[ She opens her mouth to argue that it wasn't one-day, given that SHIELD got back on its feet in secret, but she gets distracted by the coding swapping. New code in front of her, her eyes dart back to that, and she swallows her defense. It doesn't matter anyway. SHIELD never happened. ]
They weren't the man.
[ There's something resigned and slowly about how she says it, like that's one of many things she could have chosen to stand her ground on. ]
Okay, they were. But they were the good man. The man who, like, swoops in to save people when he's needed and makes people feel like they belong somewhere and —[ She raises her hands, capping off this babble. ] Okay! Yes. SHIELD's the man.
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They weren't the man.
[ There's something resigned and slowly about how she says it, like that's one of many things she could have chosen to stand her ground on. ]
Okay, they were. But they were the good man. The man who, like, swoops in to save people when he's needed and makes people feel like they belong somewhere and —[ She raises her hands, capping off this babble. ] Okay! Yes. SHIELD's the man.