"SHIELD legally can't employ under-eighteens, it's one of the main reasons we haven't hired Sasha. If you're lying about your age I suggest you stop." 

Goddammit.

"Seventeen. Eighteen in six months."

"Feel free to apply in six months, then, I'd expect there to be a lot of interest." 

"--I'm homeless."

Worth a shot.

Why is he telling Marlo this, particularly as opposed to telling Asher. 

"I'm sorry, but I can't get SHIELD to hire you until you're eighteen, they won't do it." 

"You could help me? And I could help you?"

With mutant powers. Or blowjobs. Chris is super not picky.

"Generally for homelessness the solution I'd recommend is 'talk to Asher about it,' he's in significantly more of a position to help." 

Oh. Okay.

"...He doesn't want me to fuck him."

"...yes, I'd imagine that's true." 

"Normally guys like that don't give you money unless they want something in return, and if it's to fuck me that's fine, but I don't know what it is he wants."

"You rescued Lev not even a week ago. I'd be very surprised if Asher wouldn't help you find a place to stay." 

"And what happens when Lev's gone a couple months without getting kidnapped? I'm a junkie mutie whore, I know what I'm good for, and he doesn't want it."

"...I really don't know how to express that Asher is not going to do that in a way that will get across." 

"You have to see the best in people. You're Captain America."

He imagines the face Asher would make if he had heard that.

"...That's very sweet of you to say." 

Marlo Rogers said he was sweet and now Chris would die for him. 

This is a completely reasonable decision.

"...I'll talk to Asher."

"And I'll see you around." 

!!!!!!

Marlo will SEE HIM AROUND. Which means he MIGHT SEE MARLO AGAIN.

He smiles all the way up the stairs and then goes to Sasha and says, "what would Marlo want me to do?"

"...in what context?" 

"He's really good. I want to make him happy and proud of me. What do I do?"

"...less drugs, less underage sex work, preferably zero non-caffeine drugs or underage sex work, get tested for STIs, stretch goal get a GED." 

"Can I still hang around when Rachel does sex work so I can punch guys who are messing with her, or is that also sex work? Can I still fuck older guys, or just guys my own age, or nobody? What about going to bars, I go to bars with my brother."

"Punching people who are messing with Rachel is fine, going to bars with your brother sounds like it'd be fine but I know like nothing about bars. He'd be worried about you fucking older guys." What the fuck. 

"He said I was sweet."

"...cute."