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( Hay kids. It's that one loser, looking considerably cleaner, better fed and more relaxed than her first post. Part of it's pretence and part of it is being better fed, but whatever.

Today, Tara's posture is a lazy slouch against the side of her sofa, bottle of beer in hand. )

Okay, so-- possibly a personal question. How many of you dudes are from worlds where everything's kinda gone to Hell? Apocalypse-style, y'know? Like, uh, I dunno. Everyone simultaneously woke up with Donald Trump hair, or meteors hit, or there's an undead shit-storm unfolding outside.

( A casual shrug. Seems like it might be less crazy a thing here than she thought. )

And, part two: what's the best thing about the world ending? 'Cause, I mean, I kinda miss living off ramen and canned stuff being a win instead of a basis for judgment.

( Hmm. Tara takes a swig of her beer. Maybe she is a bit less okay then she seems, but that's basically what her life is all about. )

Gotta find the bright side, right?

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Trump hair sounds like a real nightmare.

[ She rubs the back of her neck. ]

Where I'm from, the world tends to go to hell every now and then.

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( Hey! She knows you. Tara's expression brightens, just a little. )

Hey. I'd try to show you the look, but nobody wants that.

( Huh. That... sounds... )

Just, casually goes to hell? And you gotta pick up the pieces every time?

( Not her specifically, but people generally. Maybe moreso Power Girl because she's a superhero. )

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I can imagine it for myself, thanks.

[ She nods, her expression a little firm at first. ]

Every single time, but we manage. My world's kind of gotten accustomed to it, so people may not always be ready, but they know how to move forward from it.

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Sounds pretty badass.

( But it doesn't sound like wow cool so much as you know how to survive. Respectful, rather than anything else. )

I'm, uh. Sorry they gotta be so good at it.

( Rather than being able to be at peace, but maybe practice makes perfect. Maybe her world choked at its first audition. )

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It is kind of depressing, but I try to see it in a positive light. The people of my world are tough.

[ Except when countless lives are lost during a Crisis. That shit sucks. ]

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Yeah. See, that's the win. Everything kinda gets screwed up, but everyone's tough.

( It's not up there with the aliens bought us cabaret answer - Tara'll live, somehow. )

Is seeing stuff in a positive light another superpower?

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[ A short laugh. ]

I've learned pessimism doesn't tend to go a long way.

And I've also seen firsthand how people bounce back from a tragedy.

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( That strikes a nerve, one that Tara didn't expect, and she looks a little down and a little surprised by that, before she shutters the mood away and summons up a smile.

It made her think of Brian. The optimist, the charismatic leader, the murderer. )

Yeah. I mean, I'm lucky. I got good people back home, they keep going on despite everything thrown at 'em. I mean, they can be assholes sometimes, but-- they keep bouncin' back.

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It's good to have people like that.

It'd be nice if we didn't have so many crises, I admit. It feels like we get them almost yearly at this rate...

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Hey, at least we're not some fictional tv show character whose life goes to hell during ratings season. How bad would that be?

[canned laughter]

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Aha...

The funny thing about "fiction" is that gets thrown out the window in this world.

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People throw dvds out windows?

( She's not that drunk, just obnoxious. )

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People from books and movies appear here. Comics, too.

[ She sees all those Bat and Supes references, people. ]

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So...

( whaaaaat )

Marty McFly might turn up?

[boobwindow]

I think he was already here.

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( she actually doubletakes. )

Are-- seriously? ( No way. ) Are you screwing with me?

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One hundred percent not messing with you.

He wasn't here long.

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No. Way.

( NO WAY. She's never going to stop holding her head in her hands. )

That's like saying James Bond is real. ( . . . ) Is... James Bond real?

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[ She raises her hand. Keep cool, Tara. ]

Probably. You never know who might show up.

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( Despite how much she would beg to differ, Tara has never actually been cool a day in her life. )

Holy crap.

( Huh. )

So if Dr. No or Blofeld turn up... is there a policy for that?

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Hm...

[ That's an interesting question, though she ends up shrugging when she comes to an answer. ]

I think in their case we wouldn't have to worry much. Don't Bond villains monologue? Villains who monologue tend to get their butts kicked fastest.

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Note to self, if I ever become a villain, don't monologue.

( Hold up. )

What if "villains" from home show?

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[ A beat. ]

Is there someone you're worried about showing up?

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He'd dead at home, but I hear that doesn't mean much here.

( She's chewing the inside of her cheek. God, she doesn't even know if Brian was his real name. )

Guy called the Governor.

( She should have killed him when she had the chance, but that was before she had ever killed a human being. )

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Unfortunately, no.

[ She shakes her head. She might not kill, but there are some she doesn't hold much of an issue with being dead. ]

Is he a politician or does he just have a fancy title to sound important?