Broyles glances to Peter at his words, but doesn't say anything. Astrid, however, frowns and asks quietly, "If she wasn't on the other side, where was she? How did she get back? Does she-"
She cuts off abruptly as Olivia manages to extricate herself from Walter and looks back toward them. "I can't tell you how glad I am to see all of you," she says, still grinning. She glances back to Steve for a second before gesturing to the rest of her team. "Steve, this is Walter Bishop, Agent Broyles and Agent Farnsworth. Captain Rogers was helping me in his universe, and he seems to have been pulled over with me when I crossed over. Which... I wasn't trying to do at the time, so I honestly don't know how I'm here."
She's not complaining, but she does need to understand. That's the only way to be sure she doesn't do it again, and for them to find a way to send Steve home.
Walter turns toward Steve as if noticing him for the first time, and studies him for a moment before walking past Steve to a set of shelves, where he starts searching for an instrument of some kind - Olivia doesn't want to know what.
"Perhaps you don't need to try. When you were a girl... Your ability, your crossing over is triggered by emotion, rather than intention - in this case, a combination of fear and... love." He finally finds what he's looking for, turns with the Geiger counter in hand, and calmly walks back to start scanning Steve with it. "What were you doing at the exact moment you arrived? Were you in physical contact with each other at the time?" He flicks a glance at Steve's borrowed clothes. "Holding hands, perhaps, or having interc-"
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She cuts off abruptly as Olivia manages to extricate herself from Walter and looks back toward them. "I can't tell you how glad I am to see all of you," she says, still grinning. She glances back to Steve for a second before gesturing to the rest of her team. "Steve, this is Walter Bishop, Agent Broyles and Agent Farnsworth. Captain Rogers was helping me in his universe, and he seems to have been pulled over with me when I crossed over. Which... I wasn't trying to do at the time, so I honestly don't know how I'm here."
She's not complaining, but she does need to understand. That's the only way to be sure she doesn't do it again, and for them to find a way to send Steve home.
Walter turns toward Steve as if noticing him for the first time, and studies him for a moment before walking past Steve to a set of shelves, where he starts searching for an instrument of some kind - Olivia doesn't want to know what.
"Perhaps you don't need to try. When you were a girl... Your ability, your crossing over is triggered by emotion, rather than intention - in this case, a combination of fear and... love." He finally finds what he's looking for, turns with the Geiger counter in hand, and calmly walks back to start scanning Steve with it. "What were you doing at the exact moment you arrived? Were you in physical contact with each other at the time?" He flicks a glance at Steve's borrowed clothes. "Holding hands, perhaps, or having interc-"
"Walter!" Olivia snaps, looking utterly mortified.
"Not a judgment, Agent Dunham, simply a question. If you were in a heightened physical and emotional state, it would explain-"
"No!"