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[bamfinleather]

[ The text post is brief, and a little mysterious, appearing on the network without much fanfare. Natasha hasn't figured out how to anonymize herself on it yet -- which is the only reason anyone would be able to trace the number to her. ]

If this is a joke, Stark, it's not funny.

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[notbuiltforthis]

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Tony's not responsible for this.

[bamfinleather]

Then who is?

[notbuiltforthis]

It appears to be a trio of...beings.

[bamfinleather]

More aliens?

[notbuiltforthis]

I don't know for certain. I assume so, because we seem to be on a different planet.

[bamfinleather]

A different planet?

[notbuiltforthis]

It seems so. There are people here from times and worlds that aren't our own.

[bamfinleather]

I see.

Where are you?

[notbuiltforthis]

Stark Tower. It's in the business district.

[bamfinleather]

I'm on my way.

[notbuiltforthis]

I'll be downstairs waiting.

[bamfinleather]

[ It takes Natasha a bit to walk there, not just because she's taking her time, noting the areas of the city. She's dressed casually, at least, a suitcase in hand, her phone in the other, and when she reaches the tower, she pauses just outside, looking up at it with a mixed expression of wonder and being unimpressed.

Leave it to Tony to find someway to get his tower here. ]

[notbuiltforthis]

[Pepper had been waiting inside the door, at a distance that wouldn't seem too strange, but when she notices Natasha paused outside she heads for the door and steps outside to join her.]

It wasn't too hard to find, I assume.

[bamfinleather]

Just had to follow the size of his ego. [ She gives Pepper a wry grin. ] Miss Potts.

[notbuiltforthis]

[It's her baby too, Natasha. She returns the grin.]

Miss Rushman?

[A question, because she doesn't want to make any trouble for the woman.]

[bamfinleather]

Romanoff. Natasha Romanoff. [ There's no point in an alias here -- the people who grabbed her more than likely know who she is, and the ones that don't won't correlate Natasha Romanoff with Black Widow. ] I'm sorry I never got to formally introduce myself to you.