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Shouldn't that be reactivated? Or is that too much of a roboty kinda term? Anyway, guess we all deserve second chances, right? [He's still slightly awed about having the Human Torch around, given his legacy and being an Android and all.]

I'm not a robot.

[It's said with slightly more force than his usual near-monotone, so the area might be a tad sensitive.]

Yes. And I have had my fair share of them. So, perhaps third. Or fourth. [That might be a wry smile. If you squint. ]

You are the new Ant-Man. I knew your immediate predecessor. He was... a good man. [Clearly, beyond his code-name, Jim has no clue about O'Grady's history.] How did you come by the title?

[Eric shifts uncomfortably, realising he's hit a thorny subject..] Ah, yes, sorry, it just that I haven't really met any Androids except maybe the newer Vision, and maybe a couple of Nick Fury Life Decoys but then in those cases I wouldn't know if they were real or not.... same with you actually, I mean for something... someone, sorry... erm, 'made'? Is made an ok term? For someone made in the thirties.... I'm rambling aren't I? I do that when I'm a little nervous. I mean you're one of the original guys. Steve, Namor, Banes you... I'm kinda slightly in awe a little.

[And he manages to smile back.] I know about those too, believe me. I made some mistakes, but Rogers and Tony were there to believe in me until I got here.

Eric O'Grady, it's nice to meet you sir. The third one after Pym boy and Lang, yes. Ah... [I sorta stole the suit off Hank Pym who may or may not have been a Skrull, used it for some super heroine peeping and money grabbing exercises before joining the Initative and hiding when it suited me, getting thrown into the Thunderbolts by Normie and realising how many psychos I was stuck with until after Asgard where Steve got me into the Secret Avengers despite all my mistakes? Nah.] I kinda earned it, really. I used to be a SHILED agent and Hank Pym and Tony Stark ended up trusting me with it after some stuff proved I could manage it.

[Eric's fumbling erases whatever tension had been there. Now, that's an honest smile. Sure, it may look a bit like a porcelain doll trying its best to not look like a ventriloquist's dummy, but it's a real smile on Jim's part. He offers a hand to shake.] Mr. O'Grady, a pleasure. I'm Jim. [Captain Obvious.] And, it's alright. Most people don't think much of the difference. But for an android, it can be... a sticking point.

However, I am afraid that I am not entirely the man I was, back then. Your excitement may be misplaced.

[He's still not entirely used to people calling Steve Rogers anything other than "Captain America," but the discomfort passes quickly. He opts to use the man's new title, however, to avoid confusion.] Commander Rogers has always had a talent for seeing the best in people. If he has put his faith in you, Mr. O'Grady, it's not unfounded.

Superheroing is a bit different than SHIELD work -- are you finding it suits you well? [In all honestly, O'Grady doesn't exactly strike him as the type that Fury would have recruited.]

[The offering of the hand makes Eric pause slightly before grinning and shaking it firmly.] Thanks, I'm sure I'll get used to it anyway. i mean I could think what it's like being an Android and you're probably thinking what it's like being a human and I bet when you break it down there's not that much difference, honestly. Anyhoo, let me know if I say anything politcally incorrect and I'll aim to avoid saying it again.

Are you kidding? When I was a kid I used to read a heck of a lot of stuff with the Invaders in. I mean half of it was probably propaganda and all but still, you and Cap were in World War Two! And you can turn on fire! But I won't be all fanboyey round you, trust me... I leave that to the Avenger kids.

I was really grateful, honestly. I'd been stuck with the wrong crowd for a while whilst Osborn was calling the shots...but Steve knew they needed a size changer on the covert opps side.. Of course Pym boy's about now so... Hank and I have something of a strained relationship, though we're better than we used to be.

Well being becoming a hero was a bit sudden and tough but you could say I managed to get into it well enough. And I get to have fun now and then. When it comes down to it, the super heroines are better looking.

[If he'd been his old self, he'd probably have preened and laughed in pleasure at the attention; unlike Captain America, Jim didn't buy the bank in modesty. But, now, the mention of his old deeds just makes him uncomfortable. He tries his best not to show it, however, smiling politely.] A lot was progaganda, yes. But a surprising amount was true. ...Namor stills hates being called "Subby."

Osborn. [He screws up his nose -- certainly a recently-learned response; it looks forced.] I remember Osborn being morally-defecit, back before I... before I died. But I never imagined he would do what he has done, since. I'm glad that Commander Rogers has opted to recruit heroes to oppose him. I must admit, I would not object to having my own chance at the man. [Give it a month or so, Jimmy!]

[He chuckles at that.] 'Subby'. Gotcha. Sometimes I see that guy and wonder if he has any other type of expression other than 'brooding frown' availiable.

Osborn's a Class A-Hole. I got stuck with his Thunderbolts before he was at the top and I wasn't the kinda of guy who's going to argue with a man with a Goblin costume and a tendancy to throw people off bridges. But we managed to topple him and now he's trying to crawl his way back into power. And sure, we'll deal with him like the other bad guys. [Even if the odd one or two like Black Fox or Taskmaster are occasionally chums with O'Grady.]

[Totally deadpan.] There is also 'seething rage.'

I'd run into the Thunderbolts, before. [He'd hired the original incarnation of the team, in fact, before Zemo's little farce had been exposed.] How did you get involved with that lot?

[Although this version of Jim has never run into Tasky, the mun has some wonderful memories of tossing fireballs at ol' Skullface in a previous game.]

Heh! That too. I think he's with the X-Men now anyway.

It was a question of getting given what Norman Osborn wanted. He'd turned them into some private covert killing squad and only me and the odd one like Ghost and Paladin were sane - the rest were all psychos. We decided to bide our time and help the heroes where we could without seeming too chummy with them. And there was Black Widow pretending to be the other blonde one until she got caught and escaped. You should ask her aout it too, kinda a bleak time in our lives, that.