WHO: bobbi "katelin philips" morse, markus and connor, stephen strange
WHERE: the android apartment, stephen's apartment
WHEN: september 10-ish
WHAT: bobbi comes clean to a select few individuals
NOTES OR WARNINGS: feelings, maybe? drama? who knows
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meadowlarklogs2019-01-15 10:57 pm
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but this brings them to the question of the hour. ]
So why are you here?
[ to tell all, obviously. but he's curious to know what read she's trying to get in return. her hands were tied to a degree, but she didn't have to head straight over. is she just going to opt to trust him for a lack of any better options, or is this a testing of waters? ]
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Believe it or not, I'd actually decided to tell some people before you figured it out. Markus and Connor, for now. [ and peggy, but indicating as much would reveal more about peggy than bobbi is willing to reveal, so that one stays quiet. she thinks of thor (naked), briefly, and it's as much a defense against stephen's powers despite the absence of blue glowing chests as it is a natural instinct because she'd like to tell thor, too.
but there's loki to consider, then. ]
The whole discussion surrounding the murder recently made me think. There's not much unity between us, exactly, and I don't want my lies to become the wedge that drives us apart.
[ a beat. ] But I also don't think I'm ready to give up on the possibility of being the ace up our collective sleeve.
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naked thor goes missed entirely. Stephen's not in the habit of breaking trust that way, not unless it's strictly necessary - it isn't here. she's talking fine. ]
I don't think you owe everyone your identity. I do think you made a tactical misstep in keeping it from me.
[ it's surprisingly free of judgement for a sentence that's essentially saying you should've told me. he's got no problem with bobbi, not really, though he does think it was misguided not to tell him sooner. his problem, if with anyone, is with Fitz. but even then, he can understand why he was kept in the dark. ]
As the only other person here from our world other than Peggy Carter fresh off the presses and Tony Stark off in the ether, and given that Fitz told you what my background was and trusts me to an extent, it seems like a waste of a potential early alliance. That, and you're living with SHIELD and everyone else from our collective universes is involved in world-saving or godship in one way or another. It was really only a matter of time before I asked the question.
[ sip. ]
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he's not wrong, but what's done is done. ]
For what it's worth, you weren't exactly an Avenger yet last I heard in my world.
[ did fitz tell him about the fact that she's from a much earlier point in time than fitz and daisy both? there's a mismatch there that bobbi hates, that makes her feel wrong-footed in ways she doesn't often feel. it's not something she frequently acknowledges. ]
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[ so it's not worth overly much.
temporal displacement is uncomfortable for all of them, but something about the combination of days leading up to this has robbed Stephen of what little sympathy for time-related problems he may have had left. or perhaps it's just in regards to business. it doesn't change anything: if Fitz was surprised to learn of what he is and what he does, he can only assume she wouldn't have been any the wiser to it if she were hailing from his point in the timeline.
maybe one day they'll be friendlier, and he'll be sympathetic. maybe even later in this conversation. for now, that sounds more like an excuse than an explanation, and it's a bad one. but she's acknowledged the point. deep breath, and moving on. ]
Anything we should discuss while there's wine and five minutes of peace? Thanks, by the way.
[ a raise of the glass in indication - for the wine. ]
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she doesn't need his sympathy. she'd like an alliance, in the long run. ]
We don't know each other very well. [ she lifts her shoulders in a slight shrug. ] Now might be a good time to change that, if you're willing.
[ if he's not βthat's fair as well. but she knows him primarily from fitz's accounts and what she's seen on the network. he only knows katelin philips, and only barely. they haven't exactly chatted often before. ]