Well, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but the whole choking thing really gives the wrong impression.

[ Seriously. Not a good way to greet new friends. Her hand raises to rub at her throat finally, for emphasis more than anything else. Put off and wary though she may be, it's pretty obvious he's an enemy of HYDRA at this point.

An enemy of my enemy.

But in her experience, former HYDRA never really means former. Pick a side, Ward. Her back teeth grate as her jaw clenches up, shadows casting across her cheeks as muscles tighten. ]

And you sure as hell aren't SHIELD.