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[the_dead_pool2]

[The feed opens up to Deadpool sitting at a table with a few empty bottles of booze, some broken glass. There is a tiredness in his body, slumped over and just kind of sitting there in the shadows. He drags a knife across the desk absentmindedly for a moment]

You know, I wonder what it would be like to live in a bubble. I mean, not individually, but like all together, in some bubbly wubbly place. We'd all be just like... surrounded by softness and rainbows. Instead of citizens or whatever, we'd just be like the bubblefolk, and farm our water and marshmellows.

[He twirls the knife around, and then hurls it across the room into the wall]

Thats not the kind of world we are in here though. Its hard, rough, full of danger. No matter how powerful or trained you are, there are some things which can hurt you here, and people you care about.

[He didn't know if she would be able to recover, but it was for the best for now]

For those of you who do care, Jubilee is dead. She died of wounds sustained during the Darkness and... wasn't able to pull through.

[It was his fault, he should have been faster, quicker, been ready for it, able to stop things from happening somehow. Who knew if these words would come true soon enough?

The feed clicks off]

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[doeswhathewants]

What? Where is she? That- we have to do something.

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[the_dead_pool2]

[He looks at him a moment, regarding him]

Dead is dead, Lokster. Not much to do with that, except go through the pockets for loose change.

[He switches the feed to private and throws up some filters]

She is alive, just kind of a danger to everyone and herself, and in critical condition. Do keep up the act though, authenticity is important.

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[doeswhathewants]

But... It isn't fair.

[Super Sekkrit Loki Haxx0r Codes]

Oh. What can we do? Will she be okay?

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[the_dead_pool2]

Life ain't fair. I ain't one to have this conversation, you can talk to Didi or something.

[Super Sekkrit Loki Haxx0r Codes]

Uh, nothing except sit, drink and wait.

[He looks at the remains of a bottle, and chugs it]

I have no fricking idea.

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[doeswhathewants]

At least she is of our world. Thor took barely a month last time to return.

[Super Sekkrit Loki Haxxor Codes]

Can Magneto not aide her?

[the_dead_pool2]

Yeah, we kind of get respawns all the fricking time. Don't make it any less shitty.

[Super Sekkrit Loki Haxxor Codes]

He is aiding her, but its like her powers are wonky and such, and she blows shit up, so they got to figure out a way to study that without blowing the joint.

[doeswhathewants]

This is true.

[Super Sekkrit Loki Haxxor Code]

Those ah- nullifying things do not work?

[the_dead_pool2]

I don't know, she'll be back. Its her house and all, right?

[Super Sekkrit Loki Haxxor Code]

Stops powers from working, but doesn't fix them going all Tom Cruise on the place.

[doeswhathewants]

Yes and should she take too long, I might forget the rule.

[Super Secret Loki Haxxor Codes]

Tom what?

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[symmachy]

[she looks disappointed.]

A shame.

[the_dead_pool2]

Thats the way it goes.

[symmachy]

And does that help?

[she gestures towards the bottles.]

[the_dead_pool2]

Sure, Nancy Whisky is a great old gal.

[symmachy]

You're good friends.

[the_dead_pool2]

The more I kiss her, the more I love her.

[symmachy]

[a short laugh.]

Congratulations on become part of a happy couple.

[the_dead_pool2]

Thanks, it follows my usual taste in women.

[Poisonous]

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[underdogged]

You really think living in a bubble would change anything? As long as there are two people in one place, one of them will find a way to fuck over the other. [bitterly] People like to be on top, even when the pile's only one high.

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[the_dead_pool2]

Right, well thank you for that delightful and comforting bit of pessimism.

[He swirls the chair he is in around]

Tell em what he's won, Johnny!

Why a gigantic package of No Shit, Jackass! Available all over!

[ Heh... gigantic package. Totally]

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[underdogged]

[don't get into fights with strange masked men over the Network, don't get into fights with strange masked men, don't-

And you know what? For once it actually works. Kaiji bites back the heated reply on the tip of his tongue just waiting and threatening to make things worse, and actually looks at the guy, thinks about what he said again.

Damn.]

All tied up with a bow of fuck you? [it doesn't come out as harshly as it was meant to] ... sorry for your loss, man.

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[the_dead_pool2]

That was a limited time edition, bud. Ribbons be expensive.

[He was sure he could probably start a fight with the guy, but he wasn't sure he wanted to at this point. It wouldn't solve anything much.]

Yeah. Thanks.

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[underdogged]

[Another pause and then he swaps to video. Feels wrong talking about this kind of thing like that- it needs to be face to face.]

... were you close?

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[the_dead_pool2]

Not two pears in a tree kind of close, but sure close enough. Now lets quid pro quo... who the hell are you?

[underdogged]

Kaiji. And you don't have to sound so suspicious, I just...

[What was he hoping to accomplish? Like some stranger popping out of the woodworks is gonna change anything- it's about as meaningless as it gets in terms of gestures. Hell, he'd have told himself to take a hike the second he starting spouting off that "life sucks" bullshit everyone knows. Even so...]

Look, I just wanted to say sorry for your loss. Bein' a patronising dick first wasn't part of the plan but my mouth ran ahead of my brain.

[the_dead_pool2]

[He pauses for a moment. He often did that, in fact all the fricking time]

It happens. Appreciate the well wishing. You have something you wanted to be conveyed to Jubilee or something?