Iskaulit mingle

[lord_wizard]

Who: Anyone!
Broadcast: No
Action: Iskaulit
When: Feb. Drift Week (and beyond?)

[The fleet, more or less patched up after their battle, has once again left civilization behind for empty space. Maybe it's a good time to distract yourself and get away from the endless repairs and nothingness, though there might still be cleaning up that needs to be done here too.

Whether you're grabbing a broom or grabbing a drink, this is a fleetwide mingle for the Iskaulit.]

Comments

[winn]

Basically, yeah. Like, I've lived my life up to point A. Kara's lived hers up to point B. If I go back to point A with fleet memories and Kitty and whoever else wants to come with us, Kara's point B will cease to exist, at least on my timeline, we'll create an alternate point B where I'm a different person and there's another hero in town.

[ and he can't imagine that being bad ever, but kate's warning still rings in his ears. messing with the timeline is dangerous, and his future is always going to be someone else's past. ]

[uprightness]

That doesn't sound so bad.

[ there is a sense of responsibility, of course. changing both the past and the future to receive a measure of peace in return but steve's circumstances make him more partial to understanding winn. wouldn't he have done the same for the future he lost with Peggy? ]

[winn]

It doesn't. [ it sounds pretty amazing, he wants to believe it would be that easy. ] But who knows what I could be missing, what I'm not thinking about. [ he'd risk it all for kitty anyway. ]

[uprightness]

Well, I can say this, if you two have a chance of getting out of here together, maybe it's worth taking it.

[ he puts a hand on his shoulder. ]

Not knowing what you could be missing is still better than living with the knowledge of what you have missed.

[winn]

Oh I'm not leaving here without Kitty.

[ there are no two ways about this - he's not leaving her to die, and he's not leaving her alone. whatever happens, they'll figure out, between supergirl, shadowcat, martian manhunter (and yes, as much as kara dislikes anyone mentioning needing his help - superman) - he's sure they'll be able to handle whatever comes their way. they'll have to. ]

[uprightness]

Well, I don't know much about timelines, though sometimes I feel like I should.

[ seeing how odd his life has been, stuck between lives and between worlds. ]

but if that time comes while I'm here, I'll do whatever I can to help.

[winn]

Thanks, Steve.

[ he really does appreciate it, because he would be lying if he said he weren't scared about the potential consequences. ]

And - if I can help with anything about your home problems - you know I'm always here for you.

[uprightness]

I think only time can solve some of those.

[ only some. the rift between the Avengers and hopefully, the one between him and tony. time and effort might mend these and help them create new alliances and new friendships. ]

And others - I guess there's some things that can't be changed.

[ unless one goes for the entire splitting timeline theory. ]

[winn]

Maybe not. But, when you can't change the thing itself, maybe you can do something about the circumstances surrounding it.

[ talking hypothetically is really hard when he has no idea what he's talking about, but he stubbornly clings to optimism all the same. ]

[uprightness]

[ and perhaps because steve understands this need for optimism, for hope, he nods with a little smile. ]

That's the key to making the best of anything, isn't it?

[winn]

Pretty much. Just gotta keep trying.