A bittersweet return; Video + Action

[notmutantbutmiracle]

Who: Wanda Maximoff
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Starstruck
When: Right now

[At first, the scene appears to be a relatively familiar one. That is, the typical network broadcast of a new arrival to the fleet. A communicator's video feed broadcasting a slumbering figure curled up on a ship's cot. However, a second glance and one can easily tell that this not typical at all. Instead of the Marsiva's recognizably distinct interior, this feed seems to be coming from the bunkroom aboard one of the Fleet's smaller ships. In fact, crew members of the Starstruck may find the setting quite familiar looking indeed, along with anyone else that may have paid Wanda a visit in the past.]

[The sleeping figure stirs, waking from a deep slumber with a slow sit up and stretch. The communicator's camera focuses on the individual, as she quickly recognizes that something is amiss. Wanda Maximoff looks around, startled and confused to not find herself waking up in the room she'd been given in Wakanda. However, she soon begins to recognize the room. It's her room, her bunkroom aboard the SS Starstuck. And that could only mean...]

I'm back...

[The thought vocalized out loud, her tone sounding somewhat somber, yet also a tiny bit relieved. She swings her legs out of her cot, and pads her way over to her storage locker. Checking inside, she finds all of her trinkets, clothing, and other souvenirs that she'd picked up on previous planet visits. All of them in the exact place she had left them. A new outfit also noticeably present among the garments. Her fingers gently glide over each item, as the respective memories associated with each one float back to her.]

[A moment later, she closes the locker and turns her attention back to her room. She studies the interior, looking everything over.]

All exactly as I remember it.

[She then spies the communicator perched upon a shelf, optimally poised to capture her return. She walks over to it, picking it up and holding it out in front of herself. She looks ready to address the camera yet falters for a moment. A small frown on her face, and her eyebrows furrowed as she ponders what to even say, if she should even say anything at all. But only a moment later, her expression relaxes, and a small grin replaces the frown. Looking now more bemused and her tone more playfully sarcastic, she addresses the camera.]

It's been a while. What did I miss?

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[forsometimenow]

[Now that's a sight Jennifer's been hoping to see for weeks and weeks- and she can't hide her grin as she gives a simple reply.]

Hey, you.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[And Jennifer's grin is met with a smile from Wanda. She wasn't sure how long she'd been gone exactly, and thus was not sure who'd still be around in the fleet. Needless to say, she was certainly happy to see her friend Jennifer's face again.]

It's been a while. Or at least, I think it has? You will have to tell me.

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[takingkarabusiness]

[ Although they haven't met, Kara looks delighted to see her! ]

Welcome to the beach! It's pretty great here, but if you're not interested in sharing your feelings, probably avoid physical contact while on the planet.

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[notmutantbutmiracle]

[While she appreciates the word of warning, Wanda can't help but look a little confused. She doesn't remember meeting this person before, but, then again, it had been a year for her.]

Thank you... [Wanda searches her face, waiting for some spark of memory to give her a name, but nothing comes to her.]

Sorry, but did we meet before?

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[outstandingbalance]

I wonder if that should be my line.

[The face that comes into view is familiar, expression schooled into a neutral, vaguely amused expression.]

Heard you were here. Did you go somewhere else?

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda blinks for a moment, surprised to see Natasha's face on her screen. When she'd left, there had been no Agent Romanov. The one she had known had left before her little disappearance. Now to come back and see Natasha's face again, she doesn't know how to feel, especially considering everything that had gone down back home.]

I... went home. Apparently for a month here, but back home it was more like a year.

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[unbearablynaive]

[So that's why he hadn't heard from her in a while. Normally he'd rush right over and make sure she was okay in person...but things have, regrettably, become more complex for him over the past few days. If she knows what he knows, she might not want to speak with him at all.

And the very thought makes him second-guess contacting her at all.

As a compromise, he chooses the form she's most welcome to ignore, should she feel like it.]

Wanda. Please understand I am very sorry.

[Which should prove a good marker of what she knows, depending on her response.]

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[notmutantbutmiracle]

[She had figured this was coming after her exchange with Kara, but, even before that, she guessed at who would still be here in the fleet from back home. With everything that had happened back home, the Sokovia Accords, she knew it was going to make some conversations very complicated, especially if she was the only one that was to have these new memories. Judging from Vision's message though, that wasn't going to be the case. However, that still meant things were going to be a slightly elevated level of complicated.]

I am sorry, too.

[She's about to type more, but stops herself. Not sure what exactly to say. Could mere words between them return things to normal? Could they ever return to normal anyways?]

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[mucked]

[ -- peggy isn't aboard the starstruck. she's down on the planet, convalescing in an inn as per nursemaid steve's orders. and her face is still a bit of a bruised and horrible sight, so she doesn't rush to share the visual.

instead, she replies with a purely audio feed. even so, her relief isn't diminished: ] Wanda. What a treat to see you up and about.

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[notmutantbutmiracle]

[That's a voice Wanda is certainly happy to hear. She can't help but smile at Peggy's voice. It does strike her as a bit odd that she's not meeting her in person or sending a vid message, but she waves it off as Peggy likely visiting the current planet the fleet is parked at.]

Sorry if I worried you. I understand it's been a month here?

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[uprightness]

Not too much. You're missing out on some sunshine, though.

[ there is a smile here because for all their circumstances, he is glad to see her. being worried about Wanda has become Steve's thing since she joined their group, after all. she was young, for all her skill and had seen too much of this world already. ]

It's good to see you, Wanda.

