iv.

[athosing]

muses

ALSO DOUBLING AS A TFLN OVERFLOW

Comments

[accumulator]

I'll be fine.

[battleshipping]

are you made of steel?

[accumulator]

Do you want me to answer that?

[battleshipping]

is your answer going to be "yes. blue steel"?

[accumulator]

I'm not a Zoolander kind of guy.

[battleshipping]

i remember
mr charm school

or is it director charm school now?

[accumulator]

This place is already like a daycare.

[battleshipping]

you're only saying that because hunter's the five year old

[accumulator]

I am.
But I mean it.
I want to help.

[battleshipping]

i know, sir, but i wanted this to be one of those things i do on my own
and then come back and wow everybody
trick them into thinking i'm well adjusted, not a public menace
so on

[accumulator]

You can do that.
We don't have to tell anyone what we're up to.

[battleshipping]

as much as i love the idea of another ac & skye project
what if i do fail and hurt you?
i can't really come back and pretend to be well-adjusted if i accidentally shake the director's bones while trying to learn how to manipulate locks open

[accumulator]

We'll work something out?
Fit in some safety precautions.
You shouldn't do this alone.

[battleshipping]

[well that's -- she thought she would. health and status check-ups with jemma and progress follow-ups with may, but as far as anyone joining her in the vibranium walled cell throughout her exercises, well... no.]

i don't?

[accumulator]

You want to be able to control it around people.
We won't know until you're in a situation like that.
Why not with someone you can trust?

[battleshipping]

because
the people i trust are the people i'm most afraid of hurting

[accumulator]

Then if you can control it around me you can control it around anyone.

[battleshipping]

[that's a spoiler alert, coulson. don't spoil the public the fact that she cares about you the most, rude.]

you really want to be there

[accumulator]

I want to help you.
I'll do that any way I can.

[battleshipping]

why?
you might not be able to
it might be another case of san juan only this time there won't be a wall to keep you safe

[accumulator]

Because it's something I have to do.

[battleshipping]

why?

[accumulator]

I care about you.

[battleshipping]

oh
you said the thing

[accumulator]

Was I not supposed to?