Wanda Lehnsherr (MCU!AU Scarlet Witch) (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
suddenlydinosaurs) wrote2012-05-06 11:37 am
suddenlydinosaurs) wrote2012-05-06 11:37 am
[OPEN RP POST]
[Her motives were practical from the start. She and Pietro would join S.H.I.E.L.D. in exchange for safety and potentially the release of political prisoners. Other mutants. In exchange they would work for Director Fury in whatever capacity they were assigned.
They weren't to be trusted right away, however. Both she and Pietro were former terrorists. They had worked under their father, the head of the Brotherhood of Mutants and while perhaps the blood wasn't directly on her hands as it was on Pietro's, they were both culpable for their actions. Wanda understood Fury's attempt to keep them out of sight for the time being. They had much to make up for before he'd risk associating their names with the Avengers.
But they had eventually proven themselves, just as the others had before that, in their unfailing support of the team. She, with her hexes, and Pietro, with his speed, had turned the tides of battle time and again and proven themselves to be heroes, equals of the Avengers and deserving of public recognition as part of the team.
Wanda had always had her pride, as a mutant, as someone who was supposed to be better than mere humans, but it had been a cold thing compared to what she felt as an active member of the Avengers. They were a different kind of people from those she and her brother had worked with before. There was true teamwork there, intent to work toward a greater good rather than personal gain or glory. They put themselves on the line, their lives on the line for it, and Wanda couldn't help but secretly be moved by their dedication to good.]
[OOC: Feel free to pick up a thread anywhere, in headquarters, Avengers tower, pre or post movie, whatever you like. o7]
They weren't to be trusted right away, however. Both she and Pietro were former terrorists. They had worked under their father, the head of the Brotherhood of Mutants and while perhaps the blood wasn't directly on her hands as it was on Pietro's, they were both culpable for their actions. Wanda understood Fury's attempt to keep them out of sight for the time being. They had much to make up for before he'd risk associating their names with the Avengers.
But they had eventually proven themselves, just as the others had before that, in their unfailing support of the team. She, with her hexes, and Pietro, with his speed, had turned the tides of battle time and again and proven themselves to be heroes, equals of the Avengers and deserving of public recognition as part of the team.
Wanda had always had her pride, as a mutant, as someone who was supposed to be better than mere humans, but it had been a cold thing compared to what she felt as an active member of the Avengers. They were a different kind of people from those she and her brother had worked with before. There was true teamwork there, intent to work toward a greater good rather than personal gain or glory. They put themselves on the line, their lives on the line for it, and Wanda couldn't help but secretly be moved by their dedication to good.]
[OOC: Feel free to pick up a thread anywhere, in headquarters, Avengers tower, pre or post movie, whatever you like. o7]
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but there is only so much that can be learned from files (she knows that well, knows that for all her reading on doctor banner he'd still turned out to be different, as had the captain, and as had even tony stark, when it came down to it. ) so she closes the programs and goes out in search of them.
it's not the easiest of searches. shield's base is large, sprawling and twisted up with too many corridors and too many possible places. but natasha has a talent for finding people, so it doesn't take overly long to find at least one of the twins. ]
Hello, Wanda.
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Natasha was not one who Wanda would call warm, however. Wanda herself took a while to really relax around others so she found no fault in that, however she did feel at times that the spy was still trying to get her measure. It's with curiosity that Wanda looks up from her reading (one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s many protocols manuals) at Natasha's greeting.]
Hello, Natasha. Is there something you need?
[Was Fury summoning her? Was there a briefing that she was unaware of? Or was this something else entirely?]
WOW THE ICON GENERATOR SURE LOVES THAT ICON
( handle with care, lest you end up with a crater to fill ) ]
Nothing in particular. I'm not here on S.H.I.E.L.D. business.
[ the nearest thing to saying i'm here to speak with you informally as natasha tends to get. ]
X3
Have a seat if you like then. I believe there's some water bottles available in a cupboard there.
[She gestures over, keeping her tone relaxed and her body language even more so. This wasn't entirely unexpected, if she thought about it, though Wanda wasn't sure what tactic Natasha might take.]
I can't think of a time in which we've had the opportunity to speak just among ourselves.
[Pietro was around Wanda often, and Barton around Natasha. Tony always seemed to pop up whenever it was inconvenient, and the others were around often enough as well.]
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It has been rather busy here as of late.
[ although things were usually hectic, especially now. especially with the formation of the avengers and the reconstruction of the city. there were things to be done. and natasha tended to be the one dispatched t odo them. ]
We should probably savor this moment. It's due to be interrupted soon.
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I agree entirely, though I admit I don't completely know what to do around here. I've visited New York before but living here and in these circumstances...it's another animal entirely.
[People were starting to recognize her as part of the team, they snuck pictures and pointed. It was interesting to deal with in addition to simply getting used to a new city as a resident.]
What do you do when you have this sort of free time?