[ Natasha's got her own swagger — not ready to fight, but wary, cautious. She's not letting this woman, whoever she is, even if she is someone Fury was trying to contact, get the better of her.
She stops in front of the display, arms crossed, jaw tight. She keeps her body turned towards the woman, but her eyes are on the numbers piling up in bright red, one by one. ]
Thanos. He's... some kind of intergalactic terrorist. He's obsessed with finding balance, and he wanted these things called 'Infinity Stones'.
[ She swallows — this next part is hard, especially so soon. ]
And we failed to stop him. Just like that — [ she snaps her fingers ] — fifty percent of Earth's population, gone. Fifty percent of the galaxy.
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Date: 2019-03-11 03:57 am (UTC)She stops in front of the display, arms crossed, jaw tight. She keeps her body turned towards the woman, but her eyes are on the numbers piling up in bright red, one by one. ]
Thanos. He's... some kind of intergalactic terrorist. He's obsessed with finding balance, and he wanted these things called 'Infinity Stones'.
[ She swallows — this next part is hard, especially so soon. ]
And we failed to stop him. Just like that — [ she snaps her fingers ] — fifty percent of Earth's population, gone. Fifty percent of the galaxy.