[Video] An accidental, personal rant

[mysterioisthetruth]

[warning: threads could potentially contain manipulation, emotional abuse, violence]

[In complete rejection of the vulnerability within himself - the sadness and weakness that he felt his unwanted shadow version had projected - Beck has become more unstable, spurred on by the feeling of lacking control. He's been working with his tech and while frantically pushing buttons, he's accidentally switched on to broadcast.]

Okay, let's do this one more time...

[He's speaking to the side, at something not seen by the camera. His voice is tense.]

It isn't enough that you made me feel like I was this small.

[His fingers close down to nothingness.]

No, not even that small. That I didn't exist.

Or that it felt like I was dead and gone and still should only be spoken about as a waste of space.

No. No, no no...

[He shakes his head, grimacing and the tension is starting to boil up and over.]

No, now you have to bring that into it--

[He points at something again out of camera range.]

Something that really, really shouldn't exist. I'm past that. I'm better than that. Despite your best efforts to keep me invisible, I'm not. People see me. People know who I am, for better or... for worse.

[He clenches his jaw at those words, fists forming at his sides.]

I'm noticed. That's what's important here.

Right? Right?

[His voice is rising, passionately angry.]

I am a known entity. I am Mysterio!

[He makes a grand sweeping gesture and his formerly regular clothing instantly transforms and reveals he's actually wearing his flashy hero suit.]

This is who I am now. It's who I'm meant to be - and you are not going to stop me. Not by your words. Not by your memory. Nothing you can do can stop me.

[He's glaring angrily past the camera then he raises his hands, green energy forming around them. His voice is quieter but now deadly.]

I should have killed you in more than just a story.

[And he lets the energy flash across the room in a bright, destructive blast. The shock of it is enough to jar the device and cut off the feed.]

Comments

[helpdesk_hero]

Quentin, I am watching EVERYONE. My job with all of this is coordinating efforts.

[mysterioisthetruth]

How are you watching everyone?

[helpdesk_hero]

You notice how civilians are dumb fuckers that stand out in the street and record shit with their phones? They post that online.

I'm a tech god, Beck. In ways you can't even begin to imagine.

[mysterioisthetruth]

Tech god. That's some declaration.

[helpdesk_hero]

Yeah and I stand by it. Don't question me. If you're staying in the suit, go out and fight Zombies. I expect pictures of you on the news.

[mysterioisthetruth]

Zombies... Aren't there enough heroes here to handle that sort of thing?

[helpdesk_hero]

Ones that can stay safely out of danger and still attack? No, Beck. Not a lot.

[mysterioisthetruth]

Fine. I'll take a flight out later.

[Maybe he will. Maybe he won't. He hasn't decided for sure yet.]

[helpdesk_hero]

That's your options here. Do that, or put your suit and device in the closet, put a webcam on it, and give me the feed. I'll make sure you take a damn night off.

[mysterioisthetruth]

So I either take a break or I go out and fight zombies.

Those are very odd options.

[helpdesk_hero]

Either stop wallowing in your tech when all it does is hurt you, or use it to save the fucking day. Either way sticks it to your father.

[mysterioisthetruth]

... I'll consider your advice.

[helpdesk_hero]

This is all on you, Beck. I'm watching.

[mysterioisthetruth]

You know that's creepy, right?

[helpdesk_hero]

How else am I supposed to know if you've chosen to take therapy serious or not?

[mysterioisthetruth]

I don't like the idea of being watched when I'm in private.

[Only when he puts on his own very controlled and choreographed show.]

[helpdesk_hero]

I can't trust your word.

[mysterioisthetruth]

And knowing what I can do, you'll trust your eyesight?

[helpdesk_hero]

Knowing what you can do, I trust my own tech and it's ability to analyze data.

[mysterioisthetruth]

What exactly have you got set up?

[helpdesk_hero]

Nothing in your home. The rest is unimportant.

[mysterioisthetruth]

That's... reassuring?

[helpdesk_hero]

I may have chosen not to work with you on the tech, but I'm still qualified in handling holographic tech. I know how to look for differences between real and fake..

[mysterioisthetruth]

[Something he intends to work on - making things even more realistic... To fool Spidey-Senses and everyone else.]

You've got it all figured out, haven't you, David?

[He has no idea the stress David's under right now.]

[helpdesk_hero]

I wish I did. If I had everything figured out, I could learn how to touch a chair without knowing EVERYONE who ever sat in it. I know machines. That's just who I am.