Natasha Romanov

And that's it, folks. Generally it should be ICly known that Clint and Natasha are off on some SHIELD business and there's no word on when (or if) they'll be back.

It's been swell!

( 'But, it was nice to be the hero for a while' (Clint) )

It's a risk every time we go out. I know it, he knows it. We both made our peace with it long ago.

But this is different. It feels different. To look at him and have to wonder if a hostile stranger has taken up residence behind familiar eyes. To look at him and wonder if this time, I will have to kill him.

Is this what it felt like for him?


( 'You battle a storm and know this not.' (Clint, Loki) )
Two assassins and an alien walk into a bar...

( 'Where are you at, Tash?' (Clint) )
Follow-up.

( 'If there's something lingering there, you think they're going to find it this time, Tasha?' (Clint) )
Budapest.

I didn't think I'd be saying it, but she really did do well. There's something more than fashion and flutter in there, I think.

I'm not surprised, not really. She's SHIELD. But SHIELD doesn't always mean suited for field work. Often doesn't.

It's not even the skills. She's still got a lot of those to learn.

But the attitude. The willingness. The ability to look the world in the face and say 'пошел на хуй' in the face of things that hit hard and shoot straight. To get the job done.

That-- I think she might actually have.

( ' Doom really does wear that armor /everywhere/.' (Clint, Janet) )

( 'He's been flying the red-eye to Latveria himself. I would have taken you as my plus one, but my invitation got lost in the mail.' (Thor, Clint) )
Natasha does not kill Thor.

( I guess you wouldn't believe that I got lost on the way to the bathroom? (Steve, Stark, Bruce, Clint, Hill, Janet) )
The Avengers...er. Assemble.