"What are we looking at here, Director?" Agent Romanov asked Her eyes flitting over a file that seemed to just be mess of incidents that could tenuously attached back to one woman. Everyone else in the room had the same file in front of them. Tony Stark and Thor were too busy bickering in the corner to be paying attention. Agent Barton, she notice with an indulgent smile, was inspecting his bow. Only Captain Rodgers and Doctor Banner were flipping through the file.

"What you are looking at, Romanov, is a person with strong abilities in Telekinesis and Telepathy." Fury stated. Stark glanced in his direction "A mind reader?!" he snorted in disbelief.

Bruce on the other hand no trouble believing that piece of information, and choose to question the file

"Director. It seems to me that this woman eluded capture for many years, at the result of many deaths, are you suggesting we attempt to capture her?"

"No, Dr. Banner. I have already brought her here." He watched as all five heads looked in his direction. "She has agreed to a short term contract with S.H.I.E.L.D., during which time we are going to help her subdue the cons of her abilities."

"Not to question your judgment, Sir," Steve started before he was interrupted by Tony.

"...You are actually expecting us to believe that she kills people with her mind? And upon believing that, you expect us work with her?"

" I don't expect you to do anything Mr. Stark. I am hoping that Dr. Banner will help her." He turned his attention back to the unassuming scientist in the corner "She has agreed to this, and if you read her record she only loses control when she feels threatened. So what do you say Banner?"

Bruce took off his glasses and deadpanned "Sure, the worse that can happen is I hulk out and kill her."

"I wouldn't be so sure about that" Clint muttered in the corner, loud enough for only Natasha to hear him.

Ariana paced the lab they had placed in. She had been in there long enough to read the labels on all the beakers that covered the counter. She had already halfheartedly attempted to break into the computer, only to be told by a smooth British voice that she did not have clearance. So now as she waited she just walked up and down the white tile floor, and wrote a story in her head to alleviate the pressing boredom. So lost in her own thoughts was she that she failed to hear the door open or the approaching footsteps behind her. So it was no surprise when she jumped out of her own skin and knocked over a tray of beakers unto the floor, at the sound of a voice.

"I did not mean to scare you" The man with kind brown eyes said, "I thought you would be aware of my presence."

From her position on the floor, where she was attempting to pick up the pieces of glass, she saw his lips twist into a self depreciating smile.

"You don't have to clean those up, They were just empty beakers, I'll get a broom later." He held out a hand to help her back unto her feet. Cautiously Ari placed her gloved covered hand into his, and allowed him to lead her over to a stool.

"Now that we were are all settled, I should introduce myself. I am Dr. Banner, I have been assigned to you."

"Ah, so you are my new baby sitter. I am Ariana." She smiled slightly "You are the Hulk, right?"

"Shouldn't you already know the answer to that?" he asked his fingers folding together underneath his chin.

"Oh.. I guess I should, but I actively try to stay out of people's minds." She stated, the smile melting completely off of her face. He watched as she began to fidget with the Bunsen burner sitting next to her on the counter.

"So you can control it?" He asked

"I can keep myself out of minds, yes." She paused "Unless I touch the person. Hence the gloves" She held up her hands to show him the long black leather gloves she wore.

"What makes you lose control, fear or...?"

"It is long list, but the most basic thing is I am what they call a empathic telepath. I don't just hear people's thoughts. I feel all of their emotions as well. And, well, in a crowd of people I cannot sort through the emotions to find my own, and then I lose myself."

"How so?" At the glare Ari gave him, Banner continued "If I am going to help you, I need to know what it is like?"

"Fine, I am sure there is a file on it somewhere" she muttered, "But whatever, I am not really sure what happens, I call it a panic attack. My mind just takes over and starts silencing the voices. Of course, though, it does not block them out it kills them."

"Do you remember what you have done afterwards?" he asks. She can see the similar pain in his eyes. She just nods yes. Very carefully Banner reaches across the counter distance to lightly hold her hand, the contact only last a second, but even through the gloves she can feel the understanding.

"Do you know why Fury wants your capabilities so badly, that he would take the risks?" He asks.

"Yes. He wants to weaponize the side benefits of my abilities."

"And what are those?" He asks. She can feel the strength of his curiousity even through her carefully constructed walls.

So she smiles and says "Why Doctor Banner I have been trying to figure that out for years. It seems to me that there are no pros to this curse."