we lie for a living

[covertness]

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

the cut is fake, starters in comments

Comments

[rehandle]

I'm not and never will be an Avenger.

[ 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. ]

[covertness]

[ bobbi tips her head to one side in acknowledgement of the point, even if she's not sure how true it'll hold. either way, he's right: she should have told him and it's not worth overly much now.

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 —that'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. ]