001 : Video : The Inadvertent Asgardian Occupation

[watsowned]

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...the mythical city of Asgard deciding to be not-so-mythical.

Supernatural shenanigans are afoot. It must be a day ending in 'y.'

[ She rolls her eyes. Wendy may not be entirely sure what to make of this whole situation, but she figures her new, handy-dandy wrist communicator (or, more accurately, the people she can use it to communicate with) can help her out, aaand it's not as if she's a stranger to crazy situations like this. ]

I vote we skip the Wizard of Oz jokes, and head straight to the introductions and the passing on of necessary information about this inadvertent Asgardian occupation. Anything and everything is worth mentioning, FYI, because I'm not so sure I trust our gray hosts and hostesses' little welcome spiels. I mean, don't get me wrong. I've got nothing against the color grey or people lacking faces, but I've read The Giver, and I know that anything without a face could be totally up for stealing one, namely mine. Aaand while a face stealer makes for an awesome horror flick, in practice it seems a little extreme, human centipede extreme, if you know what I mean. 

[ le sigh ]

Anyway, hey, I'm Wendy Watson, and here's to hoping I won't be here all week. 

Comments

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[uglyinside]

There actually has been talk about face snatching, here. You'd do well to be a bit cautious, but most of the civilians are very kind and hard-working people. Make sure to say hello to them! You can end up making their day, Wendy.

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[watsowned]

See, making a potential face snatchers' day sounds a little unsafe.

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[uglyinside]

But talk is just talk. They are stories. I'm not sure if they have a grain of truth to them or not, but one should never judge an entire population based on the actions of a few, right?

You'll just have to use your good judgment.

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[watsowned]

I'm all for openmindedness, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best, and carry a big stick, y'know?

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[ex_chamomiles197]

Er, while that- that certainly is a possibility...they're not face snatchers, if the consensus is to be believed. Rather, they are humans in the process of being made.

--pleasure to meet you, nonetheless.

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[watsowned]

Whoa, back up.

Wanna elaborate on the whole "humans in the process of being made" thing?

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[ex_chamomiles197]

You still have the letter given to you upon your arrival, I take it? The basic premise is outlined there.

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[watsowned]

Yeah, but still...it's the truth?

We're really here to play protagonist and fix this place? I mean, it sounds all community service-y, but I'm thinking there's stuff the faceless and company are keeping under wraps.

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[eyeroll]

This kind of thing is normal for you? That must suck.

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[watsowned]

Normal is a relative word, but I will say that I'm a trooper; it's true.

[ She doesn't look too bothered. ]

This whole...alternate universe shenanigan is abnormal even in my opinion, though.

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[suppressthedark]

...Man, you're taking all of this really well.

[HAHAH WHAT IS GIVING INFO]

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[watsowned]

[ ICHIGO, YOU ARE TRULY THE MOST HELPFUL PERSON. ]

Taking things well is my mutant power.

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[suppressthedark]

Eh, fair enough.

[SHRUGS!! Seriously, he is the most helpful what are you talking about.]

Anyone tell you about the war thing yet?

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[failures]

You think the maid's a face stealer? Dude. Maybe that's why she kinda...flickered and stuff.

[He's really glad she didn't steal his!]

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[watsowned]

Yes. Exactly.

[She nods emphatically.] Have you seen any horror movies lately? Face stealers are in right now, and they're dangerous as all get out.

You can never be too careful.

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[failures]

Yeah, now that you mention it, they have showed up in movies a lot...

[He shakes his head.] Good thing I won't be near those maids again! And I thought they were creepy enough by just not having a face!

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[holmes_fanatic]

The letter is factually correct, but there's bits the gods left out.

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[watsowned]

Tell me of these 'bits.'

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[holmes_fanatic]

Well, bringing us here is restoring colour to the city all right! But, the gods neighbours don't like that much -- the king of the Fire giants sent a dragon to the city to declare war and set a few fires. Then the Frost Giants sent these weird, ice faerie creatures into the city to attack people! I guess they're not happy about us being here either.

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[ryuuzaki]

I suppose that a human centipede would count as extreme.

However, I haven't heard of anyone's faces being stolen.

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[watsowned]

Fact: A human centipede is three times extreme.

So that's good to know, but just 'cause it hasn't happened before, doesn't discount the possibility that it will happen, so I'm gonna keep my face close at all times. For safekeeping.

[ryuuzaki]

You've seen one?

The alternatives to keeping your face close at all times are unfortunate at best. Even if that weren't the case, it would be an inconvenient thing to lose.

Still, it's hard to say what will happen here. How much have you been told?

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[damnidjits]

[Possibly a hunter with a sense of humor?]

They ain't gonna steal your face. They get their own once they get some color in 'em.

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[watsowned]

Question is: do they use their newly acquired face for good or for evil?

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[damnidjits]

[Oh, definitely someone who uses their brain. Bobby isn't so sure anymore after the string of murder cases involving faced suspects.]

Goin' on the assumption they're like regular folk, then I'd say both.