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[modelsixtythree]

[The video clicks on to a dark-haired woman who is giving the device a slightly skeptical look. Her head his bare, but from the flashes of red and gold metal from the neck down, it’s safe to assume she’s fully armored otherwise and the helmet sits behind her, just barely in the frame. Once she notices the video is on, she gives it a tired-looking smile.] Hi. Can anyone tell me what universe this is? Nobody I talked to at the...portal seemed to know.

[The smile briefly turns into a grimace and she lifts a hand to rub her face before suddenly seeming to remember she’s still wearing her gauntlets. The hand drops back out of frame.] It should be 3490, but I can't tell if I just crossed space or hopped the multiverse or...what just happened at all. [She sighs but makes herself smile again. It's the tabloid smile. It doesn't mean much, but it does look good.]

My name is Natasha Stark, if that helps.

[There a movement like she's going to turn the video off before she pauses.] I don't suppose there's any use anyone could find for an engineer? I think better when I have something to work on. And I'd rather not just be cooped up here. Wherever here is.

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[modelsixtythree]

[Natasha blinks at the new face. Hard to mistake that hair.] Red? [But wait, Nat didn't recognize her. So...probably not the one she knows. Of course] I. Sorry, I mean. Does Black Widow mean anything to you?

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[krasnayapautina]

["Red" is something Tony would -- probably has -- called her.

Wait.

Is this Tony's wife from some other universe, or in the future? Did Tony "playboy" (also... 'genius, billionaire, philanthropist') Stark get married?

Either way, her eyebrows shoot up.]

I'm also known as such. This is probably venturing into discussions better had in person, if you're up for that.

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[modelsixtythree]

[Well, this Black Widow isn't any less cagey than the one she knows. It's probably a good thing.] Fair enough. Where to?

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[krasnayapautina]

[So cagey.

She taps out coordinates to a cafe in Region 1 - because honestly she could also use some coffee - and attaches it in a text.]

Does that work? It's a cafe.

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[modelsixtythree]

[Through Extremis, the coordinates flash briefly behind her eyes and then align neatly with the map she's been provided. And Natasha smiles.] That will work. I'll head over there now.