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If I could just--ah--get my boots back, that'd be great. Anyone?

[Hawkeye is seen around town doing crime fighting things as he does. This is not a big surprise. What's surprising are his sweet new pair of boots. They are cool and he is keeping them.]

[Comm: Clint B, Natasha R]

I can't believe we're the grown ups.

I mean. Just stop and think about that for a minute. Let that sink in.

Natasha will literally run everyone into the ground with glee, Clint will charge everyone for the pleasure, and I'll spend the money on massage chairs for the quinjet I just acquired.

You guys. Some people should be allowed to have power. And some people are us.

The only other person besides the three of us collectively that shouldn't have ultimate power are either one of us on our own - or like....Logan.

Also. Where are we on the massage chairs? Yes? Definitely Yes? Mother Fucking Yes?

[Peter P]

Hey, Spidey.

[Public]

Thinking about joining the circus again. Heard they're better about medical benefits.

I better get Starwood points for this.

[After returning.]

[Call: Peggy C]
[Ring!]

[Locked to Tony S]
Make it home in single-digit pieces?

[Locked to Avengers+: Tony S, Bruce B, Thor, Natasha R, Clint B, James B, Peggy C, Sharon C, Teddy A, Billy K, Wanda M, Flash T, Peter P]
Can I get an update from everyone? Locations, statuses, etc.

Does anyone know what happened to the HYDRA agents taken captive?

And can I get a briefing on the Stark Tower attack?

[Locked to Selina K]
Ma'am.

[Locked to Jason T]
How're you doing, son?

[Locked to Matt M]
Come upon anything new recently? Any new websites worth sharing?

[Locked to Bruce W]
Thank you for all your help.

[Locked to Bruce B]
Doctor.

[Locked to Pepper P]
Hi, Pepper.

[Locked to James B]
Hey, B James.

Since it's been a bit and you're obviously not going to check up on me, I'm going to check up on you in the most passive aggressive way possible. How am I doing in that endeavor?

(Via transcription. Not safe to fly and text, and all.)

[LOCKED: AVENGERS+]
Picking up Bruce. Don’t wait up.

[LOCKED: NATASHA R/BRUCE B]
So, where are you. Or are we going to play hide and seek?

[Before she leaves SHIELD HQ - As she's suiting up - before she blows her cover. But there's plenty of chaos all around, so she's checking in, quickly. Her voice is hurried, and quiet, she's walking. Quickly.]

Hey Sport, you there?

[Comm to Pepper P.]

Pepper. I need the containment unit in my lab, and I need it now. How close are you?

[Avengers Comms and Transcribed to Public.]

Hi, I accidentally kicked an anthill named HYDRA and they’re pissed. Backup might be nice. [Explosion not transcribed, but it’s on the news by now.] Lots of backup. Tons. I’d take your grandma with a slingshot. Ow!

[Flash T]

I'm sorry to bother you boo, but your debrief paperwork is literally four lines long, three of which are redacted, and that can't be all of it. Can you tell me who actually talked to you so I can follow a real paper trail around here? Preferably the smelly one.

[Clint B]

It's my second day back and I'm down two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I know it isn't you, did you have an apprentice I need to put in a chokehold?

[Steve R]

I'm back on the clock. I'll let you know what I find out.

[Steve R - After seeing the news]

I would have thought by now someone would have arranged a playdate for us. But it would seem everyone is a little shy, or there's some secret competition for best hair, or best legs, going on and everyone knew I'd be a shoe in so they decided to keep me at arms length. Sheisty Avengers that they are.

Hi, I'm Bobbi Morse, codename Mockingbird, Also Agent 19, also an Avenger and technically the "co-leader" of the West Coast Avengers, but we all know I'm actually in charge. Clint is just there to look grouchy.

Before arriving here in weird hotel land I was doing some hard time undercover within a HYDRA cell that was parked inside SHIELD, that's kind of my specialty, the undercover bit.

Abilities: numerous and awesome. Brains: PhD in Biology, but you don't have to call me Doctor. I'm a trained SHIELD agent, etc etc etc. Brawn: Hand to hand combat queen, I'm the tallest gymnast you'll ever meet (six feet tall barefoot, you should see me in my gogo boots), preferred weapons are Dolly and Liza which aren't your every day batons, but I'll show you what they can do later.

Super Powers: None. But....Enhancements - this is where it gets a little tricky, you might understand tricky better than most, being Captain America and all.

I got injured on a mission a few years back, so rather than, you know, letting nature take its course they injected me with an experimental serum which was a mixture of Super Soldier Serum (yes that stuff) and Infinity Serum (do they have that where you come from?).

Good news: injuries healed, no wrinkles (I'm older than I look - don't worry you still win the age and beauty contest), I can throw cars.

Bad news: we're not sure yet. None to speak of thus far. But I'm skeptical, there's always bad news. I'm keeping an eye on it. Blood tests etc. I didn't give the okay for this. Was not pleased. But I'm mostly over it, and hey, I can throw cars. Not as far as you can. But I'm working on it. Also enhanced agility, etc.

I can also tie a cherry stem in a knot with my tongue.

Why am I telling you all this? Because I want to help my friend who is currently big and green. We have a matinee schedule to stick to. And it's my turn to pick. I was going to take him to see Fury Road, but I'm thinking given the current situation we should stick to Dreamworks. Or something really boring. I'm sure Nicholas Sparks has a crapfest out. It's summer. OH! Tomorrowland looks good too.

So, if you need help, I'm around to help. If you need references, Nat, Clint, Sharon, Dr. B (when he's mellower), and all animals love me.

