4: voice

[livinuptothename]

What moron's in charge of the machine that's bringing in the new people.  It's like they decided to say the hell with trying to win this war, we're just going to keep throwing bodies at it till something works.

Anyway.  Back to normal, blah blah.  I'd apologize for what an asshole I grow up to be, but I can't really remember too much of what he did [ He's lying. ], so there's not much point.  Just be glad I'm back to my regular charming self.

[Filtered from Collette (as useless of a gesture as that may be) ]

But uh.  There's a reason for this besides the not-apology.  I don't exactly have anyone specific I can ask, because.  Well, because.  So I figured I'd just kinda throw it out there.

So, uh.  How does dating work?

I mean, I'm not a total social reject, I know how it works normally, but for like a specific girl.  And okay, the last date I went on back home didn't go too hot anyway.

[ He's just going to disconnect before he digs himself any deeper.  SMOOTH, JASON, REALLY SMOOTH. ]

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[livinuptothename]

Your team did a lot of time traveling, yeah?

[gamora]

Quill did. I just know about changing time.

[livinuptothename]

Maybe that's why they brought you here.

[gamora]

And not for my fighting skills?

[ C'MON JASON. ]

[livinuptothename]

I mean that's just a given.

[gamora]

Thought so.

If you're going to be changing time, it makes sense that you'd want people to remember what the world like was before. The Initiative can't do that - this is their native timeline. It's why they never remember anything that happens after we go back and fix their mistakes.

[livinuptothename]

So, what. You saying the guys in charge are forgetting shit as we're fixing it?

[gamora]

It's not forgetting when whatever it was never happened in the first place.

[livinuptothename]

... That's kinda freaky.

[ Well, more terrifying, but he can roll with a plane ol' "freaky." ]

[gamora]

Don't see why. It's not like they know differently.

[ Unless you're like her and have two different sets of memories for her life up until she met Adam Warlock. Sure there are some things that both share and she knows that objectively both happened it's not something she likes to think about too much. ]

[livinuptothename]

Guess I gotta take your word for it. You're kinda the expert opinion, here.

[gamora]

Great. Next they'll be asking me to give flarking lectures.

[livinuptothename]

Hey, I'd go. Never had a hot teacher before.

[gamora]

Didn't think you had a teacher before.

[livinuptothename]

Only for crazy time travel.

[gamora]

Right. I'm not teaching material, kid. Time travel included.

[livinuptothename]

Have you ever tried?

[gamora]

[ Once. But teaching Atleza was more of Adam's job than anyone else's and when you have a kid who's whole entire purpose is to keep reality anchored, they're a quick study. ]

Do I look like I have?

[livinuptothename]

If I say yes, do I get a free lesson?

[ And he almost turns on the video so she can get the full benefit of his expression. Almost. ]

[gamora]

Don't even think about it.

[livinuptothename]

Oh, I'm thinkin' about it.

[gamora]

Then imagine I'm putting you through a wall.

[livinuptothename]

Oh, I am. As always, it warms my heart.

[gamora]

Something has to.