"It's the best way and I'm one stubborn motherfucker," he agreed with a nod. He mulled over her question with some seriousness. It came down to fucking oversight again and he knew that when he had to go, the Council would be keeping an eye on anyone who'd been close to him. So the options for the people left were to either distance themselves from him pretty quick or find a way to distance themselves from S.H.I.E.L.D. The solution struck him suddenly and he snorted, shaking his head. This was going to be difficult to pull off if she agreed to it but hell, if S.H.I.E.L.D.'s resources couldn't manage it he didn't know what could. "What if they weren't watching you? What if no one was watching you so you could go about your job without any interference?" Whatever she thought that job needed to be, Nick wasn't going to argue, he just hoped she didn't run off and do something really stupid on her own that could get her all fucked up. Again.