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[This device happens to be floating a few feet away from Wanda as she walks outside. Thanks, telekinesis. She's doing it this way so that people don't get a super-extra close up of her.]

Hi, everyone. [Have a small, almost shy wave.]

I'm Wanda. Maximoff. And since I'm new here, I thought I'd introduce myself to the network at large.

[She's walking around doing the job hunt thing, so might as well be productive in two ways at once.]

Uh. So, let's do a cliche three random facts ice breaker? I'll go first, then you. [She clears her throat as softly as she can.]

One: I love Sudoku puzzles.

Two: I could eat my weight in Kiflice, which is a kind of pastry, and the chocolate-hazelnut filling is the best kind.

And finally, three: Cats are my favorite pets, but kangaroos are my favorite animal.

[A pause, then—]

Oh yeah, and, a question to finish this broadcast off ... if anyone knows fun places to work that are hiring? Let me know, as I'm looking for places to work.

[She offers a smile then cuts the feed there.]

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I am sure you will too, friend. [ As far as he knew they were all drama free. Natasha certainly seemed to be so. He hadn't spoken to Steve for a while. ]

In the short time that I have been here there have been spirits on the loose, and a rain that forces you into telling the truth.

[ The rain had little effect on the god. Telling the truth was his permanent state of being unless there was a genuine need for deception. He would have liked to have seen his brother handle such weather. ]

That does seem different than our usual ... brand of things. [Even in the short time she's been an Avenger, it's not like they've dealt with those kinds of things before.] Y..ikes. Is anyone else here? I mean, anyone else we know. Obviously other people in general are here...

[heh.]

I thought so as well. [ Thor arched an eyebrow slightly before letting out a rich laugh. ] I think I still prefer the enemies I can hit.

[ And not having anything to fight is still getting to him, though now he has found a sparring partner that can mostly keep up. ] The Captain and Natasha are both here.

Those are a bit easier to see at any rate. [She smiles again at his laugh.]

So, a few of us. Not many, but. [A few.] I'll be sure to say hi to them. Did you three arrive at the same time? It seems I'm the fashionably late one here.

Enough to make us not feel quite so alone.

[ Thor gave a shake of his head and pushed back some loose strands of hair. ] No, apparently they were here before me. Enough to have well and truly settled in. I would never accuse you of being late. I am very happy to see you, Wanda.

I'm glad I won't be considered late. [A quick laugh.] Sooo... I'm by here -- [she moves her device, which shows a cafe close to where she is now] -- want to meet up for food?

Yes, and not just because of the food. [ Another fond laugh before his image is moving as he moves and takes his phone with him. ] I shall see you shortly.

[ And she better be prepared for one hell of a bear hug. ]

Sounds like a plan! I'll go ahead and grab us a seat. Probably some menus.

[She will hug back.

She's seated at a table by the window, so she should be easy to spot when he arrives.]

[ Thor tapped on the window lightly as he passed before entering the cafe. She would have been easy to spot regardless.

Even before she's finished getting up he scoops her into a hug, easily lifting her from the ground with his enthusiasm. ]

[She wraps her arms around his frame as much as she can and lets herself be picked up.]

I think you win for best hugger here already, and this is my first hug here. [She means it. It's nice to have a hug from a friend, though. Especially after the Raft. Does he even know about that somehow?, she wonders.]

[ Thor gave her as much of a squeeze as he risked before setting her back down and giving her another warm smile. ]

Believe it or not, it's the first hug I've given here. You are a worth recipient, Wanda. [ He glanced around before taking a seat. He had no idea about the raft or any of the details of what happened past knowing that Tony and Steve no longer saw eye to eye. Steve hadn't gone into detail and nor had Natasha. Both had said they'd wished he'd been a part of it. ]

Are you sure you're alright?

[Sitting back in her seat, she idly and almost unconsciously brushes her fingers over the light burn scar around her neck. From the collar she had on in the Raft.]

I'm glad we can share the honor, then. [A pause before she responds to his question.]

I'm ... alive? I'm in a place that has a lot better sales pitch than home does at the moment, so I don't have much room to complain about my current state, I suppose.

[ He wants to ask. He wants to know what happened. He also feels like perhaps he doesn't have a right given it was his choice to leave them all and chase the stones.

He wasn't there when the team imploded, and he's not so sure that's a good thing. He also knows he can't do anything to fix it right now. ]

Alive is an excellent start. Was it really that bad?

[ His tone softened, his gaze watching her intently. She didn't need to give him details. Either way there was an urge to wrap her in another hug, but a gentler one. ]

I can try to give you the short version, if you like? [If he weren't an Avenger, she'd not be so freely offering to discuss it, but he is -- even if he is on leave right now back home -- so, offer still stands.]

Only if you want to. As curious as I am, you know I will not pry. [ Thor's expression softened. Of course he wanted to know. Of course he wanted to understand what had torn the team apart. ]

Steve and Tony had a political disagreement. The UN wanted to make the Avengers accountable to government oversight and control, an idea which Tony supported, Steve didn't. The Avengers split on the issue and we fought each other, and several of us who were with Steve wound up in a high security prison in the middle of the ocean. Which is how I got the mark on my neck, from a collar I got put on me there. The Avengers who were with Tony went back to the Avengers facility and tried to recover from their own literal and metaphorical bruises from the conflict. [Because it wasn't just Steve's side that had trauma loaded on them, to be fair.]

[ Thor pushed out a slow breath but he did snap off the corner of their table before he realised he'd taken his suppressed anger out on the furniture. It was lucky he hadn't just flipped the table, but Wanda would have gotten hurt.

He held the piece of wood in his hand before looking for somewhere out the way to put it. He offered up an apologetic look at the waitress. He would be sure to leave a large tip as well as offer to pay for the damage after. ]

I leave you alone for a while and this is what happens? Not that I feel I could have stopped it. I might have changed something.

[She only jumps slightly, at least.] Can't leave us for five minutes, apparently. Time-outs were probably in order. [That might be an understatement. Juuust a bit.]

You might have wound up in a cell too no matter which side you fell on, so maybe you're lucky you missed it.

And all this because of some disagreement between the Captain and Stark? [ He wasn't going to pretend to fully understand the talk of government oversight. He understood a little of how the governments in some countries worked but not all of it.

Monarchies were easier for him to follow given they were similar to Asgard. ] I'd say no cell could really hold me, but I know I am wrong. It would be my ego talking. It is much better for you to be here, Wanda. Away from that.

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