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Not a lot. [He admits. Natasha had offered to 'do some more digging', but he'd insisted on it this way. He wanted whatever happened once he told her the truth to happen... as naturally as possible, all things considered.] It was pretty basic... I know you grew up in California and I can only imagine the culture shock when you moved to Indiana. Totally different vibes, right?

I didn't look very deep- I was hoping to find my sister, but a niece with a couple of 'greats' out front isn't a bad trade. [He mostly says it as a joke, with a wink to accompany it.]

I didn't want find you and just... know everything- that's weird. And it's not how you treat family. [That, he thinks, is how you treat a mission and he doesn't want her to feel like that's what she is to him. He also knows Max has a lot of examples of how not to treat family, but there's little he could do to get her out of that situation at the moment, unfortunately. Maybe one day.

One beat passes.
Two.

He adds- ]

Why? Is there something you want me to know?