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[beyondthegreen]

[It's the middle of the day and somewhere in a city park, greenery behind her, Tefé finally ends up turning on the video feed, scowling. Under other circumstances, finding herself in a whole new universe might have been like some kind of omen, a fresh start. But the military thing sticks in her craw, and frankly, so far Tefé hasn't seen anything to indicate that, in a more planetary sense, things are much different than back home, which leaves her back with the same dilemmas as ever.]

How many of you Registered Heroes actually believe it's a good idea to basically be signing up with the military? You know, the guys that come up with new and creative ways for humans to keep killing each other, along with the rest of the planet as a hapless casualty? Do any of you even think about how completely fucked up it is being tagged like this? Knowing they've got a file on you is creepy as hell, too.

[Even though there's signs of anger on her face, she honestly sounds more pensive than anything, with one other question on her mind.]

And has anyone else found out that some things just... stopped working since they came here? Things you used to be able to do, I mean.

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[fehus]

I mean.

[his eyes... drop... to the truck, with all the comedic timing of a Bad Teen Decision about to be made]

I have the keys to this one. -- And I literally told you, I hold grimy things and pull levers.

[beyondthegreen]

[There are no Bad Teens Decisions, only Bad Teens... wait, no. This is flawless. What could go wrong? 'Mary Conway' had a license, and although that life seems sort of hazy and unclear in a lot of ways now, it's not like driving is that hard, right?]

Perfect. I'll meet you here in the morning. I have a few things I want to check out tonight first.

[She hops down off the truck. Not that she still really has a clue what she's doing but it is pretty nice to have people willing to listen to you and help out.]

[fehus]

[he wants to ask her -- are you gonna be okay? but has a feeling, yeah, she will be]

Sure. Good luck, out there. Hey -- wait.

[he jumps off the truck likewise, pausing to grab his sandwich]

Do you know how to send texts and make calls and stuff?

[beyondthegreen]

Right, like I haven't seen a phone before. Do you want me to give you a call when I'm ready to go?

[fehus]

[nods]

Yeah. Or like, if you got any questions about living in this shitty future-now place. Or just wanna bullshit. [the real reason he asked -- he wants to make sure she can reach him, if she needs a friend in this crappy new situation] I'm under "Magnus Chase" in your contacts, not whoever "Magnus Burnsides" is.

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[heckblazer]

Not far off the mark. Oh, and don't forget that we're pawns in a war game at worst and playthings for the native population at best. A shame the legal drinking age in America is so high, because they do make delightful bourbon here. Helps to numb the sting of being stuck here.

[ Well, she said stay out of her life. She said nothing about not pointlessly shit-talking to make her mad. ]

[beyondthegreen]

I don't know how many more questions there are about living here. It's not that different from back home. And I already know I'm not taking part in their shitty war, and just because they put those weird fucking things in my bloodstream still doesn't mean they own me. I have better things to do with my life than care about some useless human government.

[She says, feeling definitively defiant now. Getting thrown into this whole new situation might have thrown her off a bit to start, wondering just why she'd ended up here. It has to be something bigger than some stupid little human conflict, though.

And despite that, she smiles a little. Maybe Team Tefé's ragtag exploration crew is a go again.]

Might call to shoot the shit sometime though, yeah. I'm under Tefé Holland. Not like anyone is going on make a mistake on that one, though.

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[beyondthegreen]

Just because they put a bunch of fucked-up little things in my bloodstream [Yes she can feel them in there and yes, it's weird as hell, and no, trying to forcibly expel them didn't work out, but was pretty gross] doesn't mean I'm going to just go along with whatever goddamn stupid plans they have. If I believed you were forced into playing along for even half a second, I'd say that maybe you're just getting an even bigger taste of your own medicine, Constantine.

[beyondthegreen]

What do you think you're smart about, then?

[aloadeddie]

Cybersecurity.

[fehus]

No, probably not.

[he quirks a smile back at her, lifting a hand as he turns to head back into the garage, where he'll pull some levers and hold grimy things, presumably]

See you tomorrow, then.

[for our cool teen veggie tales adventure where no one is going to crash a car at all, don't be crazy]

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[heckblazer]

Not being able to come up with a decent scam isn't the same thing as playing along, kid. [ And after a pause: ] And no, the nanos can't be drowned out or sterilized with alcohol. I've tried. Many, many times.

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[namesaquestion]

Hmph. I have and I could, but all this stuff is just given to us. Anyway, this world is nothing like my own. Plus they think I'm a Hero.

[... He's still hung up on that. Of course he is.]

[devoutish]

You've had powers taken away from you? You must have made somebody, somewhere angry.

[viced]

Before or after I was elected?

Because... well, I'm sure this isn't going to surprise you, but Congress is pretty fucking slow.

The fact that I'm tempering a lot of legislation away from anti-import sentiment is an achievement in itself half the time.

[beyondthegreen]

It wouldn't be the first time. Making someone mad, I mean. Not losing powers I used to have.

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[beyondthegreen]

[This is definitely the wrong place to expect any sympathy for your drunk ass, Constantine.]

So what are you up to? Lying around trying to drink yourself to death until Dad shows up long enough to bitch at? That's pathetic, even for you.

[beyondthegreen]

What does that even mean?

[Just because she figured out how to do video on her phone does not mean she's even remotely technologically inclined. Intuitive UIs are a great thing.]

[beyondthegreen]

That's what I mean. Not exactly 'expedient'.

Shouldn't imports just be doing something about the world here? How hard can it be, when so many people brought here have powers? How can you have a war going on still?

[devoutish]

Are you that infuriating a person? You seems respectable enough.

[aloadeddie]

Keeping your personal information safe online from hackers and thieves.

[beyondthegreen]

You don't have any idea who I am.

[beyondthegreen]

Is that a real problem people have? [Sounds kinda fake.]

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[beyondthegreen]

Nobody just gives you anything without expecting something back. What have they asked you to do?

[aloadeddie]

Constantly.