Natasha shrugs at the comment on threats. The systems of threatening others for support doesn't need her protection, and she has no particular inclination to do it if she doesn't have to.

"My bank account isn't limitless, but when I left Moscow, it wasn't with empty pockets." Which is a nice way to say she had cleaned out several bank accounts that she had inherited from her sire when he died, deciding their holdings went to her rather than the Red Room nest.

"But even just words can go a long way. We could probably bring at least a few people around to supporting Jean-Claude that way. He's a pragmatic choice. Harris isn't making a strong argument for himself."