"I didn't mean it like you were dumb. It's a really easy thing to not catch. I just wanted to help."
Annie didn't think this was going very well. All of her interactions with people before this guy had been so wonderful. She wondered if it was her or him.
"Um." The way he was looking at her made her edgy. "Let me ask something first. Do you know what S.H.I.E.L.D. is? If so, how do you feel about their ideals?"