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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He looks up when she comes in, and smirks a bit, before sitting in a more human-like position. Even if he is part cat and can sprawl himself across a space like the best of them, doesn't mean he should do it all the time]
No problem.
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[That he doesn't comment or tease, or refuse to share the space pleases her, enough that thanking him seems a small thing, even if she hadn't asked him nicely in the first place.
Wanda takes a seat on a cushion, leaning immediately into the corner of the couch, and props an elbow up on the arm as her legs draw up onto the couch. Her feet are bare, and for someone who has such poise normally, it's a rather relaxed appearance for her.]
Is that something from Stark's library?
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[While Stark does have an awesome library, it tends to be all physics and engineering. He was looking for something a little more whimsical today.]
The Lord of the Rings.
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Wanda gives a nod of some approval.]
I wonder if anyone has brought that to Thor's attention. It seems like something he too would appreciate...
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He never really struck me as a reader.
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[She pauses briefly.]
We might do better to show him the movies, however.
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Better than an actor then. Are you better than Barton?
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[It was certainly more than some of the others. More than her, definitely.]
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[that's mostly teasing]
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He seems awfully dedicated. What do you spend all your time doing?
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Catching up with my reading.
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[She sounds half-amused, not caring that conversation is keeping him from said reading.]
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I've had enough training to last me a lifetime. And considering I'm semi-here against my will, I've decided that I'll do it when I feel like it.
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Here somewhat against your will?
[She's prompting for an explanation.]
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