SHURI / BLACK PANTHER.

JUST BECAUSE A THING WORKS DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT CANNOT BE IMPROVED. shuri. the black panther.

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frenchxie​:

“Food is always a comfort during tough times. Whatever you want, it is on the house.” Frenchie poked a finger into the menu on the table and slid it over within reach.

Shuri’s not hesitant to try new food. Although Wakanda was rich in flavor, the cultural food had been specific. Ever since she began leaving her country to travel the world, Shuri has been expanding her palate. “Thank you.” She reaches down to take the menu. “What do you recommend? I find that the owner sometimes knows best.”

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destroyrofworlds​:

“The Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., yes.” Daisy couldn’t even say former Director at the moment, and that pissed her off more than anything. None of it was fair. “She’s got a lot of friends in high places. Then again, that’s how most things go down in the American legal system. It’s unbelievably rigged.”

“I do not think I have much weight to throw around. If I were leading Wakanda, I would make a statement that we would halt all affairs until S.H.I.E.L.D. got rid of Hill, effective immediately. But I do not lead Wakanda. The best I can do is appeal to M’Baku.” The leader has become like family to Shuri, and she’s running low there. “I will see what he says.”

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wizardstrange​:

Stephen smiled faintly as he watched her seem to get lost in her own thoughts. If she told him that she wasn’t interested, he would respect that. But he was definitely hoping that she at least considered the offer. T’Challa was a valuable asset to them and a true hero, and he knew that Shuri was capable of rising up to that plate. They needed perspectives from across the world, and Wakanda was a useful and strong nation to have in their corner. “Right now the Avengers don’t technically exist. Not anymore.” He stated simply, hoping that alleviated some of that pressure as he shrugged a bit. “But Carol and I have been having recruitment talks with individuals that we think would make a good fit to the team. Judging by the way things have been playing out with S.H.I.E.L.D. and the mutants, the world needs the Avengers again. It needs a united front to rally behind again.” Trust in the government was certainly waning again after Pleasant Hill, and they needed to get ahead of it sooner rather than later. If there had been an Avengers roster before that happened, maybe S.H.I.E.L.D. wouldn’t have been so brazen as to take who they did. And after Tony and Natasha lost their lives fighting against Thanos, Stephen felt a renewed sense of purpose to see this through. To make sure nothing like that happened again, or be there for the fight if it did. Tony and Nat deserved that much. “Right now, you don’t need to decide anything. I just wanted to leave you with some food for thought. But I think Carol wants to arrange an official interest meeting soon, and it’d mean a lot if you came. Even if you decided this wasn’t for you.” 

“A world with no Avengers.” They hadn’t existed very long in the grand scheme of things, but a word without them feels as wrong as a world without T’Challa. At least they’ll be able to get one back if the team reforms. “I understand the optics behind it,” Shuri says evenly. She’d make her mother proud with how shrewd she’s learned to become. “But it is the heart that I am interested in. I will come to your meeting, have conversations about the future. Wakanda is no longer alone.” They are not Talokan, buried beneath the waves. “The Black Panther does not need to be either.”

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draxtheliteraldestroyer​:

“Yes. It is most commendable. I’m glad you noticed smelly little cat girl.”

“I am the smelly little cat girl? That? That is a new one. What do I call you?”

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lovesthunder​:

“Yes, it certainly has been some time since I have visited. My daughter and I have been traveling, and we have kept ourselves busy. But she has never set foot on Midgard before. And I thought it was time to remedy that.”

Thor is a god who gave up the title of King. Shuri is a Princess who gave up the title of Queen. The two do share more in common than one would initially believe. “I was never much of a child person until recently. A little boy entered my life. Now, he is one of the most precious parts of me.” Touissant.  Shuri would bend heaven and hell to keep the last piece of T’Challa safe. “They have a way of getting underneath our skins.”

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destroyrofworlds​:

“Hill’s been taken care of.” When Daisy realized how final that sounded, she raised her eyebrows and quickly backtracked. “She’s not dead, though. Just on a mandatory medical leave.”

“This Maria Hill is the one who created the Pleasant Hill?” Shuri’s only just been debriefed. “I see you punish people differently than we do in Wakanda. Maria Hill would not be allowed to stand after what she did.”

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siilentking​:

I could be wrong, but it looks like you have something to say.

“I do.” Shuri stands with her head held high. “My name is Shuri. I am the Princess of Wakanda. I am not here officially on behalf of my nation. I am no spokesperson. I did, however, think it would be good for us to meet.” From royal to another. “Your people — like mine — are soon to be put in a dangerous position.” 

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wizardstrange​:

Stephen considered that question, and decided it was better to stay silent before he kept trying to prove her wrong. The point of this conversation was to hopefully have her consider recruitment, not push her away because of his arrogance. It was hard to swallow his tongue, but he did as he just gave a shrug and nodded his head. “I guess you could say that.” It was clear by the way she responded that she was offended, but he tried not to let his posture falter as he tilted his head at her. “This has nothing to do with T’Challa, we’re asking you.” They definitely would have asked T’Challa if he had been alive, but he was gone. And Shuri helped in that battle just as much as her brother had, maybe even more. “I know I wasn’t in Wakanda for the first battle, but from what I heard you were capable of removing Vision’s mind stone. And I know you would have finished if time had been on your side. You would have been considered for the roster whether you chose to become the Black Panther or not.”

