voice;

[soldiers]

[ The feed clicks on with a background score of faint mutters, fading in and out as if someone's thumb was briefly pressing over the mic. ] I gotta say, this waking up in a completely different place thing is getting kinda old. [ pause. ] Not that it's happened a lot, but I figured once was more than enough. As for the idea of having been fictional before – right. Sure. Somebody really outdid themselves this time around.

Now, I'd ask if anyone's been able to find a way outta this place, but something tells me the answer would be a no. So I guess I'll just stick with an introduction.

The name's Steve Rogers. Anybody know where I can find a good gym around here?

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[voice]

[watersacrificed]

Depends on your definition of 'good', but there's a gym by the university I believe. If not there there, then the local high school.

[voice]

[soldiers]

I'm not all that picky, to be frank. Going by the welcome I got, though, I wasn't exactly sure what to expect.

And -- by the university, got it. Thank you.

[voice]

[watersacrificed]

I'll admit the welcoming committee isn't the best. The 'nonfictionals' here aren't that great. The rest of us, we're a pretty interesting bunch.

Welcome. Do you need help getting there?

voice;

[veryproud]

Unfortunately, New Moore selections of gyms are limited but there's a relatively small one that has pleasant employees and a rather classic style to it that could be more to your liking than either school gym with it's low-budgeted equipment.

I'll send you directions and a map.

Can I ask what the last thing you remember before you arrived here is?

voice;

[soldiers]

That'd be real helpful, sir, if you wouldn't mind.

[ thoughtful pause. ] The last thing I remember? Waking up somewhere else, about seventy years into the future. My future, I mean. Not sure if everyone else here's from the same ... time. Or place.

[freezespirited]

Sorry, if you want to go to the gym you'll have to trek through a volcano.

[soldiers]

Really? I wasn't aware membership fees were that high.

video;

[badtaste]

Whoa.

Uh, hey, Mr. President.

[He waves, a little.]

video;

[soldiers]

[ a couple of beeps and then the video feed flickers on. ]

President? I'm afraid you've got the wrong fella, kid. I'm just -- Captain America.

[ he waves back with a half-smile. ]

[symbioteclone]

Ugh, this jerk is here? Gross.

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[badtaste]

Gwen!!!!!!!!!!!! You can't call the former President a jerk!!!!!!

[soldiers]

... have we met before?

[notvictorious]

Oh is everybody talking about alternate Captain Americas? Ours put my friends in foster care.

[everythingspandex]

Hi. I am really sorry for the massive confusion everyone ever is probably giving you right now.

[soldiers]

Hey. And no, it's fine. I'm handling it all right so far. I think.

I'm guessing we've met before, too?

[thatboyisamonster]

Oh. It's you.

You missed Thanksgiving, soldier.

[soldiers]

Yeah, it's me. Sorry to disappoint.

And it seems I did. You're with SHIELD?

[fuckincakewake]

oh snap
yea u look like u work out
hi

[soldiers]

Hello. And -- uh, thank you.

[sunflowersister]

Oh goodness. Not to overwhelm you with another "I know you but you don't know me", but it's good to see you, dear.

[soldiers]

That's all right, ma'am.

I'm sorry I don't remember us meeting before, but it's nice to meet you now.

[Audio]

[tookthename]

I'm just going to assume you have no idea who I am and introduce myself.

I'm Carol Danvers, code name Captain Marvel. I'm from an different version of your world. We work together on the Avengers.

And we have a nice work out area at Avengers HQ here in New Moore.

[Audio]

[soldiers]

Correct assumption in this case. All the same, it's good to meet you, Captain. Think I could drop by the HQ sometime?

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[redhourglass]

[ aaaaand look who showed up. someone she likes! what up! ]

Captain Rogers. Good to see you.

[ not that she's exactly smiling. it's kind of a half-smile, the one that says she'll bite your head off later. close enough. ]

No way out, yet. Welcome to the party.

video; private.

[soldiers]

[ give him a sec ...

... and the penny drops. sup! ]

Agent Romanova, I presume. It's good to see you, too.

[ dangerous half-smile you got there, ma'am. he smiles back, faintly. ] And meet you. Although I hear we've met before?