Clint has simply seen and lived through too much shit to believe those placating responses from anyone he hasn't come to deeply trust. He's seen too many lives lost or maimed because of the idea of "follow orders blindly," and that's kind of what's happening here. Once he knows someone well enough that he knows explanations will come at a later time, or he knows how they think, he won't fight - but Graves definitely hasn't earned that yet, and at the rate he's going looks to never get that far. It could change, but this is not a good start.
He doesn't even have to look to know that Wanda's tense, and angry, and upset, probably remembering everything she's been through as well. He's got no worries about voicing all of his objections since he knows she'll go after anyone who tries anything to him, just like she did Vision. But he reaches to take her hand in his, gripping it tightly to reassure her that he's there and he also won't let anyone do anything to her. That little mental "tag" he leaves open for her isn't much, but it's enough to sort of "broadcast" a feeling of wait and see - acting when they don't have all the information can make the situation worse, and he's not about to let her get hurt just like she's not about to let him be hurt.
The idea that the power reduction should have knocked out the thing inside Credence makes sense, he's seen how that works on Thor and Wanda, but obviously it didn't so that meant... what? That these people, whoever they are, didn't understand how strong the thing was to begin with? Maybe. That there'd been some surge of power to the creature? Also possible. There just wasn't any way to tell. Not without more information, and Clint keeps his gaze focused square on Graves. "Then you guys need to get some new measurements because you fucked up and other people paid the price." Yes, Graves had too, but he doesn't seem to care that there's at least five other people wounded who have a right to know what hit them like a falling building. "Answer the questions. What are you going to do? What kind of experience do you have in dealing with damaged kids? Do any of you have training with or even experience with therapy? Are any of the rest of your 'colleagues' hiding something like this? How many of you are there?"
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He doesn't even have to look to know that Wanda's tense, and angry, and upset, probably remembering everything she's been through as well. He's got no worries about voicing all of his objections since he knows she'll go after anyone who tries anything to him, just like she did Vision. But he reaches to take her hand in his, gripping it tightly to reassure her that he's there and he also won't let anyone do anything to her. That little mental "tag" he leaves open for her isn't much, but it's enough to sort of "broadcast" a feeling of wait and see - acting when they don't have all the information can make the situation worse, and he's not about to let her get hurt just like she's not about to let him be hurt.
The idea that the power reduction should have knocked out the thing inside Credence makes sense, he's seen how that works on Thor and Wanda, but obviously it didn't so that meant... what? That these people, whoever they are, didn't understand how strong the thing was to begin with? Maybe. That there'd been some surge of power to the creature? Also possible. There just wasn't any way to tell. Not without more information, and Clint keeps his gaze focused square on Graves. "Then you guys need to get some new measurements because you fucked up and other people paid the price." Yes, Graves had too, but he doesn't seem to care that there's at least five other people wounded who have a right to know what hit them like a falling building. "Answer the questions. What are you going to do? What kind of experience do you have in dealing with damaged kids? Do any of you have training with or even experience with therapy? Are any of the rest of your 'colleagues' hiding something like this? How many of you are there?"