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The first time, it made Bell chuckle, and she hadn't given much thought to her joke other than the fact that it was funny.
"You look like a fox." Bell chuckled, her mask muffling her voice a little bit. Making her Russian accent less noticeable.
Adler, at first, was a bit offended by that comparison. His son often talked about foxes and how much he loved them. He didn't really wanna be compared to a fluffy feral animal.
"I do not, Bell." Adler hissed, adjusting his hat. That ironically had a fox symbol on it.
Bell shrugged, not willing to point out that the man's coat was basically a dark orange and anytime Adler wore something. Orange was somehow always there, even if the orange most of the time came from his sunglasses.
They carried on with their mission. Bell is staying quiet as always since she saw no point in talking since Adler talked enough for both of them on a mission. It's not as bad as Woods, though.
That man could talk a jellyfish to sleep.
Halfway through the mission, Bell noticed how clever Adler actually was and how many tricks the American had up his sleeve. She never noticed all of Adler's tricks when she first started working with him. She found him annoying at times, but he was her boss, so she couldn't express that much.
Before she even realised. The mission was over. They were back at the safehouse, and Adler spoke of how well she did. Then she just suddenly spoke up.
"You... you're a fox," Bell thought out loud before walking off to the break room.
The whole safe house went silent. Woods, of course, had to speak up. "No... I see it."
"Shut up." Adler hissed