I put up with you all this time without punching anything.
[Well, enemies aside. But the point still stands. He knows how to control his anger, most of the time. And with something like this, on a space station with a finite amount of space, he knows he has to play this all carefully. So if that means just walking away from her, he'll do it. He knows how to pick his battles, even if he doesn't always follow through on it.]
You don't need to keep going on about this. HYDRA turns up here, then we'll talk. Otherwise, can we just drop this?
[Though the idea of someone like Pierce or Rumlow turning up here does leave a bitter taste in his mouth. Even Zemo would be a step too far. The words may not work, but three people here knowing who he is (was) is still more than he'd like. If a former handler showed up...]
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[Well, enemies aside. But the point still stands. He knows how to control his anger, most of the time. And with something like this, on a space station with a finite amount of space, he knows he has to play this all carefully. So if that means just walking away from her, he'll do it. He knows how to pick his battles, even if he doesn't always follow through on it.]
You don't need to keep going on about this. HYDRA turns up here, then we'll talk. Otherwise, can we just drop this?
[Though the idea of someone like Pierce or Rumlow turning up here does leave a bitter taste in his mouth. Even Zemo would be a step too far. The words may not work, but three people here knowing who he is (was) is still more than he'd like. If a former handler showed up...]