[ she listens intently even now -- even as he babbles, as though he could ever hide the wheat within the chaff. peggy can pick out the parts that matter; she has an ear for it.
and eventually (much to her chagrin) she has to put a hand on his arm once more in a silent bid to slow him down. not because she needs him to stop, but because she struggles to keep pace so long as there's still healing left to accomplish in her leg. ]
Time wants to happen. [ although it's true (it seems) they aren't her words. she'd heard someone else say them over the network earlier -- and that warning had been what spurred her onward to check on tony in his room. ]
You can't change it. Not what happens between those walls at any rate.
[ which is a rather careful bit of phrasing, in the end. ]
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and eventually (much to her chagrin) she has to put a hand on his arm once more in a silent bid to slow him down. not because she needs him to stop, but because she struggles to keep pace so long as there's still healing left to accomplish in her leg. ]
Time wants to happen. [ although it's true (it seems) they aren't her words. she'd heard someone else say them over the network earlier -- and that warning had been what spurred her onward to check on tony in his room. ]
You can't change it. Not what happens between those walls at any rate.
[ which is a rather careful bit of phrasing, in the end. ]