maskormenace | 001; video

[Max is sitting on an office chair and lazily spinning around on what appears to be a stage. He's wearing the equivalent of BK's crown.]

Employees are the greatest invention ever! These humans don't acknowledge Inhuman royalty, but they'll still cater to my every whim.

[He indicates to whoever is holding the communicator to pan over to a bunch of people standing around and fanning or feeding a very large bulldog. They look like they're only tolerating this for their pay-cheque. A snap of his fingers has the camera back on him.]

But I put forward a question to my fellow refugees, name a show with sufficient amount of explosions so these won't go to waste.

[He finally stands up and claps his hands twice. The wall behind him explodes and the camera drops to the ground as people scream and run out evidently deciding this is not worth the money. Max comes back into view as he stands over it.]

Hmm, less loyal than I hoped. That was only a very small one too.

[And then he bends down to pick it up and the video ends.]

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[Well isn't that something familiar.]

[Greed 'tsks' on his side of the line.] Not really smart, are ya? Eh-

[He might be shrugging on his end. And there also might be a hint of a hiss in his voice.] - that's a bit of a waste.

Hmph, I am quite brilliant actually.

[He's intelligent, but lacks wisdom.]

It's not a waste if they're easily replaced.

[Whistling.] Are ya now. Y'know, a scene like that'll catch their attention, right? [The government, he means. Every once in a while, they come: someone with something to prove.]

[But Greed 'tsks' on his end.] Not in my experience. Everything's worth something, pal.

[Max listens with the passing interest of someone who doesn't see how this is relevant to them.]

If anyone wants to watch there are seats. And the price is inconsequential in the end.

Sure.

[But that last bit is almost laughable. Greed hisses on his end. It's sarcastic with a good helping of snark mixed in.] Inconsequential, huh?

You can always get away with it if you know how the system works.

[Which is how he's learnt since he's still alive and allowed to roam free after everything he's done.]

Wouldn't know. Didn't really have all of this back where I'm from.

[Still, despite not being in the guy's court, the ability is impressive. If not a tad bit familiar. Greed rolls his nails across something hollow. One, two, three.] Wouldn't be the first time someone thought that. But -

[He drops drumming his fingers.]

- there's really no such thing as no such thing.

[A pause.]

Spoken like a true idiot.

[He thinks he's terribly brilliant, is it painfully obvious yet?]

[Cue on another whistle and a round of claps. One, two, three - ] Oh-? Kind of a pissant, aren't ya? Y'know, that's still not very nice.

[But whatever.] Think you've got it all figured out, then?

I'm mad, not a pissant.

[Maximus the Mad rolls off a lot better than Maximus the Pissant.]

And of course I do, I'm quite intelligent.

Didn't realize there's a difference. [Sarcastic? Maybe.]

I'm sure.

[Sarcasm goes right over his head.]

It's not easy being so brilliant, but I manage.

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