The conversation is already strained, but she can't back down from it now that it has been brought up. Turning the other cheek is one thing, but deflecting from this conversation will be seen as cowardly. Too much of her pride aches so she can't risk alienating it entirely.

"What can I bring to a team here?" Not much, they both know that.

While the question itself is a line cast with bait he'll ultimately chomp down on, this isn't the fish she wants to catch. He has opportunities to swim upstream while she sinks and while he's not opposed to being dragged down with passionate sighs, Natasha's already selfishly anchored herself into her position.

"It's best I keep my distance from the others, you know why that is."