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[After the last few days, there is a single temptation in Kate's mind: to put this off. To let it rest. She's earned it. Then again, she'd end up guilting herself and worrying about it too much, so it's worth getting it out of the way. Besides, all of it is important, and she wants to help.

So, it's back to the daily grind.]

Hey, everyone, a few things of note! First, I've updated the FAQ to reflect a few questions from you guys, as well as the recent bills that passed (or failed to pass). Hopefully, this clears up some things, and as always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

On to the cleverly numbered points!

1. Shepard and I spent the last couple of months looking for information on some of the people from Annie's list. I call it Annie's list only in short hand.

I've compiled that information in this document here. Hopefully, that will add some light to things. Whether these people are Hornets or not is yet to be made clear, but I do want to draw everyone's attention to Eleni Wang and the fact that she might be in Greece. If you're up for going to Greece to ask her some questions, I think you should do it.

2. Unrelated to this, my team is looking for some new members! We call ourselves the Young Avengers, and we're a branch of a much larger team of heroes from back home. While this won't give you officially sanctioned Avengers-status due to the circumstances of being here, we are looking for a few extra hands.

The only conditions we have are that you're at least seventeen (though we can be a little flexible on this point), and that you're willing to work with us as a team to do some good. We all play to our strengths, and we'd love to work with some of the heroes here moving forward. As a team, we're a little less "you must do this" and "you must go here. Also, we're very fun, and you can annoy Loki a lot.

If you're interested, you can either drop me a line here or contact me privately with your credentials.

Oh, and I figure it's implicit in our name, but we're generally looking for younger heroes.

Thanks!

3. My twenty-second birthday is this Saturday, and I've gotten one of my favorite diners to agree to let me throw my party there. It's intended to be a less rambunctious gathering, especially with Christmas right around the corner. If you know me, you're probably invited. Please use your judgment wisely! Also, gifts are not required. Sorry for the short notice.

The location is [insert Maurtia Falls location that's near Loki's apartment.]

That's all!

Comments

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[rathercommon]

[ On the one hand: this is private, so it's not all that big a step in the right direction. But, the message comes, at least, from an account marked Kitty Jones. So that's something. ]

Thanks for sharing the information, Kate. And happy early birthday.

You're not going after Eleni Wang?

private, text

[selfequipped]

[It is progress. There is a flood of relief over the fact that Kate actually got through to her.

At least the smallest bit.]

Thanks. As you can see, there was some truth to the Wayne thing, though not so much him being a Hornet ... or alive. Sorry about that.

And I went to Bulgaria for the bombing, and I don't want to test my luck. Teleportation isn't an impossibility, but I'm not getting rid of this tattoo anytime soon.

video;

[friendshiprocks]

[ oh good lord, this'll go badly. ]

Hey, I'm fourteen! And my team isn't here, can I join yours?

video;

[selfequipped]

[It's hard, because they were all much younger when they got together. But now they're definitely all older. They've grown up.]

Fourteen might be pushing it a little bit. What kind of team did you work on before?

private, text

[bratarang]

[ the name reads as "batgirl" instead of "stephanie" ]

What if I were interested in working with your team but not necessarily joining it?

private, text

[selfequipped]

We'd be glad to have you. It'll be a little hard to work out your involvement in a pinch, though, but you can always say you're not able to work with us if we open all communication to you.

As the leader, I can always work you into circumstances or work you out. Two plans aren't that hard to come up with.

text;

[grimreaping]

You continue to be a wealth of information.

[ Formal, but he's smiling on his end. At least he's been able to start putting together notes of his own, and Kate's information has definitely given him a good head start. ]

Happy early birthday, Kate. I take it "annoying Loki" is something of an enticement around here?

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[selfequipped]

Thanks.

[Saying "thanks" feels empty, but it gets the point across.]

And Loki makes the most amazing faces when he's annoyed. Especially if you use the word "smooch" around him.

[selfimage]

More of a challenge than an enticement.

[ says a very annoying godling. ]

text; private

[takethestairs]

I'm afraid I'm too new here to be of much assistance, but I wanted to both thank you for the information and introduce myself properly. I'm Miles Edgeworth, and I've found your FAQ to be an invaluable resource.

text; private

[selfequipped]

[He doesn't remember her?

Well, Kate isn't going to say that's a bad thing. She had a particularly ... difficult relationship with the previous version of him.]

It's a pleasure to meet you, Miles.

