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[Striker is lounging – yes, lounging - in all his resplendent black-and-white finery. What he doesn't look is pleased.]
Come on, this has got to be one of those pocket dimension things Teach's always going on about. But really? He couldn't do better than a giant turtle? Riiiiight. Well, that's Wasp for you. Or is it Giant Man these days? Goliath? Any takers? 4chan never forgets a superhero moniker, it really doesn't matter how dumb it is. Guess they've got him super nailed.
Look, I really don't care about the whole alternate reality bullshit, this is still kidnapping. You can't kick me out of the Academy and then kidnap me, that's practically begging for a How to Catch a Predator exposé. And these computers? Give me a break, they're antiques. Seriously, this is some windows '95 crap on the happen.
Whatever. Either you let me out or you don't. Trust me when I say my lawyers aren't going to make it easy for you one way or another.
Come on, this has got to be one of those pocket dimension things Teach's always going on about. But really? He couldn't do better than a giant turtle? Riiiiight. Well, that's Wasp for you. Or is it Giant Man these days? Goliath? Any takers? 4chan never forgets a superhero moniker, it really doesn't matter how dumb it is. Guess they've got him super nailed.
Look, I really don't care about the whole alternate reality bullshit, this is still kidnapping. You can't kick me out of the Academy and then kidnap me, that's practically begging for a How to Catch a Predator exposé. And these computers? Give me a break, they're antiques. Seriously, this is some windows '95 crap on the happen.
Whatever. Either you let me out or you don't. Trust me when I say my lawyers aren't going to make it easy for you one way or another.
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I can think of a couple. It's kind of dangerous out there, but I bet we could manage.
[She's tapping a fingertip against her temple, still smiling. Then the name triggers a few headlines -- a company, some sort of accident. A standard thing in her world.]
Osborn? You mean the guy that ran Oscorp?
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[electricity-user injoke.]
Yep. One and the same. He kidnapped a bunch of kids and did all sorts of experiments on them. Some people he made worse. Some he made better. I'm one of the lucky ones.
[He's making it out to be worse than it is. Honestly? Osborn didn't so much as stick a needle anywhere untoward. He just gave him everything he ever wanted and sat back to watch the fireworks.]
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That sounds familiar. [The words are ash on her tongue and she wishes she could spit them out instead of the cool, quiet form they take. Images of Weapon X pass through her mind -- so much for hoping it had been shut down.]
How'd you escape?
[Since he said he's an Avenger, she's assuming he did, in fact, es-ca-peh.]
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[He shrugs. He probably could have left at any time to begin with.]
The Avengers busted us out, and took in all the kids they figured were 'high risk' to end up supervillains. And then they expelled me.
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Did they want you to cross over to the Brotherhood?
[Sass: activated. She leans back, away from this disturbing truth.]
That's practically begging you to do it. What happened anyways?
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I guess that depends. Did you do something?
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[Brandon might not be the bravest guy on the block but when it comes to sickos that get off on making other people beg, he's more than happy to give them a taste of their own medicine.]
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'Tortured a guy.'
That statement hitting her ears five months ago might've struck a different chord within her, but Weapon X still sits at the forefront of her mind. She remembers wanting to kill Wraith for what he'd done and would make others do. The memory clouds her expression as the temperature in her room drops by degrees until her breath is fogging the air.]
Yeah, but did you want to?
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[Of course he did. Because all he saw when he looked at Hood was Rick. Someone who'd chosen to take advantage of someone else's weakness. He glances away from the camera, briefly. It's probably the first honest moment he's allowed himself since he got here.]
No. I mean. In a fight or something, maybe. But he didn't have any powers. He was just a normal guy. Doesn't mean he didn't deserve ten times what I dished out, but he wasn't worth it.
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Jean likes to say that makes us homo superior. Not killing them. Living like them. [There's strain in her voice; she buys into it, but sometimes it's a hard bargain.]
Some of us have been pushed. [Like Jean herself. Like all of them, really.] Pushed until we crossed the line. [Her voice drops to a shadow of itself.] Me included.
[A weak smile and a shrug, but she's still not sure.]
But, I never thought about torturing him.
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Well, we can't all be perfect, gorgeous weather goddess/mutants with the patience of saints, now can we?
[Lightening the mood? Just a little.]
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I don't know who you're talking about. That goddess you're talking about? That's not me, not yet.
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[... a beat.]
Sitting. I guess.
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You're smooth, I'll give you that.
[Smoother than Mr. Drake, who thought barging into the shower was suave and sophisticated.]
Okay. Dramatic reveals aside, looks like we're closer to the same side than either of us to the kedan in this anti-foreigner schism that's going on here. Allies? We can sort out the rest later.
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[Okay, he's mostly joking on that front. She's Storm.]
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Deal.