001 ➳ Video ➳ Clint Barton

[greatatboats]

[ They got crap like this in SHIELD, but that doesn't mean Clint paid much mind to it. Unless it was his tech then he had no reason to really be interested in understanding it. The eggheads were all supposed to handle that crap. Clint was strictly a grunt when it came down to it. Learning to use this communicator that's strapped to his wrist is like the Quinjet training. Frustrating and just plain stupid.

He's managed to get distracted while waiting on the feed to come to life. That's why he doesn't really notice when it flicks on. He's busying checking his teeth over. He gives a startled expression when he realizes the thing has somehow come to life. ] Stark, I swear on all that is good and holy--if this is your doing then I'm going to sick Natasha on you when you least expect her. [ Because he's more than aware that Natasha Romanoff is far more scarier to Tony Stark than Clint Barton will ever be.

Fuck. This practical joke is not nearly as funny as the ones that Clint cooks up back at SHIELD HQ. Clint wasn't normally a tattle tell, but Fury was gonna hear about this. Clint was in the middle of important business when things went fuzzy. Now he was in the middle of fucking nowhere and his arrows weren't labeled. Great. Someone will pay with push ups and ass kissing.

By now he's no longer paying attention to the communicator. He's desperately searching around him to find something even remotely familiar. His eyes fix on a point in the distance. His arm shifts up and the communicator catches a clear glimpse of his bow strapped to his body and the quiver on his back. ] This is stupid.

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[gloryisbullshit]

Yer stupid. [Peering, judging. It's an intense look.] Stark like Tony Stark? Stark like Mister Stark?

[greatatboats]

[ Clint's completely gong to disregard the stupid comment because this guy has just called Tony--Mister Stark. A laugh erupts from the archer as he bows his head. ] Did he instruct you guys to call him that? Typical. [ He's completely forgotten this is a stranger. It's just too funny. ]

[gloryisbullshit]

He did, actually. Fuckin prick.

So you're Clint. Clint like Barton, Clint. Clint like Hawkeye, Clint.

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[onteamdyson]

Nat's gone. Tony's around, but this isn't his fault. And you are in a ridiculously sick amount of trouble.

[Check this glare, Clint freakin' Barton. You're gonna get it.] If you don't remember me, I'm going to kick your ass.

[greatatboats]

[ Glares are easy. He gets them on a daily basis from Natasha and he used to get them from Clint. Fury's aren't technically glares. Or maybe--are they still glares if he only has one eye? Whatever. Hill glares at him plenty. Yet her glare is actually enough to make Clint uncomfortable.

His head immediately jerks back and he struggles to find words. Wow. It's like being disciplined in school or something. ] You're a very violent individual. [ Yeah. He's got no clue who this chick is. ] You don't even know where I am so that threat means nothing.

[onteamdyson]

Thank you. [She still looks pretty serious and definitely has a bad feeling about this.] Yeah? Well you can either tell me where you are and get half a beatdown, or I can come find you and you get all that and a bag of chips. Does this sound good to you? Because when I say sick amount of trouble, I mean this trouble is so sick it's gotta call an ambulance for a ride to the ER.

... Or you could just follow the path to the lighthouse and meet me outside. Whatevs. [Because she's pretty sure you don't remember where you live.]

[reluctantsword]

Are you a friend of Tony's?

[Wallie's smile is easy enough, curious, sympathetic.]

He's innocent. We're not sure who's guilty, actually.

[greatatboats]

I think friend is kind of the wrong word to use. Associate works better.

[ He's not going to lump himself into the friend category regarding Tony Stark. He mostly didn't like the guy, but that was just based off what he heard from Nat when she was assigned to him in Malibu.

This guy seems to have some answers and that makes Clint very happy. He smiles almost relieved to have gotten into contact with someone who didn't act ridiculous. ] He's not innocent, but I'll let that slide. So where the hell am I?

[reluctantsword]

Well, this is Cape Kore. Beyond that, it's hard to say. There's an assortment of people here, different places, different times. There's, um.

[He shakes his head. Wallie doesn't have a clue as to where to begin with this mess.]

Well, it's a bit complicated. I'm Wallie, by the way.

[facilitated]

Woah, woah hold up.

[ When her video switches on there's a brief, view of someone clearly hanging upside down off the edge of something, but it quickly turns the right way round as she rolls over, and taps the communicator quickly to get his attention. ]

Hey, you. New guys! Dude with the sweet bow, yeah you! You know how to use that thing?

[greatatboats]

[ Stop tapping. He's not a moron. ] I'm proficient if that's what you're asking. [ He's not going to own up to his skill. Besides she could be a psychopath. It's better to keep them guessing. ]

[facilitated]

Proficient? So are you saying you're really good and kind of modest or you really suck but you have a huge ego?

