Earphones plugged in, Pink was listening to some high beat songs while she was running on one of the machines in the gym. She wasnât always a runner girl but once she started actively pursuing getting accepted into the agency, running was one physical activity she picked up and somewhere along the lines she learned to love it. And now she needed not to just turn off her brain but to tire her own body too. Running was the perfect solution.
But just the right song had to come along during her cooling down period and she was sort of dancing before she even realized it. It didnât last too long, though, because Hoffa showed up in the door and Pink, without missing a beat or feeling any kind of embarrasment, turned up the moves a bit. âCome to join the party?â she sort of asked, sort of shouted thanks to the loud music in her head - one that Hoffa could absolutely not hear, but oh well, it was obvious what was happening.
âSo, youâd you get as a roomie?â Pink asked, casually dropping down onto Micaâs bed, propping herself up onto her forearms as she looked around the dormitory room.
She was so glad they were locked into the London headquarters and not any other place of the agency - she actually lived here and she was forced to sleep with anyone else. Roommates could be fun in college, but she liked her privacy here. She wasnât sure if she could actually sleep if sheâd have to worry if the person sleeping in the same dorm room would be stabbing her while her eyes were closed.
âYou know, if you ever want to get away from dearest roommate and all that, you can always visit me in my room,â she offered, her voice teasing, her eyes running up and down Micaâs body. âIâve got a very comfortable bed.â
     A  POLITE  DECLINATION  RESTS  AT  THE  TIP  OF  HER  TONGUE  .  but  the  mention  of  whiskey  quickly  changes  her  mind  .  after  news  of  headquarters  being  locked  down  ?  alcohol  is  much  needed  to  tolerate  everything  .  â  and  here  i  was  thinking  it  was  for  the  holiday  party  that  iâm  never  here  for  ,  â  sheâll  jest  .  agent  makes  her  way  over  ,  sliding  into  the  seat  across  from  pink  .
 hands  cup  around  the  mug  ,  letting  the  warmth  seep  into the  palms of  her  hands before  immediately  taking  a  long  sip  .  â  whiskeyâs  an  interesting  choice  .  why  not  a  cream  liquer  ?  â
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Pink let out a small chuckle. âNo, I let the others do their thing during the holiday parties. I am just that asshole who shows up, drinks way too much and tries to kiss as many pretty people under the mistletoe as I can.â She usually got flirty and horny when she drank more than the small splash she dipped into her own mug of cocoa.
Drinking anything more has always felt like a treat - once or twice a year, nothing more. Alcohol dulled the senses, and Pink has always had the worry that sheâd blabber on about her true motives for being in the agency.
âSimple - cream loqueur is boring and has this aftertaste that Iâd rather stay away from.â She took a small sip of her chocolate and let the warmth spread through her body, closing her eyes for those few moments before she opened them again and looked at the other woman. âSo, you were supposed to be on vacation, right? Or did I hear that wrong?â
  â it seems the realization is already in motion . â noted as the commotion neared itâs pique , the contending melding into something she no longer bothers to distinguish the moment her seat is taken .  â we all know the truth though â â or some morsel of it . something sweet kept beneath each of their tongues but never swallowed â it was better to harbor it .  â just choose to ignore the brunt of it . â a beat  ,  as  if  to  tease  ,  â how long do you think until they start picking each other off ? â
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âOh, come on, you cannot be serious about this,â Pink tilted her head, giving Estelle a look. âWeâre all here because ordinary life and being a civilian is just not for us.â That wasnât quite the truth, but it was a certain kind of truth. They all found something in this agency, whether it was fulfillment in this field or whatever else some of these people were looking for. Sheâd hopefully get closer to find that during this lockdown too.
estelle was right, the ones and twos were in for a rude awakening, and the process of that started the moment light threw her fit. certainly a concerning reaction to whatever happened that none of them were privy to, but the agent disappearing was even more converning. after a scene like that, were any of them sure that light wasnât locked away, punished for insubordinance in some other location?
