<div class="floatleft">(http://static.desktopnexus.com/thumbnails/609779-bigthumbnail.jpg)</div><hr/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Name:</strong> Natasha Evans<br/><strong>Title:</strong> <del>Snow Angel</del> None yet<br/><strong>Affiliation:</strong> Resistance<br/><strong>Location:</strong> Los Angeles, Art Museum at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave<br/><strong>Tags:</strong> Teletrix, Mid-Knight, Banshee, Open<br/><br/></span></span><hr/><br/>“Well, Katerina,” Natasha started, with a smile on her face, “I know for sure that my ass doesn't blow smoke in any kind of color, though sometimes gas does come out. Being a doctor, I can assure you, however, that such an event is a perfectly normal body function, and I would recommend against holding it in.”<br/><br/>As Katerina put a hand on hers, she felt a small amount of energy leave her body, until Natasha made a concentrated effort to stop her gift.<br/><br/><em>Curious,</em>she thought,<em>I didn't know I could control my ability like this, and chose when to active it or when not.</em><br/><br/>She put her pen down, and took Katerina's hand in her own, her fingers caressing the back of the girl's hand while Natasha sent her soothing emotions.<br/><br/>As she looked the young woman in the eye, she said, “I meant what I said. Soon there will be nowhere to run, and I'd rather go down fighting than living the rest of my life as a coward. I took an oath to help people when I can, it's my<em>duty</em>to fight.”<br/><br/>She gave the teenager's hand a soft squeeze as she spoke these last words, wanting to reassure her.<br/><br/>“I can't promise you that we'll survive the coming battle, but I can promise you that I'll do my damned best to keep all of you alive and combat ready. I want to start training my martial arts again as well, and practice shooting a gun. I'm horribly out of practice, and though I know I'm not the best soldier out there, I want to do what I can to help out, no matter how little it is. For somebody out there my contributions could mean the difference between life and death.”<br/><br/>Natasha sighed, as she considered all the things they had to do, but she was pulled out of her train of thought when Katerina commented that she'd need a lab.<br/><br/>“I'm not sure where we can obtain access to such facilities, others are probably more knowledgeable in the area. I'm sure, however, that we can find a laboratory for you to work in, and with my skills and experience, I will probably make a valuable lab partner to you. I've always felt more at home in the sterile environment of a laboratory than on a dirty battlefield anyway,” Natasha replied, while flashing Katerina a smile.<br/><br/>She let go of the girl's hand, it had felt good to touch her like this, but after their earlier incident she didn't want to risk upsetting the powerful teenager either. She hoped the girl would at least feel better and more confident about what they had to do.