About my bringing him here...

[gotmy_i_onyou]

So just because you happened to see a conversation about how I'm 'underrepresented' around here you decide to drag my ass all the way over?

But you're keeping me over where I was too? Because I've got to say, they need me a hell of a lot more over in that madhouse than anybody needs me over here.

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[worldsgreatestmarksman]

Stark is up here talking about booty shorts and this place isn't the madhouse, sir?

[gotmy_i_onyou]

Let me put 'madhouse' into perspective. Before I got there, before any of the rest of the team had been there except Stark, he'd set up his own group of Avengers. Mainly for the same reasons.

This team was made up of two hobbits, a master thief who's about twenty years younger than he should be, according to the records, the goddamn Batman, and a girl who I'm pretty sure is after your title.

[worldsgreatestmarksman]

[The faintest twitch at the suggestion that he could somehow be replaced, but he's not going to comment on that, no way.]

I thought SOP was never leave Stark alone without a babysitter.

[gotmy_i_onyou]

Yeah, that's the rules, but the Dorothy Gale transit option doesn't exactly play by the rules. Not that it matters all that much now, since the rest of you fell in not too long ago.

And the mun tells me what's happening there won't have anything to do with what's happening here.

[worldsgreatestmarksman]

Sir...?

[gotmy_i_onyou]

The game she's got me in is elsewhere. People get there by way of tornado, and apparently anything that happens there won't effect me in any way here, and vise versa.

[worldsgreatestmarksman]

Tornado...? [No, can't be. Could it? ohpleaseletitbetrue.] Sir. Do you mean to tell me that you're stuck in the land of Oz?

[A beat.] D'you have a pet flying monkey, sir?

[gotmy_i_onyou]

Everybody makes that joke the first time. Everybody. But no, it's not, though the giggly one in the bubble was there, for a while. Might still be around, haven't kept track of her because she ain't at threat.

[worldsgreatestmarksman]

You didn't recruit me for my sense of humor, sir.

[gotmy_i_onyou]

True. Somehow that doesn't stop you from trying, now does it?

[He might actually be joking himself. Sometimes it's hard to tell.]

[worldsgreatestmarksman]

Girl's gotta have her hobbies.

[gotmy_i_onyou]

And you'd know that better than anyone, wouldn't you? [Yeah, definitely joking now.]

[worldsgreatestmarksman]

It gets really boring up there in those sniper nests sometimes, sir. [Aw, he knew you liked him, boss.]

[gotmy_i_onyou]

Figured as much. You saying you want to get reassigned?

[Hey, he likes anybody that can outsnark Tony]

[worldsgreatestmarksman]

You saying you got somewhere else you'd like me to be? Sir?

[Well since he's not allowed to shoot at Stark...]

[gotmy_i_onyou]

Not really, just saying, if you actually want that assignment in Siberia I keep saying you're going to get, let me know.

[worldsgreatestmarksman]

All of Siberia? For little old me? You'll spoil me, sir.

[gotmy_i_onyou]

Huh, that ain't the usual reaction when I threaten to assign somebody to Siberia.

[worldsgreatestmarksman]

Since when have I ever been 'the usual'? Sir.

[gotmy_i_onyou]

'bout a quarter to never, which I think was your point.

[worldsgreatestmarksman]

I like to keep people on their toes. They get a quicker reaction time that way.

[gotmy_i_onyou]

Which is exactly why I'm keeping Siberia in reserve. You'll never see it coming.

[worldsgreatestmarksman]

[Slight widening of the eyes.] When have I ever not seen something sir?

[gotmy_i_onyou]

I intend for this to be the first time. Don't let it happen before then, Barton.

[worldsgreatestmarksman]

No sir. [And his expression is the absolute epitome of professional... except for how one corner of his mouth is twitching ever so slightly.]

[shieldsupernanny]

Madhouse, sir?

[gotmy_i_onyou]

Alternate universe, one that's damn stable for being as unpredictable as it is.

[shieldsupernanny]

Sounds like fun.

[gotmy_i_onyou]

SHIELD doesn't exist there, I ended up director of the goddamn NSA, not that it matters much here, since last time I checked SHIELD was very much in operation.