âSometimes ignorance can be a bliss, if you ask me,â she mumbled and grinned at Estelle when the last question came. âNow that is spicey, I love that. Iâd give them a week or so, they are surrounded by all the higher categories, Iâm assuming they will want to impress at least on some level. Not really sure how in a lockdown, but I am sure some of them will find a creative way to attempt to. Somebody will break, though, no questions asked. I just hope I will be aroud to see the drama.â
Okay, so maybe heâd had a few drinks. He wasnât messy yet. Or so he keeps telling himself, but heâs pouring himself another glass of wine as he stands around the group of people, listening to all of them bicker and go on.
Then he hears someone, unlike most, giving some optimistic speech that is fully out of place against the backdrop of tonight, where everyone seems to be complaining about whatever they have going on.
âIâm sorry,â He winces, butting in to the conversation. âYou canât possibly be enjoying this, right? Like, who wants to be trapped at work on their holiday. Have you seen those bunks? Itâs going to give me the back problems of a man twice my age.âÂ
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Pink was trying to cheer up a couple of ones and twos. This was stressful and terrifying for most of them, but they were least in the know and they were struggling to figure out how all of this was fitting into the agency picture they signed up for. So she told them to look up, to see the positives and try to enjoy stuff the best they could.
The less they stressed, the theyâd become a problem down the line, too. Apparently not everyone agreed with her approach.
(Granted, her cheerfulness was not welcomed by all, Pink was aware of it.)
âOh come on, I am not throwing glitter into everyoneâs faces from happiness or anything,â she rolled her eyes as she turned towards the voice, âbut I refuse to view things completely and utterly negatively.â A pause, and then she added, her voice teasing, âThen again, I live here on the regular, so I donât have to suffer those dorms.â
She could see the others quietly retreat - whether they just wanted to get away from her attempts to cheer them up or theyâd listen to her and go try to find something positive in these walls was unsure -, so she stepped up to Roy. âI was trying to cheer them up a bit, you cannot fault me in that. Even if you know youâd need cheering up yourself and you think you are not interested.â
In all truth, Dory was positively delighted by the opportunity to spend the next week trapped in a large metal box with her coworkers. For people who liked to pretend they were so cool under pressure, this seemed like the perfected way to add some heat to the situation. Sure, anyone here could take a life or organize the downfall of a nationâs government, but who could endure a sleepover with their work rival? She spent most mornings, even before the lockdown, pondering the question: who would crack first?Â
Certainly not her. Dory had her books and all the entertainment she could possibly need. Physical comforts were not a necessity to her (especially not since that one mission where she ended up chained in a basement for two weeks). Three days in to this ordeal and she was still quite content. Closing up her copy of Wuthering Heights, she slid it across her desk and smiled up from her desk.Â
âDo you want to borrow anything? I have pretty much all of the classics here with me.âÂ
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The question Dory was pondering: who would crack first?
Pink didnât know the answer to that, but she was certain about one thing - it wouldnât be her. It couldnât be her. This was the single best opprtunity she could have to learn some truths about the people she worked with. The plan was to lay low the first few days, make sure everyone settled in and became more and more tense (thatwas also true to her, even though she was fighting it), so the others would be distracted while she went snooping.
She did need some kind of distraction now, though. Or at least give the appearance of looking for a distraction. Once sheâd be back in her room, sheâd be back on the computer, digging around in places most people didnât even know existed. But for now: books.
âAwww, that is so nice of you to offer, thank you. Yes, I would love to get some light reading. Do you have any recommendations? Something that is potentially not a classic,â she added, considering Wuthering Heights was what Dory was reading. âClassics and me usually donât mesh well together.â
There were a couple of ones that Pink was watching from across the hall - one of them was whispering something frantically, another one raised his voice before getting shut down by the first and another woman. Pink carefully watched them for a few minutes before she shook her head.
âLook at them, just what they signed up for. Being stuck at the headquarters during Christmas time with every other agent,â Pink said shaking her head as she settled down next to Estelle. âHow long do you think they will take before they realize some of the stuff they were told during recruitment is all wrong and weâre doing something else here?â
The lockdown would provide several opportunities, Pink was certain of that. It raised a lot of concerns, for sure, but she was trying to think positively. This would be the chance to look into some of those people she never would get a chance to, somebody sheâd never actually be able to get close to.
