[ and even if he weren't concerned about her or pleased that she's willing to share details with him (that others can trust fitz as he is now, no longer just an earnest engineer, matters to him more than he can say), the tidbit about having to be invited into buildings is worth it. by now, he knows she bit into poe dameron, too.

something to be addressed at a later time. fitz has to help her, first. already decided that was the priority. ]

I'll walk with you. And invite you in. [ calm and firm, emboldened by how she asks him directly. ] If you don't have a jacket, you can borrow mine. [ he'd woken up with it on his lap, as if he'd fallen asleep beside peggy carter while using it as a blanket. ] Could nick the rest, if needs be.

[ that she demurs his other offer surprises him, after his experience in the dream, but he simply regards her with the same knit features as before, more pensive than anything else. ]

I don't know how much privacy we'll get with PRESERVE, or how long our briefing will last once we're there. It'll be easy enough to pair off for work after that, but if you can't leave the dorms until nightfall...

[ the train's not much better, in truth, with all roads leading to them sneaking off to the loo or somewhere equally suspicious. ]

Suppose I'll come find you in the last hour of the journey, anyway. See how you're getting on, and we can make a call from there.