"Oh yeah?" she asked. Her head turned the fraction it took to look at Ray. He had dimples. Not now! "And what exactly did you do back home doctor engineering and applied sciences that you're familiar with life in the active lane?"
Talking about work put her even more at ease. Fury used to accuse her of being all work and no play until she pointed out it was because he kept her so busy. But even away from Fury she never really stopped working. It was what she knew. All she knew. Familiar and comfortable. Could she relax? Sure! You couldn't spend any amount of time around Tony Stark and not. Did she prefer to? Not one bit.