Natasha might not be on the list of people Peggy recognizes, but Natasha recognizes her. Hard not to, now. She's seen Agent Carter's picture in the offices that eventually spawned SHIELD, seen video of her, both publicly displayed and private, among SHIELD's files.
She saw her photo after her funeral, when she checked on Steve.
Natasha isn't likely to forget that face.
Despite that, she considers not approaching her. What was she supposed to say? Ask if she'd seen Steve yet? If she'd seen Barnes? Should she wait until after the other woman's had a chance to settle in? That line of thought makes her pause a moment.
But only a moment. In the end, Natasha is too curious to hold back.
"Don't suppose this seat is taken?" she asks, already slipping into the bench across from Peggy. "Seems awful empty."
𝓕𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓸𝔀 𝓜𝓮 𝓓𝓸𝔀𝓷 (𝓣𝓸 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓑𝓪𝓻)
She saw her photo after her funeral, when she checked on Steve.
Natasha isn't likely to forget that face.
Despite that, she considers not approaching her. What was she supposed to say? Ask if she'd seen Steve yet? If she'd seen Barnes? Should she wait until after the other woman's had a chance to settle in? That line of thought makes her pause a moment.
But only a moment. In the end, Natasha is too curious to hold back.
"Don't suppose this seat is taken?" she asks, already slipping into the bench across from Peggy. "Seems awful empty."