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[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Of all the Avengers she was hoping to hear from, Steve was definitely in the top three. Her small grin turns into a wide smile as his face appears on her video screen.]

Working on your tan then? Guess this planet must have as nice of a beach as I've heard.

It is good to see you too, Steve.

[After spending a year with him, training and going on missions, the informal use of his first name just slips out. She doesn't even recognize that she may have said something odd, compared to how she used to address him before she went under for a month.]

[nostraightlines]

Wanda, right? You haven't missed much, but we're on a real planet now. A healthy one.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

Yes. And you are... Ramse, correct?

[She knows he is a crew member of her's aboard the Starstruck, but she cannot recall if they've interacted before. Given the current situation--finding herself suddenly back in the Fleet, memories askew--it would not surprise if she simply cannot recall for certain a specific time. She does sound a little apologetic at not being able to remember everything with more certainty. Hopefully, it all comes back to her soon enough.]

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[axiomed]

You look well.

[ He had heard that she had fallen into one of those Atroma comas. ]

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[notmutantbutmiracle]

Professor.

[She gives a small smile and nod of her head.]

It is good to see you.

[namisan]

You almost missed a great chance to go sailing.

[A teasing smile. She's happy to see you again.]

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda brightens at Nami's message. It was good to see some friendly faces still around. With the way people come and go in the fleet--herself included now apparently, she didn't know exactly who to expect to see now that she was back.]

Did I? I hope another chance becomes available then.

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[grandstanding]

[He hasn't seen the young woman in quite a while. However, after only two conversations, he hadn't thought much of it. What he's seeing in this broadcast though makes him think something else must have gone on besides them just not crossing paths.]

That depends on what you last remember.

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[notmutantbutmiracle]

[It takes her a moment, first to match the name to the face currently addressing her, and then to recall what exactly she does last remember before she returned home. Her memories, from home and the Fleet, still were trying to reconcile with each other.]

Erik... [She says his name, almost like a question. Trying to verify she does remember his name correctly.]

The last thing I remember is... the wasteland planet with all the games. We spoke about chess. And there was a ball, as well. A big dance. But that's it. That's the last of what I remember from here.

[There was a bit more beyond that. Vision's birthday, visiting his ship a few times, but that did seem worth mentioning to Erik.]

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[reconstitution]

[ It's been a while since he's seen Wanda- in the Fleet, at least. Feels like a lot more recently given his current memories. She says she's back, so that must mean something happened. He fumbles with the communicator, responding to her broadcast. ]

I was wondering if you were okay.

[ For many reasons. ]

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[notmutantbutmiracle]

Bucky.

[A small grin plays across her lips, before disappearing. She falters for a moment. Before she had gone home, she had only known and referred to him as Winter. Now, with everything that happened, it seemed only natural to call him by his name. Yet, even though Vision told her that he and Bucky had also regained memories of the Sokovia Accords and its aftermath, she can't help but worry if possibly she has toed a line by being so informal with him. She checks to see if she should correct herself and apologize.]

Or would you still prefer Winter?

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[falcony]

Wanda.

[ he's not worried. definitely not. not at all a giant dad who may or may not have been freaking out this whole time where no one could see.

still, he manages a soft smile. ]

Nice to have you back.

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[notmutantbutmiracle]

Sam!

[She smiles back. Her joy at seeing him clearly a bit more obvious. Although she knows only just saw him a little while ago, back in Wakanda, before returning to the Fleet, it is still good to see him around. It seems all the Avengers she remembers being here before she left were still around--plus one Agent Romanov.]

Nice to be back. [She looks around her bunkroom for a moment, looking back at the communicator screen with a sly grin.] More or less.

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[lord_wizard]

[He smiles at seeing her up and about]

I wish I could provide you with more details, but I missed a few weeks of the journey myself.

[Not that he seems all that troubled by that news.]

I'm glad to see you again. The ship has been rather dull without you around.

[Which is the crux of it. On top of everything else going on - the glitches, the nightmares, the fighting - part of the reason he'd been hiding out on the Pathstone was that Wanda was the only one that he felt the closest to. Absent that anchor, he had drifted away from the crew almost entirely.]

Always welcome :3

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda returns Felix's smile with one of her own.]

It is good to see you too, Felix. Did you take a trip home yourself?

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[vagabond_code]

[A couple of days after Wanda comes back, Clint leaves a message for her. He'd had this whole apology planned, but it all seems a little pointless now. She probably doesn't even remember what he'd be apologizing for. Even she did remember, their little argument over the flowers on the Iskaulit is probably the furthest thing from her mind -- and plus, he hadn't even told her his name the last time they'd spoken. Maybe he should just forget the whole thing.

But he does send something in the end, because what's the worst that can happen? He says, 'it's Clint', and she asks, 'Clint who?'. He's overthinking it.]

Hi Wanda, it's Clint.

[But... then what? He's not going to write, 'I'm glad you're back'. He's not glad. He's not glad for any of them being here. So he cops out with a meager:]

Hope you're okay.

[And fully expects to get nothing in return.]

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[notmutantbutmiracle]

[The message definitely catches Wanda off guard, if only due a major case of mistaken identity happening here. When she hears the name "Clint," the only person she can think of going by that name is the Clint Barton she knows from back home. Had he been brought to the fleet now, too? But that didn't seem right. Wouldn't Steve or Vision or any of the Avengers here mentioned that to her? Confusion giving way to frustration. She doesn't know who exactly this is, but, if this is some kind of a trick or a game, she was not in the mood.]

Who is this?