4492/A trip to the Spyscape

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A trip to the Spyscape
Date of Scene: 26 December 2020
Location: Spyscape Museum
Synopsis: Hank and Doris meet again, it doesn't go perfectly but ends in coffee
Cast of Characters: Hank Pym, Doris Zuel




Hank Pym has posed:
Hank Pym has decided he is not going back to lab work until the new year. It was a promise he'd made to himself. So far he was keeping it with the exception of making a couple of gifts for friends. Feeling his resolve wane, he absented himself from the lab and decided to check out the Spyscape museum. It was at least peripherally involved with superhero work. He had dealt with spies a few times. It seemed like a fun way to spend an afternoon.

Hank pauses at the Spec Ops section regarding a poster of Captain America. Sometimes you couldn't get away from the guy. He smirks and looks at messages on his phone.

Doris Zuel has posed:
There's another person there looking at the poster of Captain America, she comes walking up mainly because she spots Hank Pym. It's not the Dr. Doris Zuel he knew from before. Not the small sickly woman who came to him while being ravaged by a disease. No, this is a giant 6'6" tall mountain of muscle that is now Doris Zuel. He was likely aware of her...uh other exploits. The things she's done since but he may not have seen her in person. She looks at him as she walks up and then looks down at his phone briefly, "And what is the great Dr. Hank Pym doing here." She states as she crosses her arms, "Don't you already know this guy?"

Hank Pym has posed:
Hank Pym looks up at the sound of his name, then looks up some more. This is a situation where many men of the lowbrowed sort might let out an appreciative whistle. He is not that sort. Besides he likes his lips right where they. Asgardian? Amazon? She seems familiar. The Doris he knew was barely up to his shoulder. He could be excused for being a little confused. The eyes though... there are not a lot of people with green eyes. He's not the Batman but his oversized brain rarely forgets a face, albeit one a foot higher than when he last saw it. His blue eyes peer intensely, then he gasps, "Doris... Dr. Zuel?!" he looks again, clearly amazed.

Doris Zuel has posed:
"Yeah." She states simply put as she eyes him from above him before looking back at the poster and then back to him, "You're amazed for some reason?" She asks and tilts her head before she considers, "I guess I didn't make as much of an impact as I thought I had." She states simply as she crosses her arms and tilts her head, "You obviously haven't read about what I have been..." She smirks, "Up to."

Hank Pym has posed:
Hank Pym looks up at her, considering his answer. "I deal with a She-Hulk regularly and shrink till most people loom over me. I admit you threw me for a loop just now. You look incredible. I'm glad you're well Doris, I hope I helped you in some... small way. What you've been up to... I read some of it. Are you over that stuff now? I really don't want to fight. I mean I've been preoccupied, divorce, breakdown, tossed into an alternate world for a while. I sincerely hope you put your wild phase behind you though... I can sympathize." He rubs the back of his neck.

Doris Zuel has posed:
A blink as she stares at him before she squints, "Wild phase?" She sighs and shakes her head before she crosses her arms, "You sure do have a strange way of putting things." She states simply enough and then rolls her eyes, "And I'm not here for a fight. No, I am however, a lot different thanks to a few choices I made." She states and nods her head, "And now I'm here like this." She eyes him, "I'm not sure what I did would be called a wild side and frankly I'm not gonna pretend like I don't enjoy myself at times."

Hank Pym has posed:
Hank Pym looks up at her and says in a very serious tone, "I can see you're very different. I'm different too, though not on the surface. I'm no stranger to giving in to my dark side. Or didn't you read about that whole Yellowjacket thing? My 'wild phase'. I'll spend the rest of my life making up for that. I'm sorry if I sounded patronizing or condescending. Would you like to discuss your cure over some coffee?" He indicates a snack counter.

Doris Zuel has posed:
A blink as she looks at him and then she hmms, "I didn't know." She considers and smirks at him, "Taking out some pent up frustrations?" She laughs before nodding her head and considering what he had said, "As for my cure...I suppose." SHe states simply enough, "You wanting to find out why my cure turned me into a giant?" She asks and tilts her head before looking back to the poster, "Or trying to steal my secrets?" She chucckles and looks at him.

Hank Pym has posed:
Hank Pym does not react well to the smirk. "I suffer from bipolar disorder. I went full blown manic, then suffered a schizophrenic break. Then I nearly killed my friends. You can keep your secrets, Dr. Zuel and I'll keep mine. I'm glad you cured yourself. Happy Holidays." He goes back to reading the Captain America poster.

