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PEGGY CARTER | MCU | DRIFT FLEET ( action ) or ( text ) or ( video )

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Howard. [ a puff of her cheeks. ] Howard wasn't here for that one. Although --

[ some small voice insider her screams against this revelation. it truly does. but the whiskey overcomes her. her nose crinkles. ] There was still a Stark in the fleet.

[edwinjarvis]

[If there's anything to surprise him - that would be it.

He stares for a moment, the gears in his head a-turning.]

Another Stark?

[It's about all he's got for a response.]

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Tony. [ a crinkle of her nose. ] Anthony, really. You only just missed him.

[ a puff of her cheeks. there's no easy way to express it, really. ]

Howard's son.

[edwinjarvis]

... Mr. Stark, breeding?

[Oh lord, lord help us. He looks like he may just zone out into space.]

Oh, dear god, Howard has a son. Will have a son.

[................ He's going to have to change some diapers, he just knows it.]

How, who - when? With?

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I don't know much about the who -- and I'd really rather not imagine the how. Thank you very much. [ she pulls a face. please, that's the last thing she wants to think about currently. ]

But he was here and he was -- much like Howard, while also being wholly unlike him. And [ a puff of breath ] he does terrible heroic things, I take it, as part of that team of incredible people I mentioned. The team that Captain Rogers leads.

[ leads. that mightn't be true, but she'll spin it like it is. ]

[edwinjarvis]

This is - a good thing.

[He's clearly just voicing the first thing that springs up, some kind of way for him to justify hearing of the future. Clearly this is just fine, because... come on, good news. It's almost as if hearing from Peggy that Howard's announced their pregnancy. Only, there's, um. A woman he's yet to meet. And she actually stays with Stark? She must surely be a remarkable woman.

Behold, Peggy, he's quiet in his own head, having a monologue internally.

Then he remembers he's with company.]

It is a good thing, isn't it? Another Stark! A brilliant one, I take it.

And in a team of heroes...!

I imagine I must be proud of him. Wherever I am.

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[ peggy knows only a few things for certain: she lives until she's 95. howard certainly doesn't. and she hasn't dared ask too much about edwin jarvis -- perhaps she was afraid to know. but good words were exchanged between herself and tony on the topic of so fine a man as him.

she wills herself not to grimace. ]

Utterly brilliant. And, if you can believe it, even more arrogant than his father. [ ... ] I could see the resemblance quite early on.

[ she hides her clumsy uncertainty behind a sip of tea. ]

[edwinjarvis]

Oh, I would have loved to meet him, if not to roll my eyes.

[But he says it very fondly, staring into his untouched drink.]

I suppose I will. I don't imagine Ana and myself have many other places to go, after all.

[You've got him all sentimental and thoughtful, Peggy, how could you. He's thinking far too deeply on the matter. Perhaps even further than just the idea of Stark having a family. After all, if Stark has a family, then it's terribly possible he has a boy or girl of his own in the future. Goodness! He'd always been so focused on tasks at hand, he never really gave it much thought.]

As much as I tend to bicker, Stark's mansion is our home. I hope I'm still as active as ever in it. Though I regret that I was unable to imbue any sort of humbleness in this Anthony Stark.

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If you want to know all about him, there are better threads to pull than mine. [ not that she minds her threads being pulled, of course. but she didn't know the man as well as others do.

but this puts peggy at a crossroads. she looks vexed for a moment. she can't decide which would be better: pointing jarvis towards natasha, or steve. ] I only knew him briefly. And only here.

[edwinjarvis]

[He rubs his chin, putting some genuine thought to this.]

It would be nice to hear about him. Then again, the future is also not without it's misfortunes; it's possible I dare not want to kick such a nest for myself. [HMPH.] It also depends on if I've keeled over and died yet.

[:|a that's morose]

I must say, I never considered in my lifetime that I'd be contemplating something as strange as learning about the distant future by word of mouth.

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Get used to it. [ quite to the point. ] You'll find you and I lag behind most people, here. Even when they don't hail from our version of -- Earth.

[edwinjarvis]

I'm sure you've been adjusting very well. You've always been very good at adapting!

[He FINALLY sips his tea. And will hold his tongue on the fact that it probably needs more for flavor.]

I'm sure you'll be relieved to know you're the most knowledge among us forties folk.

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I've picked up what I can. [ and not all of it is lovely news, she's afraid.

(and as for the tea? sober-peggy wouldn't blame him for the criticism, although drunk-peggy absolutely would take a swing.) ]

Apart from you and I, there are currently five others hailing from what counts as our world. They're all from no earlier than 2015 or '16. There used to be more -- all manner of folks.

[edwinjarvis]

[And blissfully Jarvis knows better!!]

Do they request rotgut over tea?

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They are -- almost all of them -- coffee drinkers. [ and well she might as well tackle this elephant, too. ] And as for the rotgut? I know it has no effect on Steve. Certainly doesn't on Barnes, either. And I could hazard a guess that Mister Maximoff equally shouldn't bother.

[ ... ] Wanda'll take tea, though. You'll like Wanda. She's lovely.

[ peggy clearly likes wanda, at least. ]

[edwinjarvis]

Oh, yes! I spoke with Wanda. She seems like a lovely girl.

What is her relation to - future business? Besides being wise and preferring tea.

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She's an Avenger. [ ... ] Horrible name, I know.

[edwinjarvis]

Oh, dreadful name, someone should have intercepted it.

It's strange that this place would find heroes the best choice in taking. After all, they'd be more likely to find a way to stop them.

[unless, you know... they're the ones... causing drama...]

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-- You'd think, and yet they haven't. Not yet. I suppose the appropriate fire hasn't bit lit.

[ under their asses.

or maybe some of them (like herself) have rather taken to life in the fleet. but she'd rather not discuss that right now -- especially not while inebriated. she doesn't want to see the look of disappointment on his face when he realizes she might prefer to stay. ]

[edwinjarvis]

Hmm. I guess all hero stories need a catalyst at some point.

[He rubs his chin, and then sips the tea again. Eh. It's acceptable.]

I suppose I do understand a lack of urgency. Beyond the obvious invasion of personal freedoms, this place is very... calm.

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Calmer than calm. Ordinarily. Things do hot up now and again -- but the heat can often be traced back to the Atroma themselves.

[edwinjarvis]

[He sighs, bemoaning the thought.]

A group devoted to making our lives difficult at unwarranted times. Truly a new concept. Is there truly no way to separate ourselves from our captors?

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Not one that's been uncovered. Stray too far and they have ways of pulling you back. You might pass out and wake up once again on your assigned ship, for example.

[edwinjarvis]

[He takes a sip, considering their very limited options.

Overall, the whole situation is rubbish.]

Their technology is... overwhelming. I'm still processing the communication device, let alone... teleportation booths. But I'm very fortunate to have a employer who has already numbed me to these sorts of eccentric advances.

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I quite envy the comms, actually. [ ... ] Imagine how useful they'd be, back home.