Winter & Vision's (not so) Excellent Adventure

[reconstitution]

Who: Winter, Vision, & You
Broadcast: n/a
Action: Forest, planetside
When: July 9th

[ This thread is going to serve both as a canon update to post Captain America: Civil War for Winter and Vision, but also be used as a monthly catch-all with prompts. ]

[ It's been a few weeks since they've landed, so Winter's finally gotten over most of his initial uneasiness. Enough to finally venture into the forest for a hike and get the lay of the land. He's familiar with the beach and the markets, and he's heard things about the forest and a certain tree, so he needs to see for himself if the rumors are true.

It's relatively peaceful, and he hasn't come across anyone else yet. He's making his way around a fallen tree when an animal jumps out of a nearby bush and startles him. Winter stumbles back, and his immediate reaction is to reach out with his left hand to steady himself. Unfortunately it's still broken, so it doesn't cooperate like it's meant to. Which means that he trips and falls. Down a steep hill. Only having one functioning arm means he raises his right to shield his head until he can manage to slow down or run into something. Which is exactly what he does before his head smacks solidly against a hard surface. ]

[Meanwhile, the Vision is similarly engaged in heading toward the tree to investigate it. He’s heard you need someone’s hand to hold in order for the magic to work, but his curiosity has the better of him and he’d like to observe it in action first. A scuffle down below his flight path catches his attention, and he swoops into the forest to see what’s going on just in time to see Winter, of all people, taking a tumble down a steep hillside. He rushes over to try and intercept the man before he seriously hurts himself, and in his rush he miscalculates his own density and slams down hard enough that Winter smacks his head against the Vision instead of catching himself safely.

Oops.

The impact is enough to snap the Vision’s head back and hit it against the tree he’d been trying to prevent Winter from hitting. So now there are two enhanced individuals knocked out on the forest floor. How very impressive.]

Comments

The Vision; other options

[unbearablynaive]

[A - Shopping

Anyone who's seen his garden on the Windrose knows the Vision has developed a soft spot for plant life, so it's no surprise that he finds himself in various markets dedicated to horticulture. Decorative pottery or woodwork that can house useful plants, seedlings or sprouts of the same, or even genial conversation with the friendly natives are all precious commodities he finds there, and anyone else is welcome to join him.

B - Flying

As with the other open-aired worlds they've been to, the Vision takes the opportunity to get out and explore on his own terms, which means in the air. Want to spot him from a shuttle? Can you fly and want to hang out above the treetops? Come say hi!

C - Open

After he awakens from the spill, the Vision will behave markedly differently. Why could that be? Choose your own adventure!]

C

[dancingmd]

[Today, Beverly can be found out on the beach, stretched out in the sand with a book (and a shady umbrella) that she found in one of the shops in the forest marketplace. An embossed gold title on the spine tells you it's a collection of folktales and folklore from the planet and a tiny illustration of a fluff slug graces the cover. The stories are interesting enough, yet she's finding it difficult to focus, as her thoughts are preoccupied by too many other things: Wrath's recovery, Daneel's disappearance, Natasha's reappearance...

Sighing, she closes the book, ready to pack up and try again another day, when she sees Vision walking nearby. She waves, happy to see him outside of the surgical suite.]

C

[unbearablynaive]

[She isn't the only one who has been preoccupied. Waking up again, here, had been a major shock to his system and he's still trying to reconcile here with there; mostly, he's trying to reconcile that he's finding he likes it here better than at his own home.

So it's with a distracted countenance that he follows Beverly's wave and nods to her once he gets reasonably close.]

Dr. Crusher. I trust you're well?

[dancingmd]

As well as can be expected, I suppose.

[This planet is very nice, at least, and she is truly glad to see him. But at the same time, it's hard being here without Daneel. She looks up at Vision, her brow furrowed.]

I don't know if you know but... Daneel is gone.

[unbearablynaive]

[He presses his lips together somberly. That's a shame; he has quite liked the robot when they'd met, and Beverly seemed very close to him.]

I'm very sorry to hear it. I would have liked to know him better.

[dancingmd]

He would have too. I think he very much enjoyed the conversation he had with you at the ball.

B

[takingkarabusiness]

[ Kara's going to fly up next to vision and wave ]

Nice day for a flight.

B

[unbearablynaive]

[He raises a hand in greeting, but he's quiet until she gets closer.]

The sun on this planet is cooperative, then?

[It is a yellow star and they do seem to be the right distance away....]

[takingkarabusiness]

Very. Downright polite, even.

Are you having a good time?

[unbearablynaive]

[His eyes crinkle in concern and he grimaces.]

I had been. It's very friendly here, and I appreciate the forests very much.

[But?]

However, I was...injured a short while ago.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she looks very concerned, rotating on her side to watch him as his speaks ]

What happened?

