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[cantcatchme]

I finally see what you all were talking about with the whole waking up on the ship thing.

[Pietro looks tense, but he's dressed, at least. However, the uniform is unfamiliar. He's clearly still inside the ship.]

But can someone tell me why my powers aren't working?!

[His voice climbs a few octaves closer to panic at the end.]

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[cantcatchme]

Yeah. I got that impression.

[At least he looks kind of guilty.]

I mean it. Sorry it's not the other me.

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[bruiserprincess]

It's not your fault.

[She sighs]

How many versions of our universe are there?

[cantcatchme]

I sure as heck don't know. It's confusing enough knowing there's two of me around. I don't know what I'd do if there were more.

[bruiserprincess]

There's a Quicksilver in mine too. And... that other one.

[The one he'd met her from]

Until that happened I thought I only existed in one.

[cantcatchme]

I think we all thought we only existed in one dimension until we came here. It's pretty freaky. I... kinda hope I never meet the other me.

[bruiserprincess]

Even after I got here. No one else had ever heard of the Runaways.

[Even that other one hadn't had them. Hadn't needed them.]

Meeting though... that would be too creepy.

[cantcatchme]

So, uh.

[Pietro's been talking to Armand a bit. He's come to a decision, if only for Molly's sake.]

You kept my room the way I like it?

[He likes the kid. Maybe staying close will help her... somehow.]

[bruiserprincess]

Yeah. We kept hoping...

[This wasn't quite it. But the room is the same.]

Well... I don't know if it's how you like it, exactly. But it's the same way it was.

[cantcatchme]

If anything's universal, it's my good taste.

...don't worry, I promise to give it back if he comes along. But in the meantime, I... think I can see what he liked about you guys. [Mostly Molly, but he'll try with the fuzzball and the weirdo, too.]

[bruiserprincess]

[She smiles at him]

We're pretty cool. Especially now that me and Kurt are back to normal.

[Wait, that sounded bad]

Not that... you're still welcome, I mean.

[cantcatchme]

...

[He tried not to look offended, but the pause is noticeable, especially from him.]

Yeah, well, the furball was kind of an ass.

[bruiserprincess]

He's actually really nice. Normally. He gives good hugs. It was freaky to see him being such a jerk.

[A lot of things were freaky]

[cantcatchme]

Yeah, I only knew him by reputation, back home, but all the X-men seemed like alright sorts. Well. At least not guys who'd drop someone out windows for no reason.

[bruiserprincess]

Yeah, they're pretty anti-window dropping.

[She has mixed feelings about the X-Men. But she can say that much.]

Kurt tries to look after the rest of us.

[cantcatchme]

I'll lend a hand, if you want me to. Dunno what the heck I'll be doing for work, but I bet Pepper can help me out, there.

[bruiserprincess]

[Molly grimaces a bit at the mention of Pepper Potts. Her thoughts on her were... complicated. Most of her feelings were. But Pietro was right.]

She's kinda involved in everything. I think half the ship people work for her.

[cantcatchme]

At least some things are still the same as back home. [He's more than happy to have Pepper be so close to the one he knows.]

[bruiserprincess]

I didn't really know her there.

[The Avengers. It's complicated.]

[cantcatchme]

She's good people. Except for her taste in men.

[Hey now, he's an Avenger too, y'know.]

[bruiserprincess]

That is particularly bad.

[Tony is pretty high up on her list of Avengers she has Issues with.]

[cantcatchme]

Heh. I like you. Anyone who has a beef with Tony is okay, in my book. [He'd still back up the other Avenger in a fight, though.]

[bruiserprincess]

A lot of people have a beef with him at home ever since [She grimaces and says it like a dirty word] Registration.

[cantcatchme]

...come again? No, really, I don't know what you're talking about.

[Mutant registration had yet to become a major thing, back home.]

[bruiserprincess]

[She sighs]

The Superhuman Registration Act. Basically anyone with powers is dangerous and they've gotta be on government lists and not have any secret identity even though these things are important.

[cantcatchme]

... [He just stares for a long moment.]

Okay, that's ffffmessed up. And definitely not something he's ever promoted where I'm from. I'm pretty sure my sister would turn him inside out if he tried, and... well, the guy's a jerk, but not that big of a jerk.

I could see Fury doing that, though.