Jane nodded, finishing off the doughnuts she was working on and washing it down with coffee. “I’m glad you’re here. It’s nice seeing another person from when I was younger,” she said, and smiled. Really, Summer was the only person Jane had seen from when she was growing up since high school.
“So you’re a web designer now?” She picked up another doughnut, this one jelly-filled. “Have you designed any websites I would’ve seen?” She grinned.
“I kind of doubt it. My big project is a martial arts tournament site, but I do a lot of little consulting projects for people I know. That’s why I’m hoping to meet Tony, actually. If I can get him to let me get my hands on his site … oooh.” Summer flexed her fingers, pretending she was gripping the site, or maybe Tony.
She grinned at Jane. “Or, you know, I can just get my hands on him. I know, I know, he’s an asshole. I know from assholes, though.” Pointing at Jane, she added, “You are lucky, to have someone who cares about you first and himself second. Anyway, it’s not that I’m hard up for money, but getting my name associated with Stark Industries would be a huge boost in a new area.”
“You should definitely try asking him. No harm in trying, right?” Jane asked, shrugging. “Besides, he might be way too interested about the fact that you can call fire to think much about saying no.” And, okay, maybe it would suck having to use that to get an in, but it was completely true. Tony liked science-y things, especially when they were kind of… abnormal.
“I’d offer to pay you to do a website for me, but I don’t really need one,” she said, and chuckled. “S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn’t exactly put any of my research on the internet.” Granted, she could put her own research out there if she wanted to. “And I don’t really want it there, either. I’d rather put it in a book or something. If I write a book, I’ll let you design the website about me.” She grinned.
“You could keep a blog,” Summer suggested. “What the hell do you do, anyway? What kind of research?”