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[teddyalt_man]

[At first, there's just black, as if the camera is face-down on something, and a groan. Then the camera shakes, as if it's been picked up. Teddy's face comes into view, and he glances around, trying to work out where he is. Then he collapses back.]

Not again, please not again. Someone just tell me Aliunde got a face-lift, please. Please.

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[notbuiltforthis]

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[Oh, she knows that city. Someone else from there?]

No, you're not there any longer.

[teddyalt_man]

Ms Potts... I- [But if she doesn't remember, or... shit, time is all over the place. Or the universe. Something] No. I don't seem to be from anywhere right now. But on the upside, I got my powers here at least. [He offers her a grin, which fades slightly]

So... erm... I guess you don't know me and we start over, right?

[notbuiltforthis]

We can, I suppose.

[This is all really very confusing.]

You know my name, but I don't know yours yet.

[teddyalt_man]

I... sorry. I forgot my manners. I was distracted.

I'm Teddy Altman, Ms Potts. Hulkling. It's a pleasure to meet you. Again. Well... you know what I mean. I... Would you tell me... er, what the story is here?

[notbuiltforthis]

[Wait. Altman, not Banner...]

Hulkling? Are you related to Dr. Banner?

[teddyalt_man]

No relation. I don't know if Gamma Radiation is something that can be passed on, biologically. Besides, I'm not human. I'm half-Skree, half-Skrull. I just... Hulk out... Sort of. Go Big and Green. Don't worry, okay? I'm perfectly safe. [And that's when he focuses. It's harder to do here, or maybe he's out of practise, but slowly he shifts, becoming taller and broader and greener, scalier.] I shape-shift. It's kind of fun. [And then, just for fun, he shifts into Tony. Because he can. And then back again, to the blonde kid with the piercings.]

[notbuiltforthis]

[Whoa. Tony's going to love you, Teddy.]

Skree and Skrull?

[teddyalt_man]

[He doesn't know stuff. He just... read a lot about Super-heros. That's all it is. Retained knowledge. Besides, he's been asked this before. And the shape-shifting? He... yeah. He used to do it for free dinners and meeting fancy people. He'd probably get into trouble if Tony knew about that.]

Er... I'm an alien. The Skree and Skrull... are sort of... humanoid aliens that are at war and... they're trouble. Erm... they had a battle above New York? The Avengers and my friends and me... sort of ... I guess... yeah, you weren't about for that. Don't worry. It's a bit complicated.

[notbuiltforthis]

The Chitauri?

[How did she become friends with one of the enemy?]

I wasn't in the city, no.

[teddyalt_man]

Er... yeah. I've heard them called that too. [Everyone says it like Chitauri is worse than Skrull.]

We... we sent them away. From Earth. They... erm, came for me. Not enslaving the human race. Not that time, anyway.

[notbuiltforthis]

[This is confusing.]

...Are you certain?

[teddyalt_man]

[Look Teddy, an adult not believing or listening to you. Are you surprised?]

Ms Potts, I was there.

[notbuiltforthis]

[She was watching it, Teddy. And Tony's told her about...a little of it.]

When Loki opened the portal and called them to help him defeat us?

[teddyalt_man]

[He blinks]

That was... That wasn't how it happened. Loki wasn't there.

[notbuiltforthis]

He most certainly was.

[teddyalt_man]

No... there was us, the Young Avengers, and Captain America, Iron Man and Wolverine, Spider Man, Spider Girl, Sentry, Luke Cage... Thor wasn't there. Neither was Loki. And it wasn't a battle with us. It was them against the Skree and... and us in the middle.