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[theassassin]

[Oh hey! Look! It's Natasha.

And she's pretty much disgruntled. She's on her way to keep a sort of appointment with Bruce since she figures-- and he told her-- it should be safe to get out today.

Dressed for the weather, she bundles her coat tighter around her, and pulls her cap down more tightly on her head, her read hair peaking out around the edges of it has snow clinging to it.

She looks at her phone seriously and simply states.]

I forgot how much I hate the snow.

[She should have worn boots. Damn it.

It's okay Bruce, she should be better by the time she gets there. In the mean time, who ever wants to stop and have a chat? Good luck. ]

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[theassassin]

[That gets a little bit of an amused look from the woman whose metabolism is too quick to even feel the effects of the caffeine anyway. It's just the warmth of it she enjoys more than anything.]

I don't do Christmas either.

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[hulkbusted]

I don't do Hanuka, but I wouldn't turn down a Hanuka gift if someone gave me one.

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[theassassin]

If a gift is offered, but I don't go seeking them out. There are plenty out there that are much more deserving.

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[hulkbusted]

[He laughs dryly and shakes his head. It's his birthday and he hasn't even told anyone, so yeah, he gets that.]

I'll give you lunch whether you deserve it or not. How's that?

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[theassassin]

Only as long as I can do the same at another time.

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[hulkbusted]

That depends upon your cooking skills.

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[theassassin]

Between us? It's better than I let on most times.

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[hulkbusted]

I'll keep that information for blackmail at a later date.

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[theassassin]

[She winks.]

I should be up there in a minute, as long as, I don't get searched by security.

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[hulkbusted]

[He's not sure what to do with the wink so he'll just pretend it didn't happen.]

If they search you, it's all on them if they get hurt.

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[theassassin]

[Blackmail materia- Oh Bruce, you poor thing- we'll pretend it didn't happen.]

Oh, I completely agree.

[She'll cut the feed there.

Thankfully, no incidents. Or maybe disappointingly? Whichever, just as she said a few minutes pass and she's at the door.]

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[hulkbusted]

[He's been watching the surveillance video once she's in the tower and opens the door for her before she has to wait.]

Natasha.

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[theassassin]

[Oooh who is the spy now?]

Bruce. [She'll just step inside the room now, and take a little look around. If that's okay. Even if it's not. She's doing it anyway.]

[hulkbusted]

[Checking... yes, still Natasha.]

Come on in. [Since you already are and everything.] The coffee machine's in the corner.

[theassassin]

[Sorry, Banner basically the open door was the invitation or... that's how she saw it.]

Thank you. [She saw it, she goes to it, gets a cup and holds it between both her hands to warm them.] So, crafts first? Questions? Or both at once?

[hulkbusted]

Both at once seems like the most efficient way to go.

[Hey, they're in his lab, the lab coat is... purely optional, since he rarely wears one himself, but he pulls one off a rack to offer to Natasha anyway.]

You're the one with the brilliant ideas, I'm just a pair of hands.

[theassassin]

That works for me.

[Okay. She'll take it, while offering him back her outdoor coat, before she pulls on the lab coat. Better to be safe than sorry right?]

[hulkbusted]

[Her coat goes on the rack and Bruce holds out a hand to indicate his lab.]

You've seen the coffee machine. Feel free to have a look around. I don't see much point to secrets in this place.

[theassassin]

Secrets in this place, or secrets in the city in general?

[Because, honestly that might be the biggest problem she has, the fact she has so many secrets and... has spent so long keeping them.

She wanders around the lab, carrying her coffee mug between two cold hands sipping at it occasionally when she stops to peer at something that catches her interest.

Eventually, she makes her way back around to the model she intends to shape into a wreath.]

[hulkbusted]

In the City in general. Ants in an ant farm shouldn't be conspiring against each other.

[His big secret was outed before he even got here, the others just keep slipping out here and there. Either he learns to let go or he spends a lot more time green.]

So, you had a craft idea.

[He pulls over a stool and settles on it, saving the segue to her secrets for a little later.]

[theassassin]

Hmm...

[She takes a seat and nods before taking another drink from her cup.]

I believe I did. [She sets the cup down and pulls the model over.] We'll see how well it works.

[hulkbusted]

This is not a side of Natasha Romanoff I ever thought I'd see.

[Settling his glasses on his nose, he fishes a couple of candy canes out of his pocket and unwraps one.]

[theassassin]

It's not one I show off very often.

[And she sets to work: pulling off unnecessary pieces. Purple, orange. Any that aren't the conventional 'Christmas' colors.]

[hulkbusted]

[Bruce watches bemusedly.]

Do I need to get you anything? Tape? Wire? Boiling water and fresh cloths?

[theassassin]

[Why would she need boiling water and-- Oh..

Haha..

She shakes her head, perhaps laughing a little.]

The molecular models? Do you have any of those? And possibly some wire.