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Who: Carol Danvers and you!
Broadcast: Video, fleetwide
Action: SS Heron, if you want to go talk to her on the bridge
When: First week of May idk

Good evening, Heron, this is your pilot speaking!

[ She is clearly enjoying being able to say that... and if it comes out in a tone the rest of the Avengers would recognize as "Carol's about to do something dumb in a Quinjet", well, no one here knows to be concerned by that. Yet. ]

And to the rest of the fleet, especially the pilots... I'm actually a fighter pilot, where I'm from. US Air Force, plenty of combat experience, plenty of flight hours in unconventional crafts and in space. So... what I'm saying is, I might have a few tricks these augments won't teach you, and I wouldn't mind sharing them. Hell, I'll see what we can do with the shuttles if anyone without a pilot augment wants to give it a shot.

[ She grins, playful challenge. ] Anyone feel like a race? Let's see what these birds can really do. [ Preferably before they get in trouble again and need to know how far they can push the ships before they break... but she's not bringing that up now. Kind of kills the spirit of friendly competition. ]

Also... I need someone to help me build a breathing apparatus that functions separately from the spacesuits they've got here. There's only so far my engineering knowledge goes, and I'd rather get a second set of eyes on this than find out I screwed it up and suffocate in the void of space. Done it, not fun, do not recommend. [ What? She's not planning anything. Definitely not. ]

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[Well, she's not gonna turn that down.

So Leanne smiles in return, raising a hand in a wave as she drops down into the chair. That explanation sounds a lot more interesting than whether she wants to sit or not anyway.]

Ohhhh. [Her eyes widen and she nods. Wow! She actually understood part of that! All this knew knowledge is still somewhat of a novelty, really.]

That makes sense, that's... That's so cool! It'd be great to see you race the others!

You're welcome to sit up here and watch when we do. Best view in the house. I can even teach you how to read the instruments if you want. If you don't already know. You're... tactical support, right?

[ Carol doesn't know exactly what that is, here, but she can't imagine making sure she's comfortable on the bridge would be a bad thing. ]

Yeah, that's right! I think... [She shakes her head, huffing out a laugh.] It's kinda weird, but I think it's something I can do.

[It can't be that different from what she usually does during jobs, right? And she knows so many things she didn't before anyway!]

But, um. Really? Because I'd really love that! I... Thank you!

[ She laughs, shaking her head. ] No problem. I like having the company. Took my cat out to space the last time I went, but she didn't get grabbed with me this time.

Probably for the best...

[That startles another laugh out of her. Oh, wow, a cat in space. That actually... doesn't sound so bad to her.]

You think so? But maybe she liked space last time! It must've been soooo exciting.

Well, she did. Turns out she's... kind of an alien.

Mostly I just wouldn't want to inflict her on the Fleet. She's an unholy little terror when she wants to be.

She's an alien! I didn't know aliens could look like cats!

[She didn't really know aliens existed at all.]

I guess maybe she'd have been too exciting then, huh? [She claps her hands together once.] Or just exciting enough.