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[outstandingbalance]

Who: Natasha Romanoff + you?
Broadcast: Fleetwide, text
Action: upon request
When: now

[If Natasha thought she escaped the rumors, she's going to be disabused of the notion. The notes start appearing here and there—short and anonymous. Things like:]

Natasha has a cat named Boris.

Natasha Romanoff once killed a man in Vegas just to watch him die.

Romanoff has been lying about about her age.

[And—]

Nataasha is a lingerie model.

[That last one, it seems, comes with some evidence. Sponsor drop? Either way, a few files seem to have been uploaded to support the case.

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She shouldn't be surprised those came back to haunt her, should she? The real question is if anyone will dare to comment on them.]

Comments

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[outstandingbalance]

Is there something you're expecting to see come up?

[Moving this to private before she asks something like that. She's concerned what might be on his mind.

And she can imagine how this is for him. Waiting for the other shoe to fall.

All things considered, Natasha got out of this one fairly light.]

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[reconstitution]

I'm really hoping not.

Won't be good when it does.

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[outstandingbalance]

Could all be nonsense. Stories about saving injured puppies and your middle name.

[As opposed to "Winter killed JFK" or something like that.]

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[reconstitution]

I think my middle name is public knowledge.

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[outstandingbalance]

I don't know about that. I've met plenty of people who don't know your last name.

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[reconstitution]

Some people don't know how to check the network roster, that's not on me.

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[outstandingbalance]

Not judging. Just saying.

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[reconstitution]

So. Spy and model. Anything you can't do?

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[outstandingbalance]

No, there's not. You should remember that.

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[reconstitution]

I'm inclined to believe it.

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[outstandingbalance]

The pictures were for a cover.

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[reconstitution]

Thorough.

[ As if anything less was expected. ]

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[outstandingbalance]

Well, it's what I was trained for.

And I got the job done.

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[reconstitution]

Of course you did.

[ Because losing isn't something either of them can do. ]

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[outstandingbalance]

[And of course he wouldn't need to be told her honeypot had worked.]

Just saying. If there's something I've had to do for a mission, then I can do it.

[And she's had to do just about everything, it seems like sometimes.]

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[reconstitution]

Scuba diving? Underwater basket weaving?

There's got to be something.

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[outstandingbalance]

You really think I can't scuba dive, Barnes?

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[reconstitution]

What I'm hearing is that underwater basket weaving isn't out.

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[outstandingbalance]

Underwater basket weaving is unconfirmed.

Only because I've never tried.

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[reconstitution]

I'll add it to the list.

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[outstandingbalance]

You're making a list of things you think I can't do?

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[reconstitution]

I'm making a list of things you need to do.

Remember the 'I can do anything' declaration?

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[outstandingbalance]

You're really going to make me prove it?

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[reconstitution]

It's not about proving. Consider it backing up a claim.

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[outstandingbalance]

Oh, I see.

What else is on this list?