So, Barton hey?

[xp_jubilee]

X-force Only

Who had that on the office poll? I know Fi beat me on the informal one.

Comments

[xp_changeling]

It's a huge coincidence and I don't like those. There's something that doesn't entirely fit in all of this... which is a nice way to characterize a massive intel coup.

[xp_jubilee]

Should we question it? Like, you think someone fed us this deliberately?

Also, was anyone going to tell me you were the hot redhead or was I just meant to guess that?

[xp_changeling]

Out of all the possible options, we got the one former member of the mansion as our SWORD asset undercover. These things happen but it's always best to re-vet the intel that led us here. If someone wanted us there specifically, it would be better to know.

Well, you work with a shapeshifter and a hot redhead showed up, went directly to his office, and starting working like normal. I mean, we're not exactly talking a mystery that needs Sherlock Holmes to puzzle out.

[xp_jubilee]

I’m still doing some work on the milk run but I can take on a bit more for re-checks if you want.

I don’t like to make assumptions. Maybe you hired a random hot agent while I was out.

[xp_changeling]

No, I'll check with Sefton myself. See if she can provide a bit of context.

I swear, if I could get grey hairs, you'd already have given me a lot. Go get the milk run fixed. Take Lewis until it is done.

[xp_jubilee]

Will do.

I’m a delight, and hot as hell. ;)

[xp_daytripper]

Coincidence follows me around like a stray puppy - it's part of the magic, I think. But we can go over things if you insist. I'd never turn down drinks with a(nother) hot redhead.

[xp_tarot]

Thank you, you are another small $ in my bet total today.

[xp_jubilee]

I still deny that I didn’t know. I was hedging my bets

[xp_blackwidow]

Not me, that's for sure. Though I knew the amount of random texts I was getting from him was odd.

[xp_jubilee]

How can you even understand his texts? I've seen some horrible, horrible writing in my time but his is like, entirely the worst. It's like he's trying to look like a Doctor.

[xp_blackwidow]

Working with him for entirely too long might be the key here.

It...may also be possible I text exactly like him when I've had too much to drink.

[xp_darcy]

Somehow less surprised than I feel I should be, yet more surprised than I'd like to be.

[xp_cypher]

Bout the same.

[xp_darcy]

Absolutely the sort of dumbassery I expect from all parties involved in this, yet somehow still "huh, really?"

[xp_cypher]

It is pretty on brand, yeah.

[xp_tarot]

I am not surprised, and also glad we can pay him in coffee and vodka and fried cheese. This is the most value we have ever gotten out of an asset, ever.

Actually even at our usual rates this is the most value we have ever gotten.

[xp_jubilee]

When was someone going to tell me there was cheese in this place?

[xp_tarot]

I literally order you Babybel cheese and made you a wine pairing for them, if you have forgotten this I am going to have you checked for post-concussion syndrome.

[xp_jubilee]

No, not that cheese. I meant other peoples cheese that I could steal.

[xp_tarot]

Does the cheese taste better if you steal it? Because if that is the case I will put the cheese in someone else's name and you can just pinch it. It can be your enrichment activity, I will change whose office it goes to every week.

[xp_jubilee]

Yes. Yes it does. Especially if it’s rich people cheese

[xp_tarot]

So I should tell you about the truffle brie I just ordered that I will leave somewhere for you to find. I am not telling you where.

I will tell you when it arrives I do not want smelly cheese rotting in the office.

[xp_jubilee]

This is why I love you and leave you small knitted presents.

[xp_darcy]

I could just offer to restore his gold stars, that'd probably be seen as an equal trade.

[xp_velocidad]

Put me down as "surprised but then not surprised."

[xp_jubilee]

It's Clint. I'm just surprised he wasn't dangling off something when we found him.

[xp_darcy]

He was doing questionable science, it's practically the same thing.

[xp_artie]

We work with at least one reality manipulator plus that douche at the mansion and you're surprised by this?

[xp_tarot]

... Which douche?

[xp_artie]

Centrino

[xp_tarot]

Arthur? But Arthur is lovely.

[xp_artie]

I'm sure he is

[xp_tarot]

He agreed that the fake babies that we will never make that neither of us wants would be the most beautiful babies in the world.

[xp_artie]

They would be. He's lucky like that.

[xp_jubilee]

I like to pretend shock. People always feel better when you don’t know things.

[xp_jubilee]

Sure he doesn't just irritate you because he's secretly a Golden retriever in a human body?

[xp_artie]

That is exactly what I distrust about him