Sebastien being one of those people.
Pink wanted more than anything regarding him to get into his room to be able to snoop around, and when she could slip away from the group, she took the chance and headed for the dormitories. She had the good sense to knock at least, though - she hasnât seen Sebastian, as he liked to call himself, around anywhere and she didnât want to get caught immediately. And good thing she knocked, because a few moments later the man showed up in the doorstep.
âSeb. Sebby. Darling!â They were absolutely not on this level of friendliness, but Pink had a bright, excited smile on her face for now, pretending like she did. âI know this is all very stressful times for everyone all around,â she said, gently, but firmly pushing herself in through the cracks into the room, âand I was thinking, this is just the perfect opportunity. When would I have any chance of learning from a category 5?! Youâve seen so much more than I have, I would love to learn all the tricks of the trade, as the kids say.â
Twenty-three years dedicated to an agency that, suddenly, Bloom knew nothing about. Heâs spent the last two decades with his heart on a platter, allowing Numbers to pick at the red, fleshy organ as much as they needed to. And now, here he stood, flush against newfound confusion. He canât help the way his mind wanders, unable to keep more intrusive thoughts at bay. He knew Agent Light, Grey had worked alongside her from time to time. She was a notable presence within the agency and now she was just - gone. The prospect earns his stomach to turn, wondering what might be the thing to make a 5, of all people, to break.
Thankfully, he had Pink, someone who more often than not caused a smile to spread across his tired face.Â
And he does exactly that, a subtle smile gracing his expression as he listens to her speak. âFriendo?â Grey questions teasingly, copying her tone, a quirk of his brow pairing with his words. He turns his head to her as it rests on his shoulder, laughter bubbling from him. In truth, Pinkâs sarcasm was appreciated, especially in the wake of new developments. So, Grey settles back into his seat, his lips pursing in thought for a moment. âMr. Potato Head and, um, maybe Dirty DancingâŠâ The man trails off before nodding to the woman at his side, âYour turn. Go.â
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âYes, friendo. I think we are absolutely at that point now. Crossed that bridge and all, friendo is perfectly acceptable term for us,â Pink nodded, all fake serious, still the edge of her lips curling up to a smile high that was impossible to fight. He might not be the kind who showed that soft, small smile to a lot of people, but Pink enjoyed getting it out of him in all kinds of ways. A friendship started out as a helping hand from his part, but quickly moved on fromt that into genuine enjoyment of each other.
One of the first people Pink actually allowed herself to care about in here, which meant a lot to her.
âMr Potato Head, that is just adorable and-- oh god, Grey, sweetie, is this the part where you admit to me that you can actually do the Dirty Dancing lift at the end of the movie?â she asked, her eyes sparkling, easily lost in the mindless chitchat. âBecause if you do, please we must do it. It looks so cool and I always wanted to try it, but whenever it comes up, people are already drunk but not drunk enough to not realize itâs a bad idea to try it intoxicated.â
Her turn. âHmm... I think childhood toy was named Bunny. It was a toy bunny, I was very creative even back then,â she chuckled to herself, a finger curling around the end of her pink braids. The brand was the same, whether she was five or thirtyeight, apparently. âAnd movie is Jurassic Park. Itâs just-- perfect. Everything is impecable about it. Not to mention I am pretty sure part of me realized I was bi during a rewatch.â
She paused for a second. âWe could watch both, you know. We sure as hell have the time now.â Not saying it out loud, really, but getting closer to the reality of the situation now.
âHere, have some hot chocolate with me. Christmas always puts me in the mood and I can never make a normal amount for just myself, it always has be more and then feel shitty throwing some of it away. Youâre the solution to my problem.â Christmas was truly more important than anything else surrounding them. At least Pink wanted to push the shitty part to the side, let herself mull over it once things settled more, tried not letting herself panick. Panick never helped.
âOh, thereâs some whiskey in that too, by the way,âshe nodded towards the otherâs mug, adding it almost like an afterthought. The unspoken additon was obvious - we gotta deal with this shit somehow and the alcohol might not be the solution, but it would certainly help some stuff.
