Penny seemed oblivious as the others filed in as she went trough all the armor checks she had to verify before she'd be satisfied. Penny a perfectionist and researcher loved the details in everything; her personal maxim "Dabbles in minimal"

"Hello Doc, Hi Doc" and other greetings flew at her like rain towards a duck and rolled off her with as much notice from those returning team members. Many first meeting her might think her as cold as Ice and perhaps a bit arrogant but those that took the trouble to found her be actually funny and a warm person though a bit oblivious to personal relations.

Her fingers danced trough the holo controls of her pad as one after the other notation or suggestion was registered or sent to the student in question's pad. 
Mr. Stark himself loved her intensity but often teased her about having a silicon heart and worrying about all work an no play.
He'd even sent her away this break and removed her access to company systems in an effort to get her to live life as he put it. She'd flown in the company jet to the bungalow at the Atlantis Casino and taken the 10,000 in comp chips he'd extended her and testing probability theory at the roulette table quickly been banned after five hours and soaking the casino for 150,000.
Free of her required time at the gaming tables Penny had explored the island and found an expedition from Wood's hole Institute having trouble with their ROVs and pitched in and repaired as well as improved their functions.
The Oceanographers had invited her to set out with them which she'd eagerly done spending 5 days at sea.

It was on this little side trip in her life that she'd met a marine biologist Dr. Kamala Veranu who'd been the first person to ever kiss her passionately. 
She had been on deck with her as the moon hung low and filled the horizon appearing three times it's normal size and reflecting of a calm sea. Penny had been observing that she enjoyed the way the re fraction qualities and proximity to the equator cased it to look so when Kamala had swept her into her arms and Kissed her. 

Penny paused as a smile filled her lips and couldn't help but reach up and touch them as she remembered that moment. 

That was when she realized she was surrounded by the others as they exchanged greetings and stories of their breaks or in the case of the Noobs stood an looked nervous. She also looked down at her pad and realized why she'd remembered Kamala, it seemed that while she'd been running her checks that Dr. Veranu had sent her and Email.

Seeing this reminder of that brief moment Penny sighed deeply then sent the Email to her private box to read later when time permitted.