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[vdova]

[ The feed clicks on, showing the gunnery main room just behind Natasha as an extreme close up of her face adjusts the camera. It swivels, for a second, because phones are a pain in the ass to keep steady even if you’re holding them, but she manages to get it aligned properly and she sits back in her chair, arms crossed, looking serious. ] So. Our little Problems [ and yes, the capital P is there verbally ] of the last couple of jumps have made it very clear that we need to get our asses in gear about our defense systems. Not. [ she says, holding up a hand. ] That I think we should have shot our guests down.

[ Not at first sight, anyway. jax still advocates shooting on sight, but that’s besides the point. ] However, Jax and I have been discussing it, and if something like that happens again, we need to be prepared. [ She reaches forward, tilts the phone so that Jax is in the picture now, a little ways behind her. ] We don’t have enough manpower here in gunnery to do it all on our own.

[ jax leans forward, elbow on the arm of her chair. he’s tied his hair up and back, possibly in an attempt to look less unkempt but most likely to keep it out of his face.]

We got a few people pulling extra shifts down here to help us cover the spread. But if anyone who knows how to tweak our systems or rebuild some of the destroyed shit around here has the spare time, we could use you. You don’t have to switch departments, and me and or Natasha here’ll be happy to babysit while you do your thing.

[ casually throwing away the rest of his and her free time, because that’s apparently how jax rolls. ]

And we’ll trade you some beer and cigarettes for your time. What’s better than that?

Not much. [ Natasha supplies helpfully!! ] We’d really appreciate it. Getting caught with your ass hanging out isn’t a good time. Trust me. If you have any questions, let either one of us know.

And for the new guys -- my name is Natasha Romanoff and this is Jax Teller. We’re part of Gunnery. Nice to have you aboard.

[ jax winks, like the asshole he is, and kicks back in his chair to take out a cigarette. ]

That’s all, folks.

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[klutziness]

I'm pretty handy at fixing stuff. I can take a looksie between engineering shifts.

[vdova]

Good. What's your name?

[kutte]

How handy are we talkin'?

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[alsohawkeye]

I'm borderline useless with a wrench but maybe it's time I finally swapped my nanites over in case you need bodies in turrets like we talked about a million years ago, Jax. It kind of feels like we're coming up on that at some point here. I've been in Flight, but it turns out you don't actually need them to pilot anyway.

[kutte]

Don't tease me, Kate. You sure Wash is gonna be okay with that?

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[lifescience]

In the interest of not discouraging volunteers, I won't point out the risks and potential health complications of smoking, especially.

[Jemma can be helpful too, look at her Natasha!!]

It's not my area of expertise, but I would be happy to help out however I can. Perhaps I can bring you some tea?

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[vdova]

[ what a precious cinnamon roll!! ]

Tea would be lovely. Thank you, Jemma.

[kutte]

[ omg jemma please. ]

You mind my asking what is your area of expertise?

[nokidstuff]

I can't fix those things but I can help with shifts if you need me to.

[vdova]

If you'd be willing to lead people to the turrets when Jax and I can't, that would help out a lot. The more Gunnery people we have on this, the faster they'll get done.

[kutte]

You got time, I can take a crack at teaching you how to figure it out. I got the blueprints. I might as well walk you through it while Natasha over there takes a crack at it.

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[hybridification]

Heeey it looks like it might finally be time for me to jaunt down there, huh?

I'm mostly Engineering, but tweaking systems is something I'm pretty damn good at.

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[vdova]

we'd be much obliged ;)
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[kutte]

Hey, you got my permission. Any time you wanna swing by, you let me know.

[video]

[hirobotics]

If I could get a good look at what's broken or needs tweaking, I might be able to help.

[He then gets a small, kind of half-smile.] Beer and cigarettes isn't really my thing, though.

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[vdova]

[ She smiles at him. ] Any other incentive I can offer you then?

[kutte]

You're the kid that was hiding out in Engineering or some shit, aren't you?

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[hacker]

Holy—

[ Maybe he really was Thor, she thought, seeing Jax there beside Natasha. That was quickly cleared up when she referred to him by name and, oh, bummer. Not a secret identity after all. Still, her giddy look of glee creeps through before she gets to her questions because this is Black Widow. ]

Wait. What problems?

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[vdova]

[ Natasha raises an eyebrow at that first outburst, but doesn't comment on it. FOr now, anyway. ] Our visitors from outside the ship, whatever it is crawling around inside of our heads—you know, the usual.

[ She's peering at you, Skye, in that 'I'm attempting to figure something out' kind of way. ] You do know that, right?

[kutte]

Hey, kid. You look like you're settlin' in just fine.

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[navigational]

Where and when do we report?

[ He's here for the cigarettes. And because this is probably as close as he'll get to a familiar environment. ]

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[vdova]

Gunnery HQ, as soon as you feel like showing up.

[kutte]

We're pretty flexible. You got a time that works for you?

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[pixelation]

I'm here for cigarettes and firing big guns. And I might be able to help with the system tweaks. Potentially.

[kutte]

We can give you a try. You got a name?