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Jeffersonian Institute, Washington D.C.
It has been an uneventful week in the lab. With no murders to solve everyone has been involved with their own projects. Hodgins has been classifying fossilized plant life from a dig in the middle east. Angela has been going through her computer system, debugging some new rendering software she's created. Cam has taken the opportunity to catch up on paperwork. She's going over the records she'd received a few days ago for the new "squintern" they're receiving today. She is amazed at the level of commitment this new guy has towards his education. She has noticed that there's no photo to accompany the file. She hears Dr. Hodgins on the platform and decides to try to acquaint him with the new hire.
Cam approaches the platform. She sees Hodgins hard at work with some of the magnifying video equipment. She walks up to his work area and drops the papers right in front of him. He looks up from the task at hand, "What's this?" Cam starts telling him about the new "squintern" starting today, "This is the file for the new guy that starts today. He graduated with a Masters at the top of his class, with his friend, Barry, making a close second. Both from the University of Kansas. AND, both in just a year and a half." She opens the file up and points inside to the remarks from his professors. "He's now finishing up his doctoral thesis at Columbia. It took him just another year." She pulls a set of documents out of the folder, "He's already been published. A paper on genetic mutation caused by low spectrum radiation and its effects on skeletal anatomy." Hodgins looks at his boss in disbelief, "Who is this guy? Some kind of super-nerd?" He laughs a bit at his own joke. "He's probably some 6' kid, weighing only 120lbs." Hodgins pauses for a moment, "Wonder if he's ever seen a naked woman outside of a magazine...?" Cam closes the folder back up, giving Hodgins a stern look, "Okay... Yes, this kid graduated top of his class. AND he may be a super-nerd. But can you at least show him some kind of respect." She makes sure she has eye contact with Jack before she continues, "I don't need you picking on the new interns as soon as they get here." Cam sees the look of disappointment on Hodgins face.
Angela had seen the conversation taking place on the platform and comes out of her office. Today is one of the rare occasions that she actually wears her Jeffersonian lab coat. With her hands in the pockets stretching the bottom out, as she always does. She comes up the stairs with her usual beaming smile. She turns and sees the look on her husband's face, "Soo, what are we talking about?" She gives Hodgins a gentle peck on the cheek. Jack looks his wife in the eyes, "Cam won't let me pick on the new guy..." Angels looks at Cam, "Come on Cam... It's how he bonds with them." Angela pauses for a moment, "Look at how he and Fisher started out. And now they're going to movie premiers together." She sees she hasn't quite broken through yet, "And now him and Wendell are drinkin' buddies." Cam, realizing Angela has a point, looks at Jack, "Okay Hodgins, fine you can tease him a little bit. But, at least wait till after he does his paperwork and Brennan takes a look at him."
Just then they hear a female voice come from outside the doors to the medico-legal lab, "I think it's over here, Clark!" They turn to see a rather shapely brunette in running shoes, skin tight blue jeans, a red tank top with a brown leather jacket and stylish sunglasses perched on the top of her head. She was followed shortly after by a tall, dark haired, well defined young man, wearing nice metal framed glasses, a royal blue oxford unbuttoned halfway with a tight red undershirt, black slacks and black dress shoes. The women on the platform currently have their gaze fixed on the gentleman in question. While Hodgins, quite unsuccessfully, tries to hide the fact that the young woman has definitely got his attention. As a collective whistle emanates from the platform, the young couple look up to see that they're not alone in here. The young woman looks up at the platform. She sees that they already seem to have the attention of the people in here, "Excuse me? We are a little lost..." Almost as if acting on instinct, Angela walks over to the well defined young man. She acts as if she hadn't even noticed the young woman, walks right by her, and holds out her hand, which is taken by the young man. "Hi! I'm Angela Montenegro." Right behind her, Angela hears the distinct sound of her husband clearing his throat. "Right, and this is my husband Jack Hodgins." The young woman pushes herself between Angela and the young man, as if claiming her territory, "Lois, Lois Lane-Kent, and this is MY husband, Clark." Jack looks at Lois with a sense of awe. He remembers that Angela had once told him 'I don't care what happens in your pants, as long as it stays in your pants.' He turns to Lois, "Well, if you guys are lost, I believe the next tour group is going to be by in about 20 minutes." Jack moves slightly to give a clear view of the stairs by Cam's office, "You can have a seat upstairs in the lounge while you wait. Can I get you a soda or water or something?" Angela looks over at her husband, who can feel the gaze on his neck. His head turns as his eyes meet hers and she gives him a coy look, then motions for him to wipe his chin as if he were drooling.
