Something about rabbit-holes?

[multaekappae]

Black Ops did a double-take, groaned, and followed the orders of his superior officer.
Sort of.
...
It was complicated.

Jack nodded to each of the agents as they passed him, Black scowling, White giggling, and sharing a nod with the pegasus.
And then another gray pegasus approached. Agent Harness's eyes widened for just a moment before he plastered on his trademark smile again. "Well well well... I suspect we'll both have questions in a minute, but for now hello and welcome aboard."

Primeval was unsure what to make of these circumlocutions, but Sharp Wit seemed to be taking this change of destinations in stride, so she decided to follow. The Blue Pegasus with the very ... interesting smile seemed to look at her for a long moment [superficial scan indicates non-contemporaneous genetic drift, chronal anomalies detected, nonfunctional transmat device detected]

Yes, a very interesting smile. [Observation, increased capillary action across muzzle and cheeks]

She missed what he had said for a moment, "I- I am sorry, what?"

"Equus Prehistoria ... Eohippi, if I'm not mistaken. You're a long when from home, aren't you?" Jack Harness grinned, putting things together in his mind, but worried by the lack of a certain brown stallion. Didn't matter, that was one pony who only showed up when he felt like it.

The blue pony casually adjusted the collar of his coat as the cybernetically enhanced proto-pony slipped inside the abandoned shop. Jack casually glanced around the alleyway, making a show of trying to see if anypony was hiding, before  wedging the door about a ponywidth open and heading back to address the others...