I know. Believe me, I know. But think about what he said. [ ... ] If he did something to me, he'd have a couple of very powerful people very angry at him. He's not willing to take that risk. Even if that wasn't the case?
[ She turns to face him. ]
Think about what he just did to Clint. He didn't kill him! He could have done it and easily said it was, I don't know, self-defense. Fair. He didn't. He's still trying to win people over. Play the victim! Or ... I don't know. I can't pretend to actually understand what he's thinking.
But I know that right now? There's some risks he still can't take. And that's why I'm here. I'm defenseless. If he goes after me? It looks really bad for him.
[ She's risking her life. She knows it. If she pushes Loki too far he won't care. But she's actually banking on her own helplessness - because logic dictates, fairly clearly, that if he hurts a defenseless woman it will go poorly for him. She's not a hero. She is not coming from a position of power. And that? Enables her to bargain in a way none of the other capes could. ]
So ... I'm taking that risk. I'm not trying to provoke him. It just sort of ... happens. But when he gets angry? He tells me things. Things he actually means.
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I know. Believe me, I know. But think about what he said. [ ... ] If he did something to me, he'd have a couple of very powerful people very angry at him. He's not willing to take that risk. Even if that wasn't the case?
[ She turns to face him. ]
Think about what he just did to Clint. He didn't kill him! He could have done it and easily said it was, I don't know, self-defense. Fair. He didn't. He's still trying to win people over. Play the victim! Or ... I don't know. I can't pretend to actually understand what he's thinking.
But I know that right now? There's some risks he still can't take. And that's why I'm here. I'm defenseless. If he goes after me? It looks really bad for him.
[ She's risking her life. She knows it. If she pushes Loki too far he won't care. But she's actually banking on her own helplessness - because logic dictates, fairly clearly, that if he hurts a defenseless woman it will go poorly for him. She's not a hero. She is not coming from a position of power. And that? Enables her to bargain in a way none of the other capes could. ]
So ... I'm taking that risk. I'm not trying to provoke him. It just sort of ... happens. But when he gets angry? He tells me things. Things he actually means.