[ There's sounds of movement and scraping, heavy breathing, before Root answers. ]
There's another one of you, and she's really hard to keep down. I take it back -- you're way more than mildly terrifying.
[ In the distraction of the conversation, Shaw may or may not notice that Samaritan Root is gone. That was all the confirmation she needed, and she could tell Shaw wasn't going to help her on this mission. The mission was what mattered. ]
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There's another one of you, and she's really hard to keep down. I take it back -- you're way more than mildly terrifying.
[ In the distraction of the conversation, Shaw may or may not notice that Samaritan Root is gone. That was all the confirmation she needed, and she could tell Shaw wasn't going to help her on this mission. The mission was what mattered. ]