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Agent Phil Coulson ([personal profile] superagent) wrote in [community profile] entrancelogs2014-05-18 09:19 pm

A Grand Scheme

Who: Phil and Natasha, later Steve and Bucky, too.
Where: Starting in the woods
When: 5/17
Rating: PG13
Summary: Phil needs answers about what's out there, so naturally he tries to go deep into the woods to see what's out there!
The Story:

Phil finds himself needing answers about this place and when turning the stupid pamphlet inside out and yelling Harry Potter spells yields nothing useful, he starts exploring on his own.

At one point, he finds himself trying to scale the outside of the mansion and at another, he climbs inside of a closet just to see if he can find what makes it tick, but it's when he sits and looks at the pamphlet again that he knows what answer he really needs.

Racing out of the mansion, he sets off at a steady jog towards the woods. He's in good shape and none of it really winds him, but when he hits the treeline, he slows down a little so he won't trip over roots or fallen branches.

There's something out there. There has to be and he's going to find it and then he's going to come back and get everyone home.
widows_kiss: serious, curious (Default)

Phil no. -_-

[personal profile] widows_kiss 2014-05-19 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Natasha's been working on mapping out their surroundings for days now, getting familiar with most of the areas they'd had described to them. Plus she 'd been feeling so very restless the past few days so doing something was so much better than just wandering the mansion aimlessly.

It's why she's outside to see Coulson jogging towards the woods, the sight stopping her short as she watches him with a curious gaze. There's a hint of concern in her gaze, because it's not like Coulson to be hurrying anywhere unless there's an emergency, but she'd gotten no urgent summons from anyone.

Deciding that she better follow just in case something is wrong, she takes off after him, intending to catch up before he gets too far into the woods.
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[personal profile] widows_kiss 2014-05-20 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
She's catching up, but he's persistently pressing farther and that worries her. When she's close enough that he's going to start hearing her following soon, she calls out, rather than risk startling him.

"Coulson! Slow down! What's wrong?"
widows_kiss: serious, curious (Default)

[personal profile] widows_kiss 2014-05-20 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Did you really expect her to buy that, Coulson?

She slows to a stop beside him, not really winded, although her gaze narrows slightly in suspicion at his seemingly-innocent answer.

"You," she answers bluntly, propping her hands on her hips as she tips her head to the side to regard him. "If nothing's wrong, why are you here and heading deeper like you're a man on a mission?"
widows_kiss: serious, curious (Polite)

[personal profile] widows_kiss 2014-05-22 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Why don't I come along as backup instead and we can explore your hunch together," she countered smoothly, coming up beside him, her smile mild and placid and still showing him she was completely resolute in her determination to not let him wander the woods on his own without someone watching his back.
widows_kiss: serious, curious (A1 024)

[personal profile] widows_kiss 2014-05-25 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
She doesn't move, merely crosses her arms over her chest and arches an eyebrow at him, waiting patiently.

"It's not like you to just give up on a hunch, sir."
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[personal profile] widows_kiss 2014-05-26 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes. We should be careful." She's giving you a knowing look, Coulson, because you're not actually doing very good at bluffing right now. "It would be dangerous to go too far out, especially alone. So why don't I accompany you to wherever you thought this hunch was going to unfold. Unless you've had a different hunch?"

Consider yourself to have been appointed an unofficial bodyguard, sir.
widows_kiss: serious, curious (Default)

[personal profile] widows_kiss 2014-05-30 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes," she informs him succinctly, a smug sort of cheerfulness in her voice as she smiles at him, the expression a hint sharper than mere friendliness. "So, you can either take me with you or you can come back to the house and save your hunch for another time."

Although she wasn't about to leave that open-ended either. She suspected the Captain would be very interested in hearing about Coulson's suddenly ingenious idea.
widows_kiss: serious, curious (Really?)

[personal profile] widows_kiss 2014-06-05 01:08 pm (UTC)(link)
He's not happy with her, which surprisingly makes her a little anxious and unsettled, like maybe she shouldn't have interrupted whatever he was so determined to do out here. Bu that was ridiculous and she shook her head, frowning at her own strange thoughts as they turned back towards the house.

Maybe they should go ask Steve. Somehow that thought made the guilt lift a little, because focusing on the Captain somehow made her doubts fade a little. If Steve thought Phil's plan of exploring the woods was a good one, then she'd go along with it.

"Maybe we should ask Steve," she suggested after a moment as they traipse through the trees and she's grateful when they start thinning, indicating they're nearly at the edge of the woods. She's not superstitious or anything but this place gives her the creeps. She doesn't like it.
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[personal profile] widows_kiss 2014-06-11 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Please. It's Steve. Like he'd ever find something like this a bother," she scoffs lightly, looping her arm in Coulson's as they stepped out of the woods and headed for the manor. If she were anyone else, she might sound a little too pleased with herself.

