Or, rather, they do know, but the words die on Natasha's lips all the same, and she glances back and forth at Steve and Bruce and Rhodey, holds her hand up to tell them to stand down. A fight here won't do any of them any good, and anyway — that emblem on her chest is familiar, if unpixelated. ]
I can show you. But you might not like it.
[ Natasha is shaken, even more so now that there's evidence that their security at the compound is compromised. There'd been no warning, no nothing, that this woman — whomever she may be — had gotten in. Is she scared? Absolutely. But complying (for now) is going to be better in the long run. She can get information of her own, that way. ]
Follow me.
[ She indicates to the three men behind her to not follow, and none of them visibly like it, but they all trust her enough to handle herself if need be. ]
Carol regards the men with a look of stony dismissal as she follows after Natasha, her back straight and a ready-to-fight swagger in her step. The facilities of Earth have changed radically since the last time she was here, and as she moves throughout the Avengers base, she takes note of it.
Their technology is still a far cry from anything Kree, but it's ... evolved. And written all over it, she can see extraterrestrial influences. She doesn't particularly like that. Not one bit. One of the displays has a map and a death toll ticking upwards on it, flashing bright red.
She frowns at that. ]
What happened here?
[ She'd come straight to Earth when the beacon sounded. She didn't stop for the intergalactic news broadcasts. ]
[ Natasha's got her own swagger — not ready to fight, but wary, cautious. She's not letting this woman, whoever she is, even if she is someone Fury was trying to contact, get the better of her.
She stops in front of the display, arms crossed, jaw tight. She keeps her body turned towards the woman, but her eyes are on the numbers piling up in bright red, one by one. ]
Thanos. He's... some kind of intergalactic terrorist. He's obsessed with finding balance, and he wanted these things called 'Infinity Stones'.
[ She swallows — this next part is hard, especially so soon. ]
And we failed to stop him. Just like that — [ she snaps her fingers ] — fifty percent of Earth's population, gone. Fifty percent of the galaxy.
[ It's more looking for confirmation, that bone-deep dread sinking into her voice. Fury was part of that fifty percent. Thanos had eliminated him like he was nothing. She'd heard of him, of course. Everyone had heard of Thanos, the mad titan. Entire star systems had knelt to him, allowed him to take over.
He was worse than Ronan.
Carol hadn't interceded in time. Carol had been occupied with other problems. In that way, it feels like her fault that Fury's gone. She swallows something, keeps her expression stiff. ]
[ Natasha nods, just once, at the mention of Fury's name, finally looking over to the other woman, giving her a quick assessment. She's not from around here — nothing new, considering the talking raccoon and god of thunder wandering around the premises. Fury clearly had dealings with this woman, if the pager is any indication, but whatever those were are files Natasha's never seen. Some things were just too hard to get into, even for her.
Her mouth quirks up a little in a wry smile at the question. ]
Not anymore. Not that we ever really were. I was, at one point — an agent, but circumstances became complicated and I put in my two weeks. Most people call us vigilantes, now.
[ She straightens up, folding her arms, meeting her metaphorically toe to toe. ] And who are you?
[ Something Natasha probably should have known, Carol thinks, before putting that beeper anywhere to use it as a homing beacon. But it's been a while, and she doesn't know all of SHIELD's policies. How they've changed.
Besides. History isn't really what this is about. Fury had called her to deal with Thanos. So she'll deal with Thanos. Carol takes dying wishes pretty seriously. ]
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Date: 2019-03-11 01:17 am (UTC)Or, rather, they do know, but the words die on Natasha's lips all the same, and she glances back and forth at Steve and Bruce and Rhodey, holds her hand up to tell them to stand down. A fight here won't do any of them any good, and anyway — that emblem on her chest is familiar, if unpixelated. ]
I can show you. But you might not like it.
[ Natasha is shaken, even more so now that there's evidence that their security at the compound is compromised. There'd been no warning, no nothing, that this woman — whomever she may be — had gotten in. Is she scared? Absolutely. But complying (for now) is going to be better in the long run. She can get information of her own, that way. ]
Follow me.
[ She indicates to the three men behind her to not follow, and none of them visibly like it, but they all trust her enough to handle herself if need be. ]
no subject
Date: 2019-03-11 03:47 am (UTC)Carol regards the men with a look of stony dismissal as she follows after Natasha, her back straight and a ready-to-fight swagger in her step. The facilities of Earth have changed radically since the last time she was here, and as she moves throughout the Avengers base, she takes note of it.
Their technology is still a far cry from anything Kree, but it's ... evolved. And written all over it, she can see extraterrestrial influences. She doesn't particularly like that. Not one bit. One of the displays has a map and a death toll ticking upwards on it, flashing bright red.
She frowns at that. ]
What happened here?
[ She'd come straight to Earth when the beacon sounded. She didn't stop for the intergalactic news broadcasts. ]
no subject
Date: 2019-03-11 03:57 am (UTC)She stops in front of the display, arms crossed, jaw tight. She keeps her body turned towards the woman, but her eyes are on the numbers piling up in bright red, one by one. ]
Thanos. He's... some kind of intergalactic terrorist. He's obsessed with finding balance, and he wanted these things called 'Infinity Stones'.
[ She swallows — this next part is hard, especially so soon. ]
And we failed to stop him. Just like that — [ she snaps her fingers ] — fifty percent of Earth's population, gone. Fifty percent of the galaxy.
no subject
Date: 2019-04-07 10:35 pm (UTC)[ It's more looking for confirmation, that bone-deep dread sinking into her voice. Fury was part of that fifty percent. Thanos had eliminated him like he was nothing. She'd heard of him, of course. Everyone had heard of Thanos, the mad titan. Entire star systems had knelt to him, allowed him to take over.
He was worse than Ronan.
Carol hadn't interceded in time. Carol had been occupied with other problems. In that way, it feels like her fault that Fury's gone. She swallows something, keeps her expression stiff. ]
Who are you? SHIELD?
no subject
Date: 2019-04-08 04:29 am (UTC)Her mouth quirks up a little in a wry smile at the question. ]
Not anymore. Not that we ever really were. I was, at one point — an agent, but circumstances became complicated and I put in my two weeks. Most people call us vigilantes, now.
[ She straightens up, folding her arms, meeting her metaphorically toe to toe. ] And who are you?
no subject
Date: 2019-04-08 04:58 am (UTC)[ Something Natasha probably should have known, Carol thinks, before putting that beeper anywhere to use it as a homing beacon. But it's been a while, and she doesn't know all of SHIELD's policies. How they've changed.
Besides. History isn't really what this is about. Fury had called her to deal with Thanos. So she'll deal with Thanos. Carol takes dying wishes pretty seriously. ]
Any idea where Thanos is now?