I'm glad that it's helped you out. That really is its goal.

text;

[somethinghidden]

How interesting there's consistent record of being unable to use our experiences here back where we came from.
That is all manners of troubling to me, but I still want to see if there's anything one can make of it, at any rate.
Has anyone ever witnessed first-hand an imPort being ported out?
I've asked someone else about this, though I figured it might be worth asking you as well.
By the way, early happy birthday. I'm sure that your party will be great.

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[selfequipped]

Well, I was Ported out, but I can confirm that I was alone. You'd have to ask on a broader level. These Porters have been in use by some for some time, so the people who were in the previous location might have a better answer than me. (For what it's worth, my best friend also left while we were both sleeping.)

And David was on my team. I found out through the error message, but I didn't choose to announce it.

And thanks! You're still new around here, right? Then you're welcome to come.

text;

[fridgeflower]

You guys are David's new team, isn't that right?

I'll be seventeen next month.

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[selfequipped]

That's right. If David were here, I would've told him to extend the invitation.

So, you're definitely welcome.

voice;

[sassguard]

Nice work. Thanks for getting all of this together.

[ He's already said as much before, but it makes a difference to see it laid out like that. ]

Happy early birthday, by the way.

voice;

[selfequipped]

No problem. I'm wondering if Adelaide might have been a better lead for you. I couldn't find anything, which is almost suspicious in and of itself.

[Especially with the Quisma erasure.]

And thanks!

[yatagarasu]

Thanks, Kate. Tell you what - since it's your birthday, I'll buy you some cupcakes!

And by the way, I'd love to be part of the Young Avengers! I just turned 18 last month.

[selfequipped]

Cupcakes would be great!

And if you're interested, why don't you tell me about some of your skills? We might want to go private, but it depends on your comfort level.

[acrobrat]

Happy birthday.

Oh, and I wanna join. I'm turning 14 this month, but you know I've got experience.

[The little girl who claims to have been a bodyguard back home, yeah.]

[selfequipped]

You do. This is going to sound strange, but it's mostly the arena where we "play" that concerns me about anyone too young.

We're a good bunch, but it's the debauchery that might be a bit much.

[ex_question191]

I really like annoying Loki.

[selfequipped]

List five ways you'd annoy Loki!

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[runningstart]

[COMPETITION!!!!]

so dyou think there should be organized import teams here
like groups

a league even

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[selfequipped]

[It's only competition if you want it to be competition!]

"League" seems a little too much in the ballpark of the Yankees, doesn't it?

[That is a terrible pun. She smiles at her work.]

I think having groups is a good plan, even if they don't always pan out. But it is a good idea to have everyone working in tandem and playing to everyone's strengths.

But I'm a little biased. The core part of my team has been together for a while.

private, text

[notdaredevil]

[ No one needs to ask why texting is possible in this situation. ]

It's too bad I can't fabricate a pressing and compelling work-related reason for us to go to Greece. Off the top of my head, anyway.

private, text

[selfequipped]

Do you want to go to Greece?

text;

[bodyshots]

team, huh?
I could be down for that.

text;

[selfequipped]

I'll need to know your age, credentials, and training!

(Sorry if you are within the age limit, I didn't think it'd be a problem, but apparently it is a problem!)

[selfimage]

Ah- I forgot to mention. Add XMas party to your list!!

[ HE IS SO VERY FORGETFUL. ]

[selfequipped]

What XMas party?

permatext

[moded]

whaaaaaaat you guys have an age limit thats so lame like half of our team wouldnt make your team and WE just saved our world youre totally missing out

[selfequipped]

The limit is a new thing! We've been at this for a while (and we've saved the world a few times already).

But honestly, it's not the age on the field that concerns us, but off the field.

text ; id says blue beetle

[khajidont]

[...interesting.]

Thanks for all the info. Here and everything else you compiled too. You've done a really great job.

Oh and happy birthday and good luck with the recruitment drive! I'm sure I'll be seeing you guys around

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[selfequipped]

Thanks, Blue Beetle. On all fronts!

Are you currently working with any kind of team?

[shuckit]

so if i can't actually remember how old i am, is 'probably around 17' okay? [ well, its more like 'probably around 16' but that could be 17? maybe he looks younger than he is? it's feasible. ]

annoying loki's a pretty good perk.

happy birthday, by the way.

[selfequipped]

Getting both you and Stiles would meet our twin quota. (Billy's an actual twin. Sort of. It's complicated.)

I'd love to have you. I was hoping you'd be up for it, in fact.

And thanks!

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[powerkicks]

probably should've led with the Loki thing. get any good bites?

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[selfequipped]

Some, but I think we'll need to talk over most of them.