Along came a Spider

[ms_unknown]

WHO: Natasha Romanoff AND YOU
WHERE: Around
WHAT: A new He Row
WHEN: Now?
WARNINGS: None yet.

Arrival

This new He Row doesn't just wake up next to a data point.

She falls.

She hits the ground hard, rolling a couple of times until she hits the edge of the fountain. "Ow..." She murmurs, reaching up to grab hold of whatever she'd hit to help her get upright. This doesn't feel right. She gets to her knees and looks around, frowning. Not what she expected this to look like. What the hell is happening? Getting to her feet, her hand touches the data point and all the new information is downloaded straight into her head.

So it's a new mission, then. She sighs, brushing her hands off and looking around. Anyone nearby will get a nod. "Hey."

First Breath

If she's going to get the lay of the land, she might as well start with whatever ship she's been assigned to. She pokes around until she finds the one that opens to her. Stepping curiously inside, she looks around. Huh. She wastes no time poking around, looking in every room and getting a feel for the vehicle. If she runs into anyone she'll shoot them a smirk. "Nice place you've got here. Cozy."

Exploring!

Never one to sit idle, Natasha spends a great deal of time exploring the ruins of the city. Today she's found herself in something that looks like it used to be a store. Three walls and some of the ceiling are still standing, though it's pretty much an open air market at this point.

She shoves her two-tone hair back over one shoulder as she crouched down to pick something up. Frowning, she tries to wipe the dust and dirt off of it to read the label. It's nothing she recognizes. Curious, she turns it over in her hands, trying to figure out what it is. As focused as she is, she'll still notice if anyone approaches, whirling around and reaching for a gun that isn't there.

Wildcard

Any other thoughts? Hit me up! She'll be all over the place, trying to get her bearings. She'll probably drop into the Deep End for a drink at some point, too.

Comments

Exploring

[kree_soldieress]

Lauri-Ell was just on her daily security circuit when she came about Natasha. Which, of course, unfortunately meant that she was in full Accuser armor and with her hammer in hand and her security point gun at her side. Which, she thought, definitely accounted for the defensive reaction to her approach. But the way Natasha moves, Lauri-Ell is forced to stand for a moment, watching.

She moves like a fighter, and Lauri-Ell respects that enough to come to a stop many feet away, watching.

"I have not seen your face before. You are a new arrival. It is an honor to meet you."

[ms_unknown]

Blue skin. Armed and armored. Nat is definitely on her guard... but the woman doesn't seem to be a threat. Not yet, at least. Trying not to judge based on face value alone, Nat stands and looks her over.

"A new arrival. That's a nice way to put it." Considering how she got there... she's still not entirely convinced this wasn't part of some infinity stone shenanigans. "Natasha. And you are?"

[kree_soldieress]

Well, it is also an accurate way to put it as well. Lauri-Ell offered a brief bow to the other woman.

"I am Lauri-Ell. It is a honor to meet you, Natasha."

It's an honor to meet everyone actually.

[ms_unknown]

Polite as ever, Natasha bowed back. "It's an honor to meet you, too, Lauri-Ell."

She tilted her head, eying that weapon. "If I might say so, you look like you're going into battle."

[kree_soldieress]

Ah, well, there is that. Lauri-Ell nods.

"Not going into, but one cannot be certain when conflict will come upon them. Especially when doing security patrols."

Exploring

[holtfinder]

"Peace, human. I mean you no harm." The woman who's making her way through the same part of the city is tiny, not even four feet tall, dressed in leather clothing. She holds her hands up to show she's unarmed, revealing she only has three fingers and a thumb on each hand. "At least, if you can offer me the same."

[ms_unknown]

Once upon a time, Nat would have been put off by those words. But she's gotten pretty used to aliens by now. She stands, leaving her hands loose by her sides to show she's unarmed. "I can. Were you brought here, too?"

[holtfinder]

"I was, very recently. I'm still getting my bearings here, learning the lay of the land." Carefully, Moonshade steps closer, glancing around the store uncertainly. "It's a completely different place from where I'm from."

[ms_unknown]

Natasha nods, "Same... on all counts, actually. The buildings are similar enough, but then you look at the items inside and it's all alien." She looks over the products littering the floor.

[holtfinder]

"I've never seen buildings like this. Brick, stone, yes, but none as tall as some of these once were, nor so...intricate. I almost wonder if the people who made them had stone-shapers to work them into shape so precisely." And she has no word for concrete at all.

