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((OOC: ALL MY APOLOGIES to all who tagged Garcia's initial post! Soon after introing her my health exploded and it's been a very rough month. Anyone who wants to handwave or continue those threads PLEASE let me know and I am happy to!

Also I wrote this post riiiight before going to the hospital for 4 days, so if we could subtly gloss over the lateness and/or backdate threads that'd be awesome!))
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[The woman on the screen probably looks familiar. Her bold makeup and brightly colored jewelry and clothing are similar to before, but gone is her blonde-with-streaks hair. Now she's a ~~fabulous~~ redhead. However, the starkly freaked tone and expression might ping a few memories. Also, the rambling.]

So, okay. Maybe I'm still a little green or newb-like whatever, but in my book it's not every day someone casually announces the almost imminent death of you and everyone you care about and all the worlds ever to the beginning and end of time. Yeah, I'm still freaked out about that. I don't think I've stopped freaking since I got here.

Here's the thing, though. I don't know if it'll do a lick of good since home's home and here's... whatever it is and I don't have any fantastical awesome powers beyond the realm of computer code, but here goes nuthin'. If anyone knows of any way a certifiably world-renowned hacker could be at all useful in the process of, you know, not getting killed, I'd be totally willing to help.

I also have a kickass fashion sense and I play a little ukelele and if anyone's into shameless flattery I can spread it nice and thick... not that I assume those are, like, in demand for the purposes of not dying, but I'm just. Throwing it out there. Really, I'm a fan of being not-dead so I'm not ruling anything out. Penelope Garcia, at your service.

If nothing else, I could use a legit paying gig because my wardrobe is sorely lacking. And if I'm gonna die I'd much rather do it while looking spectacular.

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[He could acknowledge her very justified distress over their circumstances-- or he could go straight to business. It's not a hard choice for Bruce.]

We could find something for you. Stark Industries, I mean. We're a... tech and research company.

[If that sounds vague, it's because what they do precisely tends to vary based on what Tony and Bruce feel like doing that day.]

[She calms down a little as discussion of work overshadows imminent death, for the moment.]

Tech and research are totally my bag, matter of fact. I'm a technical analyst for the FBI, or I was before this whole mess, which basically means hunting for obscure and hidden info to help my team catch bad guys.

Anyway, what sort of stuff are you into? If I can ask specific q's before being hired or initiated or whatever.

That's... almost frighteningly relevant. [To fighting Malicant, that is, and to hiring her.]

You can ask. We do a range of things. Sometimes we sell encryption programs or, uh, entertainment consoles. [Bruce isn't involved in that end of things, clearly, but it's what he thinks would be relevant to her.] I'm a physicist so I've been focusing on the particle physics of magical energy.

But we're always open to ideas if there's something you end up wanting to do.

Whoa, talk about life meets fiction. That area of science sounds pretty awesome, if you ask me. I mean, aside from the whole part about defending ourselves against the ultimate evil, et cetera. But really, as for tech and research I'd totally be in. If you'll let me design my own GUI or at least make major adjustments, I'd be happy as a clam.

[She can't help but grin at the "entertainment" thing.] Entertainment, huh. I can't decide whether that sounds fun or illegal or both -- if illegal is even a thing here, that is.

Illegal is a-- it's possible to be illegal, but it's not. That is, it's not illegal. [Oh good, you're getting Bruce's socially awkward side as he fumbles over his words.]

We're not all that into supervision, [he says wryly, in response to the first half of what she'd said.] You can design whatever you want. Just contact JARVIS so he can add you to the system if you want to hire on.

[Too bad for him she finds the awkward pretty adorable. It reminds her a little of Reid.] Shangri-La here has its own set of rules, eh? Fair enough. I guess I should get around to learning those.

JARVIS? If that's the butler, kudos on the awesome name.

[Not coincidentally, Bruce and Reid had gotten along very well...]

They're arbitrary and constantly changing. [Bruce's opinion of local law is obviously not high. Slightly dryly,] I wouldn't bother.

He's... the artificial intelligence that runs our systems. And sometimes he-- butlers.

There are enough of us here that have never seen anything like this network, that someone who knows how these things work will probably be useful. You could probably trade for some self-defense lessons.

Oh, that'd be a good idea if I wouldn't be, like, the worst self-defense student in the history of ever. Violence and I do not mix at all. That's why I stay in my dark computer-hole to do my part in the crusade against bad guys.

[nods, not that Garcia can see him; he's met scholars and priestesses that were not useful in combat]

Most of what I'd think you'd learn is how to discourage someone enough so you can get away. There's a difference between what you'd need to be a front-line fighter and enough training to get to safety if where you are becomes unsafe.

You mean like waving your arms to scare off a bear? I can do that. Maybe. Think that'll work on the Ultimate Force out to Destroy All Life? [She sounds hopeful, but skeptical.]

Seriously, I am a majorly behind-the-scenes kinda gal. I'm way better at collecting badass people to protect me than I am at protecting myself. None of them are here of course...

If not it, at least any minions it has. Ultimate Forces tend not to work alone, and this one has a reputation for getting others to do its dirty work.

You don't need powers to useful. Some of the best men and women I know - people I would trust with my life - don't have any powers, at least not of the fancy superhuman kind.

[It's stated simply, genuinely, warmly. Bruce is, of course, at the top of the list, but even then there's Lois and Snapper and Iris. All immensely talented people he'd put before himself any day.]

I bet you could find something that'll make a difference. [Here Barry smiles a little ruefully.] But I don't really have anything to offer you though, by way of jobs. I don't even have one myself outside of painting walls.

[Discounting his other unofficial job, of course.]

Painting walls sounds so awesomely normal right about now, I can't even tell you.

[She appreciates the reassurance, and it shows in her smile.] It's really sweet of you to make me feel better. Really. And I hope you're right. I'm not good at front-line stuff but I really want to help. And not just because self-preservation is a thing.

I can put in a good word for you the next time I go to work.

[He's mostly joking but hey, if she really wants it, he won't say no.]

But that being said, I'm sure we can find something for you to do. There weren't too many computer hackers in my department back home but the one's I've worked with have always managed to save the day.

[Then again, Batman's Batman and Barry's still not sure if that's a good thing or bad.]

You were a hacker?

Still am, as far as I'm concerned. Granted I have a less impressive setup here, but it's just a matter of seeking hardware and molding it to my will.

Is that not illegal where you're from?

At least you have hacking; I'm still working on that.

Speaking as a big fan of being not-dead and having a little income on the side, I like to think the most effective way to be get by here is to cheat and cheat a lot.

It's about time some people around here paid attention to the important things!

[ Hint: she actually means the clothing part, not the rest of Penelope's actually relevant talents. Priorities! ]

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