Second Chances: the Network

Everyone who’s been doing the side quests things, what’s the coolest thing you’ve seen so far?

[Filter to Bruce Banner]

so I got questions that might sound weird and might be not cool to ask, but no one really has a playbook for this. So like if they’re not ok, you don’t got to answer.

[Filter to Clint Barton and Coulson]

You guys have been here a long time yeah? Pete mentioned years of people being here. That same for you?

[Filter to Peter Parker]

Have you done any of these dungeon things yet?

Are we all tired of talking about fish tails yet? Even though I did look good, as usual.

[Edwin]
I have a proposal.

Much to my profound consternation, I must admit I am not immune to this latest round of tomfoolery. As I have already dealt with decades in Hell, I can assure you I have been unfairly punished quite enough.

This is beyond the pale.

Did you know:

• In as little as 18 months, you could train to be a dental hygienist?
  
• The starting salary for many entry level positions is enough to have bought a well appointed cozy cottage in the country when I was growing up?
  
• One of the booths is being "manned" by some form of overly friendly automaton? It appears to be for some form of technological company whose entry requirements include far too much education and pre-existing experience. Absurd.
  
• Collecting the pamphlets and various ephemera from the oblivious purveyors has become quite the game for me as I move from one location to the next?
  
• I've learned how to make bullet points on this device? It's quite fun.

Also, you should all wish my best friend a happy birthday. Many Happy Returns of the Day, Charles! Congratulations on finally reaching Eighteen.

First day of spring break and there are puppies in the park!

Also a new group of little Zs to entertain at the community center plus my old crew.

Since it's my birthday and I'm working at Edge of Glory tonight, free drinks to whoever can guess my age.

Correction: Boss says I'm not working tonight, just dancing and looking pretty.

[Whoverse]

I expect to see all of you out there to help me celebrate tonight. There will be dancing.

CW: Things get 🌶️🌶️🌶️ in the comments because it's Jack.

Is anyone here good with baby cats? Really baby, I mean. Eyes not open yet. They're orphans and a lot of rescues turn out to be secret hoarder situations. I'd feel better if it was someone I knew wasn't going to go "actually I'm going to make the hoops for adopting stupidly high so I have an excuse to keep fifteen cats".

So I know there's a lot of people here who can do magic and there's lots of different kinds but is there anyone who's like...actively studying magic? And how to do it correctly? Or like... Okay, if it's weird say so, but is there a Coven around here?

[Filtered to Mom Wanda]

There's someone new here. Her name is Diana and she's pretty new to doing magic. Apparently she's got this whole Light vs Dark thing going on in her and she has a hard time controlling the Dark part and I was kind of wondering if maybe you had any advice for her or if there was anything you could do to help her or anything and you obviously don't have to, especially if it's like triggering or anything but if you could or if you know anything that might help her, that'd be really cool.

Having Pony join in while I did yoga wasn't intentional and he makes my downward dog look like trash next to his. But I got a load more viewers because of it. Turns out Yoga is just spicy enough to earn me some dollars 😉

I also modeled for the photography class and I look like I want to go home in every single shot. No wings yet 🙁

( pic cut )

So it seems Clint's not the only one with wings.

Probably not a bad idea to document who's getting wings. I haven't seen anything about it on the local outlets, so it seems this might be another "just us" sort of thing.

Back in my day, if the weather was too bad for anyone to get to work or school, it was all cancelled.

Now everything can be done online. Point for the convenience, but negative points for sitting in front of a computer all day.

I understand that people do that for a living, but that is not what my future holds.

Though, I have been learning about field medicine, and seem to have picked that up these last few weeks.

At the outset, I found myself acutely aware of—and even perversely delighted by—the bracing frigidity of the air, because, honestly, who among us does not harbor at least a fleeting fondness for the whimsical construction of a snowman and the quaint enchantments of winter? However, that initial novelty has long since evaporated, and I now find myself profoundly, emphatically, and irrevocably exhausted by the whole frozen ordeal.

I genuinely do not know from what obscure, arcane recesses of my mind these extravagantly overinflated words have emerged.

So I got the spiel. Sounds nice and official and homey.

Question, though. Hypothetically. What if someone said "okay, great, thanks but no thanks" and just peaced out? What's stopping that?

[trigger warning for references to death, war, and child abuse in the comments]

[FRIENDS EXCLUDING EDWIN]
I've been searching since last month for the perfect present for Edwin and we're down to the wire now, so I suppose I'll crowdsource for inspiration. Am I being too picky? Probably, but we all know that's not going to change.

So it's "later we'll have some Pumpkin pie"

not fucking pie. Only took me fifty years to get it right. To be fair our copy was old and scratched so no wonder I misheard.

Molly, let me know when I can drop the money in the swear jar.

One month later.

Normally, wounds like mine take about six to eight weeks to heal, but our friend sped up the process.

If I wake up from a nap, though, it sometimes feels like it's still healing.

[Private to Cat King]
Words hadn't felt right or enough, and all gifts were cheeky.

I appreciate the call sigil you gave him, and that you didn't leave when you showed up to that situation.

Clearly you'd do anything for Edwin, and I'm grateful for that.
[end]

I'm seeing a correlation between the appearance of turkey feathers, a strong sense of nostalgia for home, and then the arrival of some sort of object. For me, it was a particularly favored magnifying glass.

Would anyone else care to corroborate?

Okay. I don't know if this was meant to be a compliment or an insult so I'm throwing it out to the community.

What is a camboy and why should I be one?

Is it some kind of hint that college isn't for me?

[Edwin]

I got something from home that could help with your quest for afterlife knowledge.

[EDWIN]

I have been uncharacteristically brave and altruistic during this entire ordeal and I think that I've earned some sort of reward for good behavior. Just saying.

CW/TW: likely mention of a gun shot wound in comments

Facts as we know them

1. They can't see me and Edwin, but they know about us.
2. They're obsessed with salt.
3. They're using iron, so they definitely know about us.
4. We'll find out in the morning what happens when I'm injured just before sunset.



5. I might need help in the morning.