[It's really hard to argue with him. Not because of anything sentimental, but because he's right. She did take Alexei's death hard because she cared about him, had even loved him, or at least thought she did, although in hindsight she thinks at least some of that feeling had been the rush of thinking you might die. All of the adrenaline and hormones. And Alexei had made a choice; had judged her survival and the success of the mission as more important than his own life.
It was a very Romanoff thing to do, she supposed.]
Yeah, they are. Idiots.
[It's a little playful, though, which if nothing else says he managed to keep her thoughts from going too deep or dark. And it's a little fond, and with that underlying understanding that sometimes she's an idiot too. So she nods, breathes, and she curls in a little bit closer.] No wonder Natasha's always so edgy, then.
[It's not quite a joke, but it's a touch of mirth, a little piece of amusement, and making an attempt at letting it go, for the moment anyway. There was truth to it, though, of course- Natasha was always questioning what motivated people. It was why she was so good at what she did. But Rumlow was right in that it came with a certain degree of paranoia.
Ava couldn't say she escaped it entirely, but she was a little bit more willing to try, anyway. Even if she understood better than just about anyone where that came from for Nat.]
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It was a very Romanoff thing to do, she supposed.]
Yeah, they are. Idiots.
[It's a little playful, though, which if nothing else says he managed to keep her thoughts from going too deep or dark. And it's a little fond, and with that underlying understanding that sometimes she's an idiot too. So she nods, breathes, and she curls in a little bit closer.] No wonder Natasha's always so edgy, then.
[It's not quite a joke, but it's a touch of mirth, a little piece of amusement, and making an attempt at letting it go, for the moment anyway. There was truth to it, though, of course- Natasha was always questioning what motivated people. It was why she was so good at what she did. But Rumlow was right in that it came with a certain degree of paranoia.
Ava couldn't say she escaped it entirely, but she was a little bit more willing to try, anyway. Even if she understood better than just about anyone where that came from for Nat.]
You want me to take first watch?