➽ VIDEO

[ladybro]

Who: investikate and you!
Broadcast: fleetwide video
Action: the iskaulit or the blameless
When: evening

[ the feed jumps straight to broadcast with kate bishop's face framed in the shot's centre. she must have only recently been below on the poisoned moon because she's still wearing her mask. give her a moment, and she's tugging it down around her neck before removing it completely. ]

Quick and painless interruption. I promise. Couple weeks ago I talked to a guy who didn't even know about the Avengers. So who does? What about the Young Avengers? I've seen a few familiar faces but there's gotta be more of us. Right? [ oh, she sounds hopeful. ] Or maybe you've heard of the Avengers while you were stuck somewhere else before here. I'd love to hear about it.

[ --- kate waits in silence for a moment, before adding: ] Also, I wish the fleet had a dance club. [ ... ] Hawkeye, out.

[ later that evening, she can be found at the classier gin joint on the iskaulit. although she's in a dress and her hair could be accurately described as done, kate sits with a nursed singapore sling and a notepad at her corner of the bar. it looks as though she's reviewing earlier conversations from the network, and is transcribing the occasional note. that said, she seems approachable. whenever someone passes by, she nods a greeting and smiles. doesn't hurt to be polite. ]

Comments

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[ladybro]

-- Are you any good?

[ kate's worked with a lot of good tactical minds. and (on occasion) she is herself a passing strategist. but she wouldn't ever call herself a tactician.

she wonders what kind of help the augment gives in that department. ]

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[precedented]

[ He chuckles, a low throaty sound. ]

You should see my winnings in chess lately.

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[ladybro]

-- Gimme a sec. I'm stuck imagining people actually placing bets on chess games.

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[precedented]

The planet below is very intense about their gaming culture.

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[ladybro]

Doesn't laying money on it kinda undermine the whole -- peace through competition vibe? [ money so rarely leads to peace. ] But, hey. If you win enough, consider pitching in to our upgrade fund.

[ she nods towards a can on the kitchen counter. it proclaims itself to be a swears & attitudes jar in precise black lettering. ]

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[precedented]

People enjoy having a few stakes attached to the games. Who am I to stop them?

[ What even is that. He glances at it curiously. ]

Dare I ask?

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[ladybro]

We have a few crew-mates who could be described as the rougher sort. Bad language and bad attitudes. I can't say I actually care that much but it's...for charity, you know?

[ well. kinda. kinda for charity. ]

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[precedented]

Well. Far be it for me to disparage the working system.

[ He rummages through his pockets and drops a couple of coins in it, no meager amount. Leto cares little for money itself. ]

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[ladybro]

Much obliged. At this rate, we should be enjoying the privacy of our very own rooms this time next month. [ ... ]

Hey. By the by. Did you know Cassie well?

[ 0 to 60 in barely any seconds. ]

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[precedented]

[ He raises an eyebrow at that, but his calm demeanor doesn't even falter. ]

I did. She was on my team. We grew together, as it is the way at Aather.

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[ladybro]

She makes for a pretty spectacular teammate.

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[precedented]

She does. She worked very hard to be a part of the team.

[ Things were in flux then. Ruby didn't handle change very well. ]

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[ladybro]

I think it's all she ever wanted. [ to be a part of a team. ] We joined the Young Avengers at the same time, me and her. Basically strong-armed are way onto the team.

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[precedented]

That certainly sounds like her.

[ video ] her* not are. wow.

[ladybro]

Did she -- uhm, ever talk about us? The team?

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[precedented]

[ He pauses. ]

She did. Though she was still recovering her memories back then.

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[ladybro]

[ that sounds ominous. ]

...Recovering?

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[precedented]

Did Nova not tell you?

[ He waits a bit before continuing. ]

We all lose our memories when we arrive on Aather.

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[ladybro]

Honestly, we didn't much talk about it. [ ... ] But it sounds like it sucks.

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[precedented]

Yes and no. It's not as terrible as it sounds.

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[ladybro]

Really? Because I'd be pissed if someone took my memories.

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[precedented]

Oh, most likely. But it also offers the gift of hindsight. To re-evaluate yourself.

[ladybro]

[ as a general rule, kate isn't too fond of re-evaluating anything. she trusts her gut for a reason -- but at the same time, she can't rule out that others might benefit from such an opportunity. so she nods. ]

Is that what you found? Did it help?

[precedented]

It did.

[ It made him realize that closing himself off would not help himself or others. ]

And it helped many others as well.

[ladybro]

Do you think that's why people were brought there? [ kate frowns. if she'd been there -- well, what did that mean? did that 'her' feel helped by such a loss? ] Like, some kind of interdimensional therapy?