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[aimlessness]

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encrypted; user-id_001.005; 006.029; 005.027; 001.012

anyone wanna explain why the sit-rep didn't include a heads up on a loki being here?

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[starked]

don't lie, you know that's a good thing.

[ because half of the team doesn't want to trust fury after hiding why he even got them all together and what the godforsaken tesseract was for at home.

they'll trust cap, but cap isn't— cap hasn't been stepping up like he should and natasha and him bonded for far too long without his presence. ]

if you gave me a lie, i'd call bullshit.

[ it takes a good five minutes for tony to send another text back, but when he does, it's simple: ]

i get that you're mad that we didn't tell you. but we're a team. and i'd like us to actually stick together. i know, one battle saving aliens and fucking shawarma doesn't make a well-oiled team, and whatever, i'm shit at working with other people. but we're all that we have from home. yeah, bruce and i have betty and pepper, but point still stands.

[aimlessness]

[ there's no reply for a while, presumably while clint talks to natasha. he lets the comm lie, and its convenient because he doesn't have an answer to what tony's saying.

and then finally. ]

there's strength in numbers. no one's denying that.
keep me in the loop, and i'll work with you. it's simple.

[starked]

the only secrets we keep are the ones we keep from the general public of the ship. and that includes anyone who shares our names.

deal?

[aimlessness]

you got yourself a deal, stark

quietly switches to just clint and tony encryption

[starked]

good.

always do like how a hawk's eyes are.

[ see it's funny because tony needs an extra set of eyes and you're hawkeye. ]

she tell you everything?

piggybacking that!!

[aimlessness]

yes. all of it.

[starked]

that was hers to tell. told her i wouldn't.

don't disappear like that again.

[aimlessness]

i didn't do it on purpose. i don't remember doing it.

[starked]

i know, but i'm saying don't do it again any way. for a month or something i'd enjoy knowing that everyone is actually contactable range.

we should be thankful i'm note voting we take up the same floor.

[aimlessness]

so you can come knocking on the door whenever crisis happens or so i can walk over and visit instead of pinging you?

[starked]

considering how annoying these pings were, both actually works. it's also a lot easier to assemble the team if we're all close by. instead of you on floor ten, bruce on six, cap on five and me and natasha on one.

[aimlessness]

i'll think about it.

[starked]

fine by me. just saying i have the rooms already. i'll keep you in the loop even if you say no though. promise.

[aimlessness]

pinky swear?

[starked]

yes, and cross my little metal heart and hope not to die.

good enough?

[aimlessness]

i'll take it