Re: Abby and Callen
"I'm not worried," G laughed, shaking his head at the mock salute. "At ease."
He paused a moment before answering her question. They didn't know most of these people well enough to know if they could be trusted under normal circumstances. But, these weren't normal circumstances and they had to work together, all of them, if they had any hope of surviving this mess. G didn't like their chances if they didn't present a single force, not until they knew more about what they were doing. "As we need them," he said lowly. "They all have a stake in this. But, we start small and work on a need to know. Garcia's a fair hand with the tech, gutsy. Tried to hack Hetty's files. We can feel her out a bit more."
G knew who he already trusted implicitly, who he trusted, and who he was willing to try learning to trust. When they exhausted the first two options, they'd talk about the third and any others. And worry about what happened if it got back to Hetty and Vance when it was an issue. Better to ask forgiveness than permission, even if he suspected he knew both of them well enough to not need to worry about too much frowning.
"But, let's talk shop later this week. They tell me you're supposed to enjoy a party." He might always hate New Year's, but in their reality, at least he had a chance of getting over it.