voice testing

[wallops]

With all due respect, ma'am, if nerves are the only thing that's holding you back from doing something you think you'll enjoy, well. I'm just not sure that reason's good enough for me. Especially if it's something I can help with. Give it your best shot. That's all anybody can really do in these situations, and usually it turns out just fine, doesn't it?

[ only the best-natured smile from Steve follows the question, although he's pretty nervous too, and it's more than a little bit obvious. still, he's trying to give a pep talk here, so- ]

What's the worst that can happen?

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[thelittlestbub]

... Never ask that! Never! ABORT CAP ABORT! Run! Never ask that.

[Flail.]

[debts]

[ Her mouth quirks. ]

'Usually turns out fine' sounds very reassuring.

[put_the_hammer_down]

It could turn out no worse than the ordeal with my brother, friend.

[shaves]

She sends you to a meme where a doll stalks you in a haunted house and a psycho hacks up bodies to add to his own while your own team doesn't answer the comms on Halloween.

Seriously, Cap. You just had to throw that question out there, didn't you?

[put_the_hammer_down]

... this has happened before?

[shaves]

You aren't allowed near any of the new gadgets, new rule. You or him. Yes, it happened, why would I make up a bad B-rate thriller plot like that?

[wallops]

[ WHOA LITTLE MISS, he's not sure what to make of the flailing! ]

Would it be a big mistake to ask why I shouldn't ask that? I only meant it as a form of encouragement.

lol icons what are you doing. steve, your face. what.

[wallops]

Well, I'm not about to deny that every plan has its potential downsides. I just don't believe the cons outweigh the pros this time. [ he's even crossing his arms over his chest, s-so confident ] Not enough to give up before we even try, at least.

[thelittlestbub]

Because, the worst that can happen? That's like... well, asking for things to go wrong. I mean, Magneto is now going to go crazy. Doom and Richards will become pals and decide that world domination is totally cool. The Shi'ar, Skrull and Kree will decide this is their battle ground. The Phoenix will eat another galaxy and then Galactus will try to eat the Earth.

Oh, and then Apocalypse will show up and then we have to get Cable and Deadpool and that never ends well.

... And all because you asked what's the worst that can happen. We're gonna need to stock up on pizza, bagels, beer, red vines, twinkies and Red Bull.

[wallops]

[ ... ]

-- I'm not sure I understand what you're referencing here, Stark.

[ LOOK HE THINKS IT'S NICER THAN SAYING 'YOU SHOULD PROBABLY NOT LET YOURSELF GET THIS DRUNK, THIS EARLY JUST BECAUSE IT'S A HOLIDAY, STARK' js js ]

[wallops]

True.

[ headtilt, a little bit sheepish ]

But even that worked out well in the end, didn't it? If we ignore the catastrophic state in which we left the city.

[ ...wwwince ]

The pros certainly outweigh the cons there, too.

[ ... ]

Definitely, yeah.

[wallops]

[ noooo who are all those people he doesn't recognize those names. what is a Skrull? how do? they sound scary mean. so does Deadpool. Magneto just sounds silly. Galactus? sounds like the name of someone Loki would team up with to try and dominate the world. again. and wow he's actually a little bit worried now that he did cause some sort of problem just by asking a question, you've got him WORRIED.

well for a second. while she's talking, he's worried, but by the time she's done, he's managed to reel it back. he seems skeptical, but in that uncertain way he gets when he's also still trying to think everything through. PLANS, you see, he's PLANNING. ]

Is Apocalypse the name of a person, or are you saying I've managed to bring on the apocalypse just by asking this question. -- What's Red Bull?

[ and nobody was shocked at all that that's what he's deciding to pick up on here ]

None of those things sound particularly healthy, ma'am. In the event that we would need to stock up on food, it's always best to think in the long-term. Nobody can survive on pizza and beer.

