#askjanethescientist

It is the colour of depth. From those who catch the barely burning sun in the shallow waters, jellyfish tentacles drifting like Chinese festival ribbons, fish darting about their trailing lines with a joy for life so rarely found. It is the rolling shells that blush against bleach white sands of the beaches, upon the edges of jungle forests where wild things call. 

It is the lilacs and lavenders of exotic plants, creeping from the dark floor up high. Vines twisting about the mighty titan trees, like child eager to see the sky for the first time, clambering ever upwards to stretch their heads to the sun. Petals like curious maiden's eyes drinking in the light that cuts through the canopy, the colour seeping like a warm flush over coy cheeks. 

Ever up, to the sunset, so shy on the sea horizon, a haze of tumbled clouds splashed pink and orange and fuchsia in the distance, like spray churned up from the very edge of the world. And onwards still, to where those bands deepen, thicken to give birth to nature's rage. It presses upon the sky like a thumbed bruise, towering nimbus that spits lightning and snarls thunder to the gods, to dare an answer.

Doom shook his head slowly as he received the news.  Confirmed it.  She had been someone bright enough to be able to talk with, while lacking the ego of, say, Tony Snark.  They had mutual interests in technological innovation and scientific advancement.  

He had been quietly coaching her on affairs of statecraft; and while he would not deny that this was in part to establish obligation he could later use in dealings with Asgard, it was not the sole reason he had done it. 

And now, his efforts - wasted.   His investment - largely squandered.  One less companion of suitable intellect for a man such as himself.  Victor quietly grappled with the sensations of loss, with the anger and the disappointment.

I'm alright. Been occupied. The aftermath of the Brooklyn incident and some work on gamma irradiated biology...

Because I'm lazy, I'm just doing this in a text post.  Here's some amazing people that I will never not want to see on my blog.  If you aren't on here, but I still follow you, I'm probably just too nervous to interact with you or I was too tired when I put this together.

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agentklutz  agentshadowstep  agentsterling  akihiro-daken  askjanethescientist

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chiefexecutivepepper 

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isaaclorand 

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katesgotabow

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rubysfoster

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secretagentclintbarton  shielddeputydirector  snarkyai

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themightyvolstagg  thesouthernrunaway  thisisagentnero  thoumustnotfalter

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verily-thor

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williamwiccankaplan 

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