#carthquaking

   It wasn’t easy to let go, especially not when everything within him wanted nothing more than to hold on as fiercely and as tightly as he could. She was hurting, in pain -- he had seen that look on her face in other people, even in himself -- and he wanted to be able to ease it, to help lessen the sharp sting of her loss but he knew that it wasn’t possible. Not this time. Trip’s smile was small, understanding but holding a touch of disappointment as she placed her hand on his chest.

    “ You know I’m always in your corner, right?” Trip said, raising his own hand to clasp hers, “No matter what, you call and I’m there.”

Wherever they were, past, future, present -- there were always men like Kaisus -- but where there was men like Kaisus, he had to believe that there would always be those like himself who would stand and fight against the odds.

   “These people think this guy Kaisus came and saved them from themselves.” Trip informed dryly, arms folded across his chest as he watched those around them, understanding how this place worked could serve them in the long run and if he could find a flaw in the Kree’s system then Trip would be more than willing to exploit it but first, he wanted to get his hands on a weapon that wasn’t just a hollow pipe. “Where have we heard that before?”

“Ward was more dangerous as a skin suit than a man.”