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[latveria]

[Doom is once again in his lab, tinkering away on a robotics project. In the background, there are several body parts like this just laying around. There's also the lovely Susan Storm scribbling frantically in a notebook in a much better lit corner of the room.]

I am curious to know what the denizens of this network thing about heroes. Would you consider yourself to be one? Would society? Does society's definition of what is heroic contradict your own?

Perhaps you views society's definition as being incomplete. Perhaps action in the moment is only a minimal part of what it means to be a hero. Perhaps it could be said that true heroes are ever-present, vigilante. Never... Vacationing.

[He pauses. Carefully eyeing Susan's reaction for a moment.]

To me a hero is someone who does not shirk his responsibility once the initial battle is won. Someone who is not only capable of defeating an enemy, but recovering from one as well. To me, an actual hero is very difficult to find in this city.

[He nods once, and the robot hand he's been tinkering with starts edging forward, eventually turning off the comm.]

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Video;

[gofortheoptics]

[...robots...]

From what I've figured out of a real hero, they're usually a person who tries to save people even when they make it as difficult as possible for them to do so.

[permavid]

[latveria]

I do not disagree with that assessment.

Have you found any such individuals here?

Permavid;

[gofortheoptics]

Jack Bauer seems to be a good candidate.

[...and that's probably as 'pro-Jack' as she'll be on the network.]

[latveria]

He is an interesting figure. I take it you followed his most recent flurry of activity.

[gofortheoptics]

Yes, I did.

It reminds me a lot of what happened to my Commander at home.

[Not that this is a good thing.]

[latveria]

Would you say this is an incidence where your views on heroism do not match the standards set forth by our current society?

[gofortheoptics]

Yes, I'd say that's accurate.

[latveria]

Do you intend to do anything about it? Do you think there is anything that can be done?

Suddenly, encryption! Of some strong-ish sort, viewable to Doom

[gofortheoptics]

Nothing that should be broadcast on the network, at least.

oh my! he matches her encryptions

[latveria]

I see. Yet you would trust a near stranger to know that you intend to act at all.

[gofortheoptics]

[Laughing,]

I hear that telling too many people about your peaceful protests ruins the surprise.

[latveria]

It also leads one to question whether your protest will be entirely peaceful.

[gofortheoptics]

If that's where someone's mind goes, that isn't much business of mine.

[latveria]

It is in that whatever you're planning will be significantly harder to achieve the more people are aware and monitoring your actions.

[gofortheoptics]

[She has to admit that he's right on that fact.]

Just trying to be honest. I don't know how much honesty this place actually sees.

[latveria]

About as much as anything else involving people who keep dual identities, I'd imagine. Only so much honesty can be expected in those individuals.

[gofortheoptics]

I guess you're right about that.