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[purpler]

oh, indefinitely
i'm really only counting on natasha for star power
you two just have to make her look good and a lot of the work is already done for you

[westcoasts]

nat doesn't need anyone's help to look good, kate.

except in this, she might need telling what to do.

[purpler]

yeah, that's what i meant
she's the last person i'm worried about, if i'm worried about anyone
no offense

anyway, send me any other parameters the city laid out
i need to start story boarding

[westcoasts]

if you're trying to imply you're more worried about me than barnes, we're gonna have words

"trendy challenges"
"catchy choreography"
each video's gotta get 10 likes?

...officially we're promoting city security, but I kinda figure that's neither here nor there.

[purpler]

i would never imply that
at least you can pose for a picture without looking like you're still trying to figure out how they shrunk the camera down to fit in your palm

hey, that's not too high of a bar!
a video of a burrito spinning in a microwave could get 10 likes
the message might be a tad divisive but it's all in the delivery

tone-wise, i'm between straight satire and the kind of surreal vibe you'd expect from a short that airs at 3:16AM on adult swim and makes you genuinely wonder if you're still asleep

[westcoasts]

that's written like you mean it as a compliment but it SOUNDS like an insult.

eh, the message is the message. yet to meet anyone stuck here who takes dictatorship-approving messages seriously.

( wait, speaking of— )

did you know we can become sin guards?

( it's not relevant to anything, just one of those vague thoughts that occurs in a COULD IT BE USEFUL? kind of way. )

I don't care how it looks or sounds, kate.
I just need to make the thing.

[purpler]

maybe it sounds like that because you were expecting an insult

i know it's technically possible but i've yet to meet anyone who's taken them up on the offer

just because it's a sucky situation doesn't mean you can't have any fun with it
have you really never passed the time making silly videos with your friends?

[westcoasts]

heard of one person through the grape vine when I first arrived.

( ... )

( ... )

just call me old if you wanna call me old, kate. I don't want to try and work out how old I was when I bought my first phone that could record video.

[purpler]

let me guess: they're long gone now?

i was getting at pretty much the exact opposite, actually
you just strike me as someone who would've had a profound appreciation for mtv's jackass

[westcoasts]

by all accounts.

well.

that's a very different accusation
and luckily
we didn't have a wealth of video recording equipment available at carson's.

( you don't need to be right, kate. )

[purpler]

was carson's the circus?
or carnival?
are those two interchangeable or is there a significant difference between a circus and a carnival?

[westcoasts]

technically, it was carson's traveling circus.

the differences are subtle enough and most everyone doesn't care for what they are.
I don't even care for what they are.

[purpler]

so you moved around a lot?

[westcoasts]

( travelling circus, kate, it's right there in the name—. )

kate.

[purpler]

what? c'mon!
as far as getting-to-know-you questions, that one was a total softball

[westcoasts]

it was a traveling circus! I didn't stay in waverly and wait for it to come back around every once in a while.

[purpler]

so do you prefer moving around or staying in one place?

[westcoasts]

( ... )

my answer'd probably be different if being an avenger wasn't a very elaborate way of getting to see the world, but I don't really care. it's more about the people than the place.