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Wait. When did they start showing Eurovision in the States?

Seriously, turn on CNN. It's the best form of ridiculous craic.

I'm glad this week is over with. I'm sure I'm not the only one to think that.

[Filtered to Bobbi Morse, Melinda May, Jemma Simmons & Katherine Pierce]
Just wanted to say thank you to all of you again for drinks on Monday, they helped a lot.

[Filtered to Steve Rogers]
Thank you for coming out with us on Monday. I really appreciate it.

[Filtered to Lana]
Once you're properly settled in we should talk.

( cut for Legends of Tomorrow spoilers )

What the hell is going on?

Jemma, Coulson? Are you here?

Okay what the actual shit

You people have exactly five minutes to tell me where my daughter is or I'll start to escalate.

We're back from our trip and I'm so glad to see the town is still standing. But has anyone seen Carl? I can't find him.

[Filtered to Archer]
I think Carl is gone. I just don't know if he's gone back home or if he ran off.

[Filtered to AoS Ladies]
Okay, we need a girl's night. Seeing as we're all together again. And I did promise Bobbi we'd have one. So let's get to sorting one out very soon.



WARNING! SPOILERS FOR THE WALKING DEAD FINALE IN THE COMMENTS!

You know, when we said "new adventure" and "vacation" this wasn't" quite what I had in mind.

Hunter, you better be here.

I've been having far more work in bioengineering of late than I ever expected for such a small town.

leonard.

I apologize for the delay, but fabrication is a bit slower work than alteration. However, I have completed work on a hand for you, if you'd like to stop by my lab.

I'll have someone here who can help you to better understand how the synthetic limbs function.

john.

If you wouldn't mind terribly, darling, I could use some assistance at the lab.

I've finally finished the hand I was working on. I thought you might be a better choice to explain the actual function. Plus, I do love an excuse to see you.

I worry about Fitz. I worry about all of the team that isn't here, but I especially worry about Fitz.

I miss him. But things between us were so complicated back home. Leaving that behind here, both of us leaving it behind, was better. I wonder if it's selfish of me to be a little glad he hasn't come back. I do want him here. It's safer here and I would know he was all right. But I worry he wouldn't remember and there was just so much without...everything we worked through here. That we didn't back home.

john.

I don't love Fitz.

I mean, of course I love Fitz. He's Fitz. But I'm not in love with him. Not the way he's in love with me. I think, back home, there was just so much pressure. There were so many things...so many people telling me I should love him. It was easier to give in to that. It was easier to forget about what I wanted and focus on what he wanted.

But I want you to know, and maybe I should be telling you this in person but I've never been very good with words...not with people, face to face, that I am in love with you. Not Fitz. You. And I'm happy, more happy than I have been in a long time, to be building a life here with you.

Okay... okay.

This... this is real.

I... I remember being here but it feels like it was forever ago. How long ago was I here? Who was here last time I was?

Carl are you still here?


Archer? Oh god... Archer.

[Filtered to Archer]
Please still be here. Please.

I need to explain some things. You're gonna hate me but you need to hear them from me before you find out through the internet or by watching the show.

[ooc note - posted a couple of hours after this post appeared on the network. Her appearance back in Storybrooke was accompanied by a small localized earthquake that she quickly stopped but it was noticeable.]

I hate the internet right now. Hate it so much. If anyone wants me I'll be... well I'll be hiding so don't want me. Sorry for any minor tremors anyone might have felt. I didn't mean it and it won't happen again.

I'm very sorry if I've worried anyone.

Things were just...complicated.

I'm doing much better now. Really. I just needed to deal with some things.

john.

I hope you didn't worry too much.

How have you been?

( jemma's voice is very quiet and somewhat rough with disuse and it doesn't seem like she realizes she's broadcasting. )

What...how is this...

I don't...

I don't understand...

This isn't real. It can't be real...

So I did some googling investigating and found at that there actually is a show surrounding me and the people I know. First of all, weird. Second of all, why? And third of all, is it wrong that I almost want to watch it?

