[He looked away after Spock hid it underneath his turtleneck, momentarily satisfied in that much. Perhaps he would get lucky and no one would be hurt. Perhaps only Spock himself would come back safe.
...he hoped that he was lucky.
A moment of silence passed before he was willing to speak up again--with important information]
You can trust Daisy--the really tall woman in the armor if you see her. She's also from a space faring military, and is good at what she does. You can trust Steve, Howard...hell, even Tony. Shikamaru is also reliable...he's the man I followed back in June. [Yes. Man. Shikamaru had born too much to be considered anything else.]
...You can trust the Jedi, Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. You can trust Adele Leblanc.
[...and he hated saying those last three. Adele had offered her olive branch, but he still wasn't certain. Obi-Wan had a habit of pressing too deeply where he wasn't allowed. Luke...
They hadn't spoken for a month.
A deep breath. Why had he even bothered saying that?]
Draft - 4am
[He looked away after Spock hid it underneath his turtleneck, momentarily satisfied in that much. Perhaps he would get lucky and no one would be hurt. Perhaps only Spock himself would come back safe.
...he hoped that he was lucky.
A moment of silence passed before he was willing to speak up again--with important information]
You can trust Daisy--the really tall woman in the armor if you see her. She's also from a space faring military, and is good at what she does. You can trust Steve, Howard...hell, even Tony. Shikamaru is also reliable...he's the man I followed back in June. [Yes. Man. Shikamaru had born too much to be considered anything else.]
...You can trust the Jedi, Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. You can trust Adele Leblanc.
[...and he hated saying those last three. Adele had offered her olive branch, but he still wasn't certain. Obi-Wan had a habit of pressing too deeply where he wasn't allowed. Luke...
They hadn't spoken for a month.
A deep breath. Why had he even bothered saying that?]