maskormenace | ░ TWO. ▍VIDEO.

[ if it's not obvious, it's definitely Loki. he's all dressed up in his armor and headpiece, and he's also wearing a peculiar mask. ]

A shame it isn't November yet. "Remember, remember the first of September" doesn't have the same cultural significance, does it? Let's just say it's more of throwing off the mask of anonymity.

[ with a sigh, he pulls up the mask, revealing his face. he looks theatrically put-out. the curious part really isn't his face, or the mask, but he's entirely surrounded in white, fluffy clouds and clear, blue sky as far as the eye can see. there's no horizon in sight, it's essentially the perfect blue backdrop that he's standing against. how he got there or where exactly he is could be anyone's guess. ]

Before I dive right into the meat and potatoes, I'd like to make a few things clear. Dabbling in truth was never really my strong point, but utilizing it is something else entirely—oh, and publicly, I'm well aware! Let's just say that I'm a sneaky good-for-nothing trickster, and everyone should keep an eye on me.

That's the disclaimer for you! See? No need for the bouts of warning that this message may accompany.

[ he shrugs up his shoulders, struts forward and poses before looking all too smugly satisfied with himself. ]

That said, down to biz. There's been a lot of talk. The kind of talk that really doesn’t go anywhere. Captain Holiday always keeps the guise of the matter-of-fact while being one of the most frustratingly vague people within these Nine Realms. I take it that it's already been noted. But with new techniques such as the compartmentalization of information—how much does anyone within the mortal government really know?

Hornets, terrorist attacks, space missions, and we all remember that pleasant paint ball incident where the prize was a date with the lovely Porter while everyone else participating succumbed to an untimely and unfortunate death-like experience. There were also the challenges in space that most likely would have ended in boom without intervention. Ah, and the time at that swear-in soiree where the wrong saunter to the wrong room at the wrong time left the crowd there feeling like they were on fire, but it's okay, they really weren't. Then there's that monotheist who went on a psychotic murder bender and ravaged the countryside to fix the so-called anomaly of us. [ a dismissive wave of his hand. ] Who may get off on good behavior soon, as a pleasant side note for all of us keeping track.

And the latest and greatest, the wide-scale opportune kidnapping of imPorts thrown into a death match with mechanical bears, etcetera. Complete with nullifier tech! Hm ... it's almost as if someone out there doesn't like us very much. Or the idea of us, and ideas can be powerful. Wasn't there that bit about interrogation within the borders of this country? We are in the middle of some kind of temperature-like war, aren't we? You could really carve up the tension with a dull blade.

Out of all these seemingly connected, or unconnected events, we're forced to conform to a universe synced up tech savvy Greek Fate program and a Porter that thinks it’s all in good funsies to muck with our abilities and pull us through several omniversal barriers, and all the while managing to constrain the powers of those who can find such methods of travel. Moral of the story? Don't ever pay full price for travel when you can do it for free. That's to say that my extra-dimensional abilities don't hold water. Nor did the other spectrum of mortal religion's. [ cough cough Lucifer cough cough. ]

Not saying that there aren't worlds worse than this, it's pretty much a grand walk in the park from every angle. But other possibilities out there—a-aa-aand the probability of another "bad end" is always sort of there, isn't it? I've been there, I've seen them, and they're none too pleasant.

[ possibility brought gifts and curses, but he'd still take freedom any day of the week over the small comfort of security. he likes it here, even all these mortal politics. ]

Holding information hostage gets old and can cause all kinds of trouble. Like dying trouble. No one likes dying trouble. So I'd like to propose some sharing is caring—conspiracies, experiences, theories, call it a free-for-all impromptu exercise. Keep it public, won't we? A little ol' request from this trickster. We don't want anyone running around in a hacking frenzy for information. Kiiiind of misses the point.

