Okay, there's going to have to be a bit of follow the bouncing ball going on here. I wrote a fic which encompasses all twelve of these espionage terms. Don't worry, I'll link to the next part of the series at each drabble, and I will also have it posted in its entirety at AO3 and eventually at my personal journal.

The espionage term is referenced in some way in the drabble.

Title is taken from It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by R.E.M.

Warnings (for the whole series): minor violence and swearing

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Coulson looks up from the cover he’s working on when he hears a knock on his office door.

“Come in,” he calls.

Clint slides into the room having not opened the door any further than necessary. “Hello, sir.”

“Barton,” Coulson nods. “What would you like to speak to me about?”

“This mission, sir.” Coulson watches as Clint relaxes into a chair in front of his desk.

“What about it?”

“I find it disappointing that this is her first mission with just me as her assistance. She was ready for solo missions six months ago. Hell, she was ready for solo missions when she first joined SHIELD. She didn’t have to be put on probation for eighteen months, or to have a team behind her to make sure she didn’t screw up.”

“I understand your concerns, Agent, but it was Fury’s decision to put her on probation for this long. We had to be sure.”

Clint leans forward. “How sure did you have to be? How does putting her on probation guarantee her not going to turn against us? She could have rebelled against SHIELD on the first night, but she didn’t.”

“I understand your concerns, but that doesn’t change things.”

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Part 11 (http://be-compromised.livejournal.com/60569.html?thread=788121#t788121)