video » fleetwide

[ladybro]

Who: Kate Bishop + YOU
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Iskaulit
When: Yesterday evening.

Want to play a game? [ kate's surroundings are, quite evidently, a lush little corner of málum. the neon-y blue tinge of the bar's decor casts its colour over her features. there's a tall, impressively concocted cocktail at her elbow. ] I mean, I know I do. So here's how it goes: you tell me anywhere you'd rather be but here, with the caveat that it can't just be a home. I think it's safe to say that home is a very understandable answer, but it's also a little too achingly realistic for my purposes. So pick somewhere else. Pick Ibiza. Pick Iceland, if you want.

Well, unless Iceland is your home. Then please refer to rule numero uno. It also happens to be the game's only rule. [ short and sweet, that's our katerade.

and maybe about an hour (and maybe another drink) later: ] ...Does anyone wanna come dance with me?

[ swipe right, dear flooters. swipe right. ]

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[ladybro]

Sure, but not all experiences can be ordered online.

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[winn]

Enough to keep you busy for 10 lifetimes.

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[ladybro]

I wish we had a quinjet. [ ... ] I'd show you how much fun a good flight can be. None of this cramped business-class BS.

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[winn]

Yeah...I'm good, really, thanks.

[ cramped business class? if he ever had to fly, he could only dream of business class. ]

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[ladybro]

[ she laughs because, guess what: ]

You know, once upon a time I flew on a ship that was literally powered by imagination. Let that sink in for a while.

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[winn]

...how did that work?

[ no this is fascinating, kate, he wants blueprints! ]

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[ladybro]

They were called Kirby engines. Far-out alien technology, basically. It made cynical ennui a fairly dangerous personality trait.

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[winn]

Ok I need to play with one.

[ and by play he means take it apart and learn what makes it tick, not fly it. because flying is horrifying. ]

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[ladybro]

Unless my ex-boyfriend shows up, you probably won't get the chance.

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[winn]

Your ex is an alien, or alien-tech expert?

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[ladybro]

Both? [ for a moment, she sounds uncertain. ] Yeah. He's both.

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[winn]

[ there's a story there, isn't there. one that they probably shouldn't be discussing on the open network so his first move is to encrypt the feed - even if they drop the subject, he'll just feel more comfortable with it. ]

What -- kinda alien? [ you can't say alien and expect him to not get excited and interested that's just a physical impossibility. no, being in space hasn't toned it down any. ]

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[ladybro]

[ she's not too private about these facts, but she's grateful for his consideration. easily, she answers: ] Kree. Their history's a lot complicated. I'm not sure I could be the one to explain it to you.

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[winn]

What do they look like? Do they have powers?

[ she's rolling with it he's so happy he wants to know everything! ]

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[ladybro]

Uhm. My ex looks human. But I've definitely seen other Kree that don't. Look -- the thing with Noh was that he was pretty powered even by his own peoples' standards. Nano-bots. Genetic alterations. The guy can lift, like, 20 tons.

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[winn]

[ he should be impressed. and he is. but kryptonians. ]

Nanobots? What kind of nanobots?

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[ladybro]

Kree nanobots. And -- uh, as gross as it sounds? Bug DNA. He was more than a little genetically engineered.

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[winn]

Was it by choice or...?

[ because if it wasn't, that's awful. if it was...what the hell, man? ]

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[ladybro]

He never really said. It didn't come up -- not often.

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[winn]

Right...so what did the - Kree nanobots and bug DNA do?

[ ... ]

Should we be having this conversation in person?

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[ladybro]

Would you rather? I mean -- it's not that sensitive of a subject for me. His genetics had nothing to do with why we broke up. [ ...or did it? damn, this is an angle she'd never considered before.

hmm. ]

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[winn]

The Cyber Securist in me wants to say 'yes' -

[ even as the hater of shuttles in him wants to say no. ]

- besides, I could use a drink.

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[ladybro]

That's right. You're the one who helped Cap with his network flub, weren't you? [ indulgent. ]

Come find me at the bar. The nice one.

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[winn]

That's me - tech support to the stars! Or - superheroes.

[ a position he'd be proud of if that tiny edit hadn't taken him way too long, and was only possible after months of work and the use of an uploading code that wasn't entirely his own. it's so humiliating, he should be able to do that in his sleep. ]

Be right there.

[ right ends up taking him a little while because while he's trying and improving with the shuttles - getting on and off them still requires talking himself into it/giving himself time to recover. he smiles and waves when he spots her, and grabs himself a scotch on the way to joining her. ]

Hi again. Any luck with the dance partners?

[ladybro]

-- Nah. [ a waggle of her fingers as she greets him. ] I thought I had one cinched but he chickened out at the last minute. Ugh, my kingdom for a SoHo dance club with plenty to pick from.

[ she jokes about it -- honestly, as much as she wants to dance -- it's not a huge loss. ]