[ c ]

[precedented]

[ He blinks, nonchalant. ]

My, that's quite the fall from grace.

[ For a brief moment, he considers poking the man. Counterproductive, since he's not dead and had no heartbeat, but Leto always found these dramatic moments amusing, as if he's laughing at his own personal joke. Or is it the universe? ]

[ c ]

[unbearablynaive]

[A great fall indeed. He's out for a while, but eventually he comes to and the stone set into his forehead blazes brilliantly for a moment - a surge of immense power, quickly contained and masked by its bearer.]

What's happened?

[precedented]

[ Leto chuckles, leaning against the tree. ]

You, my friend, have been subject to a shift in the timeline. Very disorienting. I'm surprised it took so long to begin with, but the Atroma sees it differently, I'm sure.

[unbearablynaive]

[That would explain it. Yes, there's the once-familiar augment in his neck, detectable without hands. And they're still on the forested planet as if the past year hadn't even happened--which, for anyone else, it hadn't. The Vision's eyes remain unfocused for a long moment.]

Disorienting, yes. I seem to have doubled in age.

[precedented]

Both mentally and physically. Fascinating. I've never seen anything quite like it.

B

[grandstanding]

[As a habitual visitor to the higher balconies among the trees, Erik is used to being at higher elevations. He doesn't dabble in flight much himself unless he finds the need for it. He isn't surprised, however, to first feel and then see Vision coming down through the trees nearby.

He raises a hand to Vision in greeting as he comes into view, leaning against the wooden guardrail.]

B

[unbearablynaive]

[Noticing the greeting, the Vision banks over and settles down on the balcony. He isn't wearing his customary smile, not any more, but neither is he visibly agitated.]

The view is excellent despite the foliage, don't you think?

[grandstanding]

[Erik doesn't comment on the lack of smile, not yet being at a point of familiarity where its lack would prompt a remark.]

It certainly is. I found the volcano to be the best for taking in the full view, however.

[unbearablynaive]

[His gaze loses focus as the Vision tries to remember if he's been there. With a year of new memories it's more difficult than it should be.]

Perhaps I'll give it a try. At least here the air is clear and the life-force of its inhabitants is strong.

[He turns to Erik, gaze focusing again.] Have you found much use for your skills here? Or is it as metal-poor as the environment would suggest?

[grandstanding]

[That's an odd look on a man Erik had taken for being quite sharp. He gives him a searching look, before nodding.]

It's a notable improvement on the last location. [He lifts his shoulders briefly in a shrug, gesturing with one hand.] Not in terms of building. I've been mainly hunting and cooking for my keep. Metal is a rarity as far as I can tell. [And he's more attuned to it than most.]</small

C; after Wanda's return

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[After taking some time to re-acclimate to being back in the Fleet, Wanda decides that she might as well give their current stop a visit. She first pays a visit to the beach, taking in the view and making a mental note to return with a bathing suit. She still has fond memories from when the Fleet visited the blue planet which seems so long ago now. She also makes a note to check out the planet's hot springs, as well. However, at the moment, she is simply strolling through one of the village's market areas. She always did like surveying the various goods and items that were made on each planet the Fleet visited. Each time getting herself something to remember the planet by. Thus she is rather distracted, looking over various wares as she walks, and not looking where she's going when she bumps into someone. Surprised, both because she just bumped into someone and because this person was uncommonly sturdy, she takes a step back to steady herself before looking at who it is, ready to make an apology. Her eyes grow wide when she sees who it is.]

Vis! I-

[Obviously, she knew he was still around, having exchanged texts with him not long after her return to the Fleet. Still, she had not been expecting to run into him in person so soon. In fact, she had kind of been avoiding places in the Fleet where she figured he would be. She doesn't look angry when she sees him though, more ashamed or perhaps guilty.]

Sorry, I was not looking where I was going.

[unbearablynaive]

[A little startled himself - he's not that easy to miss in a crowd, and as touchy as the natives are there's usually at least a bit of warning first - his expression breaks into a smile when he sees who it is. They've been in an awkward limbo since returning, both of them. Here, he might have a chance to make things right.]

Wanda. It's very good to see you.

[The particular market stall he's at looks like the sort of techy things that would interest an engineer, so it's not too unusual to see him there.] Are you shopping for anything in particular?

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda shakes her head, apparently having a hard time meeting Vision's eye as she's still dealing with lingering feelings of guilt. Especially since she had been more or less trying to avoid him and some other faces back home.]

Nothing in particular, no. Just browsing.

[unbearablynaive]

[He has more to feel guilty for, by his reckoning - but then, the whole situation is a mess and it's not a competition for who can feel the worst. If she doesn't want to meet his eyes, she doesn't have to.]

If you do find something you'd like, I've plenty of the local currency to spare.

[He purses his lips as an awkward silence falls.]

Have you--explored much?