On Uncanny Avengers issue 12

[science_is_fun]

...Well, that was horrible.

I understand that, if the team launched me into space and then forgot about me, I'd be upset. If I was fused to Ultron, I'd be livid. But all of that...

Trying to kill the team, trying to kill Jan, committing borderline genocide on countless worlds? That's horrible - even unforgivable, as much as I'd rather not say that about what's technically myself.

And yet somehow, out of all of the universes that you've shown me, I'm not even sure if it's the worst thing that a version of me has done. I get that you want to find out more about me, mun, but if this is all that you're digging up, maybe it's time to take a break.

I think I need to go lie down, or find a lab - anything to get my mind off of this.

Comments

[pixiesized]

I don't think "horrible" is the word I'd use here, but...

[science_is_fun]

As tempting as it is to say something harsher, it could have been worse. At least I, or Ultron, or whatever that thing is didn't hurt anyone badly. [While that thing killing someone would be a greater fear, he really doesn't want to think about either of them doing that.]

...I'm sorry you had to go through all of that.

[pixiesized]

[Jan tries her best to force... something resembling a smile, to show her appreciation for his apology, but it's all still too raw. She folds her hands behind her back, her response meek.] Hey, I've been through worse. [Though, Pymtron definitely makes her top five.] It's... better I was there. Better that I got a chance to see... him... for myself. I would have spent a lot of sleepless nights wondering what really happened otherwise.

Sorry you had to find out like that.

[science_is_fun]

At least things seem to be going well for you otherwise - you aren't involved in this civil war nonsense, you and this new Wasp are getting along well... [Sure, it's incredibly weird to be talking about a kid he's never had, whose mother is a woman that he's never met, but it beats dwelling on the Pymtron mess.]