Today, I am happy and grateful for everything that has been provided to me and mine. I do not often spout platitudes, and yet I have found myself feeling overwhelmed with pleasant thoughts.

You all have a part in that, especially that of Jane.

Thank you all. I am honoured to call you all friends.

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[Private to Doctor Strange]

I'd like to ask for your assistance with something, if it wouldn't be a problem. I'd owe you a favor, and I'm good for my favors.

I've just come from the end of the world. I'm not in entirely presentable condition. Maybe try not to bombard me with information.

But I figured I should - say hi, or something. If only so Dr. Strange doesn't have to lie to anyone about finding me in Central Park yesterday.

need burger

I may sound like a broken record here on the whole “a lot has changed”, but I think it’s fair for me to use the punch card with how enormous Christmas has become. The future certainly doesn’t make anything simple. And Christmas appears to be very serious.

It’s a nice atmosphere though. For a city that’s crowded and never sleeps, covered in lights and a positive attitude.

What’s the non-dinosaur way to spend Christmas these days?

After consulting with my fellow mystics, we were able to use a couple relics to house the reality and power stones for safe handling and transport.

Since the stones can't be kept together under one single entity, I proposed the following:


Reality - Stark's agreed to keep it in a high security lock-down at the Avengers' upstate Headquarters, outside of the city.

Power - I'm returning this to Star-lord and friends. If they need any additional assistance while on Earth, I suggest that Nick Fury and his agents can offer assistance.

Space - The stone is already bound. Leaving that binding in place between the King and Prince of Asgard is a reasonable solution.

Time - The has long been in the keeping of the Masters of the Mystic Arts and the Sorcerer Supreme. That trend will continue.

Mind - Destroyed. Thank you, Wanda.

Soul - Well out of reach, now that the link volunteered to remove themselves from the equation.


If there's any questions, ask. The Reality and Power stones will be delivered this evening.

Hey guys.

Everyone crawl outta their turkey coma yet? I think Happy's still sleeping it off. And that's ok. He needs his beauty sleep.

Had a chat with Strange. He's been working on getting a couple of the world's worst flavors of poprocks contained in magical whatsits before he passes them out for guard duty. That's going to be fun. Like the Christmas present no one wanted, only there's no gift receipt for a return. Expect to hear from him soon-ish.

Oh, and I saw the news, but I was waiting for Captain Obvious to step up and say hi. Don't be shy.

[private filter to Steve]

Yeah, I know I'm a jerk. Recent events were enough of a punch in the junk that I know we need to have a chat. Also soon-ish.

You know, whenever you can pencil me in. Because you probably still use stone age tools like pencils.

Your silence is both assuring and comical.

Take it everything went well with Steve?

Tell me you’ve seen the news about the man with the shield and that I am not going mad.

Fury

Did you ever go on vacation?

Tony

I demand a present from Dubai.

Wanda

How are you doing with the normalcy of things now?

James

Bored with normalcy yet?

[Bucky]

How are you? I know I haven't popped over since we've been back so I just wanted to check in.

[Tony]

I hope you are being safe and smart on your vacation.

[Nat]

I'd love to take you up on that dinner, if you are still interested?

[Fury]

Any chance you could put in a good word and get this old woman a job?

Alright. I never thought it would come to this, but here I am.

Song recs. Give them to me. I .... can't keep living in the 70s and 80s.

Well. I can..but I probably shouldn't. MTV is scary and this Cardi B woman is terrifying. Like who seriously finds that attractive?! I'm so confused by Earth.

Music. Gimme.

Yay! We won at something that somewhere else didn't win at.

I think we've all earned a vacation.

So here it is. You name it, you got it. I'm sending you (and a plus one, if applicable) on an all expense paid vacation to wherever the hell you wanna go to. Max limit of two weeks. Plane tickets and prepaid expense cards can be picked up within 24 hours of request at Stark Industry's front desk on the main floor.

[private to Darcy]

Hope everything's good to go. We're on the way.


[open to the entire network]

Pack up and get ready to ship out for Wakanda. Some cloaked quinjets will be leaving at 10:30 PM from the landing pad at the tippy top of Stark Industries.

Unless you're Star-lord and you have your own ship. In which case? Whatever, you snob.

Fury

How are you holding up, considering everything that's happened?

James

Up for some training?

Tony

When am I getting my spear back?

Clint

I feel like you've been avoiding me.

Wanda

Checking in, how are you doing since coming home?

Peggy

Let's have lunch.

Hey, you busy?

GUYS THEYRE ALIVE

TONY. JANE. Quantum tunnel connection. NOW

Wanda and Strange did magical puppetry and reached to me through the tunnel. They’re in another dimension. We have to connect ours with theirs.

*insert picture of whiteboard Wanda wrote in Romanian with the coordinates*

They're gone.

Quill. Drax. Mantis. . Gamora.

They're all gone.

