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[sms: TS] Jessica Jones says fuck off.

Left in a box wrapped in gold paper and a red bow:

Things have been tough lately, boss. But you’ve completely adjusted.

Well. Almost completely.

Luckily, you have me, your best and most favorite PA to provide you with the things you need:

There haven’t been any explosions in the lab in quite a while (Yay! Gold star, boss man!), but Pepper and I can’t always be there to make sure you’re not mixing explosive chemicals when you’re tucked away in there. SO. This brand new phone is to make sure that you can get in touch with one of us if something awful happens, and it’s got this awesome clam shell design and HUGE number pad so you don’t have to struggle to see which buttons you’re pressing while waving the smoke and fumes out of your eyes! AND BOSS! IT’S RED!!!

ALSO:

Sometimes Pepper and I are super busy -- YOUR FAULT -- so obviously, you need this. If ever you should fall and be unable to get up, press that handy square button, and someone from Life Alert will totally be there to assess the situation and get in touch with the proper authorities. Then you’ll be free to focus on whether you’ll replace one hip at a time or just say to hell with it and do them both together. ;)

A handmade gold and red card tucked beneath both boxes, several voucher-like slips of paper inside:

In all seriousness, things really have been tough, and you’ve soldiered through it all. I’m not sure how you’re doing it, but I am sure it probably involves a good bit of self-neglect.

These are passes for the fancy spa you took me to when I first started working for you. Remember? Anyway, there are a few of those, some gift cards to the patisserie you took me to after I testified during my court case, and a pass or two (or eight) for private use of the race track and facilities at Monticello Motor Club.

You don’t need any of this from me. I know that. They’re just reminders, honestly.

Take some time to relax for once. Loosen up, stuff yourself with a bunch of shit that’ll give you diabetes but taste really, really awesome, and drive a bunch of fancy cars around in circles super fast. Have some FUN. Please. You need it. You deserve it.

Happy Birthday, Tony.

He couldn’t exactly be like “Hey, I know we don’t get along but a crazy blue lady is gonna turn up and stab you if you don’t answer her questions the way she wants.” Hell, he doesn’t even know exactly what Nebula wants except to know Thanos is dead, and get some kind of super mega death weapon. Which is the kind of thing she should 100% not have. She said that her and Gamora could protect it. Maybe if Peter gets it, he and Gamora can deal with it. Or he could just get SHIELD to throw it in the Sun somehow.  Besides, it’s not a total lie that his boots are broken. The left one still stutters a little from his initial fall to Earth, but it works well enough to not die. It only needed to be a good enough excuse to get him through the door. Except he’s been playing with his headphones and rocking back and forth on his heels for the last two minutes. Dammit, he’s going to have to just say it. “You didn’t actually fall for the repair thing, right?”

          Steve raps his knuckles on the frame of the door -- one two three, less like a request for permission to enter and more like a death knell -- then leans to the side without actually entering the space. He’s 99.99% sure he’s not welcome to just stroll in anymore.

           His voice is decidedly more even than he feels, low but timid as he addresses the room’s only occupant.

ACCORDS tabled by UNSC for further discussion

     It has been a tense 24 hours since first news broke of a break-in at the Hart Island facility for the incarceration of unregistered vigilantes and enhanced individuals.

     What was first reported as a series of isolated events soon escalated into a facility-wide breakout that saw dozens of previously incarcerated unregistered individuals released under force of arms through the efforts of largely unidentified individuals seemingly acting in co-ordination with one another. Despite the damage caused to the surrounding area, casualties last evening have been reported at 18 missing and injured with none yet confirmed to have been killed.

     This activity continued throughout the evening, and was punctuated by sightings of present and former Avengers members locked in combat with one another within this pretext. Leading this conflict at both sides were long-serving Avengers members Tony Stark and Steve Rogers representing pro-registration and anti-registration interests respectively. The outcome is unknown as of present - neither Iron Man nor Commander Rogers have been available for comment.  

    While much of the prison has been destroyed in the context of this great escape, incriminating evidence has been brought to light of illegal human experimentation through revealing footage and documents shared by none other than one of the prison’s former backers: Harry Osborn. In a statement made from his temporary position stationed at the Hart Island facility as one of the individuals who was directly involved in the overhaul of the facility, the new warden of the once-prison had this to say:

     “It’s clear to see that, somewhere between planning and execution, the message of what the ACCORDS were supposed to achieve was mistaken for some kind of messed up investigation into the origins of superhuman ability. I think we can all agree that it’s for the best that we see this legislation take a backseat until its parameters can be defined as something every stakeholder involved at every level of this process can understand and appreciate beyond reasonable doubt.”

This is more than a customary  SHIELD  check-in.  Even if that is what is on the books.  Stepping foot in the tower again feels as though he’s trying to navigate in the dark only to stumble.  Steve feels as though he doesn’t belong here without his shield on his arm or the stripes on his chest.  But his role with  SHIELD  as a liaison feels just as odd.  

[ WORLD SECURITY COUNCIL CLASSIFIED ASSET DEPLOYMENT ORDER ] [ DISTRIBUTION: RESTRICTED (AD-HOC CODE CLEARANCE REQUIRED) ] [ RECIPIENT(S): [email protected] ] [ DATE: 29 APRIL 2017 ] [ ORIGINAL: ENGLISH // TRANSLATION: NONE // ENCRYPTION: OMEGA-13 PROTOCOL ] [ AUTO DELETION: YES // 12-HOUR ] [ DOCUMENT ID: WSC/C.A/SEC/7102 ]

Mr. Stark:

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, the World Security Council has voted to deploy S.H.I.E.L.D. Technical Asset #0862U as part of this Council’s continued effort to safely, effectively enforce the ACCORDS.

As spearhead of the original project involving Article L097VE ( ‘The Mind Gem’ ), you have been selected to oversee the Asset’s defensive actions, and will report directly back to the Council with quantitative data regarding the Asset’s success.  Please bear in mind that at present, this Order is CLASSIFIED, and will remain so until such time that this Council chooses to release any details pertaining to your involvement, Asset #0862U, or the World Security Council’s ACCORDS enforcement effort.

Furthermore, considering the Asset’s provisional status and as-yet-undetermined usage protocols, at present this Council has elected to maintain full control of any ongoing efforts concerning Asset #0862U.  To that end, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Directorate is not to be involved, and will be updated if necessary by this Council.

Please address any concerns directly to the World Security Council, following the customary encryption protocols.  We anticipate your first field report within five business days.

Sincerely,

meme ✥ @starkprotocol​

Send “✉” for a text that WASN’T SENT. (drafted the day that Wanda found out from Jarvis that she was under house arrest)

[sms → tony stark]: Why?[sms → tony stark]: You know what they did to me. You know how they kept me.[sms → tony stark]: You all promised when you brought me to this country that I wouldn’t be locked up again. [sms → tony stark]: I know things still aren’t great with us, but if we weren’t friends I thought at the very least that you trusted me. [sms → tony stark]: Tony…Please don’t do this to me…

Send “☎” for a RUSHED text. (sent the day that Pietro returned to New York after she realized he probably just ran right up to her room and set off a few security measures)

[sms → tony stark]: Please ignore any alarms that just went off I promise it’s just my brother i’m sorry!!

Send “@” for a SCARED text.(sent after Wanda arrives in the states, during a meeting of some of the Avengers with representatives of SHIELD)

[sms → tony stark]: No one will tell me what’s going on.[sms → tony stark]: Stark, please promise me they’re not going to take me away…

Send “%” for a CURIOUS text.(sent not long after Wanda is settled in with the Avengers)