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[bestversion]

[ have a video of a young girl dressed in red and blues, a sash around her neck and a lightning bolt across her chest. ]

Hey everyone 😘

Just wanted to say a big thank you 🙏🏾 for all your help getting Cerberus back home! I really appreciate everyone coming together to find another way of helping him out.

Oh, and my name is Ms. Marvel. I'm from Jersey City and I guess I was an Avenger? Not for very long, but I still have them on speed dial.

Hope we can all team up again into making the city a safe place 🥰!

[ she flashes a victory sign. ]

Comments

[bestversion]

it's a famous superhero team.

video

[highborn]

Was there so much avenging to be done as to name an entire team for the word? Sounds dramatic.

[bestversion]

They keep busy. The name was picked by one of the founding members, the Wasp.

[highborn]

And what was the Wasp avenging?

[bestversion]

For a while. I think she retired for a bit. The members change every now and then.

[highborn]

No, what. [ A sigh. ] Speaking through only text is a terrible way to communicate. I meant she had to have something specific on her mind to pick a name like that, no?

[bestversion]

my bad 😔

iirc i think loki was messing around and jan picked the name because they needed to avenge their friends. i think, it was a loooong time ago.

[highborn]

Were the friends in question, what, dead? This sounds like a stirring story, but you've got to put a little verve into it.

why are you doing this to meee

[bestversion]

I don't think they were dead just like manipulated or messed up.

[ or maybe they were dead? but that means literally nothing. logan was dead and he's fine now. so was tony. ]

LMAO im so sorry

[highborn]

Not exactly what I call verve, but it was a noble attempt.

I did so much googling!!

[bestversion]

sorry.

i guess i haven't thought about it much. they've always been around and i'm more of a captain marvel girl.

[highborn]

You're very difficult to follow. Is that intentional?

( text > video )

[bestversion]

no?? hold on.

[ she switches the feed. ]

Is this better? Sorry! I forget that maybe it's different. I'm used to heroes and teams and I guess the stuff they have in this place is like home.

[highborn]

[ much better; not being able to read tone or body language is just the worst. ]

Evidently.

Who is Captain Marvel?

[bestversion]

[ ms. marvel smiles, relieved. ]

She's a hero, like the Avengers. She was one for a while too. She saved a lot of people near my hometown so I was inspired to be . . . like her.

Though I guess I'm more my own person now.

[highborn]

I see. [ It sounds thoughtful, maybe even genuinely, and she glances away as she considers. ] And what's the benchmark for becoming like a hero, then? Is it tallied in lives saved?

[bestversion]

[ she shakes her head. ]

I mean, that's part of it, sure. But it's about the acts of kindness, the acts of good you do. Every time you act, it makes a difference. It's about the help, not the saviorism.

[highborn]

All that, and maintaining a public image? It sounds exhausting.

[bestversion]

I guess? I don't really spend much time on my public image. I've had bad experiences there.

[pinkxeno]

hmm it sounds very
revengeful tho?
what were u avenging

[bestversion]

that's just the name. i didn't pick it.