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02 on the sanity scale // video

[ Azari isn't the best at... people. Shhhh. He's working on it. Still, he comes across a little stilted, like he's trying to be polite but is more nervous than anything.

To think that the Black Panther can be nervous about something as dumb as posting on a network, jeeze... Pym would mock him for the rest of time. ~~Though he'd welcome it if it meant Pym being here.~~]

Hello. My name is Azari, if we haven't met before.

I was wondering if anyone on the ship would be able to race in one of the jungle levels in the oxygen garden. I run through there a lot, but it's more fun if you've got someone to race.

[ pause, while he makes sure his thoughts are straight. ] I'm looking specifically for people with somewhat enhanced speed and agility, since I'm pretty sure that through that underbrush, I could beat any average human that wanted to try. ...Not to say that I won't race you if you're an average human, but it probably won't be much of a race. That's all.

...Yes. So, if you could just... let me know. If you're interested. Thank you.

[ click. God, that was mortifying. ]

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You're superhuman.

Yes, I am. It's not over-the-top or anything, but from what I can tell, normal people aren't as fast or agile as I am.

Also I have lightning powers.

That might be kind of over-the-top.

Why would you advertise it?

Well, I didn't think I was advertising it so much as acknowledging it? It wouldn't be a challenge for me if I were racing an average person, and it wouldn't be fair for them.

[ Sorry, Derek - Azari hasn't actually ever had to hide it. Comes from being a hero in a post-apocalyptic world, probably. ]

[ gosh you kids. ]

You should be more careful about it.

[ Wow, brag much Azari? ]

What about someone who's above average?

What do you mean by enhanced?

[Asato's noticed he's quicker on his feet than the average human here, but he's not sure if it means much against someone who's superhuman.]

Why? I'm an Avenger, people will hopefully start to know who I am anyway.

[ It's not bragging if it's truuuuuue. ]

[ considers this ] I'm not sure. Francis can pretty much keep up with us in the field, and he hasn't got any powers or anything, but I don't usually go all-out either.

Well, anyone whose baseline is noticeably higher than an average person, probably. I'm not too much faster than a trained runner, as far as I know.

[ Not that he's had the chance to test that, of course. ]

im fast [ understatement of the year ]
but why the jungle area
running on grass kills it dude
hence all the stay off the grass signs in polite society
we need that for air

I do my best to not destroy any of the plants. I can't exactly go careening through the hallways. And anyway, grass is actually surprisingly resilient.

Anyway, I tend to be up in the trees for a good chunk of my run.

careen through the hallways no one uses
oh wait theres a chance of getting lost in space right i forgot
ok your way makes sense

wait you run in the trees
are we talking like a sugar glider or a monkey here

Yeah. Plus it's a lot more like where I grew up than metal hallways. [ Azari, you grew up in a dome on a crashed helicarrier in the ARCTIC. To be fair, though, it was pretty lush. ]

I have no idea what a sugar glider is. It's probably more like a cat than anything, though a monkey would probably also be similar since a human's closer in body to a monkey than a panther.

you grew up in a jungle
why do i meet all these fuckers who grew up in jungles
ive got an important question regarding your orthodontic history
do you or have you ever required a bucktooth corrective
this is important plz answer as honestly as you can

sugar gliders are flying squirrels with diabetes
and wait if im reading this correctly
youre like a panthermonkey
thats cool we should meet up

I grew up in a biodome near the arctic circle, actually, but it was very... full of vegetation.
And no, I have never required a bucktooth corrective. [ What does that even MEAN exactly???? Azari doesn't know! People are weird. ]

It's really more that my father was given powers by a panther spirit and he passed them to me, but panthermonkey works too, I guess.
Cool.

[ ...Wait, did he just make a friend? Or a... possible friend? He really needs to spend more time socially with people who aren't Francis or James, jeeze. ]

wow
what was a biodome of a jungle doing out in the arctic circle
have you guys never heard of a rainforest or something
or did those stop being a thing after republicans ran out of green to print their fortunes on

also how do i even respond to panther spirit heirlooms
like that is awesome but also really random??
and i know you said your name somewhere up there but im just going to call you panthermonkey from now on hope you dont mind

What do you mean, powers?

[ Guess who hasn't encountered any of the supers on board yet? Right now York's assuming everything that's happening on board has some kind of rational, scientific explanation. ]

I had power armor, before I was brought here. Don't know what they did with it, because it wasn't in my locker when I arrived, but you know. Living life wearing a few hundred pounds of metal is kind of an all-the-time workout.

[ Well the thing is, Peter would answer that, but he doesn't want people to put two and two together, realizing that the kid with enhanced abilities was secretly a webcrawler that hadn't actually come out of the woodwork. But the idea, the realization that there were quite a number of people like him on board the Tranquility had him eager to want to blend in. ]

Before I potentially say yes, [ Because he may or may not say yes actually. ] is being someone with abilities like that the uh, norm here?

[ Where Azari is nervous, even Peter is as well, because this is veering into outing himself right off the bat. ]

[ It's okay, Peter, Azari will keep your secret if you want him to! It's not like he... talks to all that many people. ]

I'm not sure, to be honest. I'm kind of going out on a limb asking, but I figure there's got to be at least a couple people out there who could keep up with me.

[ Or anyway, he's REALLY HOPING that there are. ]

Avenger?

