That made her snort and shake her head. "If I'm your top drinking partner, you might consider making more friends," she teased. "Although something tells me you'd consider Bart here to be the next best thing." Her point still stood, but she cracked a small smile and returned the salute. He was right, though- Jessica couldn't, and didn't want to keep running, and if she was stuck here for good, she needed to turn her life around and make the best of the situation. She was better than the self-destruction, stronger than the grasp HYDRA had on her. And if there was one thing she had to be proud of, it was her will and determination. If she'd wanted to give up, she'd have done it a long time ago. She looked at Nick more earnestly, taking serious consideration of what he'd said. "A passion, hm?"