#dee thank u so much for this i Love thinking abt immediately post-hydra katrina she's so. extremely mistrusting abused shelter dog

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what is katrina's first day at shield like?

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katrina's first day at shield was... overwhelming. disorienting. full of wariness.

she wakes up after being sedated, and she is in an entirely new room. she has spent the last two years in the same building, and now she is in a new room. soon, she learns she is in a new country. on a new continent. she's held in one of the containment rooms, at first, everything sterile white, gadgets monitoring her vitals and stress levels and searching for her powers. their source. their ability.

any time the doors open, she reacts as if they're about to take her, to attack her, to do something, standing and moving towards the corner with hands balled into fists. they talk to her softly and calmly. she still doesn't really trust it. it's explained to her, how she ended up here. that she's going to be here for a week at least, while they check up on her and make sure she's alright, figure out what happened, figure out what to do. she's quiet. mostly nods, not words.

she sits in this new white room for hours, paces it, explores every nook and cranny. the bed in her new room is nicer than her old one, far more comfortable. the whole room is much nicer than her old room. bigger. the food that's been left on the side table is nicer. there's a television. she turns it on, flips through the channels for a while, curious. she's never been in america before. she's only left austria twice. she's an ocean away from anything she's ever called home. this is all new. these people seem nicer than the ones who held her before. she's not going to trust them yet, but at least there's that.