Oh good. [ Kate says, without enthusiasm. Maybe that's not quite fair, and she relents after a second. ] He's been slightly less insufferable lately at home. Actually took the right side in something for once.

[ But more importantly: ] Yeah, LA. I spent a little while out there a couple years ago when Clint and I were going through a rough patch and I always felt like I came back too soon, you know? Didn't give it a real try. It's time I struck out and tried being a superhero on my own for a while, so I moved back a couple weeks ago around my birthday.

[ Which is something she explained a little more gently to the Billy at home, but it's easy to forget that this one hasn't already heard the whole thought process dragged out over months. ]