Sharon chuckled and hung her head. She took a couple seconds to get herself under control as she continued laughing quietly to herself. “Karen. I can protect myself.”

She sobered at the mention of Ben Ulrich. She was familiar with the name, of course, but she made a note to look it up later in the context of Karen Page. “I’m no reporter. I’m a former SHIELD agent who works for the CIA and has connections to the Avengers. He’s not going to get rid of me as easily. Now tell me what happened.”