Many thanks to Aublanc, my beta for this story.
Title: Echo
Prompt: "Give your character a voice. Tell a story (almost) completely through dialogue."
Warnings: Post Thor: Dark World, CA: WS; Implied Character Death
"Hello? This is Agent Barton; do you copy?"
"Here. What do you need?"
"I've been made."
"Got it. En route to extraction point—is that an alarm?"
"Don't worry about it. My contact and I are almost done here."
"…Roger. Be careful."
"When am I not?"
Click.
"Hello? This is Agent Barton; do you copy?"
"Here. What do you need?"
"I've been made."
"Got it. En route to extraction point—is that an alarm?"
"Don't worry about it. My contact and I are almost done here."
"…Roger. Be careful."
"When am I not?"
Click.
"Hello? This is Agent Barton; do you copy?"
"Here. What do you need?"
"I've been made."
Click.
"I've been made."
Click.
"I've been made."
Click.
"Natasha? Are you down here? The memorial is tomorrow and we need to—Oh. I didn't-. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Click.
"Hello? This is Agent Barton; do you copy?"
"Here. What do you need?"
"I've been made."
"Got it. En route to extraction point—is that an alarm?"
"Don't worry about it. My contact and I are almost done here."
"…Roger. Be careful."
"When am I not?"
Click.
"When am I not?"
Click.
"When am I not?"
Click.