Hey... [She pitches her voice low, not entirely sure how to deescalate the Winter Soldier. But just now, they have a shared interest in him not being in HYDRA's control.
Easier to focus on that very rational angle than on stickier topics.]
You know, you're not alone here. Maybe if Rumlow or Pierce show up&mdash[back from the dead]—they might try to take control of you again, but they won't have the resources they're used to.
[She lets that sink in. Natasha doesn't know how much he knows about her, what he remembers, what he might have been briefed on, but he should know at least some of what she's capable of. Gives him the time to realize she has some very unaltruistic reasons for the offer she's about to imply.]
Between an aging politician and me? I like my odds.
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Easier to focus on that very rational angle than on stickier topics.]
You know, you're not alone here. Maybe if Rumlow or Pierce show up&mdash[back from the dead]—they might try to take control of you again, but they won't have the resources they're used to.
[She lets that sink in. Natasha doesn't know how much he knows about her, what he remembers, what he might have been briefed on, but he should know at least some of what she's capable of. Gives him the time to realize she has some very unaltruistic reasons for the offer she's about to imply.]
Between an aging politician and me? I like my odds.