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[fun fact: Terrance Ward is massively uncomfortable with any kind of video chat type thing]

[another fun fact: he's having real issues trying to determine what exactly he believes about where he is and why. so for now he's going with 'this is probably Norman Osborn's fault somehow']

[SIGH] So if this was some kind of elaborate ruse to make me learn my place, I'd probably know it was happening right? It's not like Osborn's exactly great at subtlety.

[he pulls a face at the camera and leans back in his seat] I don't even know who I'm talking to here. It's kind of hard to gauge what to say when I don't know who's listening. Do I introduce myself?

[ :\ ]

I'm Trauma. It's- [...] There's a good chance it won't be terrible to meet you.

Probably.

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[video]

[sharpes]

Trauma.

[a beat.]

Is that like, an emo kid thing? Or are you secretly a supervillain and 'trauma' is what you're going to do to like, puppies or something?

[a few minutes later]

[sharpes]

Waitaminute, did you say Osborn?

[video]

[traumatizing]

[IGNORING YOUR OTHER QUESTIONS trauma is a perfectly fine name okay]

Yeah, Norman Osborn. Probably voted 'most likely to abuse power' in high school. [he's been sitting on that one for a while] You know him?

[video]

[sharpes]

Much as I wish I didn't, yeah. The Initiative. You?

[video]

[traumatizing]

Same.

[video]

[sharpes]

Score one for the home team, I guess. The Avengers and the X-Men having their slug-fest yet for you?

[video]

[traumatizing]

... What slug-fest?

[video]

[sharpes]

[A very visible shrug.]

Don't know much about it. Sounds like a few of their first-stringers are planning on duking it out over the whole Scarlet Witch thing. I don't keep up with the politics. It'll end with a team-up to take down an invading alien army or something and a month later it'll be like it never happened. You know, just like the last million times.

[video]

[traumatizing]

[rolls his eyes]

Well, at least some things never change.

[video]

[sharpes]

Fundamental laws of the universe exist for a reason, I guess.

So. 'Trauma', huh? What's that all about?

[video]

[traumatizing]

shrug] I used to be pretty great at accidentally traumatizing people and I wasn't feeling particularly imaginative when it came to picking a codename.

[video]

[sharpes]

... Define 'accidentally'...

[video]

[traumatizing]

... I'm not talking about my powers with a stranger on a public network.

[video]

[sharpes]

Okay, so you're a little paranoid.

[It doesn't particularly bother him. Really, it's just One of Those Things at this point.]

Name's Striker.

[a beat.]

Brandon.

[video]

[traumatizing]

... Terry.

[video]

[sharpes]

... Really? Terry? Isn't that a girl's name?

[because you need to lighten up, dude.]

[video]

[traumatizing]

[he's had a tough week okay :c]

Only half the time.

[video]

[sharpes]

Ha, ha.

[so dryly.]

So. Any questions about this place? How're your powers doing? Most people find they're a little useless for the first couple days.

[video]

[traumatizing]

They haven't come back yet. I was half assuming this was all some Initiative nonsense so I haven't even thought about it.

[video]

[sharpes]

Nope, sorry. I figured it was Pym and one of his pocket dimensions. But, uh. Pretty sure it's a giant turtle in the middle of nowhere like everybody says.

[video]

[traumatizing]

[SIGH] Guess now's as good a time as any to kick my tetris addiction.

[video]

[sharpes]

What, you don't have it on your phone? So last century, dude.

[video]

[traumatizing]

I've only got half the battery left, unless you're telling me I can get a new charger around here.

[video]

[sharpes]

[... Brandon just grins.]

Oh, I think you might be in pretty good company.

[He lifts a hand and boom! Electricity. It arcs between his fingers in little blue-white streaks because that's just how he rolls.]

[video]

[traumatizing]

[HAND TO HIS HEART]

You're a lifesaver.