[ HE'S TAKING THIS APOCALYPSE SHIT VERY SERIOUSLY he knows all about bomb shelters and canned foods and BEER doesn't count ok ]

[shaves]

[ WOW, STEVE, HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO YOU TOO. What a bro. ]

You don't have to, I'm using my tormented existence to set an example. It can always get worse than what's currently happening.

[wallops]

[ BROW. FURROW. ]

So you're saying our 'muns' have the means of putting us through something like you just... described?

[ HE'S STILL CONVINCED YOU'RE TRASHED but that is worrisome ohdear ]

[shaves]

[ Steve!!! ]

Yes. Why would I lie about living dolls? It's Halloween, not Tequila Night.

[wallops]

[ PRESSING his mouth shut oh Tony Stark he's just convinced that every night is tequila night for you and okay it's not bad it's just Who You Are and That's Okay and maybe Steve's just a little bit baffled because he can't even get a little bit drunk anymore but anyway listen, look, he'll drop it okay. ]

No, I guess you wouldn't.

But I'm still not convinced I'll ever have to worry about a thing like that. Not yet, anyway. If not just because I think my writer's a little too concerned over making sure I sound like, well, me. Than trying to throw me in the middle of a Halloween prank. [ AND HE'S THANKFUL FOR IT BECAUSE living dolls. yikes. ]

as if captain america's face could DO ANY WRONG.

[debts]

[ She tips her chin. That's a nod of agreement there; ignore Stark, you're definitely her favorite. ]

Nerves just mean you're on the right track. [ Natasha 'punching fears in the face' Romanoff. ] Trying is half the battle. Isn't that the saying?

[shaves]

[ You know what's really fun? When the guy you maybe idolized as a nipper thinks you are a RAGING ALCOHOLIC which, okay, he was for a while but he totally reined that shit back in because he was dying and that is always the Best Excuse for screwing up. Steve, pls stop looking so edgy and flicked-a-kitten, he can't deal with that level of uncertainty radiating off a human tank. ]

You sound as puffy as usual, so. Kudos to your writer, I don't know how they're doing it without flinging themselves head-first into a bomb shelter or listening to Silent Hill sirens for work experience.

[thelittlestbub]

Apocalypse is a mutant who... well, let's just say in the not nice category he rates a 30 outta 10.

[Apocalypse freaks her the hell out.]

Red Bull... how can you be friends and team mates with Tony Stark and not know what Red Bull is? Obviously, he's totally been slacking on the job.

[S T A R E.]

I can survive on pizza and beer. The Elf, Logan and college kids do it all the time.

it's the star spangled face with a ..pl....a..n...

[wallops]

Exactly. [ :D! ]

Besides, I like to think I could handle whatever curveballs this place decides to throw at me. It's nothing that can't be taken care of with a little quick thinking and determination, right? [ OKAY, TURNS OUT Steve turns into a walking billboard for Positive Thinking when he's nervous, idek. voice tests are hard. ]

[put_the_hammer_down]

I know not, but I didn't think the mundanes were that ... sadistic.

[shaves]

It was more irritating than sadistic. Bruce meeped.

[put_the_hammer_down]

meeped?

[Confused Asgardian]

[shaves]

You know when a baby duck is scared? Like that. It's okay, I saved us.

[wallops]

[ well hey but listen, it's not like he forgot what a great team player you are and not that Steve would ever, y'know, say it, but he was actually pretty impressed with Tony and how he handled the nuke and all that. he threw himself down on the wire! that true hero shit right there! but he also knows that you like to party and he's brandy new to this scary RP world, hasn't heard of things like "MEMES" so. so yeah, you just freaked him out. ]

Thanks. -- I think.

[ h-hey what's puffy mean >:[ stop using slang he doesn't understand, tony. puffy. puffy. ]

Besides. [ PUFFS. EVEN MORE. ] Obviously you made it out of that sticky situation in one piece, right? So, chin up! [ he might be starting to realize what 'puffy' means and now he's milking it ok ] Use the experience in a positive way. [ lol no he has no idea how he could even do that but well Steve might just be trolling now ]