Arrival

[hooliganstatus]

Aeon is on her way to meet Lark for her new set of ... she doesn't want to call them lessons, but it's the closest label she has so far. She's left her own gun in her campsite, trying to be more mindful of how much damage she causes. Doing the right thing is very much on her mind, so when she sees the woman falling from the sky, she lets out a cry of alarm, and runs to try and get there in time to help.

By the time she reaches Natalie, the new arrival has already touched the data point. Aeon isn't even close to being out of breath as she skids to a stop.

"You're not hurt, are you?"

[ms_unknown]

Natasha does know how to make an entrance. She shakes her head, "I don't seem to be. Thank you." She adds, looking the woman over.

[hooliganstatus]

She's not big on modesty, that much is immediately apparent. It's the sort of outfit Nat would call a walking nightmare: a midriff leather jacket, something just barely approaching underwear, thigh-high boots. But Aeon's looking her over, too, particularly curious about that spacesuit.

"Of course. ... Where did you fall from?"

[ms_unknown]

Eh, who's she to judge someone's fashion choices?

Natasha makes a slight face, looking up. "Ah..." She's still not entirely sure what happened, all she knows is the cliff is gone and she's not dead. Looking back at the woman, she shrugs. "It's... Complicated. I'm still trying to figure out how I got here."

[hooliganstatus]

"None of us are sure exactly how that happened, but we know why. If that would help." She smiles a little. "My name is Aeon Flux. And this is what's left of the city of Temba."

Arrival

[tempredmental]

Keith almost jumped out of his skin at the sound of someone hitting the ground nearby. He stood up from where he'd been sitting on the fountain's edge, and watched Nat touch the orb before she seemed to notice him. At her greeting, he nodded back.

"Hey." He scrunched up his brow a little bit. "You okay? That sounded like it hurt."

[ms_unknown]

Nat brushed some dirt off her suit, shrugging. "Yeah, sure." She's fine. Just fell off a cliff into another world. No big deal. "Are you the welcoming committee?"

[tempredmental]

"Not officially," he said with a shake of his head. "I just happened to be here." He then then nodded to the orb. "That generally takes care of it. Unless there's anything else you want to know? I'm Keith."

[ms_unknown]

"Natasha." She nods a greeting, looking down at the orb. "That's a hell of an info dump. I can't say I'm much of a fan, but it's effective."

Looking back up at him, she thinks for a moment. "How many people are here?"

[tempredmental]

"Effective is one way of putting it," Keith agreed, looking at the orb for a moment as well. He wasn't exactly a fan, either, but he was used to it. "There are a few of those around town, actually. They help you learn skills that are useful for doing stuff here, but apparently only one sticks at a time."

He took a breath, visibly considering her question for a moment, and then shrugged slightly.

"That's actually a hard number to keep track of," he said. "People come and go a lot, and you don't always know when or how many at a time. Right now, I'd say, probably about fifty of us? Give or take?" He frowned a bit. "There've been more, there've been less. Haven't really figured out an actual rhyme or reason to it, yet." And not for a lack of trying, either.

Exploring

[thestaremaster]

The movement has Bucky reflexively assuming a defensive stance as well, narrowed eyes growing wide when he finally sees her face. He straightens in disbelief, brow creasing with confusion. This shouldn't be possible...

"Romanoff?"

He's read back through the device, he knows this place can pull people from a whole mess of times, but it doesn't do much to numb the shock of seeing her there. Alive.

[ms_unknown]

She recognizes him instantly, even with the snazzy new haircut. Standing, she gives him a nod. "Barnes."

Even if his hair hadn't changed, the look on his face makes it clear enough to her that he's from her future. Well... From a time beyond her. She gives him a little smile, "I guess this means it worked." She didn't sacrifice herself for nothing. That's good to know.

[thestaremaster]

He gives a strained smile in return and nods, shoving his hands into his pockets and biting at his lip.

"Yeah. Yeah it...it works." Bucky's not sure he can properly convey what the world- the universe- owes to her. Of all the people she's saved, he spent a lot of his time wondering if he even deserves this second chance.

[ms_unknown]

"Good... That's... that's good." She looks down, nodding. It's so surreal. She knows she's dead... at least, she should be. When she leaves this world she'll well and truly be gone. But she'd done the most courageous thing she's ever done in her life. Possibly the dumbest, too, but she wouldn't have been able to live with herself if she'd let Clint take that leap.

Well, now, this just feels awkward. She looks around, not quite looking at him. "How long have you been here?"

[thestaremaster]

"Few days. I think, the uh- day/night schedule doesn't seem the same here," he shrugs a shoulder, "Maximoff's here too. Haven't run into her yet, but apparently she's around. And Stark. But from a different world than ours." Which is weird. "There's another...me."