6840/Sensory Skulduggery

Sensory Skulduggery
Date of Scene:	10 March 2019
Location:	The Triskelion, New York City
Synopsis:	More tests on Nyx occasion lunch and some discussion about SHIELD.
Cast of Characters:	Foxfire, Nyx

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Foxfire has posed:
Micah Murphy has been studying Samantha Twinning's powers for a little bit now, or rather attempting to understand the technology that underlies it. It's a bit of a futile endevour. The tech is so advanced that everything Micah discovers only creates more questions. But he's undeterred and anyway Samantha is usually pleasant enough company.

Today the offer had been to come have lunch in the R and D labs by way of having some data recorded. Which is to say the test will be a bit boring but there's food and company if she wants it.

When Sam arrives though something is... slightly off. Firstly Micah isn't in the labs seemingly and secondly the far wall... something about it...

Nyx has posed:
Sam does seem pretty patient and to be decent company with all the tests Micah wants to do. Compared to the early medical tests the stuff Micah comes up with are a whole lot less invasive you see.

That isn't to say that Sam understands what is really going on, or what they are all learning about her other than the obvious stuff, like she is strong and has lasers. The really juicy details are both classified and a lot of it in technology jargon she probably doesn't have the education to understand.

The invite to have lunch and not watch more reruns (and right now god help her it is the Bachelor) came as a welcome diversion.

When she comes in to the empty lab though she looks around puzzled. "The fuck?" she mutters to herself then looks to her escort, Phil in his usual tactical gear. "This is the right lab .. right?"

Which Phil confirms after looking at his tablet.

"Micaah.. I mean Agent Murphy?" she is really bad at the whole remembering titles thing still. Still Sam walks further into the lab looking around then she squints at one of the walls and starts to walk towards it, looking it over curious. "Hmm" she starts to reach out to poke it.

Foxfire has posed:
"Whoops!" That's Micah's voice and it's from the OTHER side of the wall. It sounds slightly... muffled? The wall feels solid enough when Sam pokes it but she can feel a tingle of energy. It's not... solid. It's a magnetic field of some kind though she likely won't know how she knows that.

The wall shimmers out of existance and there's Micah. Standing next to his armored suit working on something in the helmet. "Sorry. I was testing something on the suit." He grins. "You like chinese right?" There's a bag behind him and oh it smells goooood.

Nyx has posed:
Sam swishes her fingertip across the wall studying the tingle through her finger. "Magnetic Plasma Containment?" she inquires curious, if a little confused really. Okay she doesn't even sound like she knows what the hell that is really. "Was that like a hologram of some sort?"

The chinese food though gets the rest of her attention and she walks over to open the bag and start to root through it now. "I would kill for some chinese.. the cafeteria doesn't really make it like takeout .. it's so healthy here.. the cafeteria that is .. let alone the stuff medical lets you order..." Sam pulls out a General Tso chicken and a small thing of fried rice. "God."

Foxfire has posed:
"Yeah, got it in one." Micah says, looking curiously at Sam. He hasn't really made anything of the fact that these are not terms she SHOULD know but he is quite aware that this is exactly the case. He's read Sam's file. He knows she's got a high school education. It stands to reason that there's something about the device she encountered that is feeding her this knowledge. Or... crammed it in her head and now it's leaking out. Like the Navigator.

There's a reference no one but him gets. But he doesn't say it out loud.

"One of the things I've built the suit to do is project holograms. They're not... perfect. But they're pretty good. Let me get the plates."

In not much time Micah has some speace cleared and the containers set out. Well, except for the chicken that Sam got initially. She's got that.

"So the test I had in mind today involves testing your brain a bit. But mostly it's me showing you things and asking you questions while a couple of other machines check you for unusual readings. Like signs that there might be a computer of some kind operating. It's not super super interesting though so I figured we'd eat first. How are you getting on at SHIELD though? Everyone treatin' you okay?"

Nyx has posed:
Hey Flight of the Navigator was a good movie. it also came out in 1986. It's 2027 which makes that 41 years ago. Samantha was born in 2008 though. So she definitely would not get the reference if Micah had actually made it.

