◘ video ◘ 05

[technophantom]

[the camera feed cuts in on a room half in shadow, lit by a bare bulb hanging from the ceiling. On the wall behind Ghost are newspaper clippings, a lost dog poster, several missing kids posters, and numerous sticky notes on papers, penned with brief messages like "WHERE DID THEY COME FROM?" and "GLOBAL FINANCIAL INSTABILITY" and "1.2 MILLIGRAMS PER

Comments

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[incywincyhero]

One point two milligrams per liter of what?

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[technophantom]

The contaminant level of fluoride in the water. It causes fluorosis, skeletal fluorosis, increased risk of bone fractures and is likely carcinogenic.

The government denied this for a long time.

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[incywincyhero]

The ... fluoride, right. I should've guessed.

So why'm I on your wall of weird? It's not like you can check me for cavities.

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[technophantom]

[looks back at the wall as if reminded, tracing a picture of Spidey over beyond a clipped out list of nutritional values, circling a group of known in-City Avengers] It is statistically improbable that you would be sent home and recalled to the City so many times. I theorize you have some great importance to the fabric of--if not this universe--the Porter's plans for the City.

Additionally, you may be an alien.

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[incywincyhero]

Curses! How could you have discovered my secret, primitive carbon-based mammalian life form?

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[technophantom]

You aren't a mutant.

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[incywincyhero]

Neither is Iron Man, or Captain America -- or Thor, not that I'm claiming to be an Asgardian. Is "alien" really your only option here?

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[technophantom]

The former two have public alternate identities.

I am undecided about Thor.

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[incywincyhero]

Come to think, I have heard rumors about Thor -- wait, nevermind, I'm not encouraging this.

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[technophantom]

You could always reveal your secret identity to me.

voice;

[incywincyhero]

...

I gotta give you credit, man, you sure make that deadpan work for you. I kinda want to check to make sure you don't sleep in a coffin.

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[technophantom]

Only if you sleep on a cobweb, Spider-Man. [suspicious sounding

he bets you do]

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[incywincyhero]

Well, it's not really a cobweb, but there are worse places to catch a few zzz's than a web-hammock, so long as you wake up before it dissolves.