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[thestarspangledman]

[There is the sound of buttons being a bit haphazardly mashed, and some slight shuffling. Eventually, there is a quiet 'oh', and the video flickers to life and reveals a handsome young man, dressed in a tight-fitting t-shirt and sweat pants.]

Sorry, folks, I'm still trying to figure out how things work around here. [He gives a little sheepish smile and ducks his head, before glancing back to the camera.] Uh. Hello, I'm Captain Steve Rogers. Some of you might know me as Captain America. I'm from Brooklyn, New York, and I was told that you could use my help up here.

There's not -- a lot for me to do at home right now, so here I am. [A little pause.] Though if anyone could catch me up on -- current events, back home, it'd be appreciated.

Comments

[batmanschmatman]

Depends on what you mean by current, but I can do my best. [Assuming this won't like. Destroy the time stream.]

[wedonot]

[Well, someone will just be secretly kinda fanboying over here.] Welcome aboard, Captain Rogers. It's an honor to meet you.

[19centconstable]

I'm Constable George Crabtree, of the Toronto Constabulary. I wasn't aware that America had a Captain...

[thestarspangledman]

It might take you a while. They tell me this is ...2012?

[batmanschmatman]

Thereabouts, I guess. It's 2006 for me, back home. Where were you before 2012?

[thestarspangledman]

[There's a sheepish grin in response.] Thank you. I'm guessing you've heard of me?

[reactivates]

[Is endlessly amused at non-tech-savvy people.] Yo. 'Sup. I'm Claudia. If you need help with any of the technical bits of this exciting new adventure, let me know. I'm kind of a computer whisperer.

...Oh, and that invitation is pretty much open to anybody, not just our, uh... Captain here.

[thestarspangledman]

Well, it's more kind of a -- [A beat.] I guess it's not, is it. I served our country in a pretty big war.

Pleased to meet you, Constable.

[video]

[aggravating]

... You're kidding, right?

[This cannot be Captain freaking America.

He's kind of supposed to be frozen in an iceberg somewhere]

[thestarspangledman]

I'll be sure to remember that, miss. Thank you.

[19centconstable]

And you, Captain. Which war is that?

[video]

[thestarspangledman]

[Just -- have some quiet staring for a moment or two.]

...Howard? I guess I should have figured you'd be around.

[wedonot]

[... Well this is embarrassing to admit to as an adult, but.] I read a few of your comic books, when I was younger. I'm Charles Xavier.

Video:

[acid_rayne]

Wait... What?

[thestarspangledman]

..Believe it or not, I'd just woken up from a seventy year coma.

[thestarspangledman]

[A little laugh.] Shucks, they still make those things?

[thestarspangledman]

World War II, sir.

[batmanschmatman]

... That's pretty impressive. [Putting it mildly.]

Well. We won World War II, although I'd hope someone would have passed that along by now, Captain.

Video:

[thestarspangledman]

Beg your pardon, ma'am?

[thestarspangledman]

I heard, yeah. [A little smile.] That's what they told me in New York, anyway.

[19centconstable]

Goodness, there will be two of them?

Re: Video:

[acid_rayne]

Captain America? Seriously...?

[batmanschmatman]

First off, I guess I should pass along that stuff that happened in my world might not have happened in yours. The Barge brings in people from all over the place, and sharing a truly identical common history's pretty uncommon. But is there anything in particular you're interested in getting caught up on?

[wedonot]

I'm not sure, I'm not exactly much of a comic book reader, these days.

[thestarspangledman]

...Well, I dunno, the 'big' events, I suppose? They could be similar.