I also found out it only lasted a season. I don't know if I should be insulted or relieved.

I had forgotten how much I missed being able to focus on scientific pursuits. Working in the lab has just been so rewarding. I really do love it.

kennex.

Fitz and I have finished adapting a functioning power source for your prosthetic, in addition to making the adjustments to the prosthetic itself that we had discussed. I know the temporary measures haven't been quite comfortable for you, so hopefully this should make things easier for you. I'm sorry that the project took as long as it did, but I wanted to be sure that all the work was solid. Obviously, we'll have implement the adjustments to your leg, but I figured you wouldn't mind stopping by the lab for that. It shouldn't take more than an afternoon.

Just when I think I'm starting to adjust to things I remember how everything is different here and that to some people I'm sort of like a fictional character and then it's a battle not to freak out all over again.

[Filtered to AoS]
I feel completely useless here and like I really don't belong. You've all been here so much longer than me and I don't know how to deal with that still.

Well this is definitely not where I thought I'd end up when I woke up this morning.

If anyone wants to tell me this has all been a very elaborate joke then I'm ready for the reveal. Or if someone wants to tell me I'm actually insane and this fairy tale town is all in my head then go ahead. Right now I don't think I'd argue with you.

If there's anyone here who knows me then feel free to yell at me or come find me and help me understand what's going on and by that I do mean find a bar and drink it dry.

The crutches thing was kind of novel for the first day. Old-fashioned, or something. I'm over it.

A couple people have said there are some tech people around here who might be able to get my leg up an running? I can't pay anybody what it's probably worth to set up some kind of charging station for it but seeing as my tech guy isn't around, I'll take whatever help I can get. Somebody out there probably wants to play with future tech, right? Just try not to break it. I can't exactly go down to the store and pick up a new one.

Even though Fitz and I have had our lab set up for nearly two years, I regret to say that we haven't really accomplished much, scientifically, in that time. While that is largely due to interruptions and a bit of chaos, I do think it is well past time for that to change.

I really want to look into the magic of this place and see how it relates to scientific advancements. I fully believe that magic is just science we haven't quite worked out yet.

Well, that was perfectly awful.

I can't believe that I

I'm a terrible

( spoilers for 2x19 episode of agents of shield )

fitz.

I'm an awful person.

skye.

I can't believe I did that.

bucky.

Does the guilt ever get easier to deal with?

lance.

I want to drink rather a lot of alcohol right now.

I can't believe Skye's gone.

And now she's probably back there, dealing with her abilities and scared and hurting and alone.

This is all my fault. I never should have brought it up. I should have kept closer to her to make sure she was all right. I should have found a way to help her or something.

I never should have come back here. If I hadn't, maybe she wouldn't be going through all that.

Oh. Oh my.

I had forgotten about this.

Fitz? Are you still here? I do hope you are.

The thing is, I really did mean to post to this sooner, but I found a man in a dumpster just after I arrived. And he had a rather alarming number of injuries, which was really very worrisome when you take the dumpster into consideration. And the sensible thing to do seemed to be to take care of him first.

So he's on the sofa. My sofa, obviously. It was a bit difficult getting him back, but I managed. He's resting now.

So, fairytales.

I can work with that. It's better than being dead. Always imagined when I finally got my ticket punched I'd be met by Izzy who'd punch me in the face. Not looking forward to an afterlife lecture of all my screwups since the accident. Glad I could push that back.

Anyway, where can a bloke get a beer?

So, magic city comes with wi-fi. That updating fairy tale trend isn't gonna die off any time soon, is it?

A fairy nun just gave me a phone and a heads up there's people here I know, so ... someone want to explain the nun thing? And the magic and fairy would be good too, but the nun threw me first.

Please tell me everyone is still here.

[Roy]
I love you.

[Jemma]
I'm sorry I was so...I was horrible. You are my best friend. I hope you know that.

Fairy tales? Really?

[Filtered to SHIELD]
A guy who said he's a dwarf said some of you are on the ground here?

