Hah, yeah, he has that effect on people in general I guess. I know it definitely happened to us. To me ... to me, he was SHIELD personified. Everything we want to and should be. [ Her voice is thick when she utters the last few words, close to tears but she can push them down. She just has to stop talking about him. ]

I'm glad to hear that you can view it that way. As a home, as a place that isn't all bad. I ... maybe I will get to see it that way too. [ She hopes for it and dreads it in equal parts. She's been warned of what may, what will happen. And while she hates to feel that way, she is scared. ] Gotta keep trying my best, even if it's not a lot.