open; i got issues, but you got 'em too

[operation]

Who: grant ward + you
Where: all over wonderland
When: 3/22-3/26
Rating: pg for now
Summary: ward's done hiding. it's time to make some connections.
The Story:

[ It's a good thing Ward's always been highly adaptable. Waking up in Wonderland? No problem. Realizing this is his afterlife because there is no way he could have survived getting his chest crushed? Well, he's learning to deal with it. It's not like he wasn't ready for it all to be over anyways. He just wasn't going to go down without a fight.

What's it been now? A week since he arrived to this ridiculous place? Ward hasn't seen a lot of Wonderland just yet as he's been cooped up in his room mostly; licking his wounds, biding his time, doing some research. But hey, what a room. Four walls. Literally. He probably could have come up with something better, but it's not like he needs much anyways. It could have been worse. He could have woken up in a coffin. Yikes.

All dressed up in a leather jacket, comfortable jeans and a crisp white shirt, Grant Ward takes a good look at himself in the mirror and asks himself who he wants to be today. Because walking out that door is a big deal. He's about to start a brand new chapter in his life. He can do anything. Be anyone. And what does a dead man want?

Well, freedom's out of the question. So -- how about a walk around Wonderland? And maybe some company? Come on. Is that really too much to ask for? ]

Comments

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[ It should be silly and strange for him to even consider an alternate universe as being something that's within the realms of possibility, but his time with SHIELD and HYDRA has thought him that just about anything is possible at this point. It's likely why he's capable of dealing with being trapped here in Wonderland. Not that he has much of a choice considering this might be all he has in terms of an afterlife. ]

People coming back from the dead with a penchant for biting others? Yeah, it's definitely not a thing that happens back home. [ He did go through an entire seminar relating to "zombies" once. SHIELD likes to keep their agents prepared for the worst. ] So what happened? [ Can't leave a guy hanging after mentioning something like that, right? ]

[choosetruth]

[She raises an eyebrow behind her sunglasses. Zombies aren't the story anymore in her world, and yet, in some ways, they're the only story. They've been around for twenty years. Life goes on. People shy away from leaving their houses because they're letting fear rule them.

Zombies have never been the biggest threat to humanity. Not since the Rising ended.]

You'll have to be more specific. A lot's happened.

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With the... biting dead. How did that happen exactly? Some kind of a biological warfare? [ That seems like the most plausible thing. He's curious about the how of course. Maybe even the why if it had been the fault of some organization bent on chaos and destruction for which some would think HYDRA's all about when in fact there's so much more to it than that. It's unfortunate he's never going to see the rise of a new world order back home. ]

[choosetruth]

[Her mouth twists, almost a smile.]

No, nothing like that. Be a fucking stupid kind of biological warfare, since it isn't exactly discriminating in who it kills. It was an accident. Two scientists with all the good intentions in the world came up with a cure for cancer and a cure for the common cold. Both worked, and still do. They just have this unfortunate side effect of also curing death, so to speak. We don't get sick. We do get up and try to eat people unless we're put down with a headshot.

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It doesn't sound all too bad. [ Curing cancer is a big win. ] I mean, if it's common knowledge that the dead tend to rise again, shouldn't the government have come up with some kind of a way to deal with the... dying? [ Likely easier said than done, he supposes -- but still. ]

What else happened back home? [ Because he's guessing the whole rise of the undead thing is not the biggest problem. And he doubts killing a bunch of zombies is really that hard. Movies tend to exaggerate shit. But what an interesting world she's from. ]

[choosetruth]

[She tilts her head down, slowly raising an eyebrow over her sunglasses. Her tone is extremely dry when she responds.] Yes, the government should stop people from dying. Why did no one in my world think of it.

And again you'll have to be more specific. Home's a big place. A lot happened, and I have neither the time nor inclination to tell you every single thing of note. [She takes another sip of her coke. Caffeine makes her less murderous.] Besides, you haven't told me a single thing about your world. Seems only polite.