driftfleet | o1;; You didn't see that coming?

Who: Pietro & You!
Broadcast: yes
Action: SS Bloodsport
When: Right now

[ Video;; ]
[ The video feed shakes, the audio cracking as the communicator is moved around. The broadcasting image so far is the floor, covered in multicolored confetti, and a pair of black and grey running sneakers in view. The left foot taps impatiently before the video swings again to the bridge of the Bloodsport. ]

[ There is a sigh before heavily accented voice accompanies the shoddy cameraman-ship. ] If this is someone's idea of a prank, it lacks humor.

[ The communicator finally turns around, and Pietro is very firmly not happy with this situation. ]

I have complaints.

[ SS Bloodsport;; ]
[ Pietro can be found in various places throughout the Bloodsport. In the kitchen, trying to figure out what the deal with protein paste is. The bridge offers a bit of a distraction with the endless sea of stars or the array of broadcast settings, and how can he resist settling into the bunks? It's been a very long time since he's had his own room. ]

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[ He wiggles his fingers at the camera. ]

Magical space kidnappers, yes. I have heard, and I am not pleased.

That's the gist of it. Kidnappers who seem to have a taste for Avengers.

I know about you, Stark, and my sister. How many more are there?

Steve, for one. And the Vision for another.

[That seems like a safer place to start than some of the other details.]

A couple of others from our world.

All we are missing are Barton and Banner.

[ Also Thor and Rhodey, buuuuuuuut. Details. ]

Something like that.

I hear Sam is here too. I haven't run into him yet, though.

The Fleet's a big place, and it works in weird ways.

I'm sure it will be quick to adjust.

[ This dulled powers thing is really irritating, though. ]

Have you been here long?

I'm sure you will be.

[She has faith in his ability to still be fast, none the less.]

I got here about a month and a half ago, give or take.

Who was here when you got here?

[ Just trying to figure out how long he'll be stuck here, is all. ]

More or less the same people, minus you.

[She can imagine how comforting that is. She considers mentioning that Wanda was missing, but decides after a brief deliberation decides that is probably best left to Wanda herself.]

There's also another version of Barton. Sometimes you get people here from different worlds, but turns out they're similar enough to have the same people.

Fair warning on that.

[ Probably the best decision, Natasha. Pietro is quick to making rash decisions. Like tearing everything apart for Wanda's sake. ]

Another Barton? How odd. [ The augment has supplied him with some information, but it's new and unique to be in a place with alternates. ]

It really is. [This is pretty much her best friend, after all.

And this one might be even more of a loser.]

I hear there's some more of that going around.

That, and people from different points in time in the same world.

[Speaking of which....]

[ O-oh no... not more of a loser.. How are they going to even handle that? And others from different timelines are going to be confusing to get straight, too. Thankfully, he's a quick thinker. ]

Is there a lot of gossip in the Fleet?

[ Do tell, Auntie. ]

There's a lot of gossip everywhere. Just how people are. Most people are willing to talk to you when you're new, help you get an idea what to expect.

[She shakes her head a little.]

Don't be too surprised if people helpfully let you know that there are other versions of yourself out there somewhere.

[She can't say for sure that they will, but considering other people seem to know of Wanda—just a different Wanda—seems safe to assume.]

Alternate universes may have been brought up. As far as 'alternate versions of myself' goes... I suppose we will cross that bridge when we get there.

[ He'd like to think it won't, but it's too soon to tell. ]

Fair enough.

[A brief pause, then:]

Bearing that in mind... Mind if I ask what the last thing you remember before waking up here was?

Ultron and his army. Sokovia launching into the sky.. Trying to get everyone out of the city.

Hm. We didn't get quite all of them.

It could have been much worse. Better a few than the entire planet?

No, definitely better than the planet.

[But it leaves the important question unanswered, doesn't it?]

That's it? The last you remember is the evacuation?

Yes, but I'm told we win, so all that is left is moving forward from it.

Yeah. Yeah, that sounds like the best way to handle it.

[And it answers the question she hasn't asked directly.]

[ How do they even go about putting Sokovia back together again? Well.. They're bound to find a way now that he and Wanda are part of the group. ]

Now that we are on the same side, it will be easier.

[Natasha snorts at that, genuinely amused by his bravado. She shows that and keeps the pain to herself.

Natasha is good at that.]

You're not wrong.

I very seldom am, as it happens.

[ Cocky? Maybe just a little bit. ]

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