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[Natasha's dealt with some strange things in the last few days, but waking up a space ship is probably the weirdest. the disorientation is frustrating, but she works through it, quickly finding her things before examining the pod she'd woken in, twisting her phone around in her hands before turning it on and speaking]

I'm looking for a Clint Barton and Nick Fury. Preferably intact and as soon as possible.

[she's all ready beginning to browse through the network it hooks to, gathering what intel she can as she starts making her way through the ship]

Alien spaceships, prehistoric worlds, giant cities and dinosaurs. Anything else I should know? If this is another one of Loki's games, I'd like advanced warning this time.

[and she steps out of the ship to finally see the world herself, going still a moment, lips pressed tight and head tilting to the side]

Yeah, definitely not Earth.

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Oh, come on. Force of impact at terminal velocity for a spaceship the length of Manhattan - that's an easy one.

[The flippancy doesn't really do anything to hide just how pissed off he still is at this entire situation.]

It's not the Chitauri. Even though Rudolph was apparently here playing his reindeer games for a while before any of us showed up.

As for the why, I'm pretty sure we were never supposed to end up here. We're still looking for the black box.

Extinction event, you mean?

[she lets him talk, filing it away]

That doesn't explain why we were on the ship in the first place, or who it was that took us. [or the time discrepancies, if her talking to others is any indication]

Should have been. But the ecosystem is thriving, and there's no way that ship's been in that crater long enough for it to have recovered.

My gut feeling says they were human. Which is - impossible, I know, but most of the people they snatched are human, which means those pods were designed to be compatible with our physiology on a wide scale. Aliens are the anomaly, and so far, we haven't seen more than one member of each species.

So either it didn't actually crash, or something else is going on. Is that what you're saying?

[humans stealing humans? she hasn't heard that one before] The ones who aren't human, do you know how the pods accommodate them?

If it crashed, it was the most controlled crash in the history of the word. Either that, or the civilization that used to be here could generate domes like the one outside on demand - which is an outside shot, but not one we should rule out.

[Especially if they can find and repurpose that technology to help fix the ship and get out.

He pauses for a moment.]

No idea. Dr. Banner's got a team studying the pods - they might have some thoughts on the medical science behind it. But most of the nonhumans have been pretty close to human. Bipedal, bilateral symmetry, similar enough digestive processes that no one's died of starvation yet. Which, you know, given the variation in species just on our planet, would make for a pretty big coincidence.

You said the ship and pods were designed for humans. If it wasn't a crash, could it be a colonisation attempt? [she frowns, arms crossed] The domes are where this Authority sit, isn't it? I don't suppose anyone's had a chance to talk to them yet.

The remains of the city look older than the ship. But it's possible. There are enough people - theoretically - if even half of those pods are still working.

And no. I don't think anyone's tried. Apparently, they're the "shoot first, interrogate the corpse later" types. [Whether he's speaking of the Authorities, the locals, or their fellow abductees isn't entirely clear.] There's some interesting viewing in the archives, if you're a fan of recent history. Or if you have popcorn.

Moving to another planet doesn't mean we found one others weren't living on first.

I've dealt with those types. I tend to come out unscathed. [as to history, well] I'll give it a look.

And with their toys. Which, actually, would be useful. Unless you know how to ride a horse.

Is that a literal horse or are you trying at clever.

Seriously? When have I ever tried?

And it's literal. Transportation's strictly pre-industrial on this side of the fence. It's like waking up in an Amish community, except with more guns.

Several times, actually. [she worked for you, Tony. she sticks by her assessment]

Not my most favoured situation, but I can ride. Wouldn't mind getting something a little more hi-tech, though.

Lucky you, I'm taking requests. If you're nice.

[There's not really any "if" about it - while not at the absolute top, transportation's high on his list of priorities.

It's a very long list.]

I'm always nice.

[transportation's always a good thing to have]

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