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[ladybro]

Who: Kate Bishop and YOU.
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: Aboard the Blameless, as well as in Málum aboard the Iskaulit.
When: Today.

So I know I'm not the only one here who can boast both some experience and frustration with alternate worlds, dimensions, timelines, so on and futzing so forth. [ kate hits the network like she hits the ground: running. no hello, no hi, no how-do-you-do. ]

But, uh, I figured it might be good to gather some intel from people outside my little social circle. Personally, I've counted no fewer than six different versions of home. Including mine, but not including any other generally Earth-based worlds. I'm talking we had mutual acquaintances in common, but details were...different. Shout out to anyone who can identify me a seventh. It's like Pokemon at this point: gotta learn'em all.

What about the rest of you? Are other worlds a thing where you're from? A fact of life? Or are they pretty much the stuff of sci-fi -- culty, but soon to be a blockbuster reboot on a big screen near you?

Hawkeye, out.

[ -- and with that, she kicks back and waits to discuss the existential can-o-worms she just opened. part of it is almost masochistic, because she knows how little she doesn't want to learn about yet another world where the avengers exist, but she doesn't.

to take her mind off things, kate heads for her shift at málum over on the iskaulit. but something's...off, tonight. usually a paragon of coordination and balance, she's been breaking a lot of glasses tonight. futz, that's gonna come out of her pay. it puts her in a foul mood, so patrons can expect a bit of petulant surliness with their drinks. ]

Comments

[ladybro]

You're joking, but -- would it help with my tan?

[takingkarabusiness]

It would help your chances of developing skin cancer, probably? Let's just say it's not FDA approved.

[ladybro]

Damn and double damn. [ hard to tan underwater. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

I thought having a preoccupation with tanning was a west coast thing.

[ladybro]

I am the west coast Hawkeye, these days. Gotta fine-tune my image. Learn how to surf. Buy a yoga mat.

[takingkarabusiness]

Don't forget the juicing!

[ladybro]

Screw that. I know this cart near my office that deals these killer mini powdered doughnuts.

[takingkarabusiness]

Oooh, I would sucker punch a monkey for a donut or 15 right now.

Okay I wouldn't literally but you know.

[ladybro]

I dunno. At least one monkey out there has gotta have it coming to him. Foolin' around all day and night, throwing crap at people.

[takingkarabusiness]

Yeah, my friend had to fight a giant psychic gorilla once. I'd definitely punch him.

[ladybro]

What?

[ -- really, is there an response more valid than this? ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Ask Cisco about it; he was there.

[ladybro]

Jeez. I might have to. Sounds like a helluva story.

[takingkarabusiness]

I'd say don't tell him I told you but he'll know who it is, anyway.

[ladybro]

Why? Is it supposed to be a secret?

[takingkarabusiness]

I'm just not sure they had the best experience.

[ladybro]

No one got Fay Wray'd, did they?

[takingkarabusiness]

Got what?

[ladybro]

You know. Fay Wraye. The, uh, actress from King Kong. From that iconic scene with the gorilla hanging off the Empire State building and the planes buzzing by?

[takingkarabusiness]

Oh, right. Well, we do have King Kong. I didn't know that was her name, though.

[ladybro]

Guess I got a little too obscure, there -- sorry.

[takingkarabusiness]

I've caught up on a lot, but most people still have a 12 year head start for Earth things sometimes.

[ladybro]

It's no biggie. Honestly? You didn't miss much. The scream queen trope was tired even before it began.

[takingkarabusiness]

It's weird that so much overlaps between our worlds.

[ladybro]

Right? It seems like the only substantial differences -- literally -- come down to cities and capes.