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[pain_train]

Who: Windrose crew and friends!
Broadcast: Nope
Action: All Windrose, all the time
When: In the general August area

[We may be sad to leave the beautiful planet behind, but we still have each other!]

Comments

[unbearablynaive]

[He spreads his hands.]

I couldn't say for certain. There may be more differences in our timelines than I know.

But I take it you're familiar with the phrase Stockholm syndrome?

[passingthrough]

I am. And with brainwashing techniques. Apocalypse wasn't shy about employing them when needed.

[unbearablynaive]

[He nods.]

They attempted much the same with Wanda, from what I've gathered, but her particular abilities made it rather difficult for them to keep up the charade. She could sense their insincerity directly.

[passingthrough]

Seems like rule one of evil minioning should be making sure you don't make someone so powerful you can't control them, but all the better if they do their job badly.

[unbearablynaive]

[dryly]

One would think. Of course, when the results are unpredictable, they may intend one thing and have to deal with another.

[passingthrough]

That's true. It doesn't really sound like they knew what they were doing. Always the best plan when lives are on the line. [She does not like experimentation on people. Especially when it's not voluntary, and she assumes it was not.]

[unbearablynaive]

[For some it was voluntary. For others, not so much.]

That is one thing I'm grateful to Ultron for, actually. By creating me to bear the Mind Stone, it's at least keeping it out of the hands of those who'd use its powers on ordinary people. There won't be any more failed experiments of the same kind.

[passingthrough]

Sometimes things work out for the best. It also means we have you. [And that's clearly a good thing from her tone.]

[unbearablynaive]

That's very kind of you to say. Thank you, Kitty.