[ It's not that he can read minds, it's more that he's beginning to see some things in Yelena he things he can figure out. That certain... hunger of a person who has not been able to just be. He sees it in Bucky, too, sometimes, though Bucky tends to be more surprised when he realizes he's being allowed to be a person. Yelena seems to have a hunger for experience. So... ]
I'll take you sometime, get you that drink. 'cause it is gross. Bet you'd love it.
[ All joking aside though, Sam settles in to listen here. Hands loosely clasped around the mug, attention fully on her. ]
No, you're not.
[ Gentle, that one. He doesn't mean it as an insult - it's not a compliment by default either. Just a fact - she's not like Natasha just because they come from the same place. Natasha was out for a long time in which Yelena was not.
Sam keeps his posture relaxed, not expectant. He knows how to set the tone of his body language to invite conversation without demanding it. Tries to signal to her that he's here and listening, but leaves the choice up to her. ]
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I'll take you sometime, get you that drink. 'cause it is gross. Bet you'd love it.
[ All joking aside though, Sam settles in to listen here. Hands loosely clasped around the mug, attention fully on her. ]
No, you're not.
[ Gentle, that one. He doesn't mean it as an insult - it's not a compliment by default either. Just a fact - she's not like Natasha just because they come from the same place. Natasha was out for a long time in which Yelena was not.
Sam keeps his posture relaxed, not expectant. He knows how to set the tone of his body language to invite conversation without demanding it. Tries to signal to her that he's here and listening, but leaves the choice up to her. ]