[ Even if Poe had been scheduled for duty, Nate would have taken the watch. For all that he considers himself ill-prepared in this role, he organized these people, brought them out here. It isn't coddling if he's willing and able to do the work others can't, it's that Nate is naturally restless and feels responsible for them. Save for Peter they're mostly adults, but that doesn't mean Nate wouldn't throw himself between them and a bullet if push came to shove.
He picks up on the cagey comment, something Poe would only know from firsthand experience. Time spent as a POW, maybe? Having been drugged or knocked unconscious and then interrogated before, Nate assumes the worst. ]
Don't sweat it. [ He quips easily, stepping off the platform at Poe's side. ] If that bunker was full of clowns, you couldn't pay me enough to go down there.
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He picks up on the cagey comment, something Poe would only know from firsthand experience. Time spent as a POW, maybe? Having been drugged or knocked unconscious and then interrogated before, Nate assumes the worst. ]
Don't sweat it. [ He quips easily, stepping off the platform at Poe's side. ] If that bunker was full of clowns, you couldn't pay me enough to go down there.