AGENT WASHINGTON

[parannoyed]

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[onequartershark]

I think you're right.

[ He's in there, and this gives her such hope. This seems to touch her, especially those words she recognizes.

Carolina smiles. It's not a big expression, it seldom is with her, but there is warmth in it. ]

For the record, we don't really think of it as lecturing, anymore. The guys complain, but they complain about anything.

But when it counts, we know what it really is now.

It's leading.

[ She's not their leader. She wasn't good at it, actually. You can turn to Carolina when you need a tactical head, and you can look to her for a pillar of courage in a crisis, but Wash has been the heart. He has been for years. ]

[parannoyed]

[Wash looks a little lost, a little disbelieving. He's gotten a view of what he became from Dr. Grey when she still on the rig, and Tucker, but it still is strange to hear it confirmed from someone who doesn't bullshit.]

...I still can't wrap my head around that.

[onequartershark]

Maybe you will, eventually.

[ She thumps his shoulder. ]

If it's any consolation, I think I have enough bosses in my life for right now.

[parannoyed]

If I could figure it all out I think I'd be a step up.

[Slightly cocky, but...]

I doubt I'd do worse than our current [quotey fingers] employers.

[onequartershark]

Hey, don't set the bar too low.

[ She missed him. She still misses him, but so much of him is still here. ]

[parannoyed]

[A wry grin turns the corner of his mouth.]

Look, all I have to do is promise that I'll ban icebreakers, trust falls, and company-mandated propaganda - I mean meditation sessions - and all the New Hires would vote me in as the new CEO in under a week.

[There he is. There's the guy she knows.]

[onequartershark]

[ It almost hurts how much this is Wash but isn't hers. ]

You'd have my vote.

Better you than me.

[ It's been a long time since Carolina was The Boss. She's still strong-minded, resourceful, and take-charge, but it's nice not to be The Boss. She's retired from it. ]