bio_nerd (bio_nerd) wrote,
@ 2012-08-13 23:04:00

Fluff meme: Cooking is a science!
Cooking she could do, other people putting in all that effort and cooking for her? She couldn't do. Which was exactly why when Aleks proposed this dinner thing she'd already planned on coming early to help the moment she agreed.

Well, okay, she'd avoid having to cut any onions but she was still handy in the kitchen. Besides, regardless of what people said, cooking was a science. And she was a scientist.

"Hi. Now I know the fact I brought wine may be odd, considering I don't drink it, but I do own some. Fine, I use it only for cooking, but still. Classic guest-gift and it works with the whole cooking dinner thing you've got going," she rambles once he opens the door. Lena would admit to some slight nervousness. Not willingly, but still it had to count for something.

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	heytheredelilah 2012-09-17 06:31 pm UTC (link)
	"That sort of stuff, huh?" He can't help but grin, just a little, as he starts serving up the chicken and salad. "I'm easy to get to know though. Not all that complicated." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-17 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	She rolled her eyes at that but looked amused still and thanked him for the food. "So you say, but at least now I have a bookshelf to match to the cell structure I know so well," she teased. "Okay Dr. Childress, tell me, what should I know about you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

heytheredelilah
2012-09-17 10:28 pm UTC (link)

"Hmm, let's see... actual good thing to know, since its a workplace thing, and if it comes up we had a date, people may say something... Alice Dugan and I have had an on-again, off-again thing. Mostly fast dates. Its not anything big and isn't going to be - we've just been good for each other when neither of us is seeing anyone.

I probably put as much time and money into my car as most people put into their houses. Whenever we're going to be on the ground anywhere for more than a day or two, I have it shipped over.

I'll eat just about anything, but my absolute favorites are either All-American or Russian, given the option. Likewise, while I can actually follow discussion on wines and such, I usually drink beer... because, long as its decent stuff, I like it.

That's what I can think of. You know about my medical stuff, cooking, and so on. Feel free to play 20 questions if you have specifics."

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	bio_nerd 2012-09-17 11:03 pm UTC (link)
	As she listened she let herself dig into the heavenly smelling chicken. Perfect amount of garlic. "Got it. Tim's cousin, car enthusiast, favourite food types, and beer vs. wine." "20 questions huh? Hmm...let's start with one easy one and one I always like to know. Where'd you grow up and...what is the stupidest question you've ever heard? Go!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

heytheredelilah
2012-09-17 11:15 pm UTC (link)

"Beer vs. pretty much anything. given my tolerance levels, hard liquor doesn't have much appeal.

And it depends on which part of growing up. Some bouncing around the country when my mother was working for different criminal syndicates. A new school every four or five months, and meeting more guys named Paul or Ivan.

Then my godfather brought my existence to my dad's attention, my mother was committed... rightly so, and the bouncing around between his jobs in New York, New Mexico and as a SHIELD consultant started.

I come by the light living and world traveling honestly.

Dumbest question... hmm, can't quite say there's no dumb questions. Mostly just from the people finding out I'm with SHIELD, and asking 'are you a spy? - First of all because, well, all sorts of reasons I'm not a good spy. But more importantly because, well, even if the answer was yes, most spies would answer no - or at least not have brought up working for SHIELD"

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bio_nerd
2012-09-18 01:00 am UTC (link)

"So what was criminal syndicate life like?" Pause. "Put the nosy question down as one of my 20." She's aware that she's hogging the question time at the moment.

"Mmm there a lot of dumb questions. Most are dumb not because of just the question but who's asking it. Because a 4 year-old asking some of those will not make me blink but some people..." She shakes her head like she can't believe the stupidity of some people.

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heytheredelilah
2012-09-18 01:12 am UTC (link)

All things considered, he seems fine with just taking twenty questions, instead of going back and forth.

"Lots of moving around. Lots of not bothering to unpack more than a few changes of clothing, or even having much to unpack. Eating out almost every night, both because there was nothing in the kitchen, and a lot of syndicate business, in higher circles, is done around the table. When you have a merc who looks good in a little black dress, speaks half a dozen languages, and bench presses twenty tons, and she's running around with someone who benches twice that, and has enough clout that Spider-Man takes him seriously... that's higher circles."

