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[notasaviour]

[Teddy's taken Hulkling form for this one; if his team are here, and they're using their identities for some reason, it's probably for the best he does the same. He smiles at the camera, perfectly cheerfully, although it might look a little incongruous with his massive frame and green skin.]

Hey, just wondering if anyone's got any news on some friends of mine. I don't even know if they're here, but it's worth asking, right? So if you hear of anyone calling themselves the Young Avengers, could you let me know, please?

[He clears his throat, and his face falls a little, looking slightly awkward and much more anxious. He's obviously worried, and trying not to show it. Then again, who wouldn't be worried if they didn't know where their boyfriend was?]

Or if you've seen anyone called Wiccan- he's about five foot eight, black hair, red cape, really cute, uses magic- could you tell him Hulkling's looking for him? Thank you.

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[The video turns on and shows Kate, and it's obvious that Kate's had a ... rough couple of weeks. Sure, she looks bright, happy, and cheerful, but she's also got a broken arm. Usually, Kate isn't running around with one of those.

Or showing up on Skype-like feeds. Whatever.]

We're—well, a number of us are here! [A beat.]

It's such a relief to see you, Teddy.

[notasaviour]

[Oh, okay, now Teddy can be relieved... for the couple of seconds it takes him to spot that broken arm, and then he's just concerned. Broken arms are kind of a major injury when you can't just regenerate them away, especially for Kate who uses weapons to fight.

Real name, though, so no-one's apparently massively feeling the need for secrecy. That makes things easier.]

Hey, Kate. What happened? Are you okay?

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[rathercommon]

Add in "ridiculously grouchy," and it'd sound like you're describing Billy Kaplan.

[ That's more teasing than mean, though - said with some real fondness. ]

I'm Kitty. Are you a member of the New Avengers as well?

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[notasaviour]

Grouchy? He's not usually that bad. But yeah, that's him. I don't know if he'd have mentioned me or not yet, but I'm Teddy.

[Hey, if people know Billy by his real name, he's probably easiest using his own real name. And at least it sounds like Billy's made friends here, which is good news, even if "grouchy" is worrying.

He blinks a couple of times, obviously confused.]

New Avengers? Uh... not that I know of.

[selfimage]

The grouch part is usually circumstantial.

[ he sees you there, Kitty. ]

If you'd like to dig a bit into the lowdown dirty details.

[selfimage]

[ he wasn't, he wasn't, he wasn't—but he has to. before he clicks on the feed he relents with a sigh, if not now, then eventually knowing just how small this world turned out to be. it wouldn't be long before Teddy showed up with the rest of them.

time to jump in full force. ]

Erm, yes. Hello. Look what the multiversal cat dragged in.

[ before Teddy can say anything else, he starts strong!! ]

Billy's here. He's missed you fiercely, and he should be showing up any moment now that his Teddy-based radar has gone off.

[notasaviour]

I already know Billy's here, Loki. Kate told me.

[He looks at Loki for a few long seconds, clearly unhappy and a little angry, and then eventually sighs and looks away from the camera.]

She also said you'd changed. I'm not saying you haven't, but I'm not just going to believe it, either. Sorry.

[walkingballpit]

I was going to tell you the name sounds familiar, but it looks like your peeps got your back on that one.

Any relationship to She-Hulk?

[ Since Hulking is going by his codename, Robbie keeps it all above board as well. He's in uniform, goggles and all. ]

Since I'm playing Pepper the New Guy With Questions, honestly, the Young Avengers: more or less cool than the original?

[notasaviour]

No, I'm not actually a Hulk of any description. No gamma radiation at all. I just look like one [deliberately].

[Although, does he recognise that costume? It was pretty infamous, at one point. Well, if time is weird here, it's probably best not to bring it up... and besides, that had been an accident. Right?]

I don't think we really tried to be cool. And anyway, how can anyone be cooler than the original Avengers?

[His fanboy may be showing. Oops.]

[verification]

Looks like your friends are trickling in already.

[ A small friendly smile is worn for him, giving a slight wave. ]

I'm Verity, I know Loki from back home. [ She sees that doubt (and the need for filling in) with Kate, sir. So many secrets everywhere, what the hell. ] It's nice to meet you.

[notasaviour]

Some of them, anyway.

[He looks a little doubtfully at Verity. Someone who knows Loki from back home...? He really hopes she knows about Loki, but if she doesn't, it's not really Teddy's place to spill all the details, is it?]

I'm Teddy, if that's easier to remember. And it's nice to meet you too.

[It is... and it's also a little worrying.]

