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[Natasha's not all that fond of making public appearances in general, not unless she has reason to, but it could end up being useful here and she can admit to herself that they could really use as many contacts as they can make. Steve had already sent out one of these but it couldn't hurt to introduce herself as well. Probably. Her reputation wasn't quite as... spangly as the Captain's but maybe she'd be lucky and be an unknown here.

So she opens up a video feed, all easy confidence and polite smiles.]

So, being new here, I guess introducing myself should be a thing? I'm Natasha Romanoff and I'm still trying to wrap my head around most things I've had explained to me so far. Thank you, by the way, those of you that helped with that. It's certainly been an enlightening few days, to say the least. Any helpful advice you can toss my way would be appreciated, as would introductions since I've heard there's quite a few of us stuck here together. Thank you.

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[ NATASHA ROMANOFF.

so, for the first two seconds of video, natasha is treated to a teenage boy making about the dumbest face any teenage boy who sees a beautiful woman can make. that? that would be one of his lifetime crushes on the screen. see, stiles has a thing for redheads, particularly redheads who could kick his ass, and when captain america suddenly showed up, he had to admit he was a little, tiny bit hopeful that the black widow herself would too. wonderland is great like that sometimes--he's been staring down his heroes.

he has a black widow poster on his wall back home, it's that intense.

but he probably has to--words, at some point. say something so he doesn't look like an idiot. she probably doesn't want her identity (it's the friggin black widow) shown on the network so he clears his throat. ]

I--uhh. Yeah, welcome, I guess--not that you just got here, but, welcome anyway. [ wow nailed it. ] I'm Stiles, I'm--kind of a veteran, I guess. What do you wanna know?

[Fortunately for him, Natasha is comfortable being patient. Not to mention she's rather amused to have somehow stupefied him into silence from the start and she's not sure what, exactly, she did to get that response but it's entertaining all the same.

By the time he starts stuttering out a greeting, her lips are curving upwards in a friendly smile. Fortunately it's proving simple to gather information in this place.]

The welcome is still appreciated and I haven't been here all that long, only a few days now. Things are still pretty new and strange. Hello, Stiles. It's nice to meet you. How long have you been here, that you're a veteran? I'm not sure whether to offer you congratulations or my sympathies.

[ she said his name she said his name

stiles calm down you need to be smooth. how are you going to make friends with the black widow (the black widow) if you're about two seconds from staring with your mouth open until you start drooling? god. ]

Kinda both, depends on the day. [ he squints an eye shut, thinking about it for a second. at least they're not in person--stiles is pretty sure he'd blurt out begging for her autograph or something equally stupid. ] It's been a year, I guess? More or less. I went home a couple times, but it always ended up being more of a vacation then a permanent stay sorta thing.

[She's amused by his reaction, even if she's not entirely certain of the cause. She doesn't know him, as far as she knows, and while some of the Avengers have become fairly recognizable after New York (if they hadn't been already) she's usually one of the ones who can easily slip under the radar unnoticed.

Then again, he could just be being a teenaged boy. That she was more used to.]

You went home? [This is the first time she's heard something like this and it piques her interest, green eyes curious and intent.] And came back? Definitely my sympathies, then. Is that common?

[ the answer to that one would be both. teenage boy with a fixation on badass redheads who could kick his ass, who loves superheroes. stiles is going to pretend that he's completely normal and that that isn't even in the realm of possibilities for him. he's just a dude from wonderland, that's all. ]

Yeah. I've done it twice now. [ the last time he went home was not pleasant. ] I'm kinda starting to prefer Wonderland, it's less of a mess. Basically, you leave and forget everything about Wonderland when you're home, until it grabs you and throws you back in.

[You're just lucky you can hide behind a cellphone, Stiles.]

And you remembered your time here when you came back or you had to start fresh each time?

[It's a concept that has her curious, because every little bit of new information she can pick up about this place and people's experiences here is important to her.

Still, she flashes him a wry smile at one of his comments.]

If things are a mess in comparison to here, you really have my sympathies. Although to a certain extent I can agree with you. [Not that she wouldn't still rather be there.]

[ he really is you have no idea. ]

Remembered everything. It's like getting the weirdest deja vu ever. I dunno what kind of crazy hoodoo magic they've got going on here, but it's apparently strong as hell.

