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[notthatstraight]

so new people showing
hi everyone! I'm Kate, or Hawkeye
there's a lot of younger people in the mix as well
before the adults get involved and start poo pooing the idea of *kids* saving the world
I'm sure mine isn't the only one that's been saved by the younger gen a time or two

anyway
I've found a building here that is basically mine from home
my home
it's marked as Bishop Publishing

any teens or 20 somethings need a place to hangout
it's open
there's several games, an archery range, gym, and a lot of other things that can be used to either train or just relax

[address of building here]

feel free to join us
it's all good

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[notthatstraight]

just means we'll have to teach other
and if the bow isn't your thing there are other weapons around instead

[equivo]

I like the sound of that. You never know when we'll end up in a Tron situation.

My uncle took me to the shooting range a couple times when I was younger. That seems a little more feasible to work on than becoming Robin Hood, since I'm assuming that took you more than a couple weekend to pick up.

[notthatstraight]

don't give them ideas

sorry no guns
we might be able to find some though
everything else is easy to come by

and yeah, I've been doing it for a few years

[equivo]

She's already an AI. I think we're in for it no matter what.

No convenient Ammo R Us yet. One more thing weirdly like home. I guess I should see it as good news.

Do you mind if I ask: why a bow, anyway? Obviously you're effective with it, but it does seem harder than some alternatives.

[notthatstraight]

[Damn, Clint is going to see this. He already knows, but still...]

when I was a kid I was rescued by the Avengers from a bad situation

now the team has always changed
this time there was Captain America who is a super soldier
Thor who is an actual Asgardian
and all these other superheroes with powers of some kind or another
except there was one man standing there, one human without any powers or any other edge but a bow
and it was amazing
I knew right then that was what I wanted to do

if he could save others like that
so could I
and then I picked up a bow and learned how to use it
along with a lot of other weapons and martial arts

[equivo]

[ It's a story right out of a PR executive's daydreams. The fact Krouse knows Kate is sincere about it is almost hard to square with how perfect it seems.

He knows it's not that simple in reality. She hinted as much when they talked before. But there's something about it still makes him hesitate to go all in on cynicism. It's true enough for her, and he's not here to be a dick. ]

That would do it.

You know, you say you're as boring as anyone else, and then you say something like that. Most people who get saved by superheroes don't turn around and try to do something constructive with their lives. They get right back to whatever they were doing before.

[notthatstraight]

I just mean I know how to be a kid/teen in a world of adults

but I was already on the path to doing good
my mom had instilled a sense of social justice and doing what we could for others because we had more than a lot of others

[equivo]

Again. You say that like it's not unusual.

Most people with more than others aren't that interested in looking out for the little guys. Not that I don't think you're already aware of that.

You can take the compliment without me thinking you're hung up on yourself, by the way. That's really not the impression I'm getting from 'childhood dream of becoming a hero turned reality, and also a free clubhouse for disadvantaged, displaced multiversal youth'.

[notthatstraight]

thank you
it just feels strange to think of it like that
it's just what happened along the way

[equivo]

That's life for you, I guess. You don't know what you're doing while you're in the middle of it.

But I'll stop making you recount your backstory. I've learned what I needed to know. Which is that we're not starting with an FPS, because I'm concerned some of those real life hand-eye coordination skills will translate.

[notthatstraight]

help me beat my friend Billy at Mario Party and I'll be happy

[equivo]

Consider him preemptively devastated.

Quick question, though: how concerned do I have to be about going through a wall after we kick his ass? I'll still do it if the answer is 'very'. I just want to be prepared.

[notthatstraight]

Billy is cool
no pushing people through walls
he might teleport you out of the building or something if you really piss him off
but not over a video game

[equivo]

You say that now, but he's never played a video game against me.

But I could handle some light teleporting. Let's see if he's around when I drop by.

Also assuming from context that this is a teammate, so I'll try not to ruin your working relationship with hard feelings.

[notthatstraight]

I've known Billy for years
and yeah we were teammates together

he'll be here
we're both taking up residence

[equivo]

Leaving the rabble in the apartments? I see how it is.

I'm kidding. Good for you. I'm not sure how much less surreal that makes this, but at least you've got your own room.

[notthatstraight]

at least here we can have Billy check the place out for bugs or other problems and maybe add protection to the building

[equivo]

Not to sound paranoid, but how much does sweeping for bugs matter when we're all carrying them around on top of our ears?

Unless you're planning to ban them from the building, which isn't the worst idea.

[notthatstraight]

not much but you never know who might be listening
we know *they* are
but there could be others

[equivo]

Concern about sounding paranoid retracted.

You have me beat on that one. Are you thinking someone else here might be spying on us?

not here

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[notthatstraight]

wouldn't be the first time something like that happened

[equivo]

I'm hoping you mean that in general, and not about here specifically.

But then again, I guess it's not paranoia if they are out to get you. There are going to be people willing to sabotage everyone else to give their world more of a chance, aren't there? Spying on people would fit with that.

Sorry. Not the most optimistic thought. And one you obviously already had. Thanks for looking out.

[notthatstraight]

definitely in general
but as we were brought here without a say
it's not too out there to think someone else might not want us here

there's always two sides to a story
well three
person As side
person Bs side
and then the truth is somewhere in between

we really haven't heard person As side yet with what little they've told us

[equivo]

No. We haven't. Just another unknown for the mystery board.

I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but I'm kind of relieved that we ended up with so many people who have handled things like this before. I'm trying to pull my weight, but when it comes down to it, I don't have the experience you do. I don't even know where to start.

But when I say it like that, I can't help but feel like it's a cop out.

Maybe I should be hoping for that hypothetical Tron situation. That, I could do something with.