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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. ]

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[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.