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[bring_em_down]

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.]

[Text to Ultimates/allied Avengers; encryption 100%]

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

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[bring_em_down]

[Keep it that way.]

Good idea. I mean, I just gave you all the secrets to a successful standoff.

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[suddenlycaptain]

With pillows.

[ But her team is her team, so yeah, she'll take "her" Clint's word first.

She snorts slightly, shaking her head before clapping a hand on his shoulder. ]

Come on, let's get some more of these.

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You never know what could happen.

[He nods.]

So we're going to make a pile by the lift, and then I'll take them to the floor I need them on.

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[suddenlycaptain]

I'll help with those if you'll help me bring mine to the shuttle bay.

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[bring_em_down]

Deal. But you can't tell anyone about my super secret fort I'm building.

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[suddenlycaptain]

My lips are sealed.

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[bring_em_down]

I appreciate it. It's really just a project for myself and... a friend.

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[suddenlycaptain]

It's good to stay busy. And not just in the shuttle bay.

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[bring_em_down]

Yeah. And honestly, even if we shouldn't be dealing with projectiles in this place, I've got to keep my aim up.

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[suddenlycaptain]

We already had the "don't shoot anything important" conversation.

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[bring_em_down]

Yeah. I'm preemptively defending my soon-to-be practice space. It's impressive.

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[suddenlycaptain]

[ There's a pause. ]

I know another archer, a girl named Katniss. Have you met her?

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[bring_em_down]

...I haven't. A girl? Are we talking [another] kid?

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[suddenlycaptain]

A teenager.

[ Though from what she knows of her and her world from Haymitch, a girl who's seen too much. ]

She might appreciate a practice space away from crowds.

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[bring_em_down]

[Interesting. She should meet Francis.]

Send her my way.

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[suddenlycaptain]

I will.

[ If Katniss is willing, anyway. ]

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[bring_em_down]

[They may have more in common than you'd think.]

If she can keep her mouth shut, she can use the space. She's not just in it as a hobby, is she?

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[suddenlycaptain]

She tends to keep to herself. But no, she isn't. The world she's from is... rough.

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[bring_em_down]

Well, join the club. Do you think I should contact her, in that case?

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[suddenlycaptain]

[ There's a shake of her head. ]

No, I'll do it. Better me than someone she doesn't know, I have a feeling she's a little paranoid.

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[bring_em_down]

[Oh, boy.]

I don't want someone skittish at my range.

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[suddenlycaptain]

She's not skittish. She just doesn't trust easily. Everyone I've met from her world is that way.

[ Which is... two people. But still. ]

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[bring_em_down]

If she shoots me in the foot, I'm taking it to you.

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[suddenlycaptain]

She's not going to shoot you in the foot.

Unless she thinks you deserve it. [ That's teasing, Clint. ]

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[bring_em_down]

If I do anything to deserve that. she's welcome to.