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[ It takes Jane a long while to settle down to this first ... whatever. Video? Journal entry? Something. She has clothes - not her own, but clothes nonetheless - and even a small bag of food, to take with her when she goes to find ... well. Someplace to stay. Stay, not live. This won't be home. It can't be.

She sighs heavily, puffing her cheeks out on a hard breath as she flips through the pages. An hour or two of reading have acquainted her with how the system works, as bizarre as it is. She sounds tired, when she speaks, a sort of bone weary ache. ]

Alright. So the journal is some sort of half-book half-iPad technomagical means of communicating, aaaaand this place gives you wings. [ A beat. ] There's a cheesy Red Bull ad in there somewhere, but I'm not going there.

[ A pause. Stay on track for three seconds, why don't you? ]

Sorry, I-- my name is Jane Foster. I'm a astrophysicist with SHIELD, if that means anything to anyone. Well, more like a researcher, but -- anyway. I just really hope that means something to someone. It'd be nice to at least -- I don't know. Have a familiar face from my own world. Or universe. I'm guessing universe.

[ Another pause, shorter. ] So how many versions of Earth are there, here? I'm going to guess at least a dozen. Maybe several dozen, who knows. And probably plenty of other worlds besides. From who knows how many different universes. And yet here we all are. [ She laughs, incredulous and kind of unhappy. ] This place is somehow the special one. I'd just -- love to know how they do it, really. Someone's going to tell me it's magic, and I just--

[ She finally stops, sighing again. ]

Sorry, sorry. Um -- hi. Nice to ... meet all of you, I guess.

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Weeellllll...it's a bit of a misnomer. One of the first times I saw him, I was giving him fish and he didn't have any teeth when he opened his mouth. [Until...] And then, as he was about to eat the fish? Teeth popped right out.

I'm reminding you of your teammates now? [ She laughs. ] I'll take that as the compliment it sounds like.

[ Honestly, it's an example she used specifically because of how harmless it sounds. She doesn't know what Billy went through, but she remembers what she experienced. And it was worse than wedges. But why dredge up old, crappy memories by being, well, more realistic about it? The point still stands, in her mind. ]

[ She turns when she hears her name, having long since pocketed her journal and instead opted to simply watch the people go by. She's a shade relieved to see him, having felt a little awkward just standing there. ]

Howard. Hi. --just Jane is fine, by the way. Thanks for coming out here.

It's at least half a compliment. I make no promises about the rest of it.

[Guh, this is just making him miss Nate again. And Teddy. Always, always Teddy.

Desperate grasping at distraction time.]

So did you find a place to live yet?

Working on it. [ Her expression turns a little wry. ] It's still a little weird, thinking about finding a place to live here. That makes it feel so permanent.

Plausible. But impossible to prove. [ Thoughtful, now. ] Interesting to think about, though. Aside from Thor and Iron Man, have you heard of any of the other Avengers I listed?

I don't know if I'd call it that. To me it's kinda like a con, or staying at rez in school. Even if we're stuck here, we need a place to crash, right? Unless you want to commune with the beasts or something.

[ He wins a laugh. ] I'm not that big on nature.

[ Jane pauses for a moment, resting her cheek on the heel of her palm as she watches him. It strikes her, of course, that he's reassuring her - she's been trying to be the one that does that for most of this conversation. He's pretty mature for a teenager. Of course, considering the things he's probably been through? That isn't so surprising. ]

You're right. I know! It's just ... it's still so surreal. [ She bunches up her shoulders and gives her head a little shake -- and flutters her vividly colorful parrot-esque wings. ] I'm still not over all the wings.

Yeah, I don't really know what to do with them, either. [He wiggles his own blue wings, leaning his elbows on the table and glancing at them out of the corner of his eye.] They're just so... pointless. If they were gonna give us wings, they could at least let us fly with them. Flying is cool.

... Skywalker?

[ .... opens mouth. Shuts it. NO GIVE HER A MOMENT SHE'S TRYING VERY HARD NOT TO GO "Like from Star Wars"? ]

Yyyyeah. Ours are real. So are alien invasions, by the way.

...If it's all the same, I'm going to continue hoping that if my world makes extraterrestrial contact, it's of the peaceful variety.

Oh, wow. Actual classes? That's even better than I was hoping for. Thanks, Adele. I'll ... uh, give him a journal call, or something.

... a dragon with retractable teeth. Okay. It says a lot that that's not the weirdest thing I've heard today.

Excuse me? Look, I don't think you know what you're asking for, here. That was years and years of work. Gone! Besides, what could I do with proof of alternate universes, anyway? That's great and all, but it doesn't get anyone home. I am going to work on rebuilding my equipment. But it's going to take time. Lots and lots of time.

Iiii wouldn't know. I mean, the plane variety of flying, sure. But I'm guessing that's not what you mean.

[ She glances at her own wings, fluttering them again with a lift of an eyebrow before she looks back at him. ]

I read that you can use them to hover. That's ... almost something.

I definitely don't blame you. They destroyed half of Manhattan. Believe me, it's still surreal to think about. And I've known about the whole super hero thing for years. I mean -- everyone grew up knowing about Captain America.

[Oh Jane, honey, you just hit his fanboy ping.]

Do you want to? Fly, I mean. I can take you sometime.

[ ... her eyebrows shoot up. After a moment of staring, she laughs, incredulously. ]

I... wow. Is that a serious question? I mean... [ Another laugh and a shrug of her shoulders. She's clearly a little blown away by this idea, but rolling with it. ] Sure?

[Grin. Being a super hero is dramatic and important and honourable and all that good guy stuff, he knows, but he's honestly never gotten fully past the whole "I can do cool stuff with my powers" part. He thrives on that enthusiasm more than anything else.]

I've been getting pretty good at flying lately, I think I could pull it off. Either way I could use the practice.

... I can't believe-- [ She just can't stop laughing, and rubs a hand over her face. ]

You know, I actually have flown once before. Sorta. Though it wasn't for very long. And we went really fast. So, yeah. I'd definitely like to try it again.

[He perks up even more at that. You'd think it wouldn't be humanly possible, but apparently it is.]

...With Thor? Was it with Thor? I've always wanted to do that!

[ wow what a fanboy look at his face ]

Yeah, it was. He just picked me up and off we went. [ ... ] Everyone else had to take the car. [ With a big grin. ] Flying was definitely more fun.

[You ain't seen nothing yet.]

Oh man, that's amazing... you're so lucky! Flying is really the best, though. If I had the choice I'd never walk anywhere.

[ Talking about it like this is honestly making her a little heart sore. She hasn't seen the guy in two years. But she keeps up the brave face for Billy's sake. ]

You would totally jump at the chance to fly with Thor if you could, wouldn't you? [ A beat. ] Stupid question. [ Still grinning. ] You know, I can't say I blame you. The whole "amazing and fun" part aside, it's a lot more convenient. ... buuut the "amazing and fun" part is probably all anyone really cares about.

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