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[yieldtotheshield]

[The video starts out blurry and disorienting, walls spinning as the NV is handed off from one person to another. The background is a generic hospital room; bland walls, bland flooring, bland bed, uncomfortable chairs for visitors... Standing out against the pale walls is a colourful circular shield painted in red, white, and blue, propped up beside the bed. Next to it is an unidentifiable lump of clothing in the same colours. Slightly off-center on the screen is Steve himself, looking and feeling completely out of place. For a long moment, all he does is look confused.]

It’s on? Recording? [A soft voice offscreen confirms, stating that it’ll be just like the network videos they’d looked at earlier. The young man holding the NV looks unconvinced but turns his attention back to the device in his hand, eyeing it critically before addressing it.] Hi. Um. I’m Steve. Rogers. I guess when I arrived I was unconscious so they brought me to this hospital and... Is this really some other universe? I’ve seen some really strange things so it’s not all that unbelievable but..

Oh, the nurse said that I should try this.. network thing, see if anyone I know is out there. So I guess if you know me, say hi? And I’ll figure out how to say hi back. Somehow. Maybe.

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[thelittlestbub]

CAP! You're at the... Which hospital? Are you alright?

[Rapid fire, and yeah, she's moving because she's coming to GET YOU.]

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[yieldtotheshield]

[Give him a minute to figure out how to reply. ...Okay, more like four minutes.]

I.. Um, sorry, do I know you?

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[thelittlestbub]

[During which, she's already run over to the empty condo and double checked that he can move in there with Tony.]

I'm Jubilee. Of the X-Men. Which hospital?

[ex_stakes70]

Yep! Really another universe. Weird, huh? [ but... More importantly. ] You gonna be okay? I know it's gotta suck majorly to wake up in a whacko unfamiliar place after -- whatever thing it was that put you out:

[yieldtotheshield]

It's.. The alternate universe part is a little hard to wrap my head around, to be honest. Considering this is Canada, and the rest of the world is still supposedly out there.

And I'm fine, thanks. The doctors said I'm pretty healthy despite being frozen before arriving. [He knows that's not what she meant, but he's still just a little overwhelmed with it all.]

[ex_stakes70]

It takes a little getting used to, but you'll hit that point eventually. Promise.

[ but back to the more important part ] Wait - frozen? Why were you frozen?

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[doeswhathewants]

Do not be alarmed at the mass of people who claim acquaintance with your alternate world self.

Quite the hero in my world and from the looks of it- [nods at the shield on the wall] -quite the hero in yours.

[yieldtotheshield]

There's-- A mass? There's that many? [He wasn't alarmed before, but now he looks almost as if he's considering worrying about it. And he's not sure he's ready for that kind of attention.] I was-- It was just my duty.

[doeswhathewants]

I may have exaggerated.

A bit.

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[kal_el]

Another universe seems to be the general consensus. Are you feeling any better?

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[yieldtotheshield]

Honestly, I never really felt under the weather. A little stiff, maybe, but that went away quickly enough. The staff here just wanted to make sure I actually was okay before letting me use the uh.. miniature phone.

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[the_dead_pool2]

[No, it couldn't be? Could it?]

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[the_dead_pool2]

[Well Sparky is talking to him, and he has confirmed it, at a loss for words]

U-u-uh...

[Quick say something witty and intelligent!]

[jackedthename]

....Steve Rogers, huh? I don't know you, but I've -- heard of you. It's an honor, sir.

[And hey, Steve, that coat he's wearing should at least look vaguely familiar. It is, after all, an RAF coat dating from World War 2.]

[yieldtotheshield]

[And Steve sits up a bit straighter, recognition in his expression.] I didn't get the chance to meet too many of our foreign allies, so it's likewise an honour, Mister..?

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[hostage]

[Oh here he goes with the superhero-fanboying again.]

Yes! Awesome.

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[yieldtotheshield]

I.. I'm sorry? [Confusion, GO.]

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[enigmaestro]

This must be somewhat traumatic for you.

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[yieldtotheshield]

Not really? [It's.. actually kind of nice to find out he's not dead.] Pretty sure it's nothing I can't handle.

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[coolexec]

[Tony's attention is entirely grabbed the moment he spots that recognizable shield. Hearing the guy's name seals the deal, and he's gotta make contact.]

Steve Rogers. You're the real deal then... Unless you nicked Captain America's shield. [which would mean you have serious balls. ..This is kind of cool.] Welcome to Port, Captain. [He offers a little salute-wave near his forehead just above the edge of a pair of wine-red sunglasses.]

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[yieldtotheshield]

[Steve blinks. And then blinks again. And has to resist the urge to rub his eyes, because so much about this man just.. reminds him of Howard. Older, certainly, but isn't there all of this alternate-dimension stuff at work here anyways? He decides to try his luck.]

Howard?

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[frosty_mind]

Welcome to Siren's Port, Steve Rogers.

Judging from your apparent age, I'm an acquaintance of either your future self or your counterpart in a different universe.

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[yieldtotheshield]

[A-and we're slightly averting our eyes from the video here. Don't mind him.]

Ah, I don't believe we've met? [Unless you're the blonde that assaulted him with lips that one time?]

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[reginagloriae]

Yeah. It's not your home or mine... We're all stuck here.

[She's not going to ask about that shield.]

Um, hi? I'm Youko.

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[sharp]

Other universes are bit much to take in.

So can time travel.

[ Amy noticed his awkwardness with technology, so she's taking a good guess that he's from the past. She offers him a bit of a smile. ]