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[mutriarchy]

Who: Tommy Magnus, and YOU
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS CAPRINE
When: 06/04

[ So. As far as Tommy's concerned, he's been born for this moment. For every hour Billy had him sit through the von Trapps caterwauling their way through their problems or whatever other corny classic shlock he was into, Tommy had retaliated with an hour of Big Brother and whatever other reality tv show trash had caught his eye.

So, being kidnapped from an impending disaster and being dropped into this seemed only a logical progression of fate. He figured that his mother would be there soon enough, ripping time and space asunder. So after grabbing a cup of pudding and giving a once-over of the ship, he knew what had to be done. Play along, roll with it, and hope that when the Scarlet Witch gets here she doesn't break the universe too hard.

Which leads him here. Stretched out, relaxed as can be. Might as well have some fun. He folds his arms behind his head, a playful smirk on his face. ]

Hello out there my soon to be loyal viewership. It's me - Tommy. But you can call me Speed if that's a little more your style. I'm honored to be part of this, clearly you received my audition tape and were as impressed with me as I am with all this. This is a total game-changer.

I'm in it to win it, and this season's going to be the best one yet.

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[takingkarabusiness]

Wait, you sent out an audition tape? How did you know where to send it?

Voice;

[helmsplitter]

[Hey there, crewmate that Donut doesn't know yet.

Yet.]

...why the hell would you want to be here?

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[mutriarchy]

Oh, I didn't.

[ Which, honestly - he wouldn't be surprised about. Considering all the times he's been on the news for getting on the wrong side of SHIELD and protesting, or just random interviews before even Uncle Pietro had to cop to giving him any kind of platform being a bad idea. ]

I'm just that good.

[mutriarchy]

Are you kidding me? Who doesn't want to be a reality tv star?

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[takingkarabusiness]

I'm pretty sure no one has auditioned to be here. But I like the upbeat attitude?

[helmsplitter]

Pretty much everyone on the Fleet??

[Srsly.]

[mutriarchy]

Well, yeah, it probably wears on you after a while. But consider the fame, and prizes.

[ There are no prizes and the points don't matter. He gets that. ]

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[mutriarchy]

Well! Consider me the first. My whole life has been an audition, I'm so ready to kick some ass.

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[takingkarabusiness]

Is that what you do normally? Kick ass?

[helmsplitter]

Tch.

[Can you hear the contempt in that tongue click? It was there.]

So you're from that era that needs fame and displays to prove their strength, huh?

[mutriarchy]

To prove strength? Uh, no. I'm pretty sure most people in charge can just use their power to make a point. Being famous is just kind of cool if you use it for the right reasons.

[helmsplitter]

You'd have to talk to Shokidaikiri if you want someone to care about being "cool." As long as I get to be useful, I don't care.

[like a brick wall, this one]

[mutriarchy]

Uh... Shokidaiwhodi?

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[mutriarchy]

And take names!

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[takingkarabusiness]

Well, mine is Kara.

What's yours?

[helmsplitter]

Shoku-dai-kiri. [He isn't annoyed by having to say the name again. He's learned their names are friggin impossible to say for most people.]

Date Masamune's sword, good at cooking, likes to be "cool." He's not here though, so it's just me - the one who doesn't care. You don't have to be cool to be useful in war.

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[ladybro]

[ tommy.

kate's not proud of how her heart skips a beat. part in horror, part in delight, part in the simple novelty at seeing a face she knows. a teammate, by every definition available. even if it's been ages since the young avengers have been active. back home, god, she hasn't seen him in so long.

kate curls loose dark hair behind her ear and tries to find her smile; instead, it comes out wan and awkward. she's never worn awkward well -- it's uncharacteristic of her. ]

Careful, Speed. [ there's a lilt in her voice. ] Some of these folks are good and decent and obliging enough to actually believe you.

[ -- about the audition tape. hi, honey, i'm so far from home. ]

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[mutriarchy]

[ Kate.

Admittedly - he'd been worried. Political upheaval was never good, not to the people at the top and especially not to the people at the bottom. Not to the humans. Not to the rebelling humans. There's something like relief on Tommy's face, a split second of oh thank god before he smothers it with his usual half-smirk.

Better that they're both here than down there. Hell hath no fury like his mother. ]

What better way than to drum up ratings, Hawkeye? I bet this place doesn't even run competitions.

[mutriarchy]

Hold on on a sec. Did you just say sword?

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[mutriarchy]

Tommy. Or Speed. Whichever.

[ He's a little surprised. Has he ever had to introduce himself before? No... Not that he can remember. They must be grabbing people from all over the Domains for this. ]

[helmsplitter]

Yea-- ah, right.

[He forgets he had to remind people every time there's a new Shuffle.]

Yeah I said sword. Yes, I'm a sword too. I look human, but that's 'cause I'm a manifestation of the spirit that lives inside my blade.

[mutriarchy]

Uh...

[ What the hell is what he wants to say. But, if he's being honest - that's probably not the weirdest thing he's ever heard in his life. ]

Does that make you some kind of ghost?

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[takingkarabusiness]

Oh right, you did say that.

Speed, huh? Are you fast?

[helmsplitter]

Hell no.

[He'd have to-- well. Technically he has died before, but not this version of him??]

I'm a spirit, not a ghost. Ghosts are from dead humans or animals. I only have a human form - I ain't human.

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[ladybro]

[ his smirk (almost-smirk) reminds her of home. it's a deep cut, driving under her skin and making her breath catch in ways it hasn't since clint left. nostalgia worms its way into her heart; goddammit. ]

Trust me. This place has got plenty. [ but little of it good, lately. ] Are you, uhm, still on the Marvia?

[ doesn't look like it, from the architecture behind him. ]