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Who: Kate Bishop + YOU
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: Bishop, if you like. Sorry guys.
When: Valentine's Night

[ bless her, but she's figured out these devices pretty quickly. and why shouldn't she? they're only a bare step above her top-of-the-line smartphone. except that thing hasn't been getting service since before the marsiva. and now... ]

So. I've heard it's February 14th. And how good of the Atroma to get me my very own monogrammed ship. Apparently it's the perfect gift for the girl who so recently had everything. [ tacky, much? kate kinda cringes every time she sees her family name on her assigned ship -- regardless of how coincidental it might be. ] Kate Bishop, reporting for duty aboard the SS Bishop. I kid you not.

[ haha, tres funny. ]

Can we change? Ships, I mean. Not that this one isn't lovely, sure. But I'm getting flashbacks to summer camp at Interlochen and my mother writing my name on all my shirt tags.

[ speaking of shirts... ] Rogue? Can you hear me? [ she knows rogue taught her about the locked transmissions, but that still kinda evades her at the moment. ] I think it's time you showed me 'round this space station I keep hearing so much about.

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Shame. I was in Brooklyn just last week -- like, literally right before I woke up here. The lights looked great.

[ and the city smelled like old pennies and pee. home sweet home. ] How long have you been here?

[ God, how long has it been? ]

..Seven months, give or take.

[ hell. what do you even say? ]

-- Sorry.

[ lame-ass. she has a face like she's cursing herself out inside her head. ]

It's okay. I'd rather be here than home right now.

[ Being a human puppet is great and all, but this is much better, even with the Atroma's meddling. ]

[ that's interesting. ]

Even with the overcrowding?

Even then, yes.

You must've really hated Brooklyn.

It wasn't Brooklyn. I haven't been there in years. I had to move around a lot.

[ ... ]

It's complicated.

Try me. [ ... ] Or not. I mean -- it's up to you. I'm not trying to grill you here.

I was brainwashed into fighting for a cause that wasn't mine.

[ she's so glad she's thus-far dodged that particular stamp on her superhero bingo card. but kate has witnessed it often enough in others-- ]

But did you get better? [ callous? maybe. but this is kind of a regular occurrence back home. ]

I'm working on it. Doesn't help that I have to go back to it if I get out of here.

[ There is absolutely zero rush, especially since he knows what's going to go down. Thank you, Steve. ]

But I've gotten some of my memories back since I've been here.

[ brainwashed and memory-jacked. she offers a simple tut of sympathy. ]

This cause -- the one that's been using you. Bad guys?

[ as if she even needs to ask. the good ones usually have better standards than to brainwash a fella, except kate hasn't exactly been on the best of terms with the good guys lately either. ]

The worst. They've been around for so long, it will be hard to be rid of them.

[ bleak. and while kate isn't a strict optimist, she does like to look for solutions. ]

So you wrestle for your freedom here and -- and that proves it can be done. Here or home. [ she barely knows this guy; best not lay the support on too think. ]

That's right. I know when I get back it won't be long before I'm free again.

[ It's still a bizarre concept, but fuck, he can conquer it. ]

And then I'm going to kill them.

[ kill them. can she blame him? from first blush, it all sounds a horror. but there is that part of her that recoils. ]

-- But until then...

[ here. overcrowded. ships. ]

[ He nods. ]

Until then, biding my time.

I guess I am, too. [ ... ] Not that I've been brainwashed. But -- burned by a cause, certainly.

For all the shit you have to deal with, the Fleet isn't all bad. I've met some good people here.

I've already found a few familiar faces. [ ... ] It helps.

It does, yes.

You know. You never gave me your name. [ and while she'd given him ample opportunity, kate bishop isn't into hiding her intentions. if she wants something, she'll come right out and say so. ] Was that on purpose?

You're right, I didn't.

[ He pauses, running a gloved hand over his chin. ]

It's Winter.

[ winter, huh? that's funny, 'cause she knows of a guy whose codename is something along those lines. not his name, though. his name is something else. ]

Pleasure to meet you, Winter. I'm Kate. [ sure, she already said that. but it seems right to say it again. ]

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