text ↪ un: steve.rogers, dated before the closed door meeting

[fossils]

Everyone's already got their hands full so I'll cut to the chase:

There's room at the table for us at the upcoming meeting between Capt. Childe and the Thessyx representatives. Don't know how many seats or what's going to be discussed, but if you want to be the one representing us, or otherwise got any strong feelings on the matter

Now's the time to speak up.

( ooc: the mods said they'll be RNGing to pick from candidates for the closed door meeting! but if you've put your character forward OOCly already feel free to use this post to make their case ICly, groupchat amongst each other, etc! )

Comments

[fossils]

Reason enough for everyone to stay alert.

Where you from?

[cryptoherpetology]

I feel like alert should be our default state until we can at least manage a set of proper walls.

Oregon, originally. [ This is the first time he's committed to even saying what specific Pacific Northwest state his family's from! Progress. ] But I'd been living in the Midwest for a few years before all this. You?

[fossils]

Brooklyn, originally. Circa 2018.

[ they're a lot more understanding than humans of my age would be got him asking ]

[cryptoherpetology]

Sounds like we have about the same point of reference then. Most of the world back home is unaware of any intelligent life beyond humanity, and the few people who are aren't usually very friendly when they find it.

I'm trying to imagine the response to this sort of thing happening, and it wouldn't involve gifts and friendly dinners.

[fossils]

Back where I'm from we've had two full scale alien invasions already. Smaller meetings with friendlies too.

Kind of strange being on the other side of the table for once.

[cryptoherpetology]

I've worked a bit with Sam Wilson since getting here, he's told me a bit about what I'm now gathering is your shared homeworld. It does sound like your Earth has a lot more in the way of the openly unusual.

And much more colorful fashion statements.

[fossils]

Sometimes you gotta get noticed.

I'm still wrapping my head around time travel and multiple versions of Earth to be honest.

[cryptoherpetology]

I was raised to avoid being noticed at all costs, but I understand how it could be useful for other people.

My paternal grandmother was pretty insistent we have a good understanding of the concept alternate realities, but that was more in the hopes that something like this wouldn't happen to us. It's the viable eggs growing in a petrified dead lizard somehow summoning people through dimensions that has me the most stumped.