#when it's so easyyyyy to keep her in the story

[kestrel-of-herran]

some realistic ways i see rose being included in the night agent season three, for the sake of proving that even if she's not made an agent, she's more than guaranteed a role in the story as is set up so far

1. gabriel has indicated a few times that he might want to retire from acting again; if he goes through with that this season, they can retire peter to cali and get a new lead for next season; rose might get a cameo at the very end, take him to therapy (this is my worst-case scanario bc i want her in the action long-term)

2. catherine, being aware of rose's hacking skills and her software, might pull her in for help with something, unbeknowst to peter at first, to help resolve the endgame of the season; invoking protecting peter will most likely get rose to join (would prefer it if this takes place at least three eps before the end of the season so we get some good scenes)

3. one of rose's potential or wannabe clients for the software might turn out to be shady and involved with the main plot; she and peter could run into each other while she's having a business meeting about it in the white house; she might try to sabotage the sale or software (this is my current fave bc it keeps rose in her own unique position in the story but also gives her a major role, it's something the writers can do if they're super adamant about not making her an agent)

4. rose believing in peter's goodness and wanting to defend him against the world is a common theme; she can use her software to manipulate some video footage to bail him out of being implicated in something at the end of the season, if catherine is willing to let him take the fall (he threw his life away for hers and y'all expect her not to keep tabs on him???)

5. if rose is in the same place as peter during a dangerous showdown, he can prioritize her safety again, or she can pull a gun or throw a punch and tell peter she took a self-defence course. chef's kiss (imagine if he has to protect someone in the white house but rose is also around doing her attracting investors job, or being pulled for a hearing on her software, when there's a bomb threat or the like, and he puts her first again bc he can't help it)

6. the guy blackmailing peter will likely have someone trailing rose and show photos of her daily life as proof anytime peter seems to be about to thwart him; peter might want to make a deal with catherine to have some security detail on rose until the mission is done (we are so getting at least a cameo for continuity... it's okay if rose is just a voice on the phone too if they bring her back in the next season)