[It writhes under his skin that Natasha is just talking to him normally, as if he's anyone she might meet here, but he's not so far gone as to suspect her just yet. The paranoia whispers and eats at him, but he's still trying to fight it.]
Don't engage him.
[It's a low warning. Conversation is Pierce's weapon of choice, he'll generally win. The look he gives Pierce is very obviously the sort of look a hunter gives prey, deciding whether to kill it outright or not.]
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Don't engage him.
[It's a low warning. Conversation is Pierce's weapon of choice, he'll generally win. The look he gives Pierce is very obviously the sort of look a hunter gives prey, deciding whether to kill it outright or not.]