I'm not enhanced, but I think I'm pretty quick. And I'm in the gardens a lot, so if you want to race, I'll race you.

[No harm in racing, right? Keeps them both fit.]

[ Just as long as Azari's willing to do that, but he needs to get past Peter's own hesitation in the first place. ]

I heard the same thing, [ Thanks Gwen, really. ] but I wouldn't mind watching.

[ Maybe even getting in a run or two after he's seen Azari at work first. ]

[Heine is bored which is more or less the only reason he's replying; but he figures, what the hell? It's just some running.]

What's the catch?

It's...

I'm a superhero. Basically. Like my parents were.

People are supposed to know I have powers. That's how they know I can help protect them.

Well, like... I've got a base set of cat-like abilities. Enhanced speed, agility, senses. And then electricity powers. Though it's more like controlled lightning, probably, my mom had weather powers, so... [ shrug ]

I'm okay with that. You tend to go faster when you're trying to beat someone, anyway, so at least it'll be good exercise.

I'm not sure why it was there specifically. Probably to minimize the chances of Ultron finding us.
Ultron was an evil AI robot that took over the world for like 12 years.

I guess it sort of is. Not as much to me since it was my father, I guess.
...Sure?

[ There's something of a shacked silence on the other end, and he lets out a small scoffing noise as he tries to work out what exactly he just heard. ]

Okay, so you mean, like, extra-normal powers. Like, genetically enhanced, or...something?

That's fine, I don't mind an audience. You're welcome to go for a run with me, if you like. I can slow down enough you can keep up.

[ faint smile ]

There's no catch. I'm just bored of running alone.

[ ...uh, wait he thinks there was genetic engineering involved? ]

Uh, well... the electricity thing is because my mom was a mutant, but it wasn't from genetic engineering or anything. But my father was blessed by a panther spirit. That's where I get everything else.

[ blessed by a

...WAT

come on he can't really believe that, can he? ]

Dude, I don't know if you're fucking with me or what, but I definitely think I can take you in a race. Just saying.

Edited 2012-11-23 06:04 (UTC)

[ these kids, derek doesn't even. ]

And you aren't afraid?

I haven't raced anyone in a long time, though. How do we do it?

Nah. I mean, I think I can hold my own, I just. [ See, he really does want to find out his potential here, especially among other guys like him, but it's just so hard to concede that.

Awkward pause. ]

Actually, I'll take that run if you want.

[ go go awkward bonding time. ]

Then find other things to do.

wow ultron
sounds like some serious japanese robot fetish shit right there
did he happen to have various multicolored moving parts that combine at his points of articulation
or am i thinking of the wrong series

ok panthermonkey
when do you wanna get this amazing race on
also do you mind if i bring my alternate future bird self along

I'm doing what I think is right. I've been doing it for years, though I guess it's probably different cleaning up the aftermath of an almost-successful robotic world takeover. Still, it's who I am, what I'm meant to do.

[ Not that that's exactly an answer to your question, Derek. ]

I'm not. [ He'd say "I'm not fucking with you", but uh, language. ] But you're welcome to try.

Meet up in the oxygen gardens, I guess. I generally do a full loop.

...Uh, no. He was just silver.

Whenever you're free, I guess. And... no, I guess not?
You have an alternate future bird self? [ What does that even mean? ]

[ GRIN! Yay, something fun! Finally something fun, he hasn't really done a lot of fun things since arriving. ]

Cool. I'm free pretty much whenever. Today, tomorrow. I have lessons in the shuttle bay sometimes, but most of the time I'm free.

I do other things. I also run every day, and I'm used to racing my brother. He's not here. So I'd like to have someone else to run with sometimes.

You going to be down there a lot?

let me guess
he had a slick stainless steel crotch didnt he
smooth as a baby bumper
or just a normal bumper yeah that sounds more like it

hmm whenever im free huh
well hate to say it but im kind of a big deal
always doing shit never being free
itll be even harder for me to have off at the same time as big bird
so i guess youll have to settle with meeting just me for now
still up to it?

Well, I assume so, but I didn't exactly look.

Yeah, that's fine. Meeting you was never hinging on your... alternate future bird self coming along. [ Yep, still weird. ]

ill be there in ten
and because looking for a dude hanging out in jungle trees sounds like an upward battle against natural camouflage
keep your eyes peeled for a guy swathed in more red than a baby with diaper rash

[ Wow, ten minutes goes by quickly, and now he's wandering the depths of the Viet Cong space stronghold. ]

Hey, panthermonkey, where you at.

Edited (whoops icon) 2012-11-29 16:10 (UTC)

Shuttle bay?

[ Whoa there, Peter, stop getting distracted. He smiles back just barely, a half grin in return, which pales in comparison to Azari's own. ]

But yeah, um. Tomorrow?

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02 on the sanity scale // video

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screw it, PERMATEXT until action later?

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works for me. PERMATEXTS INTO THE SUNSET

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Apologies for the Thanksgiving-induced lateness! orz

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Psh, it's no big, I've been putting off these tags for almost a week. >_>

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I am backtag forever. :|b And if you're ok with it, maybe Dsprite can pop in at Avenger sleepover?

OMG YES PLS. Slumberparty crashing 5eva we want crashers.

We'll be there! And without further adieu, text... to action!

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