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ysabetwordsmithThis story belongs to the series Love Is For Children which includes "Love Is for Children," "Hairpins," "Blended," "Am I Not," "Eggshells," "Dolls and Guys,""Saudades," "Querencia," "Turnabout Is Fair Play," "Touching Moments," "Splash," "Coming Around," "Birthday Girl," "No Winter Lasts Forever," "Hide and Seek," "Kernel Error," "Happy Hour," "Green Eggs and Hulk,""kintsukuroi," "Little and Broken, but Still Good," "Byzantine Perplexities," "Up the Water Spout," "The Life of the Dead," "If They Could Just Stay Little," "Anahata," "When the Wheels Come Off," "Against His Own Shield," "Coming in from the Cold: Saturday: Building Towers," "Coming in from the Cold: Sunday: Shaking Foundations," "Coming in from the Cold: Monday: Memorial Day," "Coming in from the Cold: Tuesday: Facing Fears," "Coming in from the Cold: Wednesday: Coping Techniques," "Coming in from the Cold: Thursday: Digging for Answers," "What Little Boys Are Made Of," "Rotten Fruit," "Trying to Find Prui," "Life in Quicktime," "Keep the Homefires Burning," "Their Old Familiar Carols Play," "Fluffy," "A Leg Up," and "Wabbit Season."
Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanova, Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Betty Ross, JARVIS.
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: Drug Dealing, Canon-Typical Violence, Dexterity Impairment, Missions, Missions Gone Wrong, Bugs & Insects, Major Character Injury, Injury Recovery, Itching, Hurt/Comfort, Sleepiness.
Summary: A mission to shut down drugrunners in Brazil goes wrong. The Avengers fare pretty well against the drugrunners, but less well against the swarms of insects guarding the compound.
Notes: Food, Bathing/Washing, No Sex, Intimacy, Non-Sexual Intimacy, Herbalism, Massage, Friendship, Team as Family, Avengers Family, #coulsonlives.
Read Part 1.
"Coming in from the Cold: Friday: Bug Hunt" Part 2
"Fall back," Agent Coulson advised.
"Working on it," Captain America panted, and they staged a limping retreat back toward the compound and the quinjet.
Some of the drugrunners escaped, but Black Widow nailed their field commander. The real brains of the outfit would be back in the lab -- if he hadn't already escaped in the chaos, which Agent Coulson suspected. It would be a nuisance trying to track down all of them.
Then Iron Man detonated the main lab.
"Do not worry, Agent Coulson, we have copies of their datafiles and samples of the contraband," JARVIS said before the handler could protest. "Captain America and Black Widow have reached the quinjet. Hawkeye remains outside to cover them, as the compound provides him with better range."
On the viewscreens, Agent Coulson could see Hawkeye picking off a few more footsoldiers. "Good," he said. "Status report on Captain America?"
"Seriously injured, but not in life-threatening danger," said JARVIS. "Black Widow has retrieved the first aid kit and is currently field-testing the new Bannertech skin glue. The machete wielder is in SHIELD custody; his condition is critical and he may not survive."
Dr. Banner had been working on a variety of things intended to work with the nonstandard traits of his team members. They needed top-notch first aid supplies, and the conventional goods just didn't always work as intended. The skin glue, derived from algae, could close even major wounds quickly and was compatible with enhanced flesh.
By the time the Avengers got home, Steve had healed enough to limp into his apartment in search of a shower. If he had been bitten or stung, the welts had already disappeared. Clint had so many bug bites that he was about to scratch his skin off. Natasha had some, but fewer than most of the other agents. The Iron Man armor had protected Tony, except for a couple of bites where bugs had gotten through a damaged plate.
"How come you didn't get eaten alive?" Tony asked Natasha. One hand scratched at his midriff under the t-shirt that read, I do all my own stunts.
The slogan brought a smile to Phil's face after the hard day. He had made himself comfortable in a shirt that read, Nerf-Herder. Most of the Avengers had turned out to be nerds of one flavor or another, so it fit in nicely.
"Always with the questions, почемучка," Natasha replied. "Most insects dislike the taste of me."
"That's probably for the best," Bruce said as he came in. "The last thing we need is modified insects biting a modified human and turning into something even less predictable."
"So how exactly did you find out that Hulk doesn't like swarms of bugs?" Clint asked. Like Tony, he was scratching himself.
Bruce mumbled something.
"Say again?" Clint asked.
"He, uh, kind of beat to death a hive of killer bees." Bruce looked away.
"... how?" Clint said, staring at him.
"We got lost in the jungle, he was hungry, and they had honey. Which they did not wish to share. He really hated having them try to crawl into his nose and mouth. You know killer bees, once something triggers them, they just keep coming," Bruce said.
"So the bees hulked out on him, and he just kept swatting them until he mashed them all to paste?" Clint said. He scratched off one of the scabs on his arm. "Wow."
"May the better Hulk win," Bruce said with a chuckle. "Stop scratching yourself, Clint, you're bleeding."
"But it itches," Clint whined.
"Histamines will do that to you," Bruce said. "Why don't you come to my apartment and let me fix that? You too, Natasha, if you want."
