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[mythically]

( diana is seated at one of the consoles in a café when the video feed begins. it seems she’s already gone a bit native—there’s a kedan-style cloak draped around her shoulders, apparently all she needs to keep warm. still, the glint of gold from her armor is perfectly visible, as is the tiara set amongst her dark curls. she’s making no pretense of who she is, should anyone be able to recognize her.

she lifts a hand in simple greeting, smiling. she’s perfectly calm, though anyone who knows her well can probably sense just a bit of tension in the set of her shoulders, the way her eyes are focused. )

There’s many of you here that I know. And many more that I do not.

My name is Diana, and while I’m newly arrived I believe I’ve gotten most of the basics of the situation. It seems you’ve all been busy, recently.

( there’s nothing mocking about her words, and her smile is genuine and honest. she pauses, for a moment, as though to give her audience a breather. then, she continues— )

I’m sure there’s a lot to be done, and I’m willing to offer my assistance to anyone who should need it. But first, I would like to be better acquainted with all of you. If we’ve met before, I’m sure you’ll come and say hello. And if we haven’t, it’s never too soon for introductions.

( both before and after this broadcast and subsequent conversations, diana will be flying over the same café. in effect, she’s using herself as a beacon. feel free to run into her in person if you’d prefer. )

Comments

[mythically]

Oh. _{( that was intelligent, diana. but now she's mentally counting, trying to figure out just how much of the league is around... )}

We can be a bit secretive.

[littlecousin]

So can we. We didn't have much to do with the surface until World War II, really.

[Though there was that time the Crown Princess snuck off and married a surface-dweller. That was kind of a big deal.]

Anyway, if Arthur doesn't see this, I'll tell him to give you a call.

[Maybe Diana can get him to shave the manpain beard.]

[mythically]

Thank you, Nita. I'd appreciate that.

<sub>( he's going to get a stern talking to.

and timelines are hard with regard to the amazons, but hippolyta might have gone back in time to wwii. maybe. )</sub>

Those years were important everyone, it seems.

[littlecousin]

Before my time [though she's older than she looks] but my cousin fought for the Allies.

[More or less because he's weak vs. blonds, to be completely honest.]

[mythically]

That was noble, to pick up another's cause.

[littlecousin]

[Nita laughs.]

Ha. I'm not saying he's not noble, but he realized the Nazis weren't going to stop with the land.

[mythically]

Still, some people have a hard time recognizing a problem until it lands on their doorstep.

[littlecousin]

[lbr Namor just really likes fighting]

That's part of the King's job.

[mythically]

Atlantis is usually fortunate, in its kings.

_{( she is a fan of arthur like 85% of the time. )}

[littlecousin]

[Namor is primarily a good king in comparison to all the other jackasses who want the position, but he does try.]

Arthur keeps insisting he's not the king.

[Which she's pretty sure is bullshit but eh not worth fighting about and she'll keep telling people he's the ruler of Atlantis.]

[mythically]

I'm not an expert on their politics, of course.

_{( she says, graciously. if he's got some kind of secret she wouldn't want to out it. )}

And things change all the time.

[littlecousin]

Whatever, it won't last.

[Look, she knows how kings of Atlantis roll. He'll be back.]

[mythically]

I'm sure it won't. _{( she's glad, a lot of the time, that she doesn't have to worry about themyscira's day-to-day governance. splitting her time is hard enough as it is; she's not sure how arthur manages his schedule. )}

[littlecousin]

[Nita spends most of her time on the surface for a reason. They'd make her do stuff if she were in Atlantis regularly. Plus at least 99% of Atlanteans are huge jerks.]

So are you on the, um... [it takes her a second to remember DC's equivalent of the Avengers] Justice League with Arthur and Superman and Kyle?

[What has two thumbs, thinks of Kyle as the "real" Green Lantern, and still doesn't know Clark Kent is Superman? This gal.]

[mythically]

If you mean Kyle Rayner, then yes. _{( she knows it's a common enough name, though as far as she knows kyle isn't on active duty right now. not that that matters much, given the situation. )}

The League's membership is pretty extensive, but it seems we're well-represented here.

[littlecousin]

Yeah, him. Green Lantern.

[Come on, once you join a team, you never escape. Nita knows how it works.]

There are a lot of the people from my universe or similar ones here, but one of the big teams is way underrepresented [where are all the X-Men? there are like a million of them, come on!] but there are a bunch of Avengers around.

[Because "Avengers" isn't a super-confrontational team name or anything, Nita. Tell Diana about the Invaders next.]

[mythically]

Are they avenging anything in particular?

_{( she has no idea what to make of the team, but if they're a team from nita's world they can't be all bad, right? )}

[littlecousin]

[That awkward moment when the truthful answer involves your cousin behaving badly, ahem.]

...Not anymore.

[mythically]

_{( er... )}

I'm sure I'd like to meet them.

[littlecousin]

[Instantly cheerful again.]

I can introduce you! Everybody gets along with Cap [no they don't, Nita] and I bet Dr. Banner would like you. Thor's cool, too.

[Not mentioning Iron Man for some reason.]

[mythically]

Is Thor just his name, or...?

_{( the norse pantheon doesn't like diana much. )}

[littlecousin]

Oh, he's the actual Thor, but they're not really gods, just aliens.

[Wait, that sounded mean.]

He's pretty awesome.

[When being written properly, anyway.]

[mythically]

I see.

_{( why are all the superheroes here dudes, though?? )}

As long as it Hercules or Circe, I suppose. _{( because they're jerks. )}

[littlecousin]

[Because Nita is just mentioning the Silver Age ones.]

Hercules? What's wrong with Herc?

[Percy didn't like his version, either, but Marvel Hercules is a good-natured meathead...who has a thing with Nita's resurrected mother, not that she knows about that.]

wow i missed a whole word in that last tag, sorry

[mythically]

The Hercules of my world has no redeeming qualities.

_{( y e p. )}