[It's nice, actually, to have someone validate her feeling about her family. It was the only one she'd ever had, even if it was short lived and imperfect. It was always frustrating when people tried to devalue it, but it still meant something to Yelena.
She sniffs a little and nods appreciatively, allowing the contact he offers her. It's comforting, and it likely reinforces their cover, as well.]
Yes. But she's here. I saw her on the station. We can catch up when the mission is over.
[It doesn't make Natasha's death hurt less, but it's something. Certainly, it's better than nothing. She doesn't like that they were assigned to different families, but hopefully the mission is closed to being finished.]
This is set before Nat officially vanished, so she still has hope :')
She sniffs a little and nods appreciatively, allowing the contact he offers her. It's comforting, and it likely reinforces their cover, as well.]
Yes. But she's here. I saw her on the station. We can catch up when the mission is over.
[It doesn't make Natasha's death hurt less, but it's something. Certainly, it's better than nothing. She doesn't like that they were assigned to different families, but hopefully the mission is closed to being finished.]