[ Because it's obviously got to be one of the two, right? Laura's already scrambling off of the bed and it means her feed ends up a little jerky, but eventually she stops and holds her arm still again. ]

Listen, we totally have a food situation going on here. If you can use that thing and you're not a giant dick then you just made yourself super useful. Useful is good, right? Who doesn't love being useful? I like being useful. [ Maybe rambling a little but it's okay, he doesn't actually have to listen to much of this. The important part is coming up though. ] I don't really know how to use that thing well though. Apparently there's a couple floating around, or like. Similar weapons. And you can make one easy enough, I've heard, but I don't know how to do that either. [ Any minute now.]

Can you show me? Some time. Not right now, I bet you're busy being new and getting someone to explain all this to you and stuff, but just. Yeah. We want to eat real food sometime, so that'd be good. I'm Laura, by the way.

[manofiron]

Hey! Excuse you. Why is it my fault? Maybe it's someone else's fault. There's like, I don't know, billions of people in the world. Just because something goes wrong doesn't mean I've got anything to do with it. Don't you go sending Romanoff after me.

[ He sounds bitchy and argumentative, but he's grinning a little too much to really sell it. ]

[greatatboats]

[ There he is. The bitchy tone and the beard that makes Clint cringe and want to cover his eyes. What kinda pattern even is that? Obnoxious times ten? ] It's your fault because I have this stupid mighty morphin power ranger thing on my wrist and I don't know where I am! [ It's possible this is stressing Clint out by about a million.

Stark was the automatic person to blame if something went wrong around SHIELD. Bastard. Clint would prefer to be at home. ] You are the one person capable of orchestrating this.

[manofiron]

Flattering and annoying. I don't know which side to come down on.

[ Probably annoying. The assumption would be flattering if they weren't trapped in a hellhole. Like, if he'd transported them all to Vegas, that would be kind of flattering to have that effort acknowledged. ]

I'm thinking annoying, since this place is like Saw without the helpful puppet telling us what the game actually is. It's called Cape Kore, Barton, and I didn't have anything to do with. I am going to get us home, though, so I guess there's that.

[mentis]

Your teeth are fine.

[ Amusement, maybe? He likes not being the only vain person around. ]

[greatatboats]

[ Vain? What? No. Maybe alert or concerned is even better. Possibly bored though. None of those words really go together, but this is Clint Barton we're talking about. ] Thank--you?

[goodluckkobra]

Is Natasha the redhead who didn't want to have sex with me and her double?

[ Come to think of it, he hasn't seen her around ]

She's kinda scary, dude.

[greatatboats]

[ Frowning. So much frowning happening right now, bro. Mostly because that's his teammate and because the guy just said her double. Clint lifts a hand to pinch the bridge of his nose. ] You don't know the half of it. When did you last see her?

[thelittlestbub]

Okay, as much as I love blaming things on Stark and various others like him? This totally isn't his fault. It'd be nice to be something so simple as him and Richards getting together, but alas, it is not to be.

[greatatboats]

[ Other people who like blaming things on Tony Stark can't be that bad. Plus it seems like most of the people in this place know Stark. They know Stark and are willing to tolerate having him around a lot. Stark made his head hurt. Like a buzzsaw that's constantly turned on high. ] Then what the hell is it if not his fault?

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[agentx13]

Barton.

About time you got off your lazy ass and showed up.

Where are you? We need to talk, and we should do it in person.

[ Her lips press into a line. She's getting ahead of herself. Just because she wants someone from her world here doesn't mean he's one of hers. ]

And in case you don't remember me, I'm Sharon Carter, also known as Agent 13 of SHIELD. If you don't remember me, I can explain why when we meet.

[greatatboats]

[ More with the use of his name. Does everyone know him here? Did he just leave and forget all these people? This seemed like important fucking information he should have held onto. Yet here he was looking like a stunned baby deer in headlights when this blonde says his name with such--enthusiasm.

He is not lazy. Well, not very lazy. It's only when he's tired and Coulson wants him to do reports. Coulson's no more though and Fury has yet to poke him into doing reports. ] This whole song and dance where everyone knows me is becoming less funny. I'm at a goddamn fountain wondering why the hell everyone is familiar with my face and you're a stranger.

a whole week late...

[pursuitofcappiness]

...Not his fault, but it's nice to see you, Barton.

nah. it's all good.

[greatatboats]

[ Well, least some of the smart folk got taken. Not that Tony isn't "smart", but someone with a good head for strategy made him feel more at ease. Clint was good with leading a squad, but Steve was better. ] Are we a hundred percent certain this isn't something that backfired on him?