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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. ]

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[padadin]

[A nod and a sympathetic look.] Glad to at least help you with your little mess then. The kitchen isn't turning against you, is it?

[A joke. Based on certain real events, but details.]

[ladybro]

No more than usual. [ she douses her rag in water from the sink and takes a break. ] It's just that 'gel' isn't a very...cooperative substance.

[padadin]

As far as space food goes, the gel isn't half bad. [Of course he comes from being fed goo, so he may be a bit biased.] Doesn't your augment help with that?

[ladybro]

It helps with the mixing and the pairing and the preparing, sure. [ ... ] I don't think it fixes clumsiness, however.

[ not that she's a clumsy person, usually. far from it. ]

[padadin]

[He blinks, not expecting that answer, then arches an eyebrow.]

I've seen you move around the ship - you're far from clumsy, Kate.

[ladybro]

[ -- she stretches, sighing. ]

You heard about the glitches, right? The way our augments can sometimes futz up?

[padadin]

[...oh. Of course. He should've seen that one coming, shouldn't he? He winces.]

Yeah, I get it now. You reflexes are being affected then? It sounds like a pain. Let me know if you need help with anything.

[ladybro]

I think I should be okay -- I mean, as long as I stay away from my bow. [ a twinge of sadness, there. ] A rogue arrow won't do any of us any good. And I'd rather not dirty up my reputation with some misses.

[padadin]

And you should rather not get hurt, either. [Priorities, Kate! Health over misses! But look, Shiro will try to joke about it too, so not everything is pseudo-scolding.] Who would pour gel for us then?