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[ Exosuits with climate control were the work of the lord here in Florida. Miranda teased a lock of already fraying black hair between her thumb and forefinger as she locked anyone on the network in chilly, appraising stare. ]

Spare me anything starting with wormhole and temporal displacement. If the scientific community lionized by the other imPorts is anything to go then I'll just read their thesis and shake their hands at the next swear-in party. [ Her clipped words are cagey but otherwise confident in that this was a bridge to be crossed at a later date. Theories are for people without decent funding. ] What I want to know is why the government have been sidestepping my demands for access to information on their orbital defense system that isn't some goddamn telescope.

If they are pulling people out of their own dimensions, and cannot even be bothered to look up then consider any arrangement they sought with me shot to hell.

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They either don't have orbital defenses or they're hiding 'em so well there aren't any leaks.

[Yeah, hi, it's a three year old child who shares Miranda's contempt for this Earth's space program.]

Miranda.

[Jacob's on screen, wearing local clothing- shorts and a t-shirt, nothing fancy. He gives her a greeting nod, looking as composed as though they were just starting an ordinary work day instead of dealing with interdimensional abduction bullshit. Inwardly, he's divided between being pleased someone he knows and trusts is now on-scene, and bracing himself. She is not going to be happy.]

I got taken here about a week ago. I can fill you in on some things. Afraid it's mostly bad news.

Well hello.

[ Miranda shifted the tone for her unexpected audience on a dime; she was careful to be warmer without being patronizing. Also, that was way too shrewd to be something a kid would hear and repeat without context. ]

It's 2014 the former is probably the sad truth of it. Doesn't NASA still ask for handouts on public television?

Jacob. [ Touching reunion over. ]

I've built my career on bad to worse, but I would love to hear what you have to say. Is it just us?

["Shrewd" describes Val quite accurately.]

Cold War's ongoing, so they're not hurting for funding, though I assume most of it's military.

[There's a lot to be said for efficiency, reunion-wise.]

From our galaxy? Yeah, far as I know.

The main thing you need to hear is that the tech levels here are completely messed up. They've got no idea how to run the thing that took us, or even where it came from. As for orbital defense...

[This is Jacob's disdain face.]

Humanity's still too busy waving nukes at each other to worry about protecting Earth from any outside threats.

I'm in hell.

[ Why can't the world just be civil and unite to hate other planets. ]

Yeah, I'm hoping they hold off nuking each other until I can build a missile shield.

[She'll just copy Uncle Doom's design. No need to reinvent the wheel.]

orbital defense?
for what someone trying to launch shit as us from the moon?

[whoops ignorant millennial here.]

either way i dunno how open the government actually plans to be with us

[Hans has no clue what any of those words mean! enjoy trying to explain all of that to Disney Prince here]

Actually I think...[a very confused pause before he decides no, if she explains it, he'll just get confused.] Don't worry about it. Anyway, welcome to Heropa!

Maybe you just need to be a little more persuasive about it.

[haha christine you're so funny shut up]

They only give us the information that they want us to have, and apparently it's not that.

[There's a pause.]

But some aspects of this place are backwards. Still, I recommend looking into their space program. It might illuminate some matters, and you're an imPort, so you're ripe for what they want for space.

Hopefully it's not too late ...

They are extremely close-mouthed about any of their systems and processes.

[Really, guys, outdoing the government he's used to, and they have people like S.H.I.E.L.D.]

You could always go ask NASA. It's right there.

[Mostly a joke.]

[ One plucked eyebrow raised far it could touch her hairline. That got her attention, but maybe some technical questions will give her a feel for just how intelligent this kid is. ]

Electric or dark energy?

[ Emotions should be stream-lined. ]

At least the company is good.

[ Miranda rolled her eyes so hard they risked leaving their sockets. Nuclear weapons didn't concern her with the Porter looming over them like the multidimensional elephant in the room it was. ]

A century and half until the Relay 314 Incident and they've already gotten an early start. Absolutely fantastic. To add to it they're expecting us to thank them, and don't even get me started on this job they expect me to do. One for which I am astronomically overqualified for.

Waste of good resources.

[ Her replies are slow because the display isn't haptic, and she might as well be using smoke signals. #twentythirdcenturyproblems ]

I'd be more concerned with neighboring clusters such as the Perseus Veil or Caleston Rift; the Terminus system has been a throne in our side since first contact. The Sol system is never going to be a threat to anything but itself now, and why the moon? Sacrificing a valuable theater like that is suicide.

[ what are jokes ]

[ Hans you came straight out of Game of Thrones. ]

No, I want to hear what you think. [ You have made the fatal mistake of showing hesitance she is going jump on it. ]

You know, something tells me you're from a place that's a bit more advanced than this.

I'm afraid you're going to probably be shouting at a brick wall, on that request.

[They don't have eezo in Marvel, and Val's not entirely sure what dark energy has to do with anything--though she's already examining the possible reasons Miranda would have brought it up.]

What, for the power source? Zero point, ideally, but I could just build a tokamak or six. Those are easy.

That really isn't something you want to solicit from me.

[ Any more persuasive and it would have been wet work. ]

Then they really don't know how to use the resources they've been given.

[ Miranda considers herself an actual resource and finds management to be lacking. ]

I suppose it's time to brush up on ancient history.

[but Miranda, his ego doesn't like the fact that he doesn't know what she's talking about!]

I think you're making absolutely no sense and I haven't a clue where to start about asking what you're talking about.

I suppose this pissing contest with Russia that should have fizzled out years ago has something to do with it? [ S.H.I.E.L.D. at least got creative. ]

I'll knock on their door.

When the phone they gave me didn't even have haptic display I knew I'd be working out of a shoe box, but this- [ She waves her hand to encompass how her disappointment with really just about everything. ]

At least a brick wall doesn't lie to my face.

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So quantum mechanics are right up your alley? [ Miranda is sold. File the adoption papers now. ]

A tokamak is a little dated, but given where we are maybe someone other than Russia have a couple collecting dust.

[ She smiled. ] Miranda Lawson.

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