[She's half ready for someone to accuse her of killing them; returning as she is alone in the ship they all got into. She's half hoping someone does and takes appropriate action. Even when you're hardwired to survive, there are things you don't want to.]

Avenger* sound off.




[* meaning everyone....except for Tony]

[Romanoff, Barton, Thor, Loki]

Ok so I guess we're heading for the final act. Sure could use some help staging munitions and weapons for bug out to Wakanda.

Heads up, Frigga wants to help.

I demand to know what is being planned to exact revenge for Nick our fallen.

I told you that we should stick together. I warned you that divided, we lose. But you had to do it your own way. Now people are dead. People we love. Just like the dreams warned us. Maybe you’ll listen to me now.

NO ONE SEPARATES FROM THE GROUP!

Those of us that are left, we stick together. And I mean all of us. We gather at Tony’s. Now. Tony, I’m sorry I’m volunteering your place without asking you first, but it’s the largest and best defended. We’ll decide what to do and where to go from there. Together.

From here on out…Guardians, SHIELD, whatever….we are all Avengers!

Fury's gone...

I repeat Fury is gone...

Dusted.

I have been watching movies to master this culture's idioms. It's only two thirds as tedious as I'd expected.

Are all Earthers hopeless at combative tactics or is it a media conceit?

Peggy Carter is here and she is every bit badass as her stories say she is.

Hello, my nsmr is Natasha and I'm a friend of Steve's and Tony. Steve mentioned you arriving and figured I'd reach out and offer a hand in anything you need.

[Natasha, Bucky, Tony]

Peggy's here.

Checking in. How are you feeling lately?

[Fury]

Darcy Lewis, know anything about her?

[Bobbi]

Heard you're in charge of SHIELD now.

[ooc: I know this comm isn't big on stage directions/narration, but with your forbearance, it helps me with continuity.
This narration approved by Nat!mun!
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[They'd laid in bed together when they were done, twining limbs and fingers. She'd shown him a softer side of herself than even he had seen before.

Though that part of his brain that had come from another universe was screaming at him that he should feel something else, something about being a traitor and a cheater and that he should hang all the harder onto those who only felt like a dream, the rest of him just felt at peace.

He'd fallen asleep with his arms around her body and his face kissed by her red hair.

It was the first time since coming here he'd slept dreamlessly. No ashes, no dust.

But he woke up in bed alone.

He twisted to reach onto the nightstand and grab his device to send her a text.]

Hey
?

How are you holding up, so far?

Hey, guys. First, I hope everyone is settled in. Some of us have been here longer than others. Some, like me, have been here before but don't remember. Regardless, things are starting to heat up. Nat and I were talking and we think it's about time we all met up to talk about everything.

Back to red.




Fury

Anything new on HAMMER?

Clint

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To a feast at my home. I believe you have all been there at one time or another, but if you require directions, my brother would be more than happy to provide them.

Tomorrow eve.

The more the merrier.

We are all deserving of some light hearted merriment amongst friends.


ooc: This will be fixed date event, so the open thread will be available for the whole month. let's have some fun before the world comes crashing down again :) also, easy AC ;) And if you haven't met Thor, he doesn't care! He likes everyone :D

Hi. I'm Iron Man. And I'm here with a PSA to remind everyone about something really important.

That this exists: [video is viewable in this post]

So the next time you're feeling blue? Chin up soldier! You're just one click away from a pep talk.


At least this gig paid well.

..-. . . .-.. .. -. --. / -... . - - . .-. ..--..

Right, so you all seem to know each other which is cool. I don't know any of you so since I'm a friendly kind of guy, let's fix that.

...and if Tony boss is reading this (or his terrifying fiancée), it's break! I'm on break! I can have breaks!


( 50 random questions )

So I guess I should be used to odd things happening by now. But even this hurts my brain a little.

Is it blasphemous to want to be somewhere other than your home city?

Hello boys... Miss me?

You know you've had a good 4th July when you wake up the next morning and you've got a banging headache and little recall of what happened the night before.

And who doesn't love fireworks?

You'd think with everything that's been going on people would disengage from their cell phones long enough to realise that traffic moves when the light's green and, subsequently, people on the sidewalk stop so that they don't get hit.

Flying sharks not enough to make people pay attention to their surroundings? As long as we don't have another alien invasion, I'm betting human stupidity is what's going to end up wiping most of the people off this planet.

[Private: Fury]
Any more news on the secret SHIELD you're building?

I am Peter Quill, also known as Star Lord, also known as a Guardian of the Galaxy (you're all very welcome).

Now. It's been a while since I've been on Earth but can someone let me know if thunderstorms that bring terrifying nightmares/visions a normal thing? Cause if not, what the fuck, not cool, Universe.

I would like to go back to my regular scheduled dreams of Pamela Anderson running in slow-motion. (I have no idea why Baywatch isn't a Universe Wide Thing, but it should be. Gold.)