Drabble 3: Our Little Monkey
"Simmons, why does Fitz want a monkey so much?" Ward asked.
"I don't know, actually," Simmons said. "He's loved them as long as I've known him."
Ward frowned slightly, looking at the empty doorway.
"Maybe he went to the zoo as a kid?" Skye guessed. She chuckled, and Simmons looked at her. "What?" Skye asked.
"Why is the idea of Fitz at the zoo funny?" Jemma asked harshly.
Skye chuckled again, and when she saw Jemma straighten up, coming to Fitz's defense at even the idea of him being made fun of unfairly, she actually laughed.
"I can see him getting lost at a zoo," Ward said.
"I wasn't laughing at that," Skye said. "Imagine Fitz as a little boy. With his hair all curly and stuck up, probably more than it is now?" she laughed again. "The monkeys could have tried adopting him!"
Simmons had to fight back her smile at the thought. Ward made no effort to hide his.
"He does kind of look like a monkey," he said.
"How does Fitz look like a monkey, aside from having thick brown hair?" Simmons asked.
"He hasn't grown into himself, right? Until he does, he won't stand as tall as he can."
"He definitely acts like one," Skye said.
Simmons scoffed. "When did you become an expert in primate behavior?"
"I don't need to be an expert to call it like it is. Monkeys are known for being curious and smart, right? Fitz. They seem kind of hard to read, too, like one minute they're friendly and the next they want to be left alone. It seems like Fitz is like that too."
They were quiet for a few seconds. Simmons was considering it carefully.
"I was gonna go with the fact that they can have whole conversations with people and not realize the people don't understand," Ward said.
Skye chuckled.
Ward looked at Simmons. "You're like a monkey in that way too."
Simmons sighed. "I'm going to help Fitz clean the D.W.A.R.V.E.S."
Skye and Ward watched as she left. "Think she'll tell Fitz?" Ward asked.
"Nah," Skye said. She looked at him. "But we're totally right. He's absolutely like a monkey."