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Awesome! I hope this will help Beverly out, then.... [She wants this to either be working or done. The not knowing drives her nuts.]

[Hrm.] Like her or like like her? [Clarity is important Vision, gosh.] Why, what's the deal with her powers? Unless they make her like... stinky... I don't know why that would make it hard to make friends? But I also don't have powers, so what the fuck do I know.

[It's still scanning, but that it recognizes them in the first place is promising.

He looks a bit...confused.] I do like her, very much, but I'm afraid I don't know the difference between the two.

She can draw forth and manipulate destructive energy, and she's capable of sensing and influencing thoughts and emotions. Alone, either would be enough to unsettle most humans. Together, they tend to cause a base reaction of fear.

Oh. Um. Well, there's different kind of likes. There's like someone like a friend, and like someone like more than a friend. And that can be like them more emotionally, or like them cause you wanna fuck them, or both. Does that make more sense?

That sounds really cool! And useful. Is she really effective?

Hm. My friend Charles can read minds. He's a. Uh. Telepath. I wonder if they know each other. [Wrath, not all telepaths are from the same place.]

He's really nice. [And sadly, taken and not looking for additional people, but hey. It's still okay to have a crush on him. Crushing on people is pretty much all she ever does.]

Ah. In that case, I'd consider her someone I do have strong emotions for, but not in a romantic fashion. [Even though he totally asked her on a date.] And, ah, I've still no desire for any kind of sexual relationship.

She's still working to understand and control them. Some months back, her augment glitched and she was unintentionally causing nightmares to those around her. She was concerned, believing it was the fault of her own unbalanced emotions rather than an outside influence.

[Well, there's that other verse where she's Charles' boyfriend's daughter...actually that includes every verse except the two these are from. Hmm.] Not that I'm aware of, though it wouldn't surprise me. Kitty knew a different version of her from her own timeline, as did Kate Bishop, if you've met her.

Gotcha. So you're good friends! That's really nice. [The Wrath no-judgment zone is in full effect.] I just think people in love are extra cute, is all.

Ah. That really sucks. You know, she should talk to Charles. He wants to make a special school so he can help people like him learn to use their powers, back at his home. So I bet he'd be able to help her. And he taught me how to play chess. He's really patient and a good teacher. [In her opinion, if you can teach her a smart person thing, you can do anything.]

I haven't met Kate Bishop. All this different version stuff is... really confusion.

No doubt. Should I fall in love, I'm sure you'll be the first to know. [Lawl he thinks that'll be never.]

Yes? Perhaps I should talk to this Charles myself. Did you learn which ship he's on? [Wanda could use some guidance, it's true, but he also doesn't want to steer her wrong if he can help it.]

Yes, it's quite a lot to keep track of. Apparently there's another Vision who also goes by "Jonas" she knows.

Yay! I promise I'm good at keeping secrets as long as you tell me they're supposed to be secret.

You should! He's on the Heron. He's the best.

...well at least he has a different name? So that's less confusing.

[He twitches a grin at that.] Then if it is secret, I'll be certain to tell you that as well.

The Heron, thank you. I think I will speak with him--and with Wanda as well, if I should like what I hear.

Yes. She referred to several different "models". I wonder if I'm not more cybernetic there, akin to a true android rather than using it as a phrase of convenience. [And it would be quite interesting to meet another Vision, he thinks....]

It's always better to clearly define security levels so everyone understands their responsibilities and tasks.

Tell me what you think when you do talk to him okay? [She's starting to develop enough self preservation about things to know it's good to have people double check her assumptions and impressions. It's a way to calibrate, if nothing else. She's known Vision a lot longer than she's known Charles.]

There's probably no way of knowing unless one of them comes here. I hope the other yous are as nice as the actual you.

[Is his love life a matter of ship security now? Regardless, he nods solemnly.] As you say.

I shall. Helping others learn to use their abilities is a noble goal, especially when they come in such a great variety as one finds here.

[Aww, she's so sweet.] That's very kind of you to say. Thank you.

[...no, it's just better to clearly define if anything is secret or top secret or general knowledge. How are you supposed to know something is a secret if no one says so?]

Noble is a good word for it. It's a good mission for him to have.

Sometimes the truth is kind!

[Aside from broadly defined definitions, like trade secrets or sensitive political information--you don't, really. His judgment on that kind of subjectivity is little better than hers.]

I'd fully agree.

[He tilts his head to one side.] Did you end up with a date to the ball yourself? I remember you offered to take anyone without one.

Sort of? There were a few people that hung around a bit, but I mostly just went around by myself. I got to meet Charles, though, and he was really nice. And Kurt! Finally got to meet him and kissed and stuff him because he's a hottie. And...

[Okay, this is the part where she blushes.] And. Um. Winter asked me to dance. Which was really sweet of him. One of the slow dances. And said I looked nice.

[Well, that's amusing. Wrath is always good for a story. His expression sharpens at the mention of "Winter", though.]

Winter. From the Heron? I didn't know you were acquainted.

--Though I suppose I houldn't be surprised he knows how to dance well.

Yeah, we've been friends for...a while. He's nice. He says a lot without needing to talk, like Maine. And I taught him how to make snow angels.

I didn't know that you knew him but I think a lot of purple know him. He's a good guy. Why do you say he'd know how to dance well?

I...don't know him, actually. I knew Jim, however. [His clone-self from the alternate timeline, the Heron's former captain.]

I'm given to understand Winter exists in my timeline, though I've yet to encounter him there. He was one of those Captain Rogers spoke of as someone he would go out dancing with in his youth. I'm glad to hear he's retained that skill.

I knew Jim too. I miss him.

Aww, that's really cute. Yeah, he was good at it and was... Really careful with me. But like not in a bad way.

I trust him.

Perhaps we'll meet him again. [~~What if in that timeline, Ultron's the good guy and Vision is the bad guy??~~

Trust is a surprising admission from Wrath, though. It's not her usual friendliness at work here.]

Because you understand him, to an extent?

I hope so, though... I don't know if he's happier where he's at now.

[She pauses, thinking about how to put it.]

I think... our demons are nextdoor neighbors.

We can hope he is.

[He nods, expression serious. He remembers seeing her mindscape during Calibrations, and it wouldn't surprise him at all if Winter's was similar.]

Then I'm glad you have someone you can relate to, and that he does as well. I trust you know you're welcome to speak to me about anything?

Yeah... I know I can. It's just... some things you don't even really think about until there's someone else who has the same thing. Because it's just there, you know?

There weren't any counselors I could trust to talk to, in Proles. I know it's different here, but it takes getting used to.

There are certain things I take into consideration when I'm speaking with someone from my own timeline, so I suppose that's an equivalent? [He's not really sure about that, though.]

Mr. Stark often felt the same way regarding his experiences. [He'd talk to JARVIS, sometimes, but that wasn't the same at all.] It--becomes easy to believe others don't have your best interests at stake after a betrayal. If something of that nature happened to you, I'm very sorry to hear it.

Maybe? But Winter isn't from my timeline. It's more... they've been through the same shit as you. Your demons are neighbors. And it's... different. because of that.

It happened to everyone. You had to be careful.

Yes. Your experiences can be similar regardless of timeline.

[Though--while he has no doubt there were some horrific things in her past, and he's seen the inside of her mind to verify it--at least she had come out of it with an appreciation for fuzzy animals and the color pink. The Winter Soldier hadn't even had that much, as he understands it.]

You were all betrayed?

Yeah. I guess some shit is just universal even if the details are different.

[Or maybe she's just always liked pink and fluffy things and her personality is just that strong. No way of knowing.]

I think. Like. Anyone could get taken in, right?