Voice Testing

[heedthecall]

I'm not doubting you ma'am. It's just you don't have the best record for these sorts of things. The last time you managed to keep someone around was, well, never. I don't see why I'd be any different.

Just don't blame me when you get that silly song in your head every time you log in.

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[heedthecall]

[you know what, he can just ignore that. better to pretend he didn't hear him. better to-]

There's a third one?

[steve rogers: actual masochist.]

[olympic_lion]

[See what happens when you talk? Now he wants to know more! Best try to scuttle that.]

Not one worth the hearing, at least. It's... not exactly something you'd wish your name attached to.

[...That's not going to stop him, is it.]

[heedthecall]

[no, no it's not. nice try though!]

Shouldn't I get to see it and decide for myself?

[olympic_lion]

[Uuum, um. Fake being offended!]

You doubt my word, then?

[Actually, come to think of it...]

[heedthecall]

[He does now know you well enough to get the faked part.]

Of course not. I didn't mean to offend you, I'm sure it's awful.

[hercules/guilt trip: 1 steve: 0]

[olympic_lion]

[Hercules used Guilt Trip on Steve.

It's SUPER EFFECTIVE! Now he just has to stop feeling bad about doing that to his buddy.]

Offensive enough that I'd not want to burden you with it. Come now, surely we can find more entertaining things to do!

[olympic_lion]

[...How did that link get there NOOO Cap don't click it- ]

1/2

[heedthecall]

Any sugg-

[yes, he clicked it. yes, you were right.]

2/2

[heedthecall]

Not exactly what I expected.

[olympic_lion]

[SIGH, mortals. Ah well, he knows what it's like to be more curious than is good for you.]

And now you have me wondering. Just what were you expecting?

[heedthecall]

Not that. More like the last one.

[you know. kitschy, over the top, embarrassing. not jingoistic and mocking in the worst way.]

I hadn't given it that much thought.

[olympic_lion]

[A somber nod.] 'Tis the truest problem with becoming a symbol, Captain; everyone has their own spin on what a symbol means. You should have seen my face the first time I was accused of being an 'icon of the oppressive phallocentric Patriarchy' or of 'promoting unrealistic body image issues'.

Oddly enough, the one thing I can't recall being accused of is subverting religious beliefs. I'm not quite certain how I missed that one.

[heedthecall]

I'm not completely new to this, it was the same during the war. Just seemed easier to ignore then.

[he's not being introduced to the better parts on the internet today. still, he's glad you're the one who showed him this. better than stark or barton.]

Really? You think they'd jump on that.

[olympic_lion]

[No kidding, at least Herc isn't enjoying it.] Well, at least you can rest assured that they remembered the important parts, too.

[Because, yeah. On Olympus, they measure Speed against Hermes. They measure Wisdom against Athena. Strength by, well, Hercules. But their yardstick for Courage? Captain America.]


You'd think, wouldn't you? But as yet, the only time it's come up is a supervillain's lawsuit wherein they sought to have me claim insanity and force the other side to prove I was the Son of Zeus.

As you may imagine, that did not go over well.