"That is an excellent idea," Phil said. He collected Clint and Natasha, steering them firmly to the elevator.
When they reached Bruce's floor, he said, "Come on in. Let's start with an oatmeal bath to soothe the skin. Clint, you can use my bathroom. Natasha, you can borrow Betty's."
Betty herself was still at SHIELD poring over equipment scavenged from what labs hadn't gone up in flames.
"Are you sure she will not mind?" Natasha said, twisting her hands together.
"Yes, this fits the 'medical necessity' clause in our discussion about privacy," Bruce said.
"This way, Natasha," said Phil. Betty had invited him to her suite on Bruce's floor when he was teaching her handler skills, so he knew his way around.
"I really want to curl up on that and take a nap," Natasha said as they passed the round couch in Betty's sitting room.
"Another time, perhaps," Phil said, steering Natasha into the sleek modern bathroom. It had soothing blue walls, brown stone counters, and creamy tiles on the floor. The sinks were made of smoky blue glass. A large walk-in shower filled one corner, and a generous bathtub stood beside it. Phil admired the personal touches, like the ceramic vase and the sea turtle soap dish.
* * *
Notes:
The Bannertech skin glue that Bruce made for the Avengers is similar to this.
Tony's t-shirt says "I do all my own stunts."
Phil is wearing a t-shirt that says "Nerf Herder."
Pochemuchka – A pochemuchka (Russian: почемучка) is a person, often a child, who asks a lot of questions. The word was inspired by a well-known Russian children’s book titled Alyosha Pochemuchka, which tells the story of a highly inquisitive five- or six-year-old boy. The name, in turn, comes from the Russian pochemu (почему), meaning “why.”
In Betty's suite of Bruce's quarters, she has a two-person round couch. See Betty's bathroom. Her soap dish has a turtle on it.
[To be continued in Part 3 ...]
Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanova, Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Betty Ross, JARVIS.
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: Drug Dealing, Canon-Typical Violence, Dexterity Impairment, Missions, Missions Gone Wrong, Bugs & Insects, Major Character Injury, Injury Recovery, Itching, Hurt/Comfort, Sleepiness.
Summary: A mission to shut down drugrunners in Brazil goes wrong. The Avengers fare pretty well against the drugrunners, but less well against the swarms of insects guarding the compound.
Notes: Food, Bathing/Washing, No Sex, Intimacy, Non-Sexual Intimacy, Herbalism, Massage, Friendship, Team as Family, Avengers Family, #coulsonlives.
Read Part 1.
"Coming in from the Cold: Friday: Bug Hunt" Part 2
"Fall back," Agent Coulson advised.
"Working on it," Captain America panted, and they staged a limping retreat back toward the compound and the quinjet.
Some of the drugrunners escaped, but Black Widow nailed their field commander. The real brains of the outfit would be back in the lab -- if he hadn't already escaped in the chaos, which Agent Coulson suspected. It would be a nuisance trying to track down all of them.
Then Iron Man detonated the main lab.
"Do not worry, Agent Coulson, we have copies of their datafiles and samples of the contraband," JARVIS said before the handler could protest. "Captain America and Black Widow have reached the quinjet. Hawkeye remains outside to cover them, as the compound provides him with better range."
On the viewscreens, Agent Coulson could see Hawkeye picking off a few more footsoldiers. "Good," he said. "Status report on Captain America?"
"Seriously injured, but not in life-threatening danger," said JARVIS. "Black Widow has retrieved the first aid kit and is currently field-testing the new Bannertech skin glue. The machete wielder is in SHIELD custody; his condition is critical and he may not survive."
Dr. Banner had been working on a variety of things intended to work with the nonstandard traits of his team members. They needed top-notch first aid supplies, and the conventional goods just didn't always work as intended. The skin glue, derived from algae, could close even major wounds quickly and was compatible with enhanced flesh.
By the time the Avengers got home, Steve had healed enough to limp into his apartment in search of a shower. If he had been bitten or stung, the welts had already disappeared. Clint had so many bug bites that he was about to scratch his skin off. Natasha had some, but fewer than most of the other agents. The Iron Man armor had protected Tony, except for a couple of bites where bugs had gotten through a damaged plate.
"How come you didn't get eaten alive?" Tony asked Natasha. One hand scratched at his midriff under the t-shirt that read, I do all my own stunts.
The slogan brought a smile to Phil's face after the hard day. He had made himself comfortable in a shirt that read, Nerf-Herder. Most of the Avengers had turned out to be nerds of one flavor or another, so it fit in nicely.
"Always with the questions, почемучка," Natasha replied. "Most insects dislike the taste of me."
"That's probably for the best," Bruce said as he came in. "The last thing we need is modified insects biting a modified human and turning into something even less predictable."
"So how exactly did you find out that Hulk doesn't like swarms of bugs?" Clint asked. Like Tony, he was scratching himself.
Bruce mumbled something.
"Say again?" Clint asked.
"He, uh, kind of beat to death a hive of killer bees." Bruce looked away.
"... how?" Clint said, staring at him.
