Avengers Assembled

Steve has taken on responsibility for the training of all Avengers and superhero interns (Angelica). This will include various assessments of where people stand with certain skills, individualized attention to focus from the lowest point upwards, as well as training in teamwork and group combat. THE LAST PART IS NOT OPTIONAL. Actually, none of them are optional.

Steve will do plenty of training himself, but he will also delegate training to appropriate sources where necessary, likely pulling from SHIELD for various specializations. Feel free to assume sessions with Steve, particularly in hand-to-hand, which he will do a lot of. He is a good teacher!

Let me know if you want to discuss or play anything! (Except don't expect me to be able to RP in-depth hand-to-hand at the drop of a hat because IT IS HARD OKAY. <3)

TO: Avengers
FROM: Steve
SUBJECT: The Weis

After discussing the topic with Pietro, I think it's important that a team of us return to China to speak again with Wei Gao's daughter. Now that her brother is dead, she's the last of the family that might have some idea of why Loki is so interested in them. Of course, with Svalbard on our plate, it might have to wait until we can launch an offensive. I'll organize a team, however.

Sincerely,
Cap. Steve Rogers

(OOC: I made a Doodle to play stuff except it might be inaccurate because we will probably be doing Svalbard first, but if you want to do China stuff you could fill it out anyways? IDK. HERE IS A THING.)

Pepper manages to call a press conference late this morning for Steve to make a statement to the press. He comes dressed in his Captain America uniform, but he takes a breath at the podium and pulls down the cowl to leave his face bare for the cameras. His speech starts out a bit rough around the edges, a little out of practice with the public address. But Captain America finds his rhythm, and there's no denying his conviction.

"Thank you all for coming," he says. "And thank you to Pepper Potts of Stark Industries for setting this up. It's been—a long time since I did something like this.

"My name is Steve Rogers. I was born on July 4, 1918. I was 24 when I enlisted in the United States Army in 1942; it was my fifth attempt. As part of Operation: Rebirth, I eventually became Captain America. I did my best to serve my country until my final mission left me frozen in the Arctic. They tell me that it was the enhancements I was given that helped me survive. Since I woke up, I've continued to do my best to do what my country needs of me. I accepted the call to the Avengers to help stop a global threat, and by working together, we managed to avert the worst of the catastrophe centered in New York City.

"I'm telling you all this because I hope it will make you believe the more difficult thing I have to say, which is this: yesterday you may have watched a speech by a man calling himself Loki and claiming to be an Asgardian representative to the UN. That is a lie. Loki is a war criminal who was the mastermind behind the attacks on New York City. He has managed to escape justice in his home world of Asgard in order to return to Earth. He is not a diplomat or an authorized representative of Asgard; he is a wanted criminal responsible for the murders of thousands of innocent people. I don't know how he managed to convince the UN that he was on the level, but I can tell you this: whatever this man has said to you, it's a lie. He is a manipulator capable of using alien technology to affect the minds of his victims. I urge you not to believe him.

"A lot of information may be classified, but I'll do my best to answer whatever questions I can. Again, thank you all for coming."

(OOC: Have questions you think the press should ask? Reply with them and I'll answer! THIS PRESS CONFERENCE IS OVER.)