mental link, day...36? sure.

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[ Technically, it came up a few days ago, but Sam's been letting something bounce around in his head to see if the possibility gets less troublesome after he sleeps on it. And sleeps on it a couple more times.

or he's just saying it late so the newbies can hear it too, w/e

It's not getting any less freaky. So, out of left field: ]

( So if aliens can hack our emotions, do we...actually know they can't mess with everything else? Memories? Are we actually who we think we are?

What if there is no spoon? )

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[ Sam first got his Avengers membership because Cap figured that if he was going to be superheroing anyway, maybe they could at least keep him from getting killed by giving him someone to call on. (You know, kind of like Hawkeye.) ]

( Yeah, well...there's always something. )

[ There's a sense of a mental shrug; he's not judging. Heroes fighting each other in 616 is just a day ending in -y. ]

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[ ...all right, that Sam can get behind, considering that's more the strategy he's adopting with having three teenagers in the brood.

He wonders, for a moment, what it says about the place that Sam's from that his response to that is almost casual - but he's a little too relieved that he's not getting asked more about it to be willing to pursue it right now. ]

( Yeah. Kind of seems like it, huh? ) [ There's a feeling like a mental exhale, then he pulls back with a smile, letting just a trace bit of warmth through the connection. ] ( Let me know if the shielding gives you any trouble, all right? I've got a few more tricks. )

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[ "Kind of" might be an understatement. ]

( 'k. Thanks. )