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	bio_nerd 2012-09-18 01:31 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah...that's higher circles. Was the SHIELD consultant kid life a better deal?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

heytheredelilah
2012-09-18 01:35 am UTC (link)

"In a lot of ways, they were surprisingly similar. Moving around, dealing with lots of important people and all... but my mother had... and has, some severe mental issues. From the perspective of parenting, anyway, it was much better. I'd also much rather be working for SHIELD and receiving the treatments as part of the contract, rather than working for HYDRA or the New York families or Russian mob and being blackmailed for them."

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	bio_nerd 2012-09-18 01:55 am UTC (link)
	"That's good to hear, I'm glad you found something that worked better for you. Especially on the treatment end, that's important." And not just because she was the one doing most of it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2012-09-18 02:04 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, in the end, a lot of good came of it. When they split, my dad didn't even know she was pregnant. He had had a hand in so much of the Hulkbuster project, it didn't take long for them to apply it to helping me or my godfather." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-18 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	"There aren't too many people who work on gamma radiation affected physiology, good thing they found someone to help you quickly. So was SHIELD agent something you wanted to do for a long time? Or you just fell into it because of your dad's work?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2012-09-18 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	"I wanted to be useful, and discovered that I wasn't very good at settling down. They had the tech, my dad contracted for them, so I had the contacts, and they really needed more heavies. It was a good fit, once I discovered I could keep up the scholastic work I'd started on and still work with SHIELD." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-18 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	"'Still work with'? Oh come on, like I don't know that," she teased with a playful nudge. "Sounds like a dream job pretty much. SHIELD can certainly be that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2012-09-19 12:02 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, it is. I love the job, and I'm good at it. But given the risks, and the gamma... stuff... and for my own sake, I wanted to get my doctorates. Once I was sure that was still possible, just slowed down, I was happy to sign on." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-19 12:31 am UTC (link)
	"What am I on? 6 questions down? Darn just those two brought it to 8," she chuckles. "Fine, number 9 then is the age old grad school question: When are you going to graduate?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2012-09-19 01:01 am UTC (link)
	"That's a good question. Taking a lot longer than the standard, but I probably have two years to go." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

bio_nerd
2012-09-19 01:12 am UTC (link)

She just rolled her eyes. "Most people take longer than what is considered standard on paper. It's like a running gag almost, those predicted graduation dates." Okay fine she'd finished faster but that was the exception to the rule. Plus, she didn't have agent work to do while doing it too. "I won't ask the dreaded question of how's the thesis going, but if you need someone to do a read through to look for stupid mistakes I'm sure I could."

"Number 10. When you get your doctorates are you going to be called Agent Childress or Doctor Childress? Or Agent Doctor Childress? These are important matters for the admin people you know."

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	heytheredelilah 2012-09-19 02:15 am UTC (link)
	"Oh yeah, not worried about it. I knew it would take a while. As for the thesis, well, since I'm working on two doctorates at the same time... I'll definitely have you look over the physical sciences work. And I'll be Agent Childress so long as I'm doing primarily agent work. When I retire from that, maybe switch over." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-19 03:02 am UTC (link)
	"The psych stuff would be interesting too to go over, don't worry. I do grammar checks too." Even with all the talking she'd finished her generous helping of chicken, it had been really good. "Question 11: Where did you learn to cook? Because this is really good. And garlicky." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2012-09-19 03:06 am UTC (link)
	"You'll be welcome to look over that too, see what you think. As for cooking, I learned early. One of my mother's friends in the Russian mob used a restaurant as a money laundering front. It may have been a mob business, but he took the food side very, very seriously. Since my mom and godfather were out all the time, I kept up with it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-19 03:40 am UTC (link)
	"Well looks like something good came of that at least. I'm guessing you don't have as much time as you used to for it though? I haven't cooked in forever, not that I don't know how. It's a basic skill and all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2012-09-19 05:03 am UTC (link)
	"This is more of a production than I usually make, but I cook for myself all the time. Less expensive and no more time consuming than going to the cafeteria." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-19 04:10 pm UTC (link)
	"I thoroughly appreciate it. If the lack of any chicken left is any indication," she smiles. "I just don't have time to go home and make anything and in the mornings I prefer sleep over breakfast. Breakfast isn't a meal in my life." "So what's your favourite dish? Or ingredient. I admitted my not-so-secret love of garlic." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2012-09-19 04:14 pm UTC (link)
	"That's a toss up between what you just ate, definitely my favorite if I'm cooking, or a really good bacon cheeseburger with onion rings and good beer." Yes, he still has to specify good beer. "Glad you're liking it. As you saw, its actually pretty easy. Basically Russian fried chicken." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)