It isn't a bad analogy though to be fair.

"It definitely looked pretty much like a wall.. a very energyful wall though.." which is not a word, not really. Definitely not a scientific term. Also Sam has no remorse for taking first pick of the chinese, none at all she hordes it close but takes a plate when it is offered and a fork not chop sticks.

"So kind of like the psyche tests where they showed me all the ink blots to make sure I wasn't some secret psychopath?" then she grins, her attempt at humor and loosening up. Which is a good sign, better than bitter and sulking teenager. "Oh... mostly everyone here has been really nice ot me. I'm a little peeved at whoever called me McFuckUp in my file though.. Agent Ward said it was in there." which isn't true at all, Agent Ward was being a bit mean.

Foxfire has posed:
"It is?" Micah hadn't seen it. And he doesn't know Agent Ward either, even by reputation. This is likely because he's too new and Agent Ward runs in more rarified company than he does. To be fair, most everyone in SHIELD runs in more rarified company than he does.

"One thing you've got to remember about places like this is that they tend to be a bit particular. Lots of folks here have doctorates in fancy sounding, complciated disciplines. Or they've got years of experience spying and war stories that go back decades. They're selected out of special forces units and service academies. The best of the best of the best, in most cases. So when they see people like you, or, hell, like me... we're not the norm for them. And that makes people act... mean, sometimes."

Nyx has posed:
Everyone but Sam, but then she is just a guest in Black Eagle Hotel.

Samantha listens to what Micah has to say while digging into her general tso, then dumping it all on a plate with the fried rice she snagged and mixing it all up. Then another bite.

"Oh come on Micah.. you have like all the science chops and made your own armor that makes holograms... don't fuck with me." Sam doesn't seem upset though she seems amused by his self deprecating bullshit. Then though the rest sinks in and she looks thoughtful and quieter. "Well fuck those guys then. I can throw a tank at them so someone here obviously thinks I valuable." which isn't the same as liking her or valuing her as a person, not that she seems to make that connection yet.

Foxfire has posed:
Micah laughs a little bit and grabs an eggroll to munch on. Mmm. Hot.

"I've got an associates degree and I'm working with people that have multipule doctorates. I've got a couple of years in the intelligence field yeah, but the only reason I even got into those was because I found something unusual and both DARPA and the CIA wanted it. To be perfectly honest it's really the only reason I'm here too."

Not the ONLY reason. Micah is smart. Smart enough to have built his own armor. But he's not wrong in saying the only thing that got those smarts noticed was the alien tech in his back. And in his armor.

"But you're right. Someone wants you here and hey, I think you're pretty cool for what it's worth."

He leans back a bit and snags another eggroll. "So what do you think about the place as a whole? I mean I know you kind of got just brought here. But eventually they're gonna make you an offer. Do you think this is something you want to do long term?"

Nyx has posed:
Samantha reaches out to snag the third eggroll, she missed those but doesn't want to misss out on all of them. She would offer one to Phil but so far she hasn't seem him or any of the others that rotate do anything other than watch when they are on duty. Sometimes turn pale and watch.

At the compliment she actually blushes, just a bit and looks unsure, then Sam just owns flashing Micah a smile. "Thanks." before he derails her with the follow-up question.

"Uh.. you think so?" Sam frowns a bit and looks at her rice and chicken, taking a bite and chewing slow while she thinks. "I dunno. I mean I'm pretty sure the offer will come with an ultimatum or two. They were scared enough about me learning not to just suck computers dry by being around them that they locked me up in medical with no technology. Let alone the other stuff we have been figuring out I can do right. .. I mean I may be a McFuckup but I know that you all probably don't want me loose on the streets." she grabs a soda. "I .. don't really know much about SHIELD other than some of you have been really nice like Skye and Deputy Director May.. and well you. I imagine this pays a lot better than Big Belly Burger too..."

