(Well well, a feisty one. Those are always fun. Howard's just going to rock back on the balls of his feet, and bark out a laugh then.)

You know I usually get the opposite, so I'll take that as a compliment and run with it.

(He's always worked his angles well, although, of course, he figure she's probably mostly seen photos of him next to Steve -- that man makes most look small, it's cheating.)

So what do you usually do, Miss Natasha? When not getting lured by faeries to a magical world of war?