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Who: SS Windrose crew and visitors
Broadcast: Le nope
Action: SS Windrose
When: April

[For the usage to mingle on the best ship in the fleet. Get your mingle on ladies, gents, and others!]

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[There's so much wrong with that, though. The Vision grimaces in silence for a few long moments.]

I understand that your survival as a city is contingent upon cooperation. So is our survival on this ship, and as a fleet when we're in deep space. And perhaps Atroma would stop us if we attempted to cause a hull breach with powers or build a bomb capable of interfering with engines. It's even true they have taken some preemptive action to minimize those risks by limiting certain abilities.

However. [And this, of all places, is where he thinks strongly of Steve Rogers. What would Captain America do? He'd recognize it for what it was and bring it down, as with the former SHIELD headquarters that had been infiltrated by Hydra.] There is no justification for taking away a person's free will, altering their memories, changing their personalities or above all meddling with their mind. That is cruelty. It is never necessary, especially in a society with technology advanced enough to do it. It is unethical. It is--

[And now something very unusual indeed. The Mind Stone flashes without any prompting from him, and when the light subsides, he's calmed again.]

It is against everything I stand for, Wrath. I cannot condone that kind of behavior, regardless of how necessary they tell you it is.

[She actually takes a step back, because she's never seen him get... mad. Not like that. And what the hell do you say about that?

Part of her says yeah, he's right, it's really fucked up. The part of her that's always a little angry, even though no one seems to realize that because she hides it with her cheerful attitude.

But another part of her says, compliance is mandatory and necessary, you are a good soldier.

Both things are true, and both can't be. She rubs her forehead. It's confusing, to try to think two different things at the same time.]

I'm sorry.

[He doesn't get mad easily, and there's been little enough here to rile him up. Learning that the mess which is Wrath's mind was deliberately caused by her own people is apparently one of those rare things.

He clenches a fist and then relaxes it deliberately a few times then lets out a long breath. The light from the stone subsides, and he reaches out to take her free hand.]

There's nothing you need apologize for. I can only imagine how terribly difficult it must have been.

I don't really remember it I guess? [Though she doesn't sound convinced. Because it's not conscious, but she knows there's something still in her head, some relic. Tastes. Smells. Sounds. Unexpectedly random things set her off and she didn't know why.]

I just get confused sometimes and that's not much fun.

There are pieces you don't remember, undoubtedly. From what I saw, though, I doubt it's all been entirely forgotten. [Bits and pieces remain - and that can almost be more dangerous.]

Some confusion is to be expected as part of everyday life. It should never consume you, though. If something like that occurs, I hope you know you are always welcome to come to me for my opinion.

Oh. I guess that's good? [She's not sure of anything, really.]

I don't know what the fuck is going on most of the time, it feels like. But sometimes I get really confused because there's like two or three different things that I know are true, but they can't all be true. [Shrug.] But I know if I'm not sure if something is real or bullshit I can trust you to tell me.

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It can be. [That's not the most reassuring thing to say, Vision.]

I will, yes. [Truth is subjective, but there's no way in hell he's going to get into that with Wrath right now.] Or if there is anything I can help you to understand. I don't want you to be at a loss.

Okay. [She will believe you, Vision. ~~up until the next occurrence of PTSD-triggered dissociation she has~~]

I guess the next time it happens, I'll try to ask if I can figure out how. I'm not that great with words sometimes.

I'll do my best to understand you regardless.

Thanks, Vision.

It's my pleasure, Wrath.

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