You'll be going just the same, three times the pain- Characters: Nick and Jessica Drew (and Bart the Cat) Setting: Eugene's in Brooklyn, evening of 2/10 Content: Nick Fury Summary: Nick and Jess need to discuss wtf she's been up to
Nick sauntered into Eugene's with his cat riding on his shoulder, earning a few curious looks from non-regulars and not much attention from anyone else. He stopped long enough to get a drink at the bar and a nod from Eugene towards the back. Fury had already gulped down half his drink before he even got to the back room and the corner table where Drew was waiting. Tough week, as usual. It was like one fuck up after another lately, and S.H.I.E.L.D. was getting hammered in the court of public opinion. Rightfully so, Fury had to admit, but when the organization suffered he suffered. The media was having a field day over the shit in Brooklyn, and Nick was still dealing with the fall out. Sure it was his problem, and his job, but the constant chaos and missteps kept pulling his attention from the project that, in his opinion, mattered the most now. Didn't seem like it was dying down anytime soon, either.
Even this visit was a kind of work errand; he still wanted to pay Jessica for services rendered. This wasn't a meeting he was looking forward to, though, because he had a feeling it would end up in an argument. The girl was being more reckless than she needed to be and their text conversation a few days before hadn't done much to allay his concern. As one of her few friends, and with a vested professional interest, Fury figured it was his responsibility to try and keep her on the straight and narrow. Which would probably mean telling her a few things she didn't want to hear. He stopped a few feet from the table to pop one of the pills that would neutralize her affects on him (it'd be stronger if she was pissed), and the sat down across from her. "What the fuck happened there?" he asked before his ass even touched the seat, staring at her face in dismay. She could heal, so no way the fresh bruises and black eye were leftovers from her fight with the level four. Fury couldn't help but wonder if Jessica was just going out now looking for trouble.