"Besides, he's very into this whole team thing. And like it or not, Sir, you are very much a member of the team now."
widows_kiss: serious, curious (Polite)

[personal profile] widows_kiss 2014-06-13 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that makes their destination so much easier, doesn't it? She keeps him moving, her arm tucked firmly in his.

"Of course you are. You've earned it as much as any of us."

She means that too, just in case he's worried she's joking with him for mere distraction's sake. The distraction's a nice side benefit but it doesn't make the words any less true.
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[personal profile] widows_kiss 2014-06-13 02:06 pm (UTC)(link)
She gives him an exasperated look at that assessment. "You're good on the field, Sir, and I'd choose you to watch my back over a lot of agents in the roster. But that doesn't mean you don't have talents and skills that make you an asset to any team, especially ours. You don't need me to tell you that not all the work and fighting happens on the front lines."
widows_kiss: serious, curious (Coulson: Amused)

[personal profile] widows_kiss 2014-06-15 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Maybe, but that doesn't mean there's not a spot for you on it," she counters as she stops with him and oh look, it just happens to be in front of where she wanted to be - her door on one side and Steve's on the other. "Even if it's just keeping an eye on all our backs. Or wherever else you feel the need to be looking."

At his question, she gives him a cheerful smile, because it's far too late for him now. "Serious? What do you think?"

And before he can answer, she lifts her hand and raps loudly on the Captain's door.
assembles: (not sure that's healthy)

[personal profile] assembles 2014-06-17 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
As far as Steve's concerned, his team has more or less lost their minds these past few days. Between Stark and Barton's little circus stunt, Darcy supposedly almost getting attacked, and as for Bucky...

Well, it's not that he had even done anything that dangerous, but Steve doesn't want him out of his sight, and so he's taken some measures to keep him safe, where Steve can keep an eye on him. Which somehow explains why Bucky is tied to a chair in Steve's room.

The knock is urgent enough that Steve stands immediately, glancing at Bucky over his shoulder as he moves to carefully open the door.

Two more of his team stand there, and Steve nods slowly to each of them. "Agent. Natasha. What's going on here?" He gets the feeling he's not going to like it, whatever it is.
disassembles: (bucky "button popping cleavage" barnes)

[personal profile] disassembles 2014-06-18 12:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank God, Bucky thinks, when he hears a knock at the door. This week has gone from weird to worse. It started off alright, sure, but when he realized he was maybe getting too up close and personal with just about everyone, he'd had the good sense to hang around in his own room for a while. It was kinda lonely, but... well, that was why he didn't think anything of wandering into Steve's room.

The last thing he expected was Steve tying him to the chair the minute he sat down. It's frankly pretty damn embarrassing how easy it was, but at the time he'd thought there was some explanation, or some way to talk Steve out of it without either of them getting hurt.

He's definitely not staying like this for however long this crazy event lasts. When the guy -- Coulson, wasn't it? -- offers to leave, he leans forward as far as he can.

"Like hell you will! One of you wanna get in here and untie me already? Or talk some damn sense into Steve?"
Edited 2014-06-18 13:02 (UTC)
widows_kiss: serious, curious (Exasperated)

[personal profile] widows_kiss 2014-06-19 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
She'd spotted Bucky in the room behind Steve before he'd spoken and it had taken all her willpower not to start laughing, especially at the disgruntled look he was shooting all of them from where he was tied to a chair in the middle of the room. Well. That was new.

Of course, her arm is still firmly hooked with Coulson's because he's not getting away that easily, not after what she had just caught him doing.

"My. Did we pick a bad time to interrupt, Captain?" she asked, her tone deceptively light as she gives her boss a tug that should have him following her past the door and into the room. Her gaze holds a hint of humor as she meets Bucky's gaze.

"What did you do? And is this punishment or reward? Wait, forget I asked, I don't think I actually want to know."

And there were other reasons she was here that had nothing to do with what Steve and Bucky got up to in their off time. Her expression turns a bit more serious as she meets Steve's gaze, communicating that this was serious in a brief glance that her light tone didn't match. "Coulson and I bumped into each other out in the woods, actually. We thought it might be a good idea to get your opinion on checking out how deep we can explore before we're stopped."

Because she strongly suspected he'd have an opinion. And it was obvious people were acting a little... strange today.

Unless this was a regular thing she'd interrupted, of course. Maybe she'd been setting Steve up with the wrong people.
assembles: listening, captain, uniform, neutral (are those come hither eyes)

[personal profile] assembles 2014-06-19 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Coulson's got guilt written all over him -- he looks a lot like a little kid who got caught doing something he shouldn't have. For the moment Steve ignores Bucky's yelling that chimes in from behind him. Both Natasha and Agent Coulson should know better than to get in the way of what he's doing, right?

