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[outstandingbalance]

Who: Natasha Romanoff + you?
Broadcast: Fleetwide, text
Action: upon request
When: now

[If Natasha thought she escaped the rumors, she's going to be disabused of the notion. The notes start appearing here and there—short and anonymous. Things like:]

Natasha has a cat named Boris.

Natasha Romanoff once killed a man in Vegas just to watch him die.

Romanoff has been lying about about her age.

[And—]

Nataasha is a lingerie model.

[That last one, it seems, comes with some evidence. Sponsor drop? Either way, a few files seem to have been uploaded to support the case.

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She shouldn't be surprised those came back to haunt her, should she? The real question is if anyone will dare to comment on them.]

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[revengeofthemordsith]

[ Well. ]

Did you lose your actual clothes?

[ video ]

[outstandingbalance]

[Well.]

You could put it that way. There was a situation.

Re: [ video ]

[revengeofthemordsith]

. . . Someone stole your clothes in an attempt to weaken you?

[ Makes perfect sense. ]

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[noprophecies]

i dont know what lingerie is but goodness, these are pretty

[wrong reaction? Probably]

[outstandingbalance]

More like I took off some clothes to seem weaker to someone who'd fall for that kind of a thing.

[Is it one hundred percent accurate? Not exactly. But as spin goes, it's close enough.]

[revengeofthemordsith]

[ Ah. That she understands. ]

Men fall easily for these tricks.

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[outstandingbalance]

Thank you. I think.

[Is there a right reaction? That remains to be seen.]

Most of them look better than they feel.

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[noprophecies]

it looks that way. they look as though they would be quite cold

[outstandingbalance]

You're not wrong about that. Some easier than others.

[Sorry, Tony.]

This one was particularly susceptible. At least at first.

[revengeofthemordsith]

[ She nods. ]

Though how the Atroma found these pictures . . . does that mean they followed us even in our own worlds?

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[outstandingbalance]

Well. Normally other things go over them.

[outstandingbalance]

Your guess is as good as mine. They brought us here, though...

[She shrugs at that.]

And they bring books, movies, music. Seems like they must be able to do something like that.

[revengeofthemordsith]

[ Cara feels tense. The idea of being watched the whole time has her on edge. ]

Do you recognize these photos?

[outstandingbalance]

At least some of them.

[So there is that.]

[revengeofthemordsith]

So it wasn't all the Atroma's doing.

[ Not much of a mercy, but it's something. ]

[outstandingbalance]

Not all of it. Some of it—some of it's definitely all them. The rumors.

The pictures... either they exist, or they're close to ones that exist.

[revengeofthemordsith]

[ Cara snorts lightly. ]

They put a lot of effort into something this pointless. All that power and they play these children's games.

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[mucked]

[ well, that's unfortunate. ]

I now see where you acquired your good taste in all things...supportive, I suppose.

[ judicious and careful. ]

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[uprightness]

Where are you.

[outstandingbalance]

So it seems. Makes you wonder what they're doing when they're not watching us.

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[outstandingbalance]

It was for one of my covers.

[Peggy would understand that answer, Natasha is sure. Since they're already private, she doesn't play quite so coy.]

Though I'd like to say I just have good taste in things.

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[mucked]

I thought as much. Lord knows I've worn all sorts for the mission. Even so, it's bad luck to have it put on display. So to speak.

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[reconstitution]

I like the long hair.

Looks like none of us are safe from the rumor mill. At least they had the decency not to dig too deeply?

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[outstandingbalance]

Vanquish. My room.

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[uprightness]

Can I come over?