Canon is Dr. Strange X-Posted to Dear Player

[drnotmister]

You do realize this may not be the best idea you've ever had

[A certain cape flips in it's version of a huff and Strange looks annoyed]

Who says you get a vote I didn't?

[Another flip]

Alright fine.....we'll try this.

Comments

[protectsthosewithout]

It's amusing that you think you have a choice friend.

[drnotmister]

Well thank you for that vote of confidence.

[runs_hot]

Oh hey, it's you. So, uh, question.

Not saying you would, but do you have the kind of powers that could make, say, a car into something more like, uh, a person?

[drnotmister]

[Stephen doesn't even blink at this hell his cape does everything but talk so who is he to judge.]

Any sort of magic could do that should the user be strong enough....why do you ask?

[runs_hot]

The writer's been trying to figure out how I got the legs, that's all, and 'magic' seemed like a pretty good excuse, but she wasn't sure it would actually work.

[drnotmister]

It would take some serious power, but as long as you have that you should be fine.

[runs_hot]

Well okay then, problem solved.

Sort of. I mean, still have to figure out what the hell Robbie's going to do without his wheels, but one thing at a time.

[drnotmister]

Well I'm sure the spell could be reversed...with the Eye.

[runs_hot]

But what if I like the legs better?

[drnotmister]

[Strange doesn't even blink and his cape bounces up and down a bit]

So you're the car?

[runs_hot]

Got it on the first try, look at you go.

[drnotmister]

[The cape gets even more excited and Stephen has to hush it.]

Don't get ideas....so that explains a few things but not everything.

[runs_hot]

If your next question is going to be 'how', I don't know. That's what the writer's trying to decide on.

[drnotmister]

No it wasn't...it was going to be....where did you get your power from? It's coming off you in waves.

[runs_hot]

Me?

I actually don't know. Always figured it was just spillover from Robbie. He can't get hurt, I couldn't get dented, it worked out pretty well, actually.

[drnotmister]

Well it stuck around....you are like a beacon to anyone with the eyes to see it.

[runs_hot]

... you think a deal with the spirit of Vengeance would be enough of a power spill to flip a girl from fenders to kneecaps?

[drnotmister]

Possibly the powers of the dark dimension are strong and if need and belief are strong enough.

[runs_hot]

Huh. Well that's... good to know, I guess.

Makes for an easier explanation than 'pissed off rogue wizard'.

[drnotmister]

We don't call ourselves wizards...

[runs_hot]

Oh, right, rogue practitioner of the mystic arts, then.

[drnotmister]

Not rogue either. We are protectors of the mystic.

[runs_hot]

Right, okay. Still, though, transformation being some kind of side-effect of Robbie's deal with the Rider makes more sense, I think.

[drnotmister]

The Rider is his own person. He simply needs a...transport to the above world. That's why deals with Hell are dangerous.

[runs_hot]

Wasn't like we had much choice.

[drnotmister]

No you wouldn't. When the Rider wants someone...he gets what he wants.

[runs_hot]

That's what we learned, yeah.

Of course now the Show's taken a different turn and nobody even remembers us. It sucks.

[drnotmister]

There are worse ways to save the world.

[runs_hot]

Yeah, I guess. And at least we might come back, sometime.

[went_to_med_school]

[By the Vishanti, was he ever so young and headstrong? Of course he was.]

I think you will find, Doctor, that what you want, and what the universe will demand of you, are two entirely different things.

[drnotmister]

[Well this was interesting. Strange raises an eyebrow at himself. }

From the sound of it it seems like you speak from experience.

[went_to_med_school]

[His smile is warm, if tired. This is a man who was made peace with his place in the universe.]

Considerable experience. I've been doing this job for some time now. I even tried to walk away from it for a time... It's cost me friends, lovers, and more.

But I have seen wonders few ever will, stood besides gods and heroes, and protected the world and the realms beyond from terrors unimaginable.

It has not been an easy life, but it has been mine.

[drnotmister]

[For a moment Stephen looks at his scarred hands and he can't help asking the question.]

And were you happy? Was it worth...losing our hands for?

[went_to_med_school]

[It's a sobering question, and it brings to mind so many thoughts. Clea, who he loved and lost. The pain he has put good people, like Sara Wolfe, Morgana Blessing, and Wong through. Rintrah, his apprentice, who died on his watch. The desperate gambles he made when most of his powers had deserted him.

And yet... the friends he has made. Bruce. Val. Patsy. Kyle. Norrin. Issac. Even Namor. The times he has turned back the darkness and insured that there would be a tomorrow....]

I am. It was.

[drnotmister]

[The younger Strange considers this and nods.]

This brings me more peace then I think you realize.

I know I have much more to learn, but seeing you gives me hope that I will reach my peak.

[went_to_med_school]

If your life turns out anything like mine... you will know both triumphs and torments. But you shall persevere.

[drnotmister]

I do have one question...well I have a lot, but maybe you can answer it for me.

What is an Infinity Stone?

[went_to_med_school]

Hmmm.

If those are what I believe them to be, then I know them by another name, the Infinity Gems. Small gems of unbelievable power, each representing and controlling a conceptual force. Mind, Soul, Power, Space, Time, and Reality. Any singular one can make a person a force to be reckoned with. If anyone were to gather all six... they would become like unto a god.

[drnotmister]

Oh...crap......and say someone was to...use one of these gems....say the Time Stone would it change them in any way?