Darcy ate as he explained that he used to work for SHIELD, but made no further explanation as to why he had left. She didn’t know him well enough to press further, though she supposed she was curious in the way minds like hers were always curious. Darcy usually noticed small details, and therefore she liked to collect them in any story. She doubted an exit from SHIELD and all it stood for was ever “small” by any definition and she supposed that was what niggled at her curiosity. It would be an interesting story, no doubt. But, she wouldn’t ask until at least she’d eaten another slice.

“That was one hell of a show,” she said, sighing. “You know at first I was optimistic, like big, golden hunky dudes were just going to fall out of the sky all the time from then on because, you know, I’m a glass half-full kinda girl. But then his weird family started fucking with things, and a whole town almost got demolished and it was a real shitshow.” She took another bite, chewed, and then said, “Nice guy, though. Thor, I mean. Jane seems to like him well enough, and he’s apparently moved on past his whole abandonment thing, so that’s cool.”

She lightly bounced one foot as her bites took her nearer and nearer to the crust of the pizza, at which point she’d be required to turn the slice sideways to get the proper ratio of bread, cheese, and sauce. As she did so she continued to look at her new acquaintance, and only then did the light click. “Hey, you were in New York, weren’t you? I saw you on some of the news footage.”