Shuri is the scientist. T’Challa was the hero, the King. He was the leader. His sister filled her lab with scientists and her big dreams. He had never told her to dream smaller, never told her an idea was bound to fail. That was who T’Challa was. He had been someone who brought out the best in all who knew him. Shuri knows that he would not have jumped at the chance to serve as an Avenger. He was a ruler to the most advanced nation in the world. It wasn’t as if his responsibilities would fade away. But he would have considered it. He would have talked to Shuri, talked to Ramonda. In the end, he would have made the right choice. Now it is his sister in that spot instead. Shuri is a Princess but not a Queen. M’Baku rules over Wakanda now with Shuri’s blessing. The Jabari would not have usurped her, but Shuri had insisted. She intended to spend her time in Haiti with Nakia and Toussaint, but the new mantle of Black Panther had left her restless. Shuri is adrift and the Avengers are a potential place to moor herself. That doesn’t mean she’s sold on the idea. “Say that I join your team and I become an Avenger. What then? What does this mean?”

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draxtheliteraldestroyer​:

“You smell foul. Is that so that predators will think you are dying and diseased so they won’t eat you. That is very wise.”

“Ha.” Shuri knows she could chastise him for speaking to a royal in such a manner, but she doesn’t. She used to have a sense of humor. Before T’Challa, before Ramonda. “You are a bold, bold man. It is almost commendable.” 

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what kind of construct does your mind create when you think of your brother? does it offer you comfort? or torment?

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wizardstrange​:

“An herb that gives whoever consumes it enhanced strength and speed. Sounds pretty magical to me.” Stephen insisted with a soft shrug as he looked at the Princess in front of him. It wasn’t hard to read how reserved she was, and for good reason. Other countries felt like Wakanda owed them something now that the secret was out about how many resources they truly had. It wasn’t fair by any means, but that was just how the world worked. He bowed his head solemnly for a few moments at the mention of T’Challa as he nodded slowly. “Yes, he was. That’s actually why I was here to speak with you, today. Your brother was a huge reason why we defeated Thanos. Wakanda helped save the world, he saved the world. And right now the Avengers are looking to reevaluate their roster.”

“Are all plants magical then? Do they not have side effects? Heal our bodies?” She presses. It was only a matter of time before the outside world continued to push on Wakanda’s walls. They had needs, wants. They interfered where they shouldn’t have. T’Challa had been the one to open the door to that world, and then he had left theirs. How unfair it all was. Shuri keeps the Doctor’s gaze as he speaks. T’Challa had helped lead the Wakandan’s into battle against Thanos’ army -- a battle that Shuri herself had been a part of. That doesn’t mean his next words are welcome. “And now you look for a Black Panther to help save the world again? I am not my brother, Doctor.” She is not a hero. Not like that.

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antdad​:

“you know your brother kicked my ass once. i’ll never forget that.”

“My brother kicked many asses.” The ghost of a smile crosses her lips. “What an honor you had.”

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antdad​:

“would you mind –– just one more time, i’ll pay attention. i swear.”

“Did I not just say that I do not want to repeat myself?” The Panther huffs. “You may be an Avenger, Scott Lang, but you are not a good listener.”

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mahdthena​:

“I’m not the warrior that I used to be but— yes. It is no coincidence that my name is similar to your planet’s Goddess of War.”

“Not my goddess,” Shuri shook her head. “The Greek goddess. Wakanda does not kneel before those deities.” They had their own separate religion.

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former-agent​:

“I’m in my 50′s and I’m unemployed— not retired. Unemployed. I have no idea what to do with myself but at least I’m not rotting in a cell somewhere.”

“You can make yourself useful. That is what you can do. Okoye did not break you out for you to complain. Besides, what’s wrong with being in your 50′s? The ancestors have blessed you with time.” Her faith in them renewed, Shuri didn’t shy away from referencing them. “C’mon, Agent Ross. I could not let my favorite colonizer sit in a cell. Not after all you’ve done for Wakanda.”

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antdad​:

“mhm, yeah – no, i’m listening.”

Shuri stared him down. “You do not look like you are listening. I do not want to repeat myself.”

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wizardstrange​:

“Magic is easy. The logistics of someone gaining magical powers and donning a panther suit are still new to me. Forgive me for that.” Stephen clapped right back before nodding firmly at her next words. “I’m glad they have that in you, then.”

Some would consider the Heart Shaped Herb to be magical, but Shuri knew better. “It is not magic.” She corrected him. “It is an herb that is special to Wakanda.” For as long as she’d been alive, Shuri had doubted magic. She didn’t believe in it, but she did believe in science. That had shifted ever so slightly after her visit to the ancestral plane, but a wizard was a bit farfetched. “I would prefer my brother was still here and I never had to step up in the first place.” The honesty of the words surprised her. “T’Challa was not the first or last Black Panther, but he defended us when we began to navigate integrating with your society. My brother was a hero.” Shuri wasn’t trying to eclipse him or live up to his noble deeds. She just wanted to protect Wakanda and keep her people safe.