Besides, this is for Bucky's own good.

"Not a bad time. Just had to make sure Bucky stayed somewhere I could keep an eye on him." This is the best place for him at the moment, plain and simple. There's been talk of murder making its way through the mansion and Steve doesn't want Bucky anywhere near that. He's not losing him again, even to a temporary death.

When Natasha gives him that look, Steve instantly picks up on it and then sends a concerned glance Coulson's way. "You were trying to test the borders of this place? I thought we all agreed that was a bad idea."

Can none of them be trusted to take care of themselves? Steve sighs and steps forward to take Coulson's arm. "Natasha, I'm gonna need another chair."
disassembles: (waiting)

[personal profile] disassembles 2014-06-24 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Bucky rolls his eyes skyward. Natasha thinks she's funny, and most of the time it's cute, but this time in particular he can't really appreciate it. He can feel a hot flush crawl up from under his collar despite himself. Everything about this damn event has been ridiculous.

Then she goes on, explaining why they're here to begin with. Bucky settles back against the chair, the ropes momentarily forgotten as he watches the three of them. Steve is overly paranoid about him for a number of reasons, most of them imagined. Coulson, on the other hand... Wandering off into the woods is actually pretty serious.

He doesn't interject. While their attention is on Coulson, he starts testing the ropes. They're not tight enough to be uncomfortable, which means he might be able to slip them.
Edited 2014-06-24 16:35 (UTC)
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[personal profile] widows_kiss 2014-06-27 12:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Normally she might not have gone along with it. Well, no more than a few joking remarks, anyway. But this event was affecting everyone in some way and finding Coulson heading so intently into the depths of the woods had her worried her. And since her own concerns were so in line with Steve's intense need to protect, she found herself turning an automatically grabbing a chair from across the room, bringing it back a safe distance from Bucky.

She paused there a moment, blinking down at it with a puzzled frown, as if wondering why she'd agreed to this, but she shook it off, glancing back over at where Steve and Coulson were standing - Steve with that frown of his that makes you feel like you've been caught with your hand in the cookie jar and Coulson... well, she'd have more sympathy for him if he hadn't been trying to give them all a heart attack all over again.

"Will this work?" she asks simply, arching an eyebrow in patient stubbornness, even though she already knows the answer to that question.

Although standing where she is, it's not hard to spot the way Barnes is testing the ropes and she makes a softly chiding sound, amused, as she comes to crouch behind him, his position in the chair bringing her head just below his and just barely within his line of sight. She lets the fingers of one hand reach out and trail down his arm before coming to test the ropes for herself.

"And what bad idea did you have?"
assembles: arms crossed, neutral, listening, casual clothes (i'll give it a 5 out of 10)

[personal profile] assembles 2014-06-27 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
While Natasha handles the chair, Steve steps up to Coulson and grabs him by the elbow. "Sorry," he says, and his expression mirrors that apology, shows that he's not simply saying it, "but this is for your own good."

He'll hear Coulson out, but not until he can be certain he won't rush off again and try to do something reckless.

As he pulls him over to the chair, using his strength much like he did with Bucky to ensure that Coulson doesn't try to make a break for it, Steve glances over and realizes that Natasha's testing Bucky's restraints. They should hold, Steve had been careful with how he tied them, but Bucky's also pretty resourceful. At least he has Natasha to help keep an eye on him now.

Steve drops Coulson into the empty chair and then crosses his arms over his chest as he sizes him up. "So what were you looking into, exactly?"

He exchanges a glance with Natasha and then nods to the closet. He needs more rope.
disassembles: (had him on the ropes)

[personal profile] disassembles 2014-07-01 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Bucky stops struggling as soon as she looks over, but it's too late. Maybe someone else wouldn't have suspected anything, but Natasha is a spy and she's good at what she does. He sinks down in his chair when she comes over, looking sullen and resigned - and keeping the ropes taught in the process, so she won't have much to adjust. He glances over his shoulder at her, and it's his mistake, because he wasn't anticipating the cool touch of her fingers against his arm.

He tenses, turns away, and grits his teeth just to keep himself from trying to lean into her touch. He's mostly successful. Any other time, sure, he wouldn't worry too much about it, but this is -- this isn't him. Just like this whole setup isn't Steve. He wonders if it's effecting Natasha, too. If he can reason with her.

"This isn't about something I did recently." He replies, looking back at her again. He doesn't expect this conversation to get past Steve and his super hearing, but he's got Coulson to deal with at the moment. "Nat, come on, please."