001 - video

[neverdanced]

[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.']

Comments

[magicalpadawan]

I, uh..[and she's coloring a little, here. She hasn't quite defined whatever it is she has with Bucky, but he's certainly the person she is closest to, here.]

We're....kind of seeing each other? I mean, I guess it's a thing.

[neverdanced]

Oh-- Oh. [It takes a moment for it to click, although he can't really be surprised. Bucky and pretty dames, after all.]

I see. That's nice.

[He doesn't want this to shift into a conversation about Bucky's love life because of reasons, so he's changing the topic. Asking her something he's asked several people already. It's safer.]

Have you been here a while?

[magicalpadawan]

[She is certainly that, built like a proverbial Norse goddess and all.]

Yeah. Just over a year, now. Back home I'm from Chicago.

[neverdanced]

I've been there, once. [He pauses.] It's probably changed a lot since '43 though.

[magicalpadawan]

Probably. [A little grin.] I'm willing to bet my Chicago's a little different from yours, anyway.

[neverdanced]

Right, the universes thing. What's yours like?

[magicalpadawan]

Ohhhh, pretty normal except for the wizards and vampires and sometimes zombie dinosaurs running around.

[neverdanced]

Zombie dinosaurs?

[yeah, he's pretty sure their worlds are a little bit different.]

How does that work? That doesn't sound like a combination that could coexist.

[magicalpadawan]

[There's a little bit of a smirk.] Remember the wizards I mentioned? That's how that works.

I wasn't a personal part of that one, but my teacher definitely was.

[neverdanced]

[It sounds like something out of a book, really...]

Was it something permanent?

[His imagination is getting the best of him, just thinking about this.]

[magicalpadawan]

Oh, no, he just needed a big zombie T-Rex to fight a bunch of other undead thingies. She went back to normal eventually.

Did do a lot of damage to the university, though.