"I have to say, I'd be pretty impressed if you were on assignment under the circumstances." And maybe more than a little frustrated, because if SHIELD knows about Luceti and isn't doing anything? Pepper might have to have words with Nick Fury herself.

But there's another reason she brought up that particular point. "But since our friendship isn't because of your work, I don't think you get to use your work as an excuse to limit it so much. You're more than just a spy, Natasha. You're a person."