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[playtowin]

Is uh, this thing on?

[ Jason stares uneasily into the screen, eyes flickering from side to side back to device rapidly, almost as if he’s afraid he’s about to be ambushed at any moment. ]

I’m— Jesus. Fuck. I’m actually not Jesus, but I'm lost, and I know this is gonna sound crazy, but is any of this real? I’m not on shrooms, I haven’t done anything lately, and— Jesus.

[ his breath speeds up rapidly for a few seconds, before he finds his zen and calms down. Think of it as facetime, Jason. You’re using your iphone and talking to people and this is perfectly normal. Act natural, and nothing bad will happen. He cracks a small smile at the screen, although the warmth doesn't reach his eyes completely. ]

Sorry, let me start again. I’m Jason, and I’m a little lost.

[ a beat ]

Okay, really lost. And please don't give me the crazy purgatory talk again.

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[polyhistor]

Like, um, 'Green Arrow' said - the odds of being dead are actually quite slim. It's more likely that what we're dealing with is transdimensional in nature.

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[playtowin]

[ 'like Green Arrow said.' That, along with mention of trandimensional reminds Jason of something he saw back in college... ]

Are you guys LARPing?

[ SORRY SPENCER, IT'S JUST THAT IN HIS MIND, YOU KIND OF LOOK LIKE THE TYPE TO ]

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[polyhistor]

Excu-- what? No!

[HE HASN'T DONE ANY LARPING SINCE COLLEGE. AT LEAST.]

I just don't know his real name.

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[playtowin]

I uh... just asked him about it, and yeah.

[ he really is Green Arrow. Man, doesn't he feel like a jerk now ]

I guess if we're talking about transdimensional time travel and stuff, superheroes are the normalest part of it all.

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[polyhistor]

[perk]

You'd heard of him in your world?

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[playtowin]

No, but I knew his friends, the Black Knight and Mauve Avenger.

[ sorry Reid... he coughs slightly ]

Not to be a complete dick; I just didn't believe in superheroes.

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[polyhistor]

[right over his head.]

I don't think that's being a 'dick'. Superheroes-- well more specifically their abilities - are scientifically and physically impossible.

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[playtowin]

Besides that, there's also the fact that no one in their right mind would go outside wearing thigh-tight spandex.

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[polyhistor]

Clearly you've never met anyone participating in a marathon.

[... then again, it's not like they aren't a little crazy too.]