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[manwhosoldtheworld]

Well, isn't this nice?

[Peter has a mug of coffee clasped between his hands and is wearing an obnoxiously acid green t-shirt. You can take the man out of the gym, but you can't take the gym out of the man. His tastes haven't changed that much.]

Electricity. Hot running water. Coffee. As much alcohol as I can imbibe. It's delightful.

[Yes, he does intend to take advantage of the new-found luxury.]

I would love to say that I'm shocked to be here and all those platitudes about trying to adjust, but really, this makes about as much sense as anything else that's happened to me in the last few years.

Zombie apocalypse, insane hippies with mind-control rays, people growing lizard scales... superheroes and alternate realities seems like the next logical step, as far as logic has anything to do with it.

[He takes a long drink of his coffee.]

Oh yes. You can call me Peter. I'm... A Runner, entertainer, part-time spy and occasional meat shield. I'm sure we'll have a marvellous time together.

Comments

[steelandtemper]

[Oh, it's totally #aesthetic. And that aesthetic is "I'm a computer."

Fortunately for her effort to not seem like the completely out of touch military AI she actually is, Cortana can look things up so fast no one but a speedster would notice, and thus not make comments like "Dawn of the Dead?"]

Yeah, probably not fully self-aware. When we want someone dead, there's no "trying" involved.

[It doesn't appear that she meant that to sound ridiculously threatening...which probably makes it worse.]

[manwhosoldtheworld]

[Well she pulls it off in spectacular fashion.

At least if she's going to be accidentally threatening, she's doing it to someone who has spent a lot of time surrounded by military women with much the same attitude.]

She did have a rather impressive array of deadly neurotoxins so I'll settle for just being grateful they got out.

[steelandtemper]

Wait. She got neurotoxins? I want neurotoxins. All they let me do is blow the airlocks.

[NOBODY LETS HER DO ANYTHING FUN.]

[manwhosoldtheworld]

And sprinklers of flesh dissolving acid from what I've heard. Amongst other things.

If I come across any neurotoxins I promise that you'll get first pick, how's that?

[steelandtemper]

That can't have been good for the fire control systems.

[She likes the new guy.]

Probably more trouble than it's worth, but I appreciate the thought.

[manwhosoldtheworld]

I'm fairly sure that health and safety wasn't a prime concern.

Well, the offer is there. Should I be worried about encountering neurotoxins here?

[steelandtemper]

Day to day? Not really a concern. On a mission? Keep your eyes open.

[manwhosoldtheworld]

Oh, it's starting to sound like home already.