Even under the circumstances, Trip couldn't help but give at least a little proud smile as he answered. "You mean the modern versions of the Howling Commandos gadgets, Sir?" A beat skipped not long enough for Coulson to respond before Trip continued. "Don't tell me you brought them here! Is Fitz--" Antoine recognized he was getting ahead of himself and stopped. His excited state simmered until his boss answered a question from him.

"Speaking of.. You once asked me if I brought a noisemaker. What was my answer?" The real Coulson would remember. It had been a mission with just the two of them, no intelligence worth having for Hydra. Trip didn't expect a word for word answer but any indication it was the man he'd been on the mission with.