"We got lost in the jungle, he was hungry, and they had honey. Which they did not wish to share. He really hated having them try to crawl into his nose and mouth. You know killer bees, once something triggers them, they just keep coming," Bruce said.
"So the bees hulked out on him, and he just kept swatting them until he mashed them all to paste?" Clint said. He scratched off one of the scabs on his arm. "Wow."
"May the better Hulk win," Bruce said with a chuckle. "Stop scratching yourself, Clint, you're bleeding."
"But it itches," Clint whined.
"Histamines will do that to you," Bruce said. "Why don't you come to my apartment and let me fix that? You too, Natasha, if you want."
"That is an excellent idea," Phil said. He collected Clint and Natasha, steering them firmly to the elevator.
When they reached Bruce's floor, he said, "Come on in. Let's start with an oatmeal bath to soothe the skin. Clint, you can use my bathroom. Natasha, you can borrow Betty's."
Betty herself was still at SHIELD poring over equipment scavenged from what labs hadn't gone up in flames.
"Are you sure she will not mind?" Natasha said, twisting her hands together.
"Yes, this fits the 'medical necessity' clause in our discussion about privacy," Bruce said.
"This way, Natasha," said Phil. Betty had invited him to her suite on Bruce's floor when he was teaching her handler skills, so he knew his way around.
"I really want to curl up on that and take a nap," Natasha said as they passed the round couch in Betty's sitting room.
"Another time, perhaps," Phil said, steering Natasha into the sleek modern bathroom. It had soothing blue walls, brown stone counters, and creamy tiles on the floor. The sinks were made of smoky blue glass. A large walk-in shower filled one corner, and a generous bathtub stood beside it. Phil admired the personal touches, like the ceramic vase and the sea turtle soap dish.
* * *
Notes:
The Bannertech skin glue that Bruce made for the Avengers is similar to this.
Tony's t-shirt says "I do all my own stunts."
Phil is wearing a t-shirt that says "Nerf Herder."
Pochemuchka – A pochemuchka (Russian: почемучка) is a person, often a child, who asks a lot of questions. The word was inspired by a well-known Russian children’s book titled Alyosha Pochemuchka, which tells the story of a highly inquisitive five- or six-year-old boy. The name, in turn, comes from the Russian pochemu (почему), meaning “why.”
In Betty's suite of Bruce's quarters, she has a two-person round couch. See Betty's bathroom. Her soap dish has a turtle on it.
[To be continued in Part 3 ...]
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Date: 2018-12-26 10:24 am (UTC)and that explains why Hulk does NOT like bugs.. even if they can't sting him, having bees crawl up your nose would be VERY unpleasant.
Hmm... if the lab had a self-destruct system which Tony detonated, I would presume it was designed to be very efficient, so it might be safe to assume there's not much if anything left of the super-bugs... I hope. [aerosolised napalm laced with white phosphorous and thermite charges on specific equipment would be my choice]
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Date: 2018-12-26 11:01 am (UTC)Instead of napalm how about FOOF or ClF3? Those will burn things that nothing else will. Putting out the resulting fires would be an exercise in futility.
Of course keeping either from going off prematurely is the real trick.
OOO! a gel/liquid that contains powdered titanium and FOOF or ClF3 microencapsulated in teflon. That'd be fairly stable but once ignited... yow!
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Date: 2018-12-26 11:11 am (UTC)and I think you just invented a Nova bomb... because man would that stuff burn!!
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Date: 2018-12-28 04:41 pm (UTC)Yes ...
Date: 2018-12-28 05:53 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2018-12-28 06:00 pm (UTC)Well ...
Date: 2018-12-28 08:15 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2018-12-26 11:23 am (UTC)Thank you!
Date: 2018-12-26 04:11 pm (UTC)I'd take Betty's soap dish, though.
Re: Thank you!
Date: 2018-12-26 10:34 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2018-12-26 01:32 pm (UTC)Thoughts
Date: 2018-12-26 04:47 pm (UTC)Blargh.
>> so this chapter is a welcome distraction, thank you. <<
Yay!
>> I love Betty's couch. It looks like a great place for her to snuggle with Bruce. ;) <<
That's exactly why she bought it. Betty knows that Bruce doesn't get enough snuggles. So she picked out a couch that just begs people to curl up on it together. A couch so potent that even Natasha is tempted. *chuckle* Smart Betty is SMART.
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Date: 2018-12-27 12:39 am (UTC)Yay!
Date: 2018-12-27 01:18 am (UTC):)
Date: 2018-12-27 01:32 am (UTC)Re: :)
Date: 2018-12-27 01:49 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2018-12-30 04:59 am (UTC)Thoughts
Date: 2018-12-30 05:26 am (UTC)Thank you.
>> I have one question, in dolls and guys Betty decided to live in an outside apartment, did i miss a piece where she decided to move into the tower? I have re read many of your stories and found pieces I've missed so it is very possible.<<
That was the first stage. She may still have that apartment. However, she spends a lot of time at the Tower so it makes sense for her to have space there too.
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Date: 2019-02-06 03:40 am (UTC)