001 - video - is this thing on?

[64th]

[ Cash knows how these network type things work, so she is feeling pretty smart right about now. when the video comes on, you can see she's holding the phone at arms length. she fixes her hair first, and then smiles. ]

Well, if I've got one of these, I'm sure the rest of you do too. Assuming you didn't get eaten by a bear. [ ha ha? ]

I'm Cashmere. Who are you? Where are you?

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[64th]

One of the best. [ she doesn't mean to brag about killing children but there's still a very large part of her that's proud, even with all the consequences. ] I started training when I was 8. Better to play along and win than be caught off guard.

[zen_en_vert]

Then we're lucky to have someone with us who's competent at this sort of thing. A lot of people here have never fought.

[64th]

[ ...wow. she had expected him to tell her how awful her home sounded, or be stuck on the whole child-murdering business. she likes you, Dr. Banner. ]

Well. I'll do what I can.

[zen_en_vert]

[That would probably have been the appropriate thing to do, but Bruce can run a little cold-bloodedly pragmatic. He thinks she's also probably traumatized, yes... but it might still be handy.]

Thank you. Maybe this will be the kind of community that stands a chance.

[64th]

[ traumatized? nooooo. (yes. very much yes). ]

I'm going down without a fight. I just hope I've got some backup.

[zen_en_vert]

Well, I guess it's just a question of what kind of fight it's going to be. On the one hand, we can take care of bears as long as they can throw them at us. On the other hand- that won't accomplish much.

But these aren't the kind of sentiments you want to go into too much depth over on a public network, I guess.

[64th]

[ she smirks. ] No, not really. Unless you also want to follow it up with revealing your location and your deepest secrets. Just to get it all out in the open.

[zen_en_vert]

But if you know Steve, I'll meet you in person soon, I'm sure.

[64th]

[ she nods. she has a question, but how to ask it nicely? ] He's a good guy, You know him from home? Has he always been so... like that?

[zen_en_vert]

I do- and he has. All his life.

He'll tell you the whole story- but he just doesn't like bullies, never has.

[64th]

Hmm. [ interesting. she doesn't know many people like Steve. maybe doesn't know anyone like him. ] I think we're all a little better off with him around.

[zen_en_vert]

That's true of almost every situation he comes into. Of all of us- he's a real hero, you know?

I used to work with him.