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[ladybro]

Who: Kate Bishop + YOU
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Iskaulit
When: Yesterday evening.

Want to play a game? [ kate's surroundings are, quite evidently, a lush little corner of málum. the neon-y blue tinge of the bar's decor casts its colour over her features. there's a tall, impressively concocted cocktail at her elbow. ] I mean, I know I do. So here's how it goes: you tell me anywhere you'd rather be but here, with the caveat that it can't just be a home. I think it's safe to say that home is a very understandable answer, but it's also a little too achingly realistic for my purposes. So pick somewhere else. Pick Ibiza. Pick Iceland, if you want.

Well, unless Iceland is your home. Then please refer to rule numero uno. It also happens to be the game's only rule. [ short and sweet, that's our katerade.

and maybe about an hour (and maybe another drink) later: ] ...Does anyone wanna come dance with me?

[ swipe right, dear flooters. swipe right. ]

Comments

[huaaaaagh]

Yeah, tell me about it. There's nothing quite like meeting your would-be hero and finding out their potential for awful firsthand.

[A bitterness one carries to their grave...!]

[ladybro]

It can be tough swallowing that they're just as messy as the rest of us. Sometimes more so.

[huaaaaagh]

Legendary people making legendary mistakes. It makes them more believable, but at the same time, it definitely breaks the illusion.

[ladybro]

And sometimes the world, too. Higher risks and all that.

[huaaaaagh]

I can't say much about that. My world's never had stakes that high, which I should probably be grateful for.

[ladybro]

Never? What -- are things pretty peaceful there?

[huaaaaagh]

For the most part, yeah. I mean, there's conflicts here and there, but nothing very far-reaching. Basic stuff you hear on the news, that's about it.

[ladybro]

And supervillains?

[huaaaaagh]

What, like from comic books and stuff? Nope, never heard of those. Not IRL, anyway.

[What the heck, is she for real.]

[ladybro]

[ irl. you cutie. ]

Like the big bad guys. The ones who try, altogether too often, so wreck everything on a global scale? No?

[huaaaaagh]

[shhh nerds are delicate]

No way. No villains, no monsters, just normal people.

[Even taking into consideration the two years he's was out of commission, he's pretty sure someone would have told him if some evil genius had tried to take over the world once he'd woken up.]

[ladybro]

So. No heroes, neither, then?

[huaaaaagh]

Not... really. Not in the traditional sense, anyway.

[Other people would probably feel differently - Asuna would scold him for not counting himself - but he's never shared the sentiment.]

Everyone's got their own individual hero, but I don't think that's what you mean.

[ladybro]

The caped and cowled kind. I guess that's what I mean.

[huaaaaagh]

Deeefinitely not. Spandex is strictly limited to athletes and cosplayers.

[ladybro]

Shame. It's not all that uncomfortable, if I'm honest.

[huaaaaagh]

Are you experienced in the way of the spandex'd cape and cowl, then?

[ladybro]

Sure am. Well, minus the actual cape and cowl. Cape's are pretty superfluous. And a cowl would just mess up my hair.

[huaaaaagh]

Wh- seriously? You're not messing with me, you're a legit superhero?

[This has evolved from game to comic book, apparently.]

[ladybro]

Card-carrying. [ well, sorta. practically an avenger. but pffft. details. ]

[huaaaaagh]

That's crazy, oh man. So what makes you super?

[Are you a wizard!? Do you run super fast!? Lift buildings one armed!?]

[ladybro]

Mostly? The part where I do good. Help people who need it. Stop nefarious threats. [ ... ] No powers, though, if that's what you're asking.

[ everyone always asks that. ]

[huaaaaagh]

[He was, but that's okay.]

That... makes it more impressive, actually. I'm not sure I could be that bold outside of VR.

[ladybro]

Hey. You don't know that. You could end up surprising yourself.

[huaaaaagh]

Nah. I mean, I'll fight when I have to, I won't deny that. But what you do is something you chose, right? Because you want to do all that stuff? That's the part I'd be lousy at.