[network] @IAmLegend; video; Day 182 [open]

[definingfuture]

In case anyone hasn't spoken to a friend for obvious reasons, we seem to have all cooled off. I know now might not seem like the best time, but after what happened it's more important to keep in contact with each other and stay with people.

[Tony really wishes Steve were here. It should be him making this kind of announcement.]

What happened the day before wasn't an accident. It was something, the town maybe, trying to reach out and assert its influence over all of us. And if we react by dropping the work everyone has done so far? It wins. It gets exactly what it wants, because all of us break apart, making us easier to pick off. Or we give up. What we should be doing is pushing back and finding out who the prophet really is. We need to try to figure out what they intend to do for our own safety.

If there's anything I can do to help the rest of you, I still intend to do that. I'm not going to stop. I want everyone to be safe. And the best way to help each other is communication. Like the man said yesterday, don't shut down. He's a good guy.

So, on that note, my name is Tony Stark. I'm considered a superhero on the Earth I come from. We handle organizations that want to endanger the world, the occasional intergalactic threat, and... Things like this when they happen. Some of you might consider that a police force, but we're more of a general emergency response solution. I just want to give you a fair idea of who I am.

[He's holding the tablet up so he can address them properly, and raises his off-hand to gesture.]

Also, I have questions. First, how are your eyes? If you are still showing signs of change, I'd like to know. Do you feel different? Secondly, if you are alone right now and weren't with someone when this started, please check in. Let us know everyone is still here and no one is stranded without help. And if you have questions, today I'm going to be completely open.

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@hotstud_xxx; text

[rubikscomplex]

start by talking to your own men, superhero
barnes talked to someone claiming to be the prophet in dreams
still hasn't shared what he learned publicly in full

@IAmLegend; video;

[definingfuture]

I'll talk to him. Thanks.

[Is it worth trying? Sure it is.]

How are you?

text

[rubikscomplex]

i found out my best friend is dead this morning
after i got strangled to death a couple nights ago by a kid
i'm feeling gr8
how about you, stark?

@makeme; audio; private

[coyoteking]

Why would it be important to stay with other people? If this happens again, that's a great way to get more of us killed faster. We don't have to stop making progress, but we can do it from a safe distance, thanks.

And why should we trust you anyway? What did you do the other night?

[Sorry Tony, Charles still isn't in a very great mood.]

video; private

[definingfuture]

Because, if we cut contact with each other we're just waiting for the next problem to deal with us one by one. And we have even less of a chance of fighting when we're alone. You know that. You have to.

[He knows they're going to argue, but Cap couldn't give up.]

I was dancing naked in the woods with the Devil.

[coyoteking]

We have less of a chance if we're stuck in a small building with people who want to dismember us. I know that.

And don't be fuckin' cheeky. The fact that you don't wanna say what you were up to means you probably lost your mind and tried to kill people.

[Or it means Charles is being paranoid. Or that.]

@Spoiler ; video

[spoileralert]

My eyes are back to normal. I don't know if I can really say I don't feel different. Probably not in any way that's important, though. Mostly I still feel like shit.

video;

[definingfuture]

Yeah. I think we'll all be feeling this for a while.

But we need to be ready for the next thing to hit. Misfortune travels in threes.

video;

[spoileralert]

[ That makes her snort a laugh. ]

Threes? I think that ship has sailed, been taken over by pirates and come back to ravage the town.

@Iwillnot ; audio

[absentconstellation]

It should not concern you, but I am still alone.

@IAmLegend; video;

[definingfuture]

Maybe it shouldn't, but I want to know anyway. Are you all right?

audio;

[absentconstellation]

I am quite alright, though I seem to be running out of food. A problem quickly solved.

@IAmLegend; video;

[definingfuture]

Well, we aren't going to prevent another attack by waiting for it.

[He's more driven to act now because it's something he can focus on. Data he can work with--It's people that he feels unsure of.]

You still have the eyes? Can I see them?

@Ecks | text

[ecks]

my eyes are still wrong

[definingfuture]

Are you okay now? Everyone has said they feel normal, but I want to make sure. What kind of eyes are they?

@godsend, text

[termineur]

My eyes are still glowing. I don't feel any different, but I'm sure we'll have to be careful of that.

@IAmLegend; video;

[definingfuture]

Probably. We don't know what the lingering effects mean. That said, I don't think we should have to face them alone.

I know we've had a hard time knowing who to trust here. But I want that to change. We need it to change.

private audio; @dreamsnhonor

[heroproceeding]

[ He sits on this a while. Thinking on it. He's heard of superheroes before. Steph's filled him in enough by now. And knowing what they stand for, their intentions, he would usually be willing to go from there. But there's just one little snag. ]

You said you'd be completely open. 'Like the man said yesterday'. What makes him a good guy to you? It would be one thing if it was a single scenario, but he's gone after several people, people who I know wouldn't provoke someone like that. And you can't tell me that was the town's fault every time. I've been here long enough.

So, tell me. Why do you trust him anyway?

[ His words aren't heated at least. Regardless of those feelings, Zack's not clueless. In the grand scheme of things, sometimes you have to work with people you might not necessarily agree with if it means reaching the end goal. And as long as those don't cross his moral boundaries... well.

But he's been sitting on this for too long. ]

private; video;

[definingfuture]

[Private. At least the man is discreet. Tony sighs.]

I did say that. I'm keeping my word, although my explanation might be... complicated. But I'll tell you.

First, would you say that the recent attacks were intended by the people who hurt other people because of the Prophet? They managed to hurt friends. Some even ended up killing someone. Would you say that was their choice?

@totheark, video

[0thingsonmymind]

*There's just a short video of him staring into the camera. He has his mask on, of course, but the masky's eyes glow with a hazelish color.*

video

[definingfuture]

[Tony does look startled by the masked face with glowing eyes. The imagery is strange and striking enough to unnerve him, but he's a hero. He pulls himself together and nods.]

Okay, do you feel any different? Everything checking out normal since you woke up? You're still back where you were before it all started?

@betterhalf; text

[darkincrement]

You talk too much.

[ Sending a picture to show a pair of yellow eyes. They are glowing a little brighter than the usual glowing eyes from the event. ]

video;

[definingfuture]

Well, everyone else doesn't talk enough. Someone has to get things going.

If we don't talk, then we'll have to get really good at charades.