Just a quick question, have any of you been tasting burned shoelaces since arriving? Smelling wet asphalt maybe? Or any strange dots showing up on your skins that take on shapes? Could be a unicorn, or a walrus, anything like that.

Also, hello! Brilliant little town you have here. I woke up in a room with curtains. Never had curtains before; well, that's not true, when I was at Craig's home he had curtains, but really... they weren't mine and I was on assignment. Sort of.

Anyway, if you are experiencing any of the above symptoms, don't be alarmed. You're likely suffering from temporal misalignment syndrome and your body's rejecting your mixed timelines and realities; but really, it's perfectly natural... in a completely unnatural situation such as this. But if you are, let me know, and I can maybe pinpoint a problem. If not? Go back to enjoying your biscuits and your burgers.

It's good to be back, as strange as this place really is in retrospect. Well, strange and fascinating.

Is everyone all right?

( Fitz )

I need to hug you. Is that all right?

I shared a coke with Stephanie today.

Do you look for names?

STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE ... so there's this portal? And it sucks people out of a thousand different dimensions and plops them into East Who-Gives-A-Damn Maine. And there's nothing to do but ... reconstitute, re-evaluate and re-form your life?

AHAHAHA, SO HILARIOUS.

Oh right. Hi.

I'm Skye.

So I don't like bananas and the milk tastes... wrong. Pierce can keep his damn inch of milk.

I'm slowly getting used to cooking. We didn't have a lot of ingredients back in what I'm reminded was my time. Steve's never been fussy about what we had but he used to eat like a bird. I remember him picking at his food a lot. That's changed. The clearer parts of my memories are still him but I think it has to do with the fact that he's a constant.

I still wake up confused. Looking for people who aren't here or aren't alive. I spent a whole morning looking for Howard before I remembered that I Sometimes I wake up expecting people I'd rather forget. I want to say I'm getting better but how do you judge that? How do you fix this?

Steve? If I said it would be therapeutic could we get a pet?

Everyone is always bored or missing people on this thing. Including me. So screw it.

Top five people in town you'd sleep with. Everyone tell me theirs. (I don't care if they're married/dating/into the wrong gender/from a world where they're actually a rabbit. It doesn't have to make sense.)

No picking people who aren't here anymore, because then it's not as funny.

It's my bloody awful luck that the first day I get here and try to start communicating, my technology goes up in smoke. (It wasn't me. Really, now. It wasn't me at all.)

So, if you contacted me on the previous hello ... hello. And I've got my eye on you particularly, Captain Rogers and Sergeant Barnes. I imagine there's a story inherent in your presence not only here but in our future, as well.

Agent May, the pleasure is all mine.

Mr. Ward, I'd like you to pencil me in.

That is that, new neighbors. Agent Carter out (more or less).

Small town Maine huh? No one offered me a lanyard on a case basis makes this one unique. Too bad, I was kind of digging the lanyard thing. They matched my uniform.

So who all is here? Anyone I know?

[Filter Jemma]

If you're here, want to meet for pancakes?

Barton moved me in with him. Coulson and Romanoff as well.

So I just thought I would go ahead and say my goodbyes in case Natasha murders me in my sleep. Or Coulson decides to enact just revenge.

I need a drink.

I mean I have a drink. I've had several drinks. Lots and lots of drinks.

The people in this bar are really quite nice. It looked a bit dodgy, but I think I like it here.

But yes. Where was I?

Right. I need another drink. And probably a few more after that.

Because everything's gone to utter shit right now and I just want things to go back to when they made sense and it wasn't all awful.

And I miss my mum.

I'm back. And there is a very good chance I'm here to stay I'd really like it if I could just stay here and not go back again.

Simmons? Roy? Are you still here?

FILTERED FITZSIMMONS
Something happened and I think you should know but it's going to be really bad. I'll keep it to myself if you want.

There isn't enough alcohol in Storybrooke for this week.

We're going to save Grant.

