You make me sound very capable. [Her eyebrows raise at precisely the same time her mouth curves into a quick smile. It's the pleasant surprise reaction she reserves for something that isn't truly a surprise.] More credit to your observation skills.
I never said that it would be worse than the House. You might be satisfied to learn that I call nothing worse, at this stage.
[They should be past barbs about her naivety and his 'I told you so,' but if he has the itch, she'll tolerate it once for old times' sake.]
Leaving aside questionable hair and sexual orientation, I could replace Victoria Hand in a style SHIELD wouldn't soon forget.
[Never call her unwilling to indulge other people's ideas. Never say she doesn't abide his suggestions in particular. It's still her decision and hers alone.
Laurence Dominic would be a superb undercover agent for either side. Who could be more prepared for the heavy consequences of being found out? She's morbidly fascinated to know whether anyone could do worse than she did. It isn't a kind thought. Happily, it also isn't around for long.]
No need for reminders. I understand perfectly that we owe each other nothing.
[He says ma'am, and the formality is both foreign and familiar. Does he know? When she left off, some of the former Actives were venturing the occasional Addie and she was lapsing into darling here and there, not only with Topher. She does try to decide how he means it, briefly, but it could be more than one of the listed possibilities. She doesn't need to know. He might not know, himself. She hopes not. The things people do with no understanding of why they do them, those are her favorites.]
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I never said that it would be worse than the House. You might be satisfied to learn that I call nothing worse, at this stage.
[They should be past barbs about her naivety and his 'I told you so,' but if he has the itch, she'll tolerate it once for old times' sake.]
Leaving aside questionable hair and sexual orientation, I could replace Victoria Hand in a style SHIELD wouldn't soon forget.
[Never call her unwilling to indulge other people's ideas. Never say she doesn't abide his suggestions in particular. It's still her decision and hers alone.
Laurence Dominic would be a superb undercover agent for either side. Who could be more prepared for the heavy consequences of being found out? She's morbidly fascinated to know whether anyone could do worse than she did. It isn't a kind thought. Happily, it also isn't around for long.]
No need for reminders. I understand perfectly that we owe each other nothing.
[He says ma'am, and the formality is both foreign and familiar. Does he know? When she left off, some of the former Actives were venturing the occasional Addie and she was lapsing into darling here and there, not only with Topher. She does try to decide how he means it, briefly, but it could be more than one of the listed possibilities. She doesn't need to know. He might not know, himself. She hopes not. The things people do with no understanding of why they do them, those are her favorites.]