Oh! I used to be married to Clint. But don't hold that against me in the brains department. ;)

Other talents include talking a lot and karaoke.

[Clint B]

Hey, Sport.

[Natasha R]

OMG I had residual Nat jealousy in my not!Dream. It's been a while. Like years. Lets hug. Later because we seem to have a Hulk issue that I am butting my way into whether anyone likes it or not. But lets hug.

[Public - And not anon]

Where's my duet partner?

[After falling asleep in the middle of all of his previous conversations, and just after seeing Selina's post (and the news).]

[Locked to Peggy C]
Did you make it through okay?

[Locked to Sharon C]
Well. That was fun.

[Locked to James B]
Hey, how was it?

[Locked to Tony S]
I was going to ask you about your dream, but maybe I should save it.

[Locked to Flash T]
I'm sorry I lost you in that conversation. Are you doing alright?

[Locked to Gwen S]
How are you doing, Gwen?

[Locked to Matt M]
That was the hotel.

[Locked to Natasha R]
Doing okay, Nat?

[Locked to Avengers+: Tony S + Bruce B + Thor + Natasha R + Clint B + James B + Peggy C + Sharon C + Wanda M + Billy K + Peter P, ETA: Teddy A, Bobbi M]
I hope everyone made it out the other side alright. You might've heard about the Hulk. We're looking for him now.

[Clint B]

I did that thing where I stayed up all night watching Gregory Peck movies. Now the sun is up. Breakfast?

[Flash T.]

Hey kid.

[Clint B.]

[He sends Clint two boxes of mud. Not really mud, firmer, a mould, gray and cold. The boxes are strong cardboard and about the size of a bread box. The note, in Tony's print, says: Stick your ear in it.]

[Steve R.]

So did you check on the friend we have in storage recently?

[Operation HYDRA Decapitation Lock]
HYDRA is active in S.H.I.E.L.D. and beyond. They're working on something called Project Insight, conceived by Dr. Arnim Zola and Alexander Pierce. It's a program to eliminate all threats to HYDRA, or "freedom," as they see it, with the help of a predictive algorithm, that is meant to draw on past actions to determine future ones. S.H.I.E.L.D. was working on the same, HYDRA having grown from within like a cancer. Director Fury thought it would help ensure safety in this uncertain world, a gun to the head of everyone. We disagreed on this point. Where I come from, HYDRA then tried to take out Director Fury by employing an assassin called the Winter Soldier.

That's Bucky. He goes by James now. He's with us. He's broken off from HYDRA and has made it his own mission to finish stamping them out.

Fury lived, but the Project still went live, pushed by HYDRA within S.H.I.E.L.D., until the façade fell. Myself, Natasha, a man named Sam Wilson, and Maria Hill worked to take down the hellicarriers they programmed to feed from satellite information, to determine their targets.

Unfortunately, here, in this world, it seems that never happened. Though we're missing key people, like Alexander Pierce himself, Director Fury, Sam, Maria—the plan still seems to be in action, just more underground. HYDRA has been splintered, but they remain in sleeper cells scattered throughout here and the rest of the world, in enclaves, still working hard to bring Project Insight to fruition.

We need to stop this. I don't know how deep HYDRA is in S.H.I.E.L.D here, which is why, Sharon, Natasha, Barton, you're all very important in this aspect. We need to know what's going on on the inside.

There are a couple locations we're planning on hitting. There's an old S.H.I.E.L.D. base, probably one of the first, set up at the camp I trained at a long time ago: Camp Lehigh. Inside of that base, there's a secret HYDRA hold, and it holds the mind of Zola on thousands of feet of data tape. Natasha and I were attacked there before, the base destroyed by HYDRA when they learned we'd infiltrated, but not before we spoke with Zola. I am fairly certain, if it's still intact here, Zola and all, we'll trip an alarm going in, and they'll know we have them in our sights.

Second, there's a bank vault where B James was being kept by HYDRA, a place likely vacated quickly, where we might be able to find clues as to their next moves.

Bucky has more information on possible locations. We need to figure out how to split and tackle this best, and we need to remain in communication. When Natasha and I did this the first time, there were only a handful of us. It was enough, but barely. All of you are integral. We need to finish this before they try to. [Whew.] Okay. Questions or thoughts? [...] Introductions?

[After this, in a flurry of locks.]

[Locked to Peggy C]
[...] Peggy? Are you [...] really here? Please b

[Locked to Sharon C]
Sharon?

[Locked to Bucky B]
Hey, Buck?

[Locked to Tony S]
I think [...] something happened. I'm [...] back?.
ETA: You lost the symbiote?
ETA 2: You didn't notice you lost the symbiote?

[Locked to Selina K]
Selina, are you okay?

[Locked to Gwen S]
Gwen, [a little uselessly] it's Steve.

[Locked to Pepper P]
Pepper.

[Locked to Avengers (Bruce B, Clint B, Natasha R, Tony S, Thor) + Wanda M + Peter P]
[...] Can I get a roll call?

[Locked to Preston R]
Are you okay? [Crossed out when it bounces back. He even thinks at him, hard, but to no avail.]

Anyone up for some target practice?

Tequila is the devil's drink. Everyone put an APB out on my shoes.

Atlantic City, anyone? Clint's driving. I assume.

[ETA: Bruce B]

This is non-negotiable. Get your coat.

[ETA: Eddie N]

You've been holding out on me.

[ETA: Clint B]

We're gonna need a party bus, Sport.