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[Hey look, it's everyone's favourite alcoholic valkyrie. She hasn't been around much lately, but she's here now, eying the screen as she idly flicks ash from her cigarette.]

Anyone else who met Salvatore Quisma the other night, let's talk.

[That's it, that's all she has to say.

She just cuts the feed and waits for answers.]

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That's the thing. I've played the terrorist role before. It's very easy to dress someone up as a terrorist, and also have someone in your ranks who goes too far.

[Every day, Kate counts themselves (them being all of the imports) lucky that Frank Castle got ported out.]

I wasn't one of them, but if you believe in something hard enough, you'll fight for it. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a group like that. Throw in the disappearances, and we have ourselves a lot of connections.

Freedom fighters or terrorists.

[She's just summing up the quote and the situation, because she has some experience with that sort of situation. Not personally, but she's helped plenty of soldiers who'd have been called terrorists by one government or another.

She just didn't think heroes did the whole killing thing, and whatever happened on the train sounds like it could've involved casualties.]

You think the Hornets might just hate the government, not us?

Doesn't that all depend on who's writing the story?

[Kate thinks to Tony Stark. He hadn't hesitated to go after Spider-Man when things went poorly.

It really does depend on who's spinning it.]

I think it's very likely they hate the government, but wouldn't mind weakening us—the government's most powerful tool—in the process. Maybe even to prove a point of how we're not infallible.

[isn't tony the worst.]

Wouldn't it be easier to get us on their side? It's gotta be obvious that most of us ain't happy with the government.

You'd think, but all we get from the previous imPorts is that they were people willing to take here and fight for the country. That's the same story over and over again.

I don't blame them for being cautious.

Seems like a waste.

[to her, at least.]

Be smarter to have a couple of 'em get friendly with us, put out some feelers to see who'd be willing to fuck over the US government.

They do have feelers. It's just that Peter Narga is the one that Captain Holiday specifically warned us away from.

But he's supposed to care about our welfare.

Ain't a very good secret organization if the government knows their names.

[So maybe she's just decided the Hornets are dumb as hell and she doesn't like them.]

And I don't think Holiday cares about much except making sure we don't make a mess.

If anything, that makes their existence all the more suspicious. But for who, is the real question.

[There's a pause.]

And he cares about the Hornet situation. That much I'm certain about.

He cares in that he doesn't wanna lose his job if half of us get called, or you think he's got a personal stake in this?

[It seems like Kate has been paying attention to Holiday.]

He cares in that he specifically said the Hornets are a problem we're facing, but I think it's likely he has a personal stake on it.

You good at reading people?

[It's a genuine question; if she's going to take Kate's opinion on this, she wants to know if her advice is worth listening to.]

[If she slows down enough, she is. She doesn't add that little addition.]

I'm great at reading people.

[Because what's a Hawkeye without a little confidence?]

[Confidence helps sell it, even if Kara's going to remain a little skeptical until she gets proof. Still:]

So we find out why Holiday has a personal stake in this.

[Hi Captain if you're reading this.]

I'm thinking we still need to talk to the other side. Meaning, Narga.

I'm thinking we might not wanna do this over these.

[She's fine for the government to know some things, but if they're going to start talking about contacting Narga, they should probably do it person.]

So, let's meet up.

You old enough to drink?

[because otherwise they'll have to go somewhere other than a bar and that's the worst.]

Yeah. Got a favorite place?

Only if you wanna make a trip to New York.

[She hates all the shitty bars where the teleporters are. But she knows that isn't really practical, so:]

There's a place in DeChima that's alright.

[annnnd she attaches an address.]

Tomorrow, 10 PM?

Sure, I'll see you then, kid.

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