[ Events that fall under "improbable to the point of being impossible and yet", alongside ghost dimensions and Asgardian enchantresses: Agent Peggy Carter reading him for filth.
He coughs on his drink, caught off guard by how swiftly her mild advice turned wry. Her observations about Deke are astute, in some ways. Despite his years and experience of trauma, he shares the energy of a younger Fitz, who weathered troubled times with less wonder. ]
Yeah, well. [ There's no disputing that, even without the cardigans. ] Means I'll never outgrow my personality.
[ Age could just as well mean wisdom as it does crankiness. God knows she's more than capable of both and then some when the days have grown long and the war cold. But only one of the two apply here; and even though she still feels restless, this is the first bit of peace and quiet she's had in hours. (The day does feel endless: she's essentially lived two, hasn't she?)
She's not the only one. She'd be surprised if anyone was sleeping soundly around here, working to solve... whatever this is. ]
You did keep a level head in the basement. [ Given the circumstances. ] I know men who wouldn't have handled the situation half as well.
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He coughs on his drink, caught off guard by how swiftly her mild advice turned wry. Her observations about Deke are astute, in some ways. Despite his years and experience of trauma, he shares the energy of a younger Fitz, who weathered troubled times with less wonder. ]
Yeah, well. [ There's no disputing that, even without the cardigans. ] Means I'll never outgrow my personality.
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[ Age could just as well mean wisdom as it does crankiness. God knows she's more than capable of both and then some when the days have grown long and the war cold. But only one of the two apply here; and even though she still feels restless, this is the first bit of peace and quiet she's had in hours. (The day does feel endless: she's essentially lived two, hasn't she?)
She's not the only one. She'd be surprised if anyone was sleeping soundly around here, working to solve... whatever this is. ]
You did keep a level head in the basement. [ Given the circumstances. ] I know men who wouldn't have handled the situation half as well.