net.

For those of you that were interested in what SHIELD is all about. We're going to try and have a little get together tomorrow at Bally's. Tequila Bar. If you change your mind about us, then what the hell -- you're already at a Tequila bar.

[Jim Rhodes]

So, three Tony Starks. You still in one piece?

Benjamin Franklin once said that energy and persistence conquer all things, and that's something that I've always believed. That if you put your mind to something, if you fight for something, if you invest yourself, then you will succeed. Then, you can do anything.

When I arrived here, I went to work as quickly as I could with Director Carter, trying to establish an organisation to help all of us, to protect us, and to work tirelessly to figure out what it is that is keeping us here, and what we can do about it.

In the last few weeks, we suffered irreplaceable loses. The men and women that were here and who contributed to our efforts were important, skilled, dedicated and fantastic individuals and they will be missed, but we can't be beaten down by our losses, and we can't give up.

And that's why I'm asking each and every one of you, personally, if you'd like to come into the fold and lend SHIELD and the Avengers your strengths and talents to serve the community we've built here in this artificial Vegas, and help the efforts to send us home.

Any questions, or concerns you might have I'll try my best to address. If I can't then I'm sure Director Peggy Carter, or Howard Stark will have the right answers.

Well, this place may be incredibly weird, and you can't leave, but the amenities are nice. Good food, too. I like the coffee, much better than New York.

So, Vegas? Really? I don't know how I ended up here, but at least this room I'm staying in is good. No roommate either... which is also good but I suppose I won't mind if I get one. Living alone can get lonely...

Does anyone know where the police station is? If I can get hired on? I don't know if I can go back to being just a civilian.