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Two things. One, I'm one of the flight officers now. Name's Clint Barton.

Second... Still looking for some materials. If anyone has an extra mattress you don't want, I'll take it off your hands. Old winter coats, scraps of clothes from home you'd like to see someone tear up? I'll take those, too.

[He is about to end the feed when he has an additional thought:]

If you see a little dark-haired kid in a suit in places he's not supposed to be, let me know. He answers to "Anthony".

[Satisfied now, Clint slings a quiver of arrows and a sleek black bow over his shoulder before shutting off the transmission.]

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Did anyone else have an issue with those masks? I haven't felt right since those things showed up.

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[He pulls out an obviously blunt-tipped arrow from his quiver.]

Target practice. Worst it'll do is leave a dent, but it's still loud.

[ There's a nod. ]

You can just go into any of the unused rooms on levels one through twelve and take what you need.

I could do that. But if someone shows up and doesn't have a mattress, I'm not taking the blame.

That's why I said one through twelve. No one's going to show up with a previous number on their arm.

[Point.]

Fair enough. Hopefully I won't trash any pillow forts in the process.

[ THAT REALLY DEPRESSING MOMENT WHEN YOU REALIZE YOUR CHARACTER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT A PILLOW FORT IS... ]

Pillow forts?

[More depressing when you realize how many he probably built with his kids, okay.]

You take pillows and mattresses and blankets and you make a tent or a fort. And then you stage elaborate takeovers of opposing forts.

[ ;~; ]

Oh. [ Pause. ] It's a game?

It's something kids do. That, and bored college students.

Better not break any, then.

I'd hear about it, if I did.

[Though now he's amused and wondering if he really will find any.

Actually, he kinda wishes he had an excuse to build one. For Reasons.]