Stark Industries- Sunday

[thatwaslucky]

Rey was here, she was working, and she was convinced she still smelled like smoke. There'd been a shower, there were new clothes, there was no reason for it, but she still felt like the smoke was there.

There's gremlins didn't seem to notice so it had to be all in her head. Or the airborne chemicals had broken her.


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[imafuturist]

Tony came bearing gifts. And by gifts, he meant coffee. Because whaaaaat was going on while he was trying to commute back and forth between Fandom and NYC?

"Coffee," he offered. It was from the Starbucks that was just never going away.

[thatwaslucky]

"Oh, thank you," she said, reaching out for it. "Is it a special occasion?"

Not enough people brought her coffee, okay.

[imafuturist]

"Just checking in." After the squirrel gossip.

[thatwaslucky]

"It's been a normal day so far," she said. "Unless you smell smoke."

There was no reason to smell smoke.

[imafuturist]

"Should I be smelling smoke?" Tony asked slowly.

[thatwaslucky]

"I'd hope not," she said, and added, "The bonfire."

She'd heard radio. And his judgment.

[imafuturist]

Well, there had needed to be some context added, but that had happened quickly after it.

"Well, the coffee is for the late night then."

[thatwaslucky]

"It's appreciated," she said. "It went on for a surprisingly long time."

[imafuturist]

"Everything okay now?" Because he could rig up some explosives so long as she didn't tell Steve.

[thatwaslucky]

"Hopefully? But I can't say for sure," Rey admitted. "It was at least good catharsis, I think."

[imafuturist]

"Things like that sort of ebb and flow." Because sometimes things bring up long buried feelings!

[thatwaslucky]

"I think there's usually some crying after this and then you start to normalize again," she said.

[imafuturist]

"Sure," Tony agreed. He usually just made the worst possible choices as his method of dealing with things. So maybe his opinion was... unique there. "I maintain my suggestion of a spa day."

[thatwaslucky]

"I might have to pass that along," Rey said. "But sometimes you need to burn things first."

[imafuturist]

"Feel free to use the company card." Because he would not notice if you tried to make a dent in it.

Wait, did she know she had access to that?

[thatwaslucky]

"Wait," she said. "Really?"

[imafuturist]

"Of course, a lot of the insurance coverage doesn't really translate well out here for employees."

What with some people being from space. Or the future. Or the space future.

[thatwaslucky]

"I'd hope we wouldn't have to go as far as insurance anyway."

You'd suggested a bonfire, Rey.