Cam, who'd heard the conversation from the platform, looks down at the file in her hand. "Did you say Clark Kent?" She asks as she comes down the stairs to the main floor. Clark speaks up, "Yeah, that's me!" She starts looking the young man up and down, he is not at ALL what she expected, "It seems your file didn't come with a photo." Cam extends her hand towards Clark, "I'm Dr. Camille Saroyan." Clark extends his hand to greet her. "Yeah, sorry about that... I was absent on picture day... Family emergency." Cam turns to look at Jack and Angela, "Well Hodgins, meet the new guy." She brings up her hand towards the blonde scientist and his wife, "Dr. Jack Hodgins, Angela Montenegro..." She points to Clark, "This is Clark Kent!" She glances at Hodgins before addressing the new guy again, "Apparently, since you went through school so quickly, Dr. Hodgins' theory is that you've never seen a naked woman, except in a magazine." Cam rarely gets a chance to embarrass Hodgins, so she's jumping on that chance now. She can see Clark blush a little at this comment. But Clark could tell it was more towards Jack than it was towards him. Taking his cue from Cam, he shakes Hodgins' hand, leaning towards him a bit. And in a low, slightly suggestive tone, states, "Well as you can see, I don't really need any magazines." As Jack's face turns a couple more shades of red, he decides to retreat back to the platform to finish his work. Angela laughs a little at her husband as he walks away. She then turns to Clark before retreating back to her office. She had noticed Lois is definitely giving her "daggers". She looks back towards Clark, "Don't worry Clarky, with that attitude you're gonna fit in just fine around here." Angela then walks by Lois, placing her hand on Lois's shoulder, "Don't worry, sweetie, he'll be safe here." And with a smile, she was heading back to her office.
Cam pulls Clark and Lois to the side and explains that he's going to need to go down to HR to get his photo taken for his security badge. Plus, get started on the paperwork regarding his internship in the medico-legal lab for his FBI security clearance. Cam hands Clark the folder she has in her hand, "I just need you to fill out these forms in here. Double check the information we already have. Then there are a few things that need to be done online. Angela will be able to help you with that stuff as soon as you're done with these forms. After we finish with that, when Dr. Brennan gets here, we'll review and get you all set up to help us catch some killers!"
Lois just simply gives Cam that classic Lois Lane "I'm keeping my eye on you..." look. She decides to really lay one on Clark to get her point across. As she pulls back, she sees the stunned look on Clark's face. She never gets tired of that. "Love ya. Smallville!" She turns around swiftly, her hair lifting gracefully as she moves falling elegantly back in place as she leaves through the double doors. Clark stammers a bit, waving to her as she leaves, "L-Love you too, Lois." Cam enjoys the momentary embarrassment. Clark, still looking a little stunned, asks Cam, "S-So, Dr. Saroyan, is there a place I can sit down to fill all this paperwork out?" Cam points back to the stairs Hodgins had referred to earlier, "Just up those stairs. There's a lounge area you can use, Mr. Kent. Take your time, Dr. Brennan won't be in for another hour." Cam hands Clark a pen then heads back towards her office. She suddenly stops and turns around, "Oh! The soda and snack machines are located through the doors in the back." Clark nods to acknowledge her then heads upstairs, sits down, and gets to work.
More to come Please review. I promise the story will pick up just getting all the initial intro stuff out of the way. Trying to make it as interesting as I can.