...and you cried buckets
when you read "Where the Red Fern Grows."
Wh-- That says between us.
Not making any promises.
Uncle Marcus' car looks nicer than I remember.
You don't say.
How are Reuben and I... doing with, uh...
You know.
♪♪
Still hard.
I mean, they were your parents.
I don't think that pain ever goes away completely.
But every day's a little easier,
and your Uncle Marcus has been great.
I think that you and Reuben
are even closer in this timeline.
Do it.
It's gonna help.
♪♪
[ Exhales sharply ]
Now, remember,
y-you're just a friend from my band, okay?
Mack: Yeah, okay, but what instrument do I play?
Deke: I don't know.
I was thinking maybe... harmonica?
Oh, what? Harmonica?
Oh, hell no.
No. No, no, no, no. [ Chuckles ]
I'm a sax man all the way. Ugh.
Of course the big man plays the sax.
Alright, I'm into that,
but we're gonna have to get you a couple lessons.
It's got to be authentic.
♪♪
You have 27 days until it's time
to rendezvous back with the Zephyr.
And I'll be -- Standing right here.
That's the theory anyway. Good luck.
♪♪
♪
Mack's okay.
We have his location.
Okay and alive are two very different things.
It's been 20 months since...
♪
No one should ever have to go through
something like that alone.
[ Switch clicks ] We'll be there soon.
♪
[ Exhales sharply ]
[ Sighs ]
♪
I was worried about you.
I'm getting better.
Good to see you, Deke.
You, too, Coulson.
That's really not the reaction I was expecting.
Simmons gave specific orders to find your hard drive.
Said it was our most important asset.
I might even agree with her.
Did she mention anything about --
Building you a new body?
You'll just have to wait and see.
That's cold, May, even for you.
♪♪
How are you holding up?
It wasn't easy,
but it helped that I had time,
and I had friends.
♪
These are S.H.I.E.L.D. agents?
Mack: Mm.
Come on. Let me introduce you.
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