[ OoM ] File 001A - S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters, Coulson

[holds_her_own]

It's been seventeen days since the appearance of the inter-dimensional anomaly they call Milliways.

Hill has utilized that time to write up a personal file of information she gathered while there.

X-men
Warehouse 13
Earth, designation "616"
Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett
Joshua Donovan
William Evans
X-23 (possible code name?)
Oswin Oswald
Autor

She hasn't yielded enough results from her research to be worth the time.

Sighing, she leans back in her chair and stares blankly at the open document on her screen.

Comments

[hisonegoodeye]

"What, and risk the reaction at home?"

Leo is an easy-going type as a rule (he's had to be), but even he has limits.

Plaintively, "I like having all my internal organs in their intended positions, Agent Hill."

Except for that one misplaced rib after the thing in Dublin. But they fixed that, eventually.

[holds_her_own]

She points at him with an office pen.

"That's good. You'd be an idiot to screw that up."

Now, stop making her look bad by using your off-time to do paperwork, damn it.

[hisonegoodeye]

"Yes ma'am."

His salute is impeccable, naturally.

"And don't I know it."

[holds_her_own]

He earns the rare broad grin before Hill swivels her chair back to her screen.

"Get back to work, slacker."

She'll needle him for more details on his private life when they're off S.H.I.E.L.D. premises.

[hisonegoodeye]

"Yeah, yeah."

His eyes twinkle, very faintly, as he heads for the door.

"See if I bring you that blended Brazilian dry-roast next time you demand information from me."

So there.

[holds_her_own]

It's an empty threat.

They both know he will.

(Because he is classy.)

Once he clears the door, Hill reaches under her desk and flips the switch that jams S.H.I.E.L.D. surveillance for a time into its OFF setting.

You can't be too careful.

Heaving a sigh, she frowns at the open file only a minute more before adding:

Possible Interplanetary Security Issue. Investigate.

Closing out the file, she brings up her email. It's getting close to end of day, so she flags the low-level mail for tomorrow morning and ties up a few loose ends.

That is, before she stumbles across this video.

She blinks, and figures...

What the hell.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Maria Hill <[ADDRESS REDACTED]>
Date: Tuesday, June 27th, at 16:39
Subject: Because I care.
To: Natasha Romanoff <[ADDRESS REDACTED]>

Don't say I never give you anything.

-M

All in all, it hasn't been a bad day after all.