Kevin Kinross (better_now) wrote in exiles,
@ 2010-06-07 18:15:00

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"contemplate infinity", crusader, iron widow, kevin kinross

Kev and Tasha
As soon as Skuttlebutt re-entered the orbit of the battlefield planet, Kev noticed that the ship belonging to the green nuns or whatever they were was already back in orbit. Good. Theirs hadn't been the only success. They came in for a landing.

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	rogue_star 2010-06-22 03:04 pm UTC (link)
	Sarah returns from the Shi'ar flagship, rejoining the other Exiles. She got on fine with Lilandra, but sooner or later, they need to plan for themselves. She's bearing a green gem as she approaches the others, a sign of one more success, guaranteeing them at least half of the infinity gauntlet now. "I heard the news, congratulations." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-06-22 03:31 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks," Natasha said cautiously. "I see you were successful." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2010-06-22 03:33 pm UTC (link)
	Kev nods to Sarah. "So that's half." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2010-06-22 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	"It is, which should make me more optimistic, except the people we're fighting had the power of gods without the gems. Hopefully we get at least one more. As it was, I nearly died just fighting their minions to get this. You guys have much trouble?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-06-22 03:55 pm UTC (link)
	"There was some fighting, but it wasn't rather difficult to get the gem." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2010-06-22 04:52 pm UTC (link)
	"You're lucky then. We should probably start figuring out what we want to do next. Even if we end up with most of the gems, Thanos is far from helpless, and his allies are still gods." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2010-06-22 05:36 pm UTC (link)
	"No dragons or nothing," Kev says, accidentally picking up on her thoughts. "But we did have a minotaur. Just didn't bother fighting it; sicced it on the other trouble." "Well, if we get them all, I very much vote somebody else for God. I'd make a very, very bad one." Kev twitches a little. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-06-22 05:48 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm voting for handing them over to someone on the side of the angels and getting the hell out of here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

rogue_star
2010-06-22 05:51 pm UTC (link)

Sarah sighs. "I don't think that will work. We showed up and apparently had some kind of tie to the gems. I think we're supposed to do this somehow. It'd be nice... but look how divided all the angels were. Almost anyone would still want to use it for their own empire. We might be able to divide up the gems or something - but I think, for getting through this fight and keeping the gems from being abused, in this case, we';re Switzerland."

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better_now
2010-06-22 06:03 pm UTC (link)

"Hard to say what's best to do, then."

As Kev speaks next, his tone keeps shifting, as if it's not one man's brainstorming but almost a debate. His accent gets progressively thicker, and harsher toward the end.
"Some way of hiding?"
"Fighting the bastards one by one?"
"Luring them all in at once and blowing the place to kingdom come?"
"Or -- ohhh, that's stopping right now," Kev says with a shake of his head.

Pause. "Sorry. Please ignore that. Bad day."

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	iron_widow 2010-06-23 12:13 am UTC (link)
	Natasha looked at him. "Are you okay? I'd hate to put a bullet in your brain if I don't have to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2010-06-23 12:38 am UTC (link)
	"Ok, first of all, no bullets in the brain. That happened once, and not only was it bad for... well, an Exile shooting someone in the brain, but it nearly doomed us ever leaving that world. It might be the mind gem messing with him, in which case, someone else should take it. Second, Natasha, any thoughts on approaching the situation?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2010-06-23 01:52 am UTC (link)
	"Sorry, better now. And well, no point in bullets; if my old powers came back that'd only slow me down temporarily. The mind gem was just affecting some...unfortunate parts of my brain. But nothing dangerous." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-06-23 02:53 am UTC (link)
	Natasha nodded. "I was just checking." She looked at Sarah. "No clue. I say we hand it over to Adam or someone else from the Infinity Watch." She paused. "Or form an Infinity Watch." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2010-06-23 04:52 am UTC (link)
	"Long term, that's probably the best idea. He can manage the politics... for fighting Thanos and his allies... if we're somehow supposed to find these things, I think we need to see this through in some fashion. Maybe the Tallus will tell me more... but I'm not counting on it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

better_now
2010-06-23 03:52 pm UTC (link)

"Matter of mixing and matching right, don't you think?" Kev asks. "What've we got so far: space, mind, and power. Put those together and we can get into anybody's head we need, as many at once, wherever. Theoretically, we could just shut the bloke down, couldn't we? And then his allies just wouldn' have a real stake in the mess anymore, without somebody organizing it. They'd have better things to do"

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	iron_widow 2010-06-27 02:07 am UTC (link)
	"Maybe Adam or someone can give us better direction on what to do. I guess we won't know until someone else from this universe gets here. And pray it isn't Thanos." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2010-06-29 07:16 pm UTC (link)
	"It might be. I know this is new to you guys... believe me, I'm not trying to sound like the authority or anything. But a lot of the time we don't have the help we've had on this one or any guidance. He might come back to advise us, he might not. We should have a plan." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2010-06-29 10:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, besides putting them together in the hopes of telepathically breaking Thanos down, and hoping the others decide it's not worth their time without an organizing force operating for their benefit, I don't know what else we can really do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-06-30 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	"We use what gems we have against Thanos and pray we have a shot," Natasha said. "That's about all we can hope for." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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