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natalia "natasha" romanova ✦ black widow ([personal profile] redhourglass) wrote in [community profile] bridgescribble 2023-02-26 02:59 am (UTC)

( natasha has been here before.

it's been a long time, of course, and she'd been sitting on the other side of the table. brought along as an observer, an arm ornament for someone-or-another during an interrogation. she'd stood silently in a neat uniform, arms clasped around a clipboard, while the men had spoken. later that night, she'd cut the throat of the official who'd escorted her out through the endless winding halls — his loyalty had always been in question, and he'd let something slip during the discussion that she hadn't caught but her handler had.

it's less interesting on this side of things. her hands are numb behind her back, bruises starting to bloom on her cheeks from being slapped. the room is cold, probably intentionally so; they'd learned about techniques like that during her training. never let a subject be comfortable, never allow them a dignity that you could not subsequently take away or threaten to remove. no doubt they'll waltz in and offer her a blanket next, just to rip it from her later.

the door opens. a man steps in. she stares, eyes flicking from his face to the line of his clothing askew. she wonders if it's intentional or accidental. is he sloppy? surely they would not send just anyone, not for her. )


Comrade. ( neutral, as though her lip isn't split, as though they've met at a cafe anywhere. still, her mind turns quickly — he knows her name. her true name, not one of a half a dozen aliases that the room doles out. that makes this real, something that is actually happening. her pulse quickens.

a test? it could be. she has heard of things like this before, loyal girls dragged in by their hair. some return. others do not. still, she had been the best, the brightest of her class, the only one left and —

ah. she's getting distracted. )


What time is it?

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