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"You've reached Natasha Romanov. Please leave a message."

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Do you even know him? Does he exist where you're from?

[Is she basing this on fact or optimism?]

[redrooms]

I don't, but I know how men like him work. Am I wrong?

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[He makes a frustrated noise.]

No. But that doesn't make him not dangerous, just because he doesn't have his contacts and influence.

[redrooms]

I'm not saying he isn't dangerous, I'm saying he has less power. He can't bring an entire organization down around our heads.

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No, but I'm worried about the allies that he'll make. He's good at that, and we can't warn everybody.

[redrooms]

There aren't that many of us here, Bucky. If you wanted to warn everybody, we could.

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No, we can't. He's already said that if I tell anybody he'll trigger the Soldier, worse, he'll give the words to everyone to use.

[Does she want to imagine someone like the Joker able to control him?]

I've only told you because I trust you.

[That's probably the most brusque admittance of trust ever.]

[redrooms]

[Oh, Bucky.]

I know. There's no easy way to deal with this.

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No, but that doesn't mean it can't be dealt with. Trust me, I've got it handled.

[And with that, he hangs up.]