[selfimage]

[ when one of Loki's families meets Loki's other family. ]

Er—you've already solved the mystery of Teddy's acquaintance ...

[ surprise, it's Loki. ]

[inmyothertights]

[Admittedly, he would have been on this a little faster if he hadn't spent half the night watching bad small claims court shows, so he looks a little bed-headed on this video.

He does actually need a haircut.]

Teddy-

Why didn't anyone wake me?!

[That is less at Teddy and more at his phone, which doesn't seem to be full of texts-

Oh, it's on silent.]

....never-

Okay hold on, I will come get you, I'll find you, just, don't move!

[notasaviour]

Billy, I've only been on here for about ten minutes. And people were busy catching me up on things, and you were pretty obviously asleep.

[He smiles, although yeah... Billy really does need a haircut. And he's been doing so well at the haircuts and the looking after himself back home, too.

There's genuine affection in his tone, though, and no matter what Billy might look like he pretty much always looks cute to Teddy, so there.]

Calm down, Kaplan. I'm not going anywhere, okay? I mean, I'm meeting Kate in a bit, but other than that.

[abduxel]

Who or what do they avenge?

[notasaviour]

It's more a team name than anything else. They avenge wrongs on behalf of the people who don't have super-powers, I guess? But it's not all they do.

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[girlwithout]

[Oh hey, there's a girl wearing Captain America's shield!earrings waving at him.] Hey. Uh, it's Nomad, I don't know if you'd remember me. You guys helped me deal with a school riot once. But yeah, Wiccan's here, and Hawkeye, obviously.

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[notasaviour]

[He... nope, he doesn't remember that one. But it probably did happen.]

Sorry, not that I remember. But it's nice to meet you anyway.

[Hey, he can approve of the earrings.]

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[flightsuit]

[ALL HIS NEW FRIENDS ARE FIGHTING ON HERE NO BIG DEAL Hiccup's a little hesitant when he sees that explosion but he'll still offer his own welcoming.]

Uh — hey! You found your friends there. That's pretty great since it's usually pretty uncommon to find people you know around here. [He's had no luck with his own, so look at the group he's latched on to.] It looks like I actually know a lot of them so I just thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Hiccup and, uh, welcome, I guess.

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[notasaviour]

Oh, right. Hi, then. I'm Teddy, Hulkling's kind of the name I used to use in public.

[Did he say... Hiccup? It sounded like Hiccup. That is a very good distraction from how much of a mess all this became.]

Sorry about... well, everything. It should settle down pretty soon, though.

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[microbrobotics]

whoa. you look AWESOME.

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[notasaviour]

Thanks! It's not really that awesome, though. I basically copied most of it from the Hulk.

[And thank you Hiro for not even noticing the explosions.

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[powerkicks]

[ arriving fifteen minutes late and looking about as friendly as ever — ok, slightly friendlier because teddy is a familiar face and everything. ]

Hey. [ look there's even a half-smile for him. ] It looks like you got all your questions answered already.

[ and then some. from what she's skimmed over, she figures it's probably best not to bring it all up again. ]

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[selfequipped]

Hi.

[Yep, still here.

Still ... prepared to do more damage control ...]

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[spidersense]

whatre the "young avengers"?

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[notasaviour]

My friends, mostly. We used to work in a group back home. We kind of didn't actually choose the name, though.

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[fuzzyelf]

[A quick glance at the screen is enough for him to almost mistaken the kid as the Hulk, until he looks a little longer and he actually speaks.]

Looks like your friends already found you. [The team name also rings a bell with him.]

Welcome? [Because he's unsure if being here is really something to welcome someone to.]

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[notasaviour]

Some of them, anyway. One less thing to worry about. [Small blessings. Okay, he'd rather they weren't here, but at least if they are he can keep an eye out for them.]

Thanks, I think. [Hey, he can see the humour in it. And so far, it's not the worst alternate universe he's been in.]

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[animalage]

You're green!

...Which you probably already knew. I mean, I'd be surprised if you didn't it's kind of a hard thing to miss. Or at least I think so.

Is the green, uh... You wouldn't happen to be Martian, would you?

[Yeah, he really didn't think about what he was going to say before he started replying. And for how often he's gotten asked about his colouration, Gar really has no idea how to ask others about theirs.]

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[notasaviour]

I am, yeah. I mean, I'm kind of not the only one here, apparently.

[Thankfully Teddy takes most things in his stride, at least outside current friend and boyfriend issues, so although he blinks at the whole thing, well, he is green.

...so's the person pointing it out, though.]

Uh, no. My mom was from Tarnax... I forgot the number. You're not a Skrull, though.