[ Perhaps there's no better time for her to be here than now, either. Bruce is very used to being alone by now, sure, but that still doesn't make it any easier on him when he has to leave a whole life behind only to go on the run again. Sometimes he's not sure if this second time's been more difficult on him than the first or not, but one way or the other, it's particularly depressing knowing that he'd managed to build a life for himself again, to allow people close, only to have to let it all go— yet again.
But most of all, it's good that she's here because it means she's safe. So little information is known at times, or he has a hard time finding out what's happening, that after all the dust settled, he couldn't even find out what had happened to some of his former teammates. So this is how he knows that Natasha wasn't caught, or that she isn't locked up in some remote location: because she's sitting right here, next to him.
He lowers his fork, watching her in silence for a moment. ]
Sounds like he got everything he wanted. [ Well, not everything. Bruce is still missing and completely out of his reach, and the rest of the team has managed to slip from his grasp too. But now the General's in a prime position to hunt them down, and no doubt with the necessary power, means and influence to back him up.
Thinking too much about that right now is just a slippery slope towards pointless worry and paranoia, though, so he brushes it off for now. It's not like either of them can do anything to change anything, anyway. Instead he offers, in a softer tone, shoulders dropping and his body language opening up just so. ] I'm glad you're here too.
it's no problem ♥
But most of all, it's good that she's here because it means she's safe. So little information is known at times, or he has a hard time finding out what's happening, that after all the dust settled, he couldn't even find out what had happened to some of his former teammates. So this is how he knows that Natasha wasn't caught, or that she isn't locked up in some remote location: because she's sitting right here, next to him.
He lowers his fork, watching her in silence for a moment. ]
Sounds like he got everything he wanted. [ Well, not everything. Bruce is still missing and completely out of his reach, and the rest of the team has managed to slip from his grasp too. But now the General's in a prime position to hunt them down, and no doubt with the necessary power, means and influence to back him up.
Thinking too much about that right now is just a slippery slope towards pointless worry and paranoia, though, so he brushes it off for now. It's not like either of them can do anything to change anything, anyway. Instead he offers, in a softer tone, shoulders dropping and his body language opening up just so. ] I'm glad you're here too.