capeandcowl | 24 ⊗ video ⊗ might've liked to know this earlier

[Hank is huddled over his worktable, playing with a small camera.]

I've always been something of a tinker, even since I was a child. [He gives the lens a momentary smirk.] But you'll know this already, you've seen it.

Even with having some sort of block this past month, wondering if I was doing something wrong when all the pieces seemed like they were in place. I know that because I checked, double-checked, ran diagnostics, tried alternatives. Took the every prototype apart and rebuilt it numerous times, trying my best to isolate and work out any kinks.

And even then, we never detected a single Skrull until they revealed themselves. But see, there was still one thing I'd never gotten to tinkering with. Funnily enough, the first thing I noticed when I returned.

[He points to the camera.] I keep this remote camera for Network interface when I prefer to work hands-free. It shorted out while I was gone, and I hadn't had time to repair it. Doing so would require familiarizing myself with the circuitry of the new communicators, in order to copy it.

So, tell me. How many of you had your communicators in Times Square last night? [He holds up a small silicone tube to the camera, almost buried in his large fingers.] And who can tell me what this is?

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I know. [ pause ] Why are you letting yourself get sucked into a downward spiral over all this?

...Because, throughout this whole ordeal, the only contribution I was capable of making came too late to have any kind of a difference on the situation.

That's not your fault.

How isn't it? If I'd caught this two days ago, the subway, the museum, Times Square. All of that could have been avoided. We would've been able to stop them preemptively.

Hank, stop it. Right now. Letting yourself get sucked into this isn't going to help anyone, and in fact I'm worried about it hurting things.

We can't change the past. We can only learn from it. Now pull yourself together, we have hostages to find.

[Sigh.]

What do you need me to do?

We're going to need first aid kits on the ships and things for people to carry in case any of the kidnapping victims are injured.

I'll make sure you're fully equipped. Should I bring the supplies to the mansion, or is there another departure point you'll be working from?

Bring them to the mansion. We can move them if we end up launching from elsewhere.

Alright, I'll start getting these kits prepared.

Do we know anything in particular about the situation that I should prepare them for, or are we just hoping for the best?

We'll know more once we can find the ship, but it's a lot of hoping for the best.

I'll have to keep it for general purposes, then. Hopefully inclusive enough that you'll have what you need if you encounter any nasty surprises.

So long as we can figure out how to do basic triage with what we've got, we should be fine.

I'll ensure that it's all easy enough to understand then.

Thanks, Hank.

At least it's one thing I can't spoil.

Stop it.

Sorry.

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