voice-reviving for multiversal & possibly lastvoyages...

[supersonic]

Much as my father's absence does not even remotely compensate for my sister's, I suppose I might be able to tolerate returning. A good tennis partner is difficult to come by, after all, even if that city is the size of a shoe box. Anything to keep away from all that Doombot nonsense. I sincerely doubt this other potential conversation partner can keep up with me as well as you say, but if I must demonstrate my intellectual superiority, so be it.

You've clearly not thought the other idea through, though. Me in an even smaller cage, with that lot of insufferable fools? No doubt many of them could benefit from my guidance, but I've better things to do with my time than babysit a bunch of irredeemable criminals, even if I would make an excellent—

–Not as a warden, you say?

... What do you mean, not as a warden?

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[hexing]

You'll come and find us sooner or later, I am certain of that.

...the prison ship? Doesn't getting there necessitate dying? [ NOT APPROVED. ]

[supersonic]

I would much prefer sooner to later. [ :C ] But clearly my opinion carries little weight in the grand scheme of things.

Near-death, she says, as if I would slip up even that much. It's patently ridiculous.

[hexing]

I had you all in one place, for a moment.

What time-point would you be taken from?

[supersonic]

You will again, if I have anything to say about it.

Not so long ago. [ Not that time he actually died, certainly. ] Pym nearly blew us all to smithereens just before I left to track the boys down in Latveria, so I suppose that is a possibility, although I distinctly recall telling my students I wouldn't die in such an idiotic fashion.

[hexing]

And there will ideally be fewer shocks for you next time. [ Yeah that was a little chaotic, wasn't it. ]

Did he, now?

[supersonic]

At least one fewer, I hope.

[ Meaning their alternate-universe father, not...Remy. Probably. ]

I'm sure you remember how he is with his "improvements" on the Avengers Mansion. [ :| ]

[rhinemaid]

I might have to take a small raincheck, on the tennis, but I'd still be glad to see you again.

[supersonic]

Ah— yes, of course. [ ... baby. :3 ]

Language partners instead, perhaps?

[rhinemaid]

[ six months today. ]

I'd like that. I think I'm on my own with it at the moment, so- well, I'd like that.

[supersonic]

Good. Language is one thing I'll admit benefits from more than my own independent study.

Have you any preference as to which?

[rhinemaid]

I was thinking that my mother would like it if I talked to the baby in French. Not that she'll- know, or anything, but- [ a gesture. sentiment, sometimes she has some. ]

[supersonic]

A language my sister has always been slightly better at than I. That will do excellently. I shall show her up when next we meet.

[rhinemaid]

Everyone's a winner!

[wecanavenge]

She means to make the cage somewhat more literal.

[supersonic]

Well, she's out of her mind if she thinks that will hold me.

You're there too, aren't you? Honestly, I'm surprised you haven't turned it into a tin can already.

[wecanavenge]

Killing myself isn't particularly high on my to do list.

[supersonic]

[ Details. He rolls his eyes. ]

Aren't you dead already? Theoretically, at any rate.

[wecanavenge]

Hardly. Only caught mid-teleport.

[supersonic]

Ah, more's the pity.

[wecanavenge]

And what is it I'm meant to have done to you?

[supersonic]

I could give you a list, but even at my speed, we would be here all day.

Although I suppose personally, all you've done thus far is fail to exceed my expectations.

[wecanavenge]

You'll damage my fragile ego at that rate.

[supersonic]

Somehow, I'm sure you'll survive.