Thereâs always been a carefulness from Pink whenever Zenji was around, considering the past, but sheâs pushed it down for the most part. This has been their new beginning and they mostly found the right tone between the two of them. Enough to ask Zenji to help her with some sparring and boxing lessons and the first training not to turn into a big real fight instead of simple sparring, so that was good.
Everything else around them? Not so much.
âRemember that time we got stuck in that stupid, rusty old elevator?â she asked him as if it was the most natural thing to just casually bring up the past between them. âThis feels like it but with like, a big disguise thrown over it. Sure, itâs not a small elevator cabin, but there are too many people for too little room, people will get antsy and claustrophobic very quick. Wanna bet who is going to have the next very public, very concerning meltdown?â
Shit was bad, to say the least. In all of her time at the agency, Pink has never seen anything like this, and that was the case with everyone else. The tension was obvious on everyone, but Pink was determined to keep it together. This was an opportunity, from certain angles. If she played her cards right, that was. But not the first few hours, or even days. She had to be smart.
For now, though, she just wanted to hang out with somebody she actually liked. Liking anyone in this place was dumb and idiotic and she came in determined to not do anything of the sort, and yet, Grey became one of those she did and one of those she actually appreciated and enjoyed spending time with.
âHeeeeeeey friendo,â Pink grinned at him, sliding next to him, her chin on his shoulder, as if nothing happened. âSo, since we clearly have nothing new or interesting to discuss, tell me everything about yourself. What was your favorite childhood toy, how you like your chilly, what movie can you watch over and over again.â Sarcasm at its highest.
A SECRET OF THEIRS: She is the daughter of two ex-targets and she joined up to expose the agency from the inside and get her revenge.
tldr;
Daughter of famous singer and actor couple, grew up out of the spotlight, though and had a pretty normal childhood.
Her parents were killed in a car accident and she believes shit was covered up while everyone else simply said it was a hit and run. She got obsessed and devoted to figuring out the truth.
Managed to find some information on the existence of the agency and has been acting in interest to getting noticed since.
Since she got recruited, she's been trying to gather information to figure out the truth.
Because of her obsession, she spent most of the second part of her life secluded and not truly connected to people, so having people around with similar experiences to her among the agency and making connections is starting to make her want the truth to point outside the agency.
full biography here
extra headcanons
She chose her agent name because her hair was dyed pink at the time of choosing and that was the first thing that came to mind, and since then decided to go with it and make sure to keep up the trademark pink haircolor.
She has a rather bigger piece of amulet sheâs always wearing on a chain around her neck that she says was a gift from her mom, but there is an usb in it where she keeps all of her own secretly collected information. She never takes the necklace down and refuses to let anyone check it out from too close.
She has occuasionally hacked into the agencyâs system too to create files on as many agents as possible while doing her digging around.
The first mission she went on, she couldnât sleep anything before it, and since then she picked up the habit of not sleeping the night before a mission starts.
Sheâs been telling herself that the goal justifies the means, but sheâs been getting further and further away from being a âgood personâ, and there is the question of what her parents would think of her now, and what sheâs doing in the name of getting revenge on them - but Pink is brushing past that for the most part. If she doesnât think about it, itâs much easier to handle it.
She thought the physical side of the training would be something sheâd hate and would just want to push through, but she actually found it enjoyable and she usually starts her day early in the gym running for about an hour before she does anything else. She could still get better at sparring and close combat, but she is doing her best and finds it actual fun.
wanted connections
outside connection - somebody pink knew before the agency and now they must work together
friends/somebody she is close to - does she fully trust them? would she be considering telling the truth to them? all the fun and juicy friend drama with bonding and closeness, i want it all
hook up - all is fair in this, would they be a constant thing? one time? somebody wanted more? thought the other wanted more? or they just shrug and high five now and couldn't care less?
mentor/teacher/recruiter - the person who either already got her into the agency, or has been there every step of the way for pink
somebody who potentially had a hand in her parents' dead? - probably category 5 only, and i could even see this one and the previous one combined, but like, pls, gimme the dramaaaa