"Someone needs to be in the field and active on the ground with the rest of you." His tone is patient and logical. "Someone has to be your direct handler and it might not be me."

He's been involved in the Avengers Initiative from the beginning. From when Fury first started writing the whole thing up. They used to strategize in dingy diners in the early years together. He's worked hard to see it this far.

"I can coordinate some of it from a desk, you're right." Phil hates the idea a little bit. He can sit at a desk for hours and do paperwork but the whole of his career being a desk? He doesn't know how he's going to handle it. "I thought you'd want to know."