001 // username: soldier // are you sure what side of the glass you are on

[coldshot]

if you put on a mask

what did you see

where did you go

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username: romanoff

[vdova]

you didn't.

[coldshot]

no
neither of us

[ and that's the only reason he didn't. but still. ]

it could be important

[vdova]

i won't argue with that

[ as long as neither of them did something dumb. ]

someone else said this happened before

[coldshot]

[ wow rude they would never.
...
bucky would never.
anyway. ]

when?

what did they see?

[vdova]

[ uh-huh. ]

i don't know, i can't find that part out. he also said they changed.

[ her annoyance is probably bleeding over into text ]

if I had access to the ship, I could find out somehow, but everything I could use was buried or destroyed in the crash

username: mystique

[anybodies]

At first I went to Amsterdam. I used to live there.

I don't know how long I wandered, but it seemed like home, except there were no people.

username: benjamin

[benumbing]

Nowhere good.

[coldshot]

nobody? just you?

[ that's different tactics than last time. ]

how much like home

[coldshot]

real specific

[benumbing]

Tell me why you want to know and I might be more forthcoming.

[coldshot]

something trapped us here
made those masks
i want to know why

[benumbing]

Fair enough.

I saw my father's house, every door opened and not a soul to be found.

[anybodies]

just me.

exactly like home. until it stopped making sense.

for awhile i thought it was like the reality manipulation we used to see on the tranquility, but apparently it was more like an illusion or a hallucination.

[coldshot]

you're sure it was his

nothing out of place

[coldshot]

reality manipulation?

[benumbing]

Positive. And it wasn't just there. From the window, all of the city looked deserted.

[coldshot]

i could help

[ ...with scavenging or, you know, interrogation. or whatever. just saying. ]

is he the only source?

[coldshot]

[ Larger constructs. Increased processing power. Interesting. ]

how long were you there

[benumbing]

Not sure. It felt longer than it actually was.

It was an illusion. The real danger was still here. I would've wandered into the jungle if it hadn't been torn from my face.

[vdova]

[ It's true, he could. Natasha looks contemplative, but sets it aside, for now. ]

probably not, there are a lot of people who've been on the ship for a while. but i don't know who they are, and no one else came forth with a warning.

username: JOHANNA

[axeyou]

Here's the real question: if you put on a mask, how'd you get to be so stupid.

[anybodies]

It created monsters that could chew your arm through to the bone.

burning fires, enough gravity to make a fall bruise or break you. Even though the objects and spaces disappeared between the jumps, the wounds would stay until they were healed.

I think this was different.

maybe this is more to do with the planet.

username: xavier

[forgodssake]

a little incautious of you, don't you think

[ That would probably sound less sedate irl. ]

1/2

[anybodies]

that's probably the word I would use, sure.

I'm fine.

2/2

[anybodies]

[a minute later, but it does come:]

I'm sorry i didnt tell you earlier.