[ It's not much of a surprise that Steve's echoed Natasha's wording, given that the two of them had often conducting training sessions with the Avengers side-by-side, making sure that everyone was up to snuff. This is all par for the course for him and while it's been a while since he's had a new recruit, he isn't going to be so easily dissuaded.

If Hilda thinks she's stubborn, she may have just met someone who's even worse.

As soon as she lets out that snort he can see that he's going to have to take drastic measures here, though ironically, she then gives him the answer to their current dilemma. Big pack or not, it doesn't matter; she's going to weigh practically nothing to him.

So with that, he bends down just slightly so that he can set one arm at the back of her knees and tilt her off balance so that her upper body falls into his other waiting arm, effortlessly pulling her into his grip. When he straightens, he's carrying her in his arms not unlike a princess, her legs dangling. ]

I'm not sure if this is the first time I've mentioned this, but I kind of have super strength. [ Which means that carrying her and his pack is not a strain whatsoever. He backs up a few steps and then nods to her. ] Can you shut the door? My arms are a little full.

[ Har har. ]