[She understands the objective angle, even if she doesn't- she's always emotional- but she knows that not every piece survives the battle. But there had been a decision there that she still didn't quite understand. They'd been outnumbered; Alexei shouldn't have been the only casualty. But he was. Like a statement, a letter to Ava and Natasha that years later she still didn't know how to read.
She fits in more to his side of things than she even consciously recognizes. They might not have overtly raised her on the mantra of hail hydra, but her lessons had been tilted for years, that reminder of order being worth the price. Pierce seizes on that point about there being people she does believe in, and her lips thin a little as she looks up at him. There's that understanding, and she listens. She wanted to keep her friends as far off the table as she could, even knowing most of them would insert themselves into this or were already involved.]
Not many. [She doesn't deny it, half carried away as he changes tacks, and it's that eerie rhythm. Almost familiar.] The tragedy is when people in positions of power don't see the cost. Fighting for the world isn't wrong, even when that means sacrifices.
[There's something personal there, someone that's had to make hard choices. It's clear that some part of her knows those are the wrong words to say to someone like him, but they're all that she has, something she knows too well. She wants to tell him that whatever point he's trying to make here that he's wrong, but she doesn't have the words for it. She feels like she's playing into his hand, but doesn't quite know how to stop it.
She shifts a little, but doesn't back away, still standing there as he leans against the counter, and she watches him. He talks about protecting people and she sharpens a little, blades still sheathed, but there's a very clear affirmation to that, as much as that implication still hurts; that she failed. But still, Ava would do whatever was necessary to protect the people she cared about. Part of the reason she hasn't punched him yet is that she doesn't want to push him to feel threatened. Like he needs James.]
About a year and half ago they put me in the Academy and I thought I had. I wanted to protect the world. But I guess it's not that simple. But protecting people is.
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She fits in more to his side of things than she even consciously recognizes. They might not have overtly raised her on the mantra of hail hydra, but her lessons had been tilted for years, that reminder of order being worth the price. Pierce seizes on that point about there being people she does believe in, and her lips thin a little as she looks up at him. There's that understanding, and she listens. She wanted to keep her friends as far off the table as she could, even knowing most of them would insert themselves into this or were already involved.]
Not many. [She doesn't deny it, half carried away as he changes tacks, and it's that eerie rhythm. Almost familiar.] The tragedy is when people in positions of power don't see the cost. Fighting for the world isn't wrong, even when that means sacrifices.
[There's something personal there, someone that's had to make hard choices. It's clear that some part of her knows those are the wrong words to say to someone like him, but they're all that she has, something she knows too well. She wants to tell him that whatever point he's trying to make here that he's wrong, but she doesn't have the words for it. She feels like she's playing into his hand, but doesn't quite know how to stop it.
She shifts a little, but doesn't back away, still standing there as he leans against the counter, and she watches him. He talks about protecting people and she sharpens a little, blades still sheathed, but there's a very clear affirmation to that, as much as that implication still hurts; that she failed. But still, Ava would do whatever was necessary to protect the people she cared about. Part of the reason she hasn't punched him yet is that she doesn't want to push him to feel threatened. Like he needs James.]
About a year and half ago they put me in the Academy and I thought I had. I wanted to protect the world. But I guess it's not that simple. But protecting people is.