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[olbustedhotness]

[the feed turns on to show a pretty standard little suburban living room, if your idea of standard is modern middle-class America. there's the sound of a door opening and closing, and keys jangling as they're set down. a few heavy footsteps, and a man's legs come into view - the computer in question looks as though it's sitting on a coffee table.

there are shorts. shorts, and knee-high dark blue socks.]

'Lizabeth? Honey? I'm home! ... God, I am so done with this day, technician from Pitney Bowes took a good three hours to get over and repair the envelope feeder ...

[no response.]

You out in the garden, baby?

[nothing.]

... Huh. Must be. Left her laptop on again though.

[and then the man the voice and the socks belong to sits down on the couch and peers at the screen, squinting. after a moment's deliberation, he reaches out with one questing finger and clicks]

This doesn' look like my MSN homepage. Heck is this ...?

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[doyoufondue]

[ waaaaait a second. Captain America is confused. ]

-Colonel Philips?

[olbustedhotness]

[the computer is talking to him. HWHY. is the computer talking to him.

maybe it's one'a them You Tube Things. Steve is getting ALL THE SQUINTING as he looks for the stop button]

[doyoufondue]

[ Well of course he wouldn't know how to work a "laptop," of course! ....But he doesn't know how to work it either so it's not like he can tell him. ]

It's not going to turn off until you talk to it for a while.

[olbustedhotness]

[he's staring intently at the keys when Steve pipes up again. slooowly he looks up at the screen.]

F'I didn't know better, I'd think this damn thing was talkin' to me.

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[notmyfirstrodeo]

[Well, another new face, huh? Poor guy. He doesn't look like a member of the internet savvy generation.]

It's a bit difficult to explain it entirely. The short explanation is that it's a network that has decided it wants you as a member. And it's persistent.

[olbustedhotness]

[one craggy eyebrow gets raised at that, though he doesn't blink. the stare is still firmly in place]

You talking to me? ... This's a gover'ment thing, innit. Homeland Security, crackin' down on all them internet pirates and all.

[notmyfirstrodeo]

I am, yes.

[Little shake of his head.] It's not government, no. Believe me, they wish it were. No government I know of has this level of technology.

[olbustedhotness]

Huh. [the other eyebrow goes up, and the stare softens into a bland sort of curiosity. and thusly did Kevin Brown park his tired ass on the couch so he could better talk to the nice man on his computer screen. it's not like he's got anything better to do tonight.]

So what is it, then, an' who're you?

[notmyfirstrodeo]

I'm Agent Coulson with SHIELD. But the more pertinent information in this is that I'm another guy who turned on a computer and found this network waiting for me and not taking no for an answer.

It's... a network that spans dimensions, realms, times. And it's decided it likes you.

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[ms_potts]

[Pepper smiles sweetly at the poor guy who just looks so very confused]

Hello, sir. I'm Pepper Potts. This is the network. We've all been connected to this network from different worlds and times, I know it's a bit of an outlandish explanation but it's the truth. We've all been connected in such a way that we can communicate with each other through it like we're doing right now.

[justanothercop]

This isn't MSN - far bit from it in fact, sorry to say.

[olbustedhotness]

So I can see. Hope it don't use up all our ... what's that word, band somethin'. Gotta pay extra if we do that, and Verizon already gets enough of my damn money.

/to end!

[olbustedhotness]

[well, now, a polite, pretty lady isn't anything he's about to say no to. he's still confused as hell, but he'll replace the scowl with a smile for her sake.]

Mm-huh. [he nods once, attempting to pretend that he's got some clue what she's talking about] And who's "we", exactly?

[olbustedhotness]

So, what you are telling me, Mr. Coulson, sir, is that it followed me home and I hafta keep it.

... I better go find my last internet bill and make sure they ain't chargin' us extra for this. They like sneakin' that kinda thing in on me, lately.

OOC - LOL I think these two are going to get along with their disdain for technology

[justanothercop]

[long pause - oh, a man after his own heart]

Don't think it quite works that way, sir. I could be wrong, though.

[ms_potts]

We is, well, everyone the community's chosen to connect with. [Her smile turns a little sheepish]

I know this all sounds unbelievable. I didn't believe any of it at first, either.

It's gonna be beautiful <3

[olbustedhotness]

No...? Well, then, how the hell'd it get on here? I doubt my wife'd sign us up for somethin' like this.

[olbustedhotness]

Begging your pardon, Miss Potts, but I don't really care if it's believable or not, I just want it off before I get charged thirty-nine ninety-five for it, 'cuz I certainly didn't sign on for it, and I've got a trip to Vegas to pay for.

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[hasbottombunk]

Ah, hello. [He smiles awkwardly and waves.] It's definitly not any normal site like MSN, sorry to say.

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[6collegecredits]

Oh wow. Shorts and socks. Ouch.

[doyoufondue]

It is talking to you, sir.

[mightletyouknowme]

MSN is more boring.

[makewayforroze]

MSN...No, I don't think it's the same thing.

[yumadbro]

It's the community.

[So helpful.]

[thatsmyyogurt]

[There are a number of things he could say to this, but...]

MSN? Seriously?