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[tothethief]

[The video starts abruptly, fuzzing in off-center on a man's face. The details are pretty common--Caucasian skin, sharp nose, mouth downturned in a frown, a five o'clock shadow that's creeping well on towards six or seven o'clock--but the one eye that's visible is startling, all glowing red iris on black sclera. The camera's angle is realigned a

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welcome to a chain of reaction via Rogue 1/???

[stunningkiss]

2/???

[stunningkiss]

3/???

[stunningkiss]

4/???

[stunningkiss]

ok done XD; voice

[stunningkiss]

...Remy.

[Christ, this place knows how to toy with her.]

voice!

[tothethief]

[There's a voice he'd know in his sleep, memories of this place nonwithstanding.]

Bonjour, chere.

voice;

[stunningkiss]

[She snaps out of it a tick, remembering more the Gambit that was here before and ignoring the fact it might not be the same one]

Agh! You're really like a bad penny, you know that???!

voice;

[tothethief]

So people keep tellin' me.

How you been, Roguey?

voice;

[stunningkiss]

Don't you "Roguey" me!!! Do you know what you put me through??? Ah oughta smack the Cajun outta you!

voice;

[tothethief]

See dat....dat is such a loaded question, chere. I'm...gonna have t'go wit' de quick answer. Which is non.

[There's a long pause, like he's considering something, before he continues.]

Last I saw you--or heard from you, leastways--you was busy bein' unconscious on account of bein' in a crash-landed spaceship durin' de crash landin' part, an' I was busy gettin' drug t'rough de polar ice cap wit' no shirt on. Fun times, let me tell you what.

voice;

[stunningkiss]

... What..? You mean...

[Not... the same Gambit?]

...So you're different from the... Gawd, what is wrong with this place?

voice;

[tothethief]

Looks like, petite. Ah, an' to dat question I'm 'fraid I ain't got de firs' hint of an 'nswer.

Sorry t'hear 'bout you gettin' stood up for de, uh. Prom. 'Dough.

voice;

[stunningkiss]

[She lets out a small laugh] Please. Neither of us were completely serious about it. Ah was more upset about-

...Never mind.

So... Ah don't remember anythin' about Antarctica... Ah'm guessing that was from mah future. Where Ah'm from Ah just rejoined the team after dealin' with the whole Onslaught thing...

voice;

[tothethief]

Ain't too much in y'future, den. We did de whole Onslaught t'ing an' you spent way too much time wit' dat Joseph clown an' den de Shi'ar very kindly came an' kidnapped you an' me an' some ot'ers t'go deal wit' dem gettin' attacked by de Phalanx. We crash landed in Antarctica on de way back, an' den voila, I be here.

voice;

[stunningkiss]

Hmph, now don't you get started with that. Joseph was a good friend.

... huh. Well, oddly enough that's a little bit more comforting... not by much but still...

This radio thing ain't doin' it for me right now. Where are you?

voice;

[tothethief]

I jus' bet he was. Desole, desole, I leave it 'lone.

I'm in de 'partment I was 'ssigned when I got here. But I coul' be anywhere. Can't be too hard t'find my way in dat big ol' city out dere, neh?