@katelin.philips

[covertness]

so, what did i miss?

[ 'sup, she's back and from what she can gather, private messages aren't reliable so. announcing it on the network it is. ]

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@leo.fitz

[retravel]

[ brb crying. he pings her with the garage safehouse location. ]

Too much.
Make it back in one piece?

[covertness]

[ don't cry for her argentina
brb trekking across the city as soon as she manages to leave their apartment ]

ominous

i don't suppose anyone called in sick for me at work?

[retravel]

[ he already cried like 5 times what of it ]

Course I did. You had a terrible flu. Ghastly, really.
Had me worried sick.

[covertness]

[ bless u fitz ]

knew i could count on you
are timestamps and dates unaffected by whatever's going on or was i gone for longer than a week?

[retravel]

Been known to come through when it counts.
Felt like a lifetime, but it was just the week.

[ a beat. ]

Remember anything new?

[covertness]

not a thing

[ which

is a bit disconcerting ]

[retravel]

Okay.
That's not unusual. Consistent with everyone but Keith, really, so.

[ oh, but that doesn't mean she's any safer, does it? ]

[covertness]

i think i'd prefer thinking i'd gone back home or actually going back and then popping back here to just missing time

[retravel]

I know.
But you’re back now and that’s what matters.

[covertness]

yeah
will you be around to give me a rundown or are you busy?

@clarke.griffin

[strove]

You've been missed.

[Putting it mildly.]

Things are rough outside. You're going to want to read up.

But I'm glad you're back. I mean it. Really glad you've returned to us, Katelin.

[covertness]

[ that's - at once heartwarming and a little heartwrenching ]

sorry to have left
particularly given that i don't remember any of it

already reading back on the network
anything important aside from the emp knocking out everything, the pyramid being down and misfired messages about corruption?

[strove]

It's not as if we have a choice in the matter. I just ... missed you at work. Since you're practically acting as my mentor and all.

[Putting a label on it.]

We're apparently worshipped as gods. I don't know how that bit is going, but the four of us headed out to get answers should be able to tell everyone more soon. The Ball proprietor is involved. Like, the one that was like a rave, I guess. He called four stand out people out.

[covertness]

worshipped as gods -
okay, can you tell me more? you and who else is going? and going where?

fitz called in sick for me, so hopefully i'll be back in no time without repercussions
have you held up the fort in my absence?

[strove]

I can't share the identities of everyone involved because they went about it privately, but I'm confident that we'll all reveal ourselves afterward. The location is also a secret, mostly because we don't want to risk anyone interrupting our meeting. It's a precaution.

[A beat.]

Sorry.

And I've tried. I might need to put in some extra hours with you so it's not so obvious that I need to ...

Not that I ever want there to be a next time.

[covertness]

that's fair, i suppose
i won't try to get you drunk so you'll tell me

but once it's all over, i hope we can split a bottle of wine and you'll tell me

i'm back now
and if i get a say in it, i'd advocate for there not being another time of me being completely unaware of time even passing, too

[strove]

Hopefully it won't come to the wine, unless you want a preview.

I don't want to entertain that possibility, either. For anyone I care about.

[covertness]

the good thing is, you're not aware you're missing out while it's happening
so there's that

[strove]

I'm certain it beats the alternative.

Or alternatives.

I can think up a handful right on the spot.

[covertness]

yeah, i think i can, too

@daisy.johnson

[evite]

we might need a guide just for the last few hours

[ what is with shield agents and pulling week long disappearing acts ]

[covertness]

[ hi daisy. holding up okay? ]

i'm definitely the least qualified person to make one this time around

[evite]

[ everything is so much... ]

we've got more hands on deck this time. i think we can delegate.
you need anything?

[covertness]

[ too accurate ]

small mercy
given everything that's going on? sunblocker and a cocktail

[evite]

i think i can manage that
where can i find you?

[ gotta go kidnap a una soldier but AFTER THAT... ]

[covertness]

the safehouse first
then we'll see

[evite]

i'll leave drop offs for you with rey's gear
sunblock and a four pack of questionably pink wine coolers to tide you over.

[ beggars can't be choosers ig ]

[covertness]

i'm looking forward to the wine coolers in particular

@margaret.carter

[revlon]

You certainly know how to time an arrival.

[ She's honestly relieved and glad to see her. As an ally, as a fellow agent of SHIELD. ]

Take the time you need to get your bearings, if you can. As Ms Griffin said — it's a mess outside.

[covertness]

if only i'd done it deliberately, that'd make my entrance a lot more spectacular

i'll head to the safehouse first
what are you up to?

[revlon]

Attempting to put out fires at work, but new ones keep cropping up. I've pitched in with organisational efforts for relief work, but I'm stuck here for the foreseeable so I can only keep track of how its going by what I see on the network.

The safehouse is a good first stop. We've set up at the new location at the bike shop —

[ Bloody hell, she can't send her a GPS ping, it's not working. She writes up precise directions from her apartment instead; she's been there enough times to see Fitz that it's easy to do. ]

There. Morningstar's masks will help with the air quality, you ought to pick one up there before you head out again.

[covertness]

thank you for the directions

and i'll definitely do that
is it as bad as everyone says out there?

@deimos.fighter

[tishina]

what a time to come back.

[covertness]

yeah, things seem to be heating up

[ pardon her pun... ]

[tishina]

ha. ha.

the heats becoming a huge problem tho honestly

[covertness]

apparently so, yeah
fixing the pyramid will help with that, won't it?

[tishina]

i believe it's what a few people are working on actually.
till then let's pray we don't roast to death

[covertness]

do you know who?

[tishina]

i don't know unfortunately
i haven't really made friends here

[covertness]

why not?

[ bobbi can imagine a number of different answers to that question, so she won't presume ]

[tishina]

shy i guess

[covertness]

that's fair
though i think friends definitely improve this place

[tishina]

agreed
then you'd know who to turn to for help and whatnot, right?

[covertness]

i'm lucky
i have some people from my world here that i know i can always turn to
and some people i've gotten to know here