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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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[doesthemath]

[She understands, Clint. The shock has faded enough that she simply...understands. It's fine.]

Mm, I suppose there's little else we can do but that.

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[bring_em_down]

Right. Not much else that we can do.

[He removes his hand from her shoulder, letting it fall to rest at his side.]

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[She takes a deep breath and reaches up to rub her eye a moment. This would all be so much easier if Pietro were there. Wanda feels his absence keenly...

After a moment she sits down again.]

I suspect keeping busy will probably help a great deal. What have you been doing to fill your time?

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I drink a lot of coffee.

[It's a lame joke, but he's trying.]

Mostly keep my eyes open, talk to people, stay in shape. We're setting up a shooting range, myself and somebody I met here. Other than that... there's enough to stay busy, if you like to relax. Only the occasional freaky occurrence.

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Like the masks.

[Wanda smiles a bit, half-heartedly.]

Do you need any help with the range? I wouldn't know the first thing but you'd have another pair of hands if necessary.

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I could use some help with the heavy lifting. Some higher-up targets might be good.

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[Her smile grows a bit broader, a little more certain.]

I can give you moving targets even, if you like. Without Pietro I could use someone to continue training with, if you're amenable to the idea.

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[You are wonderful.]

Yes, actually. I'd probably do better at staying sharp if I had that.

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It would help me as well, to be honest.

[He might be slower than Pietro but then her brother usually had to take his speed down a notch anyway when working with her.]

Continuing to train would be ideal, and there are few here I would trust enough to do that with...

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Then it's a go. We'll make some appointments and see what we can do together.

[He offers a smile. Maybe this will help, because otherwise? He has no idea what to do.]

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That sounds good. Keeping busy and active can only help us both.

[She returns the smile. They're still feeling things out, it seems, but at least this is a good start toward, well, learning to be around each other and getting her to a better place.]