New Toys

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Jessica enters the airport café to find Agent Brand waiting for her so she takes a seat instead of getting coffee first. She pulls out her hand written report on the Vegas cell and the S.W.O.R.D. PDA and slides them over to her. "Here's my report on the Epsiloni cell and there's something wrong with my phone."

Agent Brand might be glaring but it hard to see past the darkly tinted glasses. "Ms. Drew, I am a very busy woman. While you were brushing your teeth this morning I had already prevented three hostile take overs of this planet and negotiated four different treaties between seven different races that would have become a problem.  I am not tech support and I do not make it a habit of receiving hand written reports from my agents. Why did you call me and convince me to see you personally?"

"The phone is supposed to be shielded yes? Not even an EMP at ground zero is supposed to give it any trouble? Well look at it. It's refusing to stay on."

"What happened? What cowboy games were you and your Avengers playing?" Was that interest Jessica detected in Brand's voice?

"I wasn't with them when this happened. Does the name Milliways mean anything to you?"

After a significant pause Brand replies, "I never took you for a fan of Adams."

"Don't play with me Brand."

"OK. We've had reports from other agents from time to time about a dimensional nexus that seems to be a bar yes. This is much more A.R.M.O.R.'s thing though."

"Well I've become a patron there...somehow. I don't understand how but there it is. The phone went on the fritz there. I think it was some kind of signal as a lot of other computer type equipment had similar issues at the same time."

"Joy. I'll have the lab boys look into the phone and I'll have a new one to you soon. I should contact A.R.M.O.R. as well."

"Whatever. I need to catch my flight."

"Have fun," Brand says, standing. "Good work in Vegas. Much better than Madripoor."

"I was off my game then. I'm not now."

"Good to hear."

Three hours and a cab ride later Jessica is in her room at what is passing for the head quarters for the Avengers. She dumps her bags on the floor by the closet and notices the box sitting on her bed. The tag reads, "To: J.D. ~Brand."

After carefully looking over the box for any signs of traps or wires, she opens it to find a new phone/PDA and a new wristwatch. She starts up the phone and sees one text message. It reads, "The lab boys loved the present you gave them and jumped on this right away. They also worked with their peers in A.R.M.O.R. and came up with this new detector for you. Not only will it pin point aliens but will tell you if the individual you are scanning is from our dimension. Thought it might be useful. The next phone comes out of your paycheck."