may mingle (blameless!)

[revivo]

Who: Blameless crew + visitors
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Aboard the Blameless
When: May

[time to get your mingle on, people lacking blame and friends!]

Comments

[ladybro]

Did you just use your name like a verb? [ rather than kicking said bag, kate bends down and grabs it by the handles -- carrying it over to him, despite her doubts, and placing it conveniently by his knee. ]

[benames]

Hey, once you see how Edgar her runs, you'll be using it as a verb too, thank you -

[ he takes out his phone. ]

ok because I might have made a tiny mistake with the microwave, you get to choose the background music.

[ he hands her the phone ]

This little fella has everything you need. Just - skip the Christmas songs.

[ladybro]

[ she takes the phone and -- after only a moment's consideration -- plops down to sit a few feet from cisco on the floor. she's not fussed.

she begins to swipe through the options. ]

What if I like Christmas songs?

[benames]

Then I guess you and I are going on a ride in Winter Wonderland.

[ aka he won't begrudge you, kate ]

actually, do we celebrate things here?

[ladybro]

-- I guess the calendar we use is just someone's best guess. But I don't see why not, right? A celebration is a celebration. The date it happens on doesn't much matter.

[benames]

Alright, go plans for the first ever Space Halloween. Well, maybe not first ever but absolutely the most awesome space Halloween.

[ ... ]

sans the gas masks. those are just creepy.

[ladybro]

We could dispense with the masks altogether. Or I will, at least. I don't really do masks any more.

[benames]

any more?

[ he stops, places a hand to his heart ]

oh my god, I feel a confession coming up.

[ladybro]

[ she waggles her fingers in front of her face. like a fake mask. ]

Only one about me being an ex-dental assistant.

[ she's obviously lying. better yet, she's lying for the playful factor, and not because she's trying to keep any secrets. ]

[benames]

.....you're pulling my leg.

[ pointing at her ]

you are aren't you? you're no ex-dental - what! no way.

[ladybro]

...I'm pulling your leg. [ she smiles. ] Wow, this never gets easier to explain. Do you know anything about the Avengers?

[benames]

-- No. But they sound seriously awesome. I mean, the name works so.

[ gotta be awesome ]

[ladybro]

They are. Usually. And there's quite a few of them kicking around the Fleet, if you know where to look. [ -- kate draws her knees up beneath her chin. ] I guess I'm sorta-technically one of them? It's complicated.

[ her smile is lopsided. ] I'm Hawkeye. One of the Hawkeyes.

[benames]

-- You're a superhero!

[ ahh! he all but jumps to his feet and looks at her with absolute glee ]

Hawkeye? you're an archer! dude! you're like the absolutely pretty and fun Green Arrow. That's one of the superheroes in my world. I love him but he could use a little of your attitude.

[ladybro]

[ -- his glee moves her. kate's smile turns from bright-but-distant to warm-and-genuine. she laughs, but ultimately attempts to dismiss his reaction with a modest flick of her wrist. ]

You know about Hawkeye already, huh? Have you met Clint? Is that why? Or did someone else tell on me? [ ... ] Who names themselves Green Arrow, though -- jeez.

[benames]

Um, no but as the official superhuman namer in my world, Hawkeye is a total archer codename, come on.

[ it's obvious if you're an ubernerd ]

Is he an archer too? how many of you are there and hold on - I'm hating on the color scheme but The Arrow is legit awesome.

[ladybro]

[ she chuckles 'cause...really? official superhuman namer? she knows some people who could take advantage of a service like that. ]

Yep. He shoots. It's -- it's just him and me, really, who trade on the name. The story's a little complicated.

[benames]

Girl, it can't be just you two! superheroes come with teams these days. You know, people who should be your eyes and ears while you're out there Hawkeying! and - they can be your medical staff, too. and make your gear.

[ neutrally ]

I might be a part of a team like that, maybe. Probably.

[ladybro]

Oh! Uhm. Two Hawkeyes. I just meant there were two of us with the same name. We both of us belong to our own teams -- his is...uh, a little more recently active than mine.

[ and now boasts two members that used to belong to hers. is she a little bitter about it? certainly. but it's not really the appropriate time to voice that bitterness. ]

What's yours like? Your team?

[benames]

Oh? well. We all help our superhero, the Flash. He does the super-speed, I do the engineering of the suit and most of the toys, Caitlin does lab work and she patches him up when he gets injured which - happens.

[ a lot. ]

We're a crime-fighting unit, yes ma'am.

[ladybro]

The Flash, huh? So what does the Flash do?

[ you can see the gears working behind her eyes. she's already trying to guess. ]

[benames]

Protects Central-city against meta-humans - humans with superpowers who have gone wrong. You know, the usual, fight the bad guys, save the day and do all of that as the fastest man alive.

[ because screw you eobard and zoom, his boy is the best boy ]

He's pretty awesome.

[ladybro]

Enhanced speed? [ kate smiles -- she sorta almost dated a guy like that. ] Yeah. I know the power. But the two speedy guys I've met are both mutants.

[benames]

Definitely not a mutant, absolutely the best meta-human.

[ smiling ]

but you know if you ever needed a tech-genius for your team here -

[ladybro]

[ laughter. warm. ]

I don't have a team here. [ yet. ] But I suppose there already some fully-fledged Avengers kicking around. It wouldn't hurt to start up the Young Avengers once again.