You Called, I Answered (Salvatore Shield)

1.01 | Liaison

Only a few hours after the tense interaction between Hope and the Saltzman twins, Hope is busy in her workshop, only pausing her work when Vision's voice cuts through the room, "Agent Greasley is here to speak with you, Ms. Mikaelson. Shall I grant him clearance to the workshop?"

Hope looks up to the door, seeing MG wave from outside, "Yes, let him in. Thank you Vision."

The door unlocks and the agent enters.

"Is everything alright MG?"

"Yeah. I thought you might want an update on our training, but I see you're already busy—"

Hope stops what she's doing to give him her full attention, "I can spare a minute or two. How'd it go after I left?"

"Well, the guys and I made the adjustments you suggested, and it payed off. I hit a new record in speed and agility today. Wade logged all of our progress for you." MG gives her a proud smile, and it actually eases a bit of her sudden tension.

"That's great MG. How was your heart rate and hunger throughout the session?"

"Better..I didn't have any cravings this time, and my vitals were fairly stable."

Hope nods, she senses a bit of discouragement in his voice, "It'll get easier with time, MG. Remember, you've only just started training."

"You're right. I just really want to be strong enough for our next field assignment..."

"And you're getting stronger every day. Be patient with yourself, okay?"

He nods, "Okay...Oh! And before I forget..." He excitedly puts a notebook on the table, flipping through the pages as he searches for a particular one, "I've been thinking ever since our first test field assignment, seeing you wearing a mask. Since we have to be all secretive when using our powers during assignments, maybe we should have masks or—or aliases to go by in public! Or costumes!"

Hope only stares at him with a look mixed with disbelief and amusement as he rambles on.

"You would definitely be Wonder Woman—"

"Pretty sure that one's taken."

"Well, we can work on some alternative options—"

"MG...While I appreciate your excitement, I'm not sure codenames are necessary, given that the goal is to not interact with locals. But the masks you mentioned...those could be useful depending on the field assignment—"

The two are interrupted by Vision's voice cutting through the room yet again, "Sorry to interrupt, Ms. Mikaelson, but Josie and Elizabeth are approaching. Shall I permit entry?"

Hope sighs, knowing the two are likely coming to finish the argument from earlier, and she really doesn't have time to argue anymore.

"Let them in."

She waits with baited breath as the door opens and the twins approach.

They look like they are trying to appear unfazed by their earlier interaction, making their demeanor a tad bit awkward.

"Is everything okay?" Hope dreads the response.

Josie nods once, "Um, we just wanted to let you know there was an anomaly on our scanners. A power surge with off the charts energy in New Mexico. Even more than the small geomagnetic storms we saw before—"

Hope nods, "Some sort of electromagnetic tornado struck the area not too long ago. There were only a few witnesses, but they reported two waves of energy."

Josie pauses, furrowing her eyebrows at the girl, making the connection on her own, "That's what Agent Sienna called about, isn't it? He's there on assignment. That's why I've been monitoring the area."