[ He reaches over to shake John's hand, offering an introduction and asking a further question in almost the same breath. ]

Phil Coulson. You're not going to comment on how I just hinted that my boss might have had connections to the whole alien blood injections?

[ He's getting the sense that not much fazes John, but at the very least, he expected a raised eyebrow or something. ]

And there's no might have about it. He was the one who gave the order.

[ But getting back to the chairs and the floor smashing, he adds: ]

How about a joint effort? Combined force?