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[mucked]

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

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[expellerhead]

A natural distrust of the motives of strangers, mostly.

I don't like that anybody can walk in and order vats of dangerous chemicals without any kind of vetting from someone in charge. [aizawa's plenty aware that he's the most suspicious person on this crew by far, but he who does not ask shall receive nothing and all that.]

[mucked]

They won't be strangers for long. But I can agree to restricting access to the adults on board. [ the current adults. should more arrive, that would be up for revision. ]

[expellerhead]

Alright. [works for him.

...but speaking of who is or is not an adult,] One more thing. There's a young boy in the ship. Kubo.

He got hurt in the raid and told nobody. Seems like he's been through some hard times, so he'll need some watching over.

[mucked]

Hm. Cheers for passing that along.

[ twitchy little fellow, wasn't he? kubo. peggy had done her best to give him a proper welcome but he'd seemed skittish. ]

I'll have a word with him. Or Rogers will.

[ -- steve's probably the better candidate, really. ]

[expellerhead]

We already had a chat about it when I treated him. I don't think he'll do something like that again, but an extra pair of eyes on him couldn't hurt.

[mucked]

I confess -- children aren't really my forte.

[ it's an easy confession because it's easily assumed. a creature as terse and tightly laced as she is doesn't always mesh well with the whimsy of childhood -- not like she used to, once upon a time. ]

[expellerhead]

[SIIIGGH...no way around it.]

Against all common sense, I AM a teacher. I can look after him.

[mucked]

Now, there's a question. How the devil did you become a teacher?

[ because apparently adults aren't her forte either. ]

[expellerhead]

The school I teach at has a specialized heroics course. It's my alma mater, they needed teachers... [so, nothing mysterious. he just doesn't like it when half-hearted kids enter a program only to flunk out and/or get terribly hurt.]

[mucked]

Dear Lord. What precisely does a 'specialized heroics course' entail?

[expellerhead]

A lot.

[look he doesn't have his curriculum books with him cut him some slack]

Basically we prepare students who want to enter the world of heroics professionally. Since it's a profession where people can easily die, a strict education is important.

[mucked]

I don't think I have ever -- in my entire life -- heard of something more ridiculous. Or more necessary.

[ a funny little paradox. ]

[expellerhead]

[does he care enough to give her a crash course in quirk history

...no]

It became necessary.

We also teach regular educational courses, of course. Math, science, language, etc. The school also offers tracks for people who wish to go into management or support, or even just general education.

[mucked]

-- Then you ought to know that three of your new shipmates have past or present affiliations with...God, I don't know what to call it. A 'heroic' group?I can't vouch for it. It's about seventy years past my time.

[expellerhead]

[yayyyy more time travel.] Is one of them this 'Rogers' you mentioned?

[mucked]

Yes. Steve Rogers -- he took point during the raid. He's the First Mate and the security officer.

[expellerhead]

I'll keep an eye out then. Thanks for letting me know.

[It doesn't necessarily make them more trustworthy to him, but it's good to be aware of the things they might have in common.]

[mucked]

[ and well! now she can't help herself. back home, she was never so quick to assume 'powers' -- but the fleet has been an eye opener. ]

These 'heroes' you teach -- are they powered? Enhanced individuals?

[expellerhead]

[looks like he'll need to give that quirk history lesson after all]

Nearly every human being back home is 'powered,' so yes. Teaching the students proper usage and control is part of the curriculum.

[mucked]

[ wanda comes to mind. immediately and irrevocably, she thinks about wanda. the young woman herself has described difficulties with her powers. but peggy doesn't dare mention her in this conversation. that said, it's worth floating the concept past steve. past wanda, too. it's filed away. ]

Nearly every human. Good Heavens. So, your institution isn't all that niche. I suppose.

[expellerhead]

There are other schools, but not many.

Quirk usage by the general public is more or less restricted by the law. We have systems in place to keep that sort of chaos from happening, but obviously there are plenty of people willing to disregard it. Professional heroes work closely with the government and police forces, so while we tend to have free use of our powers, there are about a dozen steps to take to get and keep those certifications.

[he practically quoted a first day homeroom speech at her. he's pretty sure that makes her his student now]

[mucked]

[ -- thank god this conversation is happening via text. peggy would have had to school her expression through the entire description. what she reads (however unlikely the comparison might be) reminds her of the sokovia accords as described by those who come after her. she hums to herself and has to wonder whether she hasn't inadvertently converted the ship into a powder keg.

maybe it's nothing. maybe it won't matter. but she's the captain; it's her duty to foresee even the smallest of road bumps. ]

What's yours?

[ 'our powers' -- that's what he'd said. ]

[expellerhead]

[he'd expected the question but he's still kind of pissed he put himself into the position where she could ask it. lying is an option, but if she went to uraraka then she would have to lie too. not only does aizawa not want to put her in that position, he doesn't think she'll be particularly good at it either.]

I don't like sharing this. I'll ask you to keep it between us, please.

[mucked]

I said earlier I was rubbish with kids. Turns out, Mister Aizawa, that I am good with secrets. You have my word.

[ whatever that's worth to him. likely not much -- she wouldn't blame him for it. ]

[expellerhead]

[honestly, he doesn't have much a choice. if she wants to find out some other way, she can. sharing information here, and willingly, will work out to be more mutually beneficial.

...he still hates doing it though.]

Erasure. I can eliminate another person's quirk, or powers I suppose, for a short period of time.

You can see why this is more useful when people don't know about it.