You're not supposed to make them as good as you are. You're supposed to help them be as good as they can be. [He practically rolled his eyes when she seemed to be stubbornly missing the point that he was trying to make. Likely Coulson was trying to make the same point, just... in a more Coulson way. Rumlow liked to be more direct than playing pussy-foot greasy fingered spy.] Get a good team, be a good agent. The lot of you.
[And yes, he knew for a fact that Ava was a special case, that she would always be a special case even in the Academy. She wasn't there because she needed more training, not really. She was there in order to be hidden in plain sight but to eventually allow her opportunity to get closer to Romanoff when the time was right. SHIELD needed to think they know what she could do, to think they had a leash on her for the time being. Soon enough, she was be let off leash and it would be HYDRA that would be in control of where she pointed those unique set of skills. For now, they all had to play soldier.
Maybe after this, he could bug Coulson in his own way to let him take her out on more 'adult' missions. This was an opportunity where he could justify saying that she needed more advanced field training because she wasn't getting it at the Academy. He figured Coulson wouldn't like that little dig and maybe even give him leave to make an ass of himself, but he never would. Ava was too good.]
It looked more grey than white when you walked in. [He moved to seat himself on the edge of the bed again, taking a little poke at her oddly fun mission with the noobs.] See, look at all this personal betterment that you're doing for yourself already. And you know you can just be you around me.
[He unwrapped his own protein bar and take a bite of it. He was so used to the taste by now that it was just mechanical for him.] I'm glad I'm here too. I am amazing company. And don't forget to take a piss before we go.
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[And yes, he knew for a fact that Ava was a special case, that she would always be a special case even in the Academy. She wasn't there because she needed more training, not really. She was there in order to be hidden in plain sight but to eventually allow her opportunity to get closer to Romanoff when the time was right. SHIELD needed to think they know what she could do, to think they had a leash on her for the time being. Soon enough, she was be let off leash and it would be HYDRA that would be in control of where she pointed those unique set of skills. For now, they all had to play soldier.
Maybe after this, he could bug Coulson in his own way to let him take her out on more 'adult' missions. This was an opportunity where he could justify saying that she needed more advanced field training because she wasn't getting it at the Academy. He figured Coulson wouldn't like that little dig and maybe even give him leave to make an ass of himself, but he never would. Ava was too good.]
It looked more grey than white when you walked in. [He moved to seat himself on the edge of the bed again, taking a little poke at her oddly fun mission with the noobs.] See, look at all this personal betterment that you're doing for yourself already. And you know you can just be you around me.
[He unwrapped his own protein bar and take a bite of it. He was so used to the taste by now that it was just mechanical for him.] I'm glad I'm here too. I am amazing company. And don't forget to take a piss before we go.