[ it's an even reply. three people with abilities is enough of a pattern to suggest others are affected, and he doesn't believe that strange hasn't noticed anything. ]
I was doing calculations, trying to map our experiences here onto a similar case of spacetime displacement. [ a SHIELD one, naturally. ] Just chucked something, missed the intended mark, and — [ snapping his fingers ] — Then I didn't miss the mark. Portal assist. [ splaying his hands, as if it's that simple. ] It's not unusual. People tend to notice abilities in times of trauma and stress equally as often as during mundane tasks, according to our data.
[ our data again being SHIELD's research. this is the part of the gig that suits him, not lying or secrecy: shoptalk. ]
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[ it's an even reply. three people with abilities is enough of a pattern to suggest others are affected, and he doesn't believe that strange hasn't noticed anything. ]
I was doing calculations, trying to map our experiences here onto a similar case of spacetime displacement. [ a SHIELD one, naturally. ] Just chucked something, missed the intended mark, and — [ snapping his fingers ] — Then I didn't miss the mark. Portal assist. [ splaying his hands, as if it's that simple. ] It's not unusual. People tend to notice abilities in times of trauma and stress equally as often as during mundane tasks, according to our data.
[ our data again being SHIELD's research. this is the part of the gig that suits him, not lying or secrecy: shoptalk. ]