IMPERIAL INFILTRATION LOG: VIII–963–018 (Patreon)

SKRULLOS STANDARD — 18TH ROTATION, 8TH CYCLE, YEAR 963 OF THE EMPIRETO: SYR'NA, MASTER SEAMSTRESS, IMPERIAL GUILD OF GARMENTSFROM: HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY, VERANKEPERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE. NO INTERMEDIARY REQUIRED

Syr'na, my dearest Acolyte,

Your name did not appear in the dispatch accompanying my most intimately refashioned Spider-Woman vestments. Three supervising clerics signed it, however. I suspect none of them has threaded a needle in several centuries.I had to make inquiries to discover whose hands had actually crafted them. One of the clerics attempted to claim your handiwork as his own. A precisely placed shot to his foot proved sufficient to restore both his memory and your credit.

I am therefore addressing you directly. Should the more scientifically inquisitive humans begin asking inconvenient questions, I would prefer to answer with something more substantial than the vague priestly assurances I have received. Send your maintenance instructions directly to me henceforth.

For your reassurance, the membrane has retained its shape, accommodated every movement, and recovered without visible damage. Its resemblance to terrestrial fabric remains convincing. Its performance suggests you took rather more care with the specifications than your superiors took with the attribution.

There is one matter I wish clarified. Does the material require such extraordinary adherence to every contour, or did someone interpret “leave no room for suspicion” with excessive literalness?

Stark has indeed noticed it, though. Repeatedly. But his observations have contributed little to my understanding of the engineering.

Do not mistake this direct correspondence for mere impatience with your superiors. I prefer to know whose skill I am relying upon. You occupy a small station in our Empire, acolyte. That does not make it an inconsequential one. Much of our glorious machinery depends upon hands too seldom mentioned in its chronicles.Thank you, Syr’na. Your care and skill have served me well, and I wish you to hear that from your queen herself. In the name of all that our people have been, all that we are, and all that we shall become, my success depends upon yours.

For the glory of the Empire. He loves us.

[TRANSMISSION INTERCEPTED]S.H.I.E.L.D. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE DIVISION

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THREAT LEVEL: PLANETARYTHREAT CLASSIFICATION: SKRULL INFILTRATIONPRIORITY: CRITICALSTATUS: ACTIVE

SUPPLEMENTAL EVIDENCE: ADDITIONAL SURVEILLANCE PHOTOGRAPH ATTACHED. PREVIOUSLY CLASSIFIED BY FORMER S.H.I.E.L.D. DIRECTOR TONY STARK. DECLASSIFIED BY ORDER OF CURRENT DIRECTOR MARIA HILL.DIRECTOR’S NOTE: Personal embarrassment does not constitute grounds for classification.