She followed his directions, breathing as he explained it, her body slowly shaking less and less. Her relief at someone finally understanding why she'd been so scared, and agreeing with her, and being so kind while doing. What a difference from the leader of Latveria.
And then he told her how brave she was, and for the first time, she did feel a little brave. Nodding, she finally spoke up again. "If he'd asked, I might have said he could take a sample. I mean ... if it would help me. And then I wouldn't have been so scared about what he found."
She slowly took the card, looking at it and then back to Reed again. "I saw a doctor for a little while after I was kidnapped," she admitted. "For about a year, just to make sure that I was okay and didn't suffer. And I haven't, really. Just sometimes, I get little shivers when I think about it and how scared I was."
Maxine's head ducked a little at the last part, and she bit her lip. "If ... I say yes," she said, slowly, "I don't ... please, Dr. Richards, I don't want to be like a lab experiment. Or made into a weapon, or have those machines used on someone else. C-Can they just stay here? In your lab?"