[Voice]

[hypoxic]

[The Astrophysics lab is a bit of a mess at the moment, covered in alarming mechanisms that aren't fully installed yet. To keep people from jumping to conclusions, Fitz is opting for an audio-only message today.]

Apologies for the interruption. I just wanted to give ample notice that the lab will be performing some testing on this coming Friday. Please be advised that the fourth floor might be excessively noisy during the proceedings. We won't be working with anything particularly dangerous, so please don't be alarmed by anything you hear.

We're quite sorry for any inconveniences this might cause. It might be a good day to stay outside to avoid the noise pollution.

Thank you for your time.

Comments

private voice.

[poppycock]

[ hey boo it's your bae just checking in

being nosey about things he assumes should concern him

same old same old

maybe with some dramatic irony considering he's definitely been stalking grant ward and he's asking for more secrets ] Anything I should be privy to?

private voice.

[hypoxic]

[Oh hey, it's the sidepiece. Just being cagey and avoiding having uncomfortable conversations. Situation normal.]

I don't think we're close enough to get excited about much yet. I'm just trying to avoid drawing a crowd if this isn't a successful round of testing. It's still in the early stages.

voice;

[trigeminalheadache]

So, what exactly are you testing?

[ Because obviously, Fitz skipped explaining so as not to confuse the non-science types. ]

voice;

[hypoxic]

[Can she hear him break out in a sweat the second she starts talking?]

Just some projects that have reached the prototype phase. Unrelated to the one that impacts you.

voice;

[trigeminalheadache]

[ Are they cold sweats?

Admit it, you laughed. ]

I would like to think the one that impacts me wouldn't cause noise pollution. Or, really, any noise. It would defeat the purpose.

voice;

[hypoxic]

[They totally are and I absolutely laughed.]

So then there really isn't a problem. Though I hope you won't schedule anything that requires silence in your lab on that day, just to be safe.

private voice.

[poppycock]

[ why is fitz's caginess met with affection from klaus when it would be met with suspicion from near-anyone else? oh right. ] Isn't successful? [ but that doesn't mean he won't inquire. :| ] I'm impressed. I didn't realize we were at the early testing stages of anything. [ that's true. they haven't discussed the particulars of fitz's research in much detail (layman's or otherwise) lately, the slowly bridged rift in their relationship considered. but things have been better the past few weeks. ]

private voice.

[hypoxic]

I've got a handful of concurrent projects. I try not to bore people with the specifics of it. I wish I had more to report.

[There's no sense in getting anyone's hopes up if he's just going to set something on fire and have to start over again.]

private text

[bravejemma]

[Sure she's probably seeing him in ten minutes anyway but whatever, Jemma does what she wants.]

Is this perhaps the thing you've been working on with Cisco?

private text

[hypoxic]

Just a preliminary stress test for the hardware. You won't mind?

voice;

[choosetruth]

[Oh, her journalist senses are tingling.]

What are you working with?

voice;

[trigeminalheadache]

[ Oh no, he's not getting out of talking to her that easily. ]

Except it is a problem. Because I both work and live on the fourth floor.

voice;

[hypoxic]

Just some idle curiosities. Most likely it won't be anything of note.

voice;

[hypoxic]

I'm aware of the inconvenience, Dr. Snow. [Should he be bolting the door to their lab now?] We're endeavoring to keep intrusions minimal. That's why we're giving notice in the first place.

voice;

[choosetruth]

That's not very specific. What idle curiosities?

voice;

[hypoxic]

Specificity tends to be inversely proportional to lay comprehension. Suffice it to say, it's a mechanical stress test that will most likely end in loud noises.

voice;

[trigeminalheadache]

[ It's a good thing this is just audio. She flinches hard as if she'd been struck when he says Dr. Snow. ]

Right. Okay. Never mind.

voice;

[choosetruth]

And vagueness tends to be extremely suspicious. As an accredited member of the press, I assure you, I am capable of comprehending a little more than mechanical stress test. Try me.

Re: voice;

[hypoxic]

I apologize. I didn't mean to be curt with you.

[She isn't the type to back down like that without reason.]

voice;

[trigeminalheadache]

It's okay. You don't need to apologize.

[ Not to me hangs in the air unsaid. ]

voice;

[hypoxic]

I'm not generally in the habit of releasing press statements for these sorts of things, Miss Mason. [He pays attention to the network, even if he doesn't interact with it often.]

Is there something that naturally leads you to mistrust the idea of science altogether?

voice;

[hypoxic]

[This is uncomfortable. Clearly, they should just drop this subject entirely and only ever talk about work.]

The new gauntlets are fitting well?

voice;

[choosetruth]

It's not science I mistrust. It's the lack of transparency.

[This isn't new, but the way her nails are digging into her palms alerts her it may be a little bit more personal than before.]

Call me paranoid, but as the product of a secret government cloning lab I think I've earned that.

voice;

[trigeminalheadache]

[ Work seems like the only common ground they have anymore. ]

They are, yeah. Having something longer or thicker than cuffs makes me feel... I don't know. More secure?

[voice]

[sciencelizard]

[Oh god why is the lab going to be screaming. She's glad she saw this before it went off, and/or before she happened to be in there at the time.]

Do we, uh, h-have a document or something for "we're doing a thing in the lab today, maybe don't be there"? Because if we don't, uhm, I think we should.