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[alsohawkeye]

[ The device is already properly situated when the transmission starts, a young woman in a purple t-shirt framed from biceps up. Her hair is pulled back in a dark ponytail, and there's a bow propped against the wall just behind her. She lifts a hand and gives a brief wave, seeming at ease with this technology if little else. ]

Hi, [ she begins, with a smile that's just on the friendly side of polite, ] My name is Kate, I just got here in the last jump or whatever it's called. I'm looking for a couple of people, and hoping somebody might be able to help me out. I don't want to waste anyone's time, I'm sure I'm not the only one looking for someone, but I put together a quick list that's attached to this message and if you have a minute to take a look, I'd really appreciate it. They're all-- [ here her smile briefly warms and widens, ] --sort of distinctive? So you'll probably know if you've met them. Let me know if any of them sound familiar, I'll owe you one.

[ It's not a casual toss-in, that last line. She looks quite seriously at the camera as she says it. She will owe you one, potential future friend-spotter, and she will deliver on that debt. After a moment to let the important message sink in, she starts to reach to turn off the camera, saying, ] Thanks for your time.

[ Just before she hits stop, though, she pulls back, adding, somewhat less seriously, ] Oh, also. I heard there's a bar around here somewhere? Any chance there's also a diner?

Attached is a text file containing brief physical descriptions of her teammates along with first names.

Comments

[allfatherissues]

And if you think that, imagine how I feel. [It's a jest -- but not without a foundation of truth.]

One of the Thors is from the same world as I. It seems as if the ship refuses to keep us separate, for whatever reason that may be.

[alsohawkeye]

Maybe you should take it as a sign. [ This a little dry. Thors and Lokis, man. Will they ever figure their shit out? ]

[allfatherissues]

[Proooobably not any time soon. He's not sure he wants to go down this line of conversation, but he humours her, raising a brow.]

Of?

[alsohawkeye]

[ She gives him a deadpan look, flat stare accompanied by a slowing of her speech, like someone explaining a very simple concept to someone she's just decided may be a bit slow on the uptake. ]

Of you two needing to learn to get along and work together?

[allfatherissues]

[Yep, the laughable notion he was expecting. He patronizes right back, though not deprecatingly.]

Ah, but contrary to what you may believe, I have done something similar to that -- somewhat recently.

Hardly bearable, the whole business.