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[taskforcing]

Greetings my fellow citizens of Cuddle City! [ she makes a face because that sounded so... dorky but whatever moving on.]

My name is Patty Spivot and while this city seems safe enough, you can never be too careful. I was a police officer back home in Central City and I wanted to do my part to help. So I'll be offering self-defense lessons private or maybe even a group one, depending on how many people are interested.

Let me know.

[ she's about to turn off the camera before--] Oh! And don't worry, it won't be a 'wax on, wax off' kind of thing, we'll be doing some hands-on and very effective self-defense training.

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[taskforcing]

Maybe I need to try some kind of ice facial.

[recruited]

I'm pretty sure it only works if it's full body submersion. Gotta stay in there at least twenty years. I sorta overdid it though on my end.

[taskforcing]

Well, I might selfishly say that I'm glad you came out whenever you did. [ you know because she gets to know him.]

[recruited]

Me too. Definitely. I'd hate to have missed the chance of meeting you.

[ He's much better at this kind of flirting. Plus it helps that he's been on a date with Patty before. ]

[taskforcing]

[ She grins at that.]

So have you ever been to a talkie? [ It's a tease. She knows movies back then had sound.]

[recruited]

[ Steve used to love the movies. One of the few activities he could do usually without getting hurt or sick. ]

Yeah. I've been to a few in my day. Was in a few as well. But they were a long time ago and truth be told I don't think they were any good. They were promoting war bonds so the plots were a little thin.

[taskforcing]

Of course you're a movie star on top of everything else. [ She says it teasingly, smiling because it's almost overwhelming how Good he is.]

How do you feel about movies that don't star you?

[recruited]

I'm not a movie star. To be honest I was more of a guinea pig and then I was a guinea pig who could do tricks. Which they put to use.

[ He knows the military exploited him after the procedure. Used by officials to boost war bonds and things alike. ]

Oh. Well, I hate 'em. If they don't have my face plastered on them--then what's the point?

[ Definitely kidding. ]

[taskforcing]

[ Her expression falters for a moment, if only because the idea of him being anyone's test subject bothers her. He's a human being, a great one at that. It doesn't seem fair that he sees himself that way but at the same time, he has every right.

She smiles, however, at his joke--

Well, if you can dig up a few of your cinematic masterpieces, somehow, we could always watch those.

[recruited]

[ He knows Howard and Abraham never intended for it to go that way for Steve. They wanted this process to thrive. They weren't out to use Steve as a cash cow, but unfortunately he became more of a dancing monkey than he cared to admit. ]

Oh no, no, no, no. We don't need to go down that dark alley. It's not pretty. I am not a good actor and I know it.

[taskforcing]

That's a shame. [ STEVE YOU GOOBER, SHE'S TRYING TO ASK YOU OUT TO A MOVIE.]

[recruited]

[ Short of her using the words sometimes Steve just gets confused. ]

I uh--might make an exception though for a regular one with you.

[taskforcing]

We can always do something else.

[ she smiles.] I'd just like to see you again. Without it being related to a natural disaster.

[recruited]

I'd certainly like to see you again without being bleeding. That'd be nice.

[ Steve nods his head. ]

I can do a movie though. Maybe dinner too?

[taskforcing]

A movie dinner date sounds great.

[recruited]

When'd you have in mind? I wanna make sure I'm on time.

[ He's not late, but sometimes he has to crash planes into the ice caps okay, Patty? ]

[taskforcing]

Friday?

[recruited]

I can do Friday.