For a second, she can't actually say anything; her heart is too full and her throat works without any words actually coming out. At Bucky's nod, and the look on his face, her own expression goes through something complicated; clearest is exhausted relief mixed with surprised happiness. For a long second, she can't look away from him.

Then Shuri and Nakia break the spell and she turns to them with a laugh, lifting her hands.

"Those both sound great," she says. "Shuri, I have a tendency to dive headfirst into situations I don't fully understand and am not remotely prepared for, that'll be fine in a laboratory situation, right?"

To Nakia, she offers a slow, sharp grin. "It'll be just like Shanghai all over again, huh?"

She chooses to ignore T'Challa's faint wince.