Foxfire has posed:
"You've got some... stuff on the record yeah? So you're right they'll probably offer you something and then on the back end talk about... prosecution. That's the way they tend to go in most places like this."

Micah looks at the pan fried noodles. Mmmm. Yeah he wants more of that. It takes him a moment to get that and more rice.

"You COULD be scary, sure and they'll be worried about that. They have to be. But you have a choice in that."

Her observations about SHIELD have him thinking. A lot of people go into this bright eyed and bushy tailed. And that's fine, that's normal it's not like they're lied to. But Sam was kind of... thrust into it and he thinks she deserves some honesty.

"SHIELD is a spy organization. It deals in secrets and that gets nasty sometimes. But it also helps a //lot// of people and the folks it fights, those are some real bad actors. So on balance I'd say this is a good place to do some good, yeah." He pauses and grins. "And yes. Pay's pretty decent, for government work."

That with a little wink.

Nyx has posed:
Sam eats some more chicken, and a pepper slice while she listens this time. "I .. yeah I mean I almost shot Wonder Woman when she scared me so there is that." and well Samantha is not a novice when it comes to ADAs explaining how if she pleads guilty she will get less probation than going to court.

"I figured that it would be an explanation of options sort of thing yeah." then she considers what he says about SHIELD itself. "I'm also pretty sure I am scary.. I mean I've seen how Phil and the others react. They really don't want to be babysitting me because man.. I wouldn't want to if I was them." that has Sam sounding sadder for the moment. "Also .. I don't think I am ever going to be a good spy. I mean really I shoot lasers and rend steel with my hands Micah. I mean the computer thing is probably useful for spying but ..." a helpless sort of shrug from the young woman.

Foxfire has posed:
"You never know. Being a spy is a lot more about being able to read and talk to people than about any powers. But even if you don't, like I mentioned with May there's a lot of good you can do all the same. Helping people both in SHIELD and out of SHIELD."

That she shot Wonder Woman is... interesting. He'd love to see that AAR but it's probably locked away somewhere in the Themysciran embassy and... well... even if that shot did anything interesting they're likely not telling SHELD.

"Besides. The longer you stick around the longer you get to make my brain explode with what you can do."

Nyx has posed:
Almost shot Wonder Woman, not shot Wonder Woman, and actually the footage is in her file, that was the hero that prevented the final ATM Heist attempt Sam had.

"I doubt I am going anywhere Micah and it wasn't my statement about being a bad spy because of that stuff, it was more because I am not exactly subtle... you may have noticed." a wan smile from Samantha. "Also sure I am good with continuing to make your head explode." she clears her throat "With knowledge though not for real." she says it like it is for the microphones, though she looks tickled at her own humor. "So picture tests huh?"

Foxfire has posed:
"Picture tests. Let me go get the equipment and we'll get you hooked up." Micah is glad that Sam is not looking for literal head explosions.

He'd need a better helmet if she were.

"For what it's worth, I think you'll fit in just fine here. So don't mind no McFuckups."

Of course, for what it's worth, Micah isn't a solid SHIELD agent here himself, being a probate. So there's that. But one vote of confidence is good, right?

Nyx has posed:
In Sam's book it is quite good it seems. She offers Micah a smile at hiss encouragement and then stays put eating chinese foot while he fetches the equipment.

"So what are you testing ... I mean pictures and seeing if there is some sort of computer thing going on. I have been practicing a lot not reading computers though Micah since it worried people so much. Well on accident."

Foxfire has posed:
Micah comes back with... well it probably couldn't look more techy or geeky if he tried but several devices a couple of which have wires he's going to hook up to her.

"You've got a lot of information crammed in that brain of yours. I'm going to be looking for signs that you're doing quantum computing. And we'll take some brain scans to send back to medical. That'll tell us in some manner what's going on upstairs and how exactly you're mentally controlling particle accellerators and detecting magnetized plasma fields by sight and touch."

Micah grins. "Won't hurt. Might be a bit boring. But I'll make it quick as I can. Let's get started..."

Oh, he's gonna be looking at the data on this for days, probably...