capeandcowllogs | awakened to cheers after years on the faultline

WHO: THE AVENGERS
WHERE: The new Avengers Embassy, at Stark Tower (the one that's not the Porter building)
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 25th afternoon to evening
WARNINGS: Probably nothing?
SUMMARY: Max Lord introduces the newest member of the Avengers to the team: Black Panther! Everyone, get to know each other, this is for mingling of all sorts.
FORMAT: Quick.

[ It's not exactly a meeting; they can discuss pertinent issues (as always, Max has a whole agenda of topics to bring to the table) another time, because today, what Max wants to talk to the Avengers about is short and sweet. It's something to celebrate! Within their brand new Headquarters Max Lord stood in a brown suit and a checkered tie, a table laid out with food and drinks running the length of the wall to his side. ]

Now, I know we have a lot of Avengers business to discuss, especially since some of us were gone for most of the month. But that's not what we're here today for. But of course if you want to talk shop later I won't stop you.

I'd like to present you all with the newest addition to our team: please welcome Black Panther to the Avengers. I think we can all agree we had a few [ Er. ] holes to fill... and this is our guy. In fact, I think a few of you know each other already.

( I put up a few working subthreads but feel free to make your own! This is for mingling and working out fun team dynamics, do and talk about absolutely whatever you want to. c: )

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I don't like him. _{( Which is a bit preposterous, since he doesn't know any more than Natasha. )}

You don't like anyone. [Really this is as preposterous as Clint's statement.]

So? That doesn't change it. _{( He likes some people, though. He likes Pietro, which is a pretty momentous accomplishment. )}

[Clint likes everyone except the people he doesn't like.]

You like having new people to dislike.

_{( Pretty much. )}

Or maybe new people are just unlikable.

Either way, I'm not wrong.

You haven't said anything about him.

He's a PR guy. Isn't everything he says basically fake, anyway?

Maybe. But why would he want the job?

I don't know. How much is Tony paying him?

Though I guess it could be the glory thing. It's kind of an important job, isn't it? Or he can pretend it is.

I'm sure Tony pays well. But I'm also sure that Max could get more, elsewhere. If he wanted.

So he has to have an angle.

Everyone has an angle.

I'd be worried if he didn't.

You're not worried about what his angle is?

What do you think his angle is?

I don't. Know. _{( He mashes his teeth, because really that is the most irritating point, here. )}

Then of course I'm worried about it.

_{( Oh. Well at least it's not just him. )}

So what're you going to do, then?

I don't know. I don't— suspicion can destroy a good man. I don't want to be unfair. [She's been there herself, orbiting around the team, no one letting her in. Nobody trusting her. But damn if she isn't suspicious of everyone all the time anyway.]

I'm not completely writing him off. I just... wanna be careful.

Caution is definitely your watchword.

...better than the alternative, right?

Charging in without considering the consequences?

Yes. Better than that.

If there was somewhere to charge into, I'd probably do that, though.

You don't say.

_{( Why you gotta hate, Natasha. )}

Ha, ha. You know what? I don't even care. At least it'd give me something to do.

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