[Wanda gives her a brittle smile and moves towards the tea cabinet. She wants to believe it, but...there were more cells than Avengers. Plenty of places to toss other 'inconvenient' people.
And she has seen enough of Ross's mind to know that if he catches Daisy and the others, he will absolutely make an example of them out of pure spite.]
I...I don't want anyone else to get hurt because of me. I've caused enough trouble.
[Would Clint and Sam and Scott have been thrown in a place like the Raft if she hadn't been there? For them, it was mostly overkill. For her, it was just barely enough. And maybe if she'd been stronger in Lagos this never would have happened to begin with.
She pulls boxes of tea bags out of the counter one by one, trying to focus on the embossed texture of the cardboard and the slight weight of the boxes in her hands. Solid, real. This is real.
'Tension Tamer'...she's not sure what's in that but it's worth setting aside to consider later. Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast...nope. It's too much to hope she'll find something like that floral blend she loves here, but--]
What is this...? [She turns to Daisy, holding up a box of Constant Comment, temporarily brought of her dark mood. Of all the things to name a tea, why?] This is not a flavor. Or a useful description.
[ Wanda's words remind Daisy so much of herself that it hurts. There's a physical ache in her as she remembers what that dark place feels like, where you're sure you deserve everything that's happened and that you'll only cause more pain in the future. In that place, there was no hope that there might be another way forward, not even a speck of light at the end of the tunnel for the longest time.
She can't leave Wanda there, but the process of how exactly to pull her from that darkness... That's the question. ]
Huh? [ She hadn't quite been paying attention until Wanda turned and spoke again, but when the words catch up and she processes the box in question, Daisy can't help but laugh in genuine amusement. ] You know, I always thought the same thing. It's weird, right? Tasty, but weird.
[ The Other Topic still hangs in the air between them, an eventuality that will be discussed again, but for now, she'll let Wanda steer the conversation. If she wants to talk about tea, then they'll talk about tea. For now. ]
[Part of Wanda is just resigned that this is the way it's going to have to be. Even if she had stayed at the compound with Vision, she's sure it would have still been a steady slide into the Raft (if that - who defines who is deemed so 'dangerous' to warrant indefinite imprisonment?). One way or another, there is just another cage to look forward to.
And only if she's very lucky will she escape something worse than what Ross just put her through. HYDRA is still out there and she knows they'd just love to get their hands on her again...
But there's nothing to be done about that right now. Right now, she only has to focus on making the simple(?) decision of which tea she wants.]
It smells...nice? But I don't know if I want something to keep me awake or put me back to sleep.
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And she has seen enough of Ross's mind to know that if he catches Daisy and the others, he will absolutely make an example of them out of pure spite.]
I...I don't want anyone else to get hurt because of me. I've caused enough trouble.
[Would Clint and Sam and Scott have been thrown in a place like the Raft if she hadn't been there? For them, it was mostly overkill. For her, it was just barely enough. And maybe if she'd been stronger in Lagos this never would have happened to begin with.
She pulls boxes of tea bags out of the counter one by one, trying to focus on the embossed texture of the cardboard and the slight weight of the boxes in her hands. Solid, real. This is real.
'Tension Tamer'...she's not sure what's in that but it's worth setting aside to consider later. Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast...nope. It's too much to hope she'll find something like that floral blend she loves here, but--]
What is this...? [She turns to Daisy, holding up a box of Constant Comment, temporarily brought of her dark mood. Of all the things to name a tea, why?] This is not a flavor. Or a useful description.
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She can't leave Wanda there, but the process of how exactly to pull her from that darkness... That's the question. ]
Huh? [ She hadn't quite been paying attention until Wanda turned and spoke again, but when the words catch up and she processes the box in question, Daisy can't help but laugh in genuine amusement. ] You know, I always thought the same thing. It's weird, right? Tasty, but weird.
[ The Other Topic still hangs in the air between them, an eventuality that will be discussed again, but for now, she'll let Wanda steer the conversation. If she wants to talk about tea, then they'll talk about tea. For now. ]
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And only if she's very lucky will she escape something worse than what Ross just put her through. HYDRA is still out there and she knows they'd just love to get their hands on her again...
But there's nothing to be done about that right now. Right now, she only has to focus on making the simple(?) decision of which tea she wants.]
It smells...nice? But I don't know if I want something to keep me awake or put me back to sleep.