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[hackitude]

Sup peeps! Lol total noob here, so bear with me. Let me see if I've got my facts straight:

1. The streams are crossing and we're all now in some alternate-reality pseudo-America. And we can't get home. And apparently the Cold War is still on?? Yikes!
2. We're all here to... be superheroes? For some... totally unclear, not at ALL nefarious reason.
3. By default, as superheroes we're all working for the government. Because... the police/FBI/CIA/SHIELD/whatever enforcement agencies they have here weren't enough, they need a whole cadre of superheroes?? (For real??? I mean, six was enough for the Avengers and they managed to repel an entire ALIEN INVASION, guys! What do they need with a whole army??? SLIGHTLY DISTURBING.)
4. If you refuse to work for the system, you get your special privileges taken away. Wheeeeee. Also not at all disconcerting.
5. They have files on us. Like, serious files. With all our information. I don't even live here! And then they've tagged us with (totally ugly) tattoos to keep track of us like we're stray dogs?? They're probably reading this right now. I mean, I joked a lot about Big Brother back home but this is taking it to a whole new level.
6. Super powers. Like for-real super powers. We all have them now. And somehow this place isn't an anarchist wasteland yet and nobody's succeeded in over-throwing the (clearly super corrupt) system??
7. And people are okay with all of this????????????

Correct me if I'm wrong. It happens occasionally.

Anyhoo, hey I'm Skye. Contact me if you need tech support. That's about it! Peace out.

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[selfequipped]

He handles most of the paperwork. I spend a lot of time researching because this whole situation isn't what we'd call on the up and up.

[hackitude]

Who's this he?

Not that I anticipate any legal trouble, but y'know, it's always good to get the lay of the land...

[She's totally anticipating legal trouble.]

[selfequipped]

Matt Murdock.

Actually, there's a chance you've heard of him, just ... maybe at a different point in his career.

[hackitude]

[HA HA a few months too early.]

Can't say I know him. He's from your world?

[selfequipped]

[If only!]

Yeah, he's one of many.

I might end up asking you for a list of what heroes are active.

Or is it literally just the Avengers?

[hackitude]

It's pretty much just the Avengers. Oh and uh... Mike Peterson, maybe. If that name means anything to you.

[selfequipped]

Does he have an alternate name?

orz this is so late im sorry

[hackitude]

Uh you mean like a superhero name? Not really.

[Then a beat later:]

He was codenamed Deathlok, though. If that rings any bells?

[selfequipped]

... Nope, doesn't ring any. So, hey, that might be a difference.

[hackitude]

... Yeah. I'm... reeeeally hoping someone else turns up at this point from my Earth just to prove I'm not crazy.

[selfequipped]

You don't have to wish for that. I've been to other dimensions. I know that it can be very, very different.

[hackitude]

... You have?

[selfequipped]

Trust me when I say that I'm not bragging about the experience.

[hackitude]

No it's cool, it's just... not something I usually think of as being, you know... possible. Usually. And here you are being all cavalier about it.

[selfequipped]

It's possible in your world ... it's possible that Reed Richards just didn't get around to it yet.

[hackitude]

... Who?

[selfequipped]

... Seriously?