Thread: Human Connection [Avengers -- Sprouts & Virginia]

The healing process was going to annoy and stress Theresa out too. Those weeks would probably be worse hell than actually getting stabbed. She hated it when things got itchy and tight and she felt so much less flexible. Where the wound was would probably actively get in the way when she was working. Her arm would be fine, it didnt even hurt too badly right now if she held it still. She wouldnt have to switch bands to fight, which was good. She did fine with her left hand, but it wasnt as little weaker and her aim was a tiny bit off. That was definitely a problem now, when mistakes could mean city-wide destruction. As it was, there shouldnt have to be too many changes. Long distance would be a better way to handle things for a while, even though it wasnt her preference. It was what the guy who trained her had said she should focus on skill-wise, but she knew what she liked and what made her feel the most in control. It was effort. Not for the reasons he thought, but it was. She did not care for the person she was being, but Theresa didnt like a lot of them. Naive and happy was something she could never be again. I try my best! There was nothing about her that was healthy. Arguably the physical condition she was in minus knife wounds, but other then keeping herself in the kind of shape where she could run people down or do spy stuff that most people would think was just for action movies, she didnt really... take care of herself. Didnt eat right, didnt drink enough water, definitely didnt sleep enough. And I... I feel like this this isnt the worst place Ive been. And obviously shed been injured to some level of severity before. There hadnt been time to try and conceal the scars before passing out and doing it every morning was unreasonable in several ways. Sorry Im hogging your couch. Clearly the man valued function over form, which wasnt necessarily a bad thing but... it was kinda sad. Not in the way that actually made her feel sad, more in the . Here was a doctor who was arguably one of the most brilliant men alive, whod helped save New York and arguably the world from an alien invasion, and he was sitting on a crate in a shitty apartment. He could have still been with Stark and yet here he was without proper chairs and trying to save people. I'm getting to know you, that's going pretty well so far. He was providing little information and at least one lie, and she had fed him basically nothing but half truths and information that was meant to be misinterpreted with the occasional lie thrown in. They were getting to know crafted images of each other, like twisted versions of an internet dating profile or something. I think there's more than just contempt with emotions. I hope. Why was that the one he picked out? Trying to interpret why Bruce said the things he said made Theresa wish she'd spent more time studying psychology. She could predict and manipulate behavior, but that wasnt because of learned psychology theory, at least not in the sense of having read a textbook. She shifted to move into a position where shed be able to see Bruce better but gave up pretty quickly and let herself return to her previous position with a wince and a tiny noise of pain. So much for better face to face conversation. Good.