"But that's my favorite part," she says, a pout both in her voice and on her face.

She squints into the silence that Kate lets build and build and... "Did you forget how to speak? Did I break you? I mean, at least you're not a robot and unaware of it- I heard that happens sometimes. Can you imagine?"

"Oh, I don't know. It was full when I started-" at least a third of the bottle seems to have disappeared since then. "I'll watch anything. Whatever you want." Yelena smooths her hand up Kate's thigh, leaning close to whisper in her ear, "I'm not going to be paying attention to the tv anyway... Kate Bishop."