>> I think Black Widow would've made sure the little girl thought it was a game and paid her or something, though. <<
Paid, yes, but I suspect it was pitched as a scam. Street kids readily understand that and are good at it.
>> With that level of trauma, it would be that or mirror her experiences by trying to kidnap the kid for SHIELD, and given what happens in Birthday Girl, I think she might have gone to the 'THIS CHILD WILL BE HAPPY' extreme instead of the 'SHE MUST GROW AS A SPY AS I DID FOR HER OWN GOOD' end. <<
Remember that "Birthday Girl" happens after some months of further growth in game night. Black Widow didn't have as much access to her gentler feelings during The Avengers. I don't think she would've gone along with SHIELD kidnapping a child, though -- she did leave the Red Room, after all.
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Paid, yes, but I suspect it was pitched as a scam. Street kids readily understand that and are good at it.
>> With that level of trauma, it would be that or mirror her experiences by trying to kidnap the kid for SHIELD, and given what happens in Birthday Girl, I think she might have gone to the 'THIS CHILD WILL BE HAPPY' extreme instead of the 'SHE MUST GROW AS A SPY AS I DID FOR HER OWN GOOD' end. <<
Remember that "Birthday Girl" happens after some months of further growth in game night. Black Widow didn't have as much access to her gentler feelings during The Avengers. I don't think she would've gone along with SHIELD kidnapping a child, though -- she did leave the Red Room, after all.