[ oh god she's even smiling at him look at her oh my god stiles is going to into a tizzy. he scratches a hand through his hair at the sympathy, shrugging his shoulders after because--eh. beacon hills life. ] I think you win though.

[ .... oh fuck. he throws his hands up immediately-- ] Not--that I know what you could have been up to at home or anything!

[ #SMOOTH ]

[Natasha just arches an eyebrow at that, because there went the typical teenage boy excuse right out the window. He knew who she was.]

New York?

[It's a guess, a hopeful one, because there were things about DC she and Steve are trying to keep under wraps and if there were other people here who knew about that, they were going to have to carefully watch their cover stories.]

[ stiles swallows the lump in his throat, semi-relieved that he's not about to be murdered, and nods his head quickly. ]

Yeah, uh--kinda hard to hide that one, I guess. Haha. [ continuing to totally nail it. there's a little awe in his voice as he continues, though, because even if it was a movie in his world, he's kind of learned to roll with the punches in wonderland. ] It was...awesome, what you guys did, seriously amazing.

Thank you, I think. And yes, I suppose it was. Something like that is rather hard to miss. Are you from near there?

[She didn't think her face had been as widely publicized as some of the others, was surprised she was so easily recognized. Stark and Cap and Thor and Bruce's alter-ego, yes, but she and Clint were usually able to slip under the radar relatively easily, especially when they weren't suited up.]

Nah. California. [ but did he watch the avengers obsessively? you bet. read all their comics? absolutely. have a poster of natasha romanoff on his wall? in HD even.

he smiles a little sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. ] Just...a big fan of yours. [ a beat ] God, I didn't mean that to sound as creepy as it totally just sounded.

[She just laughs, looking amused at his sheepish admission.]

It wasn't creepy. I'm flattered. Surprised, but flattered.

[She knows there are toys, merchandise - they've been hard to miss, especially in New York, where they were so very visible and their existence had sparked like a wildfire. But again, she wasn't usually the one of the group that was easily recognized.]

Maybe this is a strange question, but might I ask when it was you were last at home? I'm learning that timelines are a thing here.

[And that... could be important.]

[ oh my god, color him freaking twitterpated. she said she was flattered by stiles being a weird fanboy--he'd be 100% freaking out about this if he wasn't on video with her right now. (rest assured--scott will be hearing about this in full detail later.) his sheepish grin widens for a second and he ducks his head, shrugging his shoulders in a "yeah, well". really, she could ask him a fact about her life and he'd probably know it, but...she doesn't need to know that. that's probably crossing the creepy line.

at the question, though, he frowns, thinking it over. it's been a while since he was properly home. ] 2012? It's apparently not that anymore, at least here. I know, I totally look like a 1960s kind of guy, but.

[ stiles makes a gesture to himself, cracking a stupid joke because what else does he do. ] It's not weird. We've got people here from like the Civil War, man. If you ever had a weird history question, they so got you.

[2012. Sometime after New York then, apparently. Long enough for him to have learned about her at least.]

You're still closer to my present than the Civil War, at least. I'm from 2014. But yes, I've noticed. I've already spoken to a Musketeer. At least for us there isn't too much of a culture shock. Just the... magical closets and fairy tales apparently being real.

[She answers with a wry twist of her lips, looking amused at his sense of humor. At least he can take things lightly, it's something she's familiar with. Then again, she has a rather strange sense of humor herself.]

Do you have jetpacks? [ stiles grins at the feed, because, well--duh, of course they don't, but still. man, stiles'd be graduating from high school if it was 2014...if he survived that long.

well that thought was unpleasant. ] Yeah. You gotta kinda learn to roll with the punches here.

You, uh...[ oh man she thinks he's funny she thinks he's funny ]--You got settled and stuff, right? Got a room and everything?

Not me personally. [That was all Sam's department. She still had to reply on planes to get her anywhere by air. Or one of her flying teammates, not that she'd had to try that yet. Stealing alien aircraft had been adventurous enough. Still, she gives the evasive answer with a hint of a smirk, letting him take that answer however he liked.]

I have, mostly. I'm still trying to learn as much as I can. Adapting is a little easier for me than some.

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