[When it came to negotiations for information, Pierce was very serious and knew which tone to take. He had been a negotiator for years, but he had also spent a lifetime combing for information and planting the seeds of it where he needed. There were situations where niceties had no place, and this was definitely one of them. If she wanted answers, she would have to verbally fight him for them, and the power struggle was often the most entertaining part.
He was convinced that he knew more than she did, which in his mind made him also convinced that he had the upper hand. Since he had neither confirmed any of her suspicions about him and certainly made it his prerogative not to act out at all, his actions couldn't be used against him in some slander campaign.
He seemed to understand that she was putting a piece out there as a gambling chip, a small detail to lead him to opening up a bit more of what he knew. She was a smart girl; he'd give her that.]
Miss Orlova, do you understand the phrase: lose the battle but win the war? Some missions have to be setup to lead to new information coming to light. Many of our agents are in deep cover; other agents act as the Fist to smack down plots against our nation; still others need to act one way but be something completely different at their core.
[Slowly he lifted his arms to close the file, shuffling the papers together in it neatly and shifting back in his seat. Like he was preparing to rise and perhaps leave altogether.]
SHIELD needs to give sometimes in order to take. There are elements in our world which are too dangerous to be left in enemy hands. Sometimes those elements even come over to our side with convincing. Why you ended up where you did could have been a battle or it could have been part of the war.
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He was convinced that he knew more than she did, which in his mind made him also convinced that he had the upper hand. Since he had neither confirmed any of her suspicions about him and certainly made it his prerogative not to act out at all, his actions couldn't be used against him in some slander campaign.
He seemed to understand that she was putting a piece out there as a gambling chip, a small detail to lead him to opening up a bit more of what he knew. She was a smart girl; he'd give her that.]
Miss Orlova, do you understand the phrase: lose the battle but win the war? Some missions have to be setup to lead to new information coming to light. Many of our agents are in deep cover; other agents act as the Fist to smack down plots against our nation; still others need to act one way but be something completely different at their core.
[Slowly he lifted his arms to close the file, shuffling the papers together in it neatly and shifting back in his seat. Like he was preparing to rise and perhaps leave altogether.]
SHIELD needs to give sometimes in order to take. There are elements in our world which are too dangerous to be left in enemy hands. Sometimes those elements even come over to our side with convincing. Why you ended up where you did could have been a battle or it could have been part of the war.