InsaneJournal

She did not know which god to thank, or if she should thank them at all, for the blessing that was coffee. There were plenty of things that Elizabeth could go without. She didn't need or require much. Even food wasn't that top of a priority, unless she'd gone without it for a few days. But coffee? That was what helped her through those long nights at the university. And Charlie. But he wasn't here so all she had was coffee. That would have to do.

At least she had attempted to make new friends. The Enterprise was a large ship and it was easy to get swallowed up by the long halls and large rooms. Elizabeth wasn't always socialable but strangely, the people here had been more than friendly. It was off-putting but comforting at the same time. Tony had been the one who seemed to know more about mechanical engineering and robots and AI's or whatever else people called them so she had picked up two large cups of coffee and headed toward his room where he'd told her to meet him.

When she got to his door, she realized she had both her hands full and was unable to knock so she turned and used her elbow to rap on the door. "Mr. Stark? Hello, it's Elizabeth Shaw?"