Out Of Time

ninety-six

"She's acting like everything will go back to normal," Coulson stated.

Coulson, May, and Y/N were in his office, looking over Skye and Y/N's information. It had been a few days since the women had over heard their teammates, and they were really only willing to talk to Fitz, Coulson, and May after that.

"That's what she does," May said. "Does she know we're putting them on the Gifted Index?"

"Yeah," Coulson replied. "She does seem to be getting control of the powers."

"That's good, but we barely understand them. Other than they're strong."

"Catastrophically so."

"And me?" Y/N wondered. She was leaning against the desk behind them. "What about mine?"

"It's clear that yours aren't like Skye's. Yours are from the Tesseract. Just, why now?"

"Who knows," Y/N shrugged. She looked at Skye's picture. "She has to realize things are going to change. Nothing is ever going to be the same again... What is protocol for this again?"

"Protocol is anyone on The Index undergoes a full psych eval and threat assessment," May answered.

"We need to bring in someone from outside," Coulson stated.

"Someone we can trust."

"I know who I'd call...if it weren't a thing."

"Andrew? It's not a thing. He might say no."

"Reach out. See what he says."

May nodded, leaving the office.

"Does that mean I might get to met May's ex?" Y/N asked. "How exciting!"

"You know, Andrew will see right through that act of yours," Coulson warned.

"What act?"

"You acting like everything is fine."

"But it-"

"Isn't. Nothing has been fine for a very long time. Just, please, be honest with him. It will be good to get everything off your chest."

"Phil, I'm fine."

"Liar. You and Stark are so meant for each other. Both of you faking that you're fine."

"We see through each others lies, we're able to help each other."

"All I'm asking is for you to not lie to Dr. Garner, alright?"

"Can't make any promises."

~~~

"Agent Y/N Rogers, nice to finally meet you," Dr. Andrew Garner held out his hand for her to shake.

"And you must be former Mr. Melinda May," she teased, shaking his hand.

He chuckled. "So you've heard of me?"

"Faint rumors."

"I'm Dr. Andrew Garner. Have they told you why I'm here?"

"Yes."

The two were in Y/N's bunker. She was seated on the bed while Andrew went and sat on the couch.

"They allowed me to read your file," Andrew stated. "It's quite large."

"Well I am technically over 90 years old. That's a lot of time to cover."

"That is true. So, where do you want to start?"

"Why don't you led it? I'd rather not choose what to talk about."

"Okay. The beginning then. World War 2. Tell me about it."