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[learninghumanity]

[Laura is walking through the now colourful land of Asgard. She looks less like someone who is appreciating the beauty of nature and more like a caged animal pacing.

She raises her communicator to give a panoramic view of a multi-hued area of the streets of Asgard, moving it around to prove her points.]

The gods cannot be relied on to keep their word. They will probably try to hold onto us for insurance.

[Pessimistic? Just a bit. But then, Laura has never been a ray of sunshine. It's not in her nature to see the bright side of life.]

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[holmes_fanatic]

The Avengers -- ah, do you know Hawkeye?

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[whatagoodgirl]

I would definitely contact Merlin, then... he's more focussed on training with the powers we have here, but I think we should have backup training in case those are taken from us, and he might be willing to arrange that as well.

If you're interested in the resistance, you can call Castiel or Sam Winchester. They're the two that I've talked to, and they've been through something like this before. I trust them.

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[machinajackass]

True. Unless they are the type of gods that want to delegate those sort of duties so they don't have to get their hands dirty.

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[burntviolet]

[...Oh. That.]

...Y-yeah, I- I witnessed one of the d-deaths in video... [Eugh she doesn't want to remember]

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[judgmental]

I agree that that's most likely to be best, though it's difficult to say how they may be monitoring us, when we don't know their true nature.

[That is a good point.]

[video]

[learninghumanity]

Not personally. I know of Hawkeye. I have met Captain America, though.

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[learninghumanity]

That might be true for some, but Thor is the god of strength and Hel is the goddess of death. The idea of either of them shying away from that seems odd.

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[learninghumanity]

We can make some guesses based on the powers each house gives and on the public appearances of each god and goddess.

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[learninghumanity]

I can help with either. I once attended a school for people with powers.

[Audio]

[learninghumanity]

The targets seemed to have been selected at random. If the gods are going to punish someone, they can punish me for rebelling against them.

[Video]

[utenamobile]

I know someone else mentioned that, but it doesn't make sense.

[Audio]

[burntviolet]

... Aren't y-you afraid to... die? Even th-though you'll be back...

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[machinajackass]

Then why do you think they brought people in to fight for them just like the other gods?

[Video]

[learninghumanity]

That is why I think the gods should not be trusted. Their promise does not match the reality.

[Audio]

[learninghumanity]

No, I am not. They would have to work hard to put me through worse than I have already lived through.

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[learninghumanity]

Being willing to fight does not mean they would refuse help, or that they would not want their own forces. Especially if there are conflicts between the gods.

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[machinajackass]

I suppose you are right. Still, their had to be less criminal ways of gaining help to win this war.

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[holmes_fanatic]

I've met her! She seems pretty cool. She said she was part of a team?

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[magnificat]

If any of us plan anything, we need more information. Unfortunately, you're right, but we've got so little to work with.

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[burntviolet]

[She perks up slightly at that. Worse than being stabbed by a loved one or have your head explode...?

Some macabre curiosity assaults her, but she's quick at kicking it back down.]

... Oh, I'm sorry.

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[takebow]

Well... Unless there's something we can do about it, I think we might as well keep our spirits high.

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[whatagoodgirl]

Really...? So there were powers like this in your world?

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[learninghumanity]

Yes. There were superheroes, and there were people born with genetic mutations. I was not one of the teachers, but I am familiar with the idea of helping people to learn to control their abilities.

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[learninghumanity]

[Her? Oh, the female Hawkeye.]

That would be the Young Avengers. If she ever mentioned a team called the X-men, I was part of that team for a while.

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[whatagoodgirl]

Genetic mutations... [She knows the slightest bit about that, but didn't think they could create superpowers.] ... wow. You'll be helpful all around, then.