He nods almost as if to himself. He asked himself that question through the entire eval he just went through, time and again, Natasha's words echoing soon after. 'I'll help game pretty much any system you need. But not the psych evals. Not these tests. If you ever need help in trying to work out what is real, and what's a trick, then it helps not having gamed this.'
"Considering I don't even know if he's real?" he begins, eyebrows arched. "I already told them about our interactions -- you, me, Barton. I described the kinds of encounters I had. But no names. I want to see if this guy shows up, and I want to see if the Enterprise is really there. If it turns out that was all real, I think they're the only ones on this Earth who will have any idea what to do."
But for the time being? Steve still doesn't know who he can trust. He wants to believe in the system, but the way Fury operates tests his faith. One thing he knows for sure is he can't work as long as SHIELD has him locked in a box or monitored 24/7. If he starts talking about Director Carter and some pigeon without clearance flying missions with Steve, he knows exactly what will happen. "Right now, Natasha, you're the only one I trust with this."
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"Considering I don't even know if he's real?" he begins, eyebrows arched. "I already told them about our interactions -- you, me, Barton. I described the kinds of encounters I had. But no names. I want to see if this guy shows up, and I want to see if the Enterprise is really there. If it turns out that was all real, I think they're the only ones on this Earth who will have any idea what to do."
But for the time being? Steve still doesn't know who he can trust. He wants to believe in the system, but the way Fury operates tests his faith. One thing he knows for sure is he can't work as long as SHIELD has him locked in a box or monitored 24/7. If he starts talking about Director Carter and some pigeon without clearance flying missions with Steve, he knows exactly what will happen. "Right now, Natasha, you're the only one I trust with this."