Doris Zuel has posed:
And frankly, that only makes her smile a little wider, "And that's supposed to make me feel bad for you? I was abused, bullied and mocked for most of my life." She nods her head and chuckles while leaning toward him, "I am not one to feel sorry for folks." She shakes her head and shrugs, "You are back to yourself, aren't you? I am back to being me. No point in dwelling on it." She then considers, "And now you get to walk around free, having a good time. I get to be a criminal having to work off my mistakes." She rolls her eyes, "So, who really has it bad, Pym."

Hank Pym has posed:
Hank Pym raises an eyebrow and then turns quickly. "Understand something, I don't care WHAT you or anyone else feels about me. I was trying to point out we had some similarities. I'm not trying to prove I have it better or worse than anyone. Forget what I'm back to or where I am. As for your increased stature, sure I have a professional curiosity about it. I take offense at jokes about me stealing secrets from people!!"

Doris Zuel has posed:
A roll of her eyes and she uncrosses her arms, putting her hands to her hips, "And that's literaly your problem. Not mine. I shouldn't have to alter my life because you take offense at a joke. I take offense at being called a criminal while you get to be an Avenger after our 'similarities.'" She holds up her fingers for quotation marks and then smirks, "Seems like you get to enjoy life and I get to walk around with a leash." She laughs ruefully and then shakes her head, "So how about that? I stop making jokes about you 'stealing' to cover up what offends you and you start getting jail time to cover what offends me. Sound good?" She rolls her eyes, "Doesn't sound so perfect a solution now, does it? Just telling someone 'I'm offended' and expecting shit to change."

Hank Pym has posed:
Hank Pym says slowly, "/I/ never called you a criminal, Dr. Zuel. And for a prisoner you seem to be out and about. I lost plenty with my break, my marriage, my place in the Avengers. I earned my membership back. The people I hurt didn't jail me, for friendship, which I don't think I really earned. In any case, I was trying to be polite and respectful to you. I expect similar treatment. It's that simple. If you can't reciprocate we can forget coffee now."

He looks up at her and says, "And if I don't say I dislike my treatment, it will just continue. People who remain silent are still saying something and it is often not what they want. Maybe you should get the right lawyer to speak for you instead of acting like you're proud of this shitty situation? You should be working your sentence off in a lab, not smashing faces."

Doris Zuel has posed:
A blink at him and Doris squints at him. She crosses her arms again, seeming to be rather suspicious of him as she watches him. She's really not used to people being, well, in any way nice to her. She then clears her throat and states, "I got as good a lawyer as I could afford." She then sucks in a breath and then tilts her head, "And I like smashing faces, as it turns out, Dr. Pym." She then chuckles, "As much as I like being in a lab." She then considers him a moment before saying, "I can offer you some polite and respectful treatment, I suppose." She states, "But don't expect me to just alter who I am." She then shrugs, "Anyway, where is the place you want to go for coffee? I can tell you, you did help me with my cure even though you probably didn't realize it."

Hank Pym has posed:
Hank Pym shrugs and sticks a hand out. "The Avengers don't even keep me in the mansion. They keep me out back. I'm not any prize. As for smashing faces, I did my share of that when I started. But seriously, there are plenty of face smashers out there. Researchers of your caliber are rare. Maybe I could even work something out... I do research. Anyway there's a coffee counter over there. Unless you want to hit a Starbuck's or a diner, I could deal with either."

Doris Zuel has posed:
A blink as she looks at him before she shrugs and nods her head, "Well, then lead the way." She bestures, though she doesn't take the hand for the moment, seeming to purposefully ignore it or perhaps she missed it. Either way she walks over, "And I'm a biologist, Dr. Pym, with a focus on medical applications. I am a researcher, sure but it isn't just research for me." She states and nods her head, "Remmeber, I was supposed to be dead already." She nods her head, "I wasn't just a biologist for reasons of helping others."

Hank Pym has posed:
Hank Pym walks along beside the tall redhead. He closes his eyes a moment. "I'm aware of your qualifications. And the research I would want you for would be for helping me, thought I'm sure we could tweak it to other applications. Come on, we can chat... I'm assuming that you don't have to... report anywhere..." Hmmm. Walking beside Doris, he gets an idea what Janet must feel like.