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[ohmythor]

Alright, I get it. So the journal is some sort of half-book half-iPad technomagical means of communicating, and this place gives you wings. [ A beat. ] There's -- there's a cheesy Red Bull ad in there somewhere, but I'm not going there.

[ She clears her throat. ]

I'm -- my name is Jane Foster. I'm a astrophysicist with SHIELD, if that means anything to anyone. -- Please tell me it means something to someone. For once I'd be happy to put up with all their obfuscation and bureaucratic red tape and smug, irritating agents if it meant I was home. Working.

Do -- the people who bring us here, do they even care when or how or ... anything about the time they bring us from? I was on the verge of discovering -- something incredible, maybe the answer to all their problems -- I mean, assuming they want people to go home. What do I know? Maybe they don't!

... [ A long sigh. ] I'm -- I'm rambling, sorry. Hi.



Player Name: Emilishka
Are you new?: Nein
Character Name: Jane Foster
Character Fandom: Thor (movieverse)

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[withnofear]

[.........wait. Hold on just a second here.]

What did you say your name was?

[ohmythor]

[ Not even a glimmer of recognition over here, Anakin. ]

... it's Jane. Why?

[hisdarkmark]

Well, the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. [Because dear Merlin were you rambling.]

But to answer your question? No. No, they generally don't give a damn.

[ohmythor]

... you certainly know your way around politeness, don't you? [ :T :T :T :T ]

I figured. It's just -- [ she makes a sound of frustration, then sighs. ] Nothing. It's just ... nothing.

[hisdarkmark]

I've come to find that politeness doesn't always aid to giving and getting the truth. [He snorts in response to her sigh.] It's never just nothing.

[ohmythor]

And maybe being rude will hurt it. [ Still a little indignant. ] Well, it's nothing now. Not unless you have a computer or six handy I could use.

[hisdarkmark]

Supposedly there's one around, but I'm not sure it would be of help for whatever you're so desperate to accomplish. [Watching Jane freak out is kind of fun.]

What exactly is an astrophysicist?

[ohmythor]

One? Just one. Oh, well, that's great. That will definitely help me! [ A sigh. Her sarcasm isn't directed at him so much as her general situation. ]

The technical way of putting it would be to say I study the physics of stellar phenomena. The easier way of saying it is that, uh, I study space. [ Not sure how simple this needs to be. ]

[hisdarkmark]

Some of the other residents might have one you can borrow as well until you build up a collection. Over the last few months several of us have been rewarded for missions. Otherwise it looks as though you only have trees and paper to work with.

Space. You need computers to study space? Just find a telescope.

[ohmythor]

Trees and paper. Great. [ Some of the sarcasm goes out of her. It's hitting her, a little, just how far back she's been set. ]

... a telescope. Wow, you really have no idea what I'm talking about here, do you? Have you ever even heard of astronomy?

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[alloys]

[Oh, hey, hold the phone.]

You're with SHIELD? Let me guess--Nick Fury roped you into working for him against your better judgment? That seems to usually be the case.

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[ohmythor]

... Coulson, actually. And I guess by extension Fury. Definitely against my better judgment, though. [ .... ] Aren't you Tony Stark?

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[alloys]

Not surprised you got involved with Coulson on the job--that guy never gives up. [No matter how many times Tony tried to avoid being debriefed.] And yes, I am. Good for you! Gold star. Are you going to ask me for my autograph next?

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[ohmythor]

He stole my stuff. All of my stuff. [ Flatly. She got it all back, but she never really stopped being bitter about it. ]

Mr. Stark, I don't want your autograph. I want your tech. Whatever you have. Tell me you have something.

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[alloys]

Ooh--ouch. Don't envy you there. [At least Coulson realized he couldn't steal Stark's stuff. Or that it would be a very, very bad idea to try.]

Of course I have it. Who do you think you're talking to? But this isn't the supermarket, honey. I'm not handing out free samples.

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[ohmythor]

At least I got it back when Thor struck a deal. That's when Coulson offered me a job, basically. I took it mostly because I'd have access to more resources. SHIELD has all the nicest toys.

[ A beat. ] ... do you know what I was working on? Do you know it could maybe get us home?

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[alloys]

They do if you've never worked for Stark Industries. My apologies. Or something.

[Oh, he's heard this one before.] Sweetheart, astrophysicist or no, I've been here for ten months and haven't found a way home yet. And, let's face it--you're not smarter than me.

[Don't feel too insulted. No one is smart as him, in his humble opinion.]

[truthin_bones]

As far as I've been able to tell, they care very little about the interruption they've caused to any of our work or lives. Their experimentation follows no code of ethics that I know of.

It is all... very disagreeable.

[ohmythor]

Awesome. That's just great. Interstellar kidnappers who don't care what happens to us. Just what I wanted to hear!

[ .... ] Sorry. It's just -- it's not what I was expecting, let's put it that way.

[truthin_bones]

[This time, sarcasm is understood. Because Brennan feels much the same way.]

It was not what I was expecting either. Let alone desired. It is crucial that I return to D.C. and continue my own work.

[ohmythor]

[ ... she's sympathetic. ]

What do you do?

[truthin_bones]

I'm a forensic anthropologist at the Jeffersonian Institute. My work with my partner at the F.B.I. has been invaluable in solving murders. Although I was not currently working on a case... it is only a matter of time before another arises.

[herd_effect]

They don't seem to have a preference, as far as I can tell. They do tend to bring in groups of people that know each other, but I don't think they pay attention to the details.

You're an astrophysicist?

[ohmythor]

Groups of people... [ There's a vague sort of logic to that. ] I'll -- keep that in mind.

Yeah, I am.

[herd_effect]

[Honestly, the existence of female scientists should stop coming as a surprise to him by now. They still never fail to impress him, though.] What exactly were you working on back home? Just out of curiosity.