently when he was working.

He was almost done with this latest project. He promised himself that once it was done he would take a week off and head to the Southwest for some quality rock climbing. It felt like it had been ages since he had taken some time off and did something for himself.

He rubbed his eyes and then picked up a nearby coffee mug. Empty. Figured. He stood up and headed for the mess to get some more liquid tar.

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	shieldbratgirl 2012-06-02 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	How they could build a city in thin air..but they couldn't get some Foldgers on the supply list. Tim wasn't the only one making the late night treck for coffee and she slowed her step when she saw him in the hall before falling in beside him, "Long night..?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-02 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	Tim smiled a little. "When isn't it?" he replied. "Just getting some more octane before heading back into the lab. You?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shieldbratgirl 2012-06-02 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Jetlag. I'm still on South Africa time..what are you working on?" Nikki smiled back warmly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-02 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	He returned the smile with a weak one. Tim wasn't quite comfortable around women, even the ones he knew. Sammy was the exception since they had known each other since they were in diapers. "Trying to finish up a project," he said. "You'll find it interesting." Tim never talked details until the new item was done. All of his work was classified. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shieldbratgirl 2012-06-02 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Is it bigger than a breadbox..?" Not that that particular clue would narrow the field any. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-02 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Maybe. Maybe not." He was always very secretive about his projects, even when they weren't classified. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	snarkfighter 2012-06-03 12:43 am UTC (link)
	"You see, it's the ones that are bigger than a breadbox, smaller than a spaceship where I always get confused," Jack says as he makes his way over. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-03 12:48 am UTC (link)
	"Size never matters much," Tim said. "It's the punch it packs." Yes, it was a weapon he was working on, but he'd never actually say it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	snarkfighter 2012-06-03 12:52 am UTC (link)
	"Size matters when you're trying to figure out how to carry the thing," Jack says goodnaturedly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-03 01:03 am UTC (link)
	"I leave how to carry it up to you. I just design the things." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-03 12:45 am UTC (link)
	Brad was up early as well for a fighter squadron training mission. He was in the mess having some breakfast to wake himself up. Not a big breakfast though since that would be a bad idea. "Oh hey Tim," Brad says when he sees him as Brad walks into the mess. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-03 12:49 am UTC (link)
	Tim looked up. He had been staring into his cup of coffee. He definitely needed some sleep. "Hey Brad. Refueling too?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-03 12:56 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah," Brad says as he starts on his light breakfast with nothing that could unsettle his stomach much. "Want to make sure I'm not distracted by hunger while flying. What about you? All-nighter again?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-03 01:04 am UTC (link)
	"As always," he said with a tired smile. "Where are you heading out to, or can't you say?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-03 01:07 am UTC (link)
	"Just a routine fighter squadron training mission," Brad says with a big grin, "Should lead to some good dogfights. Still can't tell you where though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-03 01:32 am UTC (link)
	Tim smiled. "You have your secrets, I have mine. Not a big deal." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-03 01:36 am UTC (link)
	"More that they like to surprise us," Brad says smirking, "But you're right about the secrets though." "Speaking of secrets, how is your latest uber top secret project going?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-03 01:48 am UTC (link)
	"Almost done," he said. "Thankfully. Then I plan to spend a week rock climbing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-03 01:52 am UTC (link)
	"That sounds like a fun break," Brad says, "Any idea as to where you might be going?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-03 02:14 am UTC (link)
	"Arizona, I think. Some sweet cliffs there to scale." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-03 02:17 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah I've done some flybys in that area," Brad says, "The cliffs there are pretty nice." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-03 11:07 am UTC (link)
	Tim nodded. "They are. Most of the time it's you and no one else around for miles. Great time to clear the head and recenter yourself." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-03 11:31 am UTC (link)
	"Having never done anything like that," Brad says, "I'll have to take your word for it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-03 02:58 pm UTC (link)
	"You should come with me sometime. Try something new." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-03 03:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Sure if I ever get the free time to do something like that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-03 09:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Anytime you get some free time. I have the next week off and then taking a week off to go to SDCC. Close enough to go climbing if I want to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-04 01:51 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks," Brad says, "I'll keep your offer in mind." "SDCC?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-04 01:56 am UTC (link)
	"San Diego Comic Con," Tim explained. "I go every year." He shrugged. "Geek heaven." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-04 02:10 am UTC (link)
	"Ah," Brad says, "Can't say that would be my cup of tea. More likely to do an airshow myself." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-04 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	"It's a Geek thing," he said. "Though not as much Geek as before. It's gone mainsream lately. Which kind of takes some of the fun out of it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-05 12:48 am UTC (link)
	"Ok," Brad says, "I think I kind of get that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-05 01:02 am UTC (link)
	"Everyone has their thing," he said. "Mine's geek stuff." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-05 01:22 am UTC (link)
	"Very true," Brad says, "Pretty easy to guess my thing then." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-05 02:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Speaking of which, we may have a new craft soon." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-05 02:38 pm UTC (link)
	"Awesome," Brad says grinning, "Can I get any hint about it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-05 02:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Small craft and built for speed. That's all I can say right now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-05 02:53 pm UTC (link)
	"I like the sound of that," Brad says, "Fast is always good. But now I just want to ask you more questions." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-05 02:54 pm UTC (link)
	Tim chuckled. "I can't answer 'em. It should be done in a week or two." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-05 03:05 pm UTC (link)
	"Can't wait to see what you guys roll out then." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-05 03:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Speaking of which, I better get back. It won't get finished if I'm not working on it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-05 03:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes you should," Brad says, "Just make sure you get some sleep. Not a big fan of crashing due to mechanical failure." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-05 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	"User error," Tim shot back in jest. "Not mechanical error." He stood up. "I'll catch you later." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2012-06-06 12:45 am UTC (link)
	"Sure it was," Brad says rolling his eyes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-06 02:58 pm UTC (link)
	"It was," Tim said and then headed back to the lab." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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