Oh, yes, to start us off! It’s a bit funny how only one Fate is mentioned syncing with the Porter. There’s three, isn’t there? At least myth dictates of them. Hm—sooooo … how many other references can we pick up on, hm? Who's ready for Greek bingo?

ETA.

[ he straightens his voice with a little er-mm. ]

Let's make that Greek and Roman, hm? I guess that ups the chances of a bingo, so Lachesis can be the "free space."

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Mortals always get worked up over naming conventions. Do you know how many people took my brother's name as title? It's less of what it tells us, and more of what it will.

--Especially with Lachesis somewhere around here.

I'm more interested in what the government's up to.

I'm sure that it all ties together, though if I were to guess, I'd say that they've no clue what they're up to.

What was the idiom that you used?

They're in over their heads.

I'm sure they are. But that wasn't what I meant, either.

What I really mean is... what have they *really* had us do since we got here?

Training exercises? Displays of powers?

They say they want us to be superheroes, but most of the time we're just sitting on our butts or helping them wave their dick around or participating in their experiments. We're their greatest resource, we could be actually out there helping people.

[ you sounded so much like Thor there for a moment, Skye. ]

We're their most precarious resource. We all remember Lucifer, don't we? [ and Loki, of course. Loki wasn't exactly the controllable material anyone would want to use for anything. ] Everyone has a different idea of "helping."

Aaaand sometimes that "helping" causes the opposite of the desired effect. Not to say that I'm sure that they'd love to utilize us in one way or another, but we're seen as a threat. As soon as we're thrown into the heat of battle, axes a-blazing, nuclear bombs start dropping on unsuspecting citizens, with us scattered. That is, assuming of course, that they've collected all of us that want to help.

Speaking as a tactician, there are much easier ways of getting things done.

I'm not saying they should send us into BATTLE or anything. I'm pretty against that idea, actually. But like-- okay. There are people here who can HEAL. They could give them the opportunity to work in hospitals! Or people with telepathy or tracking skills could work on the police force as consultants, if they wanted to. I get that the situation with other countries is precarious. But what about their own country? It's not like the US is exactly without it's own share of domestic problems.

As much of a commodity as we may be, we're still omniversal and possibly temperamental travelers from mystical foreign lands with strange powers ready to make things explode, and that's a very nice way of saying "anomaly."

Not to say that the option itself isn't there for those willing, it just comes with the baggage of politics. Registration, specifically.

Though I get the idea that it's less what the government may do with us, and what they don't know about us. It does make for a dangerous combination.

Ugggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh

Also I want to know why my powers don't work on anything government-related.

[She doesn't mention her powers by name over the network, but she knows Loki knows what they are.]

That's a full circle back to the Porter.

[ or so said Holiday--and Loki was inclined to believe him there. there's the possibility that he's not entirely being truthful, but for now they were inclined to be as open as possible. ]

Funny, that.

Oh? Do tell.

The Porter is the one that regulates the abilities given to us upon arrival--aaaaand the one that takes it away, depending on the scrawl of our tattoo.

That's the easy part to put together.

So you're saying The Porter itself is sentient. To the point that it has control over our abilities and can choose where and when and on what they work?

Or so goes the theory.

Holiday did admit that the Porter synced to Lachesis, they're just not entirely sure of where she went.

[ he sounds faintly curious. ]

I take it your boss didn't mention any of this.

We haven't spoken that much recently, actually. Thanks for reminding me I need to go harass him about something.

Always willing to help.

[ in possibly the most annoying way possible. nananana Tony. ]

Tell him I say "hi."

You may not like him, but he's pretty much the best as far as bosses go. Who else would let you get away with coming in whenever you want so long as you get the work done?

Me, most likely.

[ who said he doesn't like keeping Tony on his toes? ]

Unnnfortunately for you, I have no desire to work in a nightclub

I never said I was interested in hiring you. I just said that I maaaaay just be that kind of boss.

My bad. I should have added "and wants to hire me" to the end of that actually totally rhetorical question.

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