Doing my level best to avoid being one of those posh fuckers
[ This is one back her friends shouldn't have to watch. (She wouldn't send out an SOS even if she needed to. Call it pride, call it stubbornness.) But the night's still young. ]
No more than the new usual — or so I thought But the fights have never escalated like this And then I jumped in
[ Well, she has no words for that. He knows her well enough by now to know she doesn't just start or pick fights, not without good reason and certainly not while on the job. They're not here to add to the mess, they're here to get to the bottom of it. ]
you being hyped up on this shit is more concerning than anyone else getting extra punchy
[ because she's a spy. He remembers what happened when Harry Hart was pitted against everyday citizens in gruesome detail. He hadn't mentioned his prior experiences in their first conversation about the experiments, given their...shaky grounds, but now it seems unwise to keep his knowledge to himself. ]
i've seen what happens when someone capable gets shot up with what we found don't ask but i know you'll hurt more than help if it's in your system
[ he typed "it'll be a fucking massacre" but deleted it on of account peggy being lucid enough to message him. ]
[ What a bloody awful commonality. She doesn't bother pointing out that he hadn't mentioned it before; she can guess why — and there is far too much happening for her to feel anything other than exhausted by it. ]
I'm fine Although quite flattered you think so highly of my punches
[ He doesn't know she entered a Pact with Steve Rogers or that doing so granted her some of his supersoldier strength. But she hasn't killed anyone and she won't. The aggression, as far as she's aware, doesn't seem as vicious as their discoveries indicated. ]
[ She almost — almost — makes a comment about that last bit. Something like always. She doesn't; partially because it's petty, even for her, and also because "always" isn't always true. ]
The healers are scared and they've got crossbows, I wouldn't count on the Sanctuary living up to its name in all this God forbid you need their help but if you do, get in touch with John or Claire Fraser instead Or me in a pinch I'm not going home any time soon
[ One of the first — it's hard to say if that's true or, perhaps, why it would be true. He doesn't think of himself as anyone's first call, even when Peggy's chosen to text him now. ]
i know
[ you're right, he means. and, for once, he intends to be careful. ]
[ He could look at it from a practical standpoint if it's easier: they share similar skillsets, he's one of two people (outside of the ones from her world) who know what she can do. Less questions asked if push comes to shove. Strictly professional.
(That's not entirely true. But it's where they are for now.) ]
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[ This is one back her friends shouldn't have to watch. (She wouldn't send out an SOS even if she needed to. Call it pride, call it stubbornness.) But the night's still young. ]
Stay away from the city centres
Gas
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what kind?
r u hit?
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Didn't even notice until after
[ She is not ordinarily so curt, but there are more pressing matters. This is now hastily encrypted. ]
Might be jumping the gun, suspect it has something to do with what we found
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you call your doctor friend?
[ given that he has NO MEDICAL OR SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE to speak of. ]
have people been acting all aggressive?
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No more than the new usual — or so I thought
But the fights have never escalated like this
And then I jumped in
[ Well, she has no words for that. He knows her well enough by now to know she doesn't just start or pick fights, not without good reason and certainly not while on the job. They're not here to add to the mess, they're here to get to the bottom of it. ]
I'm not the only one
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you being hyped up on this shit is more concerning than anyone else getting extra punchy
[ because she's a spy. He remembers what happened when Harry Hart was pitted against everyday citizens in gruesome detail. He hadn't mentioned his prior experiences in their first conversation about the experiments, given their...shaky grounds, but now it seems unwise to keep his knowledge to himself. ]
i've seen what happens when someone capable gets shot up with what we found
don't ask but i know
you'll hurt more than help if it's in your system
[ he typed "it'll be a fucking massacre" but deleted it on of account peggy being lucid enough to message him. ]
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[ What a bloody awful commonality. She doesn't bother pointing out that he hadn't mentioned it before; she can guess why — and there is far too much happening for her to feel anything other than exhausted by it. ]
I'm fine
Although quite flattered you think so highly of my punches
[ He doesn't know she entered a Pact with Steve Rogers or that doing so granted her some of his supersoldier strength. But she hasn't killed anyone and she won't. The aggression, as far as she's aware, doesn't seem as vicious as their discoveries indicated. ]
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He doesn't have much quippiness left in him this month, so he keeps his response short. ]
anything else i should know?
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And people are being attacked by giant bloody vultures
Again
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saw the vultures
bigger than last time
but i hadn't heard about the sanctuary yet jesus
thanks for the info
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The healers are scared and they've got crossbows, I wouldn't count on the Sanctuary living up to its name in all this
God forbid you need their help but if you do, get in touch with John or Claire Fraser instead
Or me in a pinch
I'm not going home any time soon
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got it
take care of yourself peg
and call me in a pinch
[ He doesn't know what she would call him for, but it's worth saying all the same. ]
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And stay away from the gas
I'm not the only one in this conversation with a solid jab and then some
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i know
[ you're right, he means. and, for once, he intends to be careful. ]
i'll keep you updated
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(That's not entirely true. But it's where they are for now.) ]
Thank you