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[sonofcoul]

This job is hell on collectibles.

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[jasper_sitwell]

......Maybe another addition will help.

Won't completely replace it but ...

[sonofcoul]

Thank you very much, Jasper.

[jasper_sitwell]

[shrugs a shoulder] Better here with you than on some shelf in a basement being forgotten.

[sonofcoul]

Much better. Basements tend to have terrible conditions for storing things.

[jasper_sitwell]

It had mold, too. Not the badge, though. I checked it, it's clean except for a little dust.

[Watching him] ... C'mon, it'll be okay, you sentimental sap. [goes for a hug]

[sonofcoul]

[Aaand he smoothly sidesteps the hug as he steps back to carefully dust off the badge.]

Mold is a terrible thing.

[jasper_sitwell]

[sighs and huffs] C'mon man. Brohugs are fine, they indicate support from one guy to another.

Yeah... [smirk] But your buddy knows better than to bring you moldy collectibles.

Or ... [dramatic pause] Bent. Cards.

[sonofcoul]

Hugs are fine. Hugs while holding collectibles can be dangerous.

[The mention of bent cards makes him wince]

Did there happen to be a wayward walkie-talkie wristwatch in the basement? Maybe one made in Poland? In, say, 1936?

[jasper_sitwell]

Oh, I see how it is. [snerks]

I ... didn't ask specifically? I mean .. there could have been sure, but ... there was a lot of other stuff down there too. I'll keep an eye out for one in the future.

.......Bent cards. ....With mold.

[sonofcoul]

They only made twenty.

And now you're speaking blasphemy.

[jasper_sitwell]

Oh. Then I seriously doubt I'd find one, Phil. I'm sure they're all in museums somewhere, or in another persons collection.

Might be. I just got denied a hug, so I'm a little bitter. [smirk]

[sonofcoul]

[He sighs, trying not to look mournful.] I know.

Your hug wasn't denied. It was just a raincheck.

[jasper_sitwell]

........Hey. C'mon, you never know. One could show up?

And good, I'll collect it later. Either in front of your team or Fury.

[sonofcoul]

Stranger things have happened, I guess.

And feel free to try.

[justabitoffun]

What did you lose this time?

[sonofcoul]

One of the world's first walkie talkie watches. I think they only made twenty.

[justabitoffun]

...What? [He shakes his head. Nevermind. He doesn't want to know.] I am sorry for your loss, sváss. Anything I can do?

[sonofcoul]

[He holds up the watch, complete with hole through it.]

I'm not really sure there's enough left of it for even you to be able to intuit how to repair it, so I think it's pretty much a lost cause.

[justabitoffun]

Magic has endless wonders. [Loki holds up a hand for it.]

[sonofcoul]

Fair enough. [He hands it over.]

[justabitoffun]

[He turns the watch over in his hands, looks over it thoroughly, and then looks up at Coulson.] Leave it with me for a few days.

[sonofcoul]

[He nods readily.] All right. If it does end up being a lost cause, it's okay, too.

[justabitoffun]

[A subtle smile crosses his features at Coulson's low thrum of eagerness kept not quite hidden.] We shall see.

[sonofcoul]

I'll keep my fingers crossed.