It's such a shame that Peggy's gone. I really did quite like her. She was a good friend. I've never had many female friends, so it was nice to have one with Skye gone. Still, it is comforting to know that she was happy and had a good life.

And it's good having Steve and Natasha back. I was worried about them.

( Sam )

I was wondering, now that Steve and Natasha have verified that you are, in fact, not Hydra, if you'd like me to show you around.

Not that I thought you might be Hydra. But Agent Coulson can be rather protective. And I don't think he would have liked me spending too much time with you. He was already a bit cross about me checking in on Bucky.

( Fitz )

I told Steve that I would talk to you about working to see if there's any remaining conditioning in Bucky's system that Pierce could use if he showed up. It is, of course, up to Bucky if we actually do anything, but I thought you would want to know.

I just want to help him, if we can. He's been through so much.

Sam seems nice, doesn't he? Just...as a person.

( Bucky )

See? I told you he'd be back.

I am worried about him though. He seems different.

This has to be some sort of HYDRA plot. I mean, I'm no superhero, but I'm not stupid. Fairytales? Honestly.

The woman who greeted me said some of my friends were here but I almost hope she's wrong. It'd be nice to have people who I trust here. Downside to that being that if I'm right, Steve and Natasha were captured. I need a drink.

[Filtered Away from Clint and Phil]

Okay. So. That whole Fuck/Marry/Kill game that shall not be spoken about (seriously. You group who said that you'd rather kill me? You really don't know what you're missing by not picking 'fuck'. Just sayin'.) seems that it's also brought about a little engagement.

Because, well, who are we kidding? Of course Clint and Phil would get engaged in the weirdest possible way.

BUT. I believe that means an engagement party is in order. A surprise party, because who wants to have something planned out?

Will be this Thursday. Location to be announced when Pepper figures out a venue

BYOB.

Hah. Kidding. It's a Stark Party. Of course there will be booze aplenty. Duh.

Be there. That is all.
[/filter]

[Filtered to Pepper]
Hey babe. I love you. Have I mentioned that lately? Because I do. Look, even said it without prompting!

Nope. Don't want anything and not pre-emptively apologizing for anything I may be doing in the future.

Except for the part where I just announced a surprise party and need you to plan it. So... right. Go work your magic!
[/filter]

I never liked fairy tales. Or anything where the movie version has singing animals.

[Filtered to Felicity Smoak]
Felicity? A fairy nun told me you were here.

There's no part of that sentence I'm not confused by.

So, I've decided that if I ever have to be murdered, I'd like for Simmons to do it. Best mate privileges.

I'm not drunk either. Just a wee bit buzzed on caffeine.

Um...I think Skye is gone.

We were supposed to meet up this evening and she never showed up. It's really unlike her.

I hope that she's all right.

So, say a guy has two lady friends that he really likes. He was in love with one, but for... reasons, they were separated. During this separation he became good friends with the other lady, and they went on a date, and it was really nice, and he was starting to fall for her. But now the first gal is back and the guy still loves her, but he also still has feelings for the other gal.

What does a guy do in this situation?

Hypothetically.

Asking for a friend.

( private to peggy and jemma )
I think the three of us should probably talk.

So, anyone up for another card game? Valentine's Day is coming up. A distraction never hurts.

It's nice that everyone is, for the most part, returning to normal. It was a bit disconcerting to see so many people affected.

I think I should spend the day outside of the lab since Fitz has gone and got himself a social life and I'd rather not continue to live vicariously through him. It's still quite cold, but the snow really is pretty.

( Steve )

How are you? I do hope you weren't affected by this. I imagine that would be something of a shock.

How is Agent Carter settling in?

Not exactly the transfer I was expecting.

Hey. Hey Agent.

HEEEEEY AAAAAGEEEEEENT

I'm gonna talk to them.

So there.

[ Filtered to Science Babies of SHIELD. ]
SO. I've heard you're not allowed to talk to me. And vice versa.

Well, as I like pissing Agent off and I've yet to see if we get Supernanny here -- HI KIDLETS.