4th Arrow - Avengers Assemble [Dictated]

[compromisedarrow]

[Danny, Caterina, Tres, Katniss, Peeta, Dairine and Steve.]

[Clint's voice comes through the journal, professional, straight to the point. Seems this is the week for seriousness.]

I know some of you have been locked in an alternate dimension, and it's not really a good time, but this is important. You guys have been picked because I trust you more than any of the others in this place...

I'm Agent Clint Barton of SHIELD, The Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. We monitor threats to Earth. Currently, one of these threats is in the castle. He's called Loki.

As far as I'm concerned, you're all now base cleared, at least, so I'll tell you about this. Back in my world, this Loki is an alien from another plane who came to Earth to try and take it over. He used a device called the Tesseract to open a portal to another galaxy and bring an alien force called the Chitauri to help him. He is not a force to be taken lightly. I'm not sure what he lost when coming to the castle, but in my world, he could go as far as controlling people's minds.

In response, SHIELD created a response team, which I'm a member of. It's called the Avengers Initiative. I'd like you lot to be part of it in Paradisa. You don't have to fight, but our job would be to identify potential threats to residents of the castle. All most of you will have to do is filter. Other's would pick up the slack.

Feel free to ask any questions. But, remember; you only hold base SHIELD clearance, so don't be offended if I can't answer. [There's only one exception to this rule.]

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[Steve]

Captain, you hold the same level clearance as me. Ask away, any questions, and I'll answer them.

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[Caterina]

We need to talk about Father Tres.

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[MacManus family]

Let's drop the pretenses, shall we? I might need your help.

((OOC: Assemble, Motherfu*kers. B| ))

Comments

[Dictated]

[schrodingersghost]

[Danny wasn't entirely sure how he should be feeling about this. Wariness? He'd seen what could happen when the government got involved in things like this. But he liked Clint. And trusted him much more than he ever had the idiots in white.

And even apart from that, if there was a threat like that in the castle, he couldn't ignore this just because he was nervous about working with an organization. Someone who could control minds.... He'd been through that before. And never wanted to go through it again. No one should ever have to deal with losing their minds to something like that.

Maybe the smart thing would have been to walk away. Jazz would have told him to stay far away from this. To keep under the radar, just like at home.

But Danny had never claimed to be smart. If there was a chance he could keep the people of the castle from getting hurt? He wanted in.]

SHIELD, huh. Nice acronym. Can I count on no dissections being planned?

What's this Loki guy after?

Avengers filter and dictated forever

[compromisedarrow]

No dissections. We don't work like that.

And here? No idea. But it can't be good. This guy is not someone you just let walk around.

Re: Avengers filter and dictated forever

[schrodingersghost]

Just checking.

Sounds like it/ If he's going to be a danger to the people here, you can count me in.

[compromisedarrow]

Got it... Thanks, Danny.

Agent Barton

[ironlady]

Did something happen?

Caterina

[compromisedarrow]

No, but his actions while you were away concern me slightly.

He threatened to destroy the castle if you weren't returned. I don't know if it was a ploy to try and trick the place, but...

Agent Barton

[ironlady]

That means nothing. He was given strict orders to protect the residents. He would not defy them.

Clint

[valuedstrength]

Let's start with the names on your filter. I know for a fact four of them are too young to be dragged into a fight with a space alien.

Steve

[compromisedarrow]

Who said anything about fighting? I don't want to drag people into battle, captain. I'm a spy, not a soldier.

These guys have shown the most willingness to help protect the people here. That's why I chose them.

Clint

[valuedstrength]

Alright I can get wanting some trusted eyes. I know Dairine and Peeta. They won't let anybody down.

Don't you think we should be telling the rest of the folks around here about him though? If this guy is that big a threat everyone should get a heads up. That way those four won't feel the need to offer that kind of help if it's needed.

Same filter

[accidentalrebellion]

[Serious enough that Katniss is paying attention. She remembered that discussion she'd had over the journal on one of the many nights she couldn't sleep. How the guy controlled minds. The thought is reminiscent, and disturbs her to the core.

But people have tried to drag her into things before. Usually, they didn't give her a choice. (At least Clint has that going in his favor.) So, forgive her for not being quite so sold on the idea of getting involved in a fight that isn't explicitly hers just yet. However, she does have a question.]

Why me?

[compromisedarrow]

I could use another pair of eyes.

[accidentalrebellion]

[The next question, then, is only logical.]

What would I be looking for?

[filter forever and ever and ever]

[sixguns]

What sorta help?

[Wary Noah is wary.]

[compromisedarrow]

Potentially violent.

[sixguns]

An' ye wanted t'talk t' me.

Family Filter

[spiritusaequitas]

Depends on what you're still carryin' after ya drop 'em.

Forever

[compromisedarrow]

I'm carrying a lot. Some of it is still above your clearance level, though.

[spiritusaequitas]

Think y' might find yer clearance levels'll get about as far as a eunuch in a whorehouse, here.

Stop tryin' t' impress me or intimidate me an' just tell me the fucking truth.

family filter (placeholderish)

[shepherdsveritas]

'Bout time y'cut th'bullshit. Talk.

Forever

[compromisedarrow]

I didn't really lie. I do work for the Government. I work for the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. We monitor and act on potential threats to Earth. I just don't work a desk-job.

[shepherdsveritas]

[His voice is dark, untrusting] An' why th'fuck're y'tellin' us this? Why bother lyin' if yer jus' gonna tell us anyway?

Dictated - Avenger Filter ((Late late sooo late))

[wizard_redfive]

[Crummy mood or not, this message gets Dairine's attention like an update from her Seniors would back home. Which is fast. Some of it is old news to Dairine, but certainly not all of it.

Barton including her in this... Avengers Initiative certainly was a nice gesture, a mark of trust, but she's not quite sure what to think of it yet. Dairine is still rather inexperienced in the realm of teamwork after all.]

What sort of threats would we be looking for?

Forever~

[compromisedarrow]

Anything that's suspicious. Anything that strikes you as odd.

Just to clarify, you kids aren't going to be fighting, and you'll be on a seperate filter, but you'll be kept in the loop

[wizard_redfive]

So watch both the residents' and the castle's activities. [Part question, part statement.]

[Dairine scowls at that clarification. Oh no you don't. She has not defended the castle thus far only to be stopped by a concerned adult.]

You said we didn't have to fight, not that we wouldn't.