[ It's not until that moment that she realizes how much she's missed having someone to talk to who just accepts what she's saying without being skeptical or completely blown away by it. Even Coulson had been taken aback by her sudden mention of powers, but Bucky — he just rolls with it and asks a completely reasonable question. ]

Yeah. I didn't have my protective gear when I woke up here and without it, anything too intense shakes me along with everything else. [ There's always a price to an Inhuman's gift. She'd learned to manage hers but now... Removing one hand from its pocket cocoon, she holds it up to show off the grey fabric strip wrapped around her palm and up under her sleeve. ] Compression helps, but it's all the way up my arms. Hairline fractures and burst capillaries.

[ She says it without much emotion at all except a hint of weariness. Counting how many times she's given this explanation in the weeks since her arrival would be a monumental task. ]