u should send in "lights, cameras, action!" so i can tell you how ur muse would be introduced in their debut scene in aisling's tv show/movie series (i.e. the build-up, the hints, the music, the little easter eggs) (even if you've already sent it in on the old blog, and even if we haven't interacted yet!) ( ALWAYS ACCEPTING! )
S2 E9: EOLAS. ( TRANSLATION: KNOWLEDGE )
this episode is sponsored by a cutting-edge security software company who are offering anti-virus, firewall and all sorts of digital security things for half price if you sign up for a 24 month contract. it's such a good quality service that not even maria hill herself could hack past it!
as far as breadcrumbs and easter eggs and foreshadowing are concerned, there's basically none of that prior to maria's episode. she's just so damn good at her job that not even the tv show she's part of could figure out where she was and how she is and how to even hint at her upcoming appearance. and while she will appear in other episodes, it's also worth remembering that maria is so highly and efficiently trained and adept with her skillset that she will only be seen if she WANTS to be seen, yk?
i digress! it's friday night! people return home from work, grab a pizza, settle in front of the television, and hit play. the new episode airs.
the opening scene has aisling sitting in front of where the portal has historically appeared. stanley takes a seat beside her. " how long before people begin to figure out what's happening around here? "
" the portal? " aisling studies the space, shaking her head slowly. " no... i don't think anyone knows. or that they ever will. "
camera cuts. but what follows is a sort of montage; date stamps on the bottom of the screen, we see the night anthony, kate and edwina arrives, a ripple of golden light starting from the diner, then cut away to a dimly lit bullpen, a man gulping down coffee as his screen flashes, and we see a warning about an energy surge in manhattan. he frowns. leaves, ostensibly to find a supervisor. then, a small window opens on the screen, white writing scattering the blue background as the computer is hacked, the alert erased, and the screen restored by the time the man returns. this repeats across different bullpens; right up until tonight, wyatt's arrival triggering another alert, which someone manages to screenshot. success! right? wrong. the screenshot is emailed to a man in a suit, standing in a CIA office; he opens the email, urgent, hastened to find proof. all that appears is a winky emoji. the man, clearly at the end of his tether, picks up the keyboard and begins to slam it hysterically on the desk, as seen by alarmed colleagues outside his office.
scene cuts to the diner. it's the lunch rush, but aisling stands back to see how anthony handles it. arguably quite well; well enough that when we see a figure walk down the alleyway behind her, aisling turns, gives a light-hearted wave, and then a thumbs up to a mildly frazzled anthony as she heads out to greet them.
the figure turns out to be none other than maria, a sleek black ponytail pulled back beneath a baseball cap, and a fond smile is exchanged; they clearly know one another well. well enough that maria suddenly stops smiling, lifting her phone to show a series of photos of the energy surge notifications that maria has tirelessly hacked and erased over the last number of months. " oh. "
" you can explain, ais? i sure hope you can, because i'm hitting brick walls over here. "
" well, yeah, we have a portal in the diner. "
maria studies aisling. then exhales. " what? "
several hours later, aisling and maria are sitting on a bench in the alleyway. maria has a notebook connecting the dates to the arrivals, via coded initials. three coffee cups are in a trash can that weren't there previously. " why didn't you come tell me about this sooner? "
aisling shrugs. when she speaks again, her tone isn't accusatory, but rather soothing. " you've been pretty far off the grid lately. i was getting worried. you're not an easy woman to get hold of, but then... that's always been the idea, right? "
maria raises her eyebrows in acknowledgement, smiling a touch. the camera locks in behind them; we see the artwork graffitied on the garage door in front of them, watching as the spray-painted swirls shift into an animated scene of maria's silhouette, swiftly and methodically taking out a room of armed men, graceful swings of the leg, agile jumps, brutal punches, swift disarms of the men until she's the last one still standing. " work's been pretty crazy, i guess. "
the final scene gears up. aisling and maria embrace, bidding one another farewell. aisling asks maria not to be a stranger, to which maria agrees to try. as aisling heads inside, maria glances up, a small cctv camera turning to focus on her. within the house, eli is seen sitting at his laptop, scrolling in so he can see maria more clearly; through the screen, we see maria fluently warn him against hacking into the pentagon via ASL. eli, grinning, controls the camera to "nod", earning a playful wink from maria, who emerges from the alleyway and seamlessly blends into the crowds.
the screen cuts to black. the credits roll. and it's not the last we see of maria hill!
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"How many more alien invasions are we gonna have to deal with before someone gets the bright idea to actually try to create space defenses?" Not that he's naive enough to think such a thing it's already being talked about.
