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[punchedhitler]

Well.

I went out today to see if I could help with the fact that there's no sun, and I saw this man making lightning and cutting himself, and he was terrorizing the entrance to the underground, so I told him to cut it out. He cut himself and tried to hit me with lightning, but I blocked it, and after I managed to get him somewhere safe where he couldn't hurt anyone else, I noticed that my shield feels right again!

So I guess it just had to be hit by lightning. But the fact that it feels normal makes me a whole lot calmer about this whole thing.

[Pause]

But really, try to use these powers for good, okay? Especially if you have to something terrible to make them work.

Comments

: video:

[punchedhitler]

I'm Steve.

Is it short for Charlotte?

: video:

[charring]

I wish. It's short for Charlene.

Pleasure to meet you, Steve.

video:

[punchedhitler]

Pleasure's mine, Charlie. Have you been here long? I'm still getting used to the curses.

[And the technology]

video:

[charring]

A few weeks? I arrived shortly before the fifties curse.

What about you?

video:

[punchedhitler]

Not that much longer, really.

video:

[charring]

How are you adjusting?

video:

[punchedhitler]

I kind of miss home.

video:

[charring]

Where is home for you?

: video:

[punchedhitler]

....1943.

video:

[charring]

Wow. Seriously?

video:

[punchedhitler]

Yes.

video:

[charring]

I'm from much farther along than that. Think early two-thousands.

video:

[punchedhitler]

I think that's about right for most people.

video:

[charring]

It seems that way. Do you have anyone from home here?

video:

[punchedhitler]

No. If my best friend were here I guess it would all be a lot easier, right?

video:

[charring]

Maybe. I dunno.

video:

[punchedhitler]

You don't think so?

video:

[charring]

I have a different point of view but that's because most of the people in my life that I really cared about are gone and have been so for a very long time. It'd be very stressful explaining that situation to them. I mean, I'd be happy to see them. Don't get me wrong. It'd just be hard at the same time.


What's your best friend like?

video:

[punchedhitler]

Well...Bucky's...he's got a smart mouth. He's really smart, but loyal as a whip. Sometimes he's got a bad temper, but he's a good guy.

I'm sorry about your friends, though.

video:

[charring]

Bucky? Is that short for something? And no friend is worth having if they're not loyal.

[This, coming from the girl who tries to avoid having friends.]

Re: video:

[punchedhitler]

[A laugh]

Yeah, but he wouldn't like it if I told a pretty dame what it's short for.

[Pause. That wasn't flirting, promise]

video:

[charring]

[Doesn't matter! She's still going to blush. Have you seen yourself, Steve?]

I won't ask, then. And if he does show, I'll stick with 'Bucky'.

video:

[punchedhitler]

[Sometimes he forgets he's not the skinny kid from Brooklyn]

I hope he does. I'll make sure to introduce him.

video:

[charring]

Okay. If he shows up, I'll be looking forward to it.

[If he did show, it'd be amusing to see how much of a smartass he was. Charlie's met worse people so her default reaction would probably be no reaction at all. At most, an eyebrow raise.]

Okay, so. We've established the 'when'. Now, where did you say you were from?

video:

[punchedhitler]

Brooklyn, New York.