[backdated to the morning after the superhero plot]

[gottagofast]

OK so I've heard of the pearly gates, forty virgins, and I'm pretty sure one of the ones out there involves attaining enlightenment or inner peace or something - but I don't think I've ever heard of an afterlife that looks like a swanky hotel room and comes with a fully-stocked minibar. Scientology, maybe?

Oh and I was TOTALLY NOT OKAY for a second there, by the way, if anyone cared.

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[badnewsboy]

Sorry.

[gottagofast]

As much as I love letting you take the fall for stuff, pretty sure you weren't the one who threw an alien space craft at me.

[badnewsboy]

No, but I couldn't do anything. I was too late. I didn't

[badnewsboy]

It's nothing, but I should apologize.

[gottagofast]

Ohhhhh.. kaaayyyy...? You're kinda freaking me out, here. But whatever.

[gottagofast]

Look. I'll share a piece of advice with you, since I'm feeling touched by an angel and all. Somebody told me once that beating yourself up about the stuff you can't do is pointless. If you did everything you could to help, that's plenty. Better than the guys who did nothing or caused the problem in the first place, anyway.

[gottagofast]

But I mean if you're that set on apologizing, go right ahead. It's kinda nice having other people taking the blame, for once!

[badnewsboy]

People usually find the means to put the blame on me, so I am usually not without an apology ready.

[badnewsboy]

Dying can't be terribly pleasant, or it wouldn't be dying. I would rather all of us stay out of that whole dying business.

[badnewsboy]

I'm relieved you're of this world, Mister Thomas.

[gottagofast]

Yeah same, I guess?

[badnewsboy]

Such an event would quality for a party of the round Italian pastry kind. Ah, and soda. Lots of soda.

[gottagofast]

"Round Italian pastry"...? You mean like a pizza party?

[badnewsboy]

With copious amounts of bacon! All the bacon within the Nine Realms!

[gottagofast]

Oh god. Oh no it's happening

I'm starting to understand you

[badnewsboy]

Unfortunately I don't have much more than a star-shaped digital image that states your level of "trying." I have yet to find a "you succeeded" star.

[gottagofast]

this can't be happening

[badnewsboy]

Bacon will most likely help.

[leadthebeats]

Well, I've been to an afterlife that looks like a school.

[gottagofast]

Man, that is the perfect set-up for a "hell" joke but I've actually been there and it's nothing like a school. Which kinda gives it a leg up in my book.

[badnewsboy]

Would this "hell" joke be offensive?

[gottagofast]

No? Well not unless you either really like school or really like hell.

[badnewsboy]

I see. Perhaps you should make it and she could whether or not she's offended. Then we would know her stance on both school as well as this hell with the double L.

[gottagofast]

Forget it. The moment's passed. You killed it.

[badnewsboy]

So it's improbable for you to salvage the joke under such pressure. I see.

[gottagofast]

Don't pin this on me!! You barely understand normal human customs as it is, don't blame me if you don't get comedic timing

[badnewsboy]

I would like to hear about it to properly time such jokes.

[badnewsboy]

Tell me of it!

[gottagofast]

Ugh forget it!! Why don't you go annoy Billy or something?

[badnewsboy]

I cannot time jokes properly without guidance.

[gottagofast]

It isn't even that funny I swear

[leadthebeats]

Well, maybe I should be glad I've never been to hell.

[Private // using Nate's encryption level]

[hawkingbird]

Wait, what happened?

I just thought you weren't able to respond to my texts because of Magneto.

[private]

[gottagofast]

You didn't hear? A building fell on me! Which was technically the reason why I couldn't respond to your texts so I guess in a roundabout way it was because of Magneto, sorta.

[soundofmagic]

How can you make light of the fact that you died?

[gottagofast]

Relax! I got better, didn't I?

1/2

[soundofmagic]

What part of you died don't you get?! We were there! We saw you

2/2

[soundofmagic]

I didn't even stop it. I could have gotten you out. At least, I could have tried.

[gottagofast]

But I'm fine now, and this handy little brochure they were nice enough to leave me says I probably dreamed up the whole thing, so no harm no foul right?

[soundofmagic]

[soundofmagic]

Why didn't you tell me you lost your power?

[gottagofast]

I guess I just figured it'd be a clean walk out, if we met any resistance I could just hide out. Does it matter?

[private // iron lad-clad]

[gottagofast]

But you didn't try, right? Magneto doesn't know you have powers?

[private // iron lad-clad]

[soundofmagic]

Of course I tried. Loki and I thought you'd come running right out. Did you think we'd just leave you?

[private // iron lad-clad]

[gottagofast]

I was kinda hoping you would. Shit... so is the secret out? Yes or no?

[tookthename]

Weren't you in the building when Magneto threw the disk at it?

Are you alright?

[gottagofast]

Yeah, that might've been me.

I thought I wasn't, but I guess I'm fine now.