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tushanshu2014-01-03 06:39 pm
neverdanced) wrote in tushanshu2014-01-03 06:39 pm
001 - video
[He needs to stop thinking that he's incapable of being surprised. By the end of the Battle of New York, Steve thought he had seen it all. Insane technology, other worlds, aliens... What else could there possibly be?
The answer, of course, is a giant turtle in a realm outside the continuity of time. He had a long chat about nearly everything with the locals that helped him earlier, but it's still crazy, and he probably wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't seen some of the turtle shell himself.
Yet here he is. It'll probably all sink in over time; Steve's been overloaded with so much information over the past few hours and it's exhausting, even for him.
Getting on the computer hadn't been his top priority, but he's already gone outside of his new home and back. Steve's experienced enough culture shock for today. He might as well at least reach out and introduce himself to all of the other people who wound up here like him.
Once he's got the computer up and running, he accesses the network using the video function. He looks a little stiff and probably as exhausted as he feels, but that's the least of his concerns right now.]
Hello. My name's Steve Rogers. The kedin- kedan? - brought me up to speed already, but I only just arrived here a few hours ago.
[Maybe longer than that. He hasn't exactly been keeping track of time. In any case, it's really jarring to be talking to a computer screen and not actually know who's on the other end.]
I have a couple questions that I'd like to have verified. [It doesn't necessarily mean he'll believe whatever he's told, but second opinions are typically useful.] We're all more or less stuck on this turtle, right? But there's a way back.
[That's a question as well, but it ends up sounding more like a statement. It sounds like a reasonable assumption. There obviously isn't a rush since no time is passing back home; he just wants to know.]
The other question I have is about jobs. Since it looks like I'll be here awhile, I'll start looking soon. Does anyone know which places are hiring offhand?
[He pauses for a moment before adding a 'thank you.']
The answer, of course, is a giant turtle in a realm outside the continuity of time. He had a long chat about nearly everything with the locals that helped him earlier, but it's still crazy, and he probably wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't seen some of the turtle shell himself.
Yet here he is. It'll probably all sink in over time; Steve's been overloaded with so much information over the past few hours and it's exhausting, even for him.
Getting on the computer hadn't been his top priority, but he's already gone outside of his new home and back. Steve's experienced enough culture shock for today. He might as well at least reach out and introduce himself to all of the other people who wound up here like him.
Once he's got the computer up and running, he accesses the network using the video function. He looks a little stiff and probably as exhausted as he feels, but that's the least of his concerns right now.]
Hello. My name's Steve Rogers. The kedin- kedan? - brought me up to speed already, but I only just arrived here a few hours ago.
[Maybe longer than that. He hasn't exactly been keeping track of time. In any case, it's really jarring to be talking to a computer screen and not actually know who's on the other end.]
I have a couple questions that I'd like to have verified. [It doesn't necessarily mean he'll believe whatever he's told, but second opinions are typically useful.] We're all more or less stuck on this turtle, right? But there's a way back.
[That's a question as well, but it ends up sounding more like a statement. It sounds like a reasonable assumption. There obviously isn't a rush since no time is passing back home; he just wants to know.]
The other question I have is about jobs. Since it looks like I'll be here awhile, I'll start looking soon. Does anyone know which places are hiring offhand?
[He pauses for a moment before adding a 'thank you.']
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[She leans in taking a close look. She got that right, didn't she?]
Yeah. You are him, right?
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Yes--? That's me. [Has she met him before too?] Who are you?
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I've seen you from the news clips after New York. And there were the old reels we watched in history class.
I worked with Erik Selvig, too. If you remember him.
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Which reels did you see?
[He asks partly out of curiosity and partly out of dread. If he has to be a subject of study, please let it not include something that could potentially be embarrassing.]
I remember him, yes. You're some sort of scientist, then?
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Not really. I'm an intern for Jane Foster, who works with Erik. I was studying political science.
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Yeah? [He still has the entire thing memorised, but he's not about to announce that to her.]
I haven't met her. [Anyway, pressing on with the conversation.] I'd say that's a bit of a jump, but I was enrolled in an art school before the army. [It seems like a huge shift, going from studying governments and ideologies to test tubes and microscopes.
...Ok, not the right kind of science, but he doesn't know that.]
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I kind of fell into the job. Procrastinating will do that to you. Jane's internship was the only one left and I needed one to graduate so that was that. And then all the crazy stuff with Thor and other worlds and aliens happened, and well, I couldn't let all that excitement happen without me.
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You weren't in New York for any of it, were you? It got rather messy.
[It still was, since he doubted anyone had time to fix Manhattan yet. That would take a long while.]
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[He's assuming SHIELD took priority simply because of their connection to Erik and whatever research they were working on.]
How long have you been here?
[It's weird that so many people from his world... universe? are here, right?]
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But it seems like almost everyone I know is here.
[Not that he knows that many people anymore.]
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I don't know. For most of you it makes sense. Who wouldn't want the Avengers around when a war's going to break out.
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Political science types are likely to be helpful too, after all the destruction if not during.
[Still, it's something he'll be wary about. He doesn't know enough yet, but it doesn't seem like many people do.]
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[She doesn't look too enthused about it.]
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