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[earpiece]

[When the video feed clicks on, anyone paying attention will be treated to the image of a man who looks wildly uncomfortable. He's dressed in local clothes—his options were change into the garb generously offered or sit in the bloody, wet suit that just happened to be his favorite and is now instead draped across the back of his chair and probably ruined forever along with most of his other stuff—and is wearing an expression that's a curious mix of frustrated and tired and dazed. Like he knows what's going on, but can't quite believe it.

He rubs his face before speaking, shoulders rising and falling with an inaudible sigh. Without fully raising his gaze to meet the camera, he says:]

My name is Phil Coulson. I just—

[He hesitates, thinking. How is he supposed to approach this? "Hi, I just died, it's nice to meet you all here in this afterlife I wasn't expecting?" Bright blue eyes flicker toward the keyboard, then dart back up, this time focusing directly on the lens.]

I arrived here a little while ago.

[And there it is, the versatile, thin-lipped little smile that those who know him already know so well. This time, it's meant to convey something akin to appreciation toward those who helped him, but it looks a bit pained. He's not sure he can help that.

Because, you know, his back is killing him. Pun completely intended.]

Just thought I would say hello.

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FUCK DAT IF SHE CAN TAG SO CAN I. Leaving the icon tho.

[usavatar]

Agent Coulson? [Oh. Well. Damn. There are people he should have told things.

He really needs to just stop not telling people things.] Um. Welcome, I suppose.

UM I TAG QUICKLY AS OPPOSED TO SOME PEOPLE

[hulk]

[ gee ya think, steve ]

oh my god why is that icon even a thing

[earpiece]

[And Phil suddenly looks horrified.

Probably not the reaction Steve was expecting, huh?]

...Captain?

What are you doing here?

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[hulk]

[ ...Well if that's not a notch in the WE'RE TOTALLY DEAD column, Bruce doesn't know what is. Except he totally doesn't know that Coulson actually..... Died. What with falling out of the helicarrier before that happened. Oops. ]

Uh-- [ CRAP WHAT WAS HIS NAME??? ] Agent Coulson, right? ...Hello back.

[earpiece]

[...is that Banner?

Phil blinks at the screen, unsure of how to process this information. The last time he saw Bruce, he was breaking part of the Helicarrier and trying to kill Natasha.

So please pardon the look on Phil's face, dude. And the slightly curt attitude.]

Dr. Banner.



[Wait. If he's here—

no okay he has no idea.]

permavoice;

[arches]

...Coulson? _{( Clint blinks at his screen, unseen. Of course, no one ever filled him in on Phil's... fate. )}

You look like shit.

[still video]

[earpiece]

[Phil, who had been staring at the keyboard again, looks up and squints at the screen.

And sees nothing.

Great. Awesome. He's dead and now he has a judgy Barton in his head? Is he going crazy? Is this a side effect of whatever alien metal poked through him like a kebab skewer?

Not cool, man.

So he's just not going to say anything and instead continue on with looking unnerved.]

[video]

[littlecousin]

Hi, Mr. Coulson!

[Nita's in a good mood and is just going to be adorable in his general direction. She waves at the screen.

She's obviously not-entirely-human, with pointed ears, weird eyebrows, and if you're paying careful attention, gill slits down each side of her neck below her ears.]

[earpiece]

...hi.

[Okay, she's... cheerful. And odd-looking. Coulson rubs the bridge of his nose and sits up a little straighter.]

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[tendnottoweep]

Coulson.

[ Her voice is level and emotionless and so calm it's really an indication of just how much she's covering. ]

We should talk in person. The network's not entirely secure, but I can fill you in on what you've missed.

[ And she wants to see him face to face to reassure herself it's really him. 'In between life and death' means something different when one of your dead suddenly shows up. ]

[video with ALL THE HEADTILTING]

[earpiece]

...Natasha?

[Phil squints, tilting his head to one side. He wants to ask what's going on, but if she wants to see him, he can just get the information then...

But.

The urge. It is there. And it's making him feel slightly panicked, which he does not like.]

What are you talking about?

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[daughterofelysium]

[She's on a cafe console frysquinting at this guy because SIGNORE BARTON KNOWS HIM WHO IS HE.] You look like a toy someone wound too tight.

[audio now that he's figured out how to switch it over...]

[earpiece]

[...and because she's just made him feel a little self-conscious. GOOD JOB, PERSON HE DOESN'T KNOW. He'd normally not be so easily offended, but he feels weird in this outfit and oh also he's dead.]

I get that a lot.

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[trainwrecked]

[You know, Steve answering that quickly piques Bucky's curiosity.]

The place can be rather confusing, yeah. But I guess you get people to bring you up to speed, yeah?

[earpiece]

[Phil laughs at that, because really.]

Sort of.

[video]

[withoutaworld]

[ Rikki smiles a little sympathetically as the camera comes on. ] Hi, Phil. I'm Rikki Barnes. I'm... a friend of Steve's. [ Yeah, she noticed them talking. So she stalks all of Steve's posts on the network, WHAT OF IT?

She pauses for a moment, biting her lip, and then asks cautiously: ] Are you okay? Because you look a little... not. Which is a valid reaction to this place, but... [ Shrug. ]

[video]

[earpiece]

[Barnes? Phil recognizes that name. And if she knows Steve—

Aha.]

I'm technically as not okay as a person can get.

Or was, anyway.

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[shootingshields]

[Well Phil Coulson is a name she recognizes -- via Steve, of course, and he told her about the trading cards. That was amusing. But the man looks a little worse for wear upon arrival to the turtle. And it's the one Steve knows; she saw the reply]

Most people have questions along with the hellos.

[earpiece]

[...and just when he thought he'd seen all the people he wasn't expecting. Phil straightens when Peggy's image appears on his monitor, suddenly looking a little sheepish.]

Oh, I have plenty of questions, ma'am.

[He's just not sure he wants the answers yet.]

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[wherethestoryis]

Yeah, that's definitely the 'just arrived' look.

Lois Lane. Welcome a-Turtle, where you probably won't get a vacation.

[earpiece]

Yeah, I kinda got that impression.

[Which is a shame, really, because he was expecting a vacation.

A really great, permanent vacation.]

Nice to meet you, Ms. Lane.

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[controlledvariable]

I swear to god I am going to every empty suite and just sticking a sign onto each console with "take a nap!" written on it.

[a beat] Hi. You look kinda rough.

[earpiece]

[Phil almost looks amused.]

Thanks.

It's been kind of a rough day, so.

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[ancillary]

Coulson.

[ Miranda nods to the screen in her best attempt to appear welcoming. ]

Miranda Lawson. You sound disoriented, are you alright?

[earpiece]

[It's a familiar sort of welcome, so it's enough for him. He nods back.]

I've had better days, but—yes, I'm fine.

[video]

[mistyoldworld]

Hello, then.

[earpiece]

[Well, she's tiny.]

Hi.

[wholenewstory]

[Cass gazes at him rather grimly for a moment, before simply saying]

Should rest.

[earpiece]

[Oh! Oh! Phil knows that look!

...but he's never seen it with two eyes before.

Ahah.]

Probably.

[Let's not mention the whole "yes I should be resting... IN PEACE" part.]