@knowseverythingaboutyou says ❛ what kind of insurance coverage do we have for people falling through the fucking wall? ❜
FALLING THROUGH . . . BEING USED AS A BALLISTIC MISSILE . tomato , toma-toe , apparently and who is he to judge - he thinks , while judging . standing next to Hill , hands on his hips , head lightly tilted to the side while he simply looks at the Sam - shaped hole in the wall leading out onto the grounds of what allegedly is the new SHIELD compound . name one thing the world needs less than a collective outbreak of syphilis . Bucky is not allowed to say that out loud though , considering that Steve's been dragging him along in the meagre hopes that he might discover his heroic side and offer to join . he can see the in - house headlines already . former secret defense agency formerly infiltrated by HYDRA now employing former HYDRA asset . great how things are so neatly in the past these days .
he could be at home right now , pretending that neither he nor the world at large exist . having a jolly old time with bad memories and that sinking feeling of existential dread . at least he's allowed to bail on his government - issued therapy so long as he's surrounded by people and situations that might inspire him . and are able to subdue him in case the deprogramming hadn't worked after all or his brain decided to glitch .
granted , Hill is an upside to all this . with the first wary and judgmental glares out of the way , they've shared a cup of coffee or two already , chatting about the living lack of self preservation that is Steve Rogers . strange , really , that he wasn't the one who's left the hole . " I don't know . why don't you ask someone who actually works here ? " and Bucky manages a lopsided smirk ; only a little bit gleeful that he doesn't have to deal with whatever mess this is . as much as he's come to respect her and the work she does , he still is unwilling to partake - and he's quite sure that she wouldn't want to ask him either . he still is a ptsd - fuelled risk after all . useless , too , considering that he's not allowed to hurt people ( rule number two . two ! make it make sense . ) and paper - pushing has never been his strong suit .
natasha listens as maria takes her time filling in some of the details. a hum here, another there as the widow attempts to recall the man in question. at the time it seemed like there wasn't anything special about him and she'd done her due diligence on him but nothing had popped up. so she'd reported her findings to maria and that had been that. or so she'd thought. a brow arches as more vague details are given. natasha sighs, gaze turning out to the side window and scanning the semi-shadowed street and beyond the parking lot making sure that no one was lurking in the shadows. the timeline on her snooping expedition had been rather short and there's no point in saying i told you so. bad intel has always frustrated the widow to no end and this was no exception.
“ i do but it might take a few hours. ” pulling out here phone, natasha scrolls through her contacts and sends a message to two of them. she isn't worried about being tracked to this location because her phone is highly encrypted. and on top of that getting in touch with said contacts is rather convoluted and involves people even she doesn't know about. it keeps her web safe.
“ you're on their raidar which means that they're taking said money guy on a vacation. the last thing they want is shield getting their hands on him. ” they would only put a permanent end to him when they found a replacement and considering he'd been with them for quite some time, his shoes would be hard to fill. which could potentially buy them some time. “ you've been handing out orders a bit too long. you're going to need my help on this one.”
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@knowseverythingaboutyou / be honest how many pros and cons spreadsheets have you made before you started flirting with someone / honesty time
So, you know...He knows the correct answer here is that it's very bold of her to assume he ever has a single thought in his head when it comes to who - and who not - to flirt with, and he thinks his dating track record kind of underlines that fact in sparkly pink highlighter. Because if he ever actually stopped and thought about it, he might see red flags. And wouldn't have all the wonderful emotional trauma from past relationship hits like Whitney Frost and Marianne Rodgers.
But since this is Maria Hill, and he will never, under any circumstances, give her something so blatantly and self-aware...ly? Honest-
"Why, Hill, you wanna see yours? It's just a big angry frowny face in ascii art in the cons column, I figured that would be simple enough for even you to understand if you and your nerd monkeys down in SHIELD's mom basement ever got your hands on it."
@knowseverythingaboutyou / birthday? birthday! happy happy times to you ❤️❤️
thank you! i mean i'm actually now super late answering this but in my defense i will continue to be who i am as a person and it will happen again, but hey this is my reminder that i actually adore you a whole lot and you are, literally, a gem on my dash and always have been have a day.
STEVE PUFFS UP. "Maria, I don't want you nor need you to run background checks on guys I want to date," he tells her seriously. "I need to make my own experiences. If they're awful, well, then I'll find out sooner rather than later. And if they're nice, they don't need you to snoop through their financial records or browser history. Every guy is entitled to watch his porn in private without being judged for it." Besides, Steve is Captain America — he can take care of himself should one of the dudes decide to, like, stab him or something. And stuff like poison won't work, anyway. Whatever, he visibly perks up when Maria mentions the university course his charity date took during his college days. "Oh, that's great, we can talk about the latest exhibit at the MoMA. Wolfgang Tillman's to look without fear was spectacular; I had goosebumps the entire time I've been there."
