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thelastvictorian:
atomicreactor:
writingpromptsforkate:
The villain gives their customary “join me and we can be great” speech. The hero accepts.
“Join me, and we could rule the world together! Hell, the UNIVERSE! Why, with my vision and your raw power, we could–”
“Okay.”
“… I’m… sorry?”
“Well I mean you should be, you’ve been acting like an ass this whole time, but whatever, okay. I’ll join you.”
“You– wha?”
“Well I already can’t use my powers to rescue a kitten from a tree without being eyeball deep in Should Supers Be Government Regulated discourse. And selective media coverage that makes me look like a prick. And have you seen the memes? I’m done.”
“I–”
“And I got a tooth knocked out in a fight last week but I don’t get dental coverage for this gig. Or, you know. Income of any kind, livable or not. But you own a multi-billion dollar evil corporation so I assume there’s benefits?”
“Yes. There’s… yes.”
“So whatever, I’m in. Evil’s my middle name, or something. What’s our plan?”
“…”
“Do you… what, do you not have a plan?”
“Honestly no, I really didn’t think you’d be on board, I– I’m not sure how to proceed from here.”
“Talk it out over drinks on you?”
“… deal.”
YES
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thelastvictorian:
atomicreactor:
writingpromptsforkate:
The villain gives their customary “join me and we can be great” speech. The hero accepts.
“Join me, and we could rule the world together! Hell, the UNIVERSE! Why, with my vision and your raw power, we could–”
“Okay.”
“… I’m… sorry?”
“Well I mean you should be, you’ve been acting like an ass this whole time, but whatever, okay. I’ll join you.”
“You– wha?”
“Well I already can’t use my powers to rescue a kitten from a tree without being eyeball deep in Should Supers Be Government Regulated discourse. And selective media coverage that makes me look like a prick. And have you seen the memes? I’m done.”
“I–”
“And I got a tooth knocked out in a fight last week but I don’t get dental coverage for this gig. Or, you know. Income of any kind, livable or not. But you own a multi-billion dollar evil corporation so I assume there’s benefits?”
“Yes. There’s… yes.”
“So whatever, I’m in. Evil’s my middle name, or something. What’s our plan?”
“…”
“Do you… what, do you not have a plan?”
“Honestly no, I really didn’t think you’d be on board, I– I’m not sure how to proceed from here.”
“Talk it out over drinks on you?”
“… deal.”
YES
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