definitely spoilers on 1x20

[battleshipping]

[She could say a million things, but that would require admitting to them. Remembering them. The epiphany, the rush to leave a message for the others, the kissing, the - you get the point.

So, she could say a million things, but:] Also, poor Lola.

[ooc; r.i.p. you beautiful car.]

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seriously so much

[battleshipping]

Mm. [She is going to eat that chip and nod in agreement, because that can be said for her as well.] Last time I was near a pool I ended up jumping into it from a few floors up to avoid being caught and shot.

Teaches you better than to assume rich people keep their pools warm, because they do not.

[satphone]

I think the last pool I was in had a dead guy in it. [ Freaking safe houses. They're never really safe. Though in retrospect it made a hell of a lot sense. Fuck Garrett.]

We should ask the Commander. She's buddy buddy with Stark. Maybe she can tell us if he does.

Start polling people.

[battleshipping]

It's no wonder neither of us are in our swimsuits right now, right? [Ha. Hahhhh. She's never baring herself to anyone ever again, okay bye. On the brightside, however, Skye seems pretty convinced that he is not like Ward.

Seal of approval.]

Then after that, we start pooling people?

[satphone]

It's true. Not that we'd need them. We could just put our feet in like some people I could mention. [ He's a hundred percent not like Ward. Nope. His grandfather would rise up and stab him though the heart if he even thought about HYDRA like that. Besides, seeing Fitz's reaction to the Ward news...well, it was easy enough to see why everyone was avoiding him.]

Did you just make a pooling pun?

[battleshipping]

[Chew. Chew chew chew. Turns to him and-] Too soon?

[satphone]

[ He's just going to chew on one of his own before giving a one shouldered shrug. ] Nah.

[ There's a beat there because he knows he doesn't have to say it. But someone does-] You did good, you know?

[battleshipping]

Everyone keeps saying that. [Rushed, slightly angry:] Why does everyone keep saying that? [Tone slowly increasing,] What did you expect I'd do, kneel down and beg? Jump into his manly arms and ask him to keep me safe from --

[And a few beats of silence.] I know. Sorry, shouldn't have exploded on you.

[satphone]

Because it's true. [ You'd could bet on Trip and May having left Ward to die. They'd done worst things, properly.] Jumping in his manly arms might have been going a bit far-... You just played it smart. You got a message out.

If I was S.O. I'd find it hard to fault you on it. [ Trip's just going sit down in the seat across from her, his feet sliding up on the chair across from him.] It's fine. Fitz the science wonder threw things everywhere. Simmons looked like someone killed her favourite puppy. You have different reactions to stress. You did'nt really have that long to process it.

So you did good under the pressure.

[battleshipping]

If you were S.O. I probably wouldn't flinch at the word now. [Which, she just did. Flinch at it. And a grim look at him like don't we got that in common, buddy.]

I like to think that they don't just hand out the Agent badges to whomever Coulson takes on as a pet project. [Quinn's words stick with you.] Course I did good.

[satphone]

Yeah. Trust me, that's a feeling I get. [ It's just one that doesn't show on his face. Come on, specialist's rules. Don't let the other person know what you're thinking. ]

Not bad for a pet project, huh? [ Trip's just going to shrug at that. He has his own words spinning in his head. Garretts.]

I would have let him die. So, you're a better person then me in that regard.

[battleshipping]

Or a worse agent.