[ The relief that rushed through him at the sound of that British accent was like a string being cut, the tension in his shoulders immediately releasing. He nearly slumped against the glass wall, but the stakes were too high to let his guard down like that. So instead, he stayed focused, eyes scanning the street for anything out of the ordinary... like another time traveler. ]
Don't suppose you could get away for the afternoon to help an old friend?
[ There might not be any pleasantries, but there was still a good deal of affection in the words, along with a tense thread of wariness and just a hint of distraction. He found himself glancing up at the buildings around the phone booth, looking for security cameras, and just being incredibly grateful that the SHIELD of 1951 didn't have anywhere near the same technological capabilities as it would in seventy years' time. ]
[ She was prepared to hear that she was needed on another short notice appointment, or that she was required to approve funding for another of Howard projects or, well any number of things really. So the voice and the words that followed had her sitting up in surprise. ]
Daniel?
[ She blinked rapidly getting her bearings on what it was he was saying. ]
Yes, of course. [ She put her hand over the receiver. ] Helen, please clear my schedule for the rest of the day and have my car brought round.
I'm ready, where are you? [ She grabbed a pencil and paper to write whatever he told her as she slid off her desk and grabbed her jacket and purse. ]
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Don't suppose you could get away for the afternoon to help an old friend?
[ There might not be any pleasantries, but there was still a good deal of affection in the words, along with a tense thread of wariness and just a hint of distraction. He found himself glancing up at the buildings around the phone booth, looking for security cameras, and just being incredibly grateful that the SHIELD of 1951 didn't have anywhere near the same technological capabilities as it would in seventy years' time. ]
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Daniel?
[ She blinked rapidly getting her bearings on what it was he was saying. ]
Yes, of course. [ She put her hand over the receiver. ] Helen, please clear my schedule for the rest of the day and have my car brought round.
I'm ready, where are you? [ She grabbed a pencil and paper to write whatever he told her as she slid off her desk and grabbed her jacket and purse. ]