voice.

[vdova]

[ Natasha sounds, well. Agitated is probably the best term for it. She's working her jaw, a bit, before she speaks, trying to find the right words to say without revealing too much but also not enough. ]

Out of curisosity, did anyone else get ambushed by a bunch of papparazzi near the theatre in Nonah? Apparently there was a movie premiere going on — one geared towards the stories and adventures of imPorts, and all of us were invited, whether or not we wanted to be.

[ She tsks, clearly one of the people who did not want to be invited and were anyway. ]

I have to say, if this is the welcome we're recieving here, I'm not sure how to take it. The spotlight isn't really my style.

[ She pauses, as if she's about to hang up — but thinks better of it at the last second. ] I give the movie two stars, by the way. Absolutely unrealistic, everyone knows there are no trees in the Midwest.

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[vdova]

Terrible jokes? Yes.

[drivesadesk]

Yeah. They do. I was, for a few months my time, but just a few days here.

[vdova]

Then you surely have some tips for us newbies, right?

[sanguinespell]

[Nico's on the run from the cops with five other kids and a dinosaur after being framed for murder and kidnapping, so.

She's not in a position to get judgmental based on half-remembering some shit on the news from, like, a year and a half ago.]

Yeah, you don't know how many times I've seen them try to pass off Vancouver as, like, downtown LA. Guess it happens to the rust belt too?

[mindsnakes]

[Shit. she's calling his bluff. Wait.

He can handle this. Because he has been living under the radar for years. it's an antihero thing.]

Wear black. Only go out at night. Travel by rooftop.

Kill anyone who sees you.

[cigarbribery]

[It's not too bad??]

Natasha, then. [It feels odd, saying her name like this, stripping the formality away, when the only times he's ever seen her have been on the news. But hell, Foggy's at least acquaintances with odd by now, and so he gamely rolls with the punches.] In Maurtia Falls? It's 'cause the locals don't exactly appreciate people coming in and poking around in their business. Especially the shadier type of business.

[He shrugs.] And a lot of the time, we as imPorts tend to—well, sometimes it's just poking. Other times we're like a wrecking ball through their business.

[ghoulking]

Yes, probably. But we are superheroes, bigger than movie stars.

It also doesn't help when it's a new imPort.

[battysitter]

That's a crappy world for sure, then.

[wronganswer]

Does that really work? I'm pretty sure I'd just look ridiculous.

[ Also adorable. Not an effect Anderson tends to go for. ]

[marriedmedium]

Oh, are you a retired celebrity? Perhaps you could spread some scandalous gossip about another imPort. I'm sure that would hurry matters along.

[vdova]

[ Interesting. ]

And what's the pre-requisite for going home?

[vdova]

[ Bless. ]

I think it happens everywhere. I saw a movie a few years back that was clearly Toronto, but they claimed it was New York. C'est la vie, I suppose.

[vdova]

That's an awful lot of murder to do your grocery shopping in the middle of the night.

[vdova]

Comes with the territory, I suspect. We're all supposed to be some kind of superhero, right?

[vdova]

I'll just have to try to not live up to the hype. Or get a haircut.

[vdova]

You don't know the half of it. Puns, everywhere, as far as the eye can see. A true hellscape.

[vdova]

[ Dryly: ] To my grand surprise, yes. I think looking ridiculous is part of the effect.

[ Honestly, Natasha only has herself to blame for the baseball hat thing. ]

[vdova]

Retired, no. Celebrity? Apparently. I don't have any gossip, though. Sorry.

[cigarbribery]

Not exactly. As far as I can tell, we're just supposed to register and answer the call when the government needs us, but it's a common practice not to register. The superhero thing is really up to you.

[secondplacescrow]

Is it?

[vdova]

Oh, I was speaking in general. But that's good to know. [ She considers him, for a moment. ]

Are you? Registered, that is.

[vdova]

I suppose it depends on whether or not you like parties.

[sanguinespell]

Yeah, I know that's all over the place with TV. Jesus. So, uh--I'm just gonna ask, what year is it for you back home? I don't wanna end up spoiling something because of Anderson Cooper or whatever.

[...]

If you're from before 2017, good news, Wizard brought back the headphone jack? [de...fusing...the awkwardness of the first part of what she said? trying to, anyway.

she isn't really sure what her mom was thinking in signing off on taking it out in the first place, that kind of move never goes well. if nat is up on her Titans Of Industry or whatever, that last bit may make nico's surname stand out.]

[cigarbribery]

Yeah. [He shrugs.] I wasn't sure if they'd let unregistered imPorts take the bar exam, so I figured I'd play it safe and sign up.

What about you? Are you planning on registering or not?

[battysitter]

Really terrible. I'm certain you are glad to escape that.