That's very much true, but at least Natasha was doing something useful and with a purpose. It doesn't take much planning to go out and murder people, but it takes forethought and discretion to do what she did. It's something Clint's still working through, as best as he can.

The distraction of trying to fix this place up, if they can even manage that, will help, however. "Lucky for us that we're not strangers to real work." He lets out a wry sort of sigh, but honestly, having a project to throw himself into is probably the best thing for him right now. "It's going to take time, of course, but it doesn't look like we're going anywhere."