In so many words. [ His eyes drift to the path in front of them, practiced patter slowing down so that he can proceed carefully. How can he be frank without looking inexperienced? How can he emphasize the importance here without being pushy? ] Recruiting makes it sound like I have something to offer you. I'm here because I need help, which--I understand is not exactly enticing. So I guess the first question is: how open are you to collaborating? Followed pretty quickly by: what do you need?
[ He laughs, thin. Compelling reason is a nice way to put it. Frankly: ] I mean, I'd love to have someone else firing the starting pistol. I can't be ready to move and also watching the time at once. I especially can't do it when I'm trying to hold other people back.
I need someone with precision to tell us when to move.
[ His expression is blessedly cool; he can at least act the part. But Natasha is too experienced to miss the way his eyes light up: relief, excitement, calculating. ] Well, I can tell you what I've got so far.
[Tim's reaction isn't lost on Natasha, but she won't draw attention to it. She listens attentively as he brings her up to speed, keeping her questions to a minimum until he's had the chance to unpack the details in how own time.
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[It's all right, kid. Natasha is very experienced. She takes this is stride, and despite her wry manner she is paying attention—taking him seriously.]
I'd even say I have a fairly good history working with teams. Fairly.
[She generally hasn't been the one causing conflict, at least.]
The good news is, right now there is very compelling reason for me to work with other people.
I have a question too, though: what do you want me to do?
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I need someone with precision to tell us when to move.
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In that case, all I need to know is what the plan is.
good with tying this up here and saying that it bleed into the psychic network post?
Sounds perfect!
She's confident she can make this work.]