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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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[ It ought to be to her credit that she manages to keep her reaction pared down to a pause, and a slow sigh through her nose. ]

... superhero stuff. [ A faint smile. ] I wonder if I'll ever really get used to that.

Heh, good question. I've been one for months now and I still wake up not believing it sometimes. Doing some magic is part of the morning routine now just so I don't have to wonder about it.

[After breakfast, before brushing his teeth. He used to do it at the same time but then he broke a mirror and got himself grounded for a week.]

Months, huh? So this hasn't been a thing your whole life?

[ Guess she was mistaken on that one. ]

No way, not even close. I didn't even know I had powers until they went off on their own one day at school. That was maybe half a year ago.

.... Iiiii bet that was a weird day. [ A quick, quiet laugh. ] Still, wow. Just six months, huh? No wonder you're still getting used to it.

[Weird day... heh. He'd never felt so torn between bliss and misery until that day. Kesler had almost died, and he'd had no one to talk to until Nate found him.

Still... he'd done alright. Hadn't gotten beaten up that day, at least, and the bullies had left him alone at school for a while afterwards.]

Yeah, we were pretty bad at first. The Avengers kept threatening to shut us down and tell our parents. It was kind of like having really cranky guidance counselors or something.

[ Laughs again at the description. ]

You know, this is going to sound like a totally typical adult thing to say, but I can't really blame them. In their shoes I'd be worried about a bunch of super powered teenagers running around, too. Did they ever try to train you guys?

Yeah, I guess I can see the logic of it. Still, we really wanted to help. And we wanted their help. For now, they've accepted us, but they've all been way too busy to train anyone.

[It sucks, really- because it had almost been a reality. Might have been, if not for the war.]

Busy, huh? Saving the world, I guess? You guys must have a lot more supervillain types than we do.

Yeah... super villains. Tons of 'em.

[He's so very unsure right now.]

It's okay, though. We're actually doing really well on our own. I mean, I think we are? We've screwed up a few times, but even super heroes aren't perfect.

I didn't think they were. I mean, you're all still human. Sorta. Except for the ones that aren't, I guess? [ Shakes her head. ] You know what I mean.

Yeah, I know. [He is dating an alien shapeshifter, after all. And maybe someday he'll even tell her that.] Anyway, I'm sure we can only go up from here. Considering how we started out, we definitely can't get worse.

[ She bites back a smile. She wonders if that's a hint of naive optimism, or if their beginnings were that inauspicious. Best not to dwell on it, though. ]

You know what I think? I think you'll be fine. It sounds like a good group, Billy. If it was me? I think I'd trust you guys.

[ She'd trust Billy. He's such an obviously, genuinely good kid who'd do everything he could to help others. ]

[Trust... that's nice. Really nice to hear. After all this time, he honestly isn't sure they've earned that from the rest of the Avengers. Especially considering that they'd been confined to the HQ for most of the war.

...Then again, when they'd decided to leave, things... hadn't gone so well. No wonder Cap had been so cautious.

Still, it means a lot, especially coming from someone he trusts (even if she's from an alternate universe), so he doesn't hesitate to smile appreciatively at her words.]

Thanks... and I'll be doing whatever I can to earn that kind of trust here, too. That's a promise.

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[action] lmao NO WORRIES they never stated how long the kids had their powers before, anyway...

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[action] dear god this is just the longest goddamn thread

[action] I finally have a long thread with ishka!!! /megusta

[action] LMFAO to many, many more with these two

[action] I am on board